The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 12, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 889, 12 May 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 12, 1903.

Tho newly-elected Borough Council meets to-night. Mr J. Townlcy will bo installed us Mayor to-morrow. At 11 this morning Messrs Dalgety and Co. will oiler 00,000 ft of building timber for sale. The Poverty Bay Hunt Club opening run will take place at Wairakaia on Thursday, at 1 p.tn. The Gisborne Co-operative Building Society appropriates TGOO this evening, TOGO by ballot and HoOO by sale by tender. The monthly meeting of the Hospital Trustees will be held at the hospital tomorrow night. Captain Edwin wired at noon yesterday : Gale from between north and west and south-west, glass rise, poor tides. A party of North Canterbury farmers have sold up their farms and stock, and are leaving for the Argentine by the Tongariro.

An exchange says:—Little Miss Vera Kearns, the pocket comedieno of Dix’a Gaiety Company, simply takes hor audience by storm ; she is simply irresistible. Saturday’s steamer from South, the

Mararoa, works Napier and Gisborne on the one day, aud is timed to leave Gisborne at 5 p.m. A number of New South Wales trades unions arc preparing to take action against members for the recovery of arrears of subscriptions.

A meeting of subscribers to the Haiti Public Hall is called for to-night at 8 o’clock, in Mr Nasmith’s office, with the object of winding up the project. Messrs Hamon and Smith advertise for a team to take four tons to Hangaroa; also for a good pig dog aud a cow and caff.

Tenders arc invited for building a small church at Wacrenga-a-hika. Tenders close on Tuesday, May 19th, at noon. Specifications may be seen at the office of Mr W. P. Finneran, architect. “ I have no hesitation,” said Mr Justice Cooper, in the Arbitration Court, 11 in ruling that gardeners are not domestic servants, although they may be engaged in a ‘ nursery.' ”

As showing what a demand there is for a first-class artiste, it is stated that Arnoldi, of Dix’s Gaiety Company, has alroady completed engagements up to May, 1905.

The team to represent the Huia juniors in the football match next Saturday will bo selected from the following : —Newton, Shaw, Taylor, Richardson, C. Sharp, Kinnimont, Osborne, T. Sharp, Scott (2), McCullough, Wells, Eastable, F. Clarke, Nuia, Bell, Tapu, Robb and Jeffreys. Messrs Dalgoty and Co. report the receipt of tho following cable from their London office Hides in general unchanged. Basils higher by |d. Leather a shado easier. Wool sales continue firm, with an upward tendency. Butter, lower by 3s to 3s 6d per c.vt; Copenhagen, lower by 4 kiolcr.

Tho Gothic, which leaves this evening, takes cargo from this port equalling 11,000 eareases, also about 200 casks of tallow aud pelts, 500 cases preserved meats, 200 cases frozen kidneys, and 200 bales of wool. Tho Gothic proceeds to Napier, leaving Wellington for Home on the 2Sth inst. Tho loading agents are Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. Yesterday Messrs Davys and Third opened up'a teu-horso power Tangye oil engine for the Te Karaka Sawmilling Company. Tho plaut is to be erected near tho Flagstaff, and,, is to bo used mainly for tho manufacture of barrels and butter boxes, tho timber for which will be brought (partly by rail) from the Company’s mills at Te Karaka. Samples of the timber are on view at tho office of the Intercolonial Land Agency. It is to be hoped that the promoters of the industry will have a great success.

At the Tolico Court yesterday, before Mr Barton, S.M., .Patrick Warren, a recent arrived, pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour in Gladstone road on May S, aud was fine-110s, costs 7s. Christopher Gray pleaded guilty to depositing night-soil and other offensive matter on May sth on the Waikanae, about five chains west of Grey street. Defendant stated that he had a new man, who did not know where to go. Mr J. Ft Little, Borough Inspector, said he wou,d like people to know that they could not cinp, offensive matter on such a place. MiGray had previously been before the Court in a similar case. Defendant said the previous case was caused through his cart becoming stuck, A fine of £l, costs 7s, was imposed,

Mr P. Pi. Dix’s Gaic-ty Company will make their first appearanc in Gisborne at the Theatre Royal to-morrow evening. A creamy-grey cob, with hogged mane, is advertised for. It was lost from Murev.’ai, and a reward for its return is offered. Several informations have been laid against a local licensee for alleged Sunday trading. The first dance of the “ La Mascotte ” Quadrille Assembly will be held this evening.

Shareholders in the Co-operative Build Society are reminded that the meeting tonight will be held in the Church of Eng laud schoolroom.

Reductions in wages and dismissals of employees (according to the Worker) are the order of the day in many Brisbane business places and warehouses. And the unemployed army keeps on increasing.

The New South Waies Government proposes to find food at once for immediate cases of distress in Sydney, anu also to start relief works shortly on a system of payment by results.

The Timber Hewers’ Association at Perth, West Australia, have secured contracts for sleepers for South Africa. They also take on local contracts, and over £-100 was cleared in the business during February. The crew of Mr E. Howell’s scow Pearl report having encountered a turtle between the mainland and Motiti Island, which was basking on the surface of the water. The creature measured, they state, trom four to five feet across the back.

Mr G. Barton, of the local Lands Office, is to bo transferred to the Napier office, and leaves on Sunday. He is an able and most obliging officer, and apart from his official duties, as an enthusiast in the work of the Beautifying Association he will be much missed.

Indians in the Musgrave district, North Queensland, arc being assaulted by kanakas. The animosity of the latter is being excited by the Indians taking a contract at prices below what the kanakas think fair. The Indians will not move about except in mobs, and armed with heavy sticks.

An opossum made its appearance (says the Mataura Ensign) in the garden of a well-known Mersey street resident the other evening, hut a hunt resulted in tho stranger evading capture. This is tho first time an opossum has been seen at largo here, and it is rather hard to determine whence it came.

A curious story comes from Te PunaTwo lads riding down the Wairoa cutting, espied an empty beer bottle. They decided to put it on a post and practise with their stock-whips at it, but on picking it up saw that it contained a pieco of paper. This on investigation proved to be a £0 note.

Two Oamaru fishermen found a shark 20U long entangled in their net on Sunday, April 20. It was too lively for them to be able to deal with, so they anchored it with iron ballast. On April 29 they found the brute almost dead, and their net utterly destroyed. They had a similar experience last year. The Auckland correspondent of tho Tablet writes :—“ On board tho Mapourika, which sailed on her Parliamentary trip to the Islands on Sunday, I was introduced to Mr Parata, M.il.R., by the Hou. T. Thompson, M.L.0., who said ‘ apeak to my friend.’ I was addressed then by the Maori in a tongue I knew not to bo Maori. Upon inquiry I found tliat Mr Parata had said : ‘ How arc you, shake hands V” Ho had spoken in Irish. I felt very much humbled indeed, because I knew not my own native tongue. It seems Mr Thompson had instructed Mr Parata, who in addition to commonplace romarks, had learned several old Irish songs, with which he used to plcaso very much the late Sir Patrick Buckley.”

An action arising out of tho purchase of an eloctric surgical lump and fittings by I)r T. 0. Moore from tho firm of Porte'ous and Co., Wellington, was heard at tho Wellington Magistrate’s Court. At tho time the sale took place claimants stated that tho article was patented, that they wore tho solo agents, that thero wore no similar articles obtainable except through their firm, and that if defondant did not then buy ho would probably miss tho opportunity of securing one. In view of these facts Dr Moore made the purchase, tho price asked for the lamp and fittings being T 9 7s Od. A few days after the transaction Drs Edgar and Henley purchased for T2 2s a lamp identical with that bought by Dr Moore for £5 (tho actual cost without tho fittings). Tho defendant immediately wrote repudiating tho contract, and as an alternative paid tho trade price into Court and denied further j liability. The claim was for T 9 7s Gd and judgment was given, '.as agreed, for To, or, as an alternative, the lamp to bo returned without liability. Tho parties to pay their own costs.

Tho Opotiki Herald states:— Iu July, 1898, a meeting was held in Gisborne concerning the Bast Coast Railways. Amongst tho speakers was a gentleman named Tiffcn, who solemnly declared that tho construction of railways would beggar the district and bo a burden on the Colony. Since this exalted sentiment found expression Gisborne people have been ‘ inflicted ’ with a few miles of railway construction, and, strange as it may appear to Mr Tiffen, tho returns show that tho line, although of a diminutive nature, is paying handsomely. Wo can remember in the Old Country, when the West Highland Railway was mooted the wiseacres stood aloof and predicted financial ruin to all interested. Tho line traversed much more rugged and unprofitable country than lies between hero and Gisborne and between here and Rotorua, and certainly its prospects did not seem over bright. Rut it opened up tho country, the scenery attracted the tourist world, and now the line is one of the best paying in Scotland. Might not a similar experience befall the East Coast Railway of New Zealand'? There is, we are informed, magnificent scenery along the route, in addition to rich pastoral lands and valuable timbers.

There was a record attendance at Lodge Turangauui, E C., last night, when Bro. John Georgeson was installed as Worshipful Master of that Lodge. The two sister Lodges (Montrose and Abercorn) were well represented, while almost every part of tho colony, as w’ell as some of the Home Lodge were represented by visiting brethren. Bro. W. 0. Sheet, P.M., acted as Master of Ceremonies, Bros. Seymour, W.M. (Montrose) and Fyson, W.M. (Abercorn) acting as presenting officers. An efficient orchestra, under Bro. Hookey, added greatly to the successful carrying out of the installation ceremony. Bro. Georgeson, having been duly installed, proceeded to invest his officers as follows : S.W., Bro. G. Primrose ; J.W., Bro. A. D. Robinson ; Chaplain, Bro. W. 0. Sheet, P.M. (re-elected) ; Treasurer, Bro. J. A.

Harding, P.M. (re-elected) ; Secretary, Bro. R. Robertson, P.M. ; S.D., Bro. A. Zachariah ; J.D., Bro. T, Morrison ; 1.G., Bro. H. H. DoCosta; Organist, Bro. D. R- DoCosta; S.S., Bro. J. Colley; J.C., Bro. C. H. Ambridge ; Tyler, Bro. J. Harrop (re-elected). After the newly installed Master had been duly congratulated, the brethren were invited to the refectory, where a banquet had been laid by Bro.jCraig, Justice having been done to the good things, a toast list was gone through as follows “ The King and Craft," proposed by the W.M.; “The Grand Lodges,” coupled with the names of Bros. Harding and Sheet (English), Ritchie (Scotch), aud Hookey (N.Z.) ; “The Retiring Officers," coupled with tho name of Bro. Sawyer, I.P.M. ; “ The Installing Master ” (Bro. Sheet), proposed by Bro. Robertson; “The Newly Installed Master and Officers,” coupled with tho

name of Bro. Georgeson, W.M.; “Sister Lodges,” coupled with the names of Bros. Seymour (Montrose) and Fyson (Abercorn) ; “ Visiting Brethren,” coupled with the names of Bros. Kirkpatrick, Gardiner, and Wigg ; “ The Ladies,” proposed by Bro. Hookey and responded to by Bros. Staff aud H. R. DeCosta ; “ The Orchestra,” coupled with the name of Bro. Hcokey ; “ The Press,” replied to by Bro. A. D. Robinson ; and the Tyler’s toast. Musical items were contributed byBros. Hookey. Barlow, Woodward, Allan, H. DeCosta, D. R. DeCosta, H. Evans, A. Zachariah, Ncild, and Ambridge. Recitations were given by Bros. Birrell and Mackie. Bro. Hookey played the accompaniments. The gathering closed with tbs singiDg of 11 Auid Lang Syne.”