The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED Every Morning. GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 27, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 827, 27 February 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED Every Morning. GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 27, 1903.

Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., stated in the Court yesterday that he had received intimation that the Arbitration Court would sit next Thursday. In the weights for the Tolago Bay races Tynedale’s weight in the Hauiti Handicap should have appeared as 7.9, and in the District Bace as 7.6. The last two days of the great clearing sale at tho Economic (Messrs Eure and Ambridge) are announced. Bargains in all departments are offered. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday afternoon: Strong winds to gale from between north-east and north and west after 16 hours from now ; glass fall; poortides.

Householders .should note that Mr T. Stafford has a quantity of kitchen utensils, the balance of tinsmith’.s stuk, for sale at most moderate prices. No reasonable oiler will be refused. The Gisborne Bowing Club boat races yesterday resulted in Bobinson’s crew defeating Hansen’s, and in Williams’ crew defeating Symes’. This evening Syrnes’ crew row against Williams’ in the semifinal. Buscke drew a bye. The final will be rowed to-morrow night. “ Beefer ” tips Williams’ crew to win this evening. About noon yesterday an accident hap" pened at Matawhero, fortunately without serious results. A waggon, was being driven along the Matawhero road, and when at the junction of the Middle road tho team got slightly out of hand, with the result that the wheels of tho waggon got into the ditch, precipitating a number of children to the ground, they having clambered aboard when passing the school. The waggon broko down the sideguards ok tho culvert, while some of the children’ who were thrown out received a number of bruises and cuts. in another column, special attention is clirececd to the sale of some splendid building sites on Whalaupoko by Mr T. U. Lawless. The sections arc on (he main'Ormond road and ' Clifford street. Clifford street now ends at this property, but is to lie continued right through. The sections are adjacent to the new public school and on (lie line of ’bus service, and the terms of purchase are exceptionally easy. The properties arc 'offered for sale privately, and mil particular-, may he obtained at the office of Mr Lawless. ...

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday an action was brought by Mary Wall against Daniel Buckley, claiming 1-13 14s 9d for board and lodging and also nursing in IS9S. Defendant-set up a counter claim for work done for plaintiff at various times amounting to -£23 Os 6d. Mr Jones appeared for plaintiff and Mr DeLautour for defendant, who was a returned trooper. Evidence was given by plaintiff and Messrs Tuohy and O. (iallagher. In reply to the Bench defendant stated that no claim had been made by Mrs Wall from the time he left the place on October 3rd to January 10th. Evidence was also

given by Messrs M. Angland and Phillips. After heaving counsel His Worship nonsuited the plaintiff, remarking that he did not believe the parties knew what position they were in—it was all guess-work. Costs, £1 Is, were allowed, The 1.-'rce Lance gives the following paragraph concerning an old-time Gis borne resident-Mr John Woodmass tyho passed away last week, was welli known in typographical and musical circles ie the city. Ho was one ot t-pe oldest metn t ’ cre ef tbe Wellington Typographical Union, am* twentj-.five years had been employed at the Government Printing Office. Thougn he had a decrepit appearance due to attacks of rheumatism, brought on in the long ago through having to work in a room built over a boiler—he was vigorous almost to

the last. At the last Christmas symposium held in the G.P.0., the old man (.he wa= sixty-six) in a little speech in reply to a toast on the programme, protested against the new rule which compulsorily retired old men who still had years of work in them, ioiift Woodmass was a cheery old colonist, #ni popular with his fellow 11 comps. 1 '