The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 7, 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 335, 7 February 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 7, 1902.

On his own application, a prohibition order has been granted Henry Morse by Mr Barton, S.M. Captain Edwin wired at noon yestor day “ East to south and south-west gale soon, with glass falling ; sea heavy ; tides very high ; heavy rain.”

At the tennis courts, the first heat of the men’s doubles has been played off, when Messrs Hawley and Lyttleton (owe rJ-40) defeated Messrs Garlick and W. CoJeman (owo 40) by 6—4, 7—5. The weather telegrams yesterday showed that the sky was over-cast at Auckland, with light easterly winds ; S.W. light winds at Napier, with smooth sea ; south-east light at Wellington, with passing showers ; moderate sea at Castlepoint, and smooth at Cape Campbell ; light winds and misty weather in the South.

On the Taruheru river last evening, three more events of the Poverty Bay Rowing Club’s double-scull races eventuated. In the first heat, Nicholson and Boyle defeated H. Taylor and B. Smith ; in the second, C. Kirk and A. Webb beat Hackett and Johnston ; and in the third, Pool and Petersen proved victorious over McLeod ani Tait. The Gisborne Rowing Club finished their four-oar races last evening, when the final heat was rowed, in which Williams' crew defeated Hard-

ing's, after a good race. Seldom has such a large crowd been seen in the Theatre Royal as was present last evening at the opening of the grand fancy fair in aid of the Roman Catholic Church. Tho committee having the arrangements in hand had been working hard for months past, and the success of their efforts was demonstrated by the splendid show which has been made, the fair being one of the most attractive of the kind that we have seen. It is to be continued to-day and to-morrow, being open in the afternoon from three o’clock, and in the evening from half-past seven. Those of our readers who have not visited the fair are recommended to do so.

At the Police Court yesterday before Mr Barton, S.M., the following cases were dealt with Charitable Aid Board v. James Tyson, claim .£lO, maintenance for Mrs Tyson by the Board ; defendant was sentenced to 14 days’ hard labor in Wellington Gaol. W. A. Friar (Mr Jones) secured judgment against Wi Toke [ Kanae for £3B 18s lOd, costs £3 13s. John Lewis (Mr Lysnar) v. Charles W. Moore, judgment for claim, 17s lid, costs as. W. McKinley and Sons sued Frederick Newey for the return of 12s, the amount of a fare alleged to have been paid to defendant while in the employ of the plaintiff firm ; Mr W. D. Lysnar acted for plaintiffs, and Mr R. N. Jones for the defendant ; after contradictory evidence had been taken, plaintiff was non-suited. David Caldwell v. James Macfarlane, claim £7 11s lQd for sheep shorn for defendant at his Hauiti station ; judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed, with costs £1 13s. A number of other cases ivere called on, but were adjourned,

Mr Armstrong, who relieves Mr Jeff as engineer on the local railway works, has arrived in Gisborne. A meeting of the Gisborne branch of the Farmers’ (onion is to be held on Saturday morning. It has been decided to start a skimming station at Te Karaka, the proposal by Mr MacGregor having been favorably received by the farmers of Te Karaka. M: T. E. Donne, head of the Tourist Department, has arrived in Gisborne to inspect the Nuhaka Hot Springs, and de tide as to what improvement may be necessary to establish the place as a tou ist resort.

Next Wednesday night, at Chieftain Rangiuia’s concert, Miss Lorraine Tansley sing “• Douglas Gordon ” (Kelly), " Why Must We Say Good-bye ” (Cook), and with Chieftain Rangiuia the beautiful duet ■' Hark to the Mandoline.” This composition, by Parker, is entirely new to a Gisborne audience. By the San Francisco mail yesterday, the Sisters of Mercy, Gisborne, on their application, received intimation from Trinity College, London, that Gisborne district has been accepted as a public local centre of music, and that the Mother Superior has been appointed to act as local secretary for the theoretical and practical musical examinations held annually in connection with that college. Teachers of music can receive syllabuses and forms of entry by applying at the Convent, Kaiti. The Marton paper is severe in its strictures on the attitude of the Ministry in reference to the stoppage of Public Works in different parts of the Colony. It points out that the men are being thrown out of employment at the very part of the year when their work would have been performed under most advantageous circumstances. It goes on to say :—“ It should be evident to the meanest understanding that all tiie talk about the excellent position of finances is sheer misrepresentation, and that the position is really serious. No Ministry that valued its reputation would act thus, except when driven by stern necessity. And we all know that this Ministry does all that is possible on any occasion to win the applause of the voting public. This unsatisfactory position has been reached by a Ministry which handles more money in a year than any of its predecessors, which raises millions by taxation, and borrows millions more, and yet has nothing left for public works. Is it not time the taxpayers took matters into their own hands, and decreed that the enormous, ever-increasing and useless expenditure on high salaries and unnecessary officials shall cease ? It may be noted that the first idea that occurs to the party in power, when economy is needed, is to dispense with workmen and stop public works, and the last idea likely to present itself is to cut down official expenditure, or the salaries of those who have so mis-managed affairs. We trust this question of more economical Government will receive the early attention of the Farmers’ Union, and that next election there will bo such a demand for retrenchment as will compel those returned to out down expenses by at least a million per annum, which sum can then be spent on public works without recourse to the money-lender.”