The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, NOVEMBER 30, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume XII, Issue 1060, 30 November 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, NOVEMBER 30, 1903.

The grand complimentary concert will be tendered to His Lordship Bishop Lenihan this evening. Dr DeLialo, the District Health Officer, arrived in Gisborne on Saturday, and returned to Napier yesterday. To-day being St. Andrew’s Day will be observed as a holiday by the Banks as well as the legal and Government offices. In Gisborne this day was formerly observed as Hospital day, but duving the last few years it has been passed without notice. The Titirangi Road Board notify their intention to prosecute squatters on the Beach road, Haiti.

The bridge on Riverside road, near Russell street, will be closed for heavy traffic during repairs for a week from to day. By the Waikare on Saturday Messrs T. Smith and W. Ranger, who have been engaged in prospecting for oil at Kotuku, West Coast, returned home, work having been suspended' till the beginning of the new year.

Judging by the large booking the WoodsWilliamson Dramatic Company promise to put up a, record to-night, when Maud Williamson’s immensely successful drama tisation of Hall Caine’s famous work “ The Christian ” will be staged for the first time, in Gisborne.

The Gisborne District High School Cadets commenced their class firing at the Kaiti range on Saturday morning, using their Westley Richards rifle. The scoros were somewhat unequal, but the results show that the school could easily pick out a good team at the shorter ranges. The following are the scores (Government scoring, Beven shots at oach range) : C. MauDsell, 100yds 26,150yds 19, 200yds 24, total 69 ; H. Cole, 21, 23, 21- 65 ; A. Harding, 21, 20, 10 —51; F. Hacche, 20, 16, 14—50; A. Filo, 22, 8, 4—34 ; C. King, 19,10, 2—31; T. Wilson 5, 10, 5 20: T. Bell 11, 2, o—l 3. The wbolo of the services at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church yesterday were conducted by His Lordship Bishop Leniban, there being crowded congregations. Solemn Mass was held at 11 a.m., when Mrs Buckeridgo contributed a solo. In tho evening a confirmation service was held, when upwards of 70 candidates were presented. Miss Flynn gave an excellent rendering of the solo* ” Abide With Me,” and the whole service was of a most impressive character. Mr Palairet presided at the organ.

The Juvenile Missionary Society’s sale of work was held at the Maori. College on Saturday afternoon, and continued in tho evening. There was a largo and choice selection of articles prepared by tbo youDg members of the Society, and the stalls presented an attractive and picturesque appearance. Mrs Chatterton and Miss Dowman had charge of the work and fancy gooes stalls, while Misses Morico and Taylor presided over the refreshments. The dolls wore in the charge of Misses Nolan and Campbell Thomson ; fruit, Miss Freda Davis ; flowers, Mrs Darton. The Maori mission stall, which was much admired, was under the supervision of Mrs C. P. Davies. The young workers are to be congratulated od tho fine display of work, and the success of" the sale.

A capital opportunity is offered to anyone desirous of obtaining a. ?oo>l accommodation-house in the vicinity of the Nuhaka Hot Springs, tthicn are every year increasing in favor. -Mrs A. McLean’s property is offered for lease, particulars being obtainable from Mr T. Adair. The building has ten rooms, with oilliardtable and -room, and ten acres of land. It is situated on the main Gisbcrne-Wairoa road, and is close to the hot spring?, the post office, and the dairy, factory.

The Melbourne Argus speaking of the performance of the Woods-Wiliiamson Company of Hall Caine’s notable novel “The Christian” says Probably no other play, not excepting ‘The Silver King,’ has received or merited a greyer share of public approval, th.- performance coming as a revelation to tli, huge audience present. Mr Alfred Woods, in ihe character of John Storm, inn ie an immense impression, his dr-ou:-elation of Canon Wealthy in the Boa d Loon, sc. ne

being; one of ihe fines: d an .tic off ,'ts witnessed in a Mi ’bnu i.., theatre. ”he spieudid perf j.manco uf Glory Quayle. by that accomplished actress a"d nu-norcus Miss Maud Williamson, bi .g qu.- ly effective.”

The many friends of Mr Charles Che;- ne wiil rrgret to ieam of his death, which rook place at the Gisborne Hnspita on Saturday evening, at the early age ct 45. Deceased was for some years in the i mpioy of Mr William Gault, uf the An yll Hotel, as cook, and latterly han been engaged in the service of .Mr J. H. Vla-'in, of ike Gisborne Hotel. About a ~.>rtn ght ago Mr Cheyiiß was admitted to the Hospital suffering from pet itonitis, and though everything possible vvi s done on liis behalf his life could not be saved. Deceased was of a kindly and genial disposition, and a great favorite with tire travelling public of the East Coast. The funeral will 1. ave the Hospital at 3 o’clock this afternoon for the Makaraka cemetery.

There was a large attendance .at Messrs Williams and Kettle’s horse sale on Saturday 'afternoon. The entries were large, and prices realised were well up to the average. Mr G. R. Wyllie as usual conducted the sale.

Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. held their weekly horse sale in the Masonic Stables last Saturday at It a.m. A line lot of unbroken 4-year-oids, from Mr William Cooper’s Puatae station, were sold at prices ranging from £9 to £2O. Inferior hacks drought from £4 7s Gd to £6 40s. Mr J. 13. Kells, the firm’s popular knight of the hammer, scored a great success on Saturday in disposing of the unbroken horses. Bidding hung at £l4 for the first horse put up, but by steady perseverance the. gelding was sold under the hammer for £2O 2s 6d. Mr D. Barry was the purchaser. The high reserve on some of the horses alone prevented their sale. A long telegraphic message was received last night from the Premier, the message being fairly well explained by the following introduction “So that • the public may have the full facts before them, and thus he in a position to fairly judge, I have the honor to submie the correspondence and action taken which ultimately led to a vote of £15,000 being placed on the Estimates for a memorial to her late Majesty Queen Victoria, and in the face of Cape Colony offering £20,000, the submission of £15,000 to our Parliament was not out of place. To have refused alter the other colonies had made their offers to place before the New Zealand Parliament a vote for the purpose would not have been justifiable for my part, and to ask fourpence per head of our population for the purposes of a memorial to our late good Queen Victoria, who was the greatest of living monarchs, was not, I hope, a strain too great to near. If so, then I shall feel that ■the adulation of the past was not sincere.”

A meeting of the Gisborne branch of the Farmers’ Union was held iu the club rooms on Saturday evening. In the absenco of the secretary very little business was done, as the meeting was unable to deal with the eorrespondeuco. The Chairman, Mr W. D. Lysnar, read u letter to Mr Wilson, President of the Union, consuring Mr McCurdy’s failure to investigate tho grievance existing between the Gisborne branch and the Provincial Executive. Mr McLeod moved that the Chairman’s action be approved. He did not kuow the real merits of the quarrel between tho Gisborne branch and the Provincial Executive. But Mr McCurdy’s action in accepting the hospitality of individual members of tho Executive whose action ho was sent horo to judge without looking up the secretary or Chairman of the Gisborne branch was not calculated (o pour oil on the troubled wators. Mr Bell seconded the motion. He thought the Chairman’s action was fully justified in sending the letter. Mr Cameron also spoke on the motion. He considered Mr McCurdy had treated the Union in a very ungentlomanly manner, and instead of facing the situation and investigating the grievance he had only added fuel to the fire. Mr Cameron proposed that the secretary of the Motu branch of the Union be informed of Mr H. J. Blow’s visit to the ’ Motu on Monday, and that every facility be afforded him to make a thorough inspection as to the quantity of milling timber in the district. Mr Little seconded tho motion. After a short discusson on the deleterious effeots of ragwort, it was resolved to inform the Stock Inspector of its presence between Te Reinga and Patutahi. All other business was held over until the next meeting of the Union, on the first Saturday of next month.