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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 193, 22 August 1901, Page 2

Over sixty applications have been received for the secretaryship of the Otago A. and P. Association.

Lady Jane Ellice, now that the Duchess of Cleveland has died, is the sole survivor of Queen Victoria's bridesmaids.

So far no further light has been shed on the identity of the body found at Waitangi, Hawke’s Bay, mistaken for John Prior.

Mr Thomas Scoular, of the firm of Scoular and Archibald, who erected the Government Buildings in Wellington, died at Wellington yesterday. A Southern farmer last week sold ‘2OOO bushels of oats to an Invercargill firm, at Is 9d—the best price wo have hoard of in that district this season.

Strong objection is being made by the Hawke’s Bay pastoralists to the compulsory acquirement by Government of estates in that district. The Gisborne portion of the San Francisco mail missed catching the Elingamito by a quarter of an hour. It is expected to arrive via Napier on Saturday morning. We regret to learn that Miss Pcttersen, late mistress of the Patutahi School, who had to resign that position on account of ill-health, is in the Napier Hospital in a rather serious condition. The special meeting of the Whataupoko Hoad Board to have been hold yesterday for the purpose of considering the Local Authorities Bill was adjourned until nine o’clock this morning. At Woodvillo yesterday, a man named Barron Gardner, who paid Gisborne a visit some months back, was fined €3O and costs for fraudulently practising as a medical man. An Auckland telegram states that the steamer Elmvilie, while proceeding up the Northern Wairoa river on Sunday, struck a rook. It is believed no serious damage has been done, but a survey will be hold. Amongst the unauthorised expenditure accounts for the year ending March 31st last is the imposing item of “ cost of pigs for the Queen of llaratonga, and freight, on same, .€lO 4s 9d.” Mr Harry Musgrovo says that, as the result of the success of the present opera season, New Zealand will be included in tiio future itinerary of Mr George Musgrovo’s companies. A trooper of the Sixth Contingent in Wellington writes that notice has been gazetted that all over-sea volunteers, including New Zealanders, are to return homo at the end of October.

In the Gazette just to hand notice is given to mariners of tho rocks recently touched in the Gisborne roadstead. The Tomoana bumped against one, and it is alleged that the Tokomaru struck another.

From Auckland Star : “Wanted, a Youth, between the ages of 15 and 17, capable of writing shorthand and using the typewriter, for the City Engineer’s office ; wages, 10s per week, etc,, etc.— Henry W. Wilson, Town Clerk.

The Government vote for Tokaanu baths, maintenance and improvements is increased from .£IOO to £OOO. A vote of ,£ISHO is proposed for an accommodation house at Waikaremoana, and a vote of £2OOO for advertising, purchase of books, photographs, etc.

A Jiunedin correspondent telegraphs : The colonial markets are very bare al

the present time, and very little is offering for carriage to London by the Home steamers. Such a state of affairs has not been recorded for a considerable number of vears."

The prohibitionist party have drawn up a petition for presentation to Jung Edward, praying that if Fiji be annexed to New Zealand or Australia, His Majesty will provide that the existing laws governing the sale of intoxicating liquors in Fiji shall bo maintained.

It is likely that “ co-education ” in American colleges will be stopped. At Union College, Long Island, the girls and young men have fought a pitched battle with lists. The latter were winning, but they tied when the girls summoned the aid of their fathers.

A kindly-hearted lady who will over be remembered with gratitude by many Gisbornites passed away yesterday. We allude to Mrs Benfield, relict of the late Mr T. Benfield, and at one time matron of the Gisborne Hospital ; she died at her residence, Palmerston road, yesterday morning, at the age of 74 years. At the Zetland Arms Hotel fire, Christchurch, on Saturday afternoon some excited men made desperate efforts to break down the front door by kicking and banging it. At last, however, it occurred to someone to turn the handle and open it in the usual way, and then they disappeared inside.

At the Police Court yesterday a Hindoo named Christopher' Bynan was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for theft. Frederick Jones, a prohibited person', was fined .£lO and 11s costs for procuring liquor— -a second offence—in default two months’ imprisonment. For entering licensed premises, the Masonic Hotel yard, lie was fined £3, costs 7s, or in default a month’s imprisonment. He was given until Saturday morning to pay the fines.

Stock sales take place to day at Matawhere.

Some letters arising out of the “ Fatal Fight ” controversy are held over. The football match on Saturday -will be the senior contest Haiti v. City.

The Rugby Ball will be held in the Theatre Royal to-morrow evening. Tiie quarterly ineeti lg of the Tnnmganui Lodge of Druid -, wi!‘. take place tonight.

Tenders are invited up to Saturday. 31st inst.. for alteratio s and additions'to the To Karaka Hotel.

Tenders will be received up to Monday next for the purchase of the stock-in-trade in the estate of W. 0. Skect.

A jneert and social in aid of the building fund of tiie Roman Catholic Church is to be held at Ormond on the 29th inst. At Napier on Saturday farthings, exactly colored to match the genuine article, were passed in the town as halfsovereigns. The cost the Now Zealand Government incurred in Great Britain in connection with prosecutions for selling River Plate mutton as New Zealand was €lO4.

Mr J. Kempner, tailor, Gladstone Hoad, oilers a reward of one pound for the recovery of a creamy pony with saddle and bridle. Anyone detaining the same after this date will be prosecuted.

" The morals of this city," says Mr Fisher, “ are as much in my keeping as in that of Mr Commissioner Tunbridge, or any one else Else why am I constantly returned to this House V”

Mounted Constable Doyle yesterday afternoon arrested a native named Peta Hape at the Arai on a charge of theft of money from natives at Whakakio, near Wairoa. The accused will be brought before the Court this morning and remanded to Wairoa.

Five monster potatoes have been grown on a farm at Otakeki, Taranaki district. One measures 133 inches in length, and the other 13 inches, and the respective weights are 41b and 241 b. The variety is " Beauty of Hebron,” and the tubers are sound.

Arrangements in connection with the Gisborne Mutual Improvement Society's annual entertainment arc now well in hand, and the affair gives promise of being the most successful function of the year. The conversazione is to be held in the Academy of Music. The committee are sparing no efforts to ensure a crowded Hall and a good programme.

In spite ot the statement made that the North Island was almost as completely depleted of fat cattle as Canterbury, a shipment of 48 head came down by the Tarawera on Tuesday (says the Lyttolt-on Times) to the order of local butchers and dealers, and it is understood that contracts nave already been made for the delivery of from 300 to 400 head of steers and heifers.

Even such an explanation, clever as it may be, cannot destroy the impression created by the Premier's definite and pessimistic utterances to the deputation, and cannot entirely remove the suspicion that the Budget, as it finally appears, differs materially from what it was intended to be when the deputation was used as a means of preparing the patient for a less carefully gilded pill.—Post. The Napier Telegraph states “ Seeing that the Government havo decided to re-appoint Dr DeLislc to the position of Health Officer for this district, subject to his going to England to acquire the P.li. diploma, we cannot see why the re-ap-pointment might not be made straight away. Then Mr DeLislc could take his trip Home after having put the working of the office here on a good footing.” A later message states that the appointment has boon made.

Additional particulars of the tragedy on the American ship James Drummond, reported by cable from Fremantle last week, are contained in the latest Australian papers. The statement communicated is to the effect that on June 15th, while Captain Mason and his wife were having supper in the cabin, the mate, whose name was Burns, rushed in with a loaded revolver and threatened to shoot. Captain Mason rushed for his revolver, and meantime the cabin boy tackled Burns with a knife. When Captain Mason returned the mate attempted to shoot him. The captain then fired and shot the mate dead. Burns was an Irishman, aged 38, and married.