The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 19, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 820, 19 February 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 19, 1903.

The East Coast Mounted Rifles attend at the Wainui range to-day, to complete class-firing. The New Zealand Clothing Company are offering several hundred pairs of boots and shoos at exceptionally low prices for cash. Complaints are made to us in regard to the practice of persons driving vehicles without lights. Several narrow escapes from serious accidents are rcportod. Messrs Crawford and Son, booksellers, stationers, etc., have just landed from England a large assortment of commercial and office stationery, manufactured to order, which they aie selling at low prices. The sale of Mr Bellorby’s stock at his homestead, Waimata Valley, on Tuesday next, will include some nice lines of cattle, eligible for the Herd Book, and some good young horses by Delphin and Honest Jock. The sale commences at 11,30 sharp.

During the quarter ended December 31, 1902, tho following wero the quantities of exports from Poverty Bay 255 cwt of butter, 79 hides, 86cwt preserved meats, 18,792 cwt frozen meat, 41cwt sausage skins, 15,012 sheep skins, 148 tons tallow, 2,392,1421 b wool, 27,331 bushels maize, 77 tons potatoes, llcwt grass seed. A telegram from Dunedin yesterday conveyed the sad news of the death of Miss Millie Barker, third daughter of the late Mr P. Barker. Miss Barker had been in ill-health for some three years past, and went to Dunedin for a change. Bluch sympathy is felt for the members of the family in their sad bereavement. Yesterday Dr. Williams was thrown out of his trap whilst driving on tho Whataupoko, but fortunately escaped without injury. The accident was duo to tho uneven formation of the road, which caused tho trap to upset, and the attention of the local Board is drawn to tho necessity of having somo improve monts made. With regard to the statement made at the Borough Council meeting on Tuesday evening concerning a scarlet fever patient, we are asked to stato that tho assertion that tho patient refused to be treated in a tent on the Kaiti was not according to fact. The doctor in attendance said that the patient should not be removed until Saturday, and this instruction was repeated to the Inspector.

There was a large attendance at the meeting of contingenters and iocal volunteers, held last evening in the Masonic Hotel for the purpose of considering the holding of an anniversary day in connection with the heroic deeds done by New Zealanders in South Africa. Major MeCredie presided, and in a short and appropriate speech introduced the business of the evening, mentioning the fact that as the battle of Botbasburg was fought on February 24th it was about that time they should hold tho anniversary. Captain Whiteley expressed himself in favor of holding a dinner, and the matter was generally approved of. Trooper Davitt was in favor of bringing the ladies into the celebration. He thought it would only be isolated if they had only a dinner. He thought if they had an anniversary they would have to march past the dag in order to give it a tone of loyalty. Corporal Simeon thought it would be best to hold a memorial service iu honor of those who bad fallen. They should not forget the dear comrades they buried on tho veldt. They could have the dinner on the Saturday evening, and the church parade and memorial service on the Sunday. After some discussion, it was decided to adopt this suggestion, and Sunday, March Ist, was fixed as the day upon which to hold the memorial service. It was decided to confine tho dmner, to be held on Saturday evening, February 28th, to the military—local volunteers and veterans and members of the Patriotic Committee. Tickets for the dinner were fixed at half a guinea, and the following committee were appointed to carry out all arrangements : —Majors McCredie and Winter, Captains Warren, Colebourne, Whitely, and Ferris, Lieutenants Langford, and Carter, Sergeant Young, and Troopers Parker, Campbell, and Law'.