The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 26, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 850, 26 March 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 26, 1903.

The monthly stock sales at Matawhero take place to-day. The monthly meeting of the Harbor Board takes place this afternoon. The R.M.S. Ventura arrived in 'Frisco on March 24th. The Hon.' J. Carroll and Mr J. A. Harding returned from Napier yesterday.

Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday; Bioderate to strong westerly winds, glass rise, tides good. At the Pulice Court yesterday, for cycling after dark without a light, Andrew, Harris was lined 10s with Ss costs.

Judging by, the way, the little

dredge is doing its work at the whar extension it is a much more i profitable investment than the new dredge.

The band rotunda in the Recreation Ground is to be opened next Thursday night with a concert by the City Band. A collection is to be made in aid af the town clock.

The Rev. Air Worhoys, who takes up the ministry of the Rev, J. G. Paterson while the latter gentleman is absent, recruiting iiis health, arrived from Auckland yesterday afternoon. The annual meeting of tho East Coast Blounted Rifles will be held in the drillshed on Saturday evening, at 7.30. As there are are a few vacancies in the corps, intending members are invited to attend the meeting. In tile recent officers’ examinations, Captain Colebournc passed the captain’s examination, and Licuts. Beerc and Tombleson that of lieutenants—the three officers being members of the East Coast Mounted Rifles.

“ I think it will come about yet,” mud the Mayor at the Council meeting last night in regard to the objection to a special land board fur Gisborne. “ It>s pretty near Lime,” Was the rejoinder from Cr Whinray. A letter was received by the Borough Council last night inviting the Mayor and members to attend the presentation of prizes to-night in

connection with the .secondary department of the Gisborne District High .‘School, To the Editor Times : Sir,—l have asked before, and now 1 ask again, when will (he Harbor Board's famous dock be completed ? Will it be years, months, or weeks, and how many lit(le thousands will it actually cost? I think it ought to be ready before the railway is opened to the Molu.—l am, etc., Enquirer. The Gisborne Bowing Club's sculling competition was continued last evening, when Syrnes (ssec) rowed Holmes (ssec), resulting in a win for the Jattor by half-a-length. Evans (oOsec) met Ensor (35sec) and was won by the latter after a hardfought finish. This afternoon B. Do Lautour (40sec) will meet Ensor (35sec), C. B. DeLautour (15sec) will meet Holmes (ssec), and Williams (lOsec) will meet G. Buscke (25sec), A. Coieman (SOsec) drew a bye. The first race will be rowed at 4 o’clock.

At the meeting last night, the down Clerk called the Borough Council's attention to the shameful vandalism going on at Waihirere. The Mayor said the chief Matenga Taihuku had offered to act as ranger. “ A \cry good man,” said Or Kennedy. '1 lie Mayor said that his word would he law with the other Natives. They siiould, he added, insist on those who had limber cut getting it out, as it was only causing a risk of lire. It was agreed that a salary of i-5 a year he allowed to Matenga Tailm ku, for a year’s engagement, to date from to-day, and that the owners of cut timber must have it removed by the Ist of May. The prizes won in the recent Cook essay competition will bo presented to the successful competitors by His 'Worship the Mayor at the Gisborne High School at 8 o’clock this evening. The following are the names of the winners .‘—Standard IV.: Muriel Wright, Matawhero, 1 ; Cecil Steele, Gisborne, 2; Mary Herewiwi, Patutahi, 3. Standard V.: K. Morgan, Gisborne, 1; Ethel Cumming, Patutahi, 2; Noel Bull, Gisborne, 3. Standard VI.: Mortimer Colebrook, Gisborne, 1; Hilda Hogg, Gisborne, 2 ; Sarah Hawkins, Gisborne, 3. High School: Alfred East, 1; Ethel Ambridge, 2 ; Bessie Maclaunn, 3. Winners of first prizes each receive the sum of 15s, or books or trophy to the value thereof; second prize 7s 6d, and third 5s or value thereof.

Sinclair’s Tolago B3y mail coach leaves at 7 this morning, arriving at Tolago Bay about 3 p.m. A social will be held this evening in the Masonic Hall by the Juvenile Lodge of the Independent Order of Oddfellows. East Cape reported yesterday: N.Wlight; barometer, corrected, 30 15 ; thermometer, in shade, 71; blve sky, smooth sea, ordinary tides. The crowd of natives hovering around town lately have a hiti fascination drawing them from the steadier ways of ordinary pah life.

The Orient liner Orontes, leaving Sydney for London on April 7th, is almost full in the third-class. Only a few open berths for men in the steerage are vacant,

This evening, at 8 o’clock, Blr W Arthur will give an exhibition of horsetraining at Messrs Wyllie and Blason’s Horse Bazaar. Ladies will bo admitted free.

At the bowling green at a quarter past three this afternoon the final in the full rink competition for Blessrs A. Clark and Son’s trophies will be played. The game promises to be a fast and exciting one, and should attract a good deal of attention. By the Blimiro Williams and Kettle shipped cargo valued at £13,087. The Waiwera’s cargo included the following shipments from this port: Kia Ora factory £254 (109 boxes butter), Dalgety and Co. £233, Gisborne Sheepfarmers’ Company £6927.

The busses for Wainui beach leave the G.P.O.at2 o’clock this afternoon, not at 1.45 as erroneously stated in yesterday’s issue. Whataupoko and Gladstone road busses connect. As the days are getting shorter, the return trip from the beach will be at 5 p.m.

A remarkable letter was read at tilt Borough Council last night, ...a .Southern firm calling attention to supposed deficiencies in another firm’s destructor.... As Gisborne had no present intention of ordering a de-

structor, it was considered there was no need for the Council to worry itself as to the rival firm’s opinions of destructors,

Tho question of obtaining gravel was brought up at the meeting of tho Borough Council last night, CrWhinray saying that there was plenty of gravel of all grades obtainable by the permanent way, and they ought to depute a committee to in* terview the Hon. J. Carroll on the subject. He moved that such a committee bo appointed to consist of the Blayor, Cr Harding, Kennedy, and the mover. The motion was agreed to. Tho annual prize distribution in connection with the Gisborne District High School will bo held at 8 o’clock this evening, when it is hoped that there will be a largo attendance of pupils and their friends. Opportunity will be taken to deliver addresses explanatory of the onlarged scope of tho school, as comparatively few people are aware that the school has an alternative oourse for thoso wishing a purely commercial education. Quarterly summoned meetings of tho Gisborne Tent, No. 54,1.0-R., S.U., Bro. G. Goldsworthy, Chief Ruler, presiding, and Ballanoe Tent, No. 12, Bro. M. Doyle, Chief Ruler, prosiding, wero hold last evening. At the meeting of tho latter Tent one new member was initialed and five proposed. It was announced that Bro. O. Wallace had introduced tho most members during the quarter, thus winning tho prize offered for this special object.