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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 389, 14 April 1902, Page 2

Te Kani Pcre, a son of Mr Wi Pere, M.H.R., lias been given a place in the Coronation Contingent.

A meeting of the Hooper Social Committee is to be held in the Cusmupoiitan Club moms this eveuiug.

Witnesses and jurors are reminded to be in attendance at the Supreme Coart at ten o’clock this morning.

A settler in the South lost 81 calves through feeding them from drums, which, unknown to him, had contained sheep dip. The schooners Aotea and Gisborne have left Auckland for this port, the Aotea calling at coastal ports. The Gisborne brings a full cargo of timber and merchandise.

Nominations in connection with the Waikohu Road Board’s election, to be held on Ma.y 3rd, will be received by the Returning Officer, Mr Percy J. Sefton, up to noon on Friday, 18th inst. Mr Ben. Walker leaves Opotiki about the end of this month to take charge of a station on the East . Coast, between Tuparoa and Port Awanui. The station comprises some 25,000 acres.

Messrs J. Peckover and Co. having bad large in Auckland, etc., in rent collecting and managing estates for absentees, are adding that branch to their Gisborne business, and have arranged with Mr M. G. Nasmith, junr., to co-operate in their business generally.

The Corinthie, launched last week, is a similar vessel to tiie Athenic, which arrives at Gisborne next week. She is o 12,380 tons register, has twin screws, and will have a sea-go-ing speed of 13 knots per hour.

The services of Miss F. J. Davis, of Te Aral, who offered as a teacher in the concentration camps in South Af. rica, have been accented. Another lady who has been accepted is Miss P. Ferguson, of Napier, a sister of the assistant secretary of the Education Board.

On Saturday Mr J. Town ley, who has been Gisborne’s popular Mayor for so many years, was, for the thirteenth time in succession elected Mayor, tiiere beii gno opposition offered. Therefore the Mayor for Coronation period will be the gentleman who during his term of office has seen a great deal of history making, and it to be hoped that be will not have to live much longer before peace is declared;

The first meeting of the Maori Council at Gisborne is gazetted for May nth.

Mr W. A. O’Meara notifies that he is a buyer of prime potatoes in any quantity. The Loudon City Corporation has voted £15,000 to cover the cost of the coronation celebrations within its bounds. The Commander-in Chief wires that the Columbia left Capetown on the B tli, having on board Nursing Sisters Littiecott and Eagle and 1C men, including eight | invalids for New Zealand

Messrs Bannatyne and Co. have received advice by cable that the s.s. Cornwall left Durban on Thursday last lor Wellington via Albany, with 29!) men and nine officers. These will be chiefly members of the Sixth Contingent.

In another column Mr C. B. Jarman announces that he has acquired the business previously conducted by Sir H. F. Gush, at the Gisborne Cycle Works, Teel street. Cyclists in Gisborne already know

the merits of tbe *• New Zaland Federal ” cycle, built at these works, and as Mr •Jannan has in hand several orders for other parts of the colony we feel safe in predicting that the local demand will keep him well employed. Mr Gush remains with Mr Jarman to conduct the practical part of the work, which should be sufficient assurance that everything will be turned out in first-class order.

Matamataharakeke, who brought off the big surprise at Ellerslie on Saturday week last, by winning the Autumn Handicap, has had a somewhat chequered career. As a yearling she was sold for 20 guineas ; and has been through several hands, chiefly contesting at country meetings. It is only a few weeks back that she ran unplaced in the Ohinemuri Cup, and altogether it may be said that there was little reason to anticipate danger from her quarter in the Autumn Handicap. Mata-mataha\-akeke was St. Lcger from Bellona, who is a daughter of Nelson and Muskerina, the latter being got by Musket from Hipporina.

An unmarried man named John Pondrill was killed at Mercury Bay last Tuesday, in a most peculiar manner. Pondrill, who has been for many years working in the bushes, about Mercury Bay and Hikutaia, was on Tuesday employed on a bush contract at Bangihau. There were five men engaged, two being at work felling a very large kauri several chains away from where the other three were working. The large kauri in its fall struck a kauri sapling, which snapped, and was thrown about two chains, where it came in contact with something, which caused it to rebound towards where the three men were working. It struck Pondrill, and instantly decapitated him.

Further particulars have been received by Inspector Cullen concerning the suicide of Richard E. Dowling at Port Fitzroy. It appears that deceased arrived from Auckland on April 3rd, and had been in a restless and nervous condition since that date. About one o’olock on the morning of the 7th inst. Miss Flinn heard something fall in Mr Dowling’s room, and subsequently a gurgling sound. She called her father, who wont into deceased’s room and found him lying partly dressed, with his throat cut and a razor on each side of him. Deceased expired almost immediately. Later information states that, in cleaning up deceased’s room after his removal, Mrs Flinn found a scrap of paper, on which was written :—“ Dear Alary,—l can’t stand it any longer. Am mad, and have been for some time. I’m sorry for you and the children.” The paper was unsigned. At the inquest, the jury returned a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane.

The Hikutaia teacher, who was fined for chastising a boy, will probably now come to the conclusion that “he don’t know where ’e are." It appears that scholars cannot legally be punished by the teacher for acts done out of school hours. It would seem that they cannot, by one magisterial decision, be punished by the' teacher personally for acts done in the school grounds after school hours. A teacher was engaged after school hours in preparing lessons, or doing other work, for next day. While so engaged a boy came to the keyhole of the apartment, it is alleged, and shouted “ langwidge ” to the teacher, who rose from his seat and went and informed the boy that he would box his ears it he so offended again. He then returned to his duty. The boy again repeated his misconduct, whereupon the teacher rusbed out, caught the boy, and boxed his ears. The teacher was summoned, and was fined £5, which was paid by public subscription. For half the money a policeman could be almost half killed “ while in the execution of his duty.”—Auckland Herald.

The Sydney Referee, in referring to the Sydney Cup contest, says:—The brilliant Wakeful fairly set the seal on her fame when she carried 9st 71b to victory in the Sydney Cup. She not only won, but won in dashing style. Getting a splendid run all the way, she claimed her victory in the manner of a first-class performer. AVith a reserve of galloping power at the home turn, she went up to the only horse in the field at that stage with a chance, and fairly raced him down, to win in the most handsome fashion. And when it was seen that she had made a two-mile time record for Australasia, it was something to hear the cheering that filled the air and to note the excitoment of her admirers when she came to weigh in, looking none the worse for having executed such a grand performance. Perhaps the least excitable man among them was her nominator, Mr Leslie Macdonald, who seems to be stoically imperturbable under conditions that would upset the equilibrium of most owners. No doubt he quite expected the result, and would have been disappointed had it been otherwise. It is good odds he would not have shown it even so.

The following are the principal points n the terms offered to the Boers in March last year, conditional on a general and complete cessation of hostilities, and the surrender of all rifles, ammunition, cannon, and other munitions of war—terms which, according to Mr Gerald Balfour, are still open to them : —(1) An amnesty in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony for all bona-fide acts of war (committed during hostilities. 2. Rebels belonging to Natal and Capo Colony, should they return .to these colonies, will be liable to be dealt with by the laws of the colonies. o. All prisoners of war to be brought back as quickly as arrangements can be made for their transport. 4. Military administration to cease at the earliest practicable date, and to be replaced by civil administration in the form of Crown colony government, the ultimate intention being to concede self-government. 5. Both the English and Dutch languages are to be used and taught in public schools, and allowed in courts of law. 6. A sum not exceeding .£1,000,000 to be set aside to repay inhabitants of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony for goods requisitioned from them by the late Republican Governments. 7. Asssistance by loan for occupants of farms who will take the oath of allegiance, to repair any injury sustained by destruction of buildings or loss of stock during the war. 8. Licenses for burghers who have taken the oath of allegiance to carry firearms. 9. The legal position of colored people to be similar to that which they hold in Cape Colony.