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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 167, 26 July 1901, Page 2

The Cook Country Council meet this morning.

A no-confidence motion has been tabled in the New South Wales Assembly. A sporting telegram from Christchurch states that ltoer wlil not run in the Grand National. The monthly meeting of the Whataupoko Road Board takes place this evening. Our telegrams notify that Mr 11. E. Tiffen, of Mangatu, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace. Captain Edwin reported yerterdav: Glass rise; strong southerly wind ; weather very cold ; good tides.” During the (rip of the Mouowai from Wellington to Sydney, a seaman named It. Saunders, a native of Port Chalmers, fell from the masthead, and was killed. The following exciting item lias been cabled from Perth:—“ The'Carbine mare Model, owned by Mr A. White, of New Zealand, has broken her neck,”

The Times special correspondent telegraphs that the Hon. J. Carroll will to-day introduce the Charitable Gift Bill in tho House of Representatives. A cablegram from Melbourne states : Mr Barton stated that he is in communication with Mr Seddon with a view to finding out if the Governor of Fiji’s proclamation in reference to the agitation against the form of government is an interference With the rights of free speech of British subjects,

Colonels Pitt (Nelson), Robin (Dunedin) and Slater (Christchurch) have been appointed to enquire into the Newtown Park scandal. It would be interesting to know why it took all this time to appoint a Commission. At this stage it would be better to have let the affair drop. The people’s minds have long since been made up as to where the blame lies. The enquiry that ought to take place now is as to why there has been so much delay in enquiring. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday Messrs J. Townley and H. Lewis, J.P.’s, presided. In the ease of H. Sandlant v. Pare Aruhe, claim £i 10s, Mr Lysnar appeared for the plaintiff, for' whom judgment was givGn for the amount claimed with cost, £1 10s. R. Robertson v. W. Hume, £2 16s (Mr Lysnar for plaintiff), the defendant alleged that he had settled the account. Defendant's brother was called, but ho could not say whether his brother had paid for the articles enumerated in the statement of account. He had settled his own bill, but had no time to look for receipts. Judgment was given for the plaintiff, with costs' jBI Is 6d, and the Bench ordered that in the event of defendant producing the receipt, plaintiff would refund the amount,

Tho annual meeting of tho Chamber of Commerce takes place to-night.

The local booksellers have been notified that they must not soil copies of the Australasian and Bulletin containing advertisements c! i'attcrsftll’s sweep. A seri: ■ i articles on thedairy industry is com need in this issue by Mr W. Dough. Dysr.ar. Tho articles are specially . .tcrosting and should cause in-crea-o.! attention to be given to the industry. Mr Charles Fair weather, a well-known resident of Eyreton, Canterbury, died yesterday, after a painful illness. He arrived at Wellington in IS4O in the ship Lady Nugent, and came to Canterbury in ISS6. He was at one time in a firm of carriers that conveyed poles for tho first telegraph line between Canterbury and Nelson. Ho leaves a widow and twelve children.

Judge Backhouse, sent from Australia as a commissioner to enquiro into tho working of tho labor laws, considers that the effect- of compulsory arbitration has been beneficial to both sides so far. But he adds that while tho effects of the Act have so far been good, the time has not yet come when it can bo said with any certainty that it is a measure which will provide a solution of all labor troubles. Since it came into operation in New Zealand everything has been in-favor of an increase of emolument and amelioration of tho conditions of labor, and there cannot bo tho slightest doubt that wages would have rison if there had been no Act, but when tho lean years come, as come they must, whou there will be curtailment instead of an expansion, then, and not till then, can anyone speak with authority as to whethor the principle involved is workable or not.

The declaration by tho correspondent “ E.C.” that a traveller by night had discovered the “ bottomless pit,” has drawn the following reply from Mr J. Warren: — “ During the past month I have had tho opportunity of comparing the roads and streets in and around the Empire City with thoso of our town and district, and during ordinary wet weather I can confidently say that Gladstone Road is cloaner and stands tho wear bettor than the streets of Wellington. I can also say that tho Hutt Valley road for some seven miles from the city, with a raihoad alongside of it, and stone quarries at intervals on tho side of tho road, was on Monday last in a worse state of mud and ruts than tho Ormond road has be6n sinco Christmas last. It may be said that their road-metal is inferior, and that thoir traffic is greater, but it must also bo remembered that Wellington and its suburbs is perhaps the richest ratopaying district in tho colony. Tho streets of Wellington aro repaired scientifically with road, digger and roller, etc. Yet I think it will silonco those who so frequently use tho word 1 disgraceful ’ here when I say that on one day last week I saw in Cuba street, Wellington, a coalladen dray bogged at axle-depth until it was dug out.” At tho Bowling Green yesterday two interesting single matches took place. The first was between Messrs Massey and Gaudin, and was keenly contested. Gaudin led until tho nineteenth head, when Massey drew on terms, and tho latter scoring in tho two last heads, won by 22 points to 18. Massey then played Simson, the Whataupoko champion skip, a game of fifteen heads. On the fifth head Massey had seven points to his opponent's one, but Simson, settling down to his work in good style, was on terms with Massey at tho ninth head. After the fourteenth head Simson had a lead of one point, but just at a critical moment, when victory was almost assured, he broke down, his third shot of the last head being delivered wrong bias. This so unnerved the Whataupoko champion that he failed to draw the jack with his last shot, allowing Massey to win by a point. The conditions of play were that tho winner should havo tho right to wear the gold modal presented at tho meeting the previous evening to tho winner of the Club’s handicap single competition. Massey is now in possession of this much-coveted trophy, and will have tho honor of keeping it until ho is beaten by some other member of tho Club. Ho has already received several challenges, and will play Messrs Sidebottom, Nicholas, Simson, F. Pettie, C. Adair, and Gaudin in tho order named. It is a fairly big contract Massey has taken in hand, but he will no doubt be equal to it.