The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 23, 1901. THE TIMES.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 46, 23 February 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 23, 1901. THE TIMES.

The Gisbokne Times appears to-day in an enlarged form. It is now the largest paper that has ever been published between Napier and Auckland. It 'will be for our readers to say whether we have kept faith with them in the programme originally set forth. Our aim lias been to produce a paper in keeping with the importance of the district, and tho numerous messages we have received from all parts of the district and colony justify us in the belief that we have, so far, succeeded. The Times had a large circulation on its first issue, and that circulation has from week to week steadily increased. As we anticipated, it is now fully recognised that a morning paper is specially suited to the requirements of a wide district like our own, the early daily mails giving exceptional facilities for the transmission of the latest news to- every part of the district. - We take this opportunity of apologising to advertisers for having delayed the publication of notices, and also to thank them for the kindly consideration which they have shown. Wo further thank all those who have so loyally supported us in establishing Gisborne's d.aily morning paper.

SEVENTH CONTINGENT. The instructions received last night by Major McCfedie will rather startle our reatUi-3, The men to comprise Gisborne’s quota ojf the [Seventh Contingent are to be tested and sent qn to Wellington by to-morroW’s steamer. This' means that' even tho men who are at hand are 'to be medically 7 examined and otherwise tested within a few hours from. the time they receive notice, and that many good men who intended to apply, and who live in remote parts of the district, will not even get to know that a Seventh Contingent has been arranged for. There must surely be some special reason for this remarkable haste in the making of preparations. Our telegrams show that Gisborn’e is not being singularly treated in the matter, the men being called upon to report themselves immediately to headquarters. Tho question that will arise in all minds is, why- should there be such extraordinary haste? The probability is that the Defenco Minister is determined to again show the other colonies the way to deal with these matters, Nciy-Zealand is usually practically at work before the other colonies have fairly begun to think i out their plans.

The land sale to-day is to be held in McFarlane’s hall. A notice with regard to unregistered dogs appears in this'issue. Accounts in connection with entertaining the Indian troops must be rendered to the Town Clerk forthwith. The Turanga Church fete will be held at the Wacrpnga-a-hika College Grounds on Thursday next. By our shipping telegrams it will be seen that the Vienna sailed at 3.30 p.m. yesterday for Durban via Albany. Of the .witnesses examined before the Federation Coiflinission at Christchurch, 25 were for Federation gnd 9 against it. Dredging operations in the river had to be suspended yesterday owing to the large amount of traffic and consequent loss of time. , . A Wellington paper states that the new hat which f Colonel Pole Penton*wore at. Gisborne makes him look too much.likd a Dutchman. . V i ' . Tenders are invited for the purchase of the stock-in-trade in the bankrupt estate of George P. Bruce Stewart, of Tokomaru, , saddled. Tenders close on March 4th, *

Tho intended trip of the Gisborne cricketers to Tolago Bay has been postponed owing to the yvet weather. Messrs Kennedy and Evans' new lighter Tiki will be used to-day for the first time, her first freight being a load of maize for the steamer Waikare.

The Free Lance’ states that a young woman who rodo to her wedding on her bicycle has cleared away from her husband by the same means. ,

Captain Edwin wired at 10.40 a.m., yesterday : “ Heavy north-east to east and south gale, with heavy rain; heavy sea, and very high tides; glass fall.”

A telegram received , yesterday by tho local manager of the ‘ Union Company states that the Waikare’s South Sea Island • trip has been abandoned for this year.

In addition to eight racehorses to be shipped by the Te Anau to-morrow, it is probable that the., steamer will also take the remounts for members of the Seventh Contingent,

A Maori drew nearly the whole of his brother’s money out of the bank by forging his name, and then cleared to San Francisco, where many fraudulent whites have gone before him. —Free Lance. The Union Company’s steamer Mararoa left Sydney yesterday for Auckland and Gisborne. The steamer will not arrive in Auckland until Monday, but will nevertheless reach hero to time-table date.

The annual meeting of the Gisborne auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society will be held in the gardens of the Rev. Herbert Williams, at four o’clock on Monday afternoon. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company are making a shipment of 1000 sacks maize by the Waikare this morning, 750 sacks being' for Townsville and the remainder for Sydney. Mr W. J. Cox, Gladstone road, has just, received a direct shipment of Peek, Frcau, and Co.’s celebrated and latest English novelties in biscuits. Full particulars will be found in our advertising columns.

Messrs Wyllie and Mason hold a sale of furniture at their mart this morning, and in the afternoon, at tho Horse Bazaar, they soli a.number of first-class horses, on account of Mr Con. Neenan, of Ormond.

The meeting of the Whataupoko Road Board, to have been held yesterday, was postponed till Tuesday next, ow : lg to there not being a-quorum. The Chairman (Mr Matthews) was the only member present at the appointed hour. A telegram received from Wairoa states : Wakanui, Naromi, Ngawaka, and Towai, three Natives, were charged with killing a sheep on tho 18th inst., the property of Harry Hamilton. Smith, Waikarcmoana. They were kfied DIO each, or three months in Napier !gaol.

The man William Fesenmeyer who was arrested by Detective Henderson,, on a warrant from Sydney charging him with wife desertion, was brought before Mr Barton, S.M., yesterday,, and was remanded to Sydney. The defendant is a young and smart-looking man.

Mr T. Smith has been engaged during the last few weeks, in putting down a bore for Mr Cyril White, of Maraetaha. Should this well prove a success, it will, behove settlers who have taken land recently opened up in the locality to also avail themselves of an artesian supply of water for their stock. I The Union s.s. Company’s steamer Waikare, which makes her first trip to this' port this morning, is one of the finest boats of that Company’s fleet. She is a steamer of 8071 tons, and 3000 horse power, and will be a decided acquisition to the coastal and intercolonial service, on jvhich run she is to remain for some time. A description of the boat has already appeared in our columns. The Waikare leaves for Auckland and Sydney at ten a.m. . j .

A peculiar incident occurred at the Recreation Ground on Thursday. One of the Indian officers wanted a bottle of lemonade, but on its being offered to him ho refused to take it. But immediately afterwards he took a bottle offered to him by another gentleman; - The explanation afterwards given was that he thought the gentleman who first offered him the lemonade was a Dutchman—an erroneous impression.

The starting at the races by Mr O’Connor, of Christchurch, was so good that in several cases money was shut off the machine through the public not allow’ng for the expedition with which the horses would be got away. Every start could take rank as a. first-class one, and on several occasions the starter was warmly applauded. Mr Harry Piper, who recommended Mr O’Conner, will have to look to his laurels, for the famous Harry himself could not have done better. A man, not satisfied with having his drunk out in the ordinary style of a peacoablo inebriate, yesterday did damage to the extent of about £ls. He. fell against the handsome window front of Messrs Sheridan and Co,’s suite of offices, crashing through the large window, The man was arrested and lodged in the lock-up. He will be.charged at Court this morning, but it is not likely that the value of the writing on tho window will be obtainable. The artistic writing was done by" Mr W. Howard (of Mr F- gall’s staff), and was one of the best samples in Gisborne.

Owing to the inclemency of the weather, there was only a moderate attendance at the Theatre Royal last evening to witness the performance of Mr J. C. Bain and company. The number of encores that wore demanded during the evening showed that the various items were highly appreciated by the audience, who wore kept in a laughable mood from the rise to the fall of thecurtaiu. Mr Bain’/, Gisborne season concludes this evening, when an entire change of programme will be submitted. This afternoon, a, matinee performance will be given for children, who will be admitted to all parts pf tho hall for the moderate charge of sixpence, adults being charged one shilling. The phenomenon, Claude Sullivan, should certainly be heard by everyone. A chieftainess named Martha, the widow of Hirini to Kani, was a prominent feature at Thursday’s demonstration, and though her presence had not been anticipated by the committee, Martha took a place on the platform', or grandstand, as she was pleased-’ to term, it. The ehieftainess is rather gpud of having occupied a position on tlip. same platform as the democratic statesihen, and yesterday called in at the Times Office to ask that the fact be made prominent, even if it lias to he paid for at advertising Tates, This jjaragraph'Ts therefore explained, and' fdr’the information of the Vice-Regal, party about to. visit Wairoa, it may be stated that Martha is making it known that she intends being present at Wairoa to welcome the party there. ''

An advertisement from the Australian Widows’ Life Assurance Society appears in this morning's Tjj: fgs. The special features of this Society are: Exceptionally large reserves,-giving absolute security to members ; low rates of premium ; surrender values applied., to keep .policies in force: all profits belong to the members; expenses of members on most economical scale; claims paid immediately upon proof of death and title; reserves based upon the severest standard known to acturial science. The. new system of life assurance exempts from payment of premiums when the assuredis,either temporarily qr permanently incapacitated, either by accidental; bodily injury, or by mental disorder. The agent for this district is Mr T. G. Lawless, and the travelling representative is Mr H. J. Burns, well known in athletic circles. The racehorse Ahititi, who won the Roseland Handicap yesterday at Makaraka, was sold'.by Messrs Wyllie and Mason after the race to Mr Millington for L 22. Nukurau "and Bell weather, were put up at the same time, the former being bought "by Mr T, Thomson, of Waihora, for LlB, and Bellwcathtr (by Mr Murphy for L 25. " Y •