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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 826, 26 February 1903, Page 2

The garden fete is the spocial attraction for this afternoon. The Gisborne branch of the Farmers’ Union meet on Saturday morning. Mr \V. J. Hunter, the headmaster of the Mangapapa school, arrived from Hastings yesterday morning. Wairoa advised yesterday: “ Light north-westerly wind; bad bar; beach workable.”

l'd!' R. Fisger, Ihc popular rcprcsen-f.i'.-.ve of Messrs Nelson, Moato. and Co., is at present visiting Gisborne.

Captain Edwin wired yesterday afterloon : —" Strong northerly winds ; glass ’all; tides moderate.

East Capo reported yesterday as follows: "N.W. breeze; barometer corrected, 30.11; thermometer in shade, 62 ; gloomy weather ; moderate sea.” Yesterday north-west winds prevailed throughout the North Island; in the South Island north to north-east. The »ea was smooth to moderate. The annual teDuis match between tho Hawke’s Bay Tenuis Club and the Gisborne Club will be played next Saturday. At the clearing salo at Mr A. L. Bellerby’s Waimata, held by Messrs Wil-

liarns aDd Kettle, all the live stock and implements were cleared at remunerative prices.

The Turanga Church garden fete will bo held this afternoon. A special train leaves town at 1.30 pan., aud ttie ordinary train at 4 o’clock, both stopping at the Avenue road.

The Rcchabite Order, which has always shown its sympathy with tho distressed and suffering, put its sympathy la practical form last evening when the Gisborno Tent voted j£l to the widow of the late Mr Kennedy. At the Police Court yesterday, William O’Reilly, for furious driving at Kaiti. was fined £3 and costs 16s. Defendant did not appear. Evidence in support of the charge was given by Stephen Liddell, dairyman, Kaiti, Alexander Keefer, and J. Warren, county clerk, For leaving hedge clippings on the Matawhero road, John Allen was fined 10s and costs 16s. Mr J. Warren, county clerk, represented the prosecuting local body. A similar charge against James MeFarlano was adjourned. The business portion of lhe town is gradually extending up Gladstone

load. Mr Browne, for some years postmaster here, and who owns the section above the Royal Hotel, lias decided to build two handsome shops upon it. The contract lias been let to Messrs Clay ton Bros., and the work is to he started at once. We hope to see oilier landlords in the same locality follow suit. A mooting of the Gisborne Tent, No. 54, 1.0. R., S.U., was held in the Tent room last evening, Bro. G. Goldsworthy, Chief Ruler, presiding. One new member was proposed. The balance-sheet for the past quarter, which was very favorable, was presented and adopted. It shoivod an increase of funds and membership, tho funds totalling over £IBO and the member-

ship 55. Tho delegate’s report on the District Council meeting in Christchurch was received, and tho delegato was accorded a very hearty vote of thanks for his report.

The Union Company’s steamer Waikare, from Sydney, brought a largo number of saloon and steerage passengers, the majority of whom landed at Auckland. A largo number of the passengers aro laborers, and have come across to New Z fl alaud to try their fortunes, tho drought in Australia having lmd the effect of making work very scarce. Six stowaways were also found on the steamer during tho voyage, and were handed over to the Auckland police on arrival. Tho steamer brought twenty-nine passengers for Gisborne. •' West-Ender ” writes complaining of Uic smallness of Ihe. Pines sections and suggesting that the land should he ofi.?red in nothing less than half-aero or acre sections. He adds : “In order to preserve the health of the 'own, which has not the very best of names, it is advisable that buildings should be kept as far apart as possible, or serious results arc likely to Follow. It seems tome that in this case tiic land, which is owned by absentees, is being cut up into infinitesimal lots, with the main idea of extracting the last penny from the poor working main.” The Auckland box office officials at Messrs Wildman, Lyell, and Arey’s, havo been very busy answering inquiries for seats for Madame Melba’s concert, on the ovcDings of Monday and Thursday of next week, at the Opera House (says the Auckland Herald of Tuesday). A groat rush for guinea seats is anticipated on the opening of the plan, and perhaps a similar occurrence will be recorded as in Wellington, when over 800 guinea seats were booked in an hour and twenty minutes for one concert. A private telegram was "received last night from Wellington, stating that 10s 6d was being paid by hundreds for standing room only in the Opera House there. Special excursions will, in all probability, be run from most of the outlying districts.

A meeting of the Ballance Tent, No. 12, 1,0.1 k, S.U., was held in the Tent room last evening, Bro. O. Wallace, Deputy ltuler, presiding. There was a large attendance of members. One new member was initiated and another proposed. It has boen decided by tho adult Tent to allow girls to join the juveniles—an idea which acts splendidly in other parts of the colony. The innovation should result iu a large acquisition of members to the Tent. In order to stimulate the members to secure fresh additions to their ranks, a prize has been offered for the member who introduces the largest number of candidates during the present quarter, also the District prize for the largest number during the year, as well as a gold medal for tho highest introductions in the colony within the next two years.

Daniel South failed to appear at the Police Court yesterday on various charges, and his whereabouts could not be discovered. First he was charged with disorderly behavior in Gisborne road on February 19, and with assaulting Mr M. G. Nasmith on the samo date. M. G. Nasmith stated he was going to town on the night of February 19. He Eaw two men ou the footpath under Air A. Robinson’s verandah. After passing he heard them making more noise, and stopped to see what was the matter. Ho heard one man say : “ Do you want to murder me ?" He also heard a female voice say : “ Go away, and he’ll go home.” Soon after one of the men made a rush towards where witness wa3 standing, saying, with an oath, “ I’ve got you now,” The man seemed mad, and struck his head against the lamp-post. He hit witness on the lip, knocking him down, and was making a second blow when witness bit him with a walking stick. Witness bad given no provocation. Edward Church saw Daniel South a quarter to S p.m. on February 19. South was drunk, and was lying down. His father was trying to get accused up, and was struggling with him. Accused got away, aud rushed to where witness, Mr Nasmith, and others were standing. He struck Mr Nasmith on the chin, and used bad language. Alfred Skipworth and Philip Sheridan gave corroborative evidence. Defendant was charged with refusing to quit the licensed premises of the Masonic Hotel. J. A. Harding, licensee of the Masonic Hotel, stated that South, with his coat off, was shaping up to a man in his bar between 6.30 and 7 p.m. on February 19. Witness told him that if he did not cease making a disturbance and leave the hotel he would give him in charge. South used very bad language, but put on his coat, aud went a little waydown the passage, tvhere he defied witness to put him out. AVitness then caught hold of accused and threw him out into the street, when he continued to use obscene language. The Magistrate said accused seemed to have a very bad record. A fine of £3, costs 15s, in default seven days’ hard labor, was imposed for disorderlyconduct. £5 15s, costs and witnesses’ expenses £1 Ss, or 1-1 days for assault, and £3, costs 9s, or seven days for refusing to i quit licensed premises, the sentences to be I cumulative, 1

There are 132,087 more coales in the Commonwealth than females.

A proposal is afoot to form country labor councils in New South Wales. The rainfali in Gisborne for the month of January was 3'40 inches for 13 days’ rain.

Addington railway worshops are work

iog three shifts of men throughout the 24 hours in order to cope with the present pressure of work.

The crow pest is doing serious damage in the Molong district, New South Wales, the sheep being in too weak a condition to protect themselves. At Sydney Hospital meeting recentlyi

the increase of tram accidents was alluded to, and the adoption of shields, as in Melbourne, urged.

The Omapere left the Ray at 9 a.m. yesterday. She left Tolago at 8 p.w. and Wuipare at 7 p.m., and is expected to reach Tokomaru at daylight this morning. The weather is tine on the coast.

Messrs St. Ledger and Richardson are to have their residences connected with the Tiuiroto telephone line this week. Two other settlers not yet connected by telephone intend to have tho line laid to their place at a late stage. Mr I’. Nathan, wlm is connected with the traffic department of tho Nev : Zealand railways, arrived from Wellington yesterday. He will spend sc- cnil days in tiii.s district. Mr Sinclair’s bus service to tho suburbs continues to do good businoss, and yestorday all the busses were well patronised. For the benefit of parents having children attending school, Mr Sinclair is to make a special concession, by which two children of the same family will bo carried for one threepenny fare or one ticket. At seven o'clock last evening Detective Nixon arrested the man Daniel South, who was convicted at the police Court in the morning of chaiges of assault and refusing to quit, licensed premises, and who did not appear to answer the informations.

Mr M. Lewis, one oT the best wliistiers in the colony, arrived from Auckland yesterday afternoon. Efforts are being made to secure his services for the social evening to he he id at (he Howling Green on Saturday evening. Mr Lewis represents the New Zealand linn of Messrs Kemti.uine, Prosser and Co.

A meeting of the committee having in hand the arrangements for tho returned troopers’ re-union was held yestordav afternoon. Unfortunately on the night chosen for the celebrutiou there are to be cricketers’, tennis, and bowlers’ gatherings, and in view of all these functions on Saturday it was deemed necessary to postpone the troopers' dinner, and Friday evening, March oth, was fixed as tho date, the memorial service to take place at Holy Trinity Church on the Sunday following. It is gratifying to noto that Mr J. C. Williamson has decided to include Gisborne in the New Zealand towns visited by his dramatic and operatic companies. Mr George Matheson, touring representative, arrived by the Waikare yesterday to make arrangements for a three-nights season of the Sherlock Holmes Company, and the Theatre Royal has been secured tor the 9th, 10th, and 11th March. Three pieces will be staged, including the famous *• Sherlock Holmes ” and “If I wero King,” Local theatre goers havo a treat in store for them in seeing such a fine company of artists, and wo expect to see crowded houses during the season. A party of young fellows drove out to I lie Waihi beach on Monday, and five or ■acm— John and Norman FlcU Jerry Connell, Fraser, and J. Philips—left the others and essayed aj paddle in a canoe down the liowentown estuary in Hie direction or the Heads. The canoe overyuenred about Heads'. The canoe overturned about a quarter of a mile from the shore, and dangerously near a strong outgoing tide. Connell is an indifferent swimmer, while. ,J. Flett and J. Phillips were handicapped with heavy clothing. Fortunately, Fraser and Norman Flett were lightly dad and strong swimmers, and by their united efforts Connell was placed safely on the bottom of the canoe, and the Cano, was towed ashore. The party reached home in a cold and shivering condition.