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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 267, 20 November 1901, Page 2

To-day is the last discount day for the monthly gas hills, and consumers of gas arc advised to take note accordingly. The ins and outs of a little starlight diversion will be enquired into at the Police Court this morning. Mr .James Robb, who has been on a trip to the Old Country, returns to Gisborne this afternoon by the Mararoa. On her next trip, the steamer Omaperc only goes as far as Tuparoa, where she loads wool for transhipment to the barque Clocli at Gisborne.

Attention is again referred to the garden party to bo held to-morrow evening in connection with the W.C.T.U. coffee rooms and free library.

Captain A. Kennedy (for Captain Edwin) yesterday wired as follows at 11.38 a.lll. to-day : ‘'Barometer fall; north-east to north and west wind; rain is to be expected.

A meeting of members and of those wishing to become members of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union will be held in the Ixaraka schoolroom on Saturday night. The usual fortnightly meeting of “ Court William Gladstone, No. 6030,” A.0.F., was hold last evening at the Court .Room, Childers road, Bro. Bruce, C.R., in the chair. There was a large attendance. In connection with the recent betting raids at Dunedin, fifty informations have been laid against Peter Grant, of the wellknown firm of Barnett and Grant, bookmakers, charging him with breaches of the Gaming Act. There was a lively scene in Peel street yesterday afternoon, when the well-known Joseph Gcddos again got into trouble, and was arrested. It is stated that he threw a brick at the barman because the latter would not supply him with liquor. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, argument was heard in the case of Colonel T. W. Porter (Messrs Lysuar and C. A. DcLautour) v. W- D. S. Macdonald and Fairlic (Mr E. J. Chrisp), a claim for £7O for a year's rent. His Worship reserved judgment. The Wairoa County Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s show is to be held at Frasertown on the loth January, 1902. Mr E. D. O’Neill is president, and Mr Fred. Parker secretary. The show, we hope, will receive a substantial support from the Gisborne side. Yesterday the weather was most unpleasant in Gisborne. A high westerly wind brought with it clouds of dust which made matters very uncomfortable for those who had to be out in it, and for business people it proved most damaging, the dust getting among the stock so much.

The boring for coal at the Mahia is being continued, altogether three bores having been put down. The borers are now engaged on the third bore, the first two having been abaudoued on account of the strata reached. The borers are very hopeful of the result, outcrops of coal being visible at low tide along the Peninsula. A prosecution under the Opium Prohibition Act took place at Port Chalmers on Monday. William Dyer was charged with importing two 101 b tins of opium on the 16th inst. He pleaded guilty, and his counsel asked for a mitigation of the penalty, which was approved of by the Collector of Customs, but the Bench decided to inflict the full penalty of £IOO and costs. Mr Ezra Smith, of Gisborne, states that on October 10 last he hived a swarm of bees which had originated from a last season’s hive. On November 18 another swarm was hatched by the new hive, a period of o-l days having elapsed, during which the bees had built combs, and laid and hatched their eggs. This indicates that there is a plentiful supply of food for the bees.

Visitors to Morere speak very highly of the trip out, which is now a very pleasant one for driving. During the holidays thero ought to be a great crowd of visitors at the springs, as even now the number present is much larger than usual at this time of the year. The accommodation provided is first class, Mr and M rs Cooper doing all that is possible to make everyone comfortable.

Tho report* of the earthquek •- in ti. South will ho an expensive :V.iir f.. New Z- ,i. lin regard to t; • touris; tralli.-. They will certainly pn-.out many people who I: cl intended visiting New Zealand during the holidays cur ying out their intention, there being such >; dread of esurthquakea among a large section of people, who vvd! not bo able !q discern that one part of tie; colony only has been affected by the shocks. Yesterday, northerly breezes generally prevailed throughout the colony, with overcast or cloudy weather. Timaru, Oainaru, and Dunedin experienced a southerly, accompanied by rain. A. heavy swell was reported from Cape Maria Van Diernan, and rough at Farewell Spit, Greymouth, and Nuggets. A smooth to moderate sea was experienced elsewhere on tho coasts, with moderate to high tides.

Messrs Dalgcty and Co.'s local branch (of which Mr G. E. Eliott is the manager), is to be congratulated on the taking up of tho fine new premises near the wharf. The establishment of tho branch in Gisborne was soon followed by the erection of commodious buildings on Bead’s Quay. The new offices have now been taken up by the manager and staff, and we hope that the firm will prosper, and that the district may so advance as to cause all the firms to extend their operations. By the daily mail service to Kaiteratahi, Te Baraka, and Whatatutu, residents in that important portion of the district will receive the morning journal daily. The daily service will bo instituted from Monday next, and the Timks with latest nows will thus reach settlers over two days ahead of any other paper ; this shows how suited a morning paper is to this district, as it has about 24 hours' lead with all the country mails—a great advantage to advertisers. Next Monday morning, the Times will be carried north, south, and away inland days ahead of any Other paper.

Sir Hector Macdonald "‘as warmly welcomed at a citizens’ diuner at Sydney. At the intev-State tennis tournament, Victoria detested New South Wales by 34 points to 29.

Reports from Dunedin show that last week wethers were fetching up to 21s 6d each, and ewes were bringing 19s 6d. Some of the trials of a fa" er’s life : A Motupiko (Nelson) far r had fifty cattle down with tutu . .so: .mg, and seven cows died. The arrival of a dir. ' shipment from London of some novel' s in ladies pulley belts aud scarves is announced in this issue by Messrs C. Rosie aud Co. The butchers of Reofton ought to have a little gold mine of their own. They have not only raised the price of meat, but are charging sixpence a pound for fat. The bedding Star has kind words for the farmer, and thus neatly explains the privilege to grumble : —A farmer is really never discouraged, no matter what happens, and that is why he is the only man 1 in the world whose undisputed privilege I it is to grumble.

A representative of a Christchurch journal telegraphed from Cheviot: “ The relieving telegraphist, Mr S. J. Williams, was another gentleman who kept his wits about him, and ho deserves the highest praise for his coolness and intelligence. During this trying time he has kept an accurate record of all the shocks. He improvised an apparatus for communicating with other places when his office was wrecked. He advised the men and comforted the women, and now, after thirty-two hours' incessant labor, without sleep, ho is sending this message through on a single wire to Christchurch, with a prospect of half-a-dozen hours’ steady work still' ahead of him. Prom Mr Williams I learn that there wore no less than 22 shocks last night alone.” Mr Williams was recently on the Gisborne staff, and got a transfer owing to illness. He was laid up at Christchurch recently with scarlot fever. Upon reporting for duty he was sent to relieve at Cheviot, where he has done admirably. Turanga Church Services, Sunday next— Hangaroa 11, Waerenga-o-kuri (with Holy Communion) 3, Patutahi 7.—Caron Fox. Te Arai 3, Mr K. T. Kohere.