The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, NOVEMBER 14, 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 570, 14 November 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, NOVEMBER 14, 1902.

The Postal Authorities will shortly be calling for tenders for mails by rail connecting with Kaiteratuhi and Karuka. The duties leviable under the Land Tax and Income Tax Act, 1002, must bo paid in one sum on November 11. A meeting of the Management ’Committee of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association will bo held in the Masonic Hotel at 7.D0 to-morrow evening. Messrs Clayton Bros, have been advised that the schooner Gisborne left Mercury Bay yesterday, with 21,000 feet of timber, consigned to that firm. There is industrial peace in New Zealand. That is why the latest Labor Journal devotes fifty pages to recording awards in labor disputes.

Tbero is a youth in Masterton who will not have to chop firewood for a living any longer. He has just received an unexpected windfall of Jt'37,000. The big meteor that Hashed across the sky lately is reckoned by over one hundred persons in New Zealand to havo fallen in their back garden. Captain Edwin wired at 1.15 p.ro. yestsrdiiy : —“ Strong west to south-west arid south winds ; glass fall after 12 hums iro n now ; tides good ; sea heavy, southerly swell.” At Hangavoa on Monday, a throeroomed house on the out station on Messrs Barnes-Graham and Guthrie Smith's properties was destroyed by tire. The premises were iguited by a spark from the burning bush. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, judgment went by default in the following undefended cases: —L. S. Hughes (Mr Barker) v. Timothy B. O’Connor, claim j£7 Gs, costs Tl 3s fid ; Rubort Colebrook v. Karauria Kuhu, claim J;7 8s Id, costs Tils; Adolphus Zachariah (Mr G. PL Lysnar) v. William Oharlesworth, claim £i os, costs 10s.

A largo area of land in tho district is this year under cultivation, the crops sown being principally linseed, oats, maize, barley, and wheat. The young crops arc looking well, but should the present dry weather continuo damage will result to tho crops, Tiie outlook of tho fruit crop in Homo parts of the district is promising, though tho heavy westerly gales of late 'have played sad havoc with the early fruit. This crop also is in need of rain. At tho bowling green yesterday several matches in tho viee-Preaident’s Prize Competition were played. Wallace and Ambridge defeated Nicholas and Yv'illock by 25 to 18. Morgan and Witty met O’Meara and McGowan, and a ding dong garno resulted, the score being even on the 20th head. With his last bowl Witty auceoedod in taking out tho shot, thereby gaining a victory by a single point, tho score being 25 to 2-1. Williams and Dixon were drawn against Barry and Massey, and a good game saw tho former victorious by 22 to 18.