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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 510, 25 August 1902, Page 2

Tho Taranaki footballers play a match at tho Thames to-day. All accounts in connection with the Military Ball must bo rendered to-day. The Australian cricketers commenco a match against Middlesex, at Lord’s, today. At an examination held by Mr McGregor, Inspector of Machinery, Mr George Humphreys was awarded third engineer’s certificate. The work of constructing the Harbor Board’s slip has been delayed by tho Inspector of Machinery condemning tho present condition of the boiler of tho little dredge.

Tho Port Ahuriri School Committee have recommended Mr W. G. Martin, at present second master at Hastings, for the position of headmaster. Messrs Crawford and Bull were amongst the applicants.

Responding to a request by the Pacific Cable Board, arrangements havo been made by Mr Spreckels, with the consent of tho Government, that the ’Frisco steamers shall in future call at Fanning Island each trip or on alternate trips.

In his report the Assistant Inspector of Hospitals states that Gisborne has a firstrate country Hospital of which it should bo proud. It is well up-to-date in every respect, and Miss Stewart and her nursing staff work well. The table bowling tournament, which commences to-morrow evening in the Academy of Music, should attract a large attendance. The City Band will provide the music.

The Theatre Royal was crowded last evening, when Mr E. 11. Taylor gave an address on tho prohibition question. He spoaks again at tho Theatre this ovening on tho subject of “ No license; tho economical phase of the question.”

Mr IV. B. Thomson, of tho Napier railway workshops, arrived by tho Waikaro on Saturday to superintend the erection of locomotive engines for tho Railway Department. Mr A. Scott, of the same department, also arrived.

At tho Police Court on Saturday Thos. Neil was again charged with failing to provide for his illegitimate child. After hoaring evidence His Worship made an order against defendant for 10s a week, and also for payment of expenses of birth, £6 13s fid, two sureties at TSO each to be found, in default three months’ imprisonment.

Mr N, F. J. Haszard, of the firm of Haszard and Johnson, surveyors, at Paeroa, and Mr Arthur Stretton, of Thames, havo accepted engagements with tho British Government for surveying service in West Africa, and will probably leave by tho outgoing ’Frisco mail for London in connection with their appointments.

At tho inquest at New Plymouth on tho body of Joseph Gledhill, tho jury added tho following rider: “ That this jury are of opinion that tho County Council showed great negligence when the bridge was reported as being unsafe for traction-engine traffic in not putting up a notice that the bridgo was dangerous.”

Tho Cook Memorial Committee are arranging for the members of tho Parliamentary party that is to visit Gisborne on Saturday next to inspect tho landing place of Captain Cook. In tho multitude of councillors wisdom is supposed to bo found, and doubtless members of Parliament may havo some valuable suggestions to make as to tho best, way to mark Jhe landing of the great navigator.

At a meeting of the Ormond Farmers' Union held on Friday evening last, some discussion took place in regard to the visit of a Parliamentary party to this district. It was suggested that the members of the party should be taken by train to Ormond, and then the settlers of the district could drive them to the Karaka or elsewhere. An opportunity would thus be presented to settlers to make known to members the chief wants of the district.

Large congregations attended Wesley Church on Sunday, and enjoyed excellent sermons from Mr E. H, Taylor. Miss Winifred Birch, for some years past the leading singer in Wesley Church, Wellington, gave great pleasure by her singing of “ 0 Dream of Bethlem.” In the evening with characteristic liberality Miss Birch helped the Presbyterians. Wesley Church choir rendered two anthems in excellent style at the evening service.

The eighteenth annual conversazione in connection with tho Gisborne Mutual Improvement Society will be held this evening in the Academy of Music. An excellent programme has been prepared. Tho first part consists of instrumental and vocal music, and after an interval for refreshments a pleasing comedietta will be staged. The Mutual’s entertainments have always been successful. The members have the ability to give really good entertainments at a nominal charge, and their manner of celebrating their anniversary has always met- with the hearty approval of the large number who attend. There is every reason to believe that to-night's entertainment will be quite as successful as those of previous years.

The many ’friends of Trooper Charlie Parker, of Gisborne, will regret to learn that he is seriously ill in Auckland. He was amongst- the troopers who returned by the Montrose, and after being in quarantine for a time, be was removed to the Auckland Hospital, where he now lies in a critical condition. Mrs Parker last evening received a telegram from Chaplain Luxford, stating that her son Charles had been conveyed to the Hospital suffering from pneumonia ; he was very ill, but doing as well as could be expected. Later in the evening Mrs Parker communicated with Auckland by telephone, and was informed that her son’s condition was still a cause for anxiety. Prior to his departure from Auckland, "Mr W. Adair, who arrived By the Te Anau yesterday, saw Trooper Parker, but it was then hoped that the young man would soon be well again. Trooper Parker is a great favorite in this district, and we hope that he will soon recover bis health again.

Mr Michael C-ovcoran. aged 74, died at Epsom last week. The deceased bad been a resident of Auckland for many years, and was a well-known hotelkeeper in the city, Kaipara, and elsewhere. Local people who were bitten by speculation in Bunker's Hill shares will read the following Auckland telegram with interest : Bunker’s llill tributes have made further hauls of picked stone and specimens. Shares are at bs Ud.

A Press Association telegram from Feilding states that the Kiwitea Council, at their meeting on Saturday, dismissed the clerk and treasurer, \V. G. Hicks. Alleged misappropriations of Leyt were reported by the Government auditor.

At a meeting of the Timaru Farmers’ Union, it was resolved to make a levy of is per member, to assist in defraying the cost of defending a case brought by the Waimate Labor Union against the threshing mill owners. One of Wanganui’s oldest settlers died on Saturday, Mr George Walker, aged 76. Deceased arrived in New Zealand in 1850, and during the troublous times with the Maoris had charge of the Wanganui hospital. He subsequently took up farming pursuits, and retired about ten years ago. He leaves a widow and family of nine.

A meeting of the Protestant clergymen at Auckland, all denominations being represented, decided to hold a conference at an early date. Archdeacon Calder will give a specimen lesson to a class of children from a hook used by the Victorian schools for Scripture teaching. This will be followed by a public meeting to further the movemont for Bible-reading in State schools.

The steamer Balmain was floatod out of the Auckland Dock on Thursday morning, and berthed at the Hobson street wharf to complete her overhaul. The steamer is undergoing extensive repairs throughout at the hands of Messrs George Fraser and Sons, and is expected to he ready for sea this week. A football match was played on Saturday between the High School and Waerenga-a-hika Collego teams. The game was keenly contested, and resulted in a win for the former by 12 points to 9. For tho College, Walker and Rangi (captain) played well, whilst McClure (captain), East, and Pollock, did good service for Gisborne. After tho match tho College boys were entortained at tho school.

“ If anyone believes you, it won’t ho me,” was tho remark with which Mr Justice Conolly dismissed a 13-yoar-old lad from tho witnoss-box in the Auckland Supremo Court. Tho boy’s ovidenco, which was called to supplement that of other witnesses, was regarded as very unsatisfactory by His Honor, who said that it “seemed that tho witness had been simply “ tutored to tell lies,” and that but for his youth ho deserved to be committed for perjury. Judge Denniston gave judgment in tho case of the Board of Education versus Taitapu School Committee, issuing an injunction ordoring tho Comraittco to reinstate tho graded floors in tho school and refrain from again interfering with tho floors, and to pay ten guineas costs. Tho Committeo had rebelled against tho Board as regards the graded floors, as this prevented the schools from being used for dancing. The Judge said tho Board was the best judge as to what was necessary for school purposes, and the buildings wore vested in the Board and not the committeo.

The Auckland Herald states:—It no doubt will bo interesting to many of our readers to learn that a littlo stranger has appeared in our midst, whoso history is unique. Sho is tho first child and first daughter in a direct line of four generations of first children in their several families, and all four generations New Zealand born, and living in Auckland at tho presont time, child, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. The child’s great-great-grandfather was bom in 1800, and came to New Zealand in 1818, and was tho first white man who settled in one of our northern ports, and supplied tho timber for the first house that was built in Auckland ; the other great-great-grandfather came to Auckland in IS4O, and ploughed tho first furrow in the Auckland province. When tho interesting stranger is christened, it will be clothed in a robo worn by all tho four generations at a like ceremony, and worked by tho great-great-grandmother in New Zealand.