Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERTY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, NOV. 29, 1919. ROCKS AHEAD!

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 15079, 29 November 1919, Page 4

Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERTY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, NOV. 29, 1919. ROCKS AHEAD!

Ono. of the most significant items", of • news published this week was"',. -.the Queensland Premier's statement inyTegard to the finances of that > country. There is a widening gap between^-re-venue and expenditure, the y defielt ". m prospect being one and a-half million pounds, and Mr. Theodore took a yery gloomy view of the situation, sia 4 tiiig there were clearly rocks ahead.: Npw this statement coming from . a , Labor Premier, who. has just succeeded 1 to "the responsibilities of office after/the previous Prime Minister had, bolted fi>om •the State ;to take. . up- Federal •.' politics, is a' most, telling. indictment, of the results of Red Fed administration. f Under the control of. Mr Ti J. Ryan, thY extremist .-whoseyattitude m regard to; the prosecution, pj^the war has. been ,80; remarkable,, tijtjxe affairs of Queensland have gpt-iinto a terrible muddle, V'so -much so that his successor views i; the outlook with dismay, and the^pnly. hope- ' fill" suggestion lie' can 'throw' out is.",th_t i "If the country had access to the wowdis money markets the difficulties disappear." This from' a Socialist" 1 , of tho ThebdbV^'type is rather amusing. i How does the l'remier of Queensland * propose ,to gain access to the world's j money ra4rMts?^,Does' he suppose tfiat vthe- capitalists He; and his party ', so :{loUdlj"/.dptJlaiih will; come to ths'''assist'l&n'ce « ! any othe'&state !*!so,lon*t $»- Hs ifa&\rH ii*e- m the^rids '-of inch '\t>hose principal ;fcseil r ;Ss^ v cs&, -fiseation? Th#;-f«cy;i^Hhi.^d^fffls • •RyaA r mis-governnTenti ''the^roV'lirts^D^f of cxtrayag>ntt«i. i; FqUr?^ars; fa'gb Queensland hid'^HS^Veniie^tapis 1 of £34,791 and to-d^^stii^B" vftttW £ deficit d* as. millibtf^rtd!- aT^hHlf!^ ffoj *• railway pMfit'has^drt-tu'^dWa.teM' bF^I'WOOO*, and various m^'issjj£. prises, mehidijig a timber" have not only failed to produVe° l (iew- , ened products but have resulted in' serious losses to the? State. Tlie costfof living m Queensland has gone up 6^.3 per cent, since July, 1914, as compared' with S3 per cent, m New" SdiithVWafes, 43.8 per cent, m- Victoria; '42.2.' pet cent;, m Tasmania, 37.5 per "cent. V;W&&' Australia, 36 . per cent, m South Australia, and 43.83 per cent. m .Now .Zea"> land. The political ascendancy **r«i' Labor has contributed nothing to .-industrial ».< tranquility . Strikes hare Vbefen more numerous and ruinous than, ever, and there has been more unemployment ih'/Quedhslfthii'.'th'an m any otheV*' Slate of Australia, New Zealanders wouldTdo well to heed; this lesson and give' a.&old shoulder to the Red Feds. Not .only are these' gentiy; unworthy" of Oonwderatib*r "because of -the 4^dislo^al tttteraftces of many of them during ithe period^of the" War when the nations fate huH^ m thfr^balance— and about this reft^ned soldiers, who had- to bear" the l h^t£kmf " k-iburfferi'-' of theY du^f ? whili& 'thel'agrtaifers at homie ; were depreciating- their Efforts 1 and/ ddinf** thefr >fcest to%reveilt^ help ( being sent to' them, cannot .but . feel ver*/'sore-^but- th*e ' is a distinct dari- , ger ' m all-6wiing the administration of the country, especially m the critical reconstruction period 1 , to drift into -th© hands of irresponsible and extravagant muddlers such as the Queensland ifisjtremists have proved to be. In Eng* land it has been found necessary e*^eh m union circles to put a check upon the direct actionists. Leaders charged with a sense of>responsibilty, such^as Mr G. Hi S'uartißunning, the President ; of the Trades Union Congress, at Glasgow, have -denounced m unmeasured terms this vicious principle, which >$ie r - characterised as gambling, „.wifch : &he lives of women and (children '"Itor^Sfe stakes. "Let it be clearly undefsioolff^' said Mr Bunning, ,e fcn^ imve&ffitf&r put can only be obt&ffled fyHhs2M--1 operation of both eniployl^sr'aifid" 1 '''f»-*' ployed, and that we our share. Tlie greai w%f<m<mii^^o us not seek to carry&t oW m tifti* 'lSS& gress or elsewhere. TJhere'is so p\uch t<# do that there is n^^.u^-^'^aste irf hatred.- Hate de&tfejyV. and it'~*is pur function to con6tr"u^:^ l^A^her- feaS^, at the same congress,' "Mr Bfd^liei."*tfe9 also able to beyond • thfe^v^fafe of his own, fwejHlg*-io<--the Tarjger' interests of bis c&U'ntry'-aifo^ less lucidity orf "We are suffering .to-day," said' 'Tie, "a .reduction. .jn, real wages m consequence, of the increased cost of the necessaries' of life..^ Many trade unionists fail to preciate the '-.very important fact that wages are got out. of production aiid .not paid out of some' inexhaustible "ff-fcge fund." . We believe that such sound views as these are quite appreciatedVby the bulk ' of the -workers m . this Vpjfih*, minion, but that there is " dangerV' 6?" their being carried . away by • the- clap* trap of the glib-tpngued agitators'. &ho are seeking to obtain the same political .hold on this country as the Ryan gang . 'obtained . over Queensland to tn&t Coun- * try's ruin. 'Mr Ryan, m. company ; with; * Mr Tudor, is still preaching the same/ gospel at Sydney, giving visions of a , life by which people would produce,- iioti* more Bui? leas and still; be - : bejk^rypflE.. Higlier wag^s and le^s ; wo"rk, rpensfonij, "and subsidies, and bonuses to everyone, with additional leisure to spend it^in^ during which production must,, stop.. And It is. all to. be kept going' by! taxing capital, as if ! capital j whJch/ largely, re- / presents credit, was some . perennial V spring of solid wealth that could tbe drawn upon for ever. It wasJ. reported from Home "'the. other ''day^. 'that vyJbilav* Bi't^ish industries are languishing;..ybjfcause of the short, production Vof 'dis^S •which a:lso obtain^ m" New' 'Zei-Isiha through the- dishonest policy? of.;''''gbslow," some of the miners were drafting m wages from £800 to £1000 a y^ar. f It would be interesting to know 'when, m the opinion of -the -workers •who'-''6iiS6& to pay^ so dearly' for coali these- ".^OTtryVf come into the capitalist class. Next* ta the profiteers, says an English paper, the miners have been the worst offenders in-keeping up the .cost of Jiv4njg« v - "The' spirit of -/profiteering is/ramgaht v m every sphere of industry, rand. , ihe ;' 'intellectuals' .who do most. '"of the ;agi-. tating m the trade-union movement are pi'eaqhing a gospel >of grabbing ejreryy " ( thing that can be 'grabbed. In - : ali classes profiteering is violently. : de-.** nounced., in i( public, while . m ..private alriiost anyone who Via .-'.in! a, position /to profiteer does not hesitate" to make the most of his opportundtiles. , Whatsis y the result? Let us not allow ourselves •' 'to be swept headlong into a mad race towards an economic -collapse. . <; JEow much longer can this ' frenzied ;pursu& of unearned advantage be ' continued?" An increase m wages that leads to still higher prices defeats its ", own object wi'hin a very few months,' while, 'it causes endless hardship to those classes who'are notable to earn more, ' ibitt^aro . powerless to^ prevent the rise m , "the cost of living. The present fever . is exactly like the South Sea Bubble, with values being forced artificially higher and higher until a monjtnt comes 'wjien the. spMulatorsr^owrr^ch themselves, and' a" hdpeless'^cdllapSe >;*6nsues,. Prices are rising every week, and as rasfl'Ss prices' rise a fresh demand -is inevitably made for increased wage's; and these are ho sooner granted thjan prices have, , to rise again . years^ all 'classes! haVe been chasing -^th^i>'^*ifill--o*-the-wisp, "only to be Ml' iaohi more deeply into morass of debt. JLpd instead of retracing our steps, the extremists are urging us to go on faster than ever. Only those who are strongly^, organised can keep up the" pace ,and it> ha* already begun to tell heavily. upon the weak. Much more^js involved'thari / the - mere principle of equality among all classes of workers. The miners can always .count- upon employment, for there is no limit' to the demand for their laßdr;'^ ;; ' So ek'ii railwaymen. But what of the manufacturing' industries? .If 'those who* tirof str iking' *^ow } inia.<d^silocaMng trade month after month ;'for the smallest, excuses could but realise m time how vital for their fellow-Work-ers are the issues which they .treat* so lightly; we might yet call a Halt. "Already" the costs ofV production liave been forced so high, 'through this' eternal sequence of increases^ m wages unaci # c'ompanied 1 by any* increase hi output^* . \

that m one industry after another we are being undersold by America, or Japan, or other competitors, to the ex:tent of anything up to 60' per cent. There can be but one result. Industry will contract- if it cannot compete with its foreign rivals, and even its foothold m the home markets will bo undermined And the inevitable result js^ unemjyment. -Sooner or later, 'arid' if we Jatinue as 'recklessly as we are going w, it may bo only a matter of months, Ye shall be- face to face with a- problem of . widespread " ' unemployment, -If the present rates of wages' make it impossible to conduct 'an industry, then either the industry must cease and its labor and capital look elsewhere for employment, qr else -wdges must come down again, witli prices higher than ever. Under present condition's it is still possible to force up Certain prices : it is therefore sim possible to force up wages m a'shiall number of trades. But values cannot be inflated for ever, and as-, every speculator on the Stock Exchange knows well, there comes a time when someone has to Stand the loss. With the cost of living it is nowise different. Bqfore longj every class m different measure will hkve l to pay the penalty of the present madness, and it -will probably not be either the profiteers, or the miners who will suffer most. No*' ' Government can. afford to allow any one class, political or economic, to" assert a claim that its interests shall override those of the community ns a whole." These are; words of wisdom' which -cannot be disregarded. Queensland is the first iState m Aiis-t-ralasia. to give concrete example, of the folly of the Labor extreme policy. Its Premier cries "out a" warning of "Rocks ahead!" New Zealand, we venture to say, would not be long m getting into perilous waters if if allowed its affairs to pass into the hands of the noisy, irresponsible, and sometimes seditions street corner agitators. ■mmmmmwmmamwmmm^ During this month the Registrar at Gisborne registered 45 births, 23 marriages, and. 13 deaths. Mr. J. Fraser, stationmaster, Mr. Boswell's successor, takes charge of, the Gisborne section of railways as from Monday, December 1... Mr H. E. Hill,- Returning • Officer, notifies the issue of the election writs, and that the polling will take place on December 17. Mr. 11. C. j -Green, accountant 'to',- the N.Z. Farmers' Co-operative Distributing Co., Ltd.; has been appointed secretary to the* -P.B. Farmers' MeaS Co., Ltd.." and takes dver-ihis> new? duties on January 1.-. • " : " - \^Tlie road between . Gisborne and jNapier is Von \ the whole m . very fair, condition nt present. The hest part of the road v". 'is? between Gisborne and Wairoa. but -.the worst portion is that which lies and Waikaro, What is believed' b to be' the., first English car lnnd&dV &* Auckland, since the war ciwas received " yesterday at Ormond's garage. The car, which is a.Phoenixy.is.one of six that- was ordered before the war, and '* is the*. first, to come to Tt has been decided by the Education Department that "' the * " "breaking-up date of all thenSiateuacliools. shall be the 16th of Iteqen^er. *-, ,Thi ftr .wUl allo^yv, those responsible ,timo to ht out the schoolpoips ..inquired,, for the polling pkcesj^; thejTfolloWing.day. At the'Te Hirpara' sifhoot. last, evening; Mr. Lvsnar's lcoriiihittei, l p*resided , ovesr by Mr- Jas. Morrison^ held an enthusiastic and, ■ sucic^sgf njj,. .meeting. „ V ariotiSv proposals ,.-. m, c .?"? ducting aie c^#M^-.in iK Hapara were drawn main committee^; y.^fhoic-i y * : V<" ...; : a Mr J. H. iOrmond, " ,-«wiiting ; y f rom. Auckland with refeitencef :tO v -thfi: ra^evof exchange as itjVaffectsV^he .purchase! ,of= motor "cars from',Amei'ica* said there was a tendency for,^he, ; #%g;j'rMe X? ..Wi prove and it .ruig»fc i ?\fe {/¥ ftpidly. -. ; In ., Australia special Jei;m.$ v : ha'd been made at about 467, he^eUeyed, so; they , were, getting a big, ,',i jidvian tage, oyer Reyr^ Zealand. ; .V *rThe Mayor (JIr„,G.. Wildish) has .'re-. advice, that the following men. Tare due to arrive shortly -in. Gisborne: — , * S<Tt.-Major H., P. Barton (M r, ,W. Barron, Wnatatutu, Gist>4rne)> 'Fsivate E. R. '.. Hudson (T. VHudspn,: v W^Uker Gisborne); SergjiJ' p.„i#.] ;^ui"3 . t (Mrs.;.Fj; M. iluis, Clifford .i^eet/V." Gisborne) ; C.QM.Si H., J. o;,SulJiya,n (Miss. A..N. O'Sullivah, c/cv Kirkcaldie and Stains,' Wellington). _ .. V ; „y. •■ A- very' successful concert; w^s reu v dered , & ,vth<> lJ\Mti ../.schopi , last night, m aid v 9^ , r- picnic and ; ; prize funds. < ) . %*%** was i'a^Yery , large attendance, anclmost of \|tlm, items were encored. ' Mr.. G, E. Asbton vfchairman of the School Committee) was .m the chair: Tlie first part ; of. the programme was provided )jy ohildren , iiv. the various standards, and the,' second part by local talent: -It is, expected! that a very .satisfactory amount will be raised by ihe .concert. ; y ' ' '-, "...'.'. :' ' '■'•■'-. The Poverty 'Bay Homing Pigeon Society ,*held a meeting- last night, when' there v was a good attendance of enthusiasts. 'Tlie committee was irifitVubted" to , draw up'ia racing programme for young birds ill' 1920;^'Messrs v.Wr *»A-. ■, Bronyn^ O. G. M. Alley, l\ ,p... ./Dudson. JYoun", } AtmJ xJ. Bell " xeete-f eleqted hew mem^eri} T ' A special prize of one -guinea Tiis to be 1 awarded for the ■-■■wnriwr <"of th« first 400 miLe. race,,:,, A vote of thanks to the ' press ' for-**-its taeriistanqe. m , the, _ matter of forming the club concluded • the meeting. • In the maintenance case heard at the. Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, wheu Stella Rebecca Barker ,{M+\., BuinardV^- asked for an increase m, the. .^naintenance order 'she held over her , ; " husband, Henry Barker, laborer, (Mr. '• Nolan), defendant as .a set-off to ' ±his applicaUon applied to have the reparation order i; .and the..^maintenance order cancelled. Evidence rebutting that taken m Auckland was given by several -witnesses. His Worship refused the • ap-> • plication for cancellation, and mcreas- \ cd . ihe maintenance order from £1 Is \to £1 lQs per week.-y < >"v; r ■.,'.. " An unusual " aeddfent,^OfcfciiiTed -div Katfi early last night, when a car drivel by -a lady crashed backwards into HeTidriksen's : shop ;pn ■ the>.Esplan- . ade arid carried a\vg,y. st-Weraiidah post, m additiovi to causing considerable damatfb to the-- .shop window. It appears that two laflies urw* proceeding to town, and when.ahout to cross tile, bridge, the driveV inadvertently enWaged 4he reverse instead of ..seconds coar, the car sweeping across ihe footpath into the shop much £*i^:<™* orthodox cinematograph fashion. ' . Some .difficulty ww experienced m releasing Ihe caiy which was found to be eoneidicrablv 'damaged at the back It was fortuiiato that the back seats of the . vehicle were unoccupied. The damage 'is estimated' to be between £30 and £4 °- -«* a .l A general meeting of , the, oouth African Veterans; t >Msoicatioft • will •be Tield at 7.30 this, evening at.the boldieis , Oub Rooms. ;.j Mr E. A. Rimmer, Oriental art* socialist, of Auckland notifies tliat he,; hae operied a choice display of Eastern coods m the old Red Cross -«hop, Feel Street. "V «•"•'*"' ■ Mr J W. Fairlie, of the Gisborne Motor Company, will leave town toTaorrow morning (Sunday) for a week-end ItrTp to Morere. Intending .' passenger can book seats by ringing evening phone j Uo. 787* . .- ' t .; Mr G K. Miller 'has ' feceived mM from Mr F<C. Hay, consulting engineer, who is Wirig -f^ Wellmgtlon,, to offer for sale the whole of his. valuable, household furnituro and effects, handsome oak and *nmu furniturcyiull' of wlijch are advertised Wrißt and Pocket Watches -in ['.'best 1 ! wwiies guaranteed. T. *R. Gordon, «tp*rt' watchmaker, Bfak r ;oU Now Zealand.* No Vwoner does a new invention c*t { V established than folk wonder how they h,' have done without it co long. This is the very time as regards btainleas .Kniveatf ' Grieve, Jeweller, haa JU/H. l'lahdod-5* -'new rH\lii*t<*i*>* ±? \.v,-; •■'---- . f xWedding Rings, 2ls to 50s upwards. •fl-Waehient Rings m any design. Gordon, retiafelo jeweUer^* opfXMito Rank jfow^lwL-'"'

Sir James Carroll meets returned soldiers «^» the Soldiers' Club this evening (it 3 o'clock. During the month • of November no petition m bankruptcy was filed with the Deputy .. Official.- Assignee (Mr A. 0. Beere). There was one for the corresponding month last yeaiy -T -1 \ P \ Th eg pon^W*r^^^ at Otoko "tlii^ ''.evening,, and -"at Nelson Bros';. freezing- works- to-morrow nt 12.30 p.m. i -He. then, proceeds to the coast, speakhig^ty Tokomaru Bay on Monday nighty and at,, Tolaga Bay on Tuesday. At jHis, Majesty 's^-Theatre on Monday evening^-, a (benefit picture night m aid of the.. Gisborne Fire Brigade will take place;.!;, A. programme , of outstanding merit: wiljl, be - 4 screened. *.*A. .^special orchestra^, comprising Mrs 'Grayson and Messrs .Wood and ( Chrisp, will* assist m the eyemiig's ,^nt-ertainment. :' ■'.'■;■ The iLabor .'candidate, •• Mr. G. ißri.ndle;, will giye a" address.,this Sovening nt. the Siev\^ri<*ht .. Mtrniorial.V He, will hold his first n\dopi* meeting bn.'.l^uesday'.'jovipihg ' m Hi^^la-.festy's; ' ' -Thea^rp. '. "file committee . are biiergetica.lly wcjrkWV , Las);: ' evening MrVIX; WV Coljemnn'me't a liumV " ber o| Labor, ;sup^oHers^ at Mangapapa, and Mr A. S.VEVc^Fds -Hid likewise af . Te H.*ypara : ..' ( District cb)Witte"es Were set up 'arid preliminary arrangements, made for • 'working ■ ! the districts. 1 " A meetms'ybf.s-the.-t ; geiierfllf^ committee is > called fo* Moriday 'evening iii tlie 'Labor •' Councif' i s ,i Chariibd^sJ .y - V •■--'•.. - -, ■-,.: = .., The -garden ""fete .andy'iuobhlight' ebrii' cert, ''Tjrliicli- is . 'to/bo •held in' cSnhectiftrii ' ■with the"' M/angapapiV Tennis Clnp m th'e ground^ of VMr ßyM^Hensph: oii. 'Tiuirslday, DeeeAibe'r '*j*''p^b:riiisca" to' lv 'he 0 a' '' great- ;s"u!ccess. : .£h*e "\ coriiriVi't tee '' have completed /_* tlie fhiTan'g&ment s, I , and • 'a re ' ' ve ry .pleased' with' 1 the pitespe'efs. of. '"sue-: '' cess.: ri TheV'fete will' be 'opened' by .the : president of ::th.eVcluD (the VRe^VW J -'H':' . E. Abbey) at' 2 p\xti. Friends, can rely on well lade'ti' skills with 'goodst. 'which ; will 'represent excellent' ! value.'o ' . The conceVt.^ .-'"wil)'' ;be' v lield' in-' tho evening;; •! An 6±eellentVprbgrarifime* ■ has-: been- ":it*i> ranged , 'and 'Mr.' Ohasi • Woods' orchest ra • ' has kindly -i-conserited to- provide the music.- 'v'iSis'^the 'proceeds'. nt y e for- •• the further 't ;'ilnptovoftierttt *•**.' <}*£• --'.the -i tcourt grounds, 'Cit.'.isy'to'vbfe iHopqdMitha^'ithei only - reti-eat-i phf ' grbun d : hy ■;- : ' Mattga^api i „ will receive' the support" it deserves." * ' The Gisborne Mandolin Club, which [ has recently been re-organiSed and is i now m, full swing, assisted by Messrs. , •Ev Cade, H. v Gibbs, and Crittoilv ptfid ■' a. visit to the Cook hospital last- even- ' ing, when a most enjoyable programme ( of music was given. The club gave a number' of '"brchest^al" items, wl'libh wei'e ' Veil "adapted to 'show'" the capabilities of 'the. combination, and were. mucli enjoyed. '; -'Of 1 ,J the club' membdrs "-.Messrs.- >, E. Sharpies and E. Morrow contribut- , ed songs, and Mr. R. TI. Baldrey a banjo solo. Mr.' Cade's fine" singing 'was much appreciated-, as was also Mr Gibb's song. 'Messrs. Cade" and Grit-ton- sang \ the duet,' "The Larboard Watch."' 'A- ' the conclusion oP the- programme V' ! Dr. Ross briefly thanked tho club on. behalf ' of the patients and staff for a very en- , joyable- evening. The lady superintend. , ed and staff provided supper, which "j was much appreciated by tlie club mem-hers.-.and parte.< ... { After the Clabby-Heeney fight, a ( large '_ gathering ', of " wenrbers^of '-; the Association, ' arid : vikitirigV' sporty, ; - w£re j Entertained aV' ail. informal'- supper, al , Hastings. ! Tile' president' (Mr HV M . Cimpbell) V proposed .'tlie ' 'toast ]v>r 6f TThe "Visitors/" ! And "yMr W. i,f^aht { jflaytori^ patrbn^of the' Giybbriife' As^bftib,-. ; , ;ibn, in' tharikiifig ;"^tHe" assiJciatloiv 1 -^! ;, he hospitable^; ' • i'fecejltiori ■ 'exterl'ded" to ( tli'te Gisborne "visitorsy said that,; white • kdhiittirig the defeat' -l 6i v the- Gisbbrnc , iriariVthey' were ; 'satisfied ; with- the plucky fight 'lle';h'itd 'fM ihS'.- -'He ; hoped the liastiWgsi 'sports ' i would'- (! '.pafy , ;' ai - return vifeit 'to' ; Gisborne j ' whei'e •• tli'eV 4von Id "teceiv-o-'ftri eqriall'y hosriWilhle : rec'eptioh. Mi" -Aislabie ,' vice-clialrma n . of ' the 1 •' Gis- ; p'orrie'' Assobiation's' • Executive, • also ] thanked' theY association, and proposed , the toast of' "The H.B. Association." ' Other toasts were honored. Everyone , spoke 'highly of the clean, sportsman ] like methods of Clabby. '■' >■'■''■ '■■<'■< ; ' After ' over 30 years-iii , the '"" posta' : service m Gisborne, Mr. A. JJ' Fysbn } retires on superannuation on Friday ' next. ... He still intends, to reside in ' "Gis- ; . {borne; where he is perhaps One of the best-kno\vK : ;;resideiks of "the tiow'it. 'Mr- r Fyspli 'can riarrate,- some 'interestiri^'i-e- J hiiniscences of the earlvV days Vof" Gis- t jborUe's postal service. Vth .1879 .the riiai, :» generally cbrnprijaed, three' small* l !b'h"gs ' *pne frbiri Wellirigtori-with a South IslaW mail, and the others -froih Napier ' aiid "Port Ahuriri. In* thoseVdays' Mr ifysor. i frequently earned the whole "of ;thei mai: 1 to the office, ahd ir when tho English • mail arrived perhaps a hand-cart wonk I.'1 .' he sufficient. "That is "a . hig 1 contias? with present conditions.- When ! Mi I ;Fysbn first started in' the Service the ' local office \vas a sub-offico- of Napier. ' md the staff consisted of a postmaster ' a clerk and himself. In those days there were no bridges across the f owii rivers - and the Tnrangariui river had to be ci-os- : :'sed*.by,aT ferry. In delivering tlie letters ' no more would be- taken! than could' be Comfortably carried m one's hands anc 5 ' pockets. Mr . Fyson, by his courteous obliging and unassuming character hn? earned the esteem of a" wide circle of friends,"who will wish him many' ! years* " of.hea^th and happiness. ' * l a peaceful citizen was" going . .homewards, near midnight, -after -"a. ; late sitting in' his office, when' he" ' be-' *came interested m the antics of a fel-' ■ low mortal.' The sidewalk had been' newly tarred and sanded, and he was on his knees, smoothing out tho sand where it had been disturbed, and writing m bold characters what he evident- ] ly considered to be messages of mighty-" import, but undecipherable Vto the soli-' ■ tary watcher, who moved on. He had < only gone a short distance, however, i when he met two constables abreast ; Cpming down the street. -'Tliey ''*n v a'lted . I antjL . the.ycitizen- halted.fi' They unshed I him good evening. 1 Alriazed at the ex-- ; preßsion ,'*of so much; friendliness the ' citizen anßwered'in kind, bub the amaze- . ment increased at. the challenge, "What i is the. matter with you?" 'The citizen ( answered, "Nothing; 'that I am aAVftfe of." 'We'wel'le' ihfomrle'd v- 'tha' ; t you were' I standing on your, head on the sidewalk." "That- is most remai-kable," : meekly suggested 1 the citizen. "Ist if -re- ' niarkable?" questioned 'tlie 'force.' We( i had information to the , effect that you were doing the balancing act down the street. At least, if it was not you, you; ' answer to the description * given.". Visions of a night, m the cells rose- be- ; fbre the pale -cittae'ri, but just then the' silent one of the party found a clue.. There ••was .a, "flitting 'of ■-' a shadow amongst the 'shadows under '"'the' ver- , aridahs and the chase paßßed by, arid' ivith^no feeling of pride m his heart nt ''answering to the description," the citizen resumed his. way, repeating! to him-, self the well known lines from Burns : "O wad some power the giftie gie us, Tae see oursel's aB ithers see us." • DiamoriB ,v Week has been.most succesa- * f nl . , with "■: Mr. 11. , , , jeJwcV! p^. The beautiful display of . diamond .ririgs; has Caused n great deal of interest' among lovers of high-class ' jew^ellery, and Gisborne. people have proved to Mr. M«Ltrnbii the veiy highest-class goods* are m great demand m this district. To thisVpndl he. hhs niade.it his ,'busines J s to ; fcarefullv select-, goods to, fulfil this.de-, mand. . In.«nection is always most cordially itvvited.* Mr ißi. Grant Do\vnie rhas purchasedisfo and Mrs J.^MfiiWhita^!:; wpll-lcfttoVii Osmond moperty and will continue the •fruit bushiess r!i A notificatioii. jn reference thereto is given i" to-day's issue? ' vßimleas GlftMes that euro ...eyeßitraln and add-t o your appearaiioei Tn> Gor-. don. optician.- opposite Bank N.Z. ; vi iid'ilßubt" afibut iffelM Mjsjs Neill'B Great Sale is creating a l SensfttiOn. It dpaiied'on Saturday -laat, and tjoth'her'ihop^/'one c>f "#KicH'iß situated m Everybody's Buildings and 5 the other at the bbfner.ot Gladflfconoßoftd and Bright Street, have been besieged , by people* anxious to secure the bargains ' that _.re l bflerlri^' lfefofe 'it ja'wonat^. ! The largo and varied, stocks held by Miss N^rll r?^'# standing the strain of the rush ,o€ customer*, and there are still many* dieiigfctf I*l Aafgaina yet to be- had. », The sal© "ftrntteW uhtil Saturday 'week, but patrons »r» aAw'wd not jto delay their purchasing too long, a* the best of » good collection ia /apt feeing t&ktn.*