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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 116, 27 May 1901, Page 2

A meeting of the Hunt Club takes place this morning. The steamer Zealandia reached Auckland at 8.15 yesterday, after a smart run from Gisborne. Tenders close at !3 this afternoon for t painting and repairing'the Homan Catholic Church at Ormond. “ Traveller ” : Publication of your letter j would cause pain to those who are now stricken with grief. About 150 chains of scoop draining are to let in contracts of one or more sections. Application should be made to Mr J. B. Kells, Bushmerc. Mr T. Adams, bookseller and stationer, has a change of advertisement in this issue, noting the arrival of new books and other direct importations. Messrs Stubbs and Co. want a property, value for four or' five thousand pounds. They also have EISOO to lend, and make known some other requirements in our “ wanted ” column.' In the Divorce Court at Wellington, i W. H. Ballinger was granted a decree nisi for divorce from his wife on the i ground of misconduct, James Stewart, of • the Seventh Contingent, being joined as co-respondent. A telegram received from Wellington on Saturday states : —“ The Otaki railwaystation was broken into this morning, and _. an attempt made to blow open the safe with dynamite. The explosion did not quite fulfil its purpose, but the burglars got away.” Trooper C. Ferris, a member of the n Federal Contingent, returned from Mel--0 bourne on Saturday' morning. He speaks e very highly' of the treatment accorded the visitors. His impression was that the t Sydney- show would not be beaten, but that was done, all right. 1) The people of Ormond have a pleasure • 3 in store for Wednesday night, when Mr )r E. H. Buckingham will give his pictorial q entertainment, as produced in Gisborne to n a crowded house. The entertainment is „ of a kind that should attract a full houso V at Ormond. It will take place in the c . sclioolhouse. ;e At the Police Court on Saturday a it young man named James Farrelly was i- sentenced to seven days’ hard labor for rf' theft of a,violin, the property of Mr J. H. is Ormond, who had befriended the young i- man when he was in need of help. Drink ;o was the plea set up as the cause of the n theft. e ’ A man amused himself y'esterday by ’ s plunging into the river near the wharf. f He seemed to enjoy' the experience, but e f onlookers were afraid that he might 3 carry things too far, and, though not =' without some trouble, they' got the man on to a boat and brought him ashore, t. A Dunedin telegram received on Saturie day states: —Mr Colin McKenzie Gordon, ,d Registrar of the Supreme Court and [d Sheriff, died early this morning, aged 72. L -. He was about town till the last day or two. d He was an elder and session clerk of Knox n Church, and was much respected. His ;t death is keenly' felt here, g “ X.Y.Z. ” writes supporting Mr W. H. a Clayton’s references to punishment of h school children, and adds : “ Why should ie Mr Bull object to newspaper correspond- -- ence on the subject ? Certainly, parents should complain to tho Committee ; but d there is no reason why’ they should not also write to the paper should they 7 wish to do so.” A meeting of the Tolago bridge com- " mittee was held at Tolago Bay on Satur- ' day night. Tho Government having promised to find half the money required for tho construction of the brilgo, and to ' provide engineering skill free of charge, the settlers intend to do their utmost to £ get something practical done in regard to £ the erection of the bridge. o Tho Kumara Times says : —Tho Pree mier’s promise to the Kohatahi settlers of e some of the pure bred stock which was ;. specially selected by the colony’s expert d in the United Kingdom will shortly beful- - filled, as the first shipment has already’ - arrived in Wellington. The settlers, on e tho Premier’s suggestion, will christen e one of the bulls “ Dick Seddon.” ■ The Mutual Improvement Society’s v syllabus for next month comprises the 3 following subjects :—June 8, Prohibition debate continued; Juno 10, lecture, 1 “ Mcßeth,” Mr E. H. Mann; June 17, 5 Evening with Longfellow, Mr E. D. J Smith leader ; June 24, annual meeting 1 and journal. There will be no meeting J to-night, there being a postponement on 3 account of the concert. J Private A. Wookey, whose death was reported last week, was a butcher, and , belonged to Tinv/ald, North Canterbury. His next of kin is Eliza Logan, of Jja- . trobe, Tasmania. Wookey joined the Fifth (Rough Eiders) Contingent, under Major Francis, and left the colony in the ! s.s. Monowai, which sailed from Dunedin [ for South Africa on March 24, 1900. ; We understa-nd that the proceeds of the j shilling popular concert, to be held to- ■ night at the Theatre Royal, will be added 1 to the fund for the benefit of Mrs Blair ■ and family without any deduction, and as 1 the purpose is a meritorious one, we trust there will be a large audience. A capital 1 programme has been fixed, and the local amateur and professional artistic talent have promised‘to assist with special selections fqr the occasion. A very impressiye memorial service took place at Wesley Church last night, as a tribute of respect to the late Mr R. Blair. The service was conducted by the Rev. B. F. Roth well, who gave an eloquent sermon, alluding to the good example set by the Christian who had been taken to his heavenly home, aud while condoling with the sorrowing relatives, he pointed out that death in such a ease was a change to a more glorious life beyond the grave. After the sermon Mr E, H, Buckingham 1 sang “He wipes the tear from every eye,” 1 the solo being sung with much depth of i feeling and impressiveness. l Qur Auckland correspondent wired on J Saturday night:— 11 Owing to injuries sustained recently, Buchanan did not take r part in the Takapuna Jockey Club meet- a ing, which was brought to a successful £ issue to-day. The Gisborijite felt that v full justice could not be done considering v the condition his foot is in at present. • However, one and all will be pleased to see the popular rider restored to his ‘ usual health and once more giving an t exhibition of horsemanship. Buchanan 0 was deprived of tho honor of riding two horses that proved successful, Belfast and Hastings. Anniversary services in connection with G St Andrew’s Church were held yesterday, u the three services being conducted by the p Rev. T. McDonald, of Waipukurau, In a: the morning he preached from Psalm 23, t! there being a large attendance, as there fa also was at the afternoon service, which n was specially for children. In the even- u ing the preacher took as his t6xt Matthew tl 11, 28, “ Corlie unto Me all ye that labor tl and are heavy laden, and I will give you S c rest.” The church was crowded to the C £ doors witk peciple ‘desirous of ‘hearing the di able preacher, The Rev, Mr McDonald qi will conduct meetings on Tuesday, Wed- it nesday, and Friday nights of this week.

The following cable message is rather ambiguous: “ Every head of State has congratulated King Edward on his escape. Much sympathy is expressed in Prance.” The Government has under consideration a suggestion by the National Dairy Association that the Zone system of charges be applied to . c carriage of dairy produce. At Wellington : Chief Justice gave judgment for pla : ..iff in the case of Bodley v. Macdonald, for the return of HSOO deposit on the purchase of McNab’s Gardens, that was not completed. Execution is to be stayed pending the appeal. The Union Company’s steamer Waihora has replaced the Te Anau in the servico between Dunedin and Auckland on the East Coast run, and arrives at Gisborne on Wednesday. Captain John Bernech and the deck officers of the Te Anau have been transferred to the Waihora. The holiday sports held by the Heretaunga Mounted Rifles, at Wanganui, closed abruptly, owing to one of the competitors in a chase after a supposed Boer causing injury to spectators. Two boys were knocked down and badly bruised. One was taken to the hospital, but his injuries were not serious.