The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 28, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 902, 28 May 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 28, 1903.

A meeting of the Harbor Board will be held at two o’clock thia afternoon. Tho monthly stock sale at the Matawhero yards will bo hold to day, commencing at 11.30 a.m. East Capo advised yosterday :—N.W. moderate gale, barometer 29 70, thermometer 63, bluo sky, considerable sea. Captain Edwin wired yesterday : Gale from between north and west and southwest, glass rise, moro rain, poor tides.

Sheepfavmers and otbors interested are reminded of the exhibition of tho working of the Moffatt-Virtuo sheep-shoaring machine, which will bo hold at the Matawhero saloyards this morning, commencing at 9.30 o’clock. A groat deal of. interest is being taken in the billiard match to take place in the Masonic rooms this evening between a well-known local player and “Jack tho Gumdigger,” ex-champion of Tasmania. Tho Wesloyan Church choir give an entertainment in the church schoolroom this ovening. A feature of the programme will he a descriptive song with anvil accompaniment. Tho evening will conclude with a dialogue. “ Employ Stafford for your builder ” is tho advieo given in a now advertisement this morning from the enterprising timber merchant and builder, Mr F. Stafford. Ho has in stock all classes of building material.

At a meeting of tho Star of Now Zealand Tont, No. 6,1.0. R., S.U., hold last evening, Sister M. Birred, Chief Ruler, presiding, one now membor was initiated. After tho conclusion of business a pleasant time was spent, J3ro. G. Goldsworthy giving an exhibition of limelight views. Before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, the case of Isaiah MaeSaveny v. Alexander Thomson Ritchie was called on, and adjourned until the afternoon, pending an effort to arrive at an arrangement between tho parties. Plaintiff and defendant are Motu settlers, and the dispute is in connection with a boundary fence, plaintiff claiming 11136 7s, half cost of the fonce. Mr Ohrisp appeared for plaintiff and Mr Jones for defendant. As the parties wero unable to agree, the ease was further adjourned until this morning, when it will bo heard by Mr Barton. In the course of tho hearing of a case at Christchurch counsel, in cross-examining tho defendant, asked if he had not offered a certain witness £2O to give evidence. Defendant said he had not. The i|next witness called, who had not been in Court when the previous witness was examined, was asked by counsel for tbo defence : “ Were you offered i;2O to come here to-

day and give evidence? ” “ Yes, sir,” replied the witness, promptly. “ Oh, well, that ends the matter,” said counsel, and at once closed his case. An order was made.

“ Ratepayer ” writes : Sir,—At a recent meeting of (lie Borough Council, Cr Johnston, in regard to the proposed bridge, ventured (he opinion that (lie Council should aid those wiio helped themselves. That rhicIrine, apparently, was not preached at the last meeting, when Cr Johnston, as your report showed, wanted a large, sum of money expended on a foot-path that is equal to any other in the borough, except ing the asphalted ones, ami also wanted the Conntil t.o incur great expense in the formal ion of a hye-roail while roads in the heart of the town are still in a state of original sand.

At tho Magistrate's Court yesterday a first offender for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged. Two young ineu who were charged with furious riding on the public road at Makaraka were each fined i£d and costs. His Worship said the case was fully proved. He had no doubt that defendants were riding at a fast pace, and he was surprised there were not more accidents considering the danger of the practice. W. N. Attwood was charged with a breach of the Secondhand Dealers Act, i'd cliat he had neglected to enter in his books articles purchased at auction from Wyllie and Mason. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s and costs.

A young lady forwards to the Tdies an interesting description of how the smallpox scare affected passengers last week. “ On reaching Auckland,'' writes the lady, 11 we found that we would not be allowed into tho wharf for 12 hours on account of having Gracchus cargo on board (Talune), and had to go through quite a “ circus ” performance. When the doctor came on board we were all examiued, showing our tongues, having our pulses felt, etc., and stood the risk of having to be vaccinated, to which most people objected strongly. All names and addresses were taken so that we could be found if wanted. I quite enjoyed the novelty, although I suppose tho outlook might havebeeu serious,"