The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, JUNE 11, 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 439, 11 June 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, JUNE 11, 1902.

The Gisborne Racing Club nominations close this evening.

The Oinapere arrived at Auckland at 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The Gisborne portion of the San Francisco mail will be to hand this evening. Mr T. G. Lawless, laud and commission agent, has a bicycle business for sale, Mr E, P. Joyce returns to Gisborne this morning. A head shepherd is wanted for Te Ilau-o-te-Atua station.

To-morrow is the lust discount day for bakers’ accounts. No. 3 division of the East Coast Mounted Bifles are notitied of a parade at Newsteal on Friday afternoon.

Even the accommodation on the Waikare proved insufficient for the demand fof passages on the South Sea Island trip. Messrs Dalgety and Co.’s monthly stock sale is to bo held at the Makaraka saleyards on Thursday, June 19. Constable Harris arrives from Mangaweka this morning, to take up the duties formerly carried out by Constable McCabe as gaoler.

A chestnut horse lost from the Waikanao yesterday is advertised for by Mr J. M. Goldsmith, a reward of £1 being offered to the finder.

The Empire Skating Rink will be open to-night from 7.30 to 10, and to-morrow afternoon from 2.30 to 4.30 ; also on Friday afternoon, when ladies only will be admitted, The balance-sheet of the Gisborne Harbor Board, for the year ending December 31st, appears as an inset in this issue. Copies of the same may be obtained at this office.

Yesterday morning Auckland reported calm, cloudy ; Napier, calm, blue sky ; New Plymouth, easterly breeze, overcast ; Wellington and Nelson, culm, blue sky ; Christchurch, light westerly, gloomy ; Dunedin, N.E. fresh breeze, overcast ; Invercargill, N.E., blue sky. A heavy sea was running at Oastlepoint, smooth to moderato elsewhere.

The following hockey team has been selected to represent City in the match against West End, to be played at the Victoria Domain on Thursday:—A team: Buscke (2), Doyle (2), DeCosta, Zachariah, Tannor, J. Adair, Baleman, McClure, Lewis; emergencies, Wells, Larsen, Pyke, Sargisson, Coleman. The following is a B team selected to compete in the second round, commencing Thursday, 19th June: —Larstn, Pyke, Sargisson. Dobson, L. Bolton, Coleman, A. Morgan, 11. Morgan, Cummings, Morton, Trotter, Pine, Friar, Bloomfield, Hood. All players are requested to attend in uniform.

The monthly meeting of the Charitable Aid Board was hold at the conclusion of tho Council meeting last evening. The Hospital Trustees forwarded the amended estimates. The Mayor said that the Trustees had been asked to make a reduction of .£IOOO, and they had reduced the estimates by £750. An applicant for relief was admitted into the Old Men's Homo. The Mayor pointed out that there was a great want of accommodation at the Home. The estimates for the year were considered, and it was decided to hold them over until the following meeting. Cr Lysnar furnished the report of the Visiting Committee, which was of a satisfactory nature. Several applications for relief were dealt with. Mr John Pollock, an old and much respected resident of Gisborne, passed away, yesterday morning, after a long illness that was borno with Christian fortitude, death coming as a happy release. Mr Pollock was soventy years of age, and had been thirty-seven years in the colony, 24 of which wore spent in Gisborne. He was born in Paisley, Scotland, in May of 1832, and before leaving for New Zealand had been in business in Scotland as a grocer, and he carried on a like business in Gisborne. He was a devout Christian; sinoo 1884 he had been an elder of St Andrew’s Church, and ho had ever been a faithful worker in the cause of Christianity. He had been in poor health for about five years past, and for the past year was mostly confined to his bed. He leaves a wife, a daughter and three step-ohildren to mourn their loss.

Our Waerenga-a-hiita correspondent writes: At a meeting of the Concert Committee held on Monday night in the school-room it was resolved that when all accounts were settled, the surplus money, amounting to a substantial sum, should be paid in to the School Committee’s fund by the Chairman, Mr H. Lougher. Votes of thanks were accorded to the following ladies and gentlemen for their efforts to make the affair a success : Mr and Mrs McClure, Mr and Mrs D. Reid, Mr H. Lougher (Chairman), and members of ’the Committee. A special vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Joseph Cooper, as being the originator of tho concert, which had been brought to such a successful issue. The thanks of the Committee are due to all who so liberally subscribed to the funds. Mr Edward’s gift of evergreens for decorative purposes was most highly appreciated.

The usual weekly meeting of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union was held last evening, Mr Miller presiding. Several plaj’ers were added to the lists of tho various olubs and passed. An application was received from the Ivaiti-Uity Club to reinstate a player as a junior. Granted on usual conditions. The protest from the Huia Club against awarding last Saturday's match to West End was then con'sidered. The protest set forth that the latter olub played a player, viz., Wells, when ho had not qualified. It was clearly shown that Wells had not properly qualified in accordance with the Union's byelaw governing such cases. This being so, members expressed the opinion that whilst the West End Club had played Wells in good faith the bye-laws must be upheld, and it was therefore resolved that the protest bo sustained and the match awarded to Huia. Mr A. W. Rees was appointed referee for. next Saturday's senior match (West End v. Haiti-City), and Mr J. Webb for the junior match.