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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 486, 28 July 1902, Page 2

" Women are not all angels ; neither are men all devils. A woman can be better than a man, but she can also ho much worse,” remarked tho Rev. J. G. Paterson last evening. Mr D. J. Barry, of the Gisborne Brewery, requests that all accounts due by him shall be rendered by August 2nd, so as to facilitate balancing. Tho Orchestral Society intend holding their next concert on August 10th, and a capital programme is in course of preparation. The Society will he assisted by a leading Wellington soprano.

Tho s._s. Corinna leaves Napier at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, and arrives here about 7 p.in. She will bo despatched at 8 p.m. for Auckland, taking cargo only, as she has no passenger accommodation.

As there will bo no steamer leaving here for South on Sunday, August 3rd, owing to the mishap to the s.s. Tarawera, intending passengers should leave per Maruroa on Wednesday next. Captain Post, of tho Government s.s, Tutanekai, reports having touched on a sunken rook when at anchor at Awanui in seven fathoms of water. The vessel was at the time drawing 13ft and pitching 4ft or sft to a considerable sea. It was low tide at tho time.

Tenders are invited for the construction of a railway bridge across tho Waipaou river at Kaiteratahi. This important announcement should be welcome news to the residents of Te Kirraka, and we hope the Public Works Department will lose no time in accepting a tender for the work.

A meeting of the British and Foreign Bibio Society will be held this evening in the Wesleyan Church, commencing at 7.30 p.m., when an address on the work ol tho Society will be given by the liev. F. H. Spencer, illustrated with lantern slides. Admission is free, but a collection will be ruado at the closo of tho meeting.

In the course of his sermon last evening, the Rev. J. G. Paterson highly eulogised the services of the members of tho local police foreo, and also the firm stand taken by the Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., in dealing with persons charged with procuring liquor for prohibited persons. “ The police,” said tho speaker, “'do all in their power to bring tho offenders to justice, and tho Magistrate wisely shows no leniency to persons who are convicted. We have much to be thankful for that wo have such an excellent police forco, and such a righteous Magistrate.”

At the last meeting of the Motu Farmers’ Union replies were received from tho Postmaster-General and the Superintendent of Telegraphs to the Union’s re'quest fur telephone, connection with Karuka and Gisborne. The estimated cost of constructing a line from Karaka to Motu (35 miles) was £ISOO, and us the probable revenue £25, and the line would probably not be self-supporting for several years, the request could not be granted. Discussion followed, and it was finally decided to canvass the district to find out what support would be given by the settlers towards a private line.

Ladies will he interested to know that the nursery lectures in connection with the St. John’s Ambulance Association are about to. commence. Many ladles have expressed a desire that the lectures should she delivered on Wednesday evenings, and Dr. Fisher lias kindly consented. The first lecture will he at the Wesleyan .School-loom, on

Wednesday, August filli, at half-past seven. Tickets for the course 10s Gd. Any further information may lie obtained from the bon. secretary, Mr G. Stubbs, Lowe street.

“ Tiniroto wishes to speak to you,” was a remark heard through the telephone at? the Times office on Saturday evening. It was at first thought to he a joke, hut that, idea was soon dispelled when we heard tho voice of.Mr Lissant Clayton. It was, that gentleman informed us, the first message sent from Tiniroto by telephone, and

lie had been asked, on behalf of the residents to communicate the good news

A brief conversation witfi Mr Clayton ensued, and the hearty congratulations of the Times were accorded to the

people of the Tiniroto district. At the inquest concerning the death of George Murphy, who was killed by t-iie breaking ol a derrick on the s.s. Te Anau, a verdict, was returned that Hie death arose from a pure accident, the jury adding a suggestion that when an officer of a vessel leaves his post under similar circumstances, lie should depiue .some other person to act for him., hi the course of his evidence. David Todd, the chief engineer, said that he had the supervision of the gear of the vessellie had been supervising the unloading on the day of the accident, but at the time of the fatality had gone below to dinner, and had not deputed anyone 1o tahe charge in his absence. The timber of the derrick which snapped was, he considered, sound. Other witnesses gave evidence that the breaking of the derrick was accidental, and that they considered the timber sound and in good order at .the .time. I

Mr P. Maher has a quantity of beach shingle for sale. An impounding notice in connection with the Matawhero pound appears in this issue.

At the Police Court on Saturday, Mr Barton, S.M., dismissed the informations against the young men John Howell and Matthew Spellur, charged with assault and robbery. Tile South Australian Government and railway authorities are daily besieged with d. putations against the reduction of the train services, which arc reported to be causing serious inconvenience.

A young woman named Alice Storey was committed for trial at Sydney, on a charge of abandoning an infant If days old, It is alleged that the accused left the child on the verandah of a policeman’s residence at Summer Hill.

As shewing the manner in which the Borough of St. Albans, Christchurch, is growing, it may be mentioned that during last year £40,000 worth of buildings were erected within its boundaries, while during the past four years buildings to the value of £250,000 have been added.