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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 901, 27 May 1903, Page 2

The Ventura arrived at 'Frisco on May 25th. The Westralia left Auckland at 0 o’clock last evening, and is due here at four this afternoon. On Sunday next harvest festival services will be held at Holy Trinity Church. Tho vicar will be pleased to receive gifts of fruit, flowers, evergreens, or vegetables. On Thursday Messrs Williams and Kettle hold their monthly sale of stoek at Matawhero. Present entries includo over | 3000 sheep and 150 head of cattle. An exhibition of tho Moffatt Virtue sheepshearing machine will be given at the Matawhero ealeyards to-morrow, coming at 9.30 a.m. Mr E. C. Bingle, representative of tho company, will be in attendance. Tho Empire skating rinlc will be open this evening from 7.30 to 10. This winter pastime is increasing in favor in Gisborne, and the attendance has been very large each evening the rink lias been open during the present season. The enthusiasm for a road waggon was dampened at tlie Council meeting last night, when the Mayor explained that till! County Engineer,

to whom the matter had been referred as regards the bridges, had referred the Council to a report previously made by fc*ui, that, it would cost a thousand pounds to strengthen the bridges so as to hear the weight That would end tile matter for the time being. Cr I.ysnar said the weight of the waggon spoken of was no greater than an ordinary livelmrsi' team. Cr .Somervell said they could not gainsay the “ advice of the doctor."

A good billiard match was witnessed at the .Masonic Hotel billiard room last evening between T. \V: Hacked and -J. Murphy of 23U up, (lie former conceding Murphy Id. The game throughout was evenly contested, hut Hacked succeeded in beating his opponent by US points. His best break was 'js, .which figure

he put on the hoard four times. The room was packed, and great interest was taken in the match, both the competitors being good players. r l lie tables were in splendid order, and reflected great, credit on the marker (Mr Aston). The concert given by the members of the Gisborne Rifles at Ormond on Monday evening was largely attended. An excellent programme was submitted, made up of the following items : —Selection. Rifles Baud ; song, Captain Warren : cornet solo, Band-Sergeant- Aston ; recitation. Cadet Audrew ; soug, “ Deathless Army ” (encored), Private Gush ; song, “ Sentenced to Death ” (encored), Lieut. Lewis ; song (comic), Private Doyle (encored) ; song, “ The Bugler,'' Sergeant Wakclin ; song, " Asleep in the Peep,'' Bandsman Cooper ; song, “ Red, White, and Blue,” Cadet Warren ; physical drill, Gisborne Cadets. Deputy-Bandmaster James acted as accompanist, A dance was held after the concert,

Mr H. King has a six-rcomed cottage and six acres of land to let at Makar-aka. Mails which left Melbourne via Brindisi on April 22ud, arrived in London on .May 23rd. Mr E. J. Wilkinson, formerly of Gisborne, was recently elected councillor for the borough of Cambridge, Waikato. The last launch for the Tarawera leaves the wharf at U o'clock this evening

The sieumcr Herald left Auckland at Lin yesterday afternoon for GixhoH.c via coastal purls. .She is due here on .Saturday. The fortnightly meeting of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners wih be- held to morrow evening, at eight. Business, initiation of new members, Impounding notices in connection with the Mutawhero, To Kuraka, Tokomaru, Whataupoko, and Ormond pounds appear in this issue. Several shipments of English and American boots and shues of special value have just been opened up at the PhitEssi bout shop.

The new Borough Council evidently means business. Their first meeting did not conclude until ten minutes past eleven, and last night the Council sat until 20 minutes past eleven. Mrs A. Y. lioss and family express their heartfelt thanks to their numerous friends tor the wreaths ana kind letters and expressions of sympathy with them in their recent sad bereavement. Cr Lysnar : The Government must, either grant, the commission for amalgamation or go back on their promise. Cr .Somervell : They can easily do that. (Laughter.)

A witness ia a recent Melbourne will case stated that “ on one occasion the deceased swore fur fifteen hours continuously.” Almost as long as it took to C.mpiete the Assouan dam. The steamer Balmain brought -130 tons of coal on her present, i riji. In conversation with a well-known station owner yesterday, Captain Troup said that steamers with the same draught as the Balmain could be built so that they would he able, to come up to the Gisborne wharf with a cargo of a thousand tons of coal.

Our readers’ attention is drawn to tho announcement that tho Wesleyan Church choir intend giving one of a series of winter entertainments in tho Wesley schoolroom next Thursday evening, commencing at 8 pan. An attractive programme is in course of preparation, consisting of quurtettes, duots, solos, and glees by male voices. Thoovcuiug’s programme will ho brought to a close by an instructive though amusing dialogue, entitled “Coaxed and Hoaxed.” Admission fid, in aid of the choir’s funds. “I could have brought Ibis steamer up to the wharf yesterday if she had been drawing 11 Aft. without any difficulty at all, and then 1. would have had six inches to spare,” remarked Captain Troup, of the steamer Balmain, t.o a Tunes representative yesterday. “ For a river like this you want a steamer that can slue round easily, and the Balmain is very hard to heat in that respect. .She came up the river like a little boat, and caus-

ed me not the least anxiety.” A special meeting of tho Charitable Aid Board was held last night to consider tho question of erecting a now building for tho Old Men’s Home. On the motion of tho Mayor, seconded by Cr Johnston, it was resolved to erect a new building on tho old site. An amendment by Cr Whinray, seconded by Cr Lysnar, that the sito question be again referred to a committoo was lost, Crs Johnston, Somervell, and Jones were appointed a eommitteo to confer with the Custodian as to the plan of the building. Cr Harding opposed the erection of a singlo ward building. Councillors spoke strongly as to tho delapidated state of tho present buildings.

The ceremony of saluting tho flag, which took pluco at tho Matawhcro school on Monday morning (Empiro Day), was largely attended. Mr R. Macduff Birrell, Chairman of the School Committee, Capt. King, and Lieut. Tombleson made short and appropriate speeches. Tho school cadets and older scholars were put through their drill and physical exercises, and their work reflected credit on Mr Marshal). In tho evening a concert was held in the schoolroom, and an enjoyable entertainment was provided. Mr McClure supervised tho magic lantern, and under his direction an interesting and numerous series of views from all parts of tho world were depicted on the screen. The children rendered several patriotic songs in a pleasing mannor undor Mr Marshall. Mrs Muir presided at tho piano at tho commencement of the concert, and Miss McClure gave as an overture “ The Reiief of Ladysmith,” which was illustrated. Mr Birrell sang “ Tho Englishman,” and “ Plantation Melodies,” were rendered by tho Misses Gardiner (2), and Messrs S. Bolton and Hall. Mr Bolton sang “ The Admiral's Broom,” and Mr Birrell recited “ The Charge of the Light Brigade.” Mr

Von Pcin also gave a recitation. The accompaniments were played by Miss Norah Stephenson and Mrs Muir. The members of tho Gisborne Rifles

had a very successful sham fight at Ormond on Monday afternoon. Captain Warren was in command of the Rifles, and the Gisborne Cadets, under Captain Kretscbmar, also took part. Bandmaster McKillop and the Rifles Band were also in attendance. The sham fight was well carried out. Tho Cadets were detailed as the enemy, being given about 20 minutes’ start, and allowed to occupy the ridge of a hill behind Ormond. Captain Warren detailed Lieutenant Lewis, with tho right half company, and Lieutenant Yardley, with tho left half, to dislodge tho enemy from their position. Lieutenant Yardley engaged the enemy on their left front. Lieutenant Lewis, with his party, made a flanking movement to the enemy’s right under cover of gullys and hills for about a mile and a half, and succeeded in getting in the enemy's rear, thus putting them between two fires. The Cadets made a good stand, but tho flanking movement of Lieutenant Lewis with his half company proved disastrous to the Cadets, and half of their company were taken prisoners and marched back under an escort to Ormond, where Captain Warren gave an interesting account from his observations of the defects of the different tactics adopted. The work was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The steamer Balmain, which is at

present discharging her cargo of Newcastle coal at the town wharf, was yesterday visited by a large number of 'townspeople, and Captain W. Troup was the recipient, of many

conirratnlat ions on the manner in which he luouirht the vessel intolhe river ami berthed iter at tiie whan. Tite Balmain came into pin t ip firstclass order, and presented quite a difference appearance to what she did on the occasion of her lirst visit to Poverty Bay. The. steamer has made lour trips to Gisborne during tiie past few months, hut the present one can lie looked upon as a record passage <o iliis non. Tiie Balmain left, Sydney mi ihe 1 Bill ins't.. and. including tiie time she was cmraited ioadinc at Newcastle, look only s> veil days and twenty-two hours to reach Gisborne. This is a remarkably £ood passage for the steamer, ami Captain Troup has good reason to Ik- proud of sueli all achievement. Within ten days of the time tiie

steamer left .Sydney, she was discharging coal at the Gisborne wharf. Upon every occasion tlu* Balmain hits visited this port, the steamer lias been able to conic up to the wharf without lightering any portion of her cargo. The tonnage of the vessel is J 77 register and mil gross, length IMi feet, width 27.fi, and each time

she has come into the river she lias never been drawn!?; less than 10 feet S inches. The question that will naturally suggest. itself to most, of our readers is, If the Balmain cat; reach the wharf, why cannot oilier steamers of the same size and draught do so ? .Surely the Union Company have a steamer suitable for the EastCoast trade that could come into the river without ditliculty ?