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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 873, 24 April 1903, Page 2

For the three seats to become vacant on the Waikohu Boad Board, nominations eloso at noon on Monday. The approaching trials in connnecfcion with Use Poverty Bay Sheep Bog Trial Club are attracting a good deal of attention among owners of "dogs. Entries close at 8 p,m, on May 2nd.

_ The nnnuiii raecti.-.g of th j Poverty Bay Rugby Union will be hel 1 10-night. An address to the Borough ratepayers is giv n this morning by Mr .John Coiley. Nomination-; for three members of the Vdiatuupoko Read Beard will be received up to noon on Monday. ■ Captain Edwin wired yesterday: Moderate sou-heriy winds, glass rise, tides and sea moderate, very cold night. Ease Cano reported yc-stevday : NAY' '•gin breeze, barometer corrected oU'Oo’ mu ionite lido and sea. Nominations close at 12 tomorrow for me iin:i;a. e c;i ci e.t :-,r. o members of the Poverty Bay Road Board. \ meeting of the Poverty Bay Hum nduu whi beheld at the Masonic Hole! at noon lo rnonow. Nominations close at noon on Monday fer the return o* three members of the Hu-ti Road I Jaatd. Jurors summoned to appear at the Supreme Court to day are hereby notified tout their attendance will not he required

Owing to tiie iiiciemeiicy of the weather the City Baud will nut discourse music at the Rotunda to-night (as pr .posed), hut whi play some night next week. “ What is the use of calling witnesses to -ay that they do not know what they do iiot know,” remarked His Honor at the Supreme Court yesterday. Notice is hereby given tiiat the Espia; made road, extending from the Haiti bridge to the beach, is closed for repairs until further notice, As his financial year ends on thedOth of April, Mr \V. C. Nisbc-U, baker, notifies that he would bo much obliged if customers would kindly settle their accounts as soon as possible. The Now Zealand Clothing Factory has a change of advertisement in to day’s issue, calling special attention to newlines in white dress shirts, white kid gloves, etc., splendid value being offered. A splendid chance for the purchase of pictures will be offered to day. At 2 p.in. Messrs Wyllie and Mason dispose of, without reserve, the hue collection of pictures by Mr .J, Douglas I'crrett and other prominent artists.

At the Supreme Court yesterday, His Honor stated that he would not take any cases after to-day, and by consent of counsel the case of Annie Taylor v. W. Aeland Hood was adjourned until next sittings of the Court.

Mr U. Wylde Browne, hou. secretary of the Htiia Football Club, notifies that the Club will bo.d a practice at J p.m. tomorrow at Messrs Nelson Bros.’ Works. Seniur and junior members aro requested to be present.

The opening dance of the Marito.ua Assembly hist evening was well attended, upwards of GO cuupies being present. Miss Moore provided the uiusiu in her usual good style, extras being played by Miss Gault. Mr G. Goldsmith acted us M.C. Dancing broke up at miuuignt, everybody having spent an enjoyable evening.

In the course of his evidence at the Supreme Court yesterday Mr B. T. Byrnes said that Mr G. Btubbs was sole partner in the firm of Btubbs and Co. His Honor : “ What do you mean by sole partner '! There is no sense in that.” Mr Byrnes said that in banking phraseology when there was only one partner in a firm the instructions were to describe him as sole partner. His Honor was by nu means satisfied with the reply, remarking that he could only look upon it as a violation of the English language. His Honor Mr Justice Conolly is very

rough on money-lenders who charge 40 per cent. East evening he remarked : “I had to weigh the evidence of Mr Btubbs by what he said himself and what others have said. It is almost impossible to approach a mau carrying on that business without a kind of aversion. Men iike that will stick at nothing.” Mr Ilees : 11 You aro right, your Honor, I know that personally.” Mr Nolan: “Do you moan borrowers or lenders V" His Honor : “ The rate of interest charged is what ordinary people would say was very excessive, but money-lenders have a different creed.”

The Harbor Board have received the following reply upon the subject of a separate Land Board for Poverty Bay : “ I am directed to reply that he does not see his way to constitute Poverty Bay a separate land district with a local Land Board, as there is a local representative on the Hawke's Bay Land Board, and, moreover, thero arc periodic sittings of the Board at Gisborne, at which all local matters can be doait with. When the sittings are held at Napier, the Gisborne representatives can aiways bring forward aDy business dealing with the iocai requirements of his district. As you are aware, the area of available Crown lands in the Gisborne district is a rapidly diminishing quantity.-—I am, etc., J. M. C. Kensington, Under-Secretary. A most enjoyable evening was spent at the Academy of Music on Wednesday evening, when a number of ladies and gentlemen were the guests of Mr Montague Craig, on the occasion of the Hist birthday of that popular young gentleman, i\lr Henderson had the Jluor in excellent condition, and dancing was indulged in until an early hour, Mrs Hernandos! supplying the music. Luring the evening advantage was taken of the opportunity to present Mr Craig with a handsome dressing case as a memento of the event. Mr Jarman in making the presentation expressed the hope that it would serve to remind tho recipient of the high esteem in which he was regarded by numerous friends, and on their behalf wished him many happy returns. Mr Craig responded in a few well-chosen words, thanking those present for their present and good wishes. He assured them that he would always valuo their present as a reminder of his long and pleasant intimacy with the donors. The programme was pleasantly interspersed with musical items. Mr Cuiliuge gave a splendid rendering of “Out on tuo .Deep,” his trained basso voice being heard to great advantage. Mr Gush was very successful in his song 11 Asleep in too Deep,” and Mr Fox received an ovation for his singing of “True till Loath.” Misses Sweet aud Buchanan played extra dances, and a most pleasant evening was closed by the singing of “ Auld Lang Syne.” Mr H. Miller capably officiated as M.C.