The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, DECEMBER 9, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume XII, Issue 1068, 9 December 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, DECEMBER 9, 1903.

1 Dr Pomace has left Rotorua for Hoki anga to investigate into the supposed outbreak of fever among tho natives of tbul kianga.

Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. hold a clearing sale at Mr G. Spence’s homestead, To lego Bay, to-day, commencing at 12 o’clock.

Brindisi mails from Melbourne on 4th November reached London on the afternoon of tile 5 til of Dccctlllicr. The Schools’ Athletic Sports Committee meet nest Saturday morning ■to settle accounts.

A special train will leave Gisborne lor Kaitaratahi to-morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock.

‘A 1 meeting of the Poverty Bay branch of the Teachers’ Institute will he held in the Gisborne Schoolroom on Saturday morning, to review the order paper for the Nelson conference.

Messrs W. B. Common and J. W. Bright were at To'.ago Bay last evening cn route for the sale to be held at Mr G. Spence’s homostoud to-day. Yesterday morning Thomas James alias Johnston was arrested at Poututu by Con stable Doyle on a charge of stoalmg £3 from bis employer, Samuel Tanner, at Waihi.

A well-known Gisborne resident who recently visited Palmovston North as delegate to a Friendly Snciely’s conference, was robbed of upwards of £2O worth of jewellery.

Quite a largo crowd gutherod at the wharf yesterday afternoon about half past 4, upon tho arrival of the Btearn trawl launch Boatrico. Sho had a big haul of flatfish and gurnet, which had a ready sale as fluon as they were handed up the wharf.

The extension of the Kaiti wharf is being satisfactorily proceeded with. The piledriving in |bo hard papa has necessarily been slow. The worst of the papa has now been passed, and the work will in consequence go along much smoother.

Mr Lockie Gannon has been laid up at Botorua for the past two months suffering from an acute attack of rheumatism in the knee caused through a strain sustained whilst rowing. Mis -many friends will wish him a speedy recovery. At the Police Court yesterday morning Peter Erickson was charged with committing an unnatural offence at Ormond on the 30th November last. Tho case was heard with closed doors, and the accused was committed to stand his trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court to be held in Gisborne. Bail was fixed at £IOO, with two sureties of £SO each.

Last evening Mr W. F. Sinclair returned from Wairoa, having done the round trip, via Tiniroto and Morore Hot Springs, in three days With a buggy and pair. He informs us that he has arranged with Mr Cooper of the Mororo Hotel, to run special fast coaches during the holidays and summer months at a reduced rate. Seats were booked last night for Christmas coaches, and early application will be necessary for the remainder. The return faro has been fixed at the low rate of 20s for the trip of 88 miles. Advertisements will appear in to-morrow’s issue.

At the adjourned meeting of creditors in tho estate of John McGonnochio, builder, held yesterday afternoon, debtor stated that he was unable to make an offer of any kind. In the course of discussion the question was asked whether the debtor had rendered himself liable under the penal clauses of the Act, and it was resolved to ask the Assignee to take the opinion of bis solicitor as to wbother there was any case against the bankrupt. The meeting was adjourned until Monday next.

This afternoon at the tennis courts, Kaiti, a match will bo played by the ladies, Town versus Country. The latter teem will be represented by Mesdames Watson and Carmichael, Misses Bradley (4) and Reynolds (2); and Gisborne by Mrs Seymour and Misses Boylan (2), McCredie (2), Macfarlane, Adams, and W. Adair. Play will commence at 2 p.tn.

J. Geddes, a defendant who was before the Court last week on a charge of using insulting language, sends us the following pathetic letter Please give me space in your paper to thank a few friends who kindly proposed to pay the fine of eight pounds eighteen shillings and other expenses imposed on me by the Magistrate for an offence that I have no recollection of having committed. I try to keep my assets greater than my liabilities, and must decline their kind offer, and will take it out in his Majesty’s sanatorium made and provided for such cases."

Major Taylor, the famous eyelet, wil pass through Gisborne this afternoon by the Westralia, This young man is to receive something between two ana three thousand pounds for his tour. He will only undertake to race thrice a week, and in addition to the enormous retaining fee he takes all that he wins. Mr Seddon sometimes works night and day, with a little Sunday overtime thrown in. His leanings are towards labor now, but with Taylor’s salary ho would probably soon develop into a plutocrat. As was generally expected, the report of Mr E. 0. Gold-Smith, the Commissioner

appointed to enquire into the .subject of amalgamatioi\of Gisborne and suburbs, is strongly in favor of-extending the boundaries of the borough as suggested iD the' petition. After going fully into tho various reasons why an algamation was neces sary, the Commissioner concludes : —" I am of opinion that the prayer of the petitioners should bo granted. The extension of the borough for the reasons I given, must bo to the advantage o» district, and ‘the opinions of a powerful i body produce more good than when diverted, and. more unanimity will result if amalgamation takes place. But the boundaries should be adjusted so that all properties, fronting on a street forming part of the boundary should be included in J the borough."

Sir Joseph Ward left New Plymouth last night at 9 o’clock for Auckland. Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., leaves for tiie Coast this morning.

Owing to the survey not being complete, the sale of the property known as Mangapapa farm ia postponed for a month.

Members of the East Coast Mounted Rifles are reminded that all rifles must be returned to Quarter-master-Sergeant Zachariah to-day for annual inspection;

Knowledge of telegraphy and the ability to swim and to row a boat are required of policemen in Vienna. In his early days, Sir Thomas Lipton denied himself almost every pleasure except that of amassing a fortune.

The Willoughby-Geach Company have definitely decided to play at Gi?bom> on the 19th, 21st. and 22nd, opening with the popular farce, “ Why Smith Left Home.” The Company hove bad a phenomenal season in the South, and no doubt they will do the same in Gisborne,

Mr W. F. Sinclair, of the East Coast CoacbiDg Company, who was the successful tenderer for the Wairoa-Tiniroto-Gis-borne mail service, has bought out Mr Mclntyro’s plant, and intends adding to and improving it. He will take over the running shortly. The East Coast Coaching Company will shortly be running right through from Wairoa to Awanui, a distance of 175 miles. The examination for national scholarships will be held in every Education Board centre on the sth

and 6th January, 1904. Entries close with the Secretary of the local Education Board on 19th December. For fulT information respecting these examinations intending candidates stiould apply to the local secretary to the Education Board of the distilct.

A number of.seamen from H.M.S. Penguin became the cynosure of all eyes at the band concert last evening. The jovial tars took advantage of the music, and waltzed round in the middle of the road, supremely

unconscious of the merriment they occasioned. Bluejackets the world over have earned a reputation for their exhaustless fund of jollity and their abandon of all conventionalities, and (lie sailors of the Penguin are no exception to the rule. Ilis Lordship Bishop Lenihan is

not having too good a time of „it with his motor car in his overland trip to* Wairoa. In the heavy rain the going on the clay hills was very lough, and at times great difficulty was experienced in making headway. When the Wairoa mailman passed Tlis Lordship on Monday, the latter had his coat and vest off and was

busily engaged pushing the car up the Parakanapa hill. At a later stage of the journey, the Bishop might have been seen bartering for the purchase of a couple of suits of .dungarees, which he would, no doubt, find more suitable for rough 'travelling than his clerical attire liis Lordship and Mr Henning arrived at Wairoa late last evening. The Gisborne City Band gave a very enjoyable concert from the balcony of the Coronation Hotel last 'evening, which was listened to and highly appreciated by a large assemblage of people. The Band gave a popular selection of music, including the march, “ Hiawatha,” now all the rage in America. Mr M. Foster wielded the baton, and had the performers well under control. The general opinion of the public was Gisborne should be proud of such an institution as the City Band, and as a mark of appreciation should roll up in strong force to the grand Old English Fayrc, to be opened tomorrow in aid of the new band-room for the members. For the last 25 jears, the Band has labored under the disadvantage of practising in a room entirely unfit for the purpose, and they now appeal to the public for a decent practice room. The Queensland Agricultural. Department is making an experiment in keeping pine-apples at a cold temperature, with a view to testing whether they could be carried to England, and under what conditions. There were 170 absentees from the Westport schools one day last week, 135 of whom are suTTSring from mumps. It is possible that the prevalence of mumps amongst the children and illness amongst teachers may necessitate the closing of the schools for a fortnight. The other day, Mr J. White, his wife, and two children had a narrow escape from drowning whilst attcmj]j>ing to cross the Namoi river, ‘Manilla, N.S.W. The buggy and horses were washed away by the flood waters, and the occupants were eventually rescued- by, a swagsman.