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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 373, 24 March 1902, Page 2

By the Mararoa on Saturday 1100 sacks of maize were despatched to Sydney.- Another large consignment will he sent on Saturday nest.

There was trouble with the machinery of the dredge on Saturday, a couple of the cogs having broken. The public are duly notified that the Banks will be closed from Good Friday to Easter Tuesday, inclusive.

The Cook County Council has decided to take that portion of the Poututu block required to complete the Waikohu stock track.

A gold medal presented by Mr W. A. O’Meara is to be fired for by members of the Gisborne Rifles on Easter Monday.

On Saturday Mr lan Simson, district valuer, returned from a visit to the South and from Mohaka district, where he has been completing his valuations. Mr Forbury, Inspector of Telegraphs, is on a visit to Gisborne, and this morning, accompanied by Mr J. Stewart, proceeds to East Island on departmenal business.

Mr George Pearson, one of the proprietors of the Carbolic Sandsoap Factory at Hamilton, is at present on a visit to Gisborne.

A splendid sample ot cotton has been grown at Woolabra bore, in Narrabri district, Now South Wales. It is the first that has been grown in that district. Mr Campbell Thomson will attend at the Government paddock, Childers road, from 10 to 12 and from 2 to 4, on Monday and following days, till countermanded, to purchase remounts. Messrs Williams and Kettlo are now preparing' their annual balance to 81st March, 1902, and would be obliged if clients would settle their accounts not later than Thursday, 10th April. The Roads Department is preparing

plans for a bridge over the Manawatu river, at Woodville. It is also proposed to erect a bridge across the Mangawhero stream, at Aberfeldie, inland from Wanganui.

The death took place at the Dungog Hospital, New South Wales, of a lad named Sydney Holstein, aged 11 years, from blood poisoning, which was caused by the lad pulling out a loose tooth with his fingers. When the native was kicked by a horse at Waiomatatini his friends sent for a

tohunga. When Dr Pomare arrived he found the fraud chewing up toitoi stalk and spitting it upon the man’s leg with the pretence of effecting a cure. Dr Pomare set the broken limb.

His Worship the Mayor of Gisborne has received the following cablegram from Colonel Porter in South Africa: “ All ranks of the regiment are grateful for your kind congratulations and recognition. The kindest remembrances to yourself and citizens.”

The preliminary steps have been taken in Wellington for the formation of a butter exporters’ association, to watch the interests of the industry. It is hoped to extend the movement so as ultimately to embrace the whole of the colony.

A Dannevirke resident is claiming £2O from the Borough Council for damages alleged to have been caused to his bicycle through an employee of the Council throwing a bucket of water in front of a horse, causing it to shy and damage tho machine.

One of the oldest landmarks in Newcastle, New South Wales, is doomed, the Government having decided to acquire the old Church of England parsonage and grounds for tho purpose of extending the asylum for tho insane. The building was erected in 1821. Sergeant-Major Callaway, formerly of Coromandel, left with the Ninth Contingent for South Africa on Wednesday, having been granted a passage at the last moment. This makes tho third time Callaway has gone to South Africa as a soldier. G. W. Smith, the champion hurdle racer, called in at Gisborne yesterday on his way to meet Simson, the other New Zealand representative at Christchurch. They leave for England by the Whakatane on .Wednesday, where Smith arrives on that morning. At Russell on Thursday the ~ tcfhear’the Act explained. Most of them were well satisfied, and con- '• sider the new administration a great im- ■ provement on Land Courts in dealing with Native lands. A boat from H.M.S. Wallaroo, with four drunken sailors and two policemen, and others on board was stove in the other night in Port Philip Bay, Melbourne, and sank, leaving 12 people floundering in ! the high sea. All were saved with difficulty, but the police bad a narrow escape. A Hindoo was found hanging by the neck to a tree in Richmond Park, Melbourne. He had been dead several hours, - and it is-supposed tc be a case of suicide. A letter, apparently from his wife, written from Geelong gaol, snd signed Marguerite Kadhadin, was founi on the body. On March Bth, Mr James Gardiner, of Cudgebong, New Siuth Wales, found three of his draught hores dead in a paddock. Bran mash had ban placed in the trough. The police found s largo quantity of strychnine in what renamed of the mash and about the trough. Mr Gardiner was only j lately burnt out. A general meetng of the Gisborne Cooperation Buildirg Society will be held in the Wesley Schcolroom to-morrow even- ! ing at 8, for tin purpose of disposing of loans amounting to JE6OO. New shares taken up to-lay will be entitled to participate in the sppropriation. The office will be open fron 7 to 9 this evening to receive subscriptions and allot new shares. ; A meetiig of the Licensing Committee on was attended by Mr Barton, S.M., and Messrs Hepburn and Gray. Temporar; transfers were granted from J. Quinn 0 J. J. Martin of the Royal Hotel; fnm J. J. Martin to E. Swinnerton of theTe Puka Hotel; from E. Swinnerton toB. Taylor of the Oil Springs Hotel, k conditional license for Matawhero saayards on the 27th was granted to J. H. rislabie. Speakjig at Masterton at the banquet to lie rifle champion Hyde, Captain Mofon said that, speaking with a due sese of responsibility and thorough kjuwledge of guns of all descriptions, die carbines issued to cadets were absolutely dangerous, and there was abiost as much likelihood of the cartridge being discharged at one end as the other.On Saturday at a committee meeting j of the Poverty Bay Hunt Club, a letter ‘ was reeived from Mr W. Hutchinson, 1 expressiig his regret that he would be unable 0 fulfil the position of taking care of the bunds and as master. Owing to T . support offered by the Gisborne Racing , Club, i was decided to call a general u meetin; of members for Wednesday, at 2 p.m.,to discuss matters of importance. All menters having the-welfare of the 1

sport i heart are urged to attend. A filer report of the polo tournament shows that in the Manawatu-Mangaheia gambor the Saville Cup the local team won easilyby 14 goals to 1, of which Strang score 8 and R. Abraham 4. Strang, the vetern of the Manawatu team, played a magificent game, and he was well support!. Apart from the clever game playd [by J. Murphy as full-back, the Mat;aheia men were not good enough for theiopponents. Mr Sydney Williamson waseferee, and Messrs Bradley and E. S. Abiham acted as umpires.