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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 382, 5 April 1902, Page 2

Majors McCredie and Winter returned from the South tbis morning. Messrs W.yllie and Mason hold a sale of groceries at 11 o’clock this morning. Thu schooner Waiapu leaves for the Coast this evening, taking cargo for all ports. A special matinee of “ Our Navy ” is to be given at o o’clock this afternoon at the Theatre Boyal. A meeting of those interested in the fonuation of a Gisborne branch of jhe Farmers’ Union will be held at 11 this morning.

Captain Edwin wired at 12.47 p.m. yesterday :—“ Moderate to strong west to south and south-east wings ; glass rise ; tides decreasing.” Attention is directed to the advertisement of Mr 0. Vealc, pork butcher and bacon curer, who has re-opened his shop in Gladstone road. Wesley Church services on Sunday are to be conducted in the morning by Mr Victor Wilkinson. Tn the evening the Rev. H. F. liot-bwell's subject will be “ Back from tbe tomb, but with nothiDg to tell.” Anthem, “ Onward.” In St. Andrew's Church to-morrow morning the subject of Mr Paterson's sermon will be, “ Is it possible for us to know here and now that we are Saved ?” And in the evening the subject of lecture will be, “ Martyrs on Hell’s Highway.” At the Theatre Boyal on Wednesday night a benefit concert will be tendered to Mr S. Hooper and family. A good programme has been prepared, and there should be a full house. The tickets have been selling rapidly. Mr George Goldwortby, of Grey street, advertises that he is prepared to execute all work in the cabinet-making, upholstering, French polishing, and renovating line. He is an expert tradesman, and has excellent English and Colonial testimonials.

Mr F. E. Gaddum, of the Mahia, announces that to meet the demand for dairy farms, tho Kopuawhara estate, consisting of 3000 acres of rich alluvial flats, drainable swamps, and low hills, lying between the Hot Springs and Waikokopu harbor, is offered for sale in sections, at prices from 30s to .£B, on easy terms. Major and Mrs Evans, of the Salvation Army, are visiting Gisborne at present in connection with the annual harvest festival. All friends of the Army are invited to the special meetings that are to be held in the Barracks to-morrow. Elaborate preparations have been made for tho festival, which should prove most attractive.

Mr Charles Parker, who has been in the employ of Messrs Archibald Clark for some years, leaves Gisborne to-morrow to join the Tenth Contingent, in which he has been giyen the appointment of Veterinary Surgeon’e second assistant., Charley has a brother now at the front, and is a son of Mrs Parker, mangeress of the Masonic Hotel. He is a very popular youth, and will be liked wherever he goes. Yesterday morning a light S.E. wind was reported from Cape Maria Van Dieman, gloomy weather; Auckland, light S.W., overcast; Spit, S.W., blue sky; New Plymouth, N,E„ blue sky; Wellington, N.N.W., overcast; Nelson, calm M ue > Greymouth, easterly hrp.pjp rinuu'' 1 Christohtirch, calm, drizzling rain; Invercaig.' westerly breeze, calm. A heavy sea was runm. n ° Gape Maria Van Dieman, rough at Bluff, sinooiu to moderate elsewhere. Wairoa advised, “ Blue sky, light N.W. wind, bad bar, heavy sea.” The fact that the clever Cornwall Family have not been able to arrange dates at the Theatre Royal this week has proved very acceptable to country people who do not always find it convenient to come to town at night, for thereby they have been given the pleasure of entertainment by a company of marked ability. The Cornwalls had a most enthusiastic reception at Karaka last night, where they appfear again this evening. On Monday night, they reappear in town, when they should have a big house, the quality of the Company being excellent.

The question of the prospect of there being a contested election for the Waiapu seat was discussed at the meeting of the Liberal Association last evening. Mrs Scott brought the matter up by asking the Secretary to obtain a goodly supply of enrolment forms, when Mr Dower replied, 11 1 think, Mr President, that you need not trouble. There will be no election. No one is likely to oppose Mr Carroll.” The President: “ Oh, do not fear, there will be an election right enough.” A member stated that he had heard in town that day that Messrs W. D. Lysnar and A. F. Matthews intended to contest the seat, and one or the other was bound to stand. He did not think there was much prospect of Mr Carroll being allowed a walk over. Shortly before 1 o’clock yesterday morning as Constable Crawford, the nightwatchman, .ans .a Times reporter wero standing, conversing pp.iir the belfry in Gladstone road, a sound of falling glass was heard furuher up the street. The trio proceeded in the direction from whence the sound proceeded, and found that the windows .of Mr H. N. Attwood’s shop had been smashed in, Mr Attwood, who sleeps on the premises, was lying awake reading at the time, and the noise brought him out on the street. He stated that he had heard no one walking on the pavement prior to the smash occurring, and did not think that the damage was accidentally done. Mr Atwood nailed several pieces of boards over the window, whilst the party .looked round for a sign of the culprit, but without (success. An inspection of other business premises yesterday morning revealed the fact that some person or persons had damaged the windows with a glazier’s diamond or piece of hard steel, nearly all the windows in the block being more or less disfigured. Five distinct slashes were made on Mr Oatridge’s window, with the result that the pane, which is w.orfh -fully BOs, has cracked right across in a horizontal direction. The next shop, Mr H. Bruce’s, received one scratch in a slanting direction, and Mr J. D. Harries’ window was badly disfigured. Miss Judd's windowreceived a light perpendicular mark, and Mr W. Birch’s centre pane, the most expensive of those mentioned, being a large piato-glass sheet, has received two gashes. The police are making inquiries into the matter, and it is to be hoped that the offender will be brought to book. A Frasertown correspondent writes : —“The Gisborne cricketers arrived about one o’clock on Saturday morn-

ing., They came by way of Te Reinga —and found that portion of the road \ery bad. The weather on Saturday was glorious, indeed, all that could be desired. A goodly number of spectators on the Recreation Ground watch- ; e d the cricket match, which resulted ■ in a great victory lor the visitors, our men from want of pract ce making but a poor stand. Mr E. Bolton was chosen umpire. The highest score for the local club' was made by Mr Torr, who arrived that morning from .Napier, and who, in the first innings, secured thirty-one runs. Mr A. E. Beckett was next highest in the second innings. Mr Raymond scored tns highest for the visitors, securing upwards of fifty runs in one innings. Frasertown scored -19 in the first innings, and -17 in the second. Gisborne made 105 in the first innings, heating H e home team by an innings and nine runs. After the cricket match, a friendly game of tennis was indulged in. In this, our men showed to better advantage, and the game, I undersold, resulted evenly. Afternoon tea was dispensed by the ladies with characteristic kindness and liberality. A social was held in the evening, and everything was done to make the yisit a pleasant one. The local cricketers a;e enthusiastic in their praises of the gentlemanly and friendly demeanour of the Gisborne men, and vote them all real nice fellows. These, in their lorn, seemed pleased with w r hat they saw’ as well as the accommodation, the ’ground, and the treatment they received. They left amid cheers on Sunday morning, having enjoyed the visit very much. The return journey was made by way o£ Morere, 1

The well-known hunter Ikatere is advertised for sale.

A meeting of the committee of the Acclimatisation Society will be held at the Masonic Hotel at 2 this afternoon. In another column, Miss Dowman, a student from the National Gallery, advertises that she is prepared to open art classes. Paintings are on view at Chrisp’s music warehouse.

Visitors to Ormond are delighted with the appearance of the school grounds, where a wealth of cosmos and other flowers is to he seen. The appearance of the grounds is very creditable to the teachers and children, and shows what care and tastefulness can do in the way of beautifying the surroundings of a school. A, novel example of the way the Natives try to avoid taxation was experienced on the return of some of the Natives who had been attending the Waiomatatini meeting. They rtlused to pay the ferry fees at TikiL■ ki. About thirty Natives, male and female, took off their garments, and holding them in a bundle above their heads, thus crossed the river !

Why is it that every Government, after an era of extravagance and riotous living, resorts to the dishonest expedient of making the unfortunate civil service pay the piper ? Sir John Hall did it with his ten percent reduction, Sir Harry Atkinson followed suit in later years with another reduction, and now we are told by the press telegrams from Wellington that the present Government lias under consideration a series of economies in the public service that will materially re. (luce the expenditure. This may be agreeable reading enough, but it is very unpleasant news indeed for the poor devil of a civil servant, who lias Hen hoping against hope for the increase in salary that was so slow to come, and is now trembling in his shoes in momentary expectation of feeling the keen edge of the pruning knife—Observer.

A correspondent writes to the Wairoa Guardian : “ For several years a colony of bees had settled in the roof oi the Pakowhai homestead. Last season they became so numerous that they almost took charge of the house, and were a great source of annoyance to Mr Bennett and his family, wlio were anxious to get rid of these busy hut unwelcome intruders. Mr Bolton, who Was understood to lie an adept in bee management, was asked to go with Mr 0. Stacey to take the honey and disperse the bees. He consented, and they went over on Friday night to commence operations. . Conducted by Mr Bennett they climbed over the divisions of the roof until they came to the place where the bees were located. The iron was taken off, and a hole cut in the roof lining. Mr Bolton tieated the bees to the fumes of some substance he had prepared and set fire to. This quieted the insects for a While. IVIr Bolton then crept through the hole, and was under the roof. He had to crouch, as there was no room to stand. Entirely unprotected, and

with upturned shirt sleeves, he commenced to cut away the honey comb. Twenty-seven times a large bucket was filled and sent down. When all the comb had been cut away and the bees dispersed, Mr Bolton came out. He had received hundreds of stings, but he did not mind. The stings, which arc usually so' painful, do not seem to affect him. The other gentlemen of the party also received stings, as fhe bees were everywhere, and they did find them painful.

Things were a bit breezy at the meeting of the Libera] Association last evening, aiit! even the member for the district came in for a warm time. One member stated that he had a mind to move a vote of censure on Mr Carroll because he had neglected to attend a meeting of the Association held during his visit to Gisborne. The President sought to pour oil on the troubled water, and explained that Mr Carroll’s absence from the meeting was entirely due to his not having received timely notice of the meeting. Two or three members were not satisfied with this explanation and considered that Mr Carroll was holding them a little too cheap. Mr Cogar said that when the Association worked so hard to put Mr Carroll at the head of the poll, it was his bounden duty to show them some respect. He should certainly attend the meetings of the Association when in Gisborne, and give them all the help he could. If he does not think so,” concluded Mr Cogar, “ perhaps none of us will think it worth while to vote for him at the coming election.” Mrs Scott said that they could take a horse to the water, but they could not make it drink. They had invited Mr Carroll to attend the meeting, and he had not done so. They could not compel him to be present at any particular meeting. Mr Birrell said that Mr Carroll was certainly not giving tho Association the attention he should do. When Mr Carroll came to Gisborne it was his duty to put himself in touch with the Association, in order to see what they required. It was not for the Association to run after Mr Carroll. They were all aware that about election time Mr Carroll would bo a little more attentive. The subject was then allowed to drop. Roman Catholic Services, Sunday, April 6th:—Gisborne: Mass, 8 and 11 a.m.; Vespers, 7 p.m. Makauri, 9 a.m. Patutahi, 11 a.m.—Rev. T. Mulvihill. St. Andrew’s Church Services.— To-morrow (Sunday): Morning, “Is it possible for us to know here and now that we are Saved ?” Evening, “ Martyrs on Hell's Highway."—Rev. J. G. Paterson, Wesley Church Services.—To-morrow (Sunday) : 11 a.m., Mr V. Wilkinson; 7 p.m., Rev. B. P. Rothwell, subject “ Back from the Tomb, but with Nothing to Tell.” Anthem, “ Onward.”—Rev. B. F. Rothwell.