The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 10, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 912, 10 June 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 10, 1903.

The book-keeping classes, under Mr J. Kinder, were started last evening, and promise to be most successful in every way. Captain Edwin wired yesterday “ Strong winds from between northeast; and north and west ; glass further fall; tides moderate; .indications of rain.”

At the Borough Council meeting last night, Cr Jones mentioned that the reduction of the hotel hours would mean some loss to the Council's revenue. The Clerk said there would be a loss of AMU, but that would be lessened by the £2O for a.i additional wholesale license. At the Borough Council meeting last night, a letter from the Health Department was read, advising, in

connection with the outbreak of smallpox on the Gracchus, that certain precautions he taken. Councillors were pleased to know that the scare was now past. 2 At a special meeting of the Bor--1 ough Council last night, the by-law M regulating tratlic on the Ksplanade. > road, to come into force on June IS, J 903. was confirmed on the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cr Lysnar. The Clerk said that the : by-law would have to be gazetted. After the Borough Council meeting iast night a meeting of the Charitable Aid Board was held. The plans for the new Old i[en’s Homo were submitted, and after discussion as to details the Mayor and Inspector were given authority to approve of the plaus, and to call for tenders for the construction of the Horae. The Visiting Committee at the Home for the ensuing" mouth are Crs Lysnar and Miller. There are at present eleven inmates in the Home.

The directors of the Poverty Bay Cooperative Dairy Company are so well satisfied with the results that they decided to pay out 9' d to milk suppliers for the mouth of May. Although the season has been rather a poor one for dairying owing to the shortness of feed and the price of butter has been lower than last year, the Company is to be congratulated on having been able to pay its suppliers a much better price for their milk than they have over before received. The output of the Company has been steadily acquiring for itself a name as a thoroughly first-class and reliable article. Now that they have not over the initiatory difficulties a big season may be confidently anticipated for nest yeari

Tin- Muraroa leaves for Auckland on .Sauirday evening. Hr \V. D. Lysnar advertises for a boy for station work. The steamer Indradevi arrived aom Napier at luili'-past two this morning. 'l’lie steamer Zealandia left Auckland for Gisborne at hall-past two yesterday afternoon. The La Mascotte Assembly’s third dance will be held in the Academy oi Music, on Thursday, 11th inst. Several important additions have been made to the stock sale entries for the Wai-renga-ahika sale on Thursday nest. Professor -J. Manning Wigg is at p_esent laid up with an attack of pleurisy, und therefore is unable to attend bh clients.

A discussion on the subject of an isolated ward or tent took place at the Charitable Aid Board last night, but nothing definite was done.

A special attraction will be presented a 1 the Empire Skating llink this evening, when a half-mile championship rink will be held. The rink will be open from 7.30 to 10.

The Gisborne ltiiles Band intend holdinf,' asocial in tiie Oruiond Hall on Thursday evening next, The music will be provided by Mr A. K. James’s orchestra. lledstOQe’s brake will leave town at halfpast six. A good line of 400 Lincoln ewes, in lamb to good Koiuney rams, is offered for sale by Air it. A. DeLautour. Apply to Mr it. A. DeLautour at Waimata, or to the office of Messrs DeLautour and Barker. On Tuesday next Messrs Dalgety and Co, will sell the balance of the timber stacked on the section next Porter’s Hall. The sale commences at 11 a.in., and will be without reserve.

Tenders arc invited by Mr D. J. Barry, of the Gisborne Brewery, for 50 or 100 cords of firewood—manuka, puriri, kowliai, or titoki—delivered at brewery ur railway station. Tenders close on 'lord inst. The many friends of Mr and Mrs (!. K. I’asiey will deeply sympathise with them in the deaeh of their infant daughter, seventeen hours after biith. The mother, we are pleased to state, is doing well. The treasurer of Mrs Kennedy’s benefit committee requests all these who hato subscription lists to please forward them to him by r Thursday next, as a committee meeting will be held on Friday night at 7.30, in the Cosmopolitan Club’s rooms. At the Native Land Court yesterday the compensation cases for land taken by the County Council and Borough Council for cemetery and abattoir purposes were eomrneuced, Judge Mair presiding. Mr DeLautour acted on behalf of the County Council, and called Major Winter, Messrs Wyllie, A. F. Kennedy, and G. Grant, who gave evidence as to the value of the land as at April, 1902. Major Winter gave various values for different sections, averaging about £5 per acre. Mr Grant’s average was about Jiff, and Messrs Wyllie and Kennedy’s values were about £5 an aore. Mr E. J. Ohrisp, on behalf of the Borough Council, called Mr Quigley to give evidence as to value. Mr W. L. liees appeared on behalf of the majority of the native owners. The case will be resumed to-day.

Another first-class agency has been secured by Messrs Sheridan and Co., in that of Gordon’s original dry gin and Old Tom, the finest quality in this class of spirits manufactured in the world. In Sydney, Melbourne, and the United Kingdom “ Gordon’s ” is the standard of excellence in the line, and the bulk of the public ask for no other. The same firm particularly recommend Whyte and Mackay whisky, at present one of the most popular brands on the market, and as a well-matured finely-flavored spirit it is very hard to equal. Among their other agencies are Peufold’s Australian wines, Mumm's champague, “ Three Bells ” whisky, and Henke’s schnapps and Geneva gin.—(Adv.) At Mr F. Hall’s plumbing works yesterday, a test of Mr J. Constable’s silent valveless Hushing cistern for water-closets was made. The Mayor and a number of Councillors were present. The cistern is of very simple construction, and it has a groat advantage over other cisterns in that it has no valves to got out of order, and it is perfectly silent. The working parts are interchangeable, which is also in its favor. A foature of the cistern is its powerful flush, which thoroughly scours both the pan and the drain. Those who witnessed the trial were thoroughly satisfied with the now cistern, which, we understand, is being largely adopted in Napier. The Mayor expressed himself highly satisfied with the patent, considering it a great improvement over the English patent. From Gisborne Mr Constable proceeds to Auckland, whore he will give an exhibition similar to that of yesterday.

There was a small attendance of ratepayers at the meeting held last evening in Whinray’s Hall, with a view of forming a Ratepayers’ Association. Mr Birch, in opening the proceedings, stated the object of the meeting, and pointed out how the district and ratepayers generally would be affected. Ho was sorry more were not present. Some of the Councillors had promised to be in attendance, evidently forgetting that they had their own meeting to attend, He suggested that those present should form themselvos into a committee with a view of holding auothor meeting later on. Other gentlemen present emphasised the benefit a Ratepayers’ Association would be to t the district. It was decided to hold a meeting within a fortnight, and that householders be asked to attend. The following committee was set up pro tern.: —Messrs F. Harris (chairman), J. Colley, W. Clayton, Smith, C. Nicholson, W. Birch, H. R. Smith, and J. Jeune, with Mr R. Cogar as secretary. At the Masonic Hotel last evening a large and representative number of hockey players met to hid Mr Donald Porter farewell. Mr Porter has been a good all-round sport, and was very popular in football and cricket circles as weil as hockey. He leaves for Christchurch, where he intends to reside. He will represent the Poverty Bay Hockey Association in the North Island v. South Island match, to be played at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, on the 18th inst. Mr J. W. Nolan, in the course of a few appropriate remarks, highly eulogised Mr Porter’s many good qualities as a hockey player, footballer, and cricketer. Ho would, he said, ho a valuable acquisition to Canterbury in athletic circles. Mr Nolan then presented him with a handsome dressing case, wishing him all prosperity in the future. Mr Porter’s health was drunk with great enthusiasm, Mr Porter responding feelingly. We join with Mr Porter’s friends in wishing him every happiness, prosperity, and success in his new home.