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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 511, 26 August 1902, Page 2

Wanganui footballers defeated Rangitikei at Marton by 9 points to nil At the Police Court yesterday a man named Frederick Jones, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for vagrancy. Mr Pare Keiha won the Mixed Foursomes Competition at the Hawke’s Bay Championship Golf Meeting. A cablegram from Melbourne announces the death of Mr Richard Stewart, one of the oldest theatricals of Australia, and father of Miss Nellie Stewart.

The Appeal Court was to have delivered some deferred judgments yesterday, but none were ready, and the Court announced that it would probably deliver two or three next Monday.

Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday, before the rain had cleared off :—“ Moderate westerly winds during 12 hours from now, but changing after that time to between north-west and east ; with glass falling, and sea increasing ; indications for rain,"

A good piano is offered for sale, the owner being about to leave the district. A land sale is to be held at an early date by Messrs Williams and Kettle. A first-class Victory sewing machine is offered for sale. The annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce is to be held on Friday night. On Friday evening the Orchestral Society lepeat their concert, the proceeds being in aid of the town clock. Yesterday at the Police Court Charles Wilson, for drunkenness, was fined 10s, costs 2s, in default 48 hours. Yesterday a prohibition order was granted by Mr Barton, S.M., against James Lament, laborer. A notice from the Gisborne poundkeeper appears in our advertising columns. A special holiday train is to be run between Gisborne and Ormond next Thursday afternoon. No less than T'loo,ooo worth of fodder for starving stock passed through Corowa, New South 1\ ales, one day recently. A young man named Stuart Brothers dropped dead whilst dancing at a hall at Tilba Tilba, New South Wales, the other night. A lady’s bicycle is offered for sale at a cheap price. The bicycle is nearly new, and the reason for selling is that the owner is leaving Gisborne.

Mr W. L. Rees wired to the Editor of the Times yesterday as follows :—“ Parliamentary party coming without fail on Saturday ; interview the Mayor.” This evening at the Academy of Music the table bowling tournament will commenco, and should attract a largo gathering of spectators. The City Band will provide the music.

A lad named Simmonds fell down a shaft 70ft deep, containing 15ft of water, near Armidale, Now South Wales, and was hauled up safely in a bucket by his mother.

The Observer states that the returned troopers arc making no secret of the fact that a well-known Auckland officer was enthusiastically hooted by the men beforo they embarked at Capetowu. What was the trouble ?

Mr E. H. Taylor addressed another crowded house last night on the liquor traffic. A fine series of lantern slides were shown to impress upon the minds of people the effects of alcohol on the physical constitution. Messrs Jennings, M.L.C., Field, Hall, and Buddo, M’s.H.R., visited Dannevirke on Saturday, remaining until Monday. The party were welcomed by the Mayor on behalf of the townspeople, and on Sunday were taken for a drive to the Mangatoro Valley.

Wellington Lance says : “On Sunday last, at Auckland, Manson recoivod a beautiful bouquet of flowers, composed of bluo and white violets, with a stem of snowdrop standing up in the middle of them, labelled, 1 Fran a young lady sympathiser in your unfortunato accident.' That the gift was much appreciated goes without saying.

War is not a good school for the citizen soldier who is expected to return thereafter to the peaceful avocations of civil lifo, as many parents and friends of our returned troopers havo no doubt learned of late, and it is this unsottlement of our soldiers returned from the war that is part of the price the colony must pay for its aid to the Empire.—Wellington Post.

Serious leakages are reported in connection with the Coolgardio water supply scheme. Millions of gallons are stated to bo going to waste. The West Australian Minister for Works, on being interviewed, said that the statements had been communicated to the press by retrenched officials. Ho had requested tho Enginecr-in-Chiof to at once proceed to tho spot to examino the pipo. Tho attention of tho musical public is directed to the Orchestral Society’s advertisement in our columns, informing them that the Society has decided to produce, at their next concert, Mendelssohn’s Cantata, Athalie. This work is one of the composer’s best efforts, and one which, it is presumed, will be thoroughly appreciated by musical people. The advertisement calls a practice (for vocalist only) Thursday, 4th September prox.

The performance to bo given by the American Vaudeville Company at the Theatro Royal to-morrow evening promises to bo of exceptional morit. The artists are all Star turns selected from tho leading Theatres of America and tho Continent, and aro all worth seeing. Seats may be reserved at Millers’, where every • attention is shown to patrons. Tho Company is without doubt the host that has visited Gisborno, and should attract crowded houses.

At tho Police Court yesterday Frank Rhodes pleaded guilty to trespassing with a vehicle on a portion of the railway line not open for public use. Sergeant Siddolls stated ho was instructed to deal leniently with the case ; this was tho first prosecution under the railway by-laws, and was brought as a warning. His Worship said ho would not inflict a heavy penalty, but if other offences were brought up ho would have to increase it. Defendant was fined ss, costs 7s,

Building sites in the vicinity of tho beach are becoming more difficult to obtain, and more valuable every day, and tho unsold sections in Victoria township which will be offered at auction by Messrs Common, Shelton and Co., on the 29th inst., should command a ready sale. The healthy nature of the locality, the facilities afforded for sea-bathing, and tho proximity of the railway station, all tend to make this a desirable place of residence, and the easy terms of ten per cent cash required should enable buyers with limited capital to obtain a residential site.

Thursday’s Auckland Star states': Produce generally continues to advance in price, owing to the strong demand for export to Sydney, and while this is a windfall for farmers it considerably increases the cost of living in the city. Owing to the high prices ruling for cattle and sheep, butchers have advanced rates retail to what appear ridiculous rates for a colony that exports largely to London ; but even at the figures now ruling the retailers state that the margin of profit is very small. With chops at 6d per lb, sirloin 7d, and steak 9d, dwellers in town are suffering in consequence of the Australian drought, and the only comfort is the knowledge that the colony is a gainer by the increased trade. Maize advanced 6d per bushel this week, oats 2d, while bran and sharps are now higher than they have been for the last 20 years at least. Chaff is also dearer. Potatoes show an upward tendency, and the wheat market is more likely to rise than fall. Eggs alone show a decline of 2d per dozen this week,

A Taranaki correspondent supplies the following additional particulars of the traction engine accident: —The scene of the accident is situate about threo miles down the Junction road, east from Inglewood. Messrs J. Gledhill, driver, and F. Kennedy, assistant, were on the engine at the time. The engine (13 tons weight; was drawing two empty road trucks (about two tons each) across the bridge towards the township, Previous to starting on the bridge 12 by 2 white pine planks were laid for the wheels of the engine to run on, and it seems evident that the wheels of the eugine must have got off these planks near the centre of the bridge, when she fell clean through, the two trucks being dragged down on top of her.' The hole made in the bridge is 21ft long, and the full width between the girders. The crash was heard, as of falling trees, for a distance of over a mile, and many persons hastened to the scene, when it was found that the driver, Gledhill, was dead, having been knocked about badly by the truck falling on him, he being pinned in the cab of the engine. On further examination it was found that his left arm was maDgled, and the flesh torn away from the bone at the elbow, and a deep laceration was on the right wrist, besides his face and head being very badly bruised and his neck broken. Kennedy, the assistant, was also badly hurt. He was at once removed to the New Plymouth Hospital for treatment. It is most unfortunate, as Gledhill was a widower with i a family of [five children, who reside in < Palmerston, 1