The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 11, 1901. HARBOR BOARD ELECTION.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 35, 11 February 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 11, 1901. HARBOR BOARD ELECTION.

The Harbor Board election for the return of twotownand two country members takes place to-day, and promises to evoke considerable interest. The ratepayers and residents of the district, all of whom are more or less interested in the energetic prosecution and efficient management of the harbor works, must be gratified at the large selection of candidates for their consideration and it. behoves them to see that their votes are carefully given. There are tvyelve candidates in the field, all of whom are well known to our readers, and on this account we have studiously ; avoided pressing the claims of anyone in particular. It is for voters to consider the matter carefully, and see how- they can best cast their votes in the interests of the district as a whole, They have men of large experience and capacity offering their services, all of whom are anxious that the port should progress. Electors have therefore to choose amongst a number of good men as to who will best represent them. Every year the matter of harbor works is becoming more important, and the steps taken during the next few months will probably either lead the Board into shoals and-quicksands or launch them into the full current of prosperity. On the one hand we want the most rigorous economy in the expenditure of the loan money, apd on the other firm and prompt dealing with -

difficulties as they arise. If this is not done the Board will find in the near future that the whole of the loan money has disappeared, and that little advantage has resulted to the port. The next few years will determine practically the position of this district relatively to other parts of the colony, and very much will depend on the men Selected and the course they take on the Harbor Board. The district is certainly to be congratulated on the fact that so many of its citizens are ready and willing to sacrifice their time and talents for the benefit of the public. It is - a sign'of a progressive community.

Mr Lincoln Bees returned from the South on Saturday morning. Beckfoi'd and Taylor’s novelty company open in the Theatre Boyal to-morrow evening. A dance will be held at Patutahi on Friday evening liext, particulars of which will be seen by advertisement. At the Wellington Supreme Court on Saturday Walter Phillips, the ex-insur-ance manager, was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment.

The Federation Commission commenced sitting at Dunedin on Saturday. Mr Patterson, a grain merchant, warmly supported federation.

A telegram received from Wellington last night states that the racehorses Advance and Boreas were shipped on Saturday night for Australia. Mr J. M. Hussey, of the local Customs staff, who has been away on a month’s leave of absence, returned to Gisborne by the Mararoa on Saturday. Messrs Shierlaw and Co. have a special advertisement in this issue calling attention to their summer stock of tweeds, worsteds; etc. Mr T. Adams has a change of advertisement in this issue. He draws attention to a number of new books (by the best authors) which have just come to hand. Pipers McKay and McKechnie arrived from the South on Saturday morning to take part in the Caledonian sports on Thursday, and Messrs Smith and Campbell are expected'on Wednesday next. The residents of Makauri are arranging for a basket social to be held in the schoolroom on Thursday evening. There will be a brake from town at a-quarter past seven, and a large gathering is expected. On the first page of this morning’s Times will be found details of the Australian bush fires, and on the fourth is given a report of Saturday’s meeting of the Te Arai Koad Board, which was of a somewhat lively character. Messrs Wyllie and Mason will offer 25 first-class horses at their Bazaar on Saturday, 23rd inst., consisting of hacks, harness horses, light draughts, and /unbroken horses, full particulars of which appear in another column. Our Auckland correspondent wired las* l evening:—“Elaborate arrangements are being made here for the reception of the Imperial troops. Saturday morning is fixed fqic-the reception of the visitors, and they leave for Botorua the same evening, returning on Monday..” The Talune will arrive from Auckland and Sydney this week on Tuesday instead of Wednesday afternoon, and sails for the South the same evening. The change has been made in order that the steamer may arrive in Lyttelton on Friday. At Messrs Wyllie and Mason’s auction mart on Saturday, the privileges in connection \yjth the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s meeting were sold, The grand-stand booth was purchased by Mr J. H. Martin for .£3O, and the outside booth by Mr Craill, of Patutahi, for .£ls. Everything promises well for the Bechabites’ social on Friday evening next, Bros. Georgeson and Nasmith having been actively engaged during the last few days. The visiting brethren and delegates are already arriving to take part in the con.ference, which commences on Thursday morning.

The ladies of St. Mary’s Church are arranging for a big social on the evening of St. Patrick’s Day sports, and a meeting will be held at an early date to discuss matters in connection with the same. St. Patrick’s social has always been one Of the most important social functions of the year, and the coming gathering is bound to be a great success. The stock sale io be held by Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. and Messrs Wyllie and Mason at Mr Hutchinson’s yards, Puhatikotiko, to-morrow, should attract a large gathering of buyers from all parts of the district, as some really first-class lines are to be offered. There is. a very large entry of sheep and cattle, and competition should be keen. A rare specimen of a bird known as Landrail (of the genus Pallidas) was captured on Saturday by a cat. It is stated that although altogether uncommon these handsome members of the feathered tribe have been previously seen in the district. Mr W. J. Sykes has consented to act as taxidermist, so that anyone desirous of seeing the little stranger will have the. opportunity afforded.Cablegrams' received on Saturday state: —There are now 60,000 Boer refugees under British' protection. Small bodies of raiders .continue to enter Cape Colony, appearing in the Colesburg and Eichmond districts.. The. Times’ Capetown correspondent states that the operation of martial law -has proved an agreeable disap-pointment-to those who feared a rising. When the Dutch know they must obey they do so cheerfully. The following local volunteers have been selected to represent this district at the reception to the Imperial troops at Napier: —Gapt. Winter, Lieut, Colebourne, Sergts. Beere, Evans, Tombleson, Caultpn, Gorpl, Pirie,' Troopers Hamilton, Duggan, Sherriff, Williams, Hall, S. Jones, Bennett, E. Witters,- O’Meara,- •A. G. Turnbull, J. Turnbull, M. Craig, Ferris, Leslie, Eowe, Zachariah, Phillips, Beynolds, Long, Matthews, Dalrymple, C. Oates, McCullough. The foregoing are members of the Mounted Bifle Corps. Members to. represent* the Gisborne Bifles will be selected this evening; • • • ...'

A pleasing' ceremony took place at Ormond on Friday last, when Miss Baker was presented with , a handsome travelling bag by the teachers and scholars of the Ormond school, jn recognition of the esteem in which she was held by them" whilst acting as-teacher in their.midst. Mr. Newman made the presentation, and in a few-appropriate words spoke in high terms of - Miss Baker, and wished her every success in her new sphere of labor. Miss Baker left by the steamer yesterday to take up her new duties as second mistress at the Hastings school. At a meeting of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association held on Saturday evening the following matches were arranged: Cup fixtures—February 23rd, Ormond v. Ranganui; March • 2nd, Gisborne Bv. Ormond (in town), and on the same day Gisborne A v.' Ranganui, also to be played in Gisborne; ■ March 9th, Gisborne B v. Ranganui; March 23rd, Gisborne A v. Gisborne B (two days’ match). A match will be played against Tologa Bay at the latter place on'February 23rd, : The Wairoa Cricket Club will'send a team through to play from March 11th to March 19th. On the 11th they meet Ormond at Ormond; on the 14th Uuion and Gisborne combined at Gisborne. On the 16th they piay Gishorae ft Q»e day’s match at To ifagara. -

A cablegram received early this morning from Sydney states that the steamer Star of Victoria has left for Wellington. There was' a large attendance at the bowling green oh Saturday afternoon, when several interesting games were played. Afternoon tea was provided by, Mesdames Ferris and Dixon, and was much appreciated by members and visitors. In the handicap rink matches one game only was got off, Ferris’ team meeting Mathewson’s, the former receiving 4 points and winning byy27 'to 21. ‘The game was well contested for two-thirds of the way ..through, after which Ferris’ team steadily drew ahead. The play on both 'sides' was 'good.-* -In the singles Witty and Hookey played off', the latter receiving 2 points and winning somewhat easily. A scratch game was also played between the following teams: Willock, Pettigrew, Bright, Hoyte (skip), and Sidebottom, Chrisp, Dixon, Batham (skip). Some excellent play was shown on both sides. Batham’s team obtained the lead after a few heads had been played and were never overtaken. The scores were 12 against 25. On Friday afternoon the following games were played : Robertson, Massey, Pettio, and Dixon (skip) 38, beat C. Adair, Quigley, Hookey, and Ponsford (skip) 21; Morrison, Harding, Ambridge, and Bright (skip) 24, beat Orr, Willock, Birss, and Witty (skip) 15. In the “colts ” handicap singles, O’Meara 34 beat C. Adah 1 33. This was a very exciting game. They tied on the last head, and in playing off, by an eighth of an inch, O’Meara got the shot. Quigley had an easy victory over Cummings, the scores being 42 to 20. Several matches will be played this afternoon. The splendid success.-which attended the production of “ What Happened to Jones ” at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne, where George H., Broadhnrst’s farce held the boards for eight. weeks, is sure to be repeated in Gisborne by Mr Charles Arnold and his company of English, comedians, who appear at the Theatre Boyal next Saturday night. A glance at the past car.eer of “Jones” shows unmistakably that the farce is the greatest laugh-maker of modern times. Not.even “ The Private Secretary ” or “Charley’s Aunt” has equalled it as a maker of merriment—or money. In New York and London it was the reigning attraction for long seasons, but even the large receipts taken in those cities were exceeded in Melbourne and Sydney, where the profits at the end of one hundred performances reached £IO,OOO. The Princess Theatre has been the home of many treasury records, but only two of them, the seasons of the London Gaiety Company and Sara Bernhardt, have eclipsed the recent run of “ What Happened to Jones.” The salient points in the farce are its continuous fun in situation and dialogue, its absolute inoffensiveness, and a feature which has strangely appealed to the fair sex, the beauty and variety of its costumes. This is Mr Arnold’s third tour of New Zealand, and he has always-picked a winner. He has brought out a magnificent company with him—absolutely the best of its kind that has visited Australia and New Zealand for years. His season in Gisborne is limited to one night. The box plans are now open for inspection at Mr Miller’s, who anticipates the largest advance booking he has had for many a long day, and intending patrons will be wise in paying a very early visit to his establishment.