A' COATLESS BRIGADE

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1348, 7 January 1905, Page 2

A' COATLESS BRIGADE

O.ux congratulations are offered to tho band of telegraph operators in Sydney, who are rebelling against (the absurd regulations compelling them ito keep their coats on when, at work and regardless pf weather conditions,The order was inspired by the most contemptible ca'ddishness* aud ithe reaqojna given therefor really amount to a scan'daL Telegraph operators of all people in the Government service should be free from the iutriu-' sion of visitors. Their w,ork is largely of a confidential nature,' requiring privacy* an'd the general public sho.uld have no more knowledge as to whether, the operators work with their coats on or off than they have of the contents of the messages being received or transmitted. Cer-

•taiiUy, fx!om ; a utilitarian point of •view, it would to more pleasing and pie'turerque to see- a band of , 'tele*graph. operators wording -with: tteir coats o;ffi and sleeves rolled up,than for them to be perspiring-in coats and craning their moist chins over high collars. It isi to thp credit ‘pf the .men that they' are rebelling lagaipat the onden and that an their I important -.department at least: alii hand? are not putting in time .on. I What ia ksftwa.sr, ii-Tfie 1 Ptostet*. . ...

A bullock-driver is advortisod for by Mr J. R. Hurrcy, of Whangara. Malle for Napier and south, -par s.s. Fanny, aloso at 9 this morning. Sir Joseph Ward deolaroa his motto to bo : “ Plenty of money at ohoap rates.”

Messrs Redstone and Sons’ ooaoh for Tiniroto loaves town at 7 o’olook on Monday morning. The schooner Awanui is loading for Ooast ports aa far as Awanui, and sails this ovoning. Tho Gisborne Raoing Club’s nominations close at 9 o’olook this ovoning, at Mr Nasmith’s office. Messrs Redetono and Sons’ Coast ooaoh leavos Gisborne at 9 o’olook on Monday morning.

At the Police Court yesterday morning a first offender for drunkenness wes cautioned and disoharged. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s s.s. Kaikoura and tho Shaw Savill steamer Waiworn expect to get away for Wellington early this morning. A committee meeting of the Caledonian Sooioty will be hold at 8 o’clook this evening in the Farmers’ Union club room, Masonio Hotel.

Messrs Williams and" Kettle hold their next stook salo at Matawhero on Thursday, January 12th. Tho present entries inoiude 1600 sheep and 150 head of cattle.

An advertiser desires to loaße from 300 to 600 acres of enslosed grazing land, whioh must have good pasture and be well watered. The contractor for the ereotion of Mr Bushnßll’s two-storied building is now in Gisborne, and work in connection with the building has been oommenoed. One hundred and ten English Leicester rams arrived by the s.s. Fanny yesterday morning, consigned to Messrs Bennett and Sberratt. :

Tho Education Department has requested that an offioial inquiry be made into tho recent fire at the Gisborne school.

Tho Rev. M. W. Butterfield conducts service to-morrow at Waimata at 11 a.m., Waorenga a-hika 3.15 p.m., and Makauri at 7.30 p.m. As only an informal tender was received for the ereotion of tho Waipiro Hospital at Ta Puia Hot Springs, the Waiapu Hospital Board decided to do the work itself. The list of visitors to Lake House, Waikaremoana, for the week ending December

31st, 1904, shows an increase of 11 over the corresponding period of 1908. Next December there ought to be a very large inoreass. ‘ ' •

For tho Wairoa Caledonian Sooiety’s recent sports there wes a profit of £2O. It .was decided to complete the dressingroom on the grounds. A bonus of £5 was voted to the seoretary. Messrs Zaohartah Bros., tailors, have dissolved partnership by mutual consent. The business will be carried on by Mr A. Zaohariab, by whom all debts due to or owing by the late firm will be received and paid. Members of the BowliDg Club are reminded to call on the seoretary and secure tiokets for the tournament for themselves and friends, as no admission will be allowed unless by tioket.

Monday’s Guardian states :—“ A large party of tourists from Hastings and Napier left for Waikaremoana yesterday morning, and last week several oyoled from Wellington to tbiß increasingly popular health resort.”

Unclaimed letters for the following await delivery at the post offioe :—Mrs A. E. Brigden ; Misses M. F. Ross and Lizzie J. West; Messrs A. Bagnall, F. H. Davis, W. Gray, John Grady, Riohie Holland, Johan Johanson, John Mahoney, J. Murpby, J. Saddler, Chas White.

Early next month the enterprising firm, Williams and Kettle, Ltd., will hold their first sale of stook at their new yards, Te Karaka. " The present entries comprise 4500 sheep and 400 head of cattle. The sale will commenoe at 11.30 a.m., and luncheon will be served at Allßn’s at 1 o’clook.

On Wednesday evening next the Gisborne City Band give an entertainment in the To Rau College grounds, whioh have been kindly placed at the disposal of the band by the Rev. H. Williams. The band is in active preparation for the forthcoming band contest, and those who attend the concert on Wednesday evening are promised an entertainment of musioal merit.

Mr R. J. Hoskings, who died suddenly at Wellington on Thursday, was some time ago in Gisborne on relieving duty at the local bank. He made many friendß during bis short residence here, and the news of his Bndden death was reoeived with deep regret by those who had known him.

At Weßley Chnrob to-morrow the morning service will be taken by the Rev. A. N. Sootter, In the evening the Rev. G. Hounsell will preach, the subjeot being “ Fruitfulnesß.” Mr Hounsell will also conduct service at Ormond at 3 p.m.

At St. Andrew’s Ghuroh to-morrow morning the Rev. J. G. Paterson will give a sermonette to the children, while the subjeot of hi” sermon will be, “If not to Christ, to whom ?” In the evening a special New Year sermon will be given to young men.

The proprietress of the Universal Dining Rooms, Mrs M. Cramp, has arranged for the supplying of hot suppers from 8 p.m. until midnight each evening.'" The work is in the hands of an experienced chef, and the popular " Universal ” should receive a large share of patronage. Suppers will be obtainable to-night.

The proprietor of the Wairoa Guardian has our hearty congratulations on the issue of his journal as a tri-weekly. 11 Our belief,” writes the editor, "in Wairoa and its future is growing stronger, and as a proof of our faith and confidence, we inaugurate to-day, for the first time, a triweekly, and we hope our readers will appreciate the change.' . . We have no cause to feel depressed as to the future of our distriot. The land is rioh, the climate is good, water abundant, and if we lack meanß of rapid communication it can only be for a time.”

There was a full meeting last night of the oommittee of the Poverty Bay Rowing Club (ladies and gentlemen), and a special vote of thanks was passed to all the ladies and others for their services to the club in their efforts to make both the picnio and' danco a success. There was also a vote of thanks to Mr Aeland Hood for his kindness in allowing them to use his property for tho pienio. The secretary notified the committee that Mr F. Harris, of the Albion Hotel, had kindly offered to donate a handsome gold medal to the club to be given for a single sculling event.

A oommittee meeting of tho Gisborne Rowing Club was held last evening, when it was decided to postpone the sonlling race and call for entries for the “ Schumacher Fours,” entries to olose at 6.30 p.m. on the. 14th inst., and the election committee will immediately pick the crews. The conditions attached to this race will be posted on the club’s notice board, but nonfinancial members will not be considered by tho selection oommittee. An entranoe fee of Is per man will be charged, and crews will abide by their own acoidents.

At the Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning before Messrs J. Sheridan and J. Somervell, J’s.P., George Braybrook (Mr T. Alston Coleman) eharged Alan Fergerson (Mr Stock) with assault. Both informant and defendant were young men residing at Patutahi. The ovidenoe showed that during tho interval at the concert recently held in the Patutahi Public Hall the informant, returning with a friend from the hotel was struck on the head with a beer bottle thrown by defend-

ant. There was no quarrel between the two men. James Boyd, Edward Malone, and John Taylor stated that defendant was not aware of Braybrook’s proximity when he threw the bottle. Mr Stock held that defendant could not be oonvioted of assault, though he may have been charged with another offence. The Benoh warned defendant that it was a very dangerous thing to throw bottles about in a public road at night, when people were about. He was guilty of gross misconduct. They were not satisfied however that an assault had been committed, but defendant had 1 been guilty of gross oailelesane^g. ■: Sb{»i ataaifined iseeaie wUboat ousts,