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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 281, 6 December 1901, Page 2

Captain Edwin telegraphed at 12.50 pan. yesterday : —“ Moderate southerly winds : glass rise : tides good.” Entries close to-morrow night for the best-kept garden, in connection with the Horticultural Society’s Show next week.

A conference of the committees of the Hospital Board and the Charitable Aid Board will be held this afternoon at 4 o’clock. The cricket matches at the Domain to-morrow will.be United v. West End ind County v. City. Rumor has it that both West End and City are confident of winning. Play starts at 2 o’clock sharp. The Gisborne School Comiotuec draw the attention of parents to the u< e< ssity > keeping their children at school until tie 19th December, to ensure the two quarters full attendance, for the purpose oi enabling tin extra teacher to b. employee. Yesterday morning light S. and S.\V. winds prevai.ed from Auckland to Hokitika ; thence southward the wind was from the N. and M.E. Pine weather prevailed. With the exception of a moderate sea at Tauranga, and decreasing at Pouto, smooth seas were reported all round the coast.

The New South Wales Arbitration Bill has received the lloyal assent. Judge Cohen has been appointed the President of the Court, Mr Wise, Attorney-General, visits New Zealand this month, and probably Judge Cohen accompanies him. They will confer with the New Zealand officials as regards the regulations required.

A meeting of the Star of New Zealand Tent, No. 6,1.0. R., S.U., was held in the Tent room last evening, Sister Georgeson, C.R., presiding. Further arrangements were made for the holding of a social evening among the members on Thursday, December 19th, Three new members were elected, and another proposed. Two collisions with vehicles occurred yesterday. In the afternoon as a trooper was returning from the Kaiti his horse | swerved and came into contact with tne | pole of a buggy containing the Misses I Witty and Boylan. In the encounter the pole of the buggy was smashed, but fortunately no one was injured. After the concert last night Mr J. McFarlane, of j Vfatawhero, was driving ujo Gladstone j Road, and was at the turn into Disraeli street. Mr J. Pritchard was driving Mr ■McCoombs’ landau from the opposite direction. The two vehicles collided, with the result that theladiesin Mr McFarlarie s buggy (Misses Winchcombe and Cooper) were thrown out, but beyond the shaking were not injured. The damage done was tot much more than the breaking of Mr McFarlane's harness,

■ At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, business was dealt with:— jabella Menzies v. Robert Kilkollv, claim ib Bs, costs las. - lopa Te Hau v. ' atene Taitapanui. Mr Jones, for plaintin, stated that \Yi I’ere had arrived, but tnc parties were unable to come to any auauyement, amt, as His Worship svouid not sit again till January, thev had decided to take juuguient. The i -e had been adjourned until die arriv of Wi Pere ; for amount, ’ It is, costs ±7 U 'i; -Leonard Hug Mr DeLautoui) l 1 Alfred Nightinga: .aims, judgment for claim, £1 17s bu. mts os.—Same v. Herbert Beaufov, j. ,ment for claim, X'd is, costs £3 Is cd.'

The Star of Gisborne Lodge, No. 61, LU.U.I-., of New Zealand, held the usual meeting last night in the Lodge Boom, Masonic Hail, liro. J. H. Coleboume, -N.G., presiding. Ten candidates were elected, two elected members were initiated, and eight new members proposed. The committee having the anniversary celebrations in baud are sparing no effort to bring the function to a successful issue. Great enthusiasm is shown by all the members in the ceremonies connected with this Order, and a large number of young men, many of talent, are taking a lively iutereresc in its welfare. The attendance from the inauguration of the Podge up to now has been very satisfactory to the officers. Bo may it long continue.

The followiug remarkable story is going the rounds :—A gentleman of uncertain habits and bibulous proclivities wandered into the Waiwikiti Freezing Works the other day, and asked for a job. No one ,ook him seriously, and he opined the next best thing to a job was a sleep. He meandered down a passage, and found a dormitory. Rows on rows of “ sleepers ” were ranged on the sleeves. The thirsty and drowsy one laid himself down on one of the •' bunks,” drew a bag over himself, and slept. Shortly afterwards several uutchers wandered into that dormitory to fill an order for mutton, and found among the carcases the applicant for a job ! He was frozen, even io his snore. And the men of blood and ice carefully wheeled him out on a trolly, up-ended him in a corner of the engine room, and played boiling water from the boiler on to his rigid form. After a while his classic features relaxed. His snore thawed, and took up the half-note where it had frozen. His eyes opened. *• Great Scott, Missus, give us another beer; I’m as wet as a shag, and as dry as a limekiln,” and then he meandered out in search of work and beer and victuals.

The latest confidence trick exposed at Sydney Sessions would make anyone laugh. An elderly farmer who had come to Sydney on holiday made the chance acquaintance of the usual young man, and, of course, it was not long ere they met friends, who were casually introduced. Perhaps Wayback’s funds were not sufficient to make him a beneficiary of the rich “ Fiji uncle” —or possibly he knew that trick—but one of the friends casually remarked to the farmer’s young friend, “ What are you going to do with that ?” The friend replied that if he could not sell it he would probably make “it ” a present to the Art Gallery. The farmer next day was informed that “ it” was a sun-dial which his friend was exhibiting in the Botanical Gardens. It was on exhibit for a period of which there was still a week to run, and at the end of that time, failing a purchaser, lie, as owner, would present it to the Art Gallery. But he casually suggested that it would be a very handy thing for the farmer to possess. A visit was paid to the sundial in the Botanical Gardens, and the farmer was so satisfied with the article that he agreed to give for it £3—£2 down, and the balance in a week, when he was to take delivery. A week later, the employees of the Gardens were surprised by the appearance of an elderly man, with a drav, who started to remove the sun-dial. The city police were called, and the farmer given in charge. He gave the police full particulars, including a description of the young man from the country, and was then released. The police managed to secure the “ farmer’s friend,” who was rewarded with two years “ hard.” Is there any limit to human gullibility when the hook :is baited with a bargain ?