The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 11, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 823, 11 February 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 11, 1903.

Messrs Williams and Kettle’s monthly sale is advertised for Tuesday, February 17th. The latest addition to the Telephone Exchange list is No. 150, M. Mahoney, carrier, Kahutia street. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday : winds ; tides good ; glass fall. The s.s. Mount arrived at Auckland from Fiji last evening. Her fruit shipments will arrive here on Sunday. East Cape reported yesterday : “ South light ; barometer corrected, 30'25 ; thermometer in shade, 68 ; gloomy weather ; sea smooth.” At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, for a breach of the borough by laws in cycling without a light, D. K. Porter was lined 10s and 7s costs. In the Gazette it is notified that the Cook County Council is the local body to have authority throughout the licensing district of SVaiapu. The Chief Postmaster advises that, as the Vancouver land lines are interrupted European messages will be sent via Eastern cables. A meeting of shareholders in the Cooperative Building Society will be held in the Wesley Schoolroom at 8 to-night. Six hundred pounds will be allocated, £3OO by ballot and £3OO by sale by tender. Constable Thomas Keenan returned from Tolago last evening, whero he has been for the last five weeks relieving Constable McLeod. He resumed duty iu town last night. Notice is given in the Gazette that a sitting of the Native Appellate Court will be held at Gisborne on March 2nd, 1903, to bear and determine the several appeals against the decisions of tho Native Land Court. The Gazette publishes a number of corrections to the New Zealand Nautical Almanac for 1903. One referring to Gisborne roadstead is as follows : —Plan facing page 132, rock close to line of leading beacon is incorrectly printed 21ft; it should bo 31ft. By the steamer Fanny from Napier yesterday, 212 rams, comprising Lincolns, balf-breds, English Leicester's and Romneys, arrived, consigned to Messrs Williams and Kettle for the Messrs Williams, of Tuvihau and Waipiro. The Weka also brought 40 Lincolns, consigned to Dalgety and Co. for Mr W. Cooper. The Gisborne Racing Club hold their Summer Meeting on Thursday and Friday, the 12th and 13th. Indications point to a very successful meeting, and if the weather remains as it is at present it should afford two good days’ outing. The first race is to start at 12.30. Tho Gisborne Rifles Band will be in attendance.

The number of passengers carried on the Gisborne railway during the four weeks ended Jauuary 3rd was 6210. Passenger revenue amounted to £214 14s 2d ; parcels, luggage, and mails to £2 6s 9d ; and goods to £32 17s. Up to date, the earnings of tho line havo amounted to .£ll3l 0 s 3d, and the expenditure to £760 13s 6d. Glorious weather is prevailing for the encampment of the Gisborne Rifles on the Kaiti. The Cadets are also in attendance, and last evening a very interesting piece of work was gone through, wbon an attack was made on Mr Wallis’s farm under Lieut. Yardley. The officers for yesterday were : Captain Kretschmar; subaltern, Lieut. Graham; orderly sergeant, Sergt. Taylor ; orderly corporal, Corporal Read. The Cadets were on guard last night. A unique industry is being established in Poverty Bay. This week a Te Arai gentleman is despatching a large order oi Te Arai willow-wood to a prominent Auckland firm. The wood is intended to be utilised in the manufacture of cricket bats, and is beiug sent in bat lengths. It is known that alt willow-wood is not suitable for oat-making, and it is stated that Te Aral wood possesses all the essential oualities for the making of first-class blades. We hope to hoar ere long that Stanley Jackson has scored a century in a test match with a “ Te Arai Driver.” At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., two young men named Joseph and Edward South, appeared to answer charges of disorderly behaviour, drunkenness, and resisting the police. Mr C. A. DeLautour appeared for the defendants. After hearing the evidence the accused were convicted of the charges preferred against them. For bis drunk and disorderly Joseph South was fined £2, costs 4s 6d, or seven days’ imprisonment, and for resisting the police he was fined £5, costs 2s, in default 14 days' imprisonment in Napier gaol, and for the more serious offence of using obscene language he was sentenced to be imprisoned for two calendar moDths, the sentences to bo cumulative, Edward South was fined £1 for the first offence of drunk and disorderly, costs 4s 6d, in default four days’ imprisonment in Gisborne ] gaol, and for resisting the police a fine of ] £3 was inflicted, costs 2s in default seven j days' imprisonment. On the application of Mr DeLautour, prohioition orders were j granted against Joseph and Edward South ( for a period of 12 mouths, r

The estimated cost of construction of the Gisborne-Karaka railway line is £59,950. An office boy is advertised for by Messrs -jRees Bros. Mr T. G. Lawless, land and commission agent, has tnree houses to let handy to tOWD. The Cook County CouDeil call for tendears for clearing and deepening 25 chains of outlet drain near Mukaraka. c txi’The schedule of the Horticultural s Society’s March show will appear in 1 to-morrow’s issue. \ A roan heifer has been impounded in 1 the Whutaupoko pound, and will be soid '■ on February 23rd, if not claimed and ex- 1 penscs paid. The gross receipts in connection with J tiie Baud Contest, iuclusire of the payment by the bands for board and lodging, amount to close upon £IOOO. The total expenditure is estimated at between £BOO and £BSO. The time is coming when the residents of Thames and Ohinemuri will take up such an attitude as will compel the Government to give attention to the requirements of the district, or at the ballot box show their strong disapproval at being played with for years.—Tnames Star. Adam Black, who, coming from Maoriland, called the claim he pegged on Gympie the “ New Zealand,” died lately. He and his mates took out about £IO,OOO worth of gold before they let it go. With his own share ho suckled numerous wildcats, and died poor, except in friends.— Sydney Bulletin. The Arbitration Act and Arbitration Court seems to bo iu as bad odour with the Wellington carpenters just now as it was a short time ago with tho Thames miners. The incident tends te strengthen the opinion that, should dull times come round some day—far off, we hope—the system would be severely strained.—Hawera Star. The following prisoners who pleaded guilty in the lower Court were sentenced by Judge Williams to-day Daniel Hurley, alias John Sheehan, stealing from a dwelling, 12 months, to commence after the sentence he is now serving ; Robert, McArtney, assault with intent, three months ; Elizabeth Ward, theft, two years.— Dunedin telegram. Gisborne is taking on superior city airs by degrees. Water and drainage, traction engines, otc., still seem a long way of!', but other so-c-alled improvements are said to be within reach. Gisborne can proudly boast of having more sunshine than any other city or town in New Zealand, and to protect their goods tradesmen put canvas shades ou tneir verandahs. To these shades objection is now being raised. These shades are welcome protection to pedestrians, and by saving the tradesmen’s goods help him to pay the heavy rates. When the town has grown a little it will be time enough for tne Council to harass , business people in regard to these shades. For the time being the Council should , give its attention to water and drainage, I the improvement of the thoroughfares, and other much needed works. At the Wesley Church last night there was a large attendance of those desirous of hearing the lecture by Mr Dannefoord on . mission work among the British soldiers y in India. The Rev. J. G. Raterson proy sided. As anticipated the lecture proved very interesting and instructive, and was greatly appreciated by those present. Tho lecture was illustrated by limelight views, Mr A. Thomson’s lantern being used, and being worked by the Rev. B. F. Rothwell. : To aid in the finance of the mission work it Mr Dannel'oerd asked those willing to take collection boxes to signify their willingd ness. Twenty-three ladies and gentlemen responded, and the chairman (the Rev. J. G. Raterson) asked any others willing to , take charge of boxes to hand in their f names later on. Duriug the evening two hymns were sung. The Benediction was ’ pronounced by the Rev. B. F. Rothwell. A Ministerial crisis appears to be im)L ’ milieu t! Tho Liberal party is dancing S round Herodias Beddoii, demanding the 8 head of that amiable Baptist, the Minister for Lands. Mr Seddon has said that le he won’t iiave the head of his venerable ,o friend served up on a charger, and ,g his friend objects to he beheaded. How is the difficulty to be solved '! I The only constitutional way of overj coming it would he the resignation of the Premier ; and this is hardly to he thought of. Would the Premier allow Mr Duncan to lower his flag in > this manner for even four and twenty n hours, after defying all comers for t- so many years ? We take it that the

Premier will not resign ; but also will in some way or other get rid of the Minister of Lands.— Wairarapa Times, The barque Gladys, commanded by Captain Foote, one of the pluckiest little men afloat, seems singularly unfortunate lately, says the Free Lance. She got a terrible gale thrashing a while back, and got into \V ellington with enough matchwood top-hamper and smashed-up seamen to last a lifetime. On that occasion, the little skipper, shorthanded, and under very difficult conditions, brought his boat safely to Wellington, ihe other day the ungrateful little iron-clad sailer took tho ground at Gisborne. Captain Foote was very sweet on a harbor mastership in Jamaica, his native place, a while back, ife finds it hard to ieave a country to wfiiofi fie has been trading for over a score of years, but, if the Gladys goes back on him in this way, he will be cutting the painter, and taking a fairweather job. Captain Foote is one of the most popular seamen trading to this port. The Uajeroni Dramatic Co. brought their Gisborue 6eason to a close last evening, when the powerful and emotional play ‘‘ Jealousy ” was produced before a full house. The drama was excellently staged, and the cast of characters was an exceptionally strong one. Mr Mario Majerom appeared as Marquis Carlo St. Elia, and with Miss Nellie Ogden as Diana, treated the audience to some of the finest actiug witnessed in Gisborue for a long time past. Both were recalled upon sovetal occasions. Mr George Majeroni gave a fine representation of the character of General de Lucia, Mr J. B. Fitzgerald played with much success as Dr Lorredo, as also did Mr P. A. Savieri as Senator Grimaldi. Miss May Granville created a favorable impression as Marchioness oi St. Elia, and Miss Hilda Meado appeared to great advantage as the Baroness Emiliiaui. The Company havo during their stay in Gisborne earned the golden opinion of the theatre-going public, and their return to this district should be looked forward to with pleasure. A word of praise is due to Messrs Wyke-s aud Harley, the mechanical staff, for tne way in which the dramas have been mounted and dressed. That the efforts of those behind the scenes were appreciated was evidenced by the hearty applause that was accorded at each rising of the curtain. The Company leave for Napier by the Mararoa this evening.