The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 23, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 923, 23 June 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 23, 1903.

At the Supreme Court yesterday Mr \V. A. Barton granted probate on the will of Harry Bataev to Edward O'Bcilly, the executor named in the will. Mr li. N. Jones appeared for the applicant. The Maori “ tohunga ” Wereta returned to Gisborne on Sunday after a trip through the northern portion of the Island. A hui is to be held at Pakirikiri early nest month, when the sapient Wereta will be in attendance with a view of expounding his doctrines and add to the superstition of tho Maori race.

Tw'o first-offenders were charged at the Police Court yesterday morning for having refused on June Bth to quit the licensed premises of the Kecord Reign Hotel when ordered to do so. Sergt. Siudells said that the men became disorderly and refused to leave. Both pleaded guilty, and stated it was their first offence. A fine of 10s, with costs os each was indicted. A good story is being told at the expense of a Borough Councillor. After nightfall he was proceeding to his suburban home when in one ot the side streets he came into collision with a fully-ciotbed animal

in the form of a horse with a cover on. The Councillor was about to offer apologies when the animal, turning round, kicked him in the chest and made him measure his length on tho ground.

A lecture, with limelight illustrations, \ will be given it; the Wesley schoolroom on Wednesday evening. Messrs Common, Shelton and Co.'a stores will be closed on Tuesday, June 30, for annual stock-taking. Considerable interest is being taken in il e skating carnival to be held in the I'm ure Royal to-morrow evening. The |.r ’ :unite appears in another column. The i, 1. ting of the Hibernian AiiVii. :-i if. no-lit Socle.y will be ncid t’.i m.eing. at 7.30, in the schoolroom, Gunners road. Mcssis Clayton Bros, are now lauding a hundred tons of Newcastle household coal, which will be sold cheap from the vessel's side for cash. Mr A. V. Wilkinson occupied the pulpit o£ the Ormond Presbyterian Church on SSundav evening, preaching to a good congregation wan great acceptance.

Haygarth Comedy Company will complete their Gisborne season this evening, when the “ Private Secretary ” will be staged.

Press Association messages received by the Tumi's last night give reports of meetings at Wanganui and Nelson to urge road and railway works in their districts. Is Gisborne asleep '! Mrs Butler, music teacher, lias made the following re-arrangement of country lessons :—Monday morning, Ormond ; Wednesday and Xnursday, till 1.30 p.in., Ptitutahi; Friday morning, Waereuga a-hika ; Saturday, Makauri. The Empire Skating Rink will be open to-morrow evening, when a fancy dress carnival will be held. The proprietors are to bo congratulated on the arraugments being made, particulars of which will be seen in another column. The subsidised steamer Cornwall, for which Messrs Williams and Kettle are tlis Gisborne agents, arrives in the morning to load frozen meat for South Africa. The Gisborne cargo will comprise 6030 carcases 01 mutton, lodo quarters of beef, and lot) cases of frozen sundries.

The attention of householders is directed

to the advertisement of Messrs Evans, Neild and Go., who are now landing a shipment of Newcastle double-screened household coal, which is to bo sold cheap from the vessel's side. The firm also have shipments of Westport and Taupiri coal to arrive during the present week. A meeting of the Holiday Committee was held yesterday afternoon, there being present Messrs Kennedy (in the chair), Adams, Ambridge, O’Meara, and Garrett. An application from the Gisborne Racing Club was received, asking that Thursday,

July 9th, be a holiday from II a.m. On the' proposition of Mr O’Meara, seconded by Mr Adams, the application was granted. “ The Gospel of Encouragement ” was sot forth at Wesley Church ou Sunday evening in a racy and deeply interesting sermon by tho Rev. B. F. Rothwell. There was a largo congregation, and a most cheery and hearty service. Mr 0. J. East is to bo congratulated on tho standard of excellence maintained by the

choir, even thougu several leading voices were away on holiday and other duties. The oi-ceutenary of tho birth of tho Bov. John Wcsloy will bo celebrated on Wednesday evening by an illustrated lecture in Wesley Schoolroom. The Rev. B. F. Rothwell will be tho lecturer, and Mr Goldsworthy will manipulate tho lantern and slides. A coliection will bo taken at the door in aid of tho Three Kings Native College Rebuilding Fund. At the meeting of the Management.

Committee of the Poverty liay liugby Union last evening, the principal business was consideration of the. action of the lluia .junior learn in leaving the held during tile progress of their match with West End last Saturday. The press were excluded —consideration of I lie matter being taken in committee. The referee, Mr \V. [.Toward, reported that lie had ordered the lluia captain, Fred. Unstable, oft the held for misconduct and disputing his decisions. After lengthy discussion, the following resolution' was carried : “ That eaeli individual member of the lluia junior Team that played on Saturday last he suspended until satisfactory explanations he received from each one.” It was decided to forward flic lluia junior captain a copy of the charges brought, against him by I lie referee and to request Mr Unstable to attend a special meeting of the Union at.7.3(1 on Friday evening next, when his defence will lie heard. It was decided that no junior match he played next Saturday. Mr W. Gibson was appointed referee for next Saturday’s senior match, Kaili-Oity v. West End. Tho island of Kawau, so well known from its long occupation by Sir George Grey, who introduced many plants and birds, is to bo sold next month at Auckland by order of the Supreme Court. As many persons from all the colonies have visited this historic aud lovely island, the sale will no doubt croate wide interest. From native ownership tho island passed to a Scotch company, who worked the copper initio for some years, but ceased on tho breaking out of the Australian gold diggings, and possibly the company having worked out, as they thought, the richer ore usually found above, were not prepared, with more costly and scarce labor, to operate on the lower grade, but much more lasting, ores below. The attempt to unwater the mine by pumping, made throe yoars ago, was only to allow of expert examination, and was only partially successful, on account of the breaking down of the boiler. Kawau is stated to contain maganese, sulphur, iron ore, limestone, cement stone, aud the finest terra-cotta clay for tiling pottery, etc. Coal has also been seen iu more than one spot, no effort has been made to work it. The is-

land has on it a considerable number of deer. The urea of the island is between live and =ix thousand acres, distance from Auckland 28 miles, and ono and a-haif from the mainland.

At the recent sitting of the Magistrate’s Court, held by Mr W. A. Barton, S M., at Tolago Bay, the following cases were disposed of Thos. McLaughlin (Mr Rees) v. T. Porter, claim £6 Is 9d for goods supplied; judgment by default, with costs 8s 6J. Macdonald and Co. (Mr Bees) v. Pekatna P.tuka, claim £l2 8s 8d ; judgment by deluult. Macdonald and Co. (Mr Bees) v. Eru Bangiwha. claim £8 16s Sd ; judgment by default. Same (Mr Bees) v. Haini Koria, claim £42 8s 8d; judgment for £B6 8s Bd. Same (Mr Bees) v. Hemi Tarapa, claim £l3 Os id ; judgment by default. W. H. Connelly (Mr Bjls) v. Jack Bakatuira, claim £9 Is Id ; judgment for £8 18s Gd. M. Mullooly (Mr G. 11. Lysnar) v. A. Beeves, claim

£2O ; judgment for amount claimed with costs, £2 Bs. Butene Tato v. W. F. Hale, assault; defendant found guilty and fined 10s aud costs, £1 15s. Mr Lysnar appeared for informant, Another ease against the same defendant, for alleged rescuing cattle from a native, was adjourned. A case of Halo v. Wirernu llangi, alleged unlawfully impounding, and ono in which Eawiri Tautau was charged by another native with being unlawfully in possession of a carcase, were adjourned. Tne case of W. F. Hale v. Edward Boland, a charge of neglecting to kec-p the pound in proper repair, was dismissed. At the sitting of the Court at Port Awanui the following cases were disposed ofC. Butler (Mr Ilees) v. Apirana Toagairo, claim £2 Ss; judgment by default. Same v. Wi Marar.au, claim £2 18s; judgment by default. Euoka Token'd (Mr Bees) v Tauvati and others (Mr Lysnar), claim £lo

7s ; judgment for £6 and costs. Same (Mr Bees) v. Rcwi tc Kua (Mr Lysnar), claim £lO 10s 6d ; judgment fur £4, without costs. G. Gr. Boyd (Mr Lysnar) v. S. Collier, claim £-3 4s, on judgment summons, order made for £1 per month. G. G. Boyd (Mr Lysnar) v. Wi Pehana, claim £l2 18s 2d; judgment summons order made £1 per month ; G. G. Boyd (Mr Lysnar) v. Mohi; judgment for plaintiff for £3 7s 9d. Turei Maki (Mr Bees) v. Waioka and another (Mr Lysnar), claim £6 ; judgment for plaintiff. G. G. Boyd (Mr Lysnar) v. Pekarua, claim £1 10s; judgment for plaintiff. Pi. McCullough (Mr Bees) v. Hariparu, claim £8 2s 5d ; judgment for plaintiff. Same v. Hati Hokomau, claim £5 4s Gd ; judgment for plaintiff. W’hare Keibi (Mr Lysnar) v. Katene (Mr Ngata), claim £lB 14s; judgment for £lB, without costs. W. Milner (Mr Lysnar) v. H. L. Black (Mr Bees), claim £75 4s on a judgment summons ; order made for £1 5s per month,