The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JANUARY 15 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 314, 15 January 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JANUARY 15 1902.

Tenders for County works close at noon to-day. A meeting of. the Laud Board takes place at Gisborne on Saturday. Captain Edwin wired yesterday : “North to north-west and south-west gale ; glass rise; tides decrease.” Tho value of cargo shipped by the Star of England from Gisborne last week was 1134,242. A meeting of ratepayers is to bo hold at Patutaiii bn Friday night to consider the destruction of the County road by tho carting of metal in wet weather. An article 011 “New Zealand and its Government,” by J. M. Batham, appears in the January number of tho Now Zealand Magazine. The Gisborne bowling representatives leave for Wellington this evening, going in tho Mararoa as far as as Napier, and thence overland. Tho tournament opens on Monday next. The men selected for the supplementary list for tho Seventh Contingent leave for the South this evening, going as far as Napier under Major Winter, and on to camp under Major Chicken. Nominations for the principal events at the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s annual meeting close with the secretary (Mr J. M. Cumming) at tho Masonic Plotel clubroom, at U. 30 on Friday night. The Mararoa was detained at Auckland until live o’clock yesterday afternoon, in order to receive transhipments ox Sonoma, and will arrive hero about three o’clock this afternoon.

Newmarket Bowling Club have decided to send the following eight to Wellington Tournament :—Messrs Cahill, Laurie, Rowe, Wilson, Kilgour, Brookes, Fletcher, and Haselden.

The monthly meeting of the Band of Hope is announced for Thursday oveniug in Wesley school-room. The President will speak on “ That’s tho Way the Money Goes, and Pop Goes tho Weasel,” illustrated by diagram. A man arrested for drunkonnoss last night by Constable Hancock had been loudly complaining that he had been robbed; he had,'he said, put his moneyin his trousers pocket, and it had been taken therefrom. It was found that the man had £l4 on him, although ho had not put it in his pocket as ho supposed. At tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Mr Barton, S.M., Apirana Tipuna was charged with the theft of a horse (black gelding), valued at £4 lQs, from Hopitini Matawhiwa. Mr L. Bees appeared for the defence. Tho evidence was to the effect that recused had either sold or pledged a horse owned by the informant. Accused was committed for trial.

Gisborne’s dredge will arrive some day we verily believe. Mr J. King, Harbor Engineor, wired to Messrs Anderson, the contractors, asking when the "vessel would bo completed. A reply- was received stating that she would be finished in ten days, but that the pump ordered from America had not yet come to hand. Yesterday morning Mr Anderson wired that he had just receiyed a cablegram announcing that a steamer had left Melbourne for Wellington with tho pump on board, and that it would be to hand in about ten days. A correspondent suggests that the Board arrange a guessing competition as to when the dredge will really be ready. The following handicaps have been declared for the Poverty Bay Rowing Club’s I handicap double sculls, for which Mr D. I West has given a handsome pair of carved walking stick? :— j odCJ all d Jarman scr.,

J. Pool and .0. Boyle 3see, E. Kellett ana T. Nicholson Bsec, B. Williams and M. McGovern iiscc. Arch. Kirk and H. Smith osec, H. Taylor and A. Pritchard osec, M. McLeod and A. Pool 6sec, J. Parker and A. Webb 6sec, J. Smith and Arch. Pool 10 sec, J. Webb aud L. Tate lOsec, A. W. ’- nid W. Lewis 16sec, H. Burns and J. Newton and B. G. Petersen ' • a oa t will be Maynard 2osec. Tho ttrso .... . I rowed on Friday evening shortly after 0 1 : o'clock.

The military camp which broke up at Wairoa last week had much enthusiasm infused into it, the members of the Huramua Rities being very keen in their work. They treated tho visitors from Gisborne handsomely, and those who went over are warm in their praises of all that was done for them. The members of the East Coast Mounted RiHes who went into the camp for aunual training, acquitted themselves well. During tho camp there was a shooting match. The Gisborne representatives were beaten, but all their men present fired, while Wairoa had their selection to make from ninety. On one evening there was a splendid concert given at the camp. It was very largelyattended by ladies and civilians generally. The Rev. Mr Butterfield presided, and there was a programme of about 20 items, all being first-class.

Several important notices in connection with Mr J. Robb's photographic- studio appiars in another column.

This evening, the Gisborne Co-opera-tive Building Society will dispose of £GJO, half by ballot and the other half by tender.

A snug little business is offered for sale by Messrs J. Peckovcr and Co. The linn tas in this issue a list of properties for sale.

Tiie last number of the New Zealand Mines’ Record to hand gives the various conditions under whicii petroleum is found in the western fields of North America.

Mr T. G. Lawless, agent, notifies that he has for sale a well-built 4-roomed house and 10 acres of land, at Matawhero, cheap ; also, several first-class properties in town and country. All accident happened to Mrs J. Hall, of Makaraka, yesterday afternoon. She was riding along the Waikanae beach, when the horse fell, but fortunately the lady escaped without injury. It is said that Mr Carnegie has bought 350 organs, costing from £3OO to £7OO, which will be given to Scotch churches. The prejudice against the “ box of whustlcs ” must have abated to make such gifts acceptable.

As Samuel Janswell was climbing over a fence at Sydney tliu other day, he slipped, and was impaled, a large piece of paling entering the abdomen. He died next day.

The Agricultural Department has decided to plant a further area of 200 or 800 acres of its land at Wairangi, Waikato, with fruit trees, with a view to subdividing it into farms, to be leased to settlers likely to make fruit-growing a commercial success.

In order to meet with the requirements of their increasing business, Messrs Clayton Bros, have been compelled to provide additional accommodation for their plant and stock, and have this week entered into possession of the premises for many years occupied by Mr W. O. Skect. Mr R. T. Seymour, the well-known watchmaker and jeweller, of Gladstone road, has a change of advertisement in this issue. A first-class stock of goods from the best manufacture has just been received, and inspection of the same is invited. Intending purchasers of birthday and wedding presents would do well to call and see Mr Seymour’s stock.

A Native named Te Whitu Ruteno was charged at the Police Court yesterday with cashing a cheque for £4O b elonging to lopa Te Hau and stealing £l6 13s of the proceeds. Mr Nolan appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Jones for the defendant. Tho informant stated that he gave accused tho cheque to mind, but gave him no authority to cash it. Evidence was also given by Kenneth Thomson, clerk in the Bank of Australasia, and Henare Ruru. Mr Jones contended that tho case arose out of a gambling transaction between the parties. He applied for a remand until Friday, which was granted, bail being renewed.

Tiie Post in an article cm the proposals made by the Oceanic Company 10 the Australian Governments, says this colony is far too British in character and feeling to be brow beaten in to granting Messrs Spreckels their

own terms, and assisting in fostering an American industry and shipping and trading monopoly. The article proceeds to argue the question from an Australian point of view, and declares that the Spreckels proposals are likely to injure the commercial marine of the Australasian colonies. Three contracts have been let for the construction of the fencing which .vill inclose the site of the World’s Fair at St. Louis in 1903. The length is about five miles, inclosing nearly two square miles of land. One mile of the fence is to be an open barrier, with steel pickets eight feet high, separating the site from tho remainder of Forest Park ; three miles are to be of boards eight feet high, topped

with barbed wire, and the remaining mile

will bo of ornamental slabs made of cement, strengthened with woven wire. The work is to be completed within sixtydays.

Labouchere, with all the venom of Clark and more than his cunning, so wrote his correspondence addressed to Kruger that when some of it was discovered at Pretoria it just fell short of furnishing sufficient evidence to justify a prosecution for treason. British justice is so far above reproach that, even in the case of traitors, it does not read between the lines of their letters to condemn them, but demands proof of the most direct kind. Hence, although the majority of fellow citizens of the gentleman of French descent and sympathies have his measure, he is able to remain at large and laugh in his sleeve. Fortunately he and his kind, even counting in the stupid people among them, who may be regarded as honest in their fatuity, are not numerous. —Napier Telegraph. The prospectus issued last week by the provisional directors of the proposed Gisborne Sheep-farmers’ Freezing Company has been most favorably received throughout the district, and applications for shares are coming in freely, In order that the present season should not be lost it is necessary that no delay should take place in completing the subscription, and the committee make an aunomiccnjonti.il that effect in another column. At a meeting of sheep-farmers bold at Waipaou, the movement was heartily entertained, and many applications were received for shares. The members of the Committee who have undertaken to visit the inland districts have received most cordial encouragement and promises of support. From our Wairoa correspondent we learn that the sheep-farmers there were interviewed on Monday, with most favorable results, and similar reports roach ns from the Coastal townships. A telegram received yesterday from Tiniroto stated that applications had also been received there, and more to follow, What is considered to have been the best coffee-supper ever given in Gisborne by the Salvation Army—and that is I saying a great deal—took place last night by way of farewell to Captain Sharp and Lieutenant Hill. There was a large gathering of Salvationists and their friends to bid God-speed' to the earnest, energetic officers, the proceedings being bright and impressive. The speakers were Sisters Brown and Herbert and Bro. Sawyer. Captain Sharp read the lesson, which was taken from the 20th chapter of Acts, the portion of Scriptiv-'c selected being suitably commented upon. Captain Hill spoke very feelingly with regard to parting with Captain Sharp. The supper, as pieviuu-.lv stated, was a great success, and rdioeied credit upon Mrs Gray and her able staff of workers. "Gapt-un Hill leaves for Auckland by the Maura this morning, and Captain Sharp for Linwood, Christchurch, by the Mararoa this evening. Both officers will be greatly missed throughout the district, as dtiiing their stay in Gisborne they have made themselves very popular, and have been most zealous in the discharge of their duties, j They will carry with them the best wishes of their many friends for their | future welfare,