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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 702, 23 December 1902, Page 2

There will be no issue of the Times on Thursday and Friday next, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. East Cape reported yesterday “ Strong N, breeze ; blue sky.” The Zcalandia leaves for Auckland and Sydney on Sunday, January 4, at eight a.in. The daily supply of milk at the Poverty Bay Co-operative Factory has now reached two thousand gallons. The quarterly meeting of the 11.A.C.8. Society will be held this evening. A large attendance is requested. The tender of Mr W. 0. Sheet, at -£297 10s, has been accepted for additions to the Makunri school.

At Messrs Nelson Bros, freezing work on Saturday last, 1740 lambs were killed, this being a record for the number of lambs slaughtered in one day. Messrs Dalgety and Co. have received the following London cable : “ Leather, good demand at full prices. Basils in general higher by jd.” Captain Edwin wired yesterday “ Strong winds to gale from between north oast and north and west; glass fall ; tides good ; indications for considerable sea and for rain.” In town yesterday, two Natives, when asked what Parliamentary candidate they were going to vote for, replied : “ Wo will vote for , because ho gave us a shilling to get some kai.” Votes at a shilling each are fairly cheap, when there is ft chance of getting a scat in Parliament and .9300 per year. In the notice in regard to the Kia Ora Co-operative Dairying Company appearing in. yesterday’s issue, a typographical error occurred. It was stated that the number of shares already subscribed was ■JO-1 a, whereas it should have been 1040. Excellent progress is being made with m maUcrr connected witli the Company, and a most successful future is assured.

Graphic description by a Wellington Councillor of the typical footway in the Empire City: “You walk along a narrow strip of concrete, with the risk of bumping your head against a telegraph pole, or else you walk in a miniature drain by the side of the concrete in wet weather, or sprain your ankle on the hills and hillocks which are on the other half of the footpath.” Mr C. F. Lewis is arranging tables of toys and other articles in the premises lately occupied by Sheridan and Co., next Albion Club liotei. This will relieve the crush at the main shop, and so allow his many customers to bo properly attended to. Christinas Eve prize tickets to every purchaser of 2s Cd will ho given away. ( Mr Lewis has a lino'variety of toys, etc., and his low prices should command ready sales on Christmas Eve.

Included in Mr T. A. Adams’ last Home shipmeht of Christmas goods are a number of novelties of special interest to local residents. The articles referred to consist of pretty wooden cabinets, watch stands, money boxes, match-boxes, etc., and each piece has a view of Gisborne or the likeness of a noted Native chief stamped thereon. The articles are most suitable for Christmas presents, and are sold as low as one shilling each.

Yesterday morning variable winds prevailed from N. at Auckland and Wellington to N.E. at Napier, S.E. at Tirnaru and Oamavu, and E. at Bluff. Overcast weather was reported at Auckland, New Plymouth, Nelson, Oarnaru, and the Bluff. Moderate seas were running at Tiritiri, Castlcpoint, New Plymouth, and Capo Campbell. Wairoa advised cloudy sky, strong westerly wind, bar bad, sea decreasing, beach unworkable. Messrs Williams and Kettle, Limited, report holding their wool and skin sale on Friday, 19th instant. Buyers were present from Auckland and Napier, as well as the usual local buyers. Bidding throughout was very brisk, and prices were well up to the expectations of the most sanguine. Our catalogue consisted of 255 bales, 56 bags, 2 pockets wool, 1500 skins, also a few hides and a quantity of tallow. The following are prices realised during the sale:—Wool: Medium to fine fleece, 6jd ; medium do., sjd to 5.1-d; coarse crossbred, 4jd to 4:jd; medium, 4.td to sd; log-stained crossbred, 4,j-d to 4id : lambs, 3]d to 4d and 4.J-d ; pieces, old to Bjd ; bellies, 3d, 3jd to Aid; locks,' 2d to 2jd; crutchings, 2;}d to ojd ; dead, 4d to 4 [d. Sheepskins : Fine crossbred, 4jd to 5d ; medium crossbred, 4Jd ; coarse crossbred, with wellsaved pelt, -Id to 4d ; do., poor pelt, ojd to ojd. short-woolled skins, 2d to 2j<l; pelts, bare, 4d to 7d ; salted pelts, 9d to Is. Hides: Station hides, rough, from 2jd to 4ld. Tallow, in tins, from 18s 6d to 24s 6d. Fat, rough, ljd per lb. At the Matawhero Yards on Thursday,

Messrs Williams and Kettle, Limited, held their periodical stock sale. The yarding was hardly up to the standard in either quantity or quality, but the bulk of the entry changed hands at figures quite up to late sales. Sheep : The following figures were realised during the sale—Full-mouth ewes with lambs, 10s ; 2,4, and 6-tooth store shorn wethers, 11s to 13s 3d ; 4tooth shorn wethers, IDs ; full-mouth ewes, shorn, Ss ; forward do., 10s ; fat do., 12s. Cattle : Weaners, .62 to £2 10s ; springers, from £6 to £8 ; beef cows, light, £0 los, to medium £7 las ; forward store steers, £8 7s 6d ; yearling steers, 57s 6d to £3 7s 6d. Several young bulls made £4 ss, £5 10s, £lO, £l2 12s, and a nice yearling £8 15s. Horses : Several useful horses changed hands at the following—Aged draught horse £2O, trap horses £ls 10s to £lO, hacks £'s 10s to £l2. Pigs : Weaners 13s to 15s Od, porkers 14s to 225. Our next sale will be held on the oth January, 1903. The Rev. William Thomson, defendant in that slander case, the outcome of which was a farthing, has been prominently before the Wellington public for the past three years (says the Free Lance.) For several years he was in charge of the Presbyterian Church at Palmerston North, There came dissension in the church, and Mr Thomson removed to Wellington, after an animated correspondence with the Wanganui Presbytery, which had direction of the Palmerston district. In Wellington Mr Thomson made a big effort to build a memorial church in Thorndon on the enthusiasm which prevailed over the operation of our troops in South Africa. He circularised prominent citizens to the effect that it would be a fine thrng to erect a church as a memorial of our fallen troopers. But, that church was not erected. Something over a year ago, the Scots Church foundation-stone was laid, in Abel-Smith street, by the Premier, and later on Sir Hector Macdonald unveiled a tablet erected in the churc-h to the memory of fallen troopers. The Minister of lub he Works is among the lay gentlemen who have occupied the Scots Churc-h pulpit. , Mr Thomson fraternised with the Socialist Party at Wellington just before the elections, and it was thought that he bau 1 political intentions. But, he found the S.P. was not strong enough to put any man in the House. He is the son of_ a Scottish crofter, and told a meeting of tna Carpenters’Union recently that this fact imbued him with a great sympathy for ths workers of Wellington.

The steamer Devon shipped the following cargo at this port for South Africa : From Nelson fires.’ works, 1931 quarters beef, 0-390 carcases mutton; from Gisborne bhcepfurmers’ works, 407 quarters beef, 0440 carcases mutton, 49b cases meats. One of the few fatalities that occur in connection with cricket happened at San Souci, a suburb of Sydney, the other day. While a run was being made the ball was smartly returned from tho lied, and struck the wicketkeeper on the neck, in the vicinity ot' the jugular vein. He fell unconscious, and died in a few inmates. I 'l'n encourage tire settlement of uii- | /ens outside of Melbourne, tnc \ lclorlan Minister for Railways lias authorised the issue of free passes to intending house-builders. Aecoidmg to the value of the house built free passes to the city will be issued. A house tallied at i:lotto ensures ;l pass tot eight years. The labor laws of New Zealand avo liberal—in patches. The patch that deals with shops, and workers in them, might be amended with advantage. It is not liberal to keep shop-people on their feet from early morning until late at night. The universal Saturday half-holiday is the only cure. In the words of the pill advertisement, “ once it is tried it will be always used.’’ —Free Lance.