The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 17, 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 392, 17 April 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 17, 1902.

The material lor use 011 tiie works recently authorised by Inspector Furby arrived from the South yesterday. The Omapere left Auckland for the Coast ports and Gisborne at half-past five yesterday afternoon.

Messrs Williams and Kettle’s stock sale will he held at Matawhero yards to-day. The entries include 1500 sheep, and over 20(1 head of cattle. The fortnightly meeting of the Carpenters and Joiners Union will be held this evening in the rooms over Mr Dalrympie’s shop. The Government Dairy Expert, Mr Cuddie, will be present at Messrs Wil-

liams and Kettle’s stock sale to-day, and will be pleased to make the acquaintance of farmers.- To-morrow night Mr Cuddie is to meet those interested in dairying in the Patutahi Hall at 7 o’clock.

In conversation with Mr Lissaut Clayton yesterday, that gentleman informed our reporter that the material for the Tiniroto telephone has been ordered, and the work would be put in hand forthwith. The line, which, should be completed within a month,, will pass through the properties of Messrs Clayton, Richardson, and St. Clair, and pass along the back fences of Parikanapa, Niagara, and Watt’s stations. Mr Watt has consented to connect the private wire witli the Government line at Hangaroa when required, ami the Tiniroto postmaster is willing to take charge of the bureau at that eud^

The fifth of the series of articles on the East Coast by the Times special repre sentative will appear in Monday morning s Times.

Mr J. East oiTers to purchase .til empty baking powder tins (East's) in good order. Mr H. iJeidorn, of Makaruka, wans an apprentice, and offers a good boy tlie opportunity of thoroughly learning the trade in three years.

The annual general meeting of tliHum. Football Club will be held on Saturday, at the Albion Club Hotel, at 8 p.m.

The practice of placing horses in small paddocks and allowing them slowly to starve to death is said to be common in Wellington. The Bingara Homan Catholic Pres-

bytery, New South Wales, has been robbed by burglars of a gold elnin and 41200 worth of documents. The annual meeting of the City Football Club will he held in tne Masonic Hotel -on Saturday next, at 7.30 p.m. Intending members are requested to attend. During the past nine months nearly 300 head of diseased cattle have been destroyed at the Longburn Freezing Works under the direction or the stock inspector.

“ A Domestic Servant ’’ has written to the Wellington Trades aid I alior Council requesting that the Council move in the direction of forming a Union of domestic servants. / 1 baker of Ashurst, while driving

iis cart near Bunnythorpe shortly before the recent rains set in, was met by, two swarms of flying ants, winch pioved so numerous and fierce that the horse almost refused to face them.

At the Supreme Court yesterday, His Honor Mr Justice Conolly adjourned the circuit sittings until Monday, when the Bank of New Zealand cases arising out of tbe proposed Native trust properties, will be heard.

On Saturday next, Mr C. Morse will open a fancy goods depot and tobacconist business in Gladstone road, in the premises adjoining the Universal Dining Rooms. Mr Morse is well and favorably' known throughout the district, and should receive his fair share of public patronage. It was stated in the Supreme Court

yesterday that the case of Te Whetu Butene v. lopa to Hau, for malicious prosecutiou, is likely to be settled out of Court. His Honor said he was glad to hear that. ' It was a case that should be settled, and no doubt Mr Rees (for defendant) and Mr Jones (for plaintiff) could arrange satisfactory terms. Tho Compensation Court, consisting of His Honor Mr Justice Conolly (President), und Captain Chrisp and Mr G. Grant, as assessors, will sit at 10 this morning, to hear a claim by Mr A. F. Matthews for £'3ooo for a portion of tho Waiohiharoro block taken for the railway station. Mr B. N. Jones appears for the claimant, and Mr Nolan for the Government.

Yesterday morning’s weather report showed : —Auckland, light S.W., blue cloudy sky, moderate seas at Tiritiri and Tauranga ; Napier, calm, cloudy, moderate sea at Castlepoint; New Plymouth, fresh S.W. breeze, blue cloudy sky, heavy sea at Cape Egmont; Wellington, light N., blue sky ; Greymouth light E., cloudy, rough sea; Christchurch, calm, blue cloudy sky ; Dunedin, light N.W., rain, heavy sea at Nuggets Point, and moderate at Bluff.

At the meeting at' tho Napier Land Board yesterday, a letter was read from the Roads Department, intimating that no money was available for the road to section 17, Motu village, but stating that the matter would receive consideration when the estimates were being prepared. F. Conway’s application for section 8, block 8, Nuhaka, was refused. T. H. Strachan forwarded.a tracing of land he desired to lease, being a reserve adjoining his section 4, block 3, \Yaiau.—Application refused. The application of E. A. Howell and A. V. Harrison for small grazing run No. 79, Waikaremoani, was granted.

A sad fatal accident occurred at Murio’s sawmill, situated at Upper Moondarrah, five miles from Walhalla, Victoria, on the sth iust., a girl named Laurell Griffiths (8) being shot by the proprietor’s daughter Margaret (9) with a Winchester model rifle. During the day deceased complained of earache, and went to bed. The rills was hanging up in the room. Margaret Murie reached down the weapon, and pointing at the girl in bed, exclaimed, “ I’ll shoot you,” She then pulled the trigger, and the bullet entered the forehead of Laurell Griffiths. Dr Allester and the girl’s father were immediately summoned, but she died within an hour, before either reached the mill. Deceased did not regain consciousness. The two girls were inseparable companions. A most satisfactory report was presented at tho annual meeting of the Haiti Football Club. The Chairman, Mr H. E. Maude, stated that members should feel highly pleased, considering it was the first season, on such a creditable state of affairs. The election of officers was held over, members considering that it would be unwise to do so until the Rugby Union had defined the boundary for the Haiti district for the present season. On going through the list of probable players for tbe district, it was found that Haiti, as at present defined, was far short of the required strength for placing fair teams in the field. It was decided to canvass the district for the purpose of seeing how many new players there were likely to be. In connection with members of last seasou who had failed to pay their subscriptions, it was resolved that they be written to, and in tbe event of their not paying, they be posted as defaultois. Messrs H. E. Maude and J. Eaton were elected delegates to represent tbs club, on the Rugby Union.