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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 703, 24 December 1902, Page 2

The meeting of creditors called for yesterday afternoon in the estate of A. G. Wheeler lapsed for want of a quorum. A number of shops in town already bear a Christmas appearance, being lavishly decorated with evergreens and flowers. Mr anti Mrs Blathwayte, of Tuparoa, and Mr J. Cummings, of Waipiro, leave for Auckland by the s.s. Taluuc this morning. The Zoalandia left Auckland at halfpast six last evening, and is due here at- 5 o’clock this afternoon, leaving for the South at 7 p.m. Captain Edwin wired yesterday: “Gale from between north-cast and north and west; glass further fall; tides moderate ; indications rain.” Mr C. Morse lias a fine display of Christmas goods, to which he invites inspection. Some very pretty photo frames are on view in iiis window. Commencing from Sunday, '2Bth inst., the Gisborne Telephone Exchange will open on Sundays at the following hours : Morning, 8.30 a.m. to 9.110 a.m.; afternoon, -1 p.m. to 5 p.m. A Wairoa telegram states that Mo pia, Beta, half-caste working on the night shift at Bowron and Butcher » llaxmiirat Tuliara, got Ins arm severely cut while .stripping liax. According to the Town Cloak, there are fewer dogs in the Borough and County this year than in any previous year. The tax collector’s profits are therefore likely to sutler to a considerable exsenfc. The mails which left Melbourne on November 19, arrived in London, December 20, and the mails which left Auckland, November 21, arrived iu London, December 20.

In the published programme of the Waiapu Racing Club a mistake has been made in the amount of the stakes in the Flying Handicap. It should be 20 soys, not 30 sovs. The attention of horseowners is called to the alteration.

The Union s.s. Company’s steamer Mokoia arrives from the South on Saturday afternoon, instead of Sunday, as previously announced, and leaves for Auckland and Sydney at 5 p.m. Messrs G. Kemp and F. G. Piesse, of the loc-al l’ost and Telegraph staff, have passed the examination in electricity as applied to telegraphy held a short nine ago. There were 25 candidates throughout the colony, of whom 15 failed. A meeting of the Star of New Zealand Tent was held at the Tent room ou Monday evening,'Sister E. Birch, Chief Ruler, presiding. The secretary, Sister Vv’. Wallace, was eic-cled to represent the-Tent at the meeting of delegates to be held in Christchurch next February. Further returns in connection with tho Eastern Maori election still further increases Wi I’ere’s lead, the totals being as follows Wi Fere, 2027 ; Mohi, 1430 ; Pirimi, 1377. There are thirteen returns yet to come, but they cannot alter the result.

On Monday evening an old Imperial veteran named .John Fagan, formerly of the Uth Foot, died at the Old Men’s Home. He came to the colony in 1864 with the Fourteenth Regiment, and served under Colonel Alexander in the Waikato campaign. He arrived in Gisborne in 1573, and had been resident here ever since. During the holidays the members oi the Mangaheia polo team, with their ponies, j are expected to arrive from Tolago Bay, I and will play a match against a local I 'earn. The visitors will be represented by -- —nv (2j and Reynolds (2),

Messrs .uui t ... "’•nbabl.y be ] while the local mc-n wm Messrs Bradley. Evans, and Sherratt (2). | The match is to be played on Mr Ewen I Cameron’s ground at Toanga on Boxing J Day. play starting at 2 p.m. I

.‘iii old identity oi \'e!>u::. William Cookie;. . ded at Nel- : .1-terduy. X''. - -! ? J. 11. lit datum.- and Sons’ brake wi'i k tve r wn lor :iie spurts at To Kuraka Ht '■> aim mi JJ...X! it Day. A !•■ic-ct.til mmi Waj'.et yesterday stated that i.e.ivt fain lu.d set in, ami the primped-, were iar li.mi !)iietliL I'of a tita* (.'in dunam ’ We Wi-li our neigh m n .1 ~ relmneti trooper nf Dr.i la.it• s 1 !": ••■. pi -..tii i! ainr. ,to tl.e ’..'tea ■!., t lii'ij i'..:- Midlnt ';. at <i w.i • eMiiitiif ted i-.i :i ~; 1 't'i e v.ii'r.'. ii th notion oi forc-st t'.aas '.v i- !■ ic'to'.v ! rotight before ti e Msunrwuiu C . v C nil oil it its last meeting, when imp ~~ib: p tu obtain to iar a timber in any <]«amity for bridge and culvert work. At a icooi.t met.ing of the Oanmru Noi.ieti.se A'-oeiutiim, at wnieii the Kev. I’. W. Fairclough and Mr H. ]). Bedford, M.U.R., wore present, a resolution was passed strongly protesting against the proposal to grant a license fur the sale of intoxicating liquors at Itaratonga. The Anti-Compulsory Vaccination League of New Zealand liave decided that dation of science, and offence against liberty, a scandal to the law, a disgrace to Christianity, a disturbing force in society, and an insult to the intelligence of the ago.”

A fine lloc-k of over 1200 sheep in splendid condition arrived at the Gisborne Freezing Works yesterday from Mr Cooper's Mangatu station, in charge of Mr J. Scott. The condition of the sheep spoke volumes for the quality of the country and richness of the pastures in the Mangatu.

Mrs Duncan is the possessor of some poultry <if splendid quality as layers. That lady has kindly sen: it.- a sample of eggs, which are the product of Minorca and Lajigshaii millets lour and a half months old. The buds have the merit of coin imiiiy, and not only lay an excellent egg. but, „ro seeping it up wit in nit intermission.

News from liotorua states that there is a wasteful destruction of timber going on at tiie present time between Mamaku and Horohoro; the land is being cleared and burnt, and each acre contains from 10.000 to lb,ooo feet of rimu, besides the other timbers which arc so useful about a homestead. Many of the early settlers about Mamaku regret their action in burning the timber, which would now be a marketable commodity. At the Police Court yesterday a young man named Joseph South was charged with using obscene language on Read’s Quay on December 19th. Accused pleaded guilty, Evidence was given by TO. H. Maeide, licensee of the Turanganui Hotel, and Frederick Goldsmith, barman. The Bench said accused had been fined £i> on the 9th of the month for a similar offence, but it had not been a warning. A fine of j£fj, costs 9s, was inilicted, in default 30 days’ imprisonment with hard labor.

“ Councillors will have to get to work and get the money in for the clock,” remarked Cr Miller last evening. l!o----member I warned you of this trouble at the outset. Cr Harding : In the face of the present prices of wool and meat wo can easily get £IOO for a clock. Cr Hepburn : Considering that we arc getting chimes and all for the money there should be no trouble in getting the required amount. Cr Harding : This evening wo received six donations of £lO each from the auctioneers. Cannot wo devote that money to the clock ! The Mayor : No, wc cannot use any of that, it is all wanted.

Mr XI. Rivers, signwritcr and painter, in the employ of Mr T. Morrison, has just completed, to the order of the Loyal Gisborne Lodge of Oddfellows, a very handsome show case, which is to be placed in (he Lodge room, and will contain the emblems of the Order. The work is of a most artistic nature, the painting and lettering especially, being of a high order of merit. In the several woiks that MiRivers has been engaged since his arrival in Gisborne, he has shown himself to bo a past master in bis trade, and as an engraver, painter, and sigmvriter, has few equals in the colony. Mr Morrison is to be congratulated upon having secured bis services.

A pathetic story of a woman's heroism comes from a littlo Welsh village—Port Dinorwie—overlooking tho Menai Straits. In a cottage a middle-aged widow, Mrs Margaret Evans, lived with a lodger, Miss Hickson, aged sixty. By some means the room of the latter caught fire. Desperate attempts were made to get the poor woman away, but tho flames drove tho would-be rescuers back. Mrs Evans, however, insisted on persevering. Heedless of the smoko and fire, she wrenched tho window open and plunged into tho burning room to save her friend. When the flames had been extinguished, tho scorched body of Miss Hickson was found under the bedroom window. Face downwards, with her arms outstretched towards her dead friend, evidently in a last effort to save her, lay tho heroine Margaret Evans.

Roman Catholic Church Services.— To-morrow (Christinas Day): Gisborne, Mass 7 a.m., 8.30 a.m., and 10 a.m.; Makauri, Mass 7.30 a.m.; Ormond, Mass 9 a.m.; Patutahi, Mass 11 a.m.—Rev. T. Mulviliill.

Holy Trinity Church Services.—Tomorrow (Christinas Day) : 8 a.m., Iloly Communion; 11 a.m., Morning Prayer and Holy Communion; 7.30, Evening Prayer.—Rev. W. Welsh. Turaiiga Church Services. —To-morrow (Christmas Day): Waerenga a-hilca 11, Patutahi 7, both with Holy Communion. —Canon Fox.