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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11103, 24 October 1907, Page 4

To-morrow morning Messrs Miller and Cmig sell a consignment of first-class fruit, and also new potatoes, the latter being the first of the season. ■ < Owing to the large entries received for their lorse sale on Saturday. Messrs Williams.; and Kettle notify that no nurie will be received. ' It is reported that Hare: Matenga hae travelled over towards the Rukauroa district, where a bush camp, is supposed to have.boen visited by him a duy or two ago. v ■.■■■:".•■■ •. ;■.■,"'■-■■■. "•■■■; •■;■■ .As a tribute to the locallyj-manufactur-ed. article, it is mentioned 'that East's baking powder was used in the scones ' that scored first and eecbhd' prizes and the cakes which, ,, won theV'first ptize at tbe;ShoMv ,7 ■;:,•..> "'.;:.;'•''."! .- :^ ; '. \i>' Mr P^T. Emer&h, who 'met' with twp nasty accidents during .the juntping competitions at yesterday's Show, and was thought to- have been seriously injured by his la^t fallj, has recovered sufficiently to allow him to get^about. He was notcrushed as at first feared, but was buffering from a severe concussion. . There was only, a small attendance of bowlers at the Gisborne Club's green yesterday, contrary , to expectations. " The following games were played in the afternoon : Messrs Neill Hallam , Douglas. Hookey (28) v. Paltridge, Wilson, Pettie Ainbridge (17) ; Crawford, Wittv Brady T. A. Crawford (24) v; Mackrell', Dodd, Hennessy, Cunningham (8) i Fordyce, H ; Lewis, E. Lewis 22) v. Skillicorn, Nasmith, Pavitt (X6). "I was not drunk, I only went to the police station because I could, hot get lodgings," protested: ; an lelderly mannamed John Turner, when charged with drunkenness ' at the Police Cdurt this Constable Scott deposed that he arrested accused in a drunken condition in Ohilders road at 7 o'clock last evening. Accused again, affirmed tliat he was sober, and had only cone to see about lodgings, and when poing away "a gentlemair' was sent to, bring him back. He had had nothintr to make him drtink, only a couple of 'pints of beer. Sergeant Williams stated that accused. came to the watchhouse. and when told he could only obtaitt lodgings as a prisoner, he became abusive,, and could only be put out with difficulty. Subsequently he was arrested for drunkenness.. A fine- of 10s and 2$ costs, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. There a meri-y scene at the wharf last night! as the outward launch, for the Victoria was about to make her departure> Many of the visitors tp ( the Show left for their homes in the South, and in their honor the bagpipes were sfet going with, stirring music which so aroused the enthusiasm of Scotchmen present that dancing was started on the wharf and a really jolly time was spent. One visitor, a judge of .Herculean proportions, lost his boat pass, and being called on to produce, it at th© gate to the enclosure declared that he would not go at all, and seemed quite pleased at an excuse for extending his visit, but atithe last, moment he thouglit better of it, arid hustled aboard after the gangway had been pulled up. The boat departed amidst cheering and ttf the skirl of the pipes playing tunes dear to Scottish. hearts. / j A general sitting of the Tai-Rawhiti Land Board, under the Presidency of Colonel. Porter, has been in progress, this week. The following leases have been affirmed: Waimata W., ; No. lA, 510 acres, term 21 years,, rental £118 p^rannum, to A. R. Watson (Messrs Blair and Sainsbtijry), formally ap|.troved; Rotoi kautaku 2AI, 1611 acres; term 30 years, rental 2s 3d, 2s 9d, 3s 3d per acre, to Robert Wicksteed (Messrs Nolan and Skeet), formal approval subject to Goi vernment valuations: Waijiora ID, 31 acres 1 rood, 21. years, rental 3s per acre; to E. F. Krause (Messrs Nolan and Skeet), provisionally approved. Thi6 morning the Board sat for a short time, when amongst other matters the Anaura block was - mentioned'. A. committee has, been a.ppointed by the owners of this block, which mis' recently vested in the .Board, and L« proposed to be farmed by the" Natives themselves. A leading drapery firm in Wellington requires sixty hands, and despairs of getting them. A Dominion reporter called on the managei* arid- wanted to know the reason '-why. Where were the girls? The manager said .that that, was' what lie wanted to know. "If sixty girls came to me to-morrow prepared; to do dressmaking, tailoriug, and that class of work, I would employ them straight away, and keep them going for months. We have two head dressmakers in our establish^ ment. I could. do with; four. Each bead-dressmaker cbjuld Jceep 50 : hands employed. That, makes 200.,, I haven't got them, .and consequently have to refuse a large number of orders. In fact, we have the - greatest difficulty in lulfilling our present engagements. There are various reasons for the' shortage in the supply of hands. Perhaps the principal one is that girls nowadays do not consider that employment of :this kind is sufficiently, genteel. We have no difficulty with ouV millinery departments •

Professor Barnes on Saturday made a second failure to ascend in his balloon from Takapuna racecourse. At a short sitting of the Magistrate's Court this morning, Mr Barton, S.iL. ■ made an order ipr the payment of £22 ■- 2s 6d, balance o'f.debt, in the judgment summons case of Reginald Henry Image . (Mr Sainsbury) v. Chas. Westrupp, hidefault 23 days' imprisonment. Iwo other cases were adjourned. , Show week usually attracts a large crowd of visitors to town, and this year the numbers are even larger than pre- ■-'■ viously. The hotels and boarding-houses have been taxed to their -utmost capacity, ' whilst a dozen' or more men iron* 'the country had to walk tlie. streets- last night. A new law has been passed by the American Congress : which that all citizens of the United States\ residing in< a foreign country who desire to retain their citizenship must register 'at Americano Consulate. Should such citizens . fail to register promptly they lose their citizenship; and can claim flO protection from tne United States Government. [This law applies to. male atid' femal,e citizens alike. ; In repiy^ to an invitation from the Town Board to visit Opotiki, the Minister of "Lands; telegraphed ; ''Hope to have the pleasure of visiting Opotiki during y , the recess. My plan is to go. to Napier . and from there tQvGisbornejand Opotiki, ' returning through the centre of the is- . land. I' will communicate -withvyouS in sufficient, time as to the/lprobabledafce. ». which I. hope will be earlier than Mftrch 4.— Robert McNab." , a ; .'■■ .■. )■ .j( r . . ;,,, ••. '■.-, ■ It is stated in well -in formed 'quarters in Sydney 'that Mi 1 Carruthers (tne^'Jite Premier) may; take the position of Agent- - General. It is known tiiat Mr.Coghlan would^ prefer to reside in Australia, and \- *' a special position in the Treasury/ has ' - been mentioned for him. \;;.-Thevreai:^rfea* son- foe Mi* Carruthers' retirement (says the , Sunday Times) is still' a i mystery. His health is not perfect; but: it- is- no , worse than it has; been during his term Of; Office. 1 :: ;?"- ; ." ■;.'■••'■• ■' - V !.^J VP'-'-iVHV-- ' :/•. • Signor Bfagato has a good word to say for /the Dalmatians settled in.*Nprth ' Auckland* In his annual ireport on iyiti- ; culture, h© says :— "Many ; of 'them-are now taking up land and planting it with grapes. They spare ho pains, and take a ipride in keeping the vineyard i clean '-.'■■■. and -well, cultivated.;^ Gumrdigging pro- ' yides them with sufficient income. live on while the vines are coming intp\beaning",; when this unsatisfactory 1 occupation can- .be abandoned and .their . lajpor utilised , in improving, their holdings. J Many of these menj who were regarded \ by some as undesirable immigrants, may ' now be counted: as •"• industrious, 'sober, and \thrifty settlers 1 , with a- permanent attachment to and substantial stake in this country of their adoption. " The frozen meat trade of London vis as- , suming larger propulsions every year* Twenty yearSi ago i^t' was 1 of no consevquence,.. whereas i ...now.^.onl'y...^l;i)ut.:.so^per cent.- of the supplies at Smithfield *toti~ ' . sist of , home-grOwia taeat. ,-.. 4 ; The state of perfection ; 'io which^ the 'shippers have brought^ithe arrahgements for transit is evidenced by the fact that last 'year; put ', of no fewer than 6^091^1)69. carcases delivered in. London, only .4279 sheep. «nd 844 quarters of ; beef faiied; to arrive in a sound condition. It is (interesting; to riote> on the 'authority of the medical officer of the port,- that' at the present time the number of vessels engaged in ; the tirade Jexceeds 170, and ; that. i the total carrying capacity equals upwards of 11,594,000 carcases. Some of the bbats . can carry as many; as 150, 000. carcases. \ A "fish story M that will sui^ass; all previous; records is to be told to jthe world soon. A'marine. monster is' to ; have his biogi'aphy printed in a "nice little book all to himself . The finny individual to be so highly honored (says', the Post) is, of course, "Pelorus Jack." The Tourist Department intends bringing but a booklet about this .playful denizen, of the deep,' Inquiries about his habits^ jbia .birtlr, and .whether he is married dbirio from, all parts of the world, arid ii is, therefore^ considered 'advisable to print • a full and faithful account of; his career, v as far as it can be ttaced. The Pepartment would, therefore^ be glad to learn [ • when;t"Jack'V first^came ; uhddr' gdn^ral ' ; observation.' Mr T.,E. Donne says that as j far as his recollection goes' the quaint fish begian^perfonnirig near the' Sound early^in;^eightieß]fcLTh^We^eapta;in* ; who traded t<>^ l;Nel^ r 'lh^ ttuJro ' days, are invited tp ; furnish' Mi^Dorine ' witb the information desired. . A samp'ld of the vague ideas abroad about "J&ck>8 M personality appeared -in} the ''New 1 York World last month : ''There's actually ., a shark pvev in New Zealand Who is prd^ * tected; by law." 'It was' statedXhe puots every.: ship in^ and out; of harbor, which he calls home. /\ . ;i v:.--, . v \, 1 The " in , aid of Sti Mary's Gl^uich. wks': crowded last night; bqth 'S in, the body Of the hall and in the dress circle. Good business wals done throughout the evening by the ladies who had charge' Or were assisting at the stalls, siiid who combined energy and persuasive powers' in a liappy manner that helpefd to ■ increase the pleasure of giving; ) dancing , under Miss Putman's ; capable • tuition again proved 'a great attivictiori^ ; and the varibust dances were gone through, wiith. much success, any; little weakness noticeable oh the first liight having been compjletely overcome, .The^ilinieliMtveffectswere excellent, arid gave additional brightness and colo^ to the very pretty scenes. Miss Putman herself contributed to tfye pleasure by |i6r exhibition of latest ' \\] dances, and was encored quite a number- ! of times. • .The interest which the bazaar created last night may be judged irl6m . the fact' that it was' still crowded an hour' after what 1 Would be thei ordinary time of closing. All those taking part worked assiduously for the, success, and if the season is maintained oni anything like, the scale Of last night's 'proceedings the nope expressed by the Mayor that there would pea surplus over the amount required for debt liquidation should bV realised. „v.. ./ :'■/■. „.'. .. - : '„ ■ ■?: -' .'The question of aerial warships 'has passed from the realms of imagination irito those of actual fact. But England seems' to be sadly flagging behind in the race with Continental nations to; equip hferself in this direction.. Such is the' opinion of the President of the Aeronautical Society. In discussing the question the other day he said that France, so far is she ahead in these matters, could, in case of war, "sail a couple of these vessels, over Portsmouth, and' even over London, to-morrow, for reconnoitring purposes." "I do : notj" he went on, "say that the vessels she already has are perfect, but they are sufficient to do that with; and in a couple of years' time she -will, po doubt, have qui te a. fleet o f these aerial ships, able to do almost anything. .What we want is someone with sufficient patriotism to come forward and find the means to enable those , who have sound practical inventions to pursuetheir experiments. At present we are standing still, .and ojir hands are tied' simply.' for the want of funds. It is' noi a state Of things that should exist in such' >a wealthy country, especially when we 'see what; has been and .is being- done ' in France and Germany. In Iboth these countries, men came' forward ,artd found the means in the first instance.". y The one hundred and third (1907).report of the British and Foreign Bible Society is packed with striking figures .• and information of the greatest interest / from almost every land .under".'- the', sun. In. some of the central provinces of Austria it is still a penal offence to ; sell ' Bibles in the open streets, and only; within a few weeks lias tlie society : been^bfficially recognised in Austf ia by tlie granting of a bookseller's concession in ViettJi^. In the chapter on Italy, there is a yiy,id .summary of nationar'aiid eccle'siasticiil movements there. It is a ' sigii of th'e times that the first chair for Biblical' study in Spain has just been foifndeoT at ; a : ne^r prises college in Madrid. When .tlie s la*st consignment of Bibles reached, Bagdacf '^11 the maps had been torn out in wliidlr thfe name Armenia occurred. The dragoman of the- -British! Consulate, explained Hhijt • the name of Armenia- on" a\mapV is forbidden in Turkey. In. KpfeaV'we.-are tpld, the; result of the ' Russo-Japanes> war has been a tremendous: - national awakeniijg. both in regard-^ lio education and religion. Most wonderful -is' the jodu- . rational movement among gitls and '-young' ' women.. All through (says the London Christian World) runs the story of ttye splendid work; for civilisation {and tlie f oUndinsf "of ; the Kingdom of ) God which • the Bible Society jjSf doing in. every, qji^is ter of the globe. The \ total issued cif Bibles, New Testaments,: and portions of scripture in the year was 5,416,669. ■ ,

The number of passengers that travelled by train the last two days was a record for the Gisborne section. It is estimated that there were 2000 passengers yesterday. This morning's tram for tbe races comprised thirteen vehicles, and took out 500 people. A Ballarat Anglican complains that, with few exceptions, the rich men. connected with the Church of Engand in the diocese of Ballarat are mot givers. During recent years .eight members of the Church, of England in Bal-larat-had passed away leaving money and property valued at* over £473,000, but with the exception of the small sum of £25r-bequeathed by one testator— not a solitary penny was left to church or charity. In the centre of a garden plot in front of a cottage at Foxton is a brightly ■ painted piece', of well executed statuary. It. is the flgjure. enlarged, to. far niorej than life size of an Indian Rajah, dressed in full regalia, with scimitar, and hand uplifted in a threatening attitude. The legs are cut' away, but the carving from the knees upwards, and the fierce expression on the black-bearded face of the Eastern potentate, are admirably executed. The owner, Mr Jonson, narrates in connection with it a story of adventure. Nearly, half a century ago it form_ed the figure-head of a splendid steam yacht of 1800 tons, built in Portland for the Rajah of Hyderabad. The figurehead) carved from Baltic pine, I represented the owner, and for a number of years he took charge of the vessel, the Hydera-bad,-travelling over the Indian Ocean. Eventually the vessel fell into the hands of Captain Holmwood, by whom it : wras sailf ulljr navigated until, while laden with railway rolling stock, its career was ended during a storm, when it was stranded about four miles from the mouth of Manawatu river. In this way the fine carving fell into the hands of a Foxton resident, who prizes it highly;