The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, JANUARY 24, 1902. A REASONABLE DEMAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 322, 24 January 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, JANUARY 24, 1902. A REASONABLE DEMAND.

We believe that the great majority of people throughout the colony will heartily sympathise with the motion calling on Mr Barclay to resign. This is a free country, and each man is entitled to his own opinion, but a public man needs to be careful how he expresses that opinion when 'it happens to deal with national sentiment and with the honor of the nation. .Just now we are all very much concerned—and rightly too —about the hard things the German papers have said about us, and it is bard to understand how the slanderers within our gates escape punishment. It is a fair stand for a man to take up that he thinks the war should never have been started, or that having had one cheek smitten the other should he turned to the foe, or in regard to our own colony that such a large proportion of our young men should be sent off to the war. Such questions may reasonably be argued for or agaihst, but there can be no room left for argument when a man in Mr Barclay’s position as a member of Parliament applies the term “ infamous ” to the conduct of the British. Jt is but natural that the retort} “infamous” should be made regarding his own conduct in making such a statement. In many ways Mr Barclay is a man to he esteemed, but his utterances should be fatal to his position as a public man, and there is little to be wondered at in his being called on to resign. A constituency that could silently allow its member to use such terms is in itself very much to blame.

3fc. Joseph’s Convent School re-opens 01 Monday, January 27th. Mr A. E. D’Arcy, District Secretary o the Australian Widows Fund, is in Gis borne for a few days on a visit from Auek land. The first practical move towards carry • ing out the water and drainage schemt will be made at the next meeting of the Borough Council, when the initial steps to acouire the land will be taken. The body of the late Mr Eyre, who died so suddenly oh the Zealaudia, is to be taken to Sydney for burial. It was brought ashore from the Zealandia on > Wednesday, and was embalmed. Mr Eyre was greatly respected in Sydney, where his two sons reside. The Matron of the Hospital desires to 1 acknowledge with thanks gifts of six dozen sodawater and lemonade from Mr J. Lucas, fruit from Messrs W- P- Walsh and Geo. Schmidt, fruit and Jam from Mrs Herbert Williams, fruit and vegetables from Mrs Barber, and flowers from Mrs C. P. Davies. The Matron notifies that old linen will be very acceptable. A Heaith Officer said that in Gisborne, with good sanitation, people shppld only die of old age. Certainly on the outskirts of Gisborne people find it hard to get rid of their own lives. There are now three people awaiting trial on charges of attempted suicide, one for cutting his throat, another for trying to poison himself, and the third by trying to drown himself. The patients are all progressing towards recovery. At the Court yesterday morning, before Messrs E. H. Mason and A. F. Bridges, judgment was given by default in the following cases : —Johnston and Co. v. Thomas Parr, claim To 15s, costs 7s ; John Kempnir {Mr E. X. Jones) v. Mini Iverekere, claim Tl, uopj 3 17s ; Alfred Henry Gillman (Mr Jones) v. Pera Kaouka, claim TlO os Sd, costs £2 2s 6d ; Alfred Michael Lewis v. Albert Haydon (Mr Jones), claim £2 Is 2d, costs 12s. In the case \7. T. Dennett, of Hastings, v. E. A. Church, claim for .a copper and dipper alleged to have been bought by the 1 defendant at a sale in Hawke’s Bay, de- 1 fendant gave evidence that he was pre- 1 sent at the sale, but had neither bought 1 nor bid for the articles. The evidence is 1 to be forwarded to Hastings. I

Mr J. i>. ii- r. ic- i 1 cluuige of advertisement in this iss’Jt. Dr. i-'meh, ae’tiiig-Hoalth Oiliest for Hawke’s Bay, has relumed to X a pier. In the third test- cricket match yesterday Trumble, who was not out with 69, took half an hour to make his first run. A meeting of those interested in a picnic for the Gisborne school pupils is to be held at the High School at 7.30 this iv niug.

Capr. Edwin wired at 11.23 a.in. yesterday :—" North to west and south-west heavy gale soon; glass fail ; poor tides; indications ruin.”

The County Council notifies that during the erection of a new bridge, the road from Murewai to Mr Cyril White’s homestead will be closed to wheel traffic for six days.

A general meeting of the Gisborne Bowing Club, for the purpose of selecting a committee to choose the rep. c-rews, to have been held last night, lapsed for want of a quorum.

The young native named Kukati Thompson, arrested at Tolago Bay on a charge of criminally assaulting a little girl, has been brought to Gisborne by Constable McLeod.

Mr J. Camming yesterday morning received the following wire from Mangawhare, in the north of Auckland : “ Delighted with successful lv-suit of the poll —Ex-Gisbornite.”

A 12ft shark has been frequenting the Waikanae bench for the past few days, and bathers should keep a sharp look-out for the finny monster. The shark is believed to be “ Mr Kruger,” which makes periodical visits to Sponge Bay, and has so far eluded all attempts at capture. Mr King, harbor engineer, received tbe following telegram yesterday from Messrs Anderson and Co. in regard to the dredge ; —“ Out yesterday ; everything so far satisfactory. Will report on speed, probably to-morrow. Pump oil board. Expect to sail early this week.— Anderson.”

A young man named Jatnes Lamb was charged at the Police Coust yesterday morning with attempting to commit suicide. The accused had been pulled out of the surf on the Waikanae beach on Wednesday. On the application of the police, the ease was remanded until Monday. The accused is stated to belong to Napier.

The weather report for yesterday showed Westerly and N.W. winds prevailed throughout the colony; cloudy weather also prevalent; New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington, Blenheim, Bealey, and Bluff reported rain ; Tirfiiri reported moderate sea, also Castlepoint and Cape Campbell, with rough at Kaikoura and Nuggets Point ; rough sea was running at Now Plymouth ; stations from Farewell spit southward did not report ; at Wellington a heavy N.W. gale prevailed last night.

Last evening the semi-final of the Poverty Bay Rowing Club’s double sculling handicap' was rowed. The first, race was between R. Kellett and T. Nicholson (3 see.), and Alt. Poole and M. McLeod (5 sec.), and after a good race the former won by a, length. In the next heat J. Poole and C. Boyle (3 sec.) met J. Parker and A. Webb (G sec.). This was a splendid race, thf. former crew winning by two feet. This evening J. Poole -jand R. Kellett meet in the finals, when ail exciting struggle should he witnessed.

It is several years now since Gisborne had a visit from an artiste of Mrs Barrington Waters’ merit, and that fact should go far to ensure a crowded audience at her recital on the 30th inst. The glowing encomiums passed on her performances by the Australian press are supported by a musical critic well known in Gisborne, who says that sho has “ all of Kowalski’s brilliancy of execution.” Mrs Barrington Waters will introduce for the first time to the Gisborne public a vocalist of first rank in Miss Lorraine Tansley, who has established herself in the popular estimation of other New Zealand towns, and her advent hero may ba looked forward to as an event.

The following are tho handicaps and drawings of the Men’s Double Tournament, about to be played on tho Tennis Club’s Courts : Garlick and W. Coleman, owe 40, play Hawley and Lyttleton, owe .j4O ; the other pairs have received a bye in the first round. In tho second round, A. W. Rees and Barton, scratch, play the winners of the Garlick-Hawley match. Craig and 'Watson, owe 480, play Butler and E. Chrisp, scratch ; A. Coleman and Matthews, scratch, play Pasley and Haworth, scratch ; Seymour and Smith, receive 15, play Barlow and Grant, owe 40. The matches to be decided by the best of three sots. Tbe first and second rounds to be finished on or before Thursday, 6th February, and one week will be allowed for each succoeding round. At the Police Court yesterday Mary Brown, alias Mclntyre, well known to the Auckland Court, was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, having no visible lawful means of support. Evidence was given by Constable Hancock, who stated be had known accused for some time. She had been annoying people by her filthy language and general conduct. Evidence was also given by Sergeant Siddells. The woman, in defence, gave a rambling story about how she had been out for a walk after bearing ihe result of the poll, and how the hard-hearted constable had arrested her when she was a well behaved jady. One of Mary's little tricks was to call at different houses and casually mention that people in good positions who had never heard of her were among her acquaintances ; or else she would ask directions as to where they lived, and then incidentally seek refreshments. Messrs Mason and Bridges, the presiding Justices, sentenced accused to two months’ hard labor in Napier Gaol.