The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, NOVEMBER 13, 1901.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 261, 13 November 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, NOVEMBER 13, 1901.

The Gisborno portion of the San Francisco mail will arrive by tho Eliugauiite this afternoon. Captain Edwin wired as follows yesterday afternoon : —“ North to west and south-west gale after 16 hours from now ; glass fall; poor tides. A committeo of the Kaiti Board meet applicants desiring permits to squat on Beach road on the ground to- morrow afternoon, at two o’clock. At a meeting of the Borough Council last night as the Makaraka Domain Board, an account from Mr Olsen, for £45 for work on the Domain in accordance with contract, was passed for payment, it being stated that tho work had been well done. His Excellency the Governor has received tbo following telegram: “ The arrangements made by you worked without a hitch. Good-bye. Many thanks for your exceptional kindness. My visit has been an entirely happy one. —Hector Macdonald, Auckland.” Tho following cricket team will represent Kaiti against Whataupoko to-morrow afternoon on Victoria Domain, play commencing at 2 o’clock : —Seymour, Fairlio. Gibson, Porter, G. Crawford, Hill, Bert, Colebourne, Lyttelton, Graham, Witty, Wheeler; emergencies, Blair, Ranger, Hansen, and Gush.

11l our advertising columns Common, Shelton and Co. call attention to the fact that they are buyers of first-class chaff. They also advertise that there are still several sections of Mr Graham’s Ormond property for sale, and that Mr Grayson has one section of his Bushmere property Still unsold. Messrs Barker and DeLautour, land and estate agents, have been appointed agents for the Pastoralista*'Review. This paper is the leading journal in the Australasian colouies in regard to information supplied on agricultural subjects, and should be subscribed to by farmers throughout the district. At the Polico Court yesterday Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., presided. For a fourth offence of drunkenness within six months John Kelly was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in Napier gaol with hard labor. A woman named Nora Clegg, alias Riley, on charges of drunkonness and obscene language, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment.

The Government steamer Hinemoa arrived at Napier on Monday night, bringing Mrs and Miss Seddon, and Captains Seddon, Saxb.y, and Matthews. Captain Saxby was warmly welcomed by the local reception committee, although but very short notice was received of his coming. Mrs Seddon and party proceeded on to Wellington by the express train yesterday. The Star of Gisborne Lodge, No. 61, held a degree meeting last evening at the Lodge room, Masonic Hall, Bro. J. H. Colobourne, Noble Grand, presiding. Tbe attendance was very satisfactory, and the beautiful ceremony of exaltation of the .candidates was impressively performed by the pegreo Master and his officers, ably —slated by i'.G, Bro. Wheeler. On Thursthe nominations of officers for day ween -u„ taken, when several j the next term will ... - *l, ut there is nominations will be mado, so .. I likely to be a contest in more than office, showing the keen interest taken in the Order since its institution last January. Honors came quickly to Gisborne’s new Borough Councillor. At the meeting last night it was resolved on tbe motion of Cr Lysnar, seconded by the Mayor, that Cr Mason be elected to the Electric Lighting Committee in place of Cr Morrison. Cr Mason wanted some information about the special work of the committee. 11 Oh, you will soon know,” said the Mayor. Cr Mason in vain explained that he had no pretension to being an authority on electric lighting. “ You have to go to To Eeinga Falls and gauge the water,” laughingly remarked one Councillor. Cr Mason : If the committee drive out there in style, that won’t be so bad. (Laughter). A Councillor whispered that the water would be all the better for being mixed with something stronger, while another Councillor suggested a picnic at Te Beinga when the cherries are ripe. No refusal would be accepted from Cr Mason, and that gentleman is now a duly-installed member of tbe Electric Lighting Com. mittee,

A number of special lines are advertised by Mr W. X. Attwood, of Gladstone Road.

There arc now over 150 patients in the Wellington Hospital, nine of whom are scarlet fever patients The Elingamite left Auckland at four o'clock yesterday, and is duo hero about that hour this afternoon. The Borough Council last night got through the business in less than an hour. Latterly the meetings usually lasted until about 11 o'clock.

The Military Sports will bo held in the Park racecourse to-morrow, and provided the weather continues fine, there should be a large attendance.

The Cook County Council invite tenders for installing Wuimata road, deepening | drains, Ormond Domain and Gray’s drain, and getting and carting screened shingle for depots. A Canadian paper records as a fact the marriage of a girl of eighteen with a man of ninety-five, who was formerly engaged to her great-grandmother, the engagement being broken off. “ South Africa is a God-forsaken country, but it is the place to make money,” says Captain Saxbv (Fourth Contingent), who returned to New Zealand last week. Record entries have been received for the Wanganui Agricultural Show in almost every section, and everything points to success on the "20th and "21st. The homo industrial classes are particularly well represented.

A private letter reports the occurrence of a good many cases of measles amongst the members of the Seventh Contingent, which, at the time of writing, was having plenty of hard work in very wet weather. A Maori who was being annoyed by some boys in the street at Hastings, hit at one and knocked him into the window of tho shop occupied by Mr A. Hyde, smashing a large pane of glass and doing damage to the extent of £2O.

An Auckland clerk, who had to seek the protection of the Bankruptcy Court, explained that he had got in the hands of the money-lenders, and had been paying interest at the rate of no less than 65 per cent. Fourteen of his creditors were money-lenders.

Tho Waimangu geyser, Rotomahana, has been very active lately.. A great eruption took place on tho 3rd, tho water shooting up four or five hundred feet. Some of the falling stones injured a spectator, Mr J. Munro, of Rotorua, somewhat severely.

According to the New York Herald Mr Carnegie told a momber of the New York Chamber of Commerce who recently visited Skibo Castle that he still has 56,000,000 sterling to give away in public benefaction. A Southern paper suggests that he might buy up New Zealand’s national debt.

Tho selection of Christmas goods opened up this week by Mr K. R. Macdonald, of Gladstone road, is one of the finest we wo have seen, and should command the attention of young and old. Christmas cards, photo frames, albums, and an assortment of articles suitable for presents are shown in great variety, and should moot with a ready sale. An advertisement for Messrs Humphreys and Sons,. engineers, wheelwrights, and blacksmiths will appear to-morrow. The firm have secured a section of ground next to the Wesleyan Church in Bright street, and wheelwright and blacksmith shops are in course of erection. Everything is expocted to be in full working order inside of a fortnight, and should receive a large share of public patronage. The highest price evor paid for a Tasmanian Merino ram was given for President, bred by Mr James Gibson, and purchased at the Sydney stud sheep sales by Messrs Grubb and Lawrence for 1600 guineas. This ram was subsequently sold in Melbourne for 1000 guineas, it was for a Merino ram by Mr John Cumming, the purchaser being being Mr T. E. Gumming. Again the Wairoa Guardian grumbles with good reason : —Once again, may we ask, what are the Government and its officials doing to develop Wairoa’s best asset—the Morere Hot Springs. Great things are being done for Hanmer Plains springs, and even Te Puia, an out-of-the-way place up North, is, we hear, to be assisted. But at Morere, because, perhaps, the settlers are mostly Government supporters (last election returns show this); they got nothing but promises. A district can no more live on this kind of fare than an individual can ; and we again ask our member to kindly note that bis promises are yet unfulfilled.

There was laid on the table of the House a return showing the amounts collected in fees (according to scale) by solicitors under Advances to Settlers Act from persons obtaining loans. The following are the amounts in the four chief provincial districts:—Auckland: Napier and Fitzherbert, £2613 ; J. M. Killcn, £365 ; W. Sicvwright, £230. Wellington: W. H. Barnicoat, £633 ; J. Prior, £iO0O; 11. S. Fitzherbert, £366 ; A. W. Gould, £712 ; C. A. Pownall, £1497 ; C. H. Treadwell, £IO2B. Canterbury : Loughrey and Lane, £634; E. G. Crisp, /184, S. G. Raymond, £299: J. R. Clement, £3O. Otago : H. Newton, £164 ; A. L. Herdman, £342 ; J. F. M. Fraser, £4324,