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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 925, 25 June 1903, Page 2

The Empire Skating Ilink will be open this afternoon. Messrs Williams and Kettle will sell on Saturday the privileges of the Gisborne Racing Club's Steeplechase Meeting.

The La Mascotto Assembly's dance tekes place in the Academy of Music to night. The monthly meeting of the Harbor Hoard will be held this afternoon.

The Orchestra Society will resume practice at 7.30 this evening in Holy Trinity schoolroom. A hockey match will be played this afternoon on Victoria Domain between the City and West End Clubs. It is not expected thut the Westralia will reach Gisborne before late on Friday evening, and efforts will be made to despatch tbs steamer the same night.

Nearly a hundred natives arrived from the Coast last night to take part in the festivities in honor of the “ tobunga," to be held at Pakirikiri. Three cooks are to lie employed to prepare food for the large number of natives attending the gathering.

At the quarterly meeting of the Lady i For-Ut* on Tuesday evening occasion j wts* taken to present Miss Alice Taylor j with an easy chair and a framed emblem j of the order on the eve of her approaching j marriage. At the Police Court yesterday morning William Lindsay was charged for being drunk and disorderly on Gladstone Road the previous evening. Accused pleaded | not guilt . A lice of £1 and costs - j The quarAriy meeting of the 1.0.0.!' i American Constituiiun, was held in the Lodge Room on Tuesday night. There was a large attendance, much interest being taken in the election of officers. The following were appointed : 11. G. Bendell. N'.G. ; Id. D. timing Y.G. ; secretary, R. Robb: tccasun i. G. Jju.-eke. Light uieiubers were initiated. A mineral soring his bruit discovered on tl.e property of Mr Riddell, i’oututn. Samples oi the water have been sc-nt to Wellington for analysis, and tno discovery is s del :o be one of coi'sideiable importance. Two jars at riie water were brought into town last evening. One of these will be analysed by Mr Hood, chemist, and the

second will be treated by Messrs Lucas and Sawyer, aerated water manufacturers. A ladies’ hockey match was played cn the Victoria Domain yesterday between the liangatira and Kia Ton, Clubs, resulting in a draw. The match was of a very exciting nature. For Kin Ton Misses

Bloomfield and D. Jones showed good lotm, and were the principal players in making the game exciting, whilst Misses L’owniey, Welisrc-d, Hooper. Jones, Davies, and Xu cl wit'll also did goon work, hoc

.laogitlita Misses Stinson and Sampson 2) were i.be most prominent, being in t-x----relieiit form. Misses Cuss°n, DeLautour 2), and Somervell also played well. Mr \Yi Friday controlled the game in a satisiuemry manner.

The s.s. VVaikare leaving here on Saturday next connects at Auckland with the is. Manttpouti for the South Sen Mamls. After four days’ run the Munupouri calls at Nukalofa. Here a visit to the Kings Palace is always welcomed, and other sights are numerous. Haapat, tho seat of the Free Church of Tonga, is visited next day. Vnvau is reached (he following day, where a visit to the orange groves is well worth the trouble. Another two days’ steam takes one to the interesting island of Samoa, now under German government. Samoa has many places of interest to the traveller. Another 2 h days’ steaming brings the traveller into Fiji, where nine days can be pleasantly spent before the steamer returns to Auckland. The round faro from Gisborne is only £22 10s. At the Police Court yesterday, when George 11. Adrian was charged with intent to defraud Ernest Wooltight to tho extent of £5 by issuing a valueless cheque, accused pleaded not guilty, and said the cheque had not yet been presented. He thought it was hard luck being locked up with Maoris. His Worship : 1 can’t help that. Accused : Especially as thero is a guarantee. His Worship : I have nothing to do with guarantees. I may say that I received a wire offering to pay £lO for you. This is not a civil action, and thoy have no right to interfere with me at all. Accused stated that it was at the instigation of a letter he wrote. His Worship said he did not wish to say any moro about it, People had no right to try and influence him in any way.

The following particulars have been received with regard to the death of Mr James Jackson, who was killed whilst buslil’elling at Messrs liarion Bros.’, Mangatn, on Monday afternoon. Alter lunch, when deceased and his mates returned to work one of his mates proceeded to eliiq

a l.awa I roe, almost a cha in and ahalf away. A strong gust of wiiu came as Die tree was about to fall, and caused it In fall backward in (he direction of Jackson, striking i dead tree, thirty feet high, in its de scent. The tree, snapped, and hi I deceased on the head, whilst he wa; chopping another tree. Death resulted almost immediately. Jackson wa:removed lo the camp by his mates

and the sad tidings were communicated lo his people. Deceased was a resident of Palmerston North, lie Was only 2,s years of age, and was much respected hy all who knew him. He was a brother of Mr John

Jackson, manager of Messrs Barro Bros.’ estate at Mangatu.

Tlio hair yearly summoned meeting of the Star of Now Zealand Tent, No, 6, 1.0. R., S.U., was held in the Tent room last evening, when there was a very large attendance of members. Sister M. Bin-ell, Chief Euler, presided. Officers lor the ensuing term were elected as iollows: Past Chief Euler, Sister M. Birrell; Chief Euler, Sister E. McGrath ; Deputy Euler, Sister L. File ; Cash Steward, Sister L, Carron ; Book Steward, Sister V. Davy ; Secretary, Sister W. Wallace (re elected); Minute Secretary, Sister I. Georgeson (reelected) ; Treasurer, Sister E. McGrath (re-elected); Levite, Sister Parkinson; Guardian, Sister Goldsworthy ; Auditors, Bros. A. W. Kirk and T. G. Kretschmar; Trustees, Sister Georgeson and Bros. M. G. Nasmith and G. Goldsworthy. Sister W. Wallace was nominated as Assistant Juvenile Superintendent. It was decided to celebrate the anniversary of tho Tent by a concert and dance, and a committee was appointed to make arrangements. One new member was proposod. At a meeting of the Ormond branch of the Farmers’ Union it was decided to refer the question of the appointment of a veterinary surgeon back to tho Executive for further particulars. The branch approved of the terms arranged with Messrs Williams and Kettle for holding horse fairs. With regard to the Stud Bill the following motion was adopted : —'• This branch entirely disapproves of the Bill in its present form. They consider a Bill making it compulsory for all stallions over two years old to be registered and exam-

ined would be beneficial, as tending to discourage the keeping of worthless stallions ; that all unsoundness should appear on the certificate ; that it should be compulsory for all such unsoundness to appear in every advertisement of service of stallions ; that tho annual registration fee be £O, to be given to local A. and P. Societies to provide premiums for stallions to travel their districts. Members recognise the necessity for a Bill to improve the breed of horses, and will be glad to assist in giving effect to any workable Bill brought forward.” It was agreed that the County Council be asked to supply grain and poison for the destruction of small birds free to branches of the Union; such branches agreeing to spread poison in their own districts on appointed days. Messrs Kompthorne, Foot, and A. M. Newman were appointed a deputation to meet the Council at their next meeting. It was stated that Mr E. Cameron has been very successful in poisoning small birds, and it wp.r. agreed bo should be written to, asking if he would undertake the mixing of the poisoned grain. Ic was agreed that the Government Accident Insurance Department be written to, recommending that a clause similar to that put in the policy issued to the Ormond Eoad Board, 1-lth April, 1003, covering contractors, should he put in ail policies issued if required. It was agreed to ask the Provincial Executive to give their assistance in getting Government to provide suitable yards at convenient distances on all main stock routes in this district. Mr Ciesar was appointed to attend the next meeting of the County Council with Messrs Foot, Kempthotne, and Newman, to ask them to requisition Government for a grant for this purpose. It was stated that this district pays £l~ioo a year in sheep taxes and 1 are entitled to be supplied with convenient yards for travelling stock.