The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, DECEMBER 22, 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 701, 22 December 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, DECEMBER 22, 1902.

Westraiia arrived at Auckland at 9.15 a.ui. ycsiL*-..., —gear Several pack-saddles with aro advertised for salo. Particulars ou application to Times office. A reward is offered for the recovery of a gold brooch lost yesterday afternoon between the wharf and Mrs Bloomfield’s residence, Childers road. The offices of Mr Johnsouc, Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriage.--, will be closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays from the evening of December 23rd to the morning of January sth,

Messrs C. Rosie and Co. have a notice in our advertising columns regarding their beautiful Christinas show. In a variety of goods there is something to suit everyone. The articles include a grand lot of electroplated ware, leather goods, etc, and of course everything in the way of toys.

Mr Andrew Pullett, who was for some years in the office of Messrs Williams and Kettle, Limited, and who for the last two years lias been purser of the Union Company's s.s. Kawatiri, has accepted an appointment to take charge of the shipping department of Messrs Dalgety and Co.’s Limited, Gisborne branch, On Boxing-Day the morning train will leave Gisborne at 9 o'clock enabling visitors to attend the Te Karaka sports. The passengers will be met by coach at Ivaiteratahi. The train leaves Kaiteratahi in the evening at 6.30. The afternoon train leaves town at 1.30.

The Salvation Army celebrate the Christmas season with the issue of a beautiful number termed 11 Christmas Chimes." On the cover there is a highly colored and impressive picture representing the nativity cf Christ, whilst the back page is devoted to the representation of the Annunciation. There are IS pages of letterpress print with appropriate illustrations. Biblical stories are given, and there are a number of Christmas songs, in addition to a carol with music, entitled “ King of Kings.” The publication is a highly creditable production, and should be much sought after,

A native alleged to be J lO years oi | age lia» died aT Jhinnevirkc. The strike at Tnnaru continues. 'l'lie I Board has decided to try and obtain other men. The but % is attacking many of the j iior.-es in the Liverpool district, New i South Wales. The Wellington City Couin.il ha- (it-j tided to raise the salaries of the ma.to- ; rity of the lucinlser.s <•/ its otlice .stall. | The Government, is iieiii.it urged to j give o.nly consideration to a. scheme for improving the shipping !;\ciliti?s in ITctoii. Bedstone's conch will leave for Wbntatutu on Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock mi 1 return from Whatauitu at three o'clock' the same aftetnnoi'. The 1 1 1 ii’f Veterinarian recently visited Nelson, and expressed himself vuy rdeased wiih ilie way in winch the abattoirs were living constrncied. In Victoria there lias lately' been a marked increase m the sentences to Hogg ng, that punishment liiiding favor as the best deterrent of certain crimes. ’ Only -'i-LSI hales of wool have been consigned in four months from Warren (New .South Wales), in lieu oi 15,00(1 hales last year. A demented woman. Catherine Code, was discovered the.other day standing in Albert. Lake. Melbourne, with the dead body of her little daughter inner arms.

A Bill dealing with the womens franchise, and providing separate foiling places for women, has been inuo duced into the New South Wales Parliament by the Premier. A mooting of the Provincial Executive of the Poverty liny Farmers' I'nion was called for Saturday morning, and although adjourned til! 2 p.m., to suit the eonvoni nee oi members, there was not a quorum.-

Mr .lennings, member for Eymont, says that the statement that the labor members were tied body and sou! to Mr Seddon was absolutely’ false and insulting to an intelligent democracy.

Tli3 following nurses have qualilied for registration under the Nurses Itegistration Act, 1001 : Lena Reeves, Waipawa. The following passed the preliminary examination in anatomy and physiology : Louise Renouf, Mary Robinson, Lmmaline White, Emma Mitchell, all of Napier. A man named Kelsey was drowned in the River Torrens, Adelaide. He was a patient at the North Adelaide Hospital, but eluded his watchers. His clothes were found on the bank of the river, which was dragged and the body found. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death while bathing was returned. The Brisbane police have received a report from Ingham, in the Herbert district, that a young Italian who was working on Mucknudc plantation had been accidentally shot dead by his brother. The victim was in an adjacent room to the one in which his brother was firing, and the shot penetrated the partition. On .Saturday, at Ouiwmt, Mr J. i,. S. Harvey, was caught by the cowcatcher of a railway engine, and alter being carried some distance, was east over a bridge. Besides being nearly drowned, his thigh was broken and nis head scveioly injured. If is slued that warnings given were not heeded. There is such heavy mortality among cattle in the Gundagai district, New South Wales, that stockowners are becoming greatly alarmed. The deaths are ascribed by tho Stock Inspector to congesting of the liver. Many cattle owners believe it is caused by a poisonous thistle, while others believe it is “ blackleg.”

At Brisbane a girl of 18 pleaded guilty to bigamy a day or two ago. She had married twice inside 12 months ; the tirst husband went away to look for work, and when lie hail been away lor eightmonths she grew tired of waiting, and married again. It was done with little or no concealment, and her only plea was that she didn’t know there was any harm in it.

The Governor conferred with tho local Veterans’ Homo Committee at Auckland. Tho Mayor announced the roecipts were about .£790. Tho Governor said ho had inspected several sites here, and oxpected to report to the Central Committee at Wellington on Tuesday. In reply to tho Mayor, the Governor said he thought it not possible for tho Homo to come under tho charitable aid subsidy. However, he would approach the Government on tho subject. Tho meeting decided to forward its subscriptions to tho Wellington Committee. A presentation of a gold watch ami chain and gold -pin was made by Fits Excellency the Governor on behalf of the .subscribers, to Captain W. I). Kcni as j, recognition of his conduct in connection with the. wreck of the Elinga-

niite. These gifts have been subset':!) ed by the members of the Natives' Association and other admirers of (Aijtain Reid. The watch hears a suitable inscription, and is embellished, with

the emblems of the Natives' Association. A compass is attached to the chain, and the pin also bears a representation of a fentieaf.

At the garden party last week Canon Fox made a reply in keeping with his modesty. He thus corrects an error made in the report of his speech : —“ I did not say that it was 1 the proudest moment of my life ; I said the exact opposite, that it was rather the humblest, though 1 it was customary to say on such occasions that-, otc,’ I hope I have done with proud moments, but, perhaps, the proudest I have had was when my College boat made its burnp under my coxswainship and I hoisted its flag in triumph ; but that was very long ago.” Wo hope that though the esteemed Canon has long given up rowing he may yet enjoy many years of vigorous health.

A most successful concert was held Morero on Friday evening last, on the occasion of the breaking up of the school for the Christmas holidays. A capital programme, consisting of vocal and instrumental numbers and recitations, was given under the supervision of Miss Biddells, the mistress of the school. Songs were rendered by Mrs Richardson, Misses Joblin, Reynolds, Tait, and Messrs Coop, Taylor, Dyett, Simtnonds, Richardson, and Cooper. Recitations were given by Messrs Anderson (2) and Sloano (2), and ■ were much appreciated, the pieces being of a humorous character. Mr Sloano was particularly good in his piece 11 Columbus’ Experience,” which fairly brought down the house. The accompaniments were "'“v-ed by Mrs Richardson, Misses Eey- ' Mr Coop. The school nol'ds, Morris, ...... ‘ in the children tool; an important programme, contributing a number of songs and recitations, which were ably given. The evening was somewhat marred on account uf heavy rain falling at nine o’clock, in some eases necessitating a long and tedious journey in the rain.

Besson and Co , the well-known instrument makers, have written to the promoters of the lour of tlie New Zealand brass band in England, informing them that a set- of instruments, valued at £7OO, described as the finest yet made by the firm, awaits the hand on its arrival in England. The instruments are to he used by the band in its tour at Home. It is stated that about £750 is all that requires to oe still collected of the fund to .send the hand Home. The band, the organisation of which has been left in the hands of Lieutenant Herd, who will go with it as bandmaster, will consist of 28 playing members, representative as far as possible oi' the whole colony. It will be got together immediately after the next band contest, which is to he held at Masterton in February next, and will probably have about a month’s practice before sailing from the colony. The members will lie paid during the time they are on tour, but only a.small wage, until the subscribers have been recouped out of what profits may ne made. Then salanes will be raised to a certain limit, after which the subscribers are to share the whole oi the profits. If there aic no profits, but a loss is shown, then the bandsmen, as well as the .subset ibers. will suiter, but there is no bather liability cast upon the subsen- i bets. It is probable that before the New Zealand band sails on its tour , it will give at least one concert m the , colony. The uniforms for the oand will be provided out of the funds raised bv the bands of the colony by local concerts!

The profits from the Wellington City 1 tramways last month amounted to I Messrs Richardson and Co.’s steamer Fanny arrived from Napier last evening, and, alter landing two hundred rams, left again for the Muhia. J. N. Williams, who came up from Gisborne with a view to being selected for the rep. team, batted in Gordon's second innings, and is a batsman of a high order. —Observer. Tim.iru is boasting of fl settlor who learned to rule mi a bicycle after he had readied the age ui 79. one of ins i delight, being to take a lli-iuilc .spin ! into town The tteliiugtoi. I 'due.ll ion Ho.n(l ha', decided rii.it in future no members of its oihn' staff are to aft as deputy returning officers or m any othet capacity at elections. AI Piitnii. NS W . .Mr.- Cook. Mis Tomkins, and ;l man named Buckley were struck by lightning and slightly miured. At the time they were looking at the damage done to a chimney by a previous Slash. During the past fortnight two attempts have been made to burglariously enter the office of Mr J. Ward, registrar, at Ashburton, The second attempt proved successful, but though some papers were tampered with, nothing appears to have been taken away.

Mr H. Fi. Smith, of Goldsmiths' Hall, has a large and choice assortment of novelties suitable for Christmas and Now Year gifts, lie carries a very large stock, and in addition to his usual low prices he is offering a 10 per cent, discount on all purchases amounting to 10s and over. Our readers arc recommended to inspect Mr Smith'd stock. It was dead low water as the Waihi came up the liver yesterday afternoon, and it was with difficulty that the steamer reached the wharf. Soundings taken by the men on hoard the steamer showed that in several places there was less than fi\e and a-half feet of water. Wo hope that the Harbor Board will keep the dredge going full time, and do their utmost to maintain a clear channel. In fairness to the Harbormaster and Engineer, .it is only right to state that yesterday afternoon the tido was exceptionally low.

A .somewhat mysterious disappearance of a resident is reported from tlie Eden Terrace district. It seems that early during the .present week a man, whose name is said to be John 11. Jones, left his home to visit a Queen-street agent, for the purpose oi completing a property transaction. He had with him at the time of his departure from the house considerably more than £IOO in cash, which, it is understood, he intended handing over to the agent, but since then nothing has been heard or seen oi him.—Auckland Herald.

The large American ship Roanoke, which recently arrived at New York from -San Francisco, reported a singu-

lar affair. There were thiec Japanese on hoard who claimed to have been shanghaied from an Italian barque on ilie .Sound, One of them bad been liic boatswain of tlie Italian vessel, and be mourned over his lot. One day during the long passsage of the Roanoke tic gave away his watch and all ins valuables, and the following day, after arraying himself in his ties!, clothes, gracefully went over I lie side, and drowned. Eater, when the othet. two Japanese began disli ilwt iug their belongings,, Hie cuplaiii ordered the sailors io refuse them. -So the little brown men did not follow their countryman, evidently being loth to leave anything hcliiml.

In the hearing of the Mataura local option petition the cvidenco of the witnesses from Hedgehopo was to tbo effect that- the deputy returning officer for tlio electoral poll at that booth did not arrive at tbo booth until between twenty minutes and half-past nino. The returning officer for the licensing poll and scrutineers were present before nine o’clock, but the voting could not begin owing to the electoral returning officer having charge of the seal for stamping the back of the ballot papers. According to the witnesses the voting at Hedgohopc did not begin until about twenty minutes to ton. The attention of tko electoral returning officer was drawn to the fact that he was late for his duties, and be replied that it did not matter for such a small place. The evidence from Otamata tended to show that tho returning officers were not ready for voting until 10 minutes past 9. A Gore witness deposed that the Gore booth was open at 9, but was closed for some time immediately after that. The evidence from Waikanoa Valley .was to the effect that the returning officers and scrutineers adjourned for dinner and again for tea, looking up the booth during those intervals. During dinner a voter came to vote, but was told to come back later on. During tea another voter came. Ho could not vote then, but had tea with the officials and voted afterwards.