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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10959, 30 April 1907, Page 2

___________ i A first offender for drunkenness from the country was convicted at the Police Court this morning-and fined 5s and 4s costs, or 24 hours' imprisonment. Tlie departure of the s.s. Moura from Napier to-night had been postponed until 11 o'clock, consequently the steamer will not arrive until about 7 to-morrow morning, and the lost boat is fixed for 10 o'clock. It is stated that Tolaga. Bay settlers intend moving for the separation of their riding from the Gisborne harbor, and intend petitioning the Government to declare Tolaga Bay a. separate harbor district. This step is being taken with a view to escape rating for the outer harbor scheme. Tlie Postal Department advises that from to-morrow, May Ist, Wairoa mails, via Hangaroa, Waerenga-o-kuri,- Tiniroto, Frasertown, Marumaru, and Opouiti, close on Mondays at 6 a.m., and Wairoa, via Whare-rata, Tarewa, Motrere, Nuhafy, and Opoutaina close on Tuesdays at 7 a.m. Tlie Harbor Board yesterday instructed the harbormaster to make enquiries with a view to procuring a suitable oil launch for his work m the river and bay. Under the new port charges he will be required to make a much greater number of trips out to the Home and coastal steamers m the bay, and a good oil launch will be a necessity. In giving evidence jn support of an application for a prohibition order against an elderly married woman, the applicant informed the Bench at the Police Court that it was absolutely necessary <that the woman should be placed under restraint both ' for her own sake and for that of Jher husband, who was laid up with, a severe injury. "Has the injury anything to do with the woman?" asked the Bench. The .witness declined to enlighten the .Couit further on this point, but went on to say that on Sunday night last the woman took some poison which very \nearly ended- her life. He could call witnesses , to prove this. The Bench: We have heard enough. The order is granted. The Poverty Bay Rugby Union held their first weekly meeting of the season last night, Mr W. Miller (re-elected Chairman) presiding. A resolution was carried requesting tne New Zealand Union to include Wairoa Cotoity, north of Mo- ! haka river, m the Poverty Bay district. The Hockey Association were granted the use of both gjrounds at the -Domain on Thursdays, the conditions to be settled by a sub-committee. The Union resolved to start the season on Saturday, May 11, with a match between Maoris and Pakehas. Messrs Pine and Kaipara were chosen to select the Native fifteen, and Messrs Rowe, L.. Shef riff, and Wav -hop were deputed a like duty./ hr regard, to the Pakehas. Two Gisborne travellers who recently made the rough journey from Opotiki. to the East Cape, state- that the Natives m tliat- out-of-the-way part are very hospitable, but the casual visitor must not expect the convenience- of civilisation. At one place', the strangers were fed on the floor of the whare, a, couple of tin dishes being put down to receive the chief item of the meal, soup. The houseliold'was apparently short of spoons, as the- head thereof earned a cloth over his shoulder, and when sugar was asked for he wiped the soup-spoon on the cloth and handed it Over for use m tlie sugar basin. This was not so bad, tout when the Native commenced to feed himself with the soup spoon, then wiped it for further use m the sugar basin the visitors were satisfied that spoon was doing more duty than it should, but they were hungry, and ate on. A youth of 15 years appeared before Messrs T. Ohrisp and J. x Sheridan, J.'SP., at the Police Court this morning upon a charge of having on Saturday night broken into and entered the premises of Stephen Hastie, and stolen therefrom one pair of leggings, three bundles whip lashes, five spurs, four pairs straps, two knives,' spur 'rollers, and a bundle of laces, value £1 18s 4d; also with having on .Sundays night broken and entered the premises of James Fisher with. -intent;. to commit a crime. Detective . Maddern said as there was' a; doubt as _to whether it was within tho jurisdiction of the Justices to commit the boy, to the Industrial School if he pleaded guilty, he asked for a remand until Monday, for the Magistrates' return, also that bail should be allowed^ In granting the application the Bench fixed a nominal bail of two sureties of £5, or one of £10, remarking tliat they/did not want to have the boy made worse than he. was by being confined m gaol. \ - Towards the "close of the meeting yesterday afternoon at 4.30, when three of tlie members had taken 'their departure, the Harbor Board decided to call for tenders for the supply of timber. (l2o,oooft) for the. erection of- a wharf from the present Kaiti wharf to the creek. This 6tep was taken at the instance of Mr Lysnar. The Chairman, said the Board m resolving that there shoxdd be a wharf to the creek; v and a training wall from the creek to the bridge, had decided tog o on at present with tlie training wall only. Mr Lysnar held an opposite .view, and urged- that' the work should be proceeded with promptly. The training wall would be well m hand by the time the Board received the timber for the wharf .—After further discussion the Board decided by three to two to have tenders m by next meeting, it being -pointed out -that, there was no necessity that a tender should be accepted. » 1,.' .■■ The annual Hospital ball was held at Tokomanii on Friday evening, m the local hall. The gathering .was a most successful one, the attendance being large and representative. Included amongst those present were settlers from Tolaga Bay and the districts north of Tokomaru, while there was a good proportion of visitors from Gisborne. A word of praise is due to the excellent manner m which the decorations of the, assembly room were carried out. A pretty effect was obtained and admiration was generally expressed' by visitors. Music was provided by the Hauiti Brass Band, who played a first-class selection of airs m the best of time and style. Mr' A. P. Mulligan made an efficient M.C. A recherche supper, supplied by a strong committee of ladies, satisfied the wants of the inner man, and m respect to- other arrangement* nothing yras left undone to make the gathering a complete success. As a result of the ball, the hospital should benefit to a substantial amount. Two young men named Patrick Daly and Harry Sweeney were placed m the dock at the Police Court tliis morning to answer a serious charge of having last night assaulted James Brerinan and Mark Webber with intent --.to rob. 'The police applied for a' remand until Friday next. Accused Daly explained to the Court that he was a stranger m Gisborne and hoped that the Bench would make the bail as light as possible. He said they had positive proof that they were not at the place last night where the assault took place. Hitherto he had borne a good character, and this was the first time he laid got into any trouble like this. Accused Sweeney, remarked that he could produce seven or eight business people to prove where they were at tlie .time. Tlie Bench fixed the bail m each instance at two sureties of £50 each, and themselves m £100. Tho assault is alleged to have taken place m the vicinity of the Westport Coal Company's yards. The encounter appears to have been severe, as the men are stated to have been bleeding freely from various wounds. The new Borough by-laws will come into'force to-morrow. The. regulations, on the whole, are- up-to-date, and comprise a munber of important alterations. The building regulations have been considerably revised, the main features of which have already been dealt with m these columns. Amongst other things, it is interesting to note that from to-day the blowing of steam whistles m the Borough is prohibited. The old-estab-lished cabstand m front of the Herald office will have to be vacated, and cabbies doubtless will be located m the vicinity of the belfry m. Gladstone road, as well as on other convenient stands. Carriers also are to come under the regulations of the Council as from to-morrow. They will require licenses and, like the cabs, their tariff is fixed by schedule. Lodging-house-keepers also would do well to make themselves acquainted with the new code of local-government laws. Tlie provisions respecting boarding-houses have been extended, and the license fee is fixed at £1. Bathers on the beaches and within the Borough limits should also remember that they are required to provide themselves with more adequate covering. Public attention is directed to the clause prohibiting stray dogs to wander at large about the town; ? JBox- thorn hedges must not be planted m future, ; expectoration on footpaths is illegal, motor cars are to be licensed and speed regulated, and there are regulations regarding heavy traffic. Additional requk-riients are imposed upon owners cutting up and roading their property. The maximum amount of penalties enforceable raider the new bylaws lias been increased from £5 to £20. The complete by-laws arc published as a supplement with this issue. The. copies should lie preserved for future reference.

The Gisborne Farmers' Union and Farmers' Union Club tender a farewell social C to Mr R. M. Birrell to-morrow evening: t Attention is drawn elsewhere to the c last day of entry for the Trinity Collide ' practical examinations. * Tlie shooting season opens to-morrow, j and a- number of town\ sportsmen were G preparing to-day for a trip into the country. One hundred tons of bridge material, i part of the steel superstructure for the ( Roebuck road bridge, arrived by the s.s. s Squall this morning. ( Messrs Miller and Craig hold a clearing i sale of household furniture to-morrow at 1 the residence of Mrs Gray, Carnarvon < street. Sale commences at 2 sharp. Mr F. Gaudin, of Auckland, intends en. tering into the land agency business on this coast, with headquarters at Gisborne, '. and arrives shortly from Auckland with i that purpose. i Messrs Evans, Nield and Co. have se- ; cured a contract for the supply of totara ' for the Gisborne Harbor Board., The timber will come from their northern mill ! and be delivered at an early date by one of the firm's vessels. Madame Blanche Arral carries ' with her an enormous wardrobe containing appropriate costumes, not only for the ( concert platform, but the stage as well, . from the finest tailors and costumiers of i Paris. The following are the latest new connections with the Gisborne Telephone Exchange: 260 J. A. McDonell, Pouawa (three- long rings); 260 R. Fitzgerald, Pouawa (ione long and two short rings). ; The following are deleted : 260 R. Baker, Pouawa ;, 260 F. J.Williams, Pouawa. Miss Lynn Mills, the Australian songstress^ who for some time past has been under 'treatment m New Plymouth for a bad case of fracture, is not making the rapid progress toward convalescence her friends had hoped for. A fresh operation has 'become necessary, but this, it is believed, will lead to a speedy, recovery., A smart piece, of telegraphy was record, ed on Friday, which serves as an instance of how closely this distant outpost of the Empire is m touch with the Motherland. At 10 a.m. a cablegram was despatched from Christchurch via the Pacific .cable route, and within two hours and forty minutes the sender was m receipt of a reply... This is believed to 'be a record. Mr 0. Roberts (reports the Wu}roa correspondent of -the Napier Telegraph) has sold, through the Hawke's Bay Farmers' Co-operative Association, his property at, Qrere to Mr Frank A. Parker, of Gis-' borne. The property is small, but 'beautifully situated on the bank of the Wairoa river, and the price is m keeping ' with tlie present increased, land values. Through his son, Mr Leslie Harris, Dunedin, Mr Wolf Harris, oi London, has presented to the Canterbury Society of Arts a cheque for £-200. The cheque re- 1 presents the purchase money' for the picture "The Wizard's Garden," by G. D. Leslie, which was secured by th£ .Society from wi*. British art collection at the I&r---hibitioir. The Society have thanked Mr Harris, and elected lum a life member. .. , OTlve fire districts of Feilding and Palmerstoh North are constituted by Or-dera-iri-Council m the Gazette. The election of representatives of the companies on the Fire Boards throughout the colony are to take place m April and every second year hereafter. The first election of members of each Fire. Board bythe insurance companies m Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hawera, Oamaru, Palmerston North, and Feilding will be held on Monday, May 20th next. According to an Anglo-Colonial journal, Messrs J. J. Niven and Co. (Napier),' who have recently opened an office m London, are making one of the largest shipments of cast-iron pipes which has left that country. This shipment .is to the order of the Qliristchurch Drainage Board. Tlie ironworks m which the pipes were cast worked day and night to fulfil the order m the time specified, and oil the pipes were safely on board three steamera within twelve weeks Of the or. der being placed. Two tenders were received by the Harbor Board yesterday afternoon for the supply of 85,000 ft timber for the. training wall to be erected irom the bridge to the creek on Kaiti side. The successful tenderers were Evans Nield and Co. (agents Totara Timber Company), whose price for the supply of the 85,000 ft was £995. The other tender was that of the Alpha Sawmills, 265 -per . 100 ft up to 20ft long; from 20 t[} 35 6d per foot extra, 25 to 30ft 9d, 30 to 35ft Is; 'widths, 12 inches wide over 12 up to 16 inches v 6d per inch extra.- .'-*.- --■ Though an unemployed difficulty was expected -by many people to follow the closing of the Exhibition (says'the-Lyttel-ton, Times) the number of men out of work m the city appears to be. very small indeed. The Labor Bureau has had not more than, half a dozen applications for work during the past ten days,' possibly 'because many general laborers have found employment in 'the dismantling of the Exhibition. Tliere is still plenty of ..activity m tlie building trades, and the Labor Bureau is visited only very occasionally by carpenters or bricklayers m search of. work. The four clubs decided on, City, Kia Kaha. West End, and Te Rau, having organised and appointed their delegates, the annual meeting of the Hockey, Asso^ ciation was held last evening, Mr R. WiJlOck m the cliahV Officers were elected as follow: ' President, Mr EH. Pavitt; vice-presidents, Messrs J. J. Martin, E. L. Maude, G.. K. Pasley, W. F. Cederwall, and R. Johnston ; secretary, Mr J. Wilson; postponement and appointment of referees, Messrs Tanner, Hansen, and Roderick. The season will be opened: on Thursday, May 9th, when West End meet Kia- Kaha aiid Te Rau plays City. Other fixtures m the first round are: May, 16th, West End v. Te Rau, Kia Kaha v. City; May 23, City v. West End, Kia Kaha v. Te Rau. One of the most serious matters affect* ing land m Taranaki is; m the opinion of Mr Symes, M.H.R., the\ spread of noxious weeds. The Maoris, he informed, the Acting-Premier- on Saturday, were not the 'greatest sinners, for there weds Europeans, too, who were dodging: all they could, and it would pay the country to put more inspectors on. Speak : ing of ragwort he detailed some of his oufn experiences^- which went to show that pulling and cutting the plant was of no avail; nor did he find it any use turning sheep on to it,; as they would not eat it.. The only way to get rid of the weed was to poison it. "Ragwort," he added, "is going to be one of the greatest curses m this country, and will mean, if not properly checked, the ruin of many a. dairy farmer m, Taranaki." . In the. course of a sermon m. St. Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland, Father Chvnc made an attack on the public morals of the present day, which he said were of a very low standard. The first evil was immorality. Whenever two or three were gathered together the foundation of their conversation was this pernicious vice. It lmd entered into the social life of the people. Statues and books were displayed calculated* to degrade their- moral sense. The statues were fit only for a temple of Venus! and the "books he referred to Mere saturated with immoral literature. Those who had studied tlie matter were coming to 'the conclusion that the printing press, instead of being a blessing, was going to be a curse to humanity. The second great evil was materialism, or the greed of riches, wealth, and luxury. The pagan gospel- was as true to-day as ever it was, namely, "Let us drink and make merry . and crown ourselyes with roses, for we will be long .enough m th© grave." The routine work on the training ship Amdkura (says the New Zealand Times) is progressing m a very satisfactory man. ner. There were twenty-four boys on board at the commencement of the term] but this total lias been reduced toy twoone of the tfirst batch being dismissed, and the other was so incurably homesick (he is over fifteen years of age) that he was allowed to return to his parents. The boys, generally, are shaping very well indeed, and their only fault — if it is a fault — lies m the fact that they want to learn too quickly. Captain Hooper hopes to have the present boys sufficiently advanced to enable him' to receive another batch hi nbout three weeks. By doing this, -he will have a senior and a junior class. The staff of instructors now on the ship relates to the seamanship portion of the routine only, and comprises the following :— Captain Hooper, R.N. ; Instructors P. Power (late H.M.S. Challenger), E. Penman (late H.M.S. Penguin), P.F. Morris (late H.M.S. Pytedes), and J. Butler (late H.M.S. Challenger), Tho chief officer and chief engineer have not yet been .appointed. At th c meeting of the North Island Brass Bands Association the other night, the President, Mr M. Cohen, during a brief discussion respecting the location of the 1908 contest-, said he would take opportunity of informally mentioning a matter which hud been on his mind for some time past. It was tliat the time had now ar-. rived for the establishment m this colony of something on. the lines of the annual festivals held at Toowoomba (Queensland) and Ballarat (Victoria),,' both: of .'.which were world famed. These festivals, he said, were practically a congregation from all parts of competitors representing every phase of elocutionary and musical art. Tliev lasted, for about ten or fourteen days, and had been crowned with success from every point of view;. In this connection Mr Conen mentioned that m Toowoomba, the, Council controlling the festivals had been enabled to build, practically out of profits, a hall capable of seating 10,000 people. His opinion was that if the priivciple were affirmed here with enthusiasm, there would Ibe no better place m New Zealand than Palmerston North for the establishment of so desirable an institution. Tlie President said he would content himself for the present by merely dropping the hint for future and maturer consideration, but hoped that it would possibly he found within the scope of the Association m the near future to take the matter m hand Mr Cohen's remarks were received w : th acclamation, the members present evidently feeling tliat tlio idea was one worthy of serious discussion at a future date.

At the annual meeting of the Arizona Jopper Company, Ltd., whose headquarer_ are m Edinburgh, a dividend was de:lnred at the rate of 105. per cent., as jompared with 75 per cent, a year ago. [t was stated that the ye-ir's profits j imounted to £503,000, as compared with 0311,000 m tlie previous year. Lucky shareholders. A horse belonging to Mr T. Mayo was Irowned at Broken river, Canterbury, on Wednesday evening under peculiar cir:umstances. A tank used for the water i mpply of the workmen was left uncover- . nl, and the Horse, m trying to drink, got i ts head jambed m the manhole. Though j lelp was quickly at hand the horse wad : Irowned before it could be extricated. ; rhe loss will be a heavy one to the owner, i the animal being valued at over £50. In Christchurch the Public Hospital ( Board is faced with the problem of inducing nunses to stay after they have completed their three years 1 training. The Lyttelton Times explains that low salaries ir c responsible for the exodus. "It seems," comments the Times, "that the demand for private nurses is now so gre.it that any member of the staff who lias gained her certificate and the approbation >f th© house surgeon and the matron ran walk out of the liospital and get employment at £2 to £4 a week. In, these circumstances it is not likely, as Mr Payling said, that, she will remain within the institution and accept £35 a year with border work and a good deal less comfort. It i_ this question of payment that is at the bottom of the Board's difficulty. While it continues to pay less than a cook's wages to a woman who has devoted three years *oi her life to mastering the most arduous profession oj>en to her sex, it is little wonder that it i_ unable to keej) up the strength of the permanent staff." • Th* New Zealand court at the Irish Ex. hibition at Dublin will cover 3000 square feet m the Palace of Industries.' One-half of thig liall, which is over 2000 m length, is entirely given over to British exhibits. Of the remainder, New Zealand takes the central position, and exhibits from Italy, Japan, and other foreign countries will also be represented. Canada will have a pavilion to itself, specially, built for the purpose by th© Canadian Government. Elaborate arrangements are being made by the great English railway companies to transport enormous numbers of Visitors to the Irish capital, and some estimates place the July and August contingents at from 40,000 to 50,000 a day. It is gratifying to find that the short-sighted opposition to the project on tlie parfc of a sec. lion of the Nationalist party lias considerably abated, and a hostile resolution at a League meeting is now quite rare. A fine summer- is all tliat is required to make Ireland's most ambitious effort m the way of international exhibitions a complete success. I