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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 272, 26 November 1901, Page 2

Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday : “ Weather moderating ; glass rising.” The fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council takes place this evening. We regret to learn that Mr W. Birch has been very ill for over a week past.

At Oamaru yesterday a man named Pinkerton was lined and costs IBs for procuring liquor for a prohibited person.

The tender of Mr Haisman has been accepted for the rebuilding of the British Empire Hotel. ■U the Police Court yesterday C. H. Webb was lined os for drunkenness. A prohibition order will bo applied for today.

The first of the series of ambulance class lectures in connection with the East Coast Mounted'lliflos is to be given at the drill-shed at eight o’clock this evening by Dr Craig.

Last evening the first of the trial four races of tho Gisborne Rowing Club were vowed. W. Harding’s crew beat ltoyd’s crew by a length and a half, and L. Sherrill's crew beat Duggan’s crew by a length and a quarter. A meeting of the Loyal Gisborne Juvenile Lodge, 1.0.0. F., ALU., was held in the Oddfellows’ Hall last evening, Bro. A. W. Kirk, Deputy Superintendent, presiding. Two new members were initiated and another proposed.

With respect to the cable re Lord Northland, Lord Ranfurly received a cable from his son stating that his staff appointment had been cancelled, and that he was going to the Cape at Christmas to servo with the Mounted Infantry. The Rifles’ infantry corps had good practice with volley firing last night. The wind carried tho sound of tiie reports such a distance that a rumor gained currency that there was a vessel in distress, and a number of peoplo came into town to enquire as to the truth or otherwise of the rumor.

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of creditors in the estate of Messrs Morrison Bros, was held. Present: Messrs Chrisp, Oatridge. Syrnes, Hubble, and O'Meara. It was proposed by Air Hubble, and seconded by Air Oatridge, that the special resolution passed at tho meeting on November 6th, accepting a composition of 5s in the £ in all three estates bo confirmed, and the motion was carried unanimously. Great as tho evil-is, far-reaching as are its effects, it is not possible to prove that the drink-habit is on the increase. The remarkable sobriety of great public holiday gatherings testifies pleasingly to the general temperance of our colonists and to the mistake of regarding us as a nation of backsliders because in a long period of plenty our national drink-bill has apparently increased to the extent of two-pence weekly per head. —N.iL Herald.

A bolt occurred yesterday afternoon, tho runaway being a horse attached to the grocery cart of Mr J. McKee. The horse took fright on the lvaiti, and careered wildly up Gladstone Road. Turning the corner at Disraoli street tho cart collided with the verandah posts of Mr A. Robinson’s shop, pulling them to the ground. The horse continued on its mad career down Disraeli street into Palmerston Road, and was finally stopped near Common, Shelton and Co.’s warehouse.

On Sunday afternoon Mr Dilworth Stubbs, son of Mr George Stubbs, was riding out to his uncle’s, Mr Mossman’s, at Patutahi, when, about half a mile from Swavthraoor, his horse, startled by the lightning and heavy thuiidor-clap, fell, breaking the rider’s leg and injuring his knee cap and ankle. The horse wont on to Mr Mossman’s, and that gentleman set off and found the young man, and brought him into town. His injuries were attended to by Dr Cole.

The Government weather report yesterday morning showed that south-west, south east, and south winds prevailed. Cloudy weather was reported from Wairoa, Napier (with passing showers), Wanganui, Wellington (squally), Lyttelton. A rough sea was running at Manukau Pleads, heavy New Plymouth, Wanganui, moderate swell Westport, increasing to considerable at Greymouth. A had bar and heavy sea were reported from Wairoa, heavy Castlepoint, Capo Campbell, and smooth southwards'. A' frost was experienced lit Invercargill, A pair of very handsome bowb, silver mounted, has been handed to the President of the Gisborne Bowling Club, Mr William Pettie, by Air HuoK Wallace, representing Messrs L. 1). Nathan and Co., of Auckland. These bowls (in a solid leather ease) have been presented to the Club by the Edinburgh Distilling Company, through Messrs Nathan and Co., for competition amongst the members, every member being eligible to compete. The gift is naturally much appreciated, and the competition will bo keen. The Committee will shortly announce the conditions of the competition. Trie bowls are on view in one of the windows of Mr William Pet-tie’s establishment.

The booking for the Orchestral Society's conceit is proceeding most satisfactorily, ami we trust that a good house will reward the efforts of the committee in obtaining outside tide!)!. We ore assured that n voice swell as .Miss Falconar possesses has never been iieard by a Gisborne public. For power and purity of tone it could hardly be surpassed. The whole of the programme is new to a Gisborne audience, and consists of items, some being of a decidedly classical, others of a sufficiently popular character, it is hoped, to please all tastes. One item in the shape of quartet ’colli, by Messrs H. D. Parker, E. Parnell, A. Adair, and PI. Parker, will be a novelty, and should be an attraction, both on that account as well as for its beautv,

Mr T. G. Lawless, the Gisborne district agent of the Australian Widows' P’und Assurance Society, has received a letter of congratulation in regard to the substantial I increase of business done by the Society during the year. The increase for Gisborne district alone on the business of the previous year was very large. The new business of the Society for the yoar was .£702.259, an increase of ,£64,582 on that of the previous year. Mew Zealand's contribution being S'iO.lUO above that of last year. Tho Society should have a still better report for nest year, as it is steadily increasing in popularity, and in this district, under the capable and energetic management of Mr T. G. Lawless, it is safe to say that there will again be a good increase shown.