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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 34, 9 February 1901, Page 2

The Cricket Association delegates meet this evening. A conditional license is being applied for for the Puhatikotilio sale next Tuesday. A Dunedin journal gives the rumor that the vacant Judgeship is to he offered to Mr W. A. Sim. Sir Salters Pino, chief engineer of the Ameer of Afghanistan, has arrived in Adelaide on a visit for the benefit of his health. Stringent precautions are being taken in regard to the reported case of scarlet fever. The lad is rapidly approaching recovery. There has been a most enthusiastic response in India to Viscount Curnon’s proposal for an Indian national memorial to the late Queen. Things were pretty warm in Adelaide on Thursday. The thermometer registered 109 in the shade in the city. Showers at night cooled the atmosphere. A cablegram from Melbourne states that the reconstruction of the Cabinet and consequent reduction of State Ministers has resulted in the saving of one thousand pounds annually. The Act allowing for exemption from vaccination is being availed of in Gisborne. Yesterday 13 certificates of exemption from vaccination were granted by Mr Barton, S.M. So many people are likely to go down to Napier next week to see tho Imperial troops that it would have paid Gisborne handsomely to have made a strong effort to got the troops to land at Gisborne, Entries for the Caledonian Sports next Thursday are to be sent in to the Secretary by 9 to-night. A great deal of interest is being taken in the forthcoming sports, and the Society’s annual gathering should be very successful. The privileges for the Turf Club’s annual meeting will be submitted for sale by auction to-day, and as tho forthcoming meeting is likely to be the most successful held by the Club, there should be good competition for the privileges. The great engineering undertaking in Egypt is being successfully accomplished. A telegram received in London from Sir John Aird and Sons, who are erecting irrigation works in Egypt, states that the last channel of the Nile'has been closed, and it is now possible to walk across the river at Assuan.

A sad case came before Mr Barton yesterday. A yonng woman named Agnes Santon had been charged with stealing JSC. The money had been refunded, and on its being shown that the young woman had borne a good character, but had reverted to the temptation, she was admitted to six months’ probation. Six of the horses that took part in the | Wairoa races are to be brought through to Gisborne for the Turf Club’s meeting, and arrangements have been made for their accommodation at the Royal Oak Hotel stables. ■ The meeting, which is to be held on the 21st and 22nd inst., promises to be one of the largest held ip the district. A telegram received from Palmerston North yesterday states: The ram fair commenced yesterday, and promises to be a success. Lincolns were sold yesterday. The highest prices for studs were 20 and 18 guineas for animals bred by Mr J. 23. Sutton. To-day Romneys, Border, and English Leieesters, Shropshires, and Southdowns were offered. An interesting boat race took place last evening, and was witnessed by a large number of spectators. A crew representing the Poverty Bay Club was stroked by D. West, and the other crew, representing the Gisborne Club, was stroked by Barclay. West’s crew took the lead soon after the start, and maintained it throughout, winning easily by a couple of lengths. The Premier states that the Australian colonies are not giving effect to the threat to detain penny letters from New Zealand. They are charging double deficit postage, and lie has reason to believe will shortly cease doing that, He is sure the general feeling in Australia is in favor of penny postage, and Victoria, indeed, will install the penny postage system on the 81st of March. At the annual meeting of the Gisborne Law Library held yesterday afternoon, Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., presided. There were also present: Messrs DeLautour, Nolan, Chrisp, W. D. and G. Lysnar. The balance-sheet showed a balance to credit of £25 6s 6d. Mr G. Staff was appointed secretary, and Messrs Nolan, DeLautour, and A. W. Rees were elected a committee for the ensuing year. Mr G. J. A. Johnstone was appointed the librarian. Beckford and Taylor’s variety enter-, tainment, which is now touring the district, performed at Ormond on Wednesday and at Patutahi on Thursday evening to large and appreciative audiences. The vdntriloquial sketches by Professor Bockford were very clever, as also were the illusions by Mr W. Taylor. The exhibition of the Lilliputian Marionettes concluded a first-class evening’s performance. The Company appear at Karaka to-night, and the Theatre Royal, Gisborne, on Tuesday next. A beautiful souvenir of the Australian Commonwealth has been forwarded to us by Mr 11. R. Macdonald, of the AngloAmerican Publishing Company. The souvenir has been printed by Messrs John Sands and Co„ Sydney, and is a credit to that colony. On the frontispiece there is a first-class picture of Lord Hopetoun, with flags iaterwoven on one side, and shields around. In the pictorial representation some of the lovely flora of Australia is shown. On the inner leaf there is some appropriate poetry, including Banjo Paterson’s “ Then forth there stood a great and Queenly Nation.” Among the portraits given is that of the late Sir Henry Parkes, “ the Father of Federation,” and of MiBarton, “the Leader of Federation.” The souvenir contains a wealth of beautiful illustrations and photographs of the leading statesmen and principal viows in Australia. It is a splendid memento of a great historical occasion,

Great interest is being taken in the Harbor Board election, which takes placo on Monday. Mr F. W. Eure, in connection with his big sale, is giving a freo accident policy to all customers. The salo is now in full swing.

At the meeting of the Liberal Association last night tho spoakers gave much praise to the persistent way in winch Mr J. Whinray had brought the Motu timber into notice.

Tho attention of outward passengers per Mararoa this morning is directed to an alteration in the time of sailing of last launch, which will now be 9 a.m., instead of 10 a.m., as previously advertised. Tho question of fencing tho Rivorsido road at the spot where the recent buggy accident occurred was referred to at tho meeting of the Whautaupoko Road Board yesterday 7, and a committoe was appointed to take the necessary stops to have tho work done.

A correspondent telegraphs that ho has tho authority of the Acting-Premier for saying that the Government have never considered the desirability of despatching a seventh contingent, and, unless something extraordinary eventuates in South Africa, no such step will bo takon. Messrs Stubbs and Co. have a chaugo of advertisement in this issue. They have a number of choice properties for salo, including 17 acres and a cottage at Karaka, 15 acres in Gisborne, and also have for lease a bee farm. Tho firm are prepared to undertake all kinds of commission work. Their offices arc in Lowe Street, Gisborne.

Colonel Wyndham, in charge of tho Britannic’s troops, in a letter to the Mayor of Dunedin, says:—“ Tho name of your beautiful city is engraved in our memories as being tho place whero wo wero received in a manner with which no other town in all Australasia that wo have visited up to now can in any way compare.” Mr L. J. Lohr, tho popular manager of Mr Charles'Arnold’s company, will boa through passenger by the Mararoa this morning. The Company arrive next Saturday, and play for one night tho comedy “What Happened to Jones.” There will bo a great rush next Saturday night to find out what really did happen to Jones.

We are informed that a contract has been let for a telephone line from Karaka to Mr Julius Caesar’s station “ Ivaitangata.” The route will bo from Karaka to Mr W. Morris’s at Waihora, thenco to Mr Janies Orr’s on to Kanaekanac station and Mr W. Bruce’s, ending at Kaitangata. Tho teloplionc is bocoming very popular in tho country, and the enterprise of the settlers is most commendable. _lt is a pity that the Government do not givo more encouragement for these lines, as the cost of construction is great, and if tho cost wero lessened the telephone would come into more general use in the back blocks. “ It is rank sacrilege that wo should sit quiescent hero, and not rescue this valuable timber from being destroyed,” remarked Mr Whinray at the Chamber of Commerce meeting last evening. And, on the question of the stock track, tho same gentleman aptly remarked: “It seems to me that unless wo arc everlastingly at the force-pump or fly-wheel, theso things are allowed to drag. Wo have boen less demonstrative during the last few months, and it appears that in the same ratio we have fallen away, and things go along at a snail’s pace.” It was decided to write to the Minister of Lands, and remind him of his promises. “Anti-Poverty” writes: Sir, —I am much surprised at a gentleman like Mr W. L. Rees joining the ranks of those who want the label of “ Poverty ” kept on this fair district. He cites in support tho folly of Americans in retaining the name Holl’s Gate. That “ choice ” name is so palpably an exaggeration that it has the ring of humor about it. “ Poverty ” may not

seem an exaggeration to outsiders, and no one can say there is humor about it. If the name is changed people who want to do so will still have the liberty to apply tho term “ Poverty ” to the district in which they havo their home. I undertake to state that an intelligent man like Mr Rees will not continue to call the place “ Poverty.” At the meeting of tho Whataupoko Road Board yesterday the following tenders were accepted : —Delivery of Kaiti metal: Brosnahan, Foster, and Co., 4s 8d per yard; 100 yards "Whataupoko gravel for Griffin’s road, 3s 3d ; 50 yards Mangapapa road, 3s lid; Fox street footpath, Dolman and Co., T 9 9s ; Valley road, £l2 10s, Fitzherbert street, T 22 ss; IV. Peryer, metal delivery Griffin's road and Mangapapa, 3s lOd; Fox, Hall, and Stout streets, 4s lOd; Fitzherbert street, T 6 10s. Mr Sievwright referred to the account for revising the valuation roll, which appeared to him to be out of all proportion. The Chairman pointed out that it amounted to one-ninth of the Board’s revenue. The Clerk pointed out that the regulation under which tho roll was compiled referred to principal local authorities. He doubted] whether the Whataupoko, Kaiti, or Pouawa Boards could be termed such. It was docidod to apply to the Valuer-General as to how the charge was assessed.