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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 950, 24 July 1903, Page 2

There will be Holy Communion at Holy Trinity Church to-morrow morning at half-past seven, being St. James’ Hay. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday : —“ Strong winds from between east and sonth and south-west; glass rUe; tides high ; sea heavy ; weather colder.” An elaborate programme is in preparation for the conversazione to be held by the Bechabites in McFarlane’s Hall on Monday evening. East Cape reported yesterday :— 11 S.W. light breeze; barometer, 29.54; thermometer, 51; gloomy; ordinary tides; moderate sea.” At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning judgment went by default in the case of Gordon and Law v. Edward O'Beilly, claim £3 17s lOd, costs £1 3s 6d. •• At the last meeting of the Committee of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian, Church, praiseworthy reference was made to the excellence of the music at the Sunday services, and a vote of thanks was passed to the organist and conductor, Mr A. J. Massey, for the care and attention that he had bestowed upon the choir. To-day the Gisborne Poultry Fanciers’ Club hold their annual Show. The entries are well up to the usual standard, and the exhibition promises to be a good one. Mr A. S. Palmer will act as judge, and Mr Hyde, of the Government Poultry Department, will also be present. The judging takes place this morning, and the Show will be thrown open at 2 p.m.

The barquentine River I-lunter left for Sydney yesterday afternoon. A special meeting of the County Council will be held this day week, 31st mat. At the Hotel Coronation a fish luncheon is made a speciality. Mr T. G. Lawless has several fine town and suburban properties for sale. A general meeting of the Waiapu Temperance Reform, League will he •held at 8 to-night. A brindle heifer which has strayed or been stolen from Mangapapa is advertised for. Impounding notices in connection with the .Ormond, Gisborne, and Whataupoko Pounds appear in this issue. Owing to the large entries for Messrs Williams and Kettle's horse sale tomorrow the sale will commence at 1.30 p.m., and not at the usual hour, 2 p.m. Mr Hyde, of the Government Poultry Department, will deliver a lecture on “ Poultry" at the Poultry Show this evening.

Mr 0. Neenan advertises that a gun has been found on his property at Ormond, but owing to there being three oiaimants jor the same it will be necessary for the r ightful owner to present an affidavit. The East Coast Mounted Rifles held a parade yesterday afternoon at the Park. There was a fair muster of the corps, and they were inspected by Major Winter. On Sunday evening the Rev. J. G. Paterson will have something to say upon the muoh-vexed question of domestic servants and the petition that is to be presented to Parliament on that subject. Tenders are invited by the Kia Ora Cooperative Dairy Company for carting oream from their creameries at Karaka, Ormond and Waerenga-a-hika to the factory.

The old trade catch of giving away, a packet of tea with a purchase has been abandoned at Broken Hill. A boos shop there advertises that a bucket of water will be given away with each pair of hoots purchased. The adjourned meeting of the Poverty Bay Farmers’ Union Club will be held to-morrow afternoon, at 2, to consider the question regarding future Club-rooms and Mr Harding’s alternative offer.

Mrs Cornford, wife of Mr Thomas Coikford, of Youanmite, Victoria, missed her little daughter, aged two years, and three months, and was honified to find her. drowned in a small hole in the yard containing, water which was used for the purpose of shrinking vehicle tires. At Williamstown, Melbourne, a solicitor named Smith, aged 73, was Bent to gaol for a week in default of payment of a fine of Dl for drunkenness. He formerly had a lucrative praotice, but has fallen a victim to intoxicating liquor. Farmers cannot be too careful in keeping records (says the Stratford Settler). It was freely expressed at a recent sale that had the owner of a line of dairy cows been able to guarantee the dates as to his cows calving, he would, in many cases, have made from £1 to £1 10s more per head.

A man named William Millen met with a painful accident on the railway works at the mouth of the Huatoki (Taranaki) last week, In some way hie left ear was caught in the frame of a pile-driver, and it was almost torn from the head. He is reported to be progressing satisfactorily. The body of a young woman, Emily Burgi, aged 22 years, was found swinging by a rope from a tree in the bush near Lilydale, Victoria, on a recent Sunday evening. The deoeased, who resided with her parents, had appeared strange in her demeanour lately. The Tuapeka Times understands that it is the intention of Messrs Cochrane and Duffy, the successful tenderers for the removal of the. trees from the Lawrence cemetery, to set up a . temporary sawmilling plant and convert them . into suitable timber for the manufacture of fruit cases, or to prepare them for building purposes; Recently Charles Kemp, formerly a hotelkeeper, shot himself dead at Winnecke’s depot, South Australia. He had typhoid fever, and his brother, who was nursing him, had ]ust left the tent to get some beef tea, when he heard a snot. The patient had got out of bed, taken a revolver from his pocket, and shot himself through the head. He leaves a widow and four children.

Scores of young men are leaving Victoria for South Africa by the various Capo line steamers. Among the passengers by the Aberdeen, which has just sailed from Melbourne, were a dozen railway employees, who have taken 12 months’ leave of absence without pay rather than submit to the redued period of labor now ruling in the service. A .well-contested game of hockey was played yesterday afternoon at Victoria Domain between, the City

and West End Clubs, and resulted in a win for the former by three goals to two. For the winners, J. Martin, A. Tanoer, G. Dines, aad C. Jarman played sterling games. For West End, Wi Friday, Wepiha, and Roderick were most conspicuous. Mr G. Buscke controlled the game' in a creditable manner. ; ?

So far (says Che Mataura Ensign) no information has been laid by the police

against Mr Whittingham, brewer, of Gore, who endeavored to bring on a test 1 ' case recently by selling liquor Co a local resident subsequent to the enforcement of no-license in the distriot, in order to get his position under the Act defined by the magistrate. Mr Whittingham is still manufacturing beer at his brewery, but, of coarse, is not selling it within the Mataura electorate.

An ingenious swindle is being perpetrated in Sydney by a gang of men, who hawk brummagem jewellery from door Co door. The usual practice is to approach by the back way, and in a mysterious manner exhibit a nice-looking brooch or bangle, and say : “ Here give me, 5s for this, and' don’t ask me where I got it, I want the money badly.” As a matter of fact, however, the articles are made of inferior metal, and are generally worth about 9d or Is.

The Taranaki Herald reports that Mr Felix Tanner has succeeded in obtaining assistance to build the 11 barrel ” sailing craft which he has designed, and a start is to be made with the construction. Upon completion the vessel will be sailed to Waitara, and thence taken inland for exhibition prior to being launched upon a more extended voyage! It is Mr Tanner’s intention, we believe, to emulate the Tilikum and “do ” the round-the-world trip in his quaint craft.

Whatever the faults of “ our boys ” are they have always shown their readiness te '• play the game,” whether in sport or in the more serious paths of life, and while this spirit prevails there need be no fear of their failing to do their best to maintain the prestige of the Empire. The New Zealanders have commenced their Australian tour under favorable circumstances, and although they cannot expect to win all their battles, yet we believe their record Will be quite equal to those of the past in intercolonial football.— Manawatu Standard. 'Albert .Trott, who was considered •by, many; Napierites to, be a back number, a “ has-been,” not a “ tryer,” and a lot of other things which meant loss of form and departed •glory, as a cricketer, .while out here lass season,, appears to he quite good enough to still 'keep his end well up among the first-flighters at Home. Playing for Middlesex against Gloucestershire on the classic ground at Lord’s in the last week in May,, Trott had a hand in amassing the large total of 502 for his County., P. E. Warner, whom New Zealanders, and particularly the Otago men, have good cause to remember, made 149, Moon 122, and Trott 102. Trott apparently is as good as ever with the ball, as he •and Jack Hearne dismissed the Gloucestershire side (including Jessop) for 188 and 196. Truly, form is a funny thing, and the burly Albert deserves to be “ put up ” for inconsistent “ running ” while in i

An enormous sunfish has been captured in the Port Adelaide River. Its greatest girth was 18ft, and its estimated weight is about 15cwt. It is believed to be the largest of its specieß ever found in Australian waters.

Dr. Millard, of the New South Wales Board of Health, who made a special investigation into tbo recent outbreak of typhoid fever at Tamwortb, states that the epidemic was due to general climatic conditions caused by the long drought. A few days ago Edith Lee, aged 17, employed at Roseville, North Sydney, was shot dead accidentally. In company with another girl, she bad been playing with a revolver, and the weapon was thrown on to a table, the concussion causing it to go off. The bullet lodged in Miss Lee’s brain, causing instantaneous death. An addition of two more storeys is to be mado to the already fine building known as the Empire Hotel, Wellington, at a cost of between £15,000 and £20,000. An electric lift will be employed to give access to the higher quarters of the building.