Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE WEDESDAY, MAY 8, 1907.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10966, 8 May 1907, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE WEDESDAY, MAY 8, 1907.

The Hon. J. Carroll is at present in Taranaki. He will probably .respond to some of the statements of the leader of the Opposition. . At the Police Court this morning an elderly mail named John Young ■was convicted of drunkenness and 'fined 10s and 2s costs, or 48 hours' imprisonment. I The Huddart-Parker steani€r Victoria, 1 wliich arrived Irom Sydney this" aftei'nobn, brought 200 tons of cargo for this port. The survey pf Te Arai estate by the Governmcit for subdivision under the Lands for Settlement Act will be proceed, 'ecf. with immediately. Messrs Roddick and Davis are undertaking the work. Tibs Borough Council's action lae^night in requiring the remoyal of all boxthorn hedges abutfinjf, on footpaths has caused ■no ■lit'tlo stir among owners. Crs. Miller : and Sheridan led the Council last .evening in taking a firm stand, and pointed ;out that there was no one who would contend that boxthorn was noL a nuisance. Cr. Williams said he had numerous cases of children with poisoned feet due to boxiliorn clippings on footpaths. • iVn application for a license for a bil-liard-room wav refused at the meeting, of the Borough Council last 'evening pis. Somervell and Sawyer held that bifliardrooms were very uiidesirable, especially tvs far as tlie juvcriile> section of the community was concerned. Cr. Whinray was also opposed to the granting of furtlier licenses and quoting from Ids own experience saidlads could not be kept a^ay from them. — Cr. Bright asked why a former application had been granted if they were of opinion billiard-room-s .were undesirable. — Councillors generally held that there were sufficient biHiiml-rooms in the town, and the resolution refusing to grant iv license wa» carried unanimously. A rather pitiable case came before the Police Court this afternoon, when an vvphan waif from Sydney, a smart, intelligent little hid, was charged in the Juve- , nile Court wit-bi having neither home nor , lawful means of support. Constable Irwin deposed that the cluld. Stanley Jones by name was brought to the police station by Mr A. Parsons, of Ormond, who informed witness that the boy had been r sleejMiig about in iwddocks for several days. ! The youth had told witness that he had , no home and nowhere to go. His parents { were dead, and he was 'brought over from , Sydney by some man about three weeks ago. The" boy asked the police to find a home for him. He could neither read nor write. His Worship, after giving the boy . a little advice, ordered him to be sent to the Buraham Industrial School. The funeial of the late Mr G. S. Ander- "• sou, formerly engineer on the 6.5. Tua--1 tea, took place yesterday at Makaraka cemeterv, and the" esteem in. which deceased was held was shown by. the large gath- '. ering of people to pay a last; tribute of ' respect to his. memory. Those present at the graveside included members of- : tlie Harbor Board, the local lhanageL' of \he Union S.S. Co., tlie Tuatea- staff, iind 1 brethren of the Druids' Ix)dge, the latter acting as pall -bearers. The Rev. Dawson Thomas conducted the burial service, Mr (i. K. Darton, chaplain, leading the impressive Jh-uidti' .service. A large number of wreaths were received from friends, r and floral tributes were also sent- by the r Union S.S. Op., the Tuatea staff, 'lunuigt^gsjs^^WijmT^&^iih^^ns^Jll^^jijjUijjgL

Redstone and Son's Coast coaches leave to-morrow (Thursday) at 7 a.m. Messrs Evans, Nield and Co. notify a rise in the price of mouldings, sashes, and doors. The Domain will be occupied by hockey players to-morrow, West End Club meeting a team of all-comers. Mr Bernard Redstone, who lms decided 1 to adopt engineering as a career, leaves this evening- to join the staff of Messrs H. Williams and Son, Napier. Mr J. Peckover wishes to acknowledge further donations for the Russian famine fimd : The Misses Morice £1, Miss A. A. Jeffereys (Waikato) £1. Mr Peckover will be glad to have further donations by Friday for Saturday's English mail. The Otautau Standard says that Mr A. Robson, Aparima, received a record price for his ryegrass this season — 4s 7d a bushel from the mill. From 21 acres, after payment of expenses, he netted £9 5s pen acre. Mr Robson's farm is part of Waicola Estate^ which was begging on the market for years at about £2 an acre. On April 19 a mean theft was committed in the bar of the Shades hotel, Christchurch, when some one stole a collecting box belonging to the Children's Aid Society. : The" box was full of money, probably about £3 worth of coppers at least. So far no trace of the dox haa been found. Mr G. G. Wellsted local stationmaster, resigns from the public service this afternoon, after a lengthy and honorable career. Mr F. H. Day, of Hawera, arrived this morning and assumed charge of the railway this afternoon. Mr Wellsted leaves on Saturday morning for Sydney, sn route for England. The Borough Council adjourned at 11.15 last evening till next Tuesday, when the 3stimates for the coming year will be considered. In view of the Governor's risit the following Tuesday there will be no ordinary meeting on that date, and ordinary business will therefore be dealt with next Tuesday. The drainage question will also come up for considera. t>ion. ■ v; ■ ■' v■' _-. '" ■■;. ". .-It- Mutated that the nei profit 'cT't'n'e" New Zealand tour of the Besses o' ,th' Barn Band was over £10,000. Messrs fait are considering the question of sending the band to the Far East, and then to South Africa, in preference to taking them Home by way of Canada. Under blie contract entered into at Home the conductor (Mr Owen) receives a salary of £35 a' week, and -the average weekly salary of each of the musicians is about £5. A boy of 16 years was before the Feildiiig Magistrate's Court a few days ago charged with stealing a horse, value £20, the property <jf Signall Bros., of Marton. Accused pleaded guilty, and elected to. be dealt with, summarily. A second charge was laid of stealing a gig and harness, value £20, the property of Mr Flavell, Feilding, to which accused also pleaded guiltyj Sergeant Bowden asked that the boy be sent to the Industrial School, and an order was made to that effect by the Magistrate. The management of the auctioneering and stock department of Messrs Common, Shelton and Company's business is shortly to be taken over byMrL. Ingram,' ol Oxfowl and Christchurch, where he was recently in business oh Ids own account; Mr J. B. Kells, who has had -charge." pi tliis department successfuly for many years, is' having to relinquish it. owing to his time and attention being f idly engaged in the management of the business, The firm are ■confident' that clients maj rely upon their interest receiving everj attention, as heretofore, Mr Ingram hav ing had lengthy experience and coming to them with excellent credentials^ -'. At the Gisborne Bowling Club's greer to-morrow afternoon another round oi the District Shield Matches will be play ed, when the following players will take part :— (Kaiti) Eure, F. Petttie, W Peltie, Ponsford (skip) v. (Whataupoko Redstone, Corson, Hookey, F. -Martin ; (Kaiti) Ambridge, Harding, Wallace anc Nicholas v. (Whataupoko) Williams, An derson, Seymour, Hennessy ; (West End Morgan, Craig, Robertson, Simson (skip v: (City) Miller, Lewis, McGowan, anc Coleman ; (West End) R: Crawford, Cns sen, Gaudin, T. A. Crawford (skip) y (City) Neal, Adair, J. Martin, -Harris Members are kindly asked to be on th( green at two o'clock, as play will star punctually at that hour. _ The passing of the horse, in cases of urgency and emergency at any rate, was foreshadowed In no uncertain way on Thursday (»iys the Southland limes), when a new'- motor record for Southland was established.- A firm of automobile proprietors guaranteed to run a ear froir Invercargill to Otautau, thence to Rivers dale via Invercargill and Gore, and back again to Invercargill, a total distance ol 191 miles, without stopping the engine for a single moment. A start was made from town at 2.30 p.m. for Otautau, and from there at 4 o'clock sharp. By £ o'clock tlie party were -at. Riversdale, hav ing covered thfe 120 miles in six hours. The return journey was made in exactlj the. same running time, and the motoi I was back in Invercargill at 2 a.m., the engine not having stopped for the whole distance. William McGregor fMck, the younj man yesterday convicted .of theft of i purse containing money, was this", morn ing admitted to probation for a term o six months. The ; Magistrate said tin probation officer's report was -favorable Whilst he believed accused's first inten tions were honest, as shown by the evi derice of Mr Ambridge, subsequentlj something must have occurred^ turned him from the right pith, arid h converting some of the money to his owr use, instead of restoring it to its rightfu owner, he had committed an act of theft As this was accused's - first offence. In would be admitted to probation, with tin special condition that within 30 days- hi l>aid the costs of prosecution, 12s 9d, anc refunded £2 10s 5d taken from ther purse The Magistrate went on to say that ir his statement yesterday, accused said hi was under the influence of liquor. Hi advised him to leave liquor alone and t< lead an honest life in future. A Native named Tauha Nikora (Mr W D, Lysnar)' was "charged at tlie Polic< Court: this afternoon with' cruelty to ai animal, by working a, horse in harness suffering with a sore shoulder. Accusec pleaded not guilty. Constable Wales stated that he saw the accused driving i pair of horses in a dray shortly after IS o'clock to-day. There was a good pil< of timber on the .dray, and one of tli( animals had a bad sore on the shoulder which wds raw and bleeding. The collai produced was the one accused was using on the- horse. — Mr Lysnar stated thai accused was getting some timber to buile a house, and had only worked the horse for four days. In the first place, the collar was too small, and_ his client hac no intention of doing, anything cruel 'The sore was not' in a bad place.— Hif •Worship said he had seen the wound which was not a very serious one, but H the horse was worked in the" state it was in, it must cause pain. The accused hac not gone about "to pro.tect the injury u the proper way. He was convicted and fined 10s and costs 2&. Correspondence was read at the Borough Council meeting last night from the Governor's secretary; (Mr Waterfield) relative to the visit of his Excellency to Gisborne from Mav 20th to 22nd. The Mayor said it was necessary to consider the arrangement of a programme in connection; with the visit, and he offered suggestions, ihe Mounted Rifles would meet his Excellency either at Wliarerata -- or Muriwai,- _ and escort. Tlie County Chairman and. Councillors could liheu meet Mm and welcome him to th e County, and the borough representatives accord him welcome at the town boundary. On arrival in Gisborne an address to liis Excellency would be read by the Town Clerk. On Tuesday the programme wou'd include a drive round the district and a visit to Te Earako . in the afternoon, with an entertainment m the evening ; «n Wednesday a visit to the Gisborne schoolsj-a motor drive to Te Aral Native Church, and Waerenga-a---hika College, returning by >yay of Whataupoko, including -a visit to Mrs Barker's. After discussipn . Crs Hailing, Maun, Miller and Bright were appointed a committee to arrange the programme, for submittai jto the Governor." .On Tuesday evening a banquet in honor- of his Excellency's visit will tie held. In the course of a few days the contract for extensive alterations and additions to Messrs Bennett and Sherratts business premises will be completed. In, order to cope "with their progressive business, the firm have, erected a commodious new grain store facing Read's quay, upon the site of Crawford's old brewery. Ihe new store has been specially designed for the storage of grain, seed, and chaff, which stands stacked to a considerable height. The •building has been designed in keej>iag. -with tue exterior of Mr Dunlops building, and has an area of aboujL 70ft ■x 50ft, wliilst the roof is about the latter "distance from the ground. The concrete floor constitutes the. remaining relic of tile old brewery. A dumping plant provides for skims, etc., is being re-arranged to suit th e alteration. Half the building is provided with a second floor for |he display of skins for the local wool sales. .The floor only proceeds, half-way to allow of the stacking of grain (which is done with block and tackle) right up to the roof; The front, portion- of the firm's premises has also been replanned, effecting a substantial saying in floor space. Entrance is now gained through" a "pair of swing doors to the general store, measuring 30ft x 4Pft, which has a bulk store conveniently adjacent. '- The office accommodation has also been remodelled to ensure privacy and comfort.' Tlie geheral^ office is now approached through the main entrance, whilst tlie apartment of the manager, Mi- .0. J. -Bennett, adjoins it. Mr W. G.'-Sherratt; manager of the stock department of the business, is also accommodated in o new office. Tlie firm are to be complimented upon their improvements, wtich arc in keepiiig with the progress of Uio district.: T)ie alterations have been carried out by Messrs Clavtoi^rus^^indor^h^upervniioiiof

One dairy farmer in Taranaki drives his Lawrence-Kennedy milking machine with a pair of horses in an ordinary horsepower machine. Hamilton Borough Council has instructed its solicitor to give notice to the Hamilton Gas Company of the intention of the Council to take over the gas works when the time expires this year. The Acting-Premier 6ays that new tenders are to be called for the Exhibition buildings, nob as a whole, but in different sections, as that system will enable the smaller capitalist to tender. Lord Plunket, during his visit to Marlborou(gh last week, went quail shooting , on Leefield station, near Blenheim. It is , reported that game is fairly plentiful in Marlborough this year. Wliile playing in a. football match, for Red Star against Greytown, at Masterton, on Saturday, W. Darvill had his right leg broken below the knee. 'He was accidentally kicked by an opposing player. At the instance of the Mayor, Mr Vigor Brown, the Napjer Borough Council have setfured from the Gas Company a reduction in the price of tar to 2,Jd per gallon for the first 20,000 gallons, arid 2|d per gallon for all quantities above 20,000 gal- .. ions. '-.'. | Hunt's famous picture, "The Light of the World," which found a temporary resting place in the Exhibition Art Gallery, is just about to start on its travels again, going by the Lund liner Geelong ' to Durban, Natal. After being shown through South Africa the picture will be returned to JLondon. ' "On reliable authority," the Manawatu Times states that gold has been discover- . ed on the Tararua ranges. A representa- ' tive of the Times has seen- samples qf the stone said to have been taken from the reef. Tests are now being made, and further developments are expected within ' the next few weeks. i Addressing the Timaru High School pupils, the Hon. W. Hall-Jones advised', his liearerg to concentrate their whole attention on v the Ayork they might take jn [ 4H«H?ntlarn^ them to tall* to a politioal life. He could i only describe such a life as dead sea fruit \ —^beautiful to look at on the outside," but dust within.. " ." One of the leaders in I he; large Maori conference at Waahi is a very intelligent Native named Taingakawa, a son of the celebrated WaJuiro£ (Wiremu Tamehana), who fought with the pakeha in the Waikato war. It is practically certain that if a deputation goes Home to interview the King Taingakawa will be a member. The rainfall recorded at the various East Coast stations for the. month of March was as follows : Te Araroa 10.14 on 21 days (heaviest fall 2.50 on 18th), Tokomaru Bay 4.80 on 15 days Tolaga Bay 1.74 on ,10 days,- Wajhau 1.47 on 13 i days, Wlwtatutii LB9 oh 8 days, Patutalu 2.30 on 7 days, Hangaroa 2.50 on 5 days, Waikaremoana 7.03 0n.14 days. • Last week's Gazette contains notice regarding lands proclaimed as a road in" E. G. R. 32 and 41 Block X Hangaroa, native lands taken for a road in Maungatuna No. 2, and Kopuatarakihi No.. 2, Uawa, the declaration of part of Motu Valley road as a district road, klsb the declaration of Neill road, Motu, as a County road. , The GisbornC'Karaka railway for the four weekly periods ending March 31 produced a revenue of £578, a profit of 1 £173 over working expenses. A total of 4584 passengers were carried during the month, 'Also 157 parcels, 25 sheep and pigs, and 1308 tons of goods. The revenue is £167 in advance of that received for the corresponding period last year. .' '■ ' '' ■--. ;' c - ■ • .■'■' -: • The staff of the Hawera Post and TeleOh Office assembled in the Telephone mnge on Thursday evening to bid farewell to Miss Day, who was to leave for Gisborne on Monday morning. On , their behalf the Postmaster presented Miss Day with a souvenir of mutually friendly relations during the past four and a lialf years. Mjss Day feelingly replied, expressing her regret at parting from a staff from whom -she had experienced every kindliness. - The pleasant and expeditious voyage of dredge: 350 from Glasgow to, Timaru was not imitated by that of a dredge! purchased at Liverpool for Melbourne. Ihis vessel was swept by heavy seas in the Bay of Biscay, and "spent 22 days under repairs at Vigo. The machinery broke down in another gale in the Mediterranean,; and she spent 15 days more under repairs at Algiers; 'Ihere were seve? ral changes of officers and. crews, too. The English crew could not get onv with the captain, and headed by the chief engineer, they all left at Vigo. A crew of Spaniards, with a new engineer Sent from England, was shipped, and they left at Vigo for the same reason. Arab snilors took the dredge to Poit Said. It was thought time to change the captain, and a fresh one "was lsent for, who shipped a fresh crew and the voyage to Fremantle was then pursued without further mishap. • One of the most striking things Tit Uie Mayoral installation at Timaru on Wednesday night (says the Herald) was the reception givento Mr J. \Robin, as the father of Oolonel Ilobin, a relation whicli was of much more importance to the com,, pany than the fact that Mr Robin "was a member of the Otago Harbor Board.; Mr Robin, in responding to thei, toast of his health, said the "Government had appointed his son" to the highest position" in the Defence Department, and lie spoke with the deepest with the Volunteer movement. He had reason to believe that the volunteers of New Zealand would become the. most efficient body, of its kind in Australasia, and •he mentioned a letter t 0 someone, in the colony, in which General French said that if another war took place he hoped he might command such men as the First, Second, and Third Contingents from New Zealand sent to South Africa. Mr Robin's remarks evoked great applause. , In his "speech at' Timaru the Hon.W.. Hall- Jones, Acting-Premier, said he had often spoken of the advantages to be gained from developing the enormous waterpower in New Zealand. There was. power enough iit one river to supply all the New Zealand towns and over, but all the schemes were expensive. The cheapest was to cost £340,000, the dearest £780,---000. The,Opihi waa to provide 10,000 horse-power for £500,000, 16,0Q0 horsepower for £610,000, and more for agreater cost, but the, cost was too high to be undertaken at once, arid lie did not think it should be done unless the outlay could Be made productive within two years.. In* any case he was 1 satisfied that before, long electric cars would . run frequently between Christchurch and the southern towns, and many industries hitherto unthought of would be possible.; The difficulty was the great outlay and the question thafc wanted consideration' was whether the Government would raise special money. He would not undertake such a work without special authorisation from Parliament and a special loan. A sensational incident occurred last • week at Cloyne, Chapel .street, Melbourne,, the residence of his Excellency Sir John Madden. A party from Cloyne, consisting of Miss Ruby Madden, Mrs Vallance, and Colonel Campbell, purposed attending Mrs Green's pupils' iancy dress ball at the Town Hall: Shortly after 8 o'clock the party drove from the house, but when the vehicle was passing through the gates, a remarkable accident occurred. An electric .wire connected with the lights on the gate-posts were exposed. In some way . the trappings on the pair of horses came '. in contact with the live wire. Both animals fell instantly to the ground. So sudden was tjieir fall (says the Sydney Argus) that the occupants of the carriage were severely jolted, but fortunately none, were injured., The startled horses kicked and reared, but the •grip of the electricity held them closely, and they were unable to regain their feet. Two gentlemen who were passing rushed to the coachman's assistance. They grasped the reins near Hie horses' heads, and one of them must have handled a piece of the metal, for he; too, was ftruck to the ground. They held firmly to the reins, however, but a few moments later sparks flew out from the bits in the horses' mouths, and they were compelled toloosen their grasp.' Someone had the presence of mind to turn out the Igate-post lights, the current ceased, and tlie horses were enabled to regain their feet, and readied thp Town Hall all right. We are all talking about the tram accident (writes the Wellington correspondent of the Lyttelton Times), and thousands ] have gone to look at the wrecked car.' There is no doubt that }i the cai\ had loppled over some twenty y a rdi further on, it would have gone over a bank : of 6ome fifty feet instead 'of on© of some eight or ten, iii which case there would have been la. far larger casualty list. Moreover, hact I the car run a hundred yards further qn it would have collided with another car com. ing up crowded with passengers, in whicli case the result would have been appalling. I The line has loops at intervals for cars to 'pass one another. Tiie up car "trusted to . the arrangement which required the down jCar to stop at a certain loop, but the ,down car passed the loop at horrifying , speed, and for a moment there were the . elements of a frightful tragedy on a large j scale. Fortunately, the down car left th© j line. The accident) appears to have been caused by the trolley-head leaving the j overhead wire and cutting off the power, ■ rendering the ejectrio "brake useless, and j when the magnetic brake was put on it I was too late. Mrs Bell, who was killed, seems to have fallen through- a half-open door on the lower side as the car went over, the weight coming on her. The rest I of the passengers remained in tlie car and escaped with bruises. The whole system of running will be overhauled shortly. Experts are declaring that the whole system, of; tram brakes ought to be investigated, as. in the opinion of many electric motor authorities. - ihere is not a single' brake in existence that may be called thoroughly reliable. Anyone reading the electric magazines will t,e.o as much.- for himself, particularly if he sees the pipers published soon after tlie recent appalling

There have been over 3500 "PP I '^;^ received in Wellington for positions : the tramway service. Steady work ana pay are the attractions. Tlie loiig-looked-for barque Stefano , {( zeta arrived at the Bluff last *«<»„ After meeting with' bad weather in ti^ Indian Oteaiv, she was towed dismasted into Fremantle. In connection with her refitting, cargo to the amount of tow was discharged, for which amount Lloyd s hold bottomry bonds covering the s'«P> freight, and cargo. On Jier arrival at the Bluff Lloyd's agent went aboard and took possession of the ship. Probably a general average will be struck to cover the liability. The consignees are mostly local firms. In view of the proposals to develop the fisheries of the. Australasian coa/st, it is interesting to note the steps that have been taken in tlrifi direction in Great Britain. The extraordinary magnitude of this industry Jias been the subject of many articles. At present there are over 27,000 vessels, manned by 9g,ooo' seamen, fishing from the ports of Great Brit;- in. Every year 900,000 tons of flsli, wait!) more than £10,000,000, are landed. In addition to the fishermen, a large number of packers, curers, coopers, and lmvkera nre employed. The capital invented i" steamers, sailing boats, and geur h estimated at £11,000,000. During the r:'ign of Queen Victoria seventeen committees and parliamentary commissions were appointed to inquire into the industry.

Encomiums from the proper quarter have been passed on the manner in -which the Union Company carried out the.transport of cadets and children in connection willi the Exhibition. So \innnimous were the children and their: teachers on 'this matter that the Minister '. felt warranted in directing. Mr Edward Gibbes, Secretary for Education, to convey to the company his "acknowledgment of the spirit in which, the. company and their officers have met the occasion and the gratifying sticcess which, attended their efforts for the well-being of the cadete." The letters conveying this appreciation of the Minister have .been received by the branch managers at Christclmrch and Wellingedin. The number of school children carried between February 5 and April 5 was 3500. j Although- the date set is in, the middle of October and afar off (Writes a New York correspondent) interest becomes more acute in tire great balloon trial and race that is to b e held at St. Louis. Entries are com. ing in from all portions of the world, and it is thought that no less than '3o or 40 airships will rise on the appointed day. An effort is to be made to reach this city —1200 miles across country— or some other point along the Atlantic seaboard. Such a daring trip was attempted as long ago as 1859, and four hardy sky-mlots swung from, the same old town of St. . Louis across the great lakes north, easl, and 'north-east until they dropped the anchor of their' "balloon in a forest in Northern New York, none the worse for the trip. They covered "more than 1100 miles, in less than. 20 home, and it will b© a-hard feat for the aeronauts of October. 1907, to ieduce the record made upon that great trip of half a century ago.

■■■"■•• ■ • ■ ' ! The Hon. J. A. Millar, in the course of his speech at Waihi, pointed out that j there were 22,000 Crown leasejs in tbe colony; a- large number of. the holders : having acquired their lund when tliere was only th© one tenure— the lease-in-perpetu- ; ity — available^ and it was not right that • these people should be the only ones to ' get the> freehold. If there was to 'be any j alteration in. the tenure, the land should ' be put up to auction, and eVery man in . the colony should have equal right with the tenant to bid. They were told that ! there was no aggregation pi large estates. I Now, he knew that wap going on, and it could not be stopped unless the value of the land which onef man could hold were limited. Mr Massey had said that lie ajK proved of the graduated land tax, but it must not' be of such a character that it would 'nut pay for a man to hold over £50,000 in value: This would 'mot help the.sinall farmer. Wlien a Bill to increaise the graduated land tax waa introduced it would prevent the holding of more than the .value stated, and Mr Massey would be found voting against it. Next session there would either be a limitation of the value, or the -graduated, land .tax-' would, be increased to produce the same effect. .