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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 443, 14 June 1902, Page 2

There were no less than six weddings iff one day at Wairoa last week. The Empire Skating Bink will be open this afternoon from 280 to 4, and this evening from 7.30 to 10. The lady members of the Gisborne Mutual Improvement Society are arranging the programme for Monday evening. Mr Bax, of Wairoa, who left with the South Island battalion of the Tenth Contingent, has been promoted to sergeantmajor, and he is very popular with the men. The Wairoa programme for Coronation Day includes a procession, a parade of volunteers, a united Coronation Service in the morning, and a procession, treeplanting, and Maori hakas in the afternoon. The evening will be devoted to music and fireworks. There will also be a Coronation Fancy Dress Ball. It is stated that the road-machine’ which has been working on the WaihuaMohaka road, is not proving an unmixed blessing. The part formed is now getting very bad, and the mailman is doubtful if he will be able to run the coach much longer. He thinks he will have to pack the mails from Mohaka.

A large assortment of Huntley and Palmer’s world-renowned biscuits can te obtained at Mr W. J. Cox, the well-known grocer of Gladstone road. There are in all 24 kinds, including the Coronation and Century biscuits. Athletes should note that the above grocer stocks the Sandow biscuit. Tinned and dried fruits are stocked in great variety, as well as all other lines of groceries.

The programme of the Grand Coronation Concert to be held in the Theatre Royal on Thursday nest appears in this issue, and will bo found to be a most attractive one. The names opposite the various numbers comprise the very best local vocalists, while several stars from outside cities also appear. The soloists have been most happy in the choice of their numbers, and altogether a delightful treat is in store for those who attend, There should be a crowded house. The box-plan is on view at Messrs Chrisp and Son's.

The dredge John Townley is now settling down to do good work. Mr D. Whyte, of Wairoa, lias been appointed organising secretary of the New Zealand Alliance, Otago division, with headquarters at Dunedin. Great preparations are being made in Wairoa for the fancy dnss ball on Coro-

nation night, and the gatheiing promises to be one of the most attractive held in the district.

Because it was .£IOO in debt the Wairoa Town Board refused to vote the sum of JEIO in rod of the Coronation celebrations and a permanent rueimnto of the day. Fortunately, for Gisborne, our local bodies wore not so mean.

“ I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on ? or the Deity of the Old Testament with His coat off,” ought to produce something original at Wesley Church on Sunday evening. Rev. 11. Rothwell is to be the preacher. The morning service is to be conducted by Mrs Rothweli.

Miss Giluiour, late of the D. 5.0., Wellington, has arrived in Gisborne to take charge of the millinery department at Eure’s Economic. She inis had a wide Australasian experience, and the ladies of the district can rely on obtaining millinery of the most fashionable description. At St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

to-morrow morning there will bo an in meuioriaui service in honor of the late Mr Pollock. In the evening the subject ol the lecture will be “ How they shot down Captain Resistance.” The lecture is of special interest to young men, to whom a hearty welcome is extended. The heavy sea at Napier yesterday prevented the Mararoa working there during the night. It was thought that the steamer might come straight on to Gis-, borne, but she had not appeared until the time of our going to press. Uniil midnight there was a thick fog along the coast line, and if the steamer did come on she woull probably keep out until the fog had lifted.

Mr J. E. Brosnahan, of the Christchurch Telegraph Office, has received word of his appointment to a lucrative position in the Transvaal Telegraph Department, and leaves for Johannesburg at the end of the present month. Mr Brosnahan (says the Press) is a capable operator, and bis many friends will wish him success in his new position. The residents in the Tokatoka district,

on the Northern Wairoa, when the news of pesos came last week, hoisted a flag on the top of the Tokatoka Peak at an altitude of 600 ft above tho sea level. At nightfall a bonfire was lighted on the top of the Peak, and bemg at such a great elevation it was seen from all parts of the district, Aratapu, Te Kopura, etc. On Wednesday last the Bishop of Waiapu opened a Native Church at Ruataniwlia. Plis Lordship was assisted by the Revs. M. W. Butterfield, Tainihana Huata, A. H. Rangi, and Hcmi

Huata. A large congregation of Europeans and Natives were present at the interesting ceremony, which W'as very bright and hearty, the singing of the Natives throughout the service being most enjoyable. Shortly after the opening of the church the Rev. Hemi Huata, son of the Rev. Tamibana Huata, Wairoa, was

married tfl Miss Ropine Aranui, daughter of Mr Ranapia Aranui, of Mohaka. The occasion was one of great rejoicing, the sacred edifico being crowded by friends and well-wishers. Our Waerenga-a-h ! ka correspondent gives the following account of what might have been a serious accident, or chain of accidents, arising from the culpable carelessness of a stockdrover over country roads, for what it is worth : A young lady of this village was enjoying a vide to see a friend and was.attacked by a cow, which rushed at the horse she was riding and' nearly capsized it; then its attention being distracted from the first point of attack, it rushed at a horse that was being driven in a buggy ; the driver managing to get clear of it. The eow then coursed wildly along the road with head down andtail erect, seeking whom it might raise heavenwards. What has become of the infuriated creature history sayoth not. The following is from a stockman’s letter i from New South Wales : “ This’ is the worst year ever experienced on the Richmond. The water-holes are lined with dead and dying cattle. You can tell when you are coming to a hole by the number of dead beasts ly ng about which have been pulled out of the bog. In many places they have only a mixture of mud and slimy liquid to drink ; they, are dying wholesale on the big stations. Oil Bonalbo they have • been cutting down oak-trees for the . last six weeks to keep the cattle alive, which has never been done before ; while thousands of sheep from New England and Queensland stations are travelling about the district lookng for feed. At the Police Court yesterday Mr R. •JohDson and G. Stubbs, J.P.’s., presided. A young man named James McConville, was charged with behaving in an insulting manner in Gladstone road. Constable Crawford conducted the case for the police, the accused being defended by Mr R. N. Jones. Evidence for the prosecution was given by Frank Streeter, laborer, George Saunders, and Constable Keenan. A fine of 40s and costs 19s was inflicted. For leaving a horse and vehicle uiiittended in Gladstone road, Henry Heidorn, who failed to appear, was fined 10s and costs Ss. L. T. Symes and G. Bull, for cycling on the footpath in Whataupoko, were each fined 10s and costs 7s. One of the defendants sought to excuse himself on the ground that tho road at that place was in an impassable condition, and there was no one about at the time. The Bench expressed their regret for the defendant, but stated that they were compelled to carry out the bye-laws.

The Wairoa Guardian gives the following account of the peace celebrations at Frasertown : —The joyful news that peace had been declared arrived here about ten o’clock on Monday morning. The children were immediately released ftom school by the master, who called for hearty cheers for the King and our Premier. These were given lustily. Bells were rung, flags hoisted, and guns fired in honor of the glorious intelligence. A large party of ladies and gentlemen who had assembled in front of the hotel were invited in by Mr Beckett to drink the King’s health. This was done with enthusiasm, and “ Buie Britannia ” and “ God Save the King” were sung by all present. The children were not forgotten, for a large quantity of sweets was distributed amongst them. In the afternoon the local section of the Huramua Rifles, under Sergeant Beckett, as well as a great many residents of the township went to Wairoa to take part in the celebrations there.

At the meeting of the Poverty Bay Turf Club, Mr J. W. Nolan occupied the chair. The report was submitted by the secretary, Mr J. Camming, and was of an extremely satisfactory character. It showed that the revenue amounted to £2268 7s, and the expenditure .£2226 2s lid. During the year the club had made improvements to the amount of £235 9s 6d. The two dividends system had been found a great success, and had led to a record for this district being established for the Summer Meeting. At that meeting the Committee had increased the stakes by £9l 6s. The Committee had arranged for a new lease of the course from August Ist, 1901, to August Ist, 1907. Mention was made pf the servioes rendered to the club by MgssVs Kennedy and Mason, auditors, and Mr Symes, treasurer. The report was adopted amidst applause. On the motion of Mr J. Clark, Mr Nolan was re-elected president. Mr Clark made pleasing reference to the good work done by Mr Nolan during the year. The latter suitably responded. Mr J. Clark was reelected vice-president, and Messrs J. A. Harding and W. A. Hood members of the Committee. Other officers were elected as follows:—Secretary, Mr J. M. Cumming; treasurer, Mr L. T. Symes; stewards, Messrs J. A. Harding, W. A. Hood, J. Maynard, E. Sherratt, C. White, J. A. Ciesar, F. S. Desßarres ; judge, Captain Tucker; starter, Mr H. Piper; handicappei-, Mr A. T. Danvers; clerk of scales, Mr G. B. Wyllie ; clerk of course, Mr A. Pritchard. Twelve new members were elected, and the coming season promises to be a most successful one. The Club decided to increase the stakes to £5lO. and also to reduce the entrance fees by 25 per cent.

The following Gisbornites leave for Auckland by the Mararoa to join the Waikare for her excursion to Fiji : —Mr and Mrs Hurley Evans, Mr and Mrs Julius Caesar, Mr and Mrs P>. H. Macmillan, Mr and Mrs H. Warren, Messrs E. F. Iveson, R. Atkins, and H. Fade.

“ Banjo'” Paterson lias gone to the New Hebrides lor a trip. He is in hard condition, and w 11 not tempt the cannibals, is incidentally mentioned by a Sydney journal. Mr Toohey, who has floated his Sydney brewery into a half-million company. in the till’s, with his brother, kept a small hotel in a small suburb of Melbourne.. The following remarkable paragraph is from the Cumberland Argus, New .South Wales : Just before last Christmas, at Kenthurst, a mammoth red gum took fire at the top branches during the bush conflagrations, and notwithstanding rain in the meantime has been burning ever since. On Wednes-

day night it was burning as brightly as ever, limb after limb being gradually eaten off by the (ire until it is now within 15ft. of the butt. The

trunk of the tree, notwithstanding, is still sending out sturdy shoots.

Men among the stock in the West of Australia notice that the sheep are becoming more drought-resisting. Some of them say that conditions that would 'kill a thousand ten or lifteen years ago are not killing half that number now. Possibly the men have as much to do with this as the sheep, though ; they haven’t battled with droughts for ten or fifteen years without learning a hit. Thus at one time they killed the scrub that thev now cut for the starving

sheep, and often k lied the sheep too ; now by more scientifically pulling the foliage they actually improve some of the native scrub. Also nowadays the sheep are got on to the. scrub earlier than used to be the case.

A Sydney correspondent writes : —A person would thiuk, from the hubbub of society, consequent on the resignation of Lord Hopetoun ns Governor-General of Australia, that the bottom was going to fall out of the country, and that we were liable to become a prey to some Chinese, Japanese, or other half-civilised nation, simply because wo did not have that real nice old English gentleman, Lord Hopetoun, to look after us and to tell us when to come in out of the rain. Well, Aus-

tralians (that is, tho great mass of the people) know exactly how to take care of themselves, and tho only thing

they want is a Governor who will sign a very large number of official documents, and also who should take good care not to interfere in any controversy between the different parties in the Commonwealth. To an ordinary mind a

Balary of £IO,OOO a year Beems a fair amount for such work, more especially when it is taken into consideration that the President of that glorious country, the United States of America, with its eighty millions of people, only receives the same amount, and generally speaking the best men in that country are only too pleased to accept the Presidentship whenever the chance is offered to them; and there are no complaints made as to the insufficiency of the salary. But in Australia, of course, 1 Society ’ must be provided for, and the Governor-General must be prepared to lavishly ontertain a few dead-heads who are an encumbrance on the community, and very often only get a squaro meal when at the nation’s expense. It should be made clear to all future ' Governors that their salary is only £IO.OOO a year, and if they desire to entertain society at a greater amount they must do so at their own expense and not expect tho masses of the people to contribute large sums for tho enjoyment of a few political and social dead-beats. An attempt was made by tho Honorable Josoph Chamberlain to cajole the Commonwealth Ministry into voting an extra £BOOO a year for tho use of the Governor-General, but it is to the crodit of the Parliamentary representatives that they flouted the idea and that they made it clear to tho Honorable “ Joe ” that they will not tolerate any interference from abroad with the management of Australian affairs. There ought to be plenty gifted Australians, who have done good service to the country, and who would be able to fill the position with honor and credit-. Roman Catholic Church Services.—

To-morrow (Sunday) : Gisborne, Mass 8 and 11 a.m., Vespers 7 p.m. No service in the country.—Rev. T. Mulviliill.

Holy Trinity Church Services (third Sunday after Trinity) „ 8 a.m., Holy Communion ; 11 a.m., Moriling Prayer., “Memorial Service” ; 7 p.m., Evening Prayer.—Rev. W. Welsh, Vicar. Wesley Church Services.—To-morrow (Sunday) : 11 a.m., Mrs Rothwell ; 7 p.m., Rev. B. F. Rothwell, subject “ I Have Put off my Coat ; How Shall I Put it on ? Or the Deity of the Old Testament with his Coat oil.” Anthem, “Turn Thy Face from My Sin.”—Rev. B. F. Rothwell.

St. Andrew’s Church Services.—Tomorrow (Sunday) : Morning, In Memoriam, the late Mr Pollock ; evening, “ How they Shot Down Captain Resistance.” Young men specially invited.—Rev.- J. G. Paterson.

Seventh Day Adventist Church Ser-vice.—To-morrow. (Sunday) night, at 7 o’clock. Subject, “ Why so Much SpirTaial Indifference J’—Mr F. E.. Lyndon.;