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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 895, 19 May 1903, Page 2

Di.x's Gaiety Company appear to-night at Ormond. Mr Barton, S.M., holds a sitting of the Court at Wfiiroa to morrow. The Gisborne School Committee aro arranging a children’s concert for Empire Night, Monday, 25th inst. The Union S.S. Co.’s Te Anau arrived at Napier at 6 o’clock last evening, and left for the South at 10 p.m. The Hawea arrives from the Bluff and Timaru at S o’clock this morning, and after discharging sails for Auckland. Tenders for felling 2000 acres of bush in the Mnngatu district are invited by Messrs Dalgety and Co. The many Gisborne friends of Mrs J. M. Ollivior, a kind-hearted lady long resident in our midst, will regret to learn that she died in the Napier hospital on Saturday.

We understand that notice of appeal has been given in regard to Mr Justice Conolly’s decision in the case of Ritchie v. Hall, heard at the last civil sittings of the Supreme Court. The secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society’s Gisborne auxiliary calls attention to the alteration in the dates of meetings owing to the steamer from Auckland arriving in Gisborne one day Jate, Thursday instead of Wednesday. Tho Technical Classes Committeo invite applications from persons qualified to teach any of tho following subjects : —(1) dressmaking, (2) mechanical drawing, (8) bookkeeping, (-1) shorthand, (5) mathematics and higher arithmetic, and (G) English. Yestorday morning a painful accident happened to George Bowes, a lad in the employ of Maynard and Co., butchers. He was riding round the corner of Grey street into Gladstone road when his horso slipped on tho asphalt, and fell on tho rider’s leg, which was broken above tho ankle. l)r Williams attended to the sufferer, and ordered his removal to the hospital. On Sunday afternoon tho East Coast Mounted Ritles went into camp at the Park, 40 men attending. Captain J. H. Colebournc is in charge, and Sergt.-Major Tuck is acting as instructor. Tho officers for yesterday were Officer for tho day, Lieutenant Tombleson ; orderly sergeant, Sergeant Fairlio; orderly corporal, Corpl. Pirie. H. Zachariah was acting quartermaster sergeant. At Hawera yesterday Mr G. T. Baylv’ Master of the Egmont and Wanganui Hunt Club, a well-known cricketer, and at one time a footballer and sprinter, was presented by the citizens with a silver plate and address, and by tho cricketers of the old and new generation with an address, on tho eve of bis departure for Auckland, where be intends to reside. Judging from newspaper reports of sales there is still a demand for property in Auckland, and buyers sesm plentiful. On April 29th Messrs Baker Bros., auctioneers of that city, offered eleven lots in a deceased estate, and quitted eight. The remaining three were sold after the auction, the total realising £4187 4s. Ou the 6th inst. the same firm offered seven lots, and sold five for £6OO, £BO7 10s, .£l9O, £7O, and £6O. The same day Messrs Baker Bros, sold two properties privately, for £2BO and £SO respectively.

Last evening a serious accident happened to a middle-aged man named Robt. Williamson, whilst be was engaged unloading coal from the Union S.S. Company’s steamer Kittawa. A basket of coal struck liim on the head, knocking him down, and rendering him unconscious. Williamson was brought ashore, and taken to the hospital, where he was attended by Dr Morrison. His chief injury consisted of a nasty scalp wound, which was dressed, and he is now progressing satisfactorily.

A buggy accident occurred at Hutchinson’s crossing, IVaipaoa river, just below Poututu, yesterday morning. Misses Oliver and Hutchinson were driving to Gisborne, and on coming out of the riveton to tiie main road, one of the wheels of the vehicle struck a log. The horse, becoming excited, swerved ar.d broke the shaft and a portion of the harness. The occupants promptly jumped oui, and succeeded in keeping the animal quiet until they o..uid get it out of the trap. They then led the horse back through the river to the homestead, where assistance was obtained to repair the damage. The ladies fortunately escaped without injury. At the last meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Laud Board the Motu branch of the> Farmers’ Union wrote relative to the acceptance of the surrender of pastoral run -17, with a view of cutting up the land for closer settlement. It was decided to inform the Union that the question had already been considered and the Depart-

ment declined to accept surrender. G. Rasmussen applied for a small area of land adjacent to Section 17, Motu village. Consideration deferred. John Jones ap-

plied for permission to occupy the Wuitr.niwba reserve in Nuhaka North district,

Decided to grant miscellaneous license from year to year at an annual rental of 80s. Violet Hiekfovd wrote offering to select sections IS to 21, Motu village, on the O.R.P. system. It was decided to place the sections on the market under the optional system at a capital value of 26 = per acre. Ranger McKerrow reported on Mrs H. M. Tombleson’s application to surrender the northern portion of pastoral run -1(3, Hangaroa district. Declined, to be informed that that the Board have no power to accept the surrender of part of a run. Yv. Tombleson applied to be allowed to subdivide S.G.R. 26, Hangaroa district, and transfer 1200 acres to Messrs YouDg and Brown. Consideration deferred, pending report of ranger,

A concert is to be held at the Mounted Piitlcs ! c-iiiup on Thursday night. i A lady's fur lost at AYhutaupoko is advertised for. To-morrow is the last discount day for Gisbcrr.c G:i- t. .mp mU ants. j rat 11 t-: -L; :... . :.. m kuiarn:-!.:; e-m outr:i) o: - ; i ■: T; •’! - .it Mr W. Law's. Ki.it.iiat. i: Tus \% .iiit 11: r -s-i:o Kad Hoar i notify that ail rates oui.-iauumg niter the d.'jrd hist, wi i bo sued nr. A hundred pair of mikes' and gents.' ntw L: m•; re tier shs.iis are n.. d nr , ~e a; oLnds. -A geiienn meet!.- o' of the Gisborne I’. it!try b .incurs i no an. he , at air 11. M. I'sru-r's liiiice tonight, at 7.90. All interested are invited to attend. Captain Edwin wired yesterday- Strong northerly winds after 10 hours tiom n w: S : ass t to, til s decreasing, weather warmer. -il-ai.e is ed on i.akc.-' nt ok-.v ciubs are 1 l-a u, n to at.end a pvni-t.ec game .at the virtoit.i Domain to morrow aiternoun, at 2 till o'clock. The funeral of the inU- Mr A. Y. Loss, sen., will probably take place on Thursday, bi.ing delayed to enable members of the family to arrive at Gisborne. sir T. Met o n.;.. oi To ivuraka. had the lm.-tomme to iu.--_ a in j't valuafile draught liaise last wet it. It appears that the animal by some means fell into Lie river and must, have been caught by a snag and thus drowned. i’artieulars of the school concert to bo given in the Theatre Loyal on Monday evening next, wiil be found in another column. All school children will be admitted free, whilst a charge of one shilling will be made to adults. A capital programme inis been prepared by the members of the Mix’s Company for the performance to lie given at Ormond tuis evening, and there should he a lame attendance. Lew songs and dances will be intiuiluccd, and the full strength of the company wi.i appear.

Lovers of roller skating will bo pleased to know that tlu-y will have an opportunity of following this delightful pastime during the winter. The season opens at the Theatre ldoyul to-morrow evening, and a capita! programme has been arranged. There should be a large attendance. Messrs Williams and Kettle are prepared to purchase ewes and wethers for shipment to Eouih Alrica. Early application is necessary. Muring the present year upwards oi twenty thousand sheep have been shipped from this port to South Africa, and several thousand will bo sent during the next fortnight.

A dairy expert is to lie obtained from Denmark, the iilue-ribbnn but ter country, and though another is to lie inquired for in Canada we may hope dial- the singular custom of obtaining experls from among inferior butter makers is coming to an end.— Auckland Herald.

At a meeting of the i\lanageincnt, Comnijflee of the Loverly Bay Rugby Union last, night, a special or, re-

ported by the referee for misconduct at fast .Saturday's match, was disqualified for three months, and another offender is t.o he cautioned for a fess serious offence. In regard to a recent reference to the Tokomaru Bay post, office, the Chief Postmaster, Mr Sampson, informs us that that office is not dosed now tin ring dinner hour, there being an assistant, there, so that the otlice can lie kept open during Hie whole day,Ce Richardson, of the MoLu, was a compulsory absentee from last Council meeting, owing to 1 lie heavy rains making the rivers mifonlable. lie drove to Gisborne on Sunday and returns home to-day. With the exception of the Mangatawa hush cutting, which is in a very had stale, the 31 ot ti road is in good order, especially the fast: seven miles at the Mtu end, The Department: of Agriculture hnvo forwarded throe leaflets to farmers, viz. (1) “ The best method of poisoning small birds ” ; (2) “ Two diseases occurring in ewes previous to lambing ” ; and (3) Unit values for fertiliser constituents.” No. 2 is written by Mr Gilruth, Chief Veterinarian, and the other two by Mill. C. Aston, chief chemist to the department.

A sheep-driving case, Cook County Council v. W. A. Hood, comes on at the Court to-morrow before Justices. Mr Hood claims that he is defending the rights of the pastoraiists of the district in the matter of driving sheep, and the case is anticipated with great interest. As such an important legal point is involved, it is to be regretted that Mr Barton, S.M., will not bo present to hear the case. Among the witnessss subpmnaed are the members of the County Council, those present at the meeting on Friday ail being presented with pieces of bluo paper. Messrs E. Chrisp and Gaudin returned to town from the Motu yesterday, after a visit of eight days in that district. They brought back with them several fine samples of timber, which are at present on view at the Times office. These include specimens of rimu, miro, kahikatea, rnatai, rata, ltaiwhaka and maire, all of which are to be found in the Motu in great quantities. Mr Hansen’s mill is nowrunning, and there are sufficient orders on hand to keep the mill busy for some time. Mr E. Richardson has just given Mr Hausen an order for seven or eight thousand feet of timber for a milking shed, which ho intends to erect in view of the starting of Mr T. McGregor’s factory early in the spring. The woman who was sentenced last

week In seven (lays’ hard labor for obtaining money under false pretences might have gone on reaping a. harvest if she had been better acquainted with the geography of the district. tier touching appeals on be-

iali nf distressed gentlefolk wline naiorally .shrank from their names beng made known were taken quite se'iously by some people, but when the 'collector began tot ell d i Helen L ales, and mix up local geography in bewildering fashion, people became

salislied that she was not the benevolent person site represented herself to he.

At a meeting of Motu settlers held on Sal unlay evening last, it was decided to accept Mr Thomas .McGregor's offer to erect a dairy factory in the district. The terms of the offer have already been published, the chief condition made by .Mr McGregor being that the settlers shall guarantee two hum-red cows for a period of live years. Several of the settlers expressed the opinion that once the factory was slatted there would he no trouble in getting several hundred cows in the district. One gentleman remarked that he believed before the five years were up the factory would he receiving milk from over a thousand cows. Councillor Edward Richardson presided, and amongst those present were Messrs Is. Thompson and J. Met,'redie, who mde fourteen and thirty miles respectively to attend the meeting. A full report of the meeting will appear in to-morrow's issue. The Hood experienced at the Motu last week was the heaviest seen in that district for the last twelve years. Rain fell incessantly from the Sunday evening to the Friday, by which time the lists on the township side of the river were under water, whilst the main Upotiki road to the Motu bridge was entirely submerged. Mr

\V. Fisher narrowly escaped losing ; number of sheep, which had to be rc-scuec from off' the fallen logs, where they haf sought shelter from the llood waters. The water came within a few yards of the Motu hotel, there being a depth of six to eight feet in some of the paddocks. Several of the visitors at the hotel amused themselves by constructing rafts of the floating legs and going for a sail round the paddocks. Sometimes the rafts would come in contact with the top wire of a fence or a sunken iog, and the spectators were treated to a deal of amusement in watching the occupants in their endeavors to get their craft clear of these obstacles. The flats on the north side of the Motu river were not Hooded to anything like the same extent as those on the south, and none of the sections recently taken up on that side of the river were under water,