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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 433, 4 June 1902, Page 2

The annual meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society will be held this evening. A steady and roliablo groom is advertised for by Mr W. F. Sinclair, of the Masonic Stables. The Auckland bowling greens have been closed for the season. There are already seven candidates in the field for the Ashley seat. A N.S.W. farmer secured 53 bags of good lucerne and 1000 bags of chaff oil 20 acres. Near Albury, N.S.W., 150 sheep were smothered in the mud of a lagoon into which they rushed for water. On Sunday evening last the Rev. B. F. Rotliwell announced his intention of delivering a number of Sunday evening lectures to young people. The first will be on “ Roller Skating ; it was cried unto them in my hearing, 0 wheel !”

Mr W. F. Sinclair, of- the Masonic Stables, returned from the Coast yesterday with forty horses, portion of a mob purchased since last Thursday. Mr Sinclair is still prepared to buy good sound cobby ponies and horses, and requests owners to see him at the Masonic Stables during the next day or so.

A man named Bernard Anderson was arrested at Awanui yesterday on a charge of having failed to comply with the terms of probation granted at the last sitting of the Supremo Court. The accused was then charged with breaking and entering, and, pleading guilty, was admitted to probation for twelve months.

At the Police Court yesterday morning, Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., presided. A first offender for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged. A young man named John Collins, a stranger in the district, was convicted of a charge of indecent exposure, and was sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment in the local gaol.

At Melbourne on May 19, the master of the brig Fairy Rock was fined £lO for going to sea in March without a certificated officer on board. The defendant stated that he engaged a mate to go witii him to Tasmania, but he deserted when the vessel was about to ■sail.

The Empire Skating Rink was crowded yesterday afternoon, and a capital afternoon's amusement was enjoyed. Thu rink will be opened again this evening, irom 7.80 to 10, when there will no douui ue another big attendance. The management are sparing no efforts or expense to make tho Empire a popular resort.

Despite the bad state of the weather there was a good muster at the PovertyBay Hunt Club’s meet at “ Fairfield ” yesterday. Mr Acland Hood was in charge. The outing was disappointing in many respects, as the hounds were unsuccessful in starting a hare, and towards the end the field became separated, a number of those present indulging in a drag hunt on their own account. Mr Oliver Evans, on The Gryphon, acted as whip.

The wet weather yesterday somewhat interfered with the bowling matches for the shield presented by Mr J. A. Harding, and only one game was played, that being between .Robertson, T. Adair, Massey, aDd Gaudin (skip), of the Gisborne Club, and Orr, Nicholas, Martin, Simson (skip), of the Whataupoko Club. The game was exceedingly interesting, and one of the most keenly-fought contests seen for some time. Whataupoko went of! with the lead, and on the seventh head had 9 to their opponets’ 3. Gisborne then rallied, and on the eleventh head had 10 to 9. when Whataupoko scored a single, making the game 10 all. The teams were even on several occasions until the twentieth head, when the score stood 20 all. Orr placed a beautiful bowl on the jack, and several Gisborne bowls were lost in endeavoring to remove it. Gaudin drove with one bowl and drew with the other, without success, and Whataupoko gaining four on the last, head they won by that number of points, the score being 24 to 20. The draw for the teams to play against one another resulted as followsSidebottom’s team plays Bright’s, Ponsford plays Simson, Gaudin plays Bright, Witty plays Ponsford, Sidebottom plays Witty. It is hoped that the above matches will all be played during the nest fortnight,