Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1910. MAIN PRINCIPLES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12169, 10 June 1910, Page 4

Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1910. MAIN PRINCIPLES.

It is recorded that when Mr Theodore Roosevelt visited the Nile dam on bis return from tho interior of Africa a few weeks ago "the former .President's voice could be heard abovo the roar of the waters." American newspapers sarcastically comment that the information is m no way surprising after six years' experience of Mr Roosevelt's vocal abilities and that if his voice had been' drowned by tho waters the incident would have been worth reporting. B 0 that as it may, the ex-Presideiit's personality iB one that commands' attention wherever he goes, and as our cable messages have recorded, nis tour through Europe has been quite of„» a triumphal order. His utterances everywhere have been received witli the greatest attention and respect, and above tne roar of the workaday world Mr Roosevelt's voice has carriett-to the minds and hearts of people a number of very salient and impressive home-truths. His lecture amidst the academic surroundings of th© Paris Sorbonne before a tremendous audience, including the French Premier, Ministers, and Distinguished educationalists, and again, a lew days later, his discourse at Brussels,, when the new King of the Belgians sat at his feet among an audience of 5000 of his subjects, listening to the doctrine of good citizenship, attracted wide attention, and though Mr Roosevelt's philosophy, ripened by the reflection that he must have given to mundane things during his sojourn m the jungle, contained no verynew or startling principles, his manner of utterance, the forcefulriess of the man and bis dead-earnestness were sufficient to impress his great audiences. In Paris the keynote of his address was the duties, the aims, and the aspirations that are common to the citizens of "the only two Republics which are at the same time ranked as Great Powers." Every man, he said, ought to work. Until he could maintain himself he could not do anything for the nation. "There is need of a sound body, and even more need of a sound mind. But above mind ami above body stands character — tlie' sum of, those "qualities which we mean when we speak of a man's force and courage, of his good faith and sense of honor. Such ordinary, everyday qualities include the will and the power to work, to fight at need, and to have plenty of healthy children. The average man must earn r his own livelihood. In the next place he should be able to fight, he should be able to serve his country as- a soldier if the need arises. War is a dreadful thing, and unjust war ia( a crime against humanity. But is such a crime because it is unjust, not because it is , '.the question must not be merely, Is there to be peace or war? The question must be, Is the right to prevail? And. the "answer from a stfong and virile people must be, Yea, whatever the cost." It was, moreover, ah "eminent national duty to propagate the race. "Thy' seed shall inherit the earth," was' the benediction of Biblical times, as it was the benediction of our own.' Sterility' Mas tlie "worst of scourges, and nothing was mout deserving of reprobation than voluntary dtorility. The most essential necessity was "that the man and " the woman should' bccoiiie th e . father and mother of healthy chjlclreii, so tliat the ri^ce might increase and hot decrease.-' Voluntary sterility, was worse than a misfortune ; it was a "crime arising fropi selfishness, from the dread of pqin and' of -peril, ano it was 91,16 yin w-hicli nature m the enu would punish more severely than any other.. "If we of the great , Hepubiico, if we^ the: free people who claim to have emancipated ourselves' irohi the thraldom ol Wrong and error*, bring down on ouj* - lie&j^s i}h| curse .that conies' upon the wilfully barren,' then'it wilf be aiii idle M-aste of ifreatli to. prattle ol oui achievements, 1 ' to boast oi all we havu done. No refinement of life, no delicacy of taste, np material progress, no sordiu heaping 'up "...of riches, rt'o sensuous developments of art and literature can m any ytay flOrtipehsatefor the loss of the great? fundamental virtues arid of these great /fundamental virtues the greatest is the race's power to. perpetuate the race." Mr Roosevelt proceeded, to deal with the very rich. He delivered the following passage, first m English and then m clearly pronounced t rench, and. tho second recital was received with a thunderous applause which showed that every word M-eht home:— : "My position as regard^ the moneyed interests can be put m a few words. In every 'civilised society property, rights must bo carefully safeguarded; ordinarily, and m the great majority of cases/ human rights and property rights are fundamentally and m the long run identical ; but when it clearly appears that there is a real conflict between theni human rights •must have the upper hand, for* property belongs to. man and not. man to property.'' The ex-President, M*ho described himself as "a strong individualist," denounced the evils of Socialism. He said: "The deadening effect on any race 6f the adoption of a logical and extreme Socialistic system could not be overstated; it would spell sheer destruction ; it would produce grosser wrong and outrage, foider immorality than any existing system. This does not mean that v» r o may not with great advantage adopt certain of the principles professed by some given set of men who happen to call themselves Socialists ; to be afraid to do so would be to make a mark of weakness on our part. But," heytfontinued, "we should not take part m acting a lie any more than m telling a lie. vWe should not say that men are equal where they are not equal, rior proceed upon the assumption that there is an equality w here it does not /exist; but we should strive to bring, about a measurable •equality, at least, to the extent of preventirig the inequality which is due to force or fraud. TO say that the thriftless, the lazy, the vicious, the incapable ought to have the reward given to those who arc far-sighted, callable, and upright, is to say* what is not true and cannot be true. Let us try to 'level up, but let us -beware of the evijj bf .'■ leV£llv*ig down. If a man stumbles, it* id a good, thing to help him to his feet. Every one of ' ua needs a helping hand now and then. But if a man lies dmvn, it is a M r aste of time to try to carry him; qiid it is a very bad thing for every one if we make men feel that the same reward will come to those who shirk their work and to thbso Mho do it." The lecture was full of epigrams. Referring to the responsibility of citizenship, he said : "Tho average citizen must | bo a good -citizen if our republics are to ! succeed. The stream will not permanfctttly rise higher than the main sowce. The average cannot be kept high unless the standard of the leaders is very much higher. The good? citizen, will demand liberty for himself, and, as a matter of pride, he will see to it that others re- { ceive tho liberty which he thus claims as his own." These, it has been pointed out by an Australian contemporary, are tho very tenets of Liberalism as contrasted with those of Jikicitdisnl. The latter, 'as preached aud practised m Australia, means, incidentally, such an prdainiug of industrialism as to ensure that the M-eak and the strong and the lazy and the industrious shall oc regarded as equal factors and remunerated alike. It is m this way '^at levelling down comes about in ' tW reduction of the capable and willing to the minimum standard of efficiency, set by the incapable and unwilling. We see it m determined operation m schemes to restrict outputs and prevent overtime, and m desperate hostility to piecework, whose avowed objective is a flat-rate wage for all, regardless of comparative efficiency. The root delusion ot it is that m some respects all men can be made equal, for that is unnatural and impossible m any sphere of human effort. And tho result is inequality and injustice — the one m levelling the good man down to the plane of the poor one, the other m depriving the able worker of those very "fruits of his industry" which LaborSocialism professes to guarantee him

while ensuring that he shall not get it. Summed up, this very notable address may be said to have emphasised that per-, sonal character is the key to national character ; that the man of action is better than the critic, although tho latter has his proper place m the M'orld ; that the wise spending of mojiey is of more moment than the mero possession of it ; and that honesty between nations ought to have the same play as honesty between individuals. These are main principles that havo often been expounded, but they will bear repetition until tliey\ become known and accepted more m practice than m theory. g— — «■— ■— a— — mmmmmm

. Local bodies at Tauranga are co-opcrat-ting to have Mr G. Arnold Ward appointed a member of the Legislative Council. Ihe deputy-Mayor, Cr. Pettie,' members of tlie Waterworks Committee and the Borough Engineer paid a visit of inspection to the M-aterworks m the Arai Valley to-day. The Cook County Women's Guild has accepted with thanks the kind offer of Dr Porter to act. 4s honorary surgeon to .the children's creche, m place of Dr Young. ' Dredging operations with the Maui were continued to-day m the channel opposite the Squall's berth. Special moorings are being provided to enable the clay test to be carried out off the end Of the wharf. Mr George Nelson, the well-known Napier engineer, who is at .present on a visit to Gisborne, views with considerable interest the scheme of river straightening that has been suggested to prevent the Waipaoa river overflowing its banks. It is probable that Mr Nelson will inspect various points of the river m company with Messrs Holmes and Armstrong, of the Public Works Department. . **"i have no doubt that such a scheme is perfectly feasible,'' declared Mr Nelson, when interview-ed to-day, and it is only a question of working out the cost and deciding whether the benefits accruing would justify the expenditure."'

The Ormond Gun Club held a match yesterdky for two ' fine' prizes, a gold medal presented by the Club and a clock presented by Mr W. A. Q'Meara. There Mere thirteen competitors, Messrs A. McKenzie, O? Morris, and W. Parsons tied for first place and m the shoot-off Parsons, with six out of eight birds, was declared, the winner, McKenzie, M'ith five out of eight, 'being second. A sweepstake followed, with the same result, "Parsons. Ist, McKenzie 2nd. A practice match is to be held next Thursday and a meeting m the evening. From the re. suits qf the afternoon's shooting the team to represent the Club m the shoot for the Te Karaka cup the following Saturday will be chisen.

A scheme for the supplying of the local bodies of this district t with Napier shingle for road-making 'purposes is at present under consideration by Mr Geo. Nelson; head of the well-known Napier firm of Messrs Niven and Co. Chatting with' a reporter to-day", Mr Nelson said he was thinking of communicating with the local bodies #on x the' subject,, with a view to ascertaining what, the demand would probably be. . It' was simply a question of quantity to make the scheme a success. A considerable amount of plant would be needed to carry out tho undertaking on a commerical scheme. The demand, he recognised, would be largely dependent upon the price to bo, paid. To ascertain tho probable -demand he would suggest that 6s per yard 1 might be given as a basis., to work on. He thought it Mould evetibe possible to do it much cheaper, and that with a continuous demand iti Mould be commercially feasible. A vessel of some size would be required, otherwise a small craft .M*as liablo to be hampered by rouu-li weather. Tlie actual cost of landing the shingle m Gisborne would not be very much 'the chief expense being interest apd depreciation on the necessary plant. In view of tho recognised superiority of Napier shingle over local gravel, and the important programme of road improvement the Borough lias m hand, the suggestion^ worthy of careful piv«Migation.

The Rev. J. A. Lochdre at the Methodist Church social last night, made an interesting statement a.ncnt church extension work m connection with his qWn church, is Gisborne. The projected j Gisborne Wcwt sblibol hall 'Would be erected and be m use by tho fourth or fifth Sunday m July. Judging from: tho plans and specifications this would bo an attractive building. The Rev. T. Fee,- the Chairman- of ,the Synod, had promised to come from Wellington for the opening services. A Sunday school would be held each Sunday afternoon at 2.30, and for the present one service a day on Sundays would be held and this Mould be at 7 o'clock m the evening. Mr Lqchore remarked that already a number of prospectivo workers were prepared to staff the 'school, -"and were just waiting for the opening of the building. He stated that tho, church had looked about , for ah" opeh'ing: m which to take up church extension work, and this neighborhood was selected be' cause no denomination was at work there and the need was great. He felt confident that the work m the West End Mould be successful. For one thing it? would provide a suitable outlet, -for the energies of young men of their Bright street church. The Audience received j the statement as a whole with, evident enthusiasm, and punctuated it with frequent applause. In spite of the threatening weather there was a good attendance at the entertainment given m the trinity school room last night -in aid .of the funds of the Women's^* Christian Temperance/ Union. Rev. F. W. Chatterton occupied tho chair and apologised for an unfevoid. able alteration made m tl^e programme at the last moment. " Owing to the' illness of one Of the chief actor* the little drama which had been promised would have to be postponed to some future dfjjte. The following itenis wers goutributed : — Violin sole, Mr " Rliinesniith'; song, "Out on the Deep," Mr Fergus Gumming Af songs "Out on the Rocks," and "Invitation,' ,-Miss Goodwin ; songs, "Queen of the Night' 1 anft' "tfouth," Mr Williamson ;' songs| ?"!Tho .Toilers," "Sleeping Camp" ana ''Ora?? Pro Nobis," Mr Manning ;.|pngs, "Sleeping Bfauty," "The Beating olMfiie Own. jfcart, "Ye 1 Banks! and" Bries "s&s Q Shan?/' j Mrs Stevenson* r sbrtgs, TThe'FrencH Hus- X sars" and" -'.GbVip'SeaV^' Mr ftnihb; ! Maori ditty, Re-/. l|, F.' 'W. Chatterton ; Maori song, Mrs McKay* The Union wisheg' especially to thank Mesdames Akroyd and k ~ Goffe' for their untiring effort^, m tfie arrapgenient of air tlie oxtails ejf tha.«^rt^iH«int, and ?Miss £. Akroyd who acted as abcompaniso,; also [the }\sv. F. W. ; Chatterton and others I who so kindly Wffio ' forward at very short notice to help to mako the evening |a. succes*.- : y . . ' ,

Although tho Waikaremoana hydroelectric' scheme has for tlie meantime been on tlie head" by the decision of- Hastings to enter upon its own scheme, the last has not by any means been heard of tho larger and bolder prpject of harnessing Waikaremoana* was tho opinion expressed to a reporter to-day by Mr George Nelson, the Napier engineer who has figured prominently m this niatter. My jfplsou e?xpl*ui*ed th^ti tho Hastings scheme had really been mooted beforo the 'Waikaremoana movement was taken up,' and the Hastings ratepayers had decided to go m for their own local but m^ch smaller proposal. This docision deprived the larger scheme of probably half the initial current Hawke's Bay would have tfikcn from Wiuk-iremoana. Prpceeding, Mr Nelson pointed, out the great advantages held by the Waikaremoana scheme m the fact that it was a lake scheme, with ah enormous reservoir capacity, with a drainage aim of 3d squaro miles. Another iifriortant feature was the absolute frpHdOm from silt the scheme afforded •'compared to Hastings, whero he was afraid! this difficulty would entail conrideiablo wear on the' turbines. He felt qyite certain it was only a matter of a few years when the Waikaremoana project would bo developed. It was tho largest source of power m the North Island, being about six times that of the Huka Falls. It was very easily developed, contrary to the opinion general; ly held. Mr Nelson added that a few months ago he paid a visit to Waikaremoana. when he' found it was possible to develop a smaller-power installation very cheaply, which coidd be made to serve as an initial service and allow complete development' m years following. A minor fall of 600 feet on the WaikareTahcke was readily obtainable.

Plans for a municipal theatre to cost about £7000 are under consideration, at Dannevirke.

Arrangements kre well m hand for the Gisborne lloM'ing dub's ''snibkjo," to be held at 'Wootton's rooms oh the 23rd inst., commencing at 7.3Q p.m.

Messrs Miller and Craig hold auqtidii sales at 11 a.m., noon, and 2 p.fyi. tomorrow, particulars of which are Wveiitised.

Lady Plunkct's littlo -son, who was born m New Zealand, has been sericrtisly ill with pneumonia, but M-as decidedly better when his Excellency left Wellington on Friday.

In tho last number of liloyd'fl Weekly N'cM-s to hand, inquiry is mado ih the missing friends' column for "'Ureti (Thomas), settled m Poverty Ijay, Niew Zealand, 60 ye&rs ago. Nephew James asks."

The team to represent the United juniors at tho Park to-morrow will be selected from the following :— nJrJEtocU, Olsen, Wyllie, Gerrard Pollock, Muclge, Whitfield, Roderick, Cameron, AHihur, Nicholas, Davis, Thaxter, O'Briah, O'Meara, and L. Bright.

# A prohibited person obtained drink m a most ingenious way at one of the Te Arolia hotels, states the Now Zealand Herald. He disguised himself ih a Druid's beard -and boldly walked up to the bar. The drink was a costly one. however, as he was subsequently bj,t*. £3.. v

' In "regard to the training of officers, Sir Joseph states that m the scheme adopted careful provision will be made for the fair treatment of the sons of the people who are not wealthy, '-whatever we do," he says, "we must enable the sons of the poorer people tp haye? .the same opportunities as the sons of the rich." '■' ' y

Mr W. F. Cedewall, manager of the: Gisborne Sheepfarmers' Frozen Meat Company, leaves for Auckland by "tomorrow's steamer to represent the local freezing companies before the Conciliation Board on Monday next m the ratification of an agreement with the ?B^reteers' Union and m the settlement of a dispute with the Engineers' Uiiion. -

When the booking office at Mr W. Miller's opened this morning there waß a .great rush for seats m connection with the grand opera season which comipengeß ' next Week., All the dress circle accora. niocjation was m a very short time; booked for three nights, and there Was a brisk demand for stalls, of which there . are still a number to be hail. Altogether about HOD fceats were booked this morhing, .which constitutes a record for Gisborn<s. For the Wednesday bight performance no leas than 47Q seats w«;re booked. * ' ' '

Owing to counter attractions, only about 60 couples attended the social «*,t the Garrison Hall last nijzht, helfl m connection M'ith the Friendly S«cieticH y Conference. Nevertheless, a thoroughly enjoyable evening was spent. . The flodf. M*as m excellent order, the conimittce being indebted to Mr F. Pettie for thanse .of his motor Car m preparing the floor. Music was supplied ny Messrs Vita Bros., vf.hilst the duties of MAC were ably performed by Messrs T. ? G, La-M-less, C. F. LeM-'is, F. Haughie, and W- Webb. Messrs Clare and Sons prq : yiddd an excellent repast. Tlie afrang'e? ments for the function were well earned but- by the joint secretaries, Messrs M. W. Craig and J. W? Bradley, who wvre ably assisted by, the committee. ;

The Meekly meeting of the Shakespeare Club was held last nigH at the Technical School. Mr E. H. Mahh presided, and there was a good attendance of ipen)bers. The opening scenes of th*} second act of "As you like it*' were rea^ an<i cast, and an enjoyable evenihg spent. Aa is usual at the Club's readings, about .half of those present, took part m the reading, the renrainde**: - preferring to sit and listen. Members / of the public are welcome, and to meet >A those who, while not coming to take an active partjrt the club, are n«yertn^|- j, less interested m it, antt would like' tp, attend occasionally, an honorary ipembership has been started. Tlje subscription is. ss, ahd -nich members have the privilege of taking part m the readings jf they desire to do so. Names niav bo left w\th Mr A. F- Kennedy, ■ Mr* E. H. Mann, or Mr L. T. Burnard. (Un account of the grand opera seasoti, no» meeting will be held next week.

A lady who Mas m England two or thrde years ago tells of a rather ainusing encounter between her small son and King Edward. Brighton had h««hfaJlirtg off as a reaprt, and the King h&dl klhdly dropped m m response to a piteous petition praying his Majesty to freshen up its popularity Withk-a Royal via^it. Oil the afternon Of the day after ttoji KjUg's arrival, a small boy M*ho had been Walking impatiently up and down th& sands, approached an equally solitary elderly gentleman, m grey and said : "WHI yo« php'se tell me the time, sir?" Ihe getitlenrjan looked at his watch. "Ten to fqur," he said. The youngster f gave an ejaculation of impati€?ice,, "J*>fe btjajn talking up and down for two houi*s thinkin' to see the bloomih' Kii)|g," .bf. said. "Woll, W boy, take a goodlpOk,'' replied the, gentleman m g^ey. i What I grasped the youngstbr, "^re you the King?" H am." The boy; gazed for a mon>ent. "Well, TmAlessed," he sakl. '•HaVe they stolen, yohr crown |f They e^ole o«ir umbi-ella. You have to be careful m Brighton." The boy '.aftejfc' MtfUag his adventure® wanted to know Iwhy th^ . King sat on a seat to laugh.

A church- social was held iri the Methodist school roortilast night, arid there was a fair attendance? A number of new-comers to the district were welcomed by the Rev. J. A. L&chorft, Mr J. A. Jones responding ih a happy speech. Special reference vvas made to the serious illness of a number of the church people', and the minister desired to assure iheht aiid their friends of the church's prayerful sympathy. In the nam© of the cbhgfogatidn and choir Mr Lochore timde a presentation of a beautiful silver entree dfsh to Mr A. R. Don,. the conductor of tlie choir. The dish was inscribed^ "Mr A- *R. Don, jfrom tlie Gisborne Methodist Church choir and congregation. 9/6/10.' A jletter was read wid handed to Mr Don m which appreciative reference was made to his able services as a conductor. Regret Was express^! • tt*-it:Mi*s Don wns not present, snelieing m/- the South IsUnd health recruiting, Mr E? S. Goldsmith, Mr E. Scliwab^ c^n'cl •Mis? Gfchv referred to Mr Don's advices. During' the evening the following contributed to the' programme ;— Mrs #phwabe, Mr Goldspiith, Mr Britton,' \Miss Williams; Mr Grubb and Miss Gray. Refreshments were served lit the close o* the programme.

I A/meeting of a>, number of represents,? tivo ratepayers was held yestera ay afternoon upon short notice when there w^a submitted legal qoinion which had been received from Messrs Skerrett aiid Wyllie, solicitors, m Wellington* regai^f'inc the Mayor's acceptance of tlie sum «f £800, voted him by the Council to his nxpenses m connection with His visjt ti Emrland for the Purpose of floating th«* municipal loan. The opinion, we '&j*e informed, was strongly to the elffeot ibat whilst tho Council were leg*ully justified ip appointing the Mayor £s their agent m the matter they wore 'not hMifiod ifr an appointim" him'noon a fixed romuiiprn;. tipn. The Councils action, it wiis hflq* h/rtl brought the Mayor under the dig npalification clauses 'of the Muujclptil Corporal ion's Act and the councillor-* hM rendered themselves each itidiyjd\l»'ily liable to a certain responsibility? 'j|jp meeting- regret tad the position which hao) 1 thus, arisen and considered that the" only courpo open to them; m view of \U% * opinion. was to communicate the jact'tj) tho Borough Council. Instruct, i<o werri subsequently given to- Mes#s de Lautour,Barker, Stock ai^d Matthews »P nlace the patter beforri the Council? It !is interesting to_ note that tho legality of the Council's action was rallied at; the Borough Council meeting prior to the Mriijijor's departure, ond the repprt of.Mf Lvsnar's reference to the point roads 4^ follows: "Regarding the ppjht raise*! by Cr. Collins respecting the legality of tlie proposal, the. Government auditor had inforijied him as far as he was * ware it was right and proper to pay his (the Mayor s) expenses, The mHter 'Vqs referred to the Auditor nnd ControllerGeneral, who had agreed it was qu(t»* right and orbper to pay the expenses and' earmark the same as an advance against tho loaji. '

The Rev. W. H. Roberts will conduct services both morning and evening on Sunday m Otoko school. In the evening the service will be of a special mission character, and special music will be rendered.

When the eggette plant is kept fully employed at the Stato works at Westport, about seventy-fivo tons of eggs are turned out daily. " _ Tho demand for eggettes is steadily increasing, and could bo greatly increased if thero wero only more plant for tho manufacture of this class of fuel. Tlie eggettes, being handier m size than the briquettes, are m better demand, but as it happens there are three machines for manufacturing briquettes and only ono for eggettes.

Tho Stewart Island mutton birders have returned to the Neck from Kaihuka and Kah&wahak'ura Islands. The number of kits brought back was 190, m all over 8000 birds. The season was an exceptionally good . one. The birds •fro plentiful and m ; good condition, ying to rough weather at the beginning of April, the season was shortened by two weeks, and tlie catch was the result of three weeks' work. A shortage of kelpbags resulted iii several hundred of the birds having tp be brought homo and bagged.

Mark Twain is said"to ha,ve died a "dollar millionaire." A member of the firm bf HiiTper Brothers declared tha^ his booKs are $till selling m America more rapidly, than, those pf any other author living or dead. Between five and six million of them have been bought m that country alone, and he received higher royalities on them than any of his contemporaries; Helpless as a child m money matters, he had m recent years abundance of* money, receiving m the last decade more than- £200,000, which wealthy friends invested for him. His entire fortune is left to his daughter, Mme. Gabrilovitsch, who, with her husband, will live this summer m his-coun-try house at Redding.

Speaking at * Fairlie (a„ -southern contemporary reports), Mr T. Buxton, M.P., said that the cutting iip of big estates was bound to. become general. It >P»s one of the things tliey. wpuld have to faqe; those who M-ere without land, yet wanted it, must haye^ it, and it ftould be given to tliem sooner or later. The day was not far distant when a more intense systepi of farming would be adopted m New Zealand, when much more would be extracted from, tho soil than was being taken froni it now, and when the land would support thousands more than it was supporting now. He wpyl«4. .never he a .party to taking from' any man land which he was properly cultivating, but where thero were big blocks ' of country not being turned f o the -best account, he would assist, to the utmost of his ability, whoever might be m power, to' get that land for landless people.