The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 11 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 364, 14 March 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 11 1902.

The- R.M.S. Venture arrived at San Francisco on the 12th inst. at 7 a.ui. Messrs Williams and Kettle hold their monthly stock sale at Matawhcro to-day. Captain Edwin wired yesterday;— “ South to east to north-east gale after 12 hours from now; glass fall; tides high; indications for rain and heavy soa."

A touching circumstance connected with the finding of the body of the late Mr Formal Barker was that his favorite sheepdog, a well-bred collie, was discovered watching over the body of his late master.

Annie Tosland was again before the Court yesterday, on a charge of drunkenness. She was fined the minimum amouDt of 10s on the condition that another prohibition order should be issued against her.

Arrangements have boon made for Captain Bonnie to give the new dredge a trial this morning to ascertain if the vessel will steer well in command of a captain who has been used to a boat with twin screws. Word has been received by Mr Ngata that the Premier will visit the native meeting to be hold at Waiomatatiui, commencing on the 20th. It is believed that if invited, the Premier will call at Gisborne before leaving the colony. A Christchurch editor and Mr Isitt have been having a tilt over a pro-Boer motion, and the editor winds up : “ Neither do wo desire to pose as Mr Isitt’s rival in the uso of vituperative language. Wc could never hope to emulate him, nor to command such a turgid' How of invective as he has shown his capacity for.” On Wednesday evening Mr 11. G. Tucker left Gisborne for Campbell Island, proceeding to the Bluff, where ho joins the s.s. liiiuu, which Captain Tucker has engaged to conxey sh ep, cattle, fencing material and stores, to the island. Messrs Chambers and Dunxvoodie, members of the syndicate which formerly took up the island, accompany Mr Tucker. The funeral of the late Mr Barker is to take place at 11 to-morroxv morning, and that of the late Mr George Moore (Haiti) at 2.30 011 Saturday afternoon. It was at first intended that the latter funeral

should take place this aftornojn, but an alteration was made, so that relatives to come by steamer could have an opportunity of attending. Yesterday southerly and S.W. were the

principal winds that prevailed. Cloudy weather was reported at Napier, Wanganui, Wellington, Blenheim, Westport, Timaru, Oatuaru, and the Bluff (with drizzling rain). Moderate seas were running at Castlepoint, Cape Egmont, and Greymouth. Wairoa bar is again bad.

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Messrs Matthewson and Pyko, Justices, in the case of A. E. Adams (Mr Lysnar) v. Taitapnnul (Mr Jones), defendant applied for another adjournment of a week in order that the case should bo brought before the magistrate as there were several points that would need his jurisdiction. Mr Lysnar opposed the adjournment on the ground that it was a plain tradesman’s account which had never been disputed. A week's adjournment was granted. That concluded the civil business. At the St. Patrick’s Sports yesterday, a protest was lodged by a well known Tc Alai sportsman immediately after the Hospital Race had been run, against the prize being awarded to Mr Eliott on the ground that he had not supplied thehandienpper with all his previous performances. The protestant was in deadly earnest, and lodged a guinea with the eonimittee, which he declared he would forfeit to the Hospital if the protest was not upheld. The committee, after a careful and searching enquiry, decided that the protest was vexatious and frivolous, and the Hospital funds are consequently the richer by a guinea. To-day, the supreme public excitement is engrossed by a society wedding, that of Lady Helen Stewart, daughter of Lord and Lady Londonderry. The ceremony takes place this afternoon at St. Peter’s, -Eaton Square, and it js stated that the King and Queen themselves will he among the guests. Mere cursory particulars of the trousseau and presents occupy two or three columns of the morning papers 1 The presents number over 700, and have been credibly valued at L34o,ooo—three hundred and forty thousand pounds sterling! Some of them were accidentally left in a cab, but were honestly returned by the cabman, who received L2O for bis trouble, —London Correspondent. There must (says Ohi'istcfmrch Truth) be something in the air of Dunedin that infects those who breathe it, and gives them energy aud animation,'and draws Shem into a friendly partnership in whatjver is on hand. The Premier, who in Canterbury is almost unapproachable, md quite regardless of either the wishes or the convenience of the people, is in Dunedin a genial sort of person, whose mission is to please everybody and make himself generally agreeable. His general upsetting of the arrangements of the Commandant in regard to the send-off to the Ninth Contingent,, hi order to give the public the opportunity they wanted- of cheering themselves hoarse, is a case in point-. But the infectious geniality of the air of Dunedin has affected even the Governor, and Lord Ranfurly on Saturday was moved—not merely pistol in hand to act as starter at a cycling meeting, but in the course of his visit to the Ninth Contingent camp to make quite the best and most happy little speech be has delivered for a long time.

The Devon and Kent troopships, conveying the Ninth Contingent, arc to take betv cen them 30,000 carcases of frozen

mutton, and the whole quantity is being obtained in the Wellington district. This will give the South African market a very fair tc-st so far as meat is concerned. This consignment of 30,000 carcases is being taken by the Army meat contractors, and

it is generally believed that the order has been placed in the colony to stop the agitation that has been worrying the War Office. The contractors are specially ur-

gent in their request for lean meat; as a matter of fact, they want mutton approximating to merino mutton, and an endea vour is being made to meet this demand. The North Island alone can iil! such an order with any degree of satisfaction. — Free Lance.

A novel entertainment in the shape of bowls by gaslight was given by Mr Arthur M. Myers, president of the Auckland Bowling Ciub, and his mother, Mrs Louis Myers, at the Auckland Club’s

green one evening last week. About a thousand guests, mostly bowlers from the various city greens and their wives, were present. The scene was a remarkable, picturesque one. Incandescent gas lamps, with the stands decorated with nikau, were erected at various points ou the green, which xvas made as light as could he desired. Fairy lights were hung along the fence on the Domain side, while more were hung among the shrubs on the bank at the other side, the effect being very pretty. The legend “ Hearty Welcome to All ” was inscribed in letters of light along the banks of the green facing the entrance. Lines of bunting added to the brilliance of the scene. Boxvls and croquet wore indulged in, while the music of Hunter’s Band enlivened the proceedings. An excellent concert was also gix’en.