The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JULY 12, 1901.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 155, 12 July 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JULY 12, 1901.

To-day is last discount day for bakers accounts. Our telegrams to-dav chronicle eight deaths by lire in two days. The amount obtained on behalf of Mrs Blair will total about £l5O. Heavy rain set in yesterday, and was steadily continuing at live this morning. A meeting of the Borough Council is to be held to-night, to take the water supply schemes into consideration, A telegram received yesterday states that a severe earthquake was experienced at Napier at 1 p.m. A black horse and a bay eob, lost from lvaiti on Sunday morning last, are advertised for. Parliament sits at 10.30 a.m. to-day under the sensible new arrangement made. Tenders for felling 300 acres of bush at Hakoroa station close at Messrs Williams and Kettle’s to-morrow. The football matches on Saturday will bo Huia v. Kaiti (senior), and Iluia v. West End (juniors). The Cook County Council invite tenders for repairs to the Waipaoa bridge at Matawhero.

Breaking into an ofliec and placing dynamite in the keyhole of the money safe, is not generally considered a joke. The auxiliary schooner Aotea leaves for East Coast ports and Auckland to-morrenv evening, if the weather permits.

One pound reward is offered to anyone returning to Mr 11. Maude or Mr A. Reeves a black horse and a bay cob, lost from Haiti on Sunday morning. The former Government nominees on the Harbor Board, Messrs Matthewson, Siovwright, and Clark, have been reappointed.

Captain Edwin wired yesterday : “ North to cast and south-east gale after ‘2O hours from now; glass fall; tides high ; sea heavy ; heavy rain.” Dr Ilaugh, President of tho Evaugolical Free Churches’ Council, has left London for Now Zealand to participate in tho Baptist jubilee. The steamer Waikarc will not arrive at Gisborne from tho South until to-morrow afternoon. She leaves for Auckland and Sydney at 6 p.m. The death is announced of Mr William Winter Irving, M.L.C. (Victoria). He was tho proprietor of Stanhope Estate, of 131,000 acres. A cablegram from London states that the Union Bank of Australia lias declared a dividend of S per cent., has added 112.10 to reserve, and carried £2BIB forward. Miss Reynolds and Mr Thornlcy Shcrratt, who suffered injuries during the hunt on Wednesday, are making satisfactory progress under the medical cave of Dr Hughes. Mr Thos. Adams, bookseller and stationer, has a change of advertisement in this issue. Reference is made to special lines, and attention is directed to tho advertisement. More bargains for tho people. Mr Euro conies to the front to-morrow with liis fifth great half-yearly sale. Sensational bargains are offered, and intending purchasers are invited to shop early and avoid tho rush. Further changes have been made in the officers’ roll of the Government steamer Hinomoa. Mr Cook is promoted from third to second officer's position vice Mr Twiss resigned, and .Mr Wilkinson, recently of tho Westralia, has been appointed third officer. An important declaration was mado in tho House last night by Mr Scddon, who announced that Government would give the weight of its support to Mr Russell’s Eight Hours Bill, and that if he failed to carry it the Government would take it up.

Some of tho shady characters about town have been trying to cheat tradespeople with the old. swindle of “ ringing the change.” As two young men wore setting out for tho races yesterday they wore arrested on a charge of victimising tradespeople. They will be brought before the Court this morning. Dfr J. Georgeson, who was for many years in the employ of Mr W. O. Sheet, has taken an appointment in tho office of Messrs Mackroll and Colley, buildors and contractors, That firm notify that a receipt from Mr Georgeson will be a sufficient discharge in the payment of accounts due to the firm.

A preliminary notice in our advertising columns is to the effect that the accountancy examinations, for the admission of Fellows, Associates, and Students to the New Zealand Accountants and Auditors’ Association, will be held during September. Full particulars may bo obtained on application to Mr T. A. Coleman. On Sunday a middle-aged man named William Cruickslmnks was found dead in his wharc at Tararu Creek, Thames. Neighbors were passing, and noticing that the door of tko house was open they entered and discovered deceased lying under the table, as though ho had boon sitting when the fatal illnesss (supposed to be heart affection) seized him, and ho fell to the floor. The body was brought to the morgue at the Thames. A small boy at Ivaiata, while engaged in cleaning his bicycle a few days ago, managed to get one of his fingers entangled in the chain, with the result that the finger was cut clean off (states the Grey Star). The plucky little fellow—he is only 11 years of ago—picked up the pieoe, and, wrapping his finger in a handkerchief, tramped into town through the heavy rain, and with the utmost nonchalance asked the doctor if ho “ could put that piece on again.”

The name of the new leader of the Salvation Army in Australasia, who is to succeed Commandant and Mrs Booth, is Commissioner M'Kie, who for the past five years has been in charge of the work in tho German Empire, and who was formerly Commissioner in Scotland. The new leader is the “ Hector M'Dortald ” of the organisation, having risen from the -nnks, lie has seen about twenty-two years of stern.*:" sftl ' vioc > durin S which he has become one of tho most popiw’ able leaders in the Army.

Civil cases wore deplt with at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Mr Barton, S.M. There was argument between Messrs DeLautour and L. Rees as to whether or not solicitor’s fee should bo ' paid in a case that hsd been settled. The foe was allowed. Judgment was given for plaintiff in the cases —W. A. O’Meara v. Mooney, claim Aon 3s, costs .£2 ,14s (Mr Chrisp for plaintiff); Henry Heidorn v. Robert Bryant, claim £9 lbs 6d, costs £1 5s Gd (Mr Lysnar for plaintiff). There was an interesting fencing case between Motu settlors. F. W. Peddle (Mr DeLautonr) sued 11. G. C. Rideout (Mr Nolan) for £35 13s, half costjof fencing. Evidence was taken as to the value of the fence, and as to the negotiations that had been made. Plaintiff was nonsuited on a technical point raised by Mr Nolan, that as required , _ —"tioa 18 of the Fencing Act, 1895, the M SI N" i i '“*• first been referred to a dispute had w magistrate for determine.”. u ._ ship said that he was very sorry he had to dismiss the case on a technical point instead of its being dealt with on its merits ; the parties lia'd come a long way to give evidence, and he would be pleased to give any facilities that ho could to avoid the necessity of a second journey. Mr DeLautour suggested that the evidence taken mirrht hold good for the second hearing. Mr°Nolan said that he v.*ould not agree to anv other arrangement than what he had offered in the first instance; he thought it would now be found that a settlement would be arrived at. Costs amounting to £8 4s Gd were allowed, it being understood that Mr DeLautour had the right, if he thought proper later on, to challenge the jurisdiction of the Bench fn the matter of allowing costs. In the case R. J. Witters (Mr DeLautour) v. Herbert and William Shanks (Mr L. Bees), claim £2l Os 6d, part of which had been paid into Court, judgment for plaintiff for £3 2s 6d, in addition to the amount paid into Court, with costs £3 19s,

A ease of some interest to local bodies has been decided at Te Aroha. Moriarty sued the Walton Road Board for .£9l, balance due on a contract for deepening a drain, the total cost of which was .£125. The defence was tlv ■ he had omitted certain work spec’ . 1 in the contract. Plaintiff admit-tc-’’ . .is. but said ho had done so under ' order of the Board’s foreman. Plain f was nonsuited with costs £ls.

A case which nine before die Auckland Charitable Aid lie \rd the other day shows the effect of the Workers’ Compensation for Accidents Act. An employer, near Auckland, had a man in his establishment who was subject to fits, and consequently was specially liable to accident in the course of his work. The employer read the Act above referred to, and found that he was running considerable risk by employing such a man. lie therefore told him that iie must go. tThe man said that he was doing his work well enough. The master admitted this, but said he was not going to run any risk which he could avoid. The man found, after trying for a week or two., that lie could not get another situation, and was compelled to apply to the Charitable Aid Board. It’ a man were seized with a fit while working a machine, and was injured in consequence, the master would bo liable to the extent of £4OO, because in no ease can the employer escape liability for an accident unless he can prove that the accident was “ directly attributable to the serious and wilful misconduct of the worker.”

A letter from “ the front,” dated Bethel, May 22, gives tho following account of the death of Trooper Hurrcy ;—“ We have been having a rough time of it—have been fighting every day since we left Silverton. Last Saturday is a day I will remember. Five of us—l. S. Ilurrey, Hackett, DcLautour, Detorio, and myself —were sent out four miles in front of the column to investigate a farmhouse. When we got to it the Boors opened fire at us at about 100 yards, and we had to retire at a gallop. When wo had gone about a mile, Hackett’s horse knocked up ; so wo had to open five on thorn to give him a show to get uway. We had to keep doing that for three miles till wo got over a small ridge, and then wo hold them in cheek. It was then the sad business happened. Poor Hurrcy was shot through the knee. The bullet came out of tho top of his leg and then into his stomach through his liver, and out of his back. The poor fellow, died next morning. 11c was unconscious for eight hours before lie died. We held the ridge for an hour before we got assistance. just as wc got assistance about 100 Boors were charging us. Tho bullets were whistling round our heads, and it is a miracle we were not all shot. Wc killed throe Boers to our knowledge, Dr O’Neil was captured the same day, but they let him go on account of being a doctor. Tho sergeant of the pom-pom was shot that day, and was buried with Hurrcy.” Turanga Church Services, Sunday next— Waimata (with Holy Communion) 11, Waorenga-a-hika 3.15, Makauri (with Holy Communion) 7.—Canon Fox.