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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 390, 15 April 1902, Page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Borough Couucil lakes place to-night. An important sale of Kaiti sections will he held by Messrs Wyllie and Mason on Saturday next.

A social in connection with Ballance Juvenile Tent, 1.0.1 t., is to be held in Towiiley’s Hall on Thursday eveuing. Captain Edwin wired at 1 p.in. yesterday : —“ Moderate to strong winds from between north and west and south-west. Glass rise, poor tides.”

“ Acceding to Maori custom, if a person charged with an offence acknowledged bis guilt we always deal leniently with him,” remarked a native witness in the Supreme Court yesterday.

“ I hope to see the day when all oaths may be abolished,” remarked His Honor at the Supreme Court yesterday. “ Even supposing oaths were abolished, a man could be punished for perjury in the same way as he is now.”

Mr 11. D. Bell, who arrived from Wellington last week for Supreme Court business, findiug that the case on which he is engaged would not come on until next week, returned South on Sunday, and will arrive in Gisborne again on Saturday next.

The Estimates Committee of the Borough Council were in a rather lugubrious humor at their meeting last night, and the Mayor by way of cheering them up, gave a reminiscence of a threat that had once been made to put the bailiffs into the Corporation offioes, a threat which had not been carried out. There was certainly 110 optimism about the committee meeting last night.

Yesterday morning’s weather reports showed that light winds prevailed throughout the colony. Gloomy weather with drizzling rains was reported from Auckland. At Napier the weather was calm, but a considerable sea was ruuning in Hawke’s Bay, and at Castlepoint the sea was heavy. Wellington reported fine, Cape Maria smooth sea, Christchurch fine, Dunedin gloomy, and Invercargill overcast.

Mr W. Miller reports booking the following passengers for London through Thos. Cook and Son :—By the Athenie, leaving Wellington on May Bth : Mrs Hughes, Messrs A. F. Bridges, H, Lamb, W. Hill, aud M. Harris. Other bookings for the mouth are : Mr and Mrs Isaac Bayly, Miss Bayly, and Mr M. Murphy, b,y the Paparoa, leaving Wellington, April 24 ; Mr J. C. Huddlestone, by the Sonoma ; Mr F. Cox, by the Oroya, leaving Sydney on April 28 ; Mr J. H. Jamieson, Prinz Regent Luitpold, leaving Sydney, May 3. A very pleasing re-union took place on Saturday evening, when Mr W. Gibson, the well-known cricketer and captain of the United Cricket Club, was presented by “ The Batch,” Tiromoana, with an enlarged photo, of the bachelors at Tiro-

moana, Kaiti, in honor of his marriage last month. The photo, was arranged and got up Mr J. Inues, a local photographer, aud reflects great credit on his workmanship. Mr H. E. Hill, bead of the Tiromoana batch, in a very pleasing and spirited address, made the presentation on behalf of the boys, and wished Mr and Mrs W. Gibson good fortune and long life and happiness. Mr Gibson feelingly replied, thanking the donors for their unexpected and generous gift, and the meeting terminated, minus one of the old school.

There was a large attendance at the Mutual Improvement Society last evening, when an interesting debate took place on the subject “ Should all occupations be open to women?” Mr Junes opened the debate, Mr Gaudin following on the negative side. Mrs Scott replied, and a general discussion took place, in which Mesdames Fox, Smith, Jones, aud Messrs Armstrong, Smith, Larsen, Jones, Doyle, aud Quigley took part. The President, Mr R. N. Jones, made a few remarks closing the debate, and on a vote being taken it was found that the sides were even, there being 34 for each. The Chairman did not exercise his casting vote, and both parties went home satisfied. On Monday next a debate will be held upon the subject “ Is it advisable that the State Departments in New Zealand should be increased?” Considerable interest is being taken in the subject, and 'a large number of speakers are likely to take part in the debate, including several visitors from other societies.

The words of the comic song, “ Why Don't You Marry the Girl,” could weii be applied to a case heard in the Supreme Court yesterday. His Honor, in admitting accused to probation, said be was at a loss to understand why the complainant and the accused had not married. The chief parties interested wore willing, the girl's father was willing, and the uncle, whatever he had to do with it, was also agreeable to trie union. “ Why then did they not many?” asked the Judge. Mr Lysuar’s reply in a measure solved the difficulty. •' The real truth is,” remarked the learned counsel with a smile, “ that the girl took a strong fancy to some one else, and went off with him.” She went one morning into the where of her first admirer, and after breaking up a bed, and doing other damage to the place, took her departure with her second lover. A pathetic side of the picture lrom Mr Lysriar’s point of view was then introduced, when counsel asked His Honor, in granting probation, not to make an order for the payment of costs. “My services were retained through the guarantee of a friend,” remarked Air Lvsnar, “ and so far I have been unable to get anything of my fee.” Counsel will probably have to take bis' fee out in kumaras or dried shark.

The first Giand Autumn Show, to be held under the auspices of the Hawke's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Seciety, takes place at Hastings on Wednesday, the '23rd April, and promises to be a very great success. We understand that already over 700 entries have been received, and the farmers generally are entering thoroughly into the spirit of the movement, " The exhibition will consist mainly of fat stock, cheese, butter, hams, dressed poultry, bread, scones, grain, seed, roots, chickens, farm and horticultural produce. We understand that in order that the Poverty Bay district should be represented Alessrs Williams and Kettle, Limited, are forwarding an interesting exhibit of ryegrass seed, Italian rye-grass seed, prairie grass seed, cocksfoot, maize, chewings, Fescue, all locally produced. Care has been taken in the selection of these samples, and we venture to say that the Poverty Bay exhibit will do credit to the district, and will be difficult to surpass in any other portion of the coloDy. It is the intention of Messrs Williams and Kettle, Limited, to forward a collection of pumpkins and squashes produced in this district, and for this purpose they have been arranging wiih farmers to send in anything like a creditable specimen. Should any farmer have an exhibit in this class which they consider would be creditable to the Bay, we understand that Messrs Williams and Kettle, Limited, would be happy to include it in their collection and send it forward to Hawke’s Bay for exhibition. As the show is to be held on Wednesday week it will be necessary to get the exhibits away from here not later than Friday of this week.

The well-known thoroughbred stallion Warrior is advertised for saie.

Messrs Mackrell and Colley invite tenders for laying about 800 feet” of drain pipes at the new Argyll Hotel. The Patutahi and Poverty Bay Road Boards call for tenders for cleaning road drains and other works. The annual meeting of the Haiti Football Club will be hold in the Masonic Hotel this evening. The Bailance Juvenile Tent 1.0. R., hold a social evening in Townley’s Hall on Thursday next.

A meeting of the Hooper Benefit Committee was held at the Cosmopolitan rooms last night, there being present : Mr T. Adair (chairman), Mesdames Siddells and East, Messrs H. Lewis, J. Lucas, W. Webb, G. Maher, A. Townlev, F. Maher, Gob sworthy, Dower, Wade, J. Rosie, Hiunbiett, P. Maher, and R. Cogar (hou. secretary). A report was made as to the finances of the recent concert, there being a gross total of £SO and no expenses. A hearty vote of thanks was tendered to Messrs McKee, Chrisp and Son, Bushnell, W. Challis, Times, Herald, and Mrs Woolright, for assistance given ; also to Mr T. Adair, for the able manner in which be had organised the concert, Mr Chrisp’s name being coupled therewith. The members of the Cosmopolitan Club, who are themselves to be heartily congratulate! on the satisfactory result, desire to tender their warm thanks for the assistance given to them, and the cordial response of the public.

Mrs Howie, or “ Princess Tc-Rangi-Pai,” the New Zealand contralto (says the Tasmania Mail), has made a great succses in her first public appearance in England as a professional singer. Her debut was made in Liverpool at a grand concert, in which she was associated with a perfect crowd of vocal stars. It is all the more gratifying to be able to state that the New Zealand singer held her own so well. She was the only unknown artist whose name appeared on the programme, among such tremendous public favorites as Lady Halle, Mr Santley, and others, yet her reception was most cordial, and both her songs wore enthusiastically applauded. Lady Halle and Mr Santley heartily congratulated her on her success. The Liverpool Courier specially mentions among the “ imposing list of vocalists,” “ Princess Te-Rangi-Pai, a cultured Maori mezzosoprano.”