The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JANUARY 6, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1347, 6 January 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JANUARY 6, 1905.

The Matawhero stock aalea will bo beld on Thursday next. The committee of the Poverty Bay -Rowiog Olub picnic meet this evening at the Troeadero. A few good harvesters ore advertised for by Mr G. Barron of Matawhero. The Ormond poundkeeper notifies the impounding of three calves at Ormond. Messrs Teat and Friar have a sixroomod house on Whatoupoko to let. A Hawke’s Bay settler is suffering from blood poisoning caused by the bits of an ant while ho was visiting Australia. The promoters of the bazaar at Te Earaka are to be warmly congratulated on its suooess, there being a return of nearly £IOO. The Zealandia got a rough time crossing the Bay of Plenty on her last trip to Auckland, the speed at times not being five knots an hour. Gisborne put up a good record last year with only two bankruptcies. Both in 1902 and 1903 there were five, while in 1901 there were Beven, and in 1900 six. On Thursday next the fortnightly stook sale held by Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. and Messrs Dalgety and Co. will take place. Present entries oompriso 100 head of cattle.

An alteration of advertisement appears in another column from Messrs C. Rosie I and Co., in whioh they advertise some oheap lines of gents’ and boys' hats and caps, also various styles of shirts. Mr Sam. Earle, the popular hairdresser, has a change of advertisement in this issue, in whioh he draws publio attention to his well-assorted stock of tobacconists’ goods, amongst whioh are the latest London novelties. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, before Captain Chrisp and Mr W. E. Akroyd, Js.P., judgment by default was given in the case of A. M. Lewis (Mr Stock) v. George Davis, claim £4 10a 6d t costs £1 7s. The export of gold from the colony last year was 519,7200 z, valued at £1,987,501, or 13,5940 z, valued at £60,330, less than in 1903. The past month’s export of gold totalled 28,6310 z, valued at £112,017, as oomparod with 49,7940 z, valued at £193,261, in December, 1908. “ Divide and conquer ” is 90 doubt an excellent rule; but the division in the Ministry which the Opposition so ardently desires to see has not yet arisen, and is not at all likely to arise.—New Plymouth News.

With all the oheap money and all the enormous expenditure of borrowed millions and 11 surplus ” transfers, the settlers have in tha past been unable to get road-making aCnS; and how they are to get it now, when the Treasurer aSClsr?? thas Money is short, is a question that most oanee thefti hears searching,—Efawera Star. During Sunday night, December 25, the warehouse of Mr H. B, Cooperi' wholesale grocer, Knox-sfcreet, Sydney, was entered by burglars. On the premises being opened next morniDg, it was found that a safe had been shifted from the office to tbs store, where a hole was ent in the baok of it, and eome jewellery valued at ,£SO, and oash amounting to about £ 5, were stolen. The thieves effected an entrance to the building from the baok part. There was stated to have been £3OO in the safe on Saturday, but it, fortunately, was removed by Mr Oooper before the plaoe was diC2s3 up. '

The adjourned case, Edward Thompson (Mr Lysnar) v.' E."F. KraUoe (Mr Blair) claim £3 3b for service of'entire, was concluded yesterday at the Magistrate’s Court, before Captain Ohrisp and Mr W. E. Akroyd, J.’sP. In the absenoe of defendant’s solicitor, Mr Stock appeared. In cross examination plaintiff said the service rendered was not a good one. A witness, Jameß Paterson, summoned to prodace an entry book, explained that it had been destroyed in a fire. Plaintiff was' non-suited with costs 2s, solicitor's fee Is, Paterson was not granted witness’ expenses.

“ Whalebone,” writmg in the Auckland Star, states Mahutonga’s performance in the Auckland Cup was one we do not seo the like of every day. For a horse to carry the weight he did and be out in front all tbe way, and then to stall off challenges one after tbe other at the finish, is marvellous and his condition to do so refieots the greatost credit on bis trainer, Maher. Bnohanan is also to be 'oomplimenjed on the manner in. which he bandied his mount, and he well deserved the applause which greeted him on his return to the Boale. Four-year-olds have now won the Auckland Cup four times in succession.

——... : -•?. sea off the coast steadily The * "nd good progress moderated was made with shiPDine ■ '

grand sight was afforded those who visited the beach at daybreak yesterday morning. The sea in the bay was not breaking so furiously aB on tbe previons night, but tremendous rollers were surging on to the beacb, driving high up on the bank. The effect of allowing sand to be carted from the sandbanks was shown by tbe erosion at the Grey stress portion of She beaob. A short stretch of, the fencing was brought down through the Bandy foundation being

washed away near the locality of which a good deal of sand had been carted, and quite a steep bank has formed in some parts. At the Victoria township the ..waves occasionally washed over the hankahd travelled a considerable distance. A substantial erosion has be6n made in the I banfc-.below Lowe: street. The ; westerly I winds will no doubt soon replace a good I deal al f has wUoh :has gone.

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Mails for‘Wellington and South close at o olook this morning per s.a. Kaikoura.

Mails dospatohod from Melbourne via Brindisi on Novembor 80th arrived in London on Dooombsr 80th

Messrs Murray, Roberts, anti Co.’s now wool store, to be erected in C , l is^ ho “ ac st ‘ ,rcot ’ & to bo completed by May 31 at.

A porbon who has been acting as agent for Tattersall in a town between Wellington anti New Plymouth is being auKiausly inquired for.

A Maori idol fashioned in green— Stone and standing about three feet high has been found in the b.ush near, Takaka* Nelson..

A man injured by a kick from a horse was brought into town last night, and attended to at Dll Schumacher’s private hospitalIt is stated that stejps arc to bo taken to bring back to' the colony the Auckland insurance agent who loft somewhat suddenly, hy the last San Francisco boat. '

The Premier has promised Mr Graham, M.Ii.R., £SOO Government subsidy towards the re-building pf the Nelson College, provided the Cabinet approve, and that a like sum is found by the Board of Governors. Attention is direoted to the postponement of the sate of section 61 of block O, Whataupoko. At the reguest of the mortgagor the sale bas been postponed until February 6th.

The following cable has been received by Messrs Dalgety and Go., Ltd., from their London office (t Rutter ; Copenhagen, sinoe our last cablegram prloes are unchanged ; market week. Frozen tut!Git • Market quiet, prices unchanged.”

In another column Messrs Hallensicin Bros, draw the notice of customers to their stock of boots and shoes. They also notify that, having an expert tradesman, they are prepared to execute boot repairs on the shortest notioe, at tiie lowest possible price consistent with good workmanship. While driving a wood waggon in from Wbavekopae on Wednesday afternoon Mr W. Manson, of Patutahi, had a miraculous escape from death. A short distance from Ngatapa, at the Long Gutting, the wheels skidded and the waggon and horses fell over an embankment into a gully 90flj deep. Manson hung on to the horses until be found it hopeless, when be attempted to jump clear, but his leg caught in the broke and he wa3 dragged down with the wreoked waggon. He managed to get clear before reaching the bottom and escaped with a few nasty bruises. The horses were considerably out about a.id the waggon was smashed to pieces.