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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 384, 8 April 1902, Page 2

There is likely to be a very large attendance at the benefit concert to be held in the Theatre Royal to-morrow evening. It is rumored that when Mr Tom Mann visits Gisborne an effort will be made to get him to stand as a candidate for the Waiapu seat. Captain Edwin wired at 12.55 p.m. yesterday: —“North-east to east gale after ten hours from now ; glasß fall; sea heavy; tides high; heavy rain.".

A middle-aged man named Mitchell died at the Old Men’s Home on Friday _ Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. have a change of advertisement in this issue. An impounding notice in regard to the Ormond pound appears in this issue. Mr John Rosie has a' special advertise ment in this issue drawing attention to his new stock of boots and shoes. Mr C. Tilliard Natusch, architect, notifies that he has arranged with Messrs Barker and DeLautour to act as his agents. He is at present in Gisborne. Nominations for the Mayoralty will be received until noon on Saturday next. So far, there is no mention of any other name than that of Mr J. Townlcy, who has occupied the position for many years, and who it is thought by many should occupy it during Coronation time. At the Police Court yesterday T. G. Lawless was fined 10s and 7s costs for riding a bicycle without a light at night in Peel street. An information against C. G. Challis was withdrawn, the defendant having gone as a member of tho Tenth Contingent. At the Valuation Court yesterday, the Chairman said that if people would only take the trouble to go to tho Council Chambers, Mr Robinson would be only too ready to show them the proper form for objections to be made in. It should be understood that the forms would have

to be nearer what was required by the Act in the future, or otherwise the Bench would have to throw the objections out. The lecture to have been delivered by Mr Rees, at the Mutual Improvement Society last night, was postponed, Mr Rees being indisposed. Mr Innes opened a discussion on the subject of magazine literature. This succeeded in bringing out a number of young speakers, some thirteen in all joining in the discussion, which was a very good ouo. The subject for next week will be, “ Should all occupations be open to women ? ” Thirteen new members were elected.

Yesterday morning, an easterly gale was experienced at Russell, with drizzling rain ; Auckland, easterly breeze, cloudy ; Napier, S.E. moderate gale, gloomy; New Plymouth, S.E. fresh breeze, overcast; Wellington, S.E. breeze, cloudy ; Greymouth, S.E. fresh breeze, blue sky ; Lyttelton, calm, drizzling rain; N.E. fresh breeze, blue sky ; Invercargill, calm, blue sky. A heavy sea was running at Russell, Tiritiri, and Napier, rough at Nuggets, smooth to moderate elsewhere.

Now that the hospitalities aic over and the nice speeches have all been made, can we feel sure that the visitors will gird themselves for the task of helping us ? Will those wno have seats in Parliament work to give us those roads and railways whose absence they deplore ? Or will they, when they return once more t'o the “nipping, eager air” of the bustling and well-found South, gradually forget the northern country which entertained them for a summer jaunt ?—.Whaiigarei Advocate^ Yestesday morning Mr Armstrong, the engineer in charge of the railway works, received information from the Public Works Department instructing him to resume work on theGisborne-liaraka railway. The names of applicants for employment will be taken at the Labor Bureau until Thursday at noon, and a ballot will then be taken. The work to be taken in hand will be the completion of ballasting, which will occupy the staff to be employed something under three months. The railway should then be ready to be handed over to the Railway Department, and to be opened for traffic. It is estimated that from twenty to twenty-five men will be employed on the work.

Messrs Barton, McGill and Co-, the well known billiard-table makers, through their local agent, Mr J. M. Oumming, have sold to the Cosmopolitan Club one of the firm’s best tables, which will be fitted up in the Club’s new rooms in Bright street as soon as the latter are available. The tables manufactured by Messrs Barton, McGill, and Co. have a breat reputation in billiard circles, and are held in the highest favor by all well known players in Australasia. Whilst in Auckland Roberts played the whole of his games on one of Messrs Barton, McGill, and Co.’s tables, and before leaving for the South he wrote expressing his appreciation of it, considering the table the best he had played on in Australasia.

A somewhat strange occurrence is reported from the Waimata. On Saturday last, Mr William Young was returning to Gisborne, and borrowed a buggy from Mr Howard Kenway for the purpose of taking his wife home to their new residence at the property lately occupied by Mr Harry Dods. Eft' was returning with the buggy at about midday, and as he was negotiating one of the crossings one of the horses he was driving jibbed. The water in the river suddenly commenced to rise, and, seeing he was in a difficult predicament, Mr Young got out, and was releasing the traces of the jibbing horse, when he observed a wall of water coming down upon him. There was nothing for it but to jump clear of danger, leaving the horses and trap to their fate, and it was fortunate for Mr Young that he did so, for the flood waters came down and engulfed the horses and vehicle, which disappeared from view, ami were not again seen. Search was made on Sunday afternoon for them, and again yesterday. The body of one horse was discovered a considerable distance down the river. The

buggy was found at a shorter distance down. The horses were a valuable pair. The flood was the more remarkable owing to the fact that there had been no rain to

speak of in the locality. The creeks running into the river were all low. At Messrs Barkers’ Glenroy station, however, there was a phenomenal downpour of rain, so heavy that it is thought to have been the result of a water-spout. It was this evidently that caused the river to so suddenly rise to such a height. Whilst the flood was in progress, a number of people travelling along the valley were detained. Mr Maidment, Presbyterian Church minister, of Ormond, was travelling to Waimata tp hold service on Sunday, apd bad negotiated several of the crossings, tvbiph were quite lovy, when suddenly, at another turn, hear Mr P. Kenway’s, he found the river in high flood, and his horse swimming. Tho road has been considerably damaged on the Waimata side of Gray’s Hill, the rubble being washed off and the crown of the road also knocked about.