The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, NOVEMBER 14, 1901.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 262, 14 November 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, NOVEMBER 14, 1901.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS. Our cablegrams this morning contain some items of more than ordinary interest. In South Africa, De Wet is again coming into prominence with a schemejfor harrasing the British. In the Old Country a fierce gale has been causing havoc, there being much loss of life, besides destruction of property. An idea is given of the effects of the inundation when it is stated that the flood waters drowned the fires on railway engines. Some fine chapters of bravery are recorded. The death of the Dowager Lady Carcw brings to mind the words, “ There was a sound of revelry by night,” Lady Carew having attended the historic ball on the eve of the battle of Waterloo, which took place on June 18, 1815. The doath of Dr Chalmers, the Bishop of Goulbourn, will be deeply regretted throughout the colonies. AVe regret to learn that Mr AV. D. S. McDonald has been confined to his bed with rather a serious illness. Captain Edwin telegraphed as follows yesterday afternoon : —“ North-west to west and south gale. Glass rise. Poor tides.”

The Timks would like to know when will the postal authorities make it a rule to let the public know, through the press, of additions to the list of telephono subcribers.

Mr J. Stewart, recently engineer in charge of tho railway here, has been advised to go to Dunedin for medical treatment. His friends will regret to hear that there is no improvement in his health.

The Military Sports, postponed from last Saturday, on account of the unfavorable state of the weather, aro to be held at the Park racecourse this afternoon, and promise to attract a large gathering. A capital programme has been arranged, and the large number of entries received should insure some exciting contests.

A telegram received from AVellington yesterday states : —The Premier visits the Palmerston Show on Friday. The Native Minister has gone to Gisborne to see his wife, who is seriously ill. The Ministers of Education and Public AVorks will return from South on Sunday. The Minister of Lands leaves for Oamaru at the end of the week.

A number of ladies of tho Holy Trinity congregation held a meeting yesterday afternoon for the purpose of forming a committee to assist in promoting the fete which it is intended to hold on December 19th in Mr Humphreys’ grounds, AVaikanae.- There was a representative attendance, and a good deal of interest was manifested in the proceedings.

A wedding which attracted considerable interest was solemnised at the Native Church, Te Arai, at 10 o’clock yesterday morning, when Robert Blair, second son of the late Captain John Sim, of Mohaka, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Lizzio May, eldest daughter of Mr A. Gibson, of Te Arai. The church was prettily decorated, and a large number of friends witnessed the ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. J. G. Paterson, of Gisborne. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in a Wedgewood blue costume, trimmed with white Bcngaline silk, and a becoming toque, trimmed with ostrich feather and osprey. The bride was attended to the altar by four bridesmaids: Misses Kate and Nellie Gibson (sisters of the bride), who were attired in cream muslin dresses and picture hats, and the Misses Bertha and Kate Daulton, who looked very prettyin blue costumes, trimmed with white braid, and white Leghorn hats. The '’'“maids wore gold brooches, the gifts briuv. 'm. Mr David Anderson, of the bridegruo— -' A msman. After of Mohaka, acted as giv... - the ceremony, an adjournment was to the residence o£. Mr Thomas Daulton, where a largo number of friends of the contracting parties sat down to the wedding breakfast. The happy couple were the recipients of a large number of handsome and costly' wedding presents, and left for Morcre, en routo for their home at Mohaka, at 2 o’clock amid a shower of rose-leaves. The bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a handsome gold watch and chain. Mr and Mrs Sim carry with them the best wishes of a large circle of friends for their future happiness.

The Hawera A. and P. Association has j carried a resolution that the whole of the names on the defaulters’ list be struck off the list of members. Perhaps the shortest and yet most c-loquenc explanation of a suicide on record was that of a man named Jeffries, who threw himself over AA T aterloo Bridge. It consisted of this note, found iD his pocket, and read at the inquest : “ Drunken wife. —G. Jeffries.” The Greymouth paper, referring to the demise of a lady, says : “On Friday the lady took to bed, and, despite the efforts of. the medical men, she passed away peacefully.” A\ 7 hat (says a Southern paper) have the medical'- men of Greymouth done to deserve this '} Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. and AVyllie and Mason hold their monthly stock sales at the AVaerenga-a-hika Yards to-doy, commencing at half-past eleveu. Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. have a large entry of sheep, including 400 wethers in wool, a particularly good line, 300 ewes and lambs in wool, and several hundred shorn wethers. Messrs J. B. Rolls and G. R. AVyllie will conduct the sales. The number of insufficiently prepaid newspapers posted in the colony for the United Kingdom, etc., is still abnormally largo. Tho public should remember, the Chief Postmaster states, that newspapers are now sent by weight, and the weekly newspapers vary very much, owing to the illustrations. Sometimes the illustrations are on thick paper, sometimes on thin ; also the number of them is variable, Tho average paper is from 11 to 13 ounces in weight. Tho rate is Id for each 2oz. It

will therefore be seen that a paper may cost 3d or 3ld, and at times weigh over 140 z., and cost 4d. Persons exorcising a litt.lc forethought in this matter would save the Department and tho addressee much inconvenience and delay. The following curious legend of the “ trailing skirt ” is recalled by a correspondent of the London Times : —“ AA r hen the first great glass-house was built iu Ilydo Park, Sir Joseph Paxton was asked how he intended to havo the flooring swept and cleaned. He replied that no arrangements for this purpose were needed, as the ladies’ skirts would do all this, spaces being left between the planks expressly for this purpose, and the result proved the truth of his anticipations, little foreseen by the wearers.” Sir Joseph Paxton was no doubt a bit of a wag, and may hardly have meant his remark to be taken too literally. But, out of doors at all events, the trailing skirt has little to recommend and very much to condemn it.

Some of the Maoris believe that the exhibition of loyalty shown by them in dancing tho Kikia-te-poa dance before T.R.H. of York entitles them to free railway passes for nil time. Some of these gentlemen, who were glad with wine and shark recently, made a stand aggregating one hundred stone in a railway carriage, and refused either to pay their tickets or be thrown out by a ten stone station master. They explained that they had given Prince George enough presents to buy railway tickets for years. The local constable was requisitioned, and gallantly waded into the carriage, tho atmosphere, and tho Maori warriors. Last heard of the occurrence was that the Maoris wore rushing towards the next station whore tho only J.P. had a wire to read the Riot Act. A large, limp gentleman in blue sat down on the platform of departure, and a suggestion of shark marred the balmy breezes of spring.—Free Lance.