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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 393, 18 April 1902, Page 2

The Omapeve arrived at Te Araroa at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. This is the first occasion on which the steamer has been reported on the Coast jo far north, heretofore Awanui being the first place from vvl/ieh any news of vessels on the Coast was received.

Yesterday morning the weather rpport showed that the line weather was general, excepting at Wanganui, where there was min. Bough seas were runuing at Manukau Heads, Cape Egrnont, and moderate at Tiritiri, Tnuranga, and Greymouth.

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday two cases wore disposed of by Mr Barton, S.M.—E. H. MaoLley v. A. Frier, claim £i 16s, judgment for plajutiff, with os costs. Common, Shelton and Co. (Mr Dclautour) v. A. Ramnge, judgment by consqnt for 17s ‘id, with costs os. On Monday next Mr 0. Hawkins, cash draper, is removing from his smaller premises into the corner shop near the firobell. He will be in the new premises on Monday next, and announces with the larger stock he will he able to supply his many customers' wants more satisfactorily and. if possible, at still cheaper rates for cash only.

There was a large attendance ■at the dance given under the auspices of the Zealnndia Quadrille Assembly in the Academy of Music last evening. The' floor was in iirst-class order, thanks to the attention bestowed upon it by Mr G. F. Henderson, and excellent music was provided by Mrs Fernandez, extras being played by Miss Kennedy and Mr AValworth. From forty to fifty couples were present, and dancing was continued with spirit until midnight. Messrs Kay and Walworth ins.de efficient M.C.’s. An abundant supply of refreshments was provided by tho ladies. During the evening, Mr Melville sang “ That’s the Way That lie Apologised ” and “ For the Sake of the Little Ones at Home.”

At the annual meeting of the West End Football Club the balance-sheet showed the receipts to be just even with the expenditure. The President, Mr W. O. Sheet-, congratulated the club upon its financial success, and also on the success they had had in the field by carrying off the* .champiouship. The captain, Mr L. B. Sberriff, ,wa a, he said, entitled to much praise for the manner in which he had trained the team. The election of officers resulted: —Patron: Hon. Jas. .Carroll.; President: Mr W. 0. Sheet. Vice-Presi-dents : Kev. H. Williams, Messrs J. W. Nolan. D. Hepburn, C. P. Lewis, and E. W T oolwright. Vice-President of Poverty Bay Kugby Union: Mr J. W. Nolan. Delegates to Union : D. C. Hawkins and J. Nutting. Captain : Mr L. B. Sherriff. Deputy Captain : Mr L. Williams. Selection Committee : Captain, deputy captain, E. Woolwright, and C. F. Lewis. Management Committee : Captain, secretary, J. Dovitt-, L. W'illiams, E. Woolwright, D. C. Hawkins, D. Beunett. Auditor: Mr B, D, B. Robinson,

The steamer Fauny arrives from Napier to-day. Mr Seddon arrived in Sydney last night.

The members of the Compensation Court are to maka u tour of the SVaikanae property to day. Mr R. Robertson has a fresh notice in this issue regarding the special value ho is offering in men’s clothing. The Mararoa left 'Wellington at S o’clock last night. She ships 700 sacks of maize from Gisborne on Saturday

morning. Capt. Edwin wired at 12.30 yesterday: — “ Moderate to strong winds from between north and west and south-west; glass rise ; tides decreasing.” While the Court at Gisborne was yesterday considering the value of the land taken for the railway station, a sale of lund was effected at Wellington at the sum of £2OO per foot.

Our telegrams to-day givo the cheerless news to housewives that there has been another stiff rise in the price of flour and other breadstuffs. It is to be hoped that the growers will reap some advantage out of the money that is b eing squeezed out of the public.

The team selected to represent the ; Gisborne Tennis Club against the Napier 1 men on Saturday next are as follows : Barlow and Grant, Garlick and W. Coleman, Hawley and Lyttleton, H. G. Watson and TI. N. Watson. Emergencies : Drs Craig and Fisher. Owing to limited time at the disposal of the local men, there will bo no single matches played, and the match will have to be decided by doubles only. Play will start at 2 p.rn. sharp, and any player who is not on the ground by that time will have his place filled by an emergency man. It is not known who the visiting team consists of, but the local men are fairly representative of the Club, and should make the contest very interesting. The Club extends a welcome to all interested in the game of tennis. His Worship the Mayor writes: — “ Sir, —I have sufficient authentic information that it is the intention of the Government to open the Gisborne to Ivaraka railway on Coronation Day. This will be a groat event in the progress of the district, combining as it will with the great occasion of the Coronation of our new King, which will be a memorable event in the history of our great Empire. The combined ovents will be an occasion for offering our heartiest wishes for the progress of our district, and I hereby invite local bodies and others taking an interest in the progress of the district to offer suggestions for the most suitable manner of celebrating the Coronation and opening of the railway. Let us all unite to make the celebrations worthy of the great occasion and a credit to the district and colony.” The letter is worthy of our esteemed Mayor, and we hope to see everyone rally round him in this matter. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Mr W. A. Barton, &.M., Christina Hansen sued M. H. Strachan for the recovery of £4 8s fid for wages and damages. Mr W. D. L.ysnar appeared for the plaintiff and Mr DeLautour for the defendant. Mr Lysnar stated that the plaintiff was engaged by registry agents in Wellington for duties as a housemaid. She had done her duties for a few days and then was asked to do cooking. She had objected, as the work was too hard and was not in the agreement. Three men cooks altogether had been engaged at different times. The plaintiff had been at work for a month and had not been paid anything. Her passage money from Wellington had been deducted from the amount due. Counsel contended that the placing of other work upon her had broken the contract. After hearing tko evidence and the statement of the defendant, His Worship non-suited the plaintiff, remarking that he did not think the plaintiff was forced to do any work other than what she was engaged to do. Mr Lysnar asked that judgment should be given for defendant, and he applied for leave te appeal, which was granted. The bowling green presented a most attractive appearance yesterday afternoon. Upwards of forty players wero present, and some exciting games were witnessed. Chief of these was the rink match : Oman, Nicholas, Robertson, Dixon (skip), and Seymour, Adair, Nasmith, and Sidebottom (skip). The score was even on the twentieth head, and the concluding one was played in the dark, Dixon’s team experiencing the hardest of luck in being defeated by 23 points to 19. A scratch match was played between Gisborne and Suburbs, and resulted in an easy \ictory for the latter by 70 points to 43, the following being lhe scores : Permain, Witty, Martin, Hennessy (skip), 24, v. Williams, McPhee, McGowan, Ifwerson (skip), 13 ; Quinn, Score, Adair, Gaudio (skip), 15, v. Lewis, C. (I. A inbridge, Pettie, Hookey (skip), 23 ; G. Aiubridgo, Eure, Massey, Matthewson (skip), 20, v. F. Oetlie, Orr, Wallace, Witty (skip), 2o ; Trotter and Simson (skip!, defeated Rees and Quigley (skip), by 22 to 18. The championship single competitions are at a standstill, not a game having been played for over a fortnight.

In his evidence in the valuation ease yesterday Mr C. H. W. Dixon, deputy Land Registrar, enumerated as follows the prices registered as having been paid for quarter-acre sections in Victoria township : —Mrs G. Warren, four sections, 82 to 85, 18th Deceujber, 1899, €IOO ; Jessie McLean, six sections, 7b to 81, 27th April, 1900, €175 ; J. W. Wade, two sections, 73 and 78, 28th May, 1900, €SO ; Bridget Murphy, 65 and 66, sth July, 1900, €7O ; A. M. Herrick, section 93, 14th July, 1900, €BO ; Albert Penfold, section 4, 7th August, 1900, €4O ; Jemima M. Bates, section 70, 14th July, 1900, £25 ; L. Louisa Lowndes, section 6, 3rd September, 1900, £35 ; Ernest Clirisp, section 64, 6th September, 1900, 4145 ; James Hendley, section 2, 21st September, 1900, £25 ; Elizabeth Little, section 95, 10th October, 1900, £55 ; William Sirnson, section 62, 26th November, 1900, .€SO ; Margaret Morrison, sections 98 and 99, 27th November, 1900, €95 ; Eliza Morrison, sections 96 and 97, 14th May, 1901, €6O ; Henry Burst, sections 3 and 69, 31st July, 1901, €4O ; Emily S. Smith, sections 87, 83, 89, 6th August, 1901, €75. Some of the sections, it was stated, ware not quite a quarter of an acre.

A Coastal correspondent writes : I note in the Times the finding of 400 ounces of gold by 12 men at a place called Pilbana, Westralia. The Star gives it as Culbana. The former is doubtless correct. Pilbana was formerly a very rich and extensive poor man’s alluvial field, situated approximately north-west from the capital, Perth, and approaching in mileage four figures by road. But alas, those golden days have vanished, and it is now by appearance a deserted penury-stricken mining field, ' with a population not exceeding 50 in Pilbana proper. I would not advise anyone to entertain the remotest idea of sojourning thereto under even a ten-fold more favorable report, admitting the accuracy of weight of gold reported, which often from knowledge I have found to be somewhat exaggerated. The formation is of indurated oxidised clay slate, the surface heavily coated with iron stone whence the richest patches occur, while, contrary to New Zealand mining, the bottom or wash may, practically speaking, occur on the top or surface, and not exceeding to a depth of ten feet, either in the gullies or its vast alluvial flats. There is no water conservation of consequence other than will serve the local requirements. The gold, which is generally of a coarse nature, is rich and worth from €4 to €4 2s 6d per ounce. The method of winning the gild is by means of dry blowing either with machine or tin dishes, according to the financial state of the old fossicker, as the younger miner would not devote his time on the good old “has been ” field. Windfalls, so to speak, do occur, as was evidenced by the fact of Norton, if I opine rightly, when in straitened circumstances, accidentally kicking his toe against a 284pound nugget, several of his mates having left Pilbana the previous day poorer but wiser men.