Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1907.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10963, 4 May 1907, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1907.

The Rev. L. Dawson Thomas and Mrs Thomas returned from a visit to Sydney this morning.

Thero. will bo a fairly full day at the Magistrate's Court on Monday. In addition to the quarterly sitting of the Old Age Pension Court, there are several prosecutions set down for hearing for alleged breaches of the Licensing Act, including a charge of refusing to quit licensed premises, entering licensed premises (2 charges), and also a charge against the licensee of the Te Karaka hotel of Sunday trading. ..Two charges of breaking and entering business premises and committing theft will be preferred agaiust a youth who was remanded from the early part of the week, whilst another person will be charged with hawking goods within the Borough without a license.

Nine applications for the position of medical superintendent of the Gisborne Hospital were considered by the Trustees at their meeting last evening. Tbe field was narrowed down to four, ana the qualifications and testimonials sent by- these, four were read' at length. Mr Kenway then moved, and Mf; Bright seconded, tlmt the meeting go into committee for the further consideration of the applications. Mr Lysnar held tliat the- "applications should be -dealt with on their merits, and he did not see the necessity of going into committee. Mr Tuohy was also against the 'IVustees ifoing into committee if. they could see their way not to break faith m regard to confidential letters received. Mr Matthew-. tltouKht the Trustees could settie first m committee what was to bo dnn? witli confidential conespondcncc. After furl her discussion Mr Kcnway's motion was carried, Mr Lysnar voting against. The four applications werg reduced' to t\yo,, and these are being re-

Tiie balance of the Auckland via San Francisco mail, despatched on March 21st, arrived m London on May Ist.

On Monday evening the Gisborne Rifles will tender a smoke concert, m tlie City Band room, to the various townspeople who have donated prizes for competition amongst members of the corps during the year.

The Bishop of Waiapu, who is at present visiting Gisborne, will administer the sacrament of confirmation at St. George's Church. Patutahi, to-morrow morning at 11. Attention is called to the list of services m the usual column.

At the Masonio hotel last night Mr R. M. Birrell was presented by a number of Natives and Europeans with two fine Maori mata and a .hoice piece of greenstone. Mr Te Kani Pere presided, and a number of speeches were made expressing the regard m which the recipient was held, and wishing him kia ora.

Messrs J. J. Niven and Co., the wellknown Napier firm, whose operations are of colonial extent, have decided to open a branch m Gisborne. With this m view they, have purchased the old-established engineering works of Mr James Brown, Lowe street. Mr Brown's services will bo retained to supervise the business.

Notice has been received by the local Inspector of Factories that the award m the Gisborne slaughtermen's case has been filed with the Clerk of Awards, Auckland, also that the fines imposed m the cases recently heard at Gisborne must be forthwith paid at the Labor Office here to save further trouble and expense.

There have been but few callers at the local Labor Bureau during the last week, and judging by this the demand for labor is equal to the suppy. A number of men have been sent out to the railway works, and others have found employment on the waterworks contracts and bush falling.'

Mr J. D. McCredie has just had the Law-rence-Kennedy milking machines installed at his dairy farm at the Lome homestead. Messrs A. Lange and Judd, the pioneem of the machines m this district, have •been favorably impressed with tlieir value and ib is expected that other 'farmers will follow tue lead given.

There was an uuusuall/ large assemblage at the wharf this morning. Ninety passengers took their departure for the North by the Zealandia, including A. F. Kennedy, W. Adair, and R. M. Birrell for England, and tlie Besses o' th' Barn Band for Sydney. Mr Kennedy's friends assembled at the end of the wharf and gave him most hearty cheers as the Tuatea headed down stream.

The Gisborne School Committee held a special meeting last evening with the objec. of discussing ways and means oi holding a sports gathering to raise funds to improve the school grounds. It was proposed to have the gatheriug during the Governor's visit. The Chairman (Mi. Somervell), Messrs .Darton and -Bright were appointed a sub-committee to carry out the proposal.

"Common -sense" writes: "Siiy-rl was pleased to read the protest made by a 'lady subscriber' re the prohibition of steam whistles, etc. The. whistles must be a convenience to the working section of the community and annoy- no one save a few hyper-sensitive individuals. Surtely we have enough interference with individual action by Parliament without having an extra burden imposed by municipal bodies," J

There is being introduced to this district what is claimed to be ah absolute honest cough rem_dy, manufactured by that well-known chemist,' "Mr H. E. Crease, of Thames, who does not guarantee that it will cure all and sundry, but it has proved to, be to date the most successful of- all for the special purpose i\__ is made, which is 6imply to give an instant cure for colds.. Thousands of bottles have been sold, and the growing sales indicate the popularity which' the efficacy of the cure is enabling it to attain.

The road inspector, Mr Home, and his assistant, who are grading the new road to Gisborne. through the Mangapoiki Valley (says the Wairoa Guardian) are making good- progress. They anticipate finishing the work within two montlis, and the contracts will then be let for the making of tlie roads. By the end of _pext summer there should be a practicable route tlirough to Gisborne, anß a one-day coach service established. An immense amount of bush is coming down m the Mangapoiki this winter, and a magnificent area of stock country will be opened up. •

Many stories are told of the distance cats have travelled back to old haunts, but the feat of a spaniel -dog (writes a Dunedin correspondent) seems to eclipse them all. Two or three weeks ago a young man came to work m Dunedin •from Chi'istchurdi,' and brough his dog with him. Shortly afterwards the dog was missing. He advertised for it, but without result. A week later he received a telegram from Christchurch to say that the spaniel had turned up- at its old home m Christchurch, having covered the whole distance of the back trail.

At noon to-day -Messrs Common, Sheltou and Co. submitted to public auction Mr and Mrs E. M. Hutchinson's leasehold property. The first lot of 2000 acres, improved, elicited bids of from £4.10s to £4 16s, at which figure it was passed m. For the second block of 1000 aqres of bush land a bid of £5 .was received, and when it had reached £5 ,15s was also passed m. Late, m the day the 1000---acfe section was sold to Mr P. McLoughlin, jun., the price being £6 Es an acre. Tliere have been a number of enquiries for the larger section, and it is anticipated that it will be readily disposed of.

The final performance of the Besses o' th' Barn Band m this colony was given at His Majesty's Theatre last evening. There v was a packed and appreciative audi-; ence, and encores were • frequent. The programme was as published' last evening, the overture "Crown Diamonds" and selection from "Faust" coming m for special recognition ati the Jiands of the audience. The trombone solo, "'Ora Pro Nobis," by Mr Tom Bowling, was finely played, and he received an encore. A fantasia on Insli national aira and "Auld Lang Syne" brought a splendid programme to a close. The band left by the Zealandia this morning for Sydney. • ■__. _

The ; School Bath Committee met last evening m the Technical , School and received a report from the secretary, Mr -Wauchop, giving the estimate of the cost of the bath, given by the Borough Engineer, Mr Harvey Gibbon. The committee resolved to have the work undertaken as soon as possible, and tenders will be invited m a week's time. Mr. Wauchop was authorised to write requesting the Education Department for a subsidy, and a deputation from the committee will wait on Mr Carroll during his coming visit to Gisborne to endeavor to obtain Ms aid. It was further decided to hold a serial m aid of the funds on July 11th and 12th.

Messrs Miller and Craig report the following prices at this morning's sale: Hens ls 3d to Is lOd, roosters ls 6d to 2s 6d, ducks Is 8d to 2s Bd, cockrells ls'7d, pullets lOd 1 , turkeys 4s 6d to 6s, butter lOd to ls, fresh eggs 2s to 2s 3d, preserved eggs Is to ls 3d, chilled eggs Is ld to Is 3d, potatoes (local) 13s 6d, Tasmanian 14s to 14s 6d, lettuce ls dozen, carrots lid bdle, pumpkins 2s to 4s dozen, kumeras Id to ljgd.lb, beans 5d and 6d bag, apples 4s case, onions id and ljd lb, citron melons 4d to 6d, Swedes 2d to 3d bdle. tomatoes l£d lb, beet 3d bdle. leeks 2d bdle, lemons 7d doz, quinces ld lb, cp-bs 4s sack, cabbage 3s doz, honey 4d lb, parsnips 6d to 8d bdle, marrows 2d each, hams B£d lb.

The Government hope (says the N.Z. Times) to open up a considerable area of Crown land m Hie-- Poverty Bay district about July, forming the Tahora block, where some 20,000 acres will be available for selection. On June 19th, 1247 acres of the Tamaki block, near Dannevirke, will be offered under the village-home-steads system (lease-in-perpetuity). The Te Ohu block, near Norsewood (Hawke's Bay), wliich is being taken compulsorily, will come before the Compensation Court m June. Tho Otahanga* estate, near Dannevirke, purchased from Mrs Rathbone, and an area of country (about 5000 acres), secured by the Government from Messrs Nairn, situated between Waipawa and Pourerere, are now being subdivided, and it is expected that both blocks will be placed on the market m the spring.

The members of the Besses o' th' Barn Band spent a. pleasant afternoon yesterday on the Gisboine Bowling Club's green. Atf Home they are accustomed to playing •on a crown green, wliich makes a substantial difference to tlie colonial game. The President (Mr Harding), Messrs T. Adair (secretary), and W. J. Hennessy did all m thei.- power to make the visit an enjoyable one. Following are details of the play : — Besses : F- Besry, J. Lownds, S. Potts W. Boyle (skin) 16, Gisborne : E. Williams, H. E. Dodd, W. P. Gaudin, T. Crawford (skip) 23V E. Bleaklcy. J. Fish, D. S. Bowen, J. Hilton 13, McGowan, C. Ambridge, Nicholas, J. Coleman 31 ; A. Haigh, J. W. Smith, W. Lawson, -T. Wolstencrofti 10. J. R. Redstone. Corson, F. Harris, I. S. Simson 28 ; J. Hewitsbn, W. Scothson, P. Hullam, T. G. Moore 12, C. Neale, F. Pettie, J. W, Witty, J. Ponsford 32.

An unusual sight was witnessed at Waikanae one day last week (says the N.Z. Times): Just about sunset a large cloud was seen some distance out to sea. As it gradually approached the land it was' seen to be connected with the sea by a fine column, narrow at the base and widening out at tlie top. Reaching the land to the! north-west of Waikanae, the waterspout still continued its course^ 5 crashing through the dense bush and uprooting great trees with terrible ease." Some cattle which came m its path were bowled over like ninepins. In all the■waterspout traversed ..about three-and a- _ half, miles 'of country before it was broken by coming m. contact with the mountains. The phenomenon wais preceded and follow, ed by heavy downpours of rain. Two seagulls were carried inland, whirling round apd round m the midst of the column. On the edge of thc track cut through the hush was found ;> broken rata, m the hollow limbs of which were forty or fifty pomid6 of bush honey. Tho Jieight of the column was reckoned, by Dr Hassel, ,

Messrs Redstone and Son notify an alteration m the running of the Wairoa coaches for the coming week. The Tini-roto-Wairoa coach leaves at 7 a.m., Monday, and the Morere at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Coast coaches leave at 7 a.m. Monday.

The Christchurch Press 6ays : "No matter where Madame Arral goes she cannot fail to win all liearts by her charming manner, her cleverness, and her beautiful voice. Madame's costumes are glorious, and they liave become the talk of the fair ones of Christchurch."

The Lyttelton Times says: "'Tliere has been no further development m the matter of the death of the young man Greaney, wliich was inquired into at a Coroner's inquest on Thursday. Until the case has heen fully gone into by the police it will not be known whether proceedings will •be taken against Stanton, th. unregistered 'specialist' who attended the deceased."

At the declaration of the poll for tlie Eketahuna Mayoralty, Mr Thos. Parsons, a defeated candidate who only secured 29 votes, said he would like "to thank those who did not vote for him. He had left local politics alone for a number df years, and the result of the election showed that the people considered the best place for him was at home. He would take the hint.

Tlie np-river correspondent of the Wanganui Chronicle says Mr David Peat is providing £1000 out of his own pocket to make a road into his youngest son's place, which is located not far from the Aim Ahu. Tliis road will greatly benefit quite a number of the Crown land _ettlere. All honor to iir Peat. He is a man of pubHc spirit as well as of private enterprise. Mr Peat, as well as making the road, iB going to pay half the cost of the maintenance man's wages for a year or so.

Tlie Taranaki Mutual, one of the cooperative fire insurance organisations established m connection with the Farmers' Union, has liad a very successftil year. On March 31st the total insurances m force amounted to £169,083, tlie policies numbering 687, and the average risk being £241. There was a profit on the year's transactions of £599. The year just closed is tlie second year of the Mutual's existence. During the first year the insurances effeoted amounted to £55,255, while tlie business done last year represented policies amounting: to £113,828. ■ .■.;._.-■ •