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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 887, 11 May 1903, Page 2

A report of the 1-luia v. Kaiti-Oily, football match appears on page -t. Oil Saturday a prohibition order was granted against W. N. Attwood on his own application. Mails which left Sydnoy via Vancouver on March 24th, arrived in London on May 7 th. The Rev. Mr Hawkins, accompanied by Mrs Hawkins, arrived from Auckland yosterday. The Bteauior Gothic arrived at the anchorage at 8 last night, and will be tendered at 6 this morning. Tho -steamer Horalu, from Auckland via the Coast, will bo tendered at 6 this morning.

A post offico was opened on Tuesday last at Tangoio, aud is under tho super, vision of Mrs Anuio Roberts. Tho Sierra, with the British mails, which left London on April 11, is duo at Auckland to-night. Four passengers left by the Tarawerfl last evening to join the Athenic, for England—Misses Marshall (2), Messrs Roy Thompson and A. J. Hall. The Southland Trades Council has wired its sympathy with the Victorian railway meu, and promising monetary assistance if necessary.

The postmistress at Nuhaka, Mrs Inder, has beeu transferred to Weraroa, near Levin. Her successor is Miss Grierson, of Auckland. Mr R. D. Kelly, of the Napier post offico, is uuder orders of transfer to Auckland. He will be replaced by Mr Scutt. now in the money order and savings bank department at the Wellington post office.

The Kia Ora Co-operative Dairy Co.’s Gisborne creamery will be open till further notice on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays from 9 to 9,d0 a.m. The Waiapu Licensing Bench on Saturday granted a conditional license to J. H. Aislabie for Matawhero saleyards nest Thursday.

The special meeting of the Agricultural and Pastoral Society to consider the new Show ground question will be held at 2 p.m. nest Saturday. Copper ore has been discovered at several places on the Ruahine Ranges, behind Rangiwahia. One lode reported is from 20f to 30ft thick, and of rich quality. Specimens are being assayed. Mr Roy Thompson, who left for England last evening, goes to join his brother, Mr Hedley Thompson, at Newcastle-on-Tyne. The young man has the best \yishos of a wide circle of friends,

The annual meeting of the Acclimatisation Society will be held on Saturday nest at noon. In West Australia a contract has been let for the supply of 130,000 tons of Collie coal for railway purposes at 10s Gd a ton. Sixty per cent, of the total amount- will be supplied by the Collie Proprietary Company.

As Peter Holdon, ferryman at Sawyer’s Point, Stroud district, New South Wales, was galloping along the road with several mounted companions, his horse swerved off the road, struck a tree, stumbled, and fell on him, breaking his neck, The North Otago Times states that the Belfast Meat Freezing Company was about to establish works in Timuru is premature. The company has not yet come to any decision on the matter. The Wellington Post says The Sisters Gailarui, of Lux's Gaiety Company, have made themselves very popular during their stay in New Zealand. Thc-ir turn is a very bright and graceful one, and is always received with great enthusiasm by all sections of the audience.

A good opportunity is offered to those requiring timber. Messrs Daigety and Company, Ltd., will sell by public auction to-morrow, on the section adjoining Porter’s Hall, about 00,000 feet oi building timber, consisting of rimu, matai, totara, pickets, totara posts, etc. The sale commences at 11 a.m, sharp. After the wreck of the Eiingamito the local agents of Huddart, Parker and Co.

issued orders for food, clothing, etc., for £9OO, which they claimed on the Belief Committee. The proprietary now accepts £SOO in settlement, thereby practically increasing their contribution to the relief fund to £9OO, as they gave £SOO previously. At the Police Court on Saturday Charles Wilson, for drunkenness and threatening behaviour at midnight on Friday, was fined £-3, costs 2s, in default 7 days, for drunkenness ; and £l, costs 2s, in default 18 hours, for threatening language. Constable Hancox arrested the prisoner, who is under prohibition, and was fightiug in

t'ue street. The Ventura took a shipment of 1070 bales of binder twino, manufactured in Now Zealand, this being the first shipment ever made from the colony of this article to the United States, and Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane, the local agents, inform us that a largo amount of space has been engaged in the two following mail steamers for further large shipments of the article, tho export of which is likely to increase in the future. —Auckland Herald. The Templeton (Canterbury) branch of the Farmers' Union held its annual conference and re-union on Friday. There

was a very large attendance oi members and their families. Tho conference branches held meetings during the afternoon. Whilst this was proceeding games and races were provided for the young people. An excellent tea was served, after which there was a concert and speeches were given by prominent members of tho Union.

A very enthusiastic meeting of the Huia .Football Olub was hold on (Saturday night, Mr 11. Lymes presiding. Mr WylduBrown having resigned, Mr Symes was appointed secretary. Mr P. Sefrou was elected captain, and Mr Bastable vicecaptain. Messrs ISymos, Shaw, and Bastublo were appointed a selection committee of the juniors. Messrs McOredie, Sharp, aud Gibson wore recommended to the Union as referees. Several now members wero elected, aud the keen interest evinced by the juniors indicates that they will make a strong stand this-seasou. On Saturday the Taruhoru Road Board opened the following tenders for formation aud metalling of Childers road from the town boundary to the Park Company’s gate, 38 chains: —W. Jones, formation A‘l2 7s, Waipaoa shingle (Hall’s crossing) 5s Gd, Kaitaratahi pit 5s ‘Jd per cubic yard ; J. Malone, formation ±‘l2, Kaitaratahi shinglo Os Ud ; P. McLoughlin, formation ±l2, Kaitaratahi shingle 5s 9d ; J. Nichol, formation J 215, Kaitaratahi shingle us Od. The latter tender was accepted, subject to the quantity of shingle being reduced from 20 to 13 cubic yards per chain. On Saturday Mr Barton, S.M., gave judgment in the caso of John Diedricb itobeko v. Pone Mataora, claim ±8 for three pigs destroyed by defendant, and ±2 damages. After reviewing the facts and referring to the argument of counsel, His Worship said ho was of opinion that the failure on tho part of defendant to give notice rendered him liable as a trespasser ah initio, and he was therefore liable for the value of the pigs destroyed by him. It having been agreed that tho value of tho pigs was £5, judgment would bo for that amount, damages 10s, costs £2 13s. Mr Nolan, who appeared for defendant, was granted leave to appeal. His Worship remarked that tho question had not been raised before. Mr B. N. Jones appeared for plaintiff. It has, says the Eketahuna Express, just come to our notice, on a perusal of the Government railway time-table, that natives, when travelling to tangis, or Maori funerals, are granted concessions on tho railways. That similar concessions are not granted to Europeans is neither hero nor there. Wo emphatically protest against special facilities being offered tho natives for wasting itheir timo aud substaneo in porpotuating a wretched superstition. Tho Government of tho colony pretends that it is anxious for tho welfare of the Native, and yet it encourages an old-timo practice which is at once domoralising and impoverishing. In tho interests of the race of whom we are all so proud, wo demand a withdrawal of the railway concession.