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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 317, 18 January 1902, Page 2

Major Winter returned from Napier this morning. Captain Ed.\vin telegraphed at 12.50 yesterday: —“Moderate westerly winds; glass rise; good tides.” Becord nominations were received last night for the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s annual summer meeting. Mr Poyzer’s Wairoa Hotel has been lighted up with the acetylene gas. Tj,ie installation worked splendidly. Mr Gold-Smith, Commissioner of Crown Lands, and Mr Groom, a member of the Land Board, arrived by the Elingamite this morning. Mr C. J. East, teacher of music, notifies that he will resume lessons to pupils on January 27th, instead of on the 20th as at first announced. Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. (Limited), advertise for sale at Waimata, on Tuesday, 18th February, Mr A. L. Bellerby’s Lincoln stud ewes. Mr Jeff, of the local Railway Depart-

ment, has received instructions to continue the railway survey from the Karaka towards the Motu. Mr Armstrong is to take charge of the.railway works. A meeting of the Star of New Zealand Tent, No. 6,1.0. R., S.U., was held in the Tent-room on Thursday evening, when routine business was transacted. Sister O’ Connor, Chief Ruler, presided. The following telegram was received yesterday afternoon by Mr King, Harbor Board Engineer “ Dredge on the slip ; everything satisfactory ; come off to-night.—Anderson.” The Rev. B. F. Rothwell's subjects at Wesley Church on Sunday will be : Morning, “Timothy’s Stomach? Timothy’,? Grandmother !” Evening, “ The Fate of Godless Partnerships.” Tauranga sent in six names for the “ Eighth.” xVucldand Herald wrote under big “headlines “ Military enthusiasm at Tauranga. The whole district in a ferment to go to the front 1” The quarterly meeting of the Land Board will be held at the Gisborne Office at 10 this morning. Amongst other business, the Board will deal with 14,000 acres of Crown lands for the purpose of immediately offering it for settlement. \t St. Andrew's Church to-mqrrow the Rev. J. G. Paterson's subjects will be: Morning, “ What Fixity of Beliei caii for a Man ” : evening, “ How Water maybe used to 'Cleanse and Conserve the Material, Moral, and Spiritual Health of the Community.”

The Gisborne Rifles, headed by the Band, hold a church parade on Sunday, the corps leaving the camp at 10 o clock and marching to Holy Trinity Church. In the afternoon the company’s band will play selections of sacred music. Afternoon tea will be provided for the ladies, to whom the Rifles extend a hearty invitation.

The Wairoa Guardian has a_ ltttle request to make, as follows: Waikaremoana, which is solitude itself, compared to Morere, has a- constable all to itself, and we think an effort should be made to secure a similar boon for thy latter settlement. The extent of the district, its population, and distance from Wairo?. warrant the request being made.'

i'slog to toe low state of the tide last evening, the first heat of the Poverty Bay Rowing Clue's doubie sculling handicap did not eventuate, and two heats will take place this evening. A largely-attended meeting of rate payers was held at Patutahi last evening to consider the destruction of the county roads by the heavy tiuiiic in wet weather. Mr 0. Gallagher presided. A lot of discussion took place, and eventually the following resolution was carried : •• Resolved that this meeting oi ratepayers tonight assembled to consider the bad state of the roads, consider that the present state of the roads is due to the County Council not attending to and supervising the carting of the stone from the quarry and stopping the work of carting during wet weather, and that the good stone has been allowed to be taken by the Borough Council, while the inferior and bad rubbish has been carted for the County roads.” A full report is reserved.

A very pleasing function took place in Craig’s Buildings last evening, when a social evening was tendered to Mr S. IT. M. Quigley by a number of friends, prior to liis departure for Napier. A very happy time was spent, a splendid programme of songs, etc., being given. Songs were rendered by Messrs A. Wallace, K. Skillicorn, 11.l 1 . Vosper, A. Don, J. Law, and S. Kiwi, violin items by Messrs Vowies and S. East, and recitations by Messrs W. Eraser, S. East, J. Adair, Quigley, and Jones. The accompaniments were played by Mr Don. During the evening a presentation of a travelling case and address was made to Mr Quigley by Mr J. Adair, who, in a fetv well-chosen words, referred to the goodfellowship that had always existed between them. Mr Quigley returned thanks in a very modest speech. A splendid supper was provided by Host Craig, and was done full justice to. The singing of “ Auld Lang Syne ” brought the gathering to a close. Mr E. H. Ingpon, who is being transferred from the ICaraka School to Whakarara, Hawke’s Bay, has had his splendid services cordially recognised by the settlers. At a meeting of the Farmers’ Union, the opportunity was taken to present Mr Ingpen with a purse of sovereigns, in recognition of valued past services. The presentation was made by Mr John Brown, on behalf of the settlers of the district. Very high testimony was given by the speakers to the ability of Mr Ingpen and his rare qualities as a teaclTer of the young. At the meeting of the Road Board, of which Mr Ingpen had been secretary for twelve years, warm eulogies were passed upon the work done by Mr Ingpen, and regret expressed that he was resigning from the position. The main speaker was Mr Patullo, whose remarks were endorsed by Mr A. M. Lewis. On Tuesday night, the settlors tendered a social to Mr and Mrs Ingpen. There was a very large attendance, and people from far and near cordially expressed their feelings of goodwill towards Mr and Mrs Ingpen, there was general regret at their departure from the district, and hearty wishes that they might have a happy and prosperous time in their new home. Mr Ingpen has been 16 years in the Karaka district, and now that ho is leaving the people more than over realise how valuable have been his services. Tho settlers of Whakarara should he well pleased at having such an acquisition to their district. The hearing of the case lopa te Hau v. Whetu Rutene, for alleged theft of Tl 6 10s, was continued yesterday afternoon, Mr Nolan being for the prosecutor, and Mr R. N. Jones for tho accused. The matter arose jut of a Jl4O cheque which Whetu had cashed, giving lopa £‘23 7s, and retaining £l6 16s, as ho allegod, on account of a gambling debt and a debt of T 6. The prosecutor had sworn that ho had given tho cheque to the defendant to mind, that it was the only cheque that had been drawn for that sum, and that it had been made out on the face date, tho 3rd of January, and not the 6th, as was suggested by the defence. Mr A. M. Lewis, storekeeper at the Karaka, was called, and stated that he had given lopa two blank cheques out of his book on the 4th January, that ho afterwards saw one filled up for Jl4O, and signed by lopa to Hau with the words “or bearer ” struck out. He declined to cash that cheque unless lopa endorsed it ; subsequently lopa came and got a fresh cheque from him, and that cheque was the one now in Court. He knew that because he had noted in the blocks of his cli6que-book to whom the forms had been given and the date. He was, he said, quite sure that the cheque produced in Court had not been filled up before the 6th. Mr Jones said that he had further ovidence, but after the direct contradiction of the prosecutor by two witnesses he asked whether it was necessary to proceed further. His Worship replied that it was not ; there was no case to go to a jury ; the informant’s evidence was a tissue of falsehoods from beginning to end ; he was satisfied that perjury had been committed, and he might, after further consideration, direct proceedings to be taken against the informant for perjury. He discharged the accused.

St. Andrew’s Church.—To-morrow’s Services: Morning, “What Fixity of Belief can do for a Man”; Evening, “How Water may ho used to Cleanse and Conserve the Material, Moral, and Spiritual Health of the Community.”— Rev. J. G. Paterson.

Wesley Chuush Services—To-m irro.v (Sunday): 11 a.in., “ Timothy's Stomach; Timothy’s Grandmother”; 7 p.iu . “ The Fate of Godless Partnerships.” —R-jv. B. F. Rothwell.

Holy Trinity Church S rvices.— To-morrow (Sunday): 8 a.m.. if <’y Communion; 11 a.m., Morning J’-ayer, subject “ Pray for Thy Servants ” ; 3 p.m., Baptism; 7 p.m, Evening I'rayer, subject “The Efficacy of Prayer.”— Rev. Mr Welsh.

Roman Catholic Church Services. — To-morrow (Sunday): Gisborne, Mass 8 a.m., Vespers 7 p.m. No service in the country.—llev. T. Mulvihill.