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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 85, 19 April 1901, Page 2

A meeting of the Land Board is to be held at Gisborne at 10 to-morrow morning.

The annual meeting of the Cook County Liberal Association is to be held on Friday, the 26th inst. Mr W. A. Beeeroft, of Hastings, only missed one meeting of the Borough Council in five years. Captain Edwin reported at noon yesterday : —“ Strong westerly winds ; glass fall ; moderate tides.” v

Public money is being spent in every place in the colony except Nelson.— Nelson Mail.

Mr Neale, of the Agricultural Department, recently back from South Africa, has been appointed Inspector of Meat at Gisborne.

“ Citizen ” : The publication of youi letter would probably lead us into trouble. The charges made should be communicated to the committee.

A handsome writing cabinet of New Zealand woods, a gift from Marlborough residents to Major-General Baden-Powell, was shipped on the Gulf of Taranto.

The Court sat yesterday until 5 p.m. The case of Foster v. Pardoo was fixed for Monday morning, and that of Clayton v. Cooper for Monday afternoon. New Zealand’s hope of success in the future is based on the fact that she can utilise instead of selling her natural products.—Masterton Star.

The programme for the Gisborne Steeplechase Meeting appears in our advertising columns. The meeting takes place on the 9th and 11th of July. The glare of fire illuminated the sky at six last night. A valuable stack of linseed, owned by Mr Witters, was destroyed in a paddock near the Kia Ora Butter Factory.

Mr W. Douglas Lysnar, accompanied by Mr Innes, photographer, and Press representatives, yesterday drove out to the two suggested sources of a water supply for Gisborne. The party returned to town at about seven in the evening. Sheep owners are reminded that they have to send in the number of the sheep in their possession on the 80th of April by the 14th of May, and that any new sheep owners must send in their name and address to the Inspector, so that the schedule may be sent to them to fill up. A pajnful accident occurred to Mr Adam Knox at fhe" railw'ay works on Wednesday afternoon. With pthers Mr ; Knox was riding on a truck with sleepers. By a mishap he was thrown on to the rails, and the truck passed over his leg above the knee.

The President of fhe Wanganui Chamber of Commerce has telegraphed as follows to Ihe Secretary of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce :—“ Unable to call a meeting of my Chamber before next wool'. iO ur action re insurance tariff has my sympaSW - ~kAVNOR GRIFFITHS, President.”

The member? of the Orchestral Society reassembled in good force on Wednesday evening, and had an enjoyable practice, rehearsing Balfe’s overture to the “ Siege of Bochelle/’; Suppe’s “Pique Dame” overture, and Lardelli’s “ Air de Ballet.” Other pieces are in course of preparation.

An extraordinary experience fell to the lot of a train which left Albany for Perth on March 3rd. When travelling up an incline the wheels of the engine failed to grip,and the train was brought to a standstill. The trouble was then found to be due to myriads of black ants which were trekking along the rails, and, being crushed by the wheels, rendered the line greasy and impassable.

A large number of ladies attended an afternoon tea given by the members of the Waiapu Christian Temperance Union in the Presbyterian schoolroom yesterday afternoon. The President, Mrs Webb, gave an account of the proceedings at the annual function recently held in Wellington. Before the close of the meeting four new members were elected. The next meeting will be held on May 2.

In one of the senior classes in a school not a hundred miles from New Plymouth the boys were trying to establish a record of attendance for the week. All went well till the Friday morning, when one boy was found to be missing, having badly sprained his ankle. His companions, however, determined not to be beaten, and borrolyirtg a handcart, they waited on the missing bojy"tujpbled him into the cart, and carried him off triumphantly to school,, his arrival being greeted with cheers by j his : .classmates, I