PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JANUARY 9, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1349, 9 January 1905, Page 2

PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JANUARY 9, 1905.

In answer to many enquirers, Mr Miller asks us to state that the box plan for Mr Goorgo Stephenson’o season of oooqio opera will probably bo opened on Friday morning.

It is stated that R. J. Mason wanted to 'get Mnhntonga to take to Australia a short time. back. This gelding may be kept going until the autumn and then given a winter’s spell at Gisborne.—Auckland Star.

A speoial meeting .of the . Cook County Oounoil was held on Saturday to decide the statutory half holiday under the Shops and Ofifioos Aot. It was decided that Wednesday be the half ; holiday irom 1 p.m. The speoial order making the re.te for the Whaiekopae bridge loan was confirmed. The following tenders were dealt with :—Contraot HI), metalling Murewai, Bartlett and Cp., 3s 6d a yard (accepted). Contract 116 Wairoa road ■ metalling, Moljoughlin, 11s for metal, 7s for reforming (accepted!. Two tenders were received for contract 118, Mangatu; both were declined. No tender was received for oontraot 114, oleaning drains. About noon on Saturday Mr J. MoKorsey, of the Gisborne toiograph staff, met with a very painful accident. He was zopairing a wire; seated on the orosßbar of a telegraph pole, when the cross-piece, wbioh was affixed to the pole with one bolt only, tilted with the strain and threw MoKersey from his seat. He fell on his right arm, which was broken at-the elbow and wrist. Mr .MoKersey is a member of tbe City Band, and was down to play the tenor horn solo at the forthcoming band contest at Auckland. Mr MoKerßey makoe light of his injury, and has not relinquished his intention of competing at the oontest. He fingers almost as wall with the left hand as with the right, and expresses his intention of attending practice again during the week. Speaking of the “ Skirt Danoor,” the opera wbioh Mr George Stephenson will probably open his season in Gisborne with, the Auokland Herald says The Skirt Dancer, introduced by Mr George Stephenson's Musioal Comedy Coy. to a paoked house eS His Majesty’s Theatre last night, would put the veriest misanthrope in a good temper. : It created a whirl of laughter from the rise to the fall of the ourtaiD. "One clever Bpeoiality followed another amidst a Iblaze of oolour and the swish of dainty skirts. Hardly a principal but had a laughable part to sustain, and merriment ran riot, spread itself over the footlights, and infeoted everybody in front. Quite frequently the notion of the piece was lost in tho hearty laughter that kept bubbling up and boiling over in all parts of the house.” The services in Holy Trinity Church yesterday attracted large congregations, being of an attractive oharaotor. . At 2.45 in the afternoon a farewell carol service was given by the choristers of St. Thoman’ Churoh, Auckland, at which a speoial collection was taken in aid of the Maori mission. Several wall known carols were sung, ..and the choir gave Wesley’s fine anthem, 11 Blessed be tbe God and tbe Father,” . In the evening the churoh was agaiu crowded, when the annual confirmation service was oonduoted by the Bight Bov. the Lord Bishop of Waiapu. . Over fifty candidates were presented, and the impressive and beautiful service . was listened to by the largo oongrogation with groat attention. The vioar, Mr Thomas, requested last year’s candidates to attend Holy Communion service next Sunday, at wbioh-thoeo who had just been confirmed would take their first saorament.

£he proprietors of “ Windsor Magazine” are making £ big bid for increased' oiroula••tion and popnTarity cf th?ir_ favoritio monthly, by starting the now volume with an exceptionally fine Christmas number, the cover of which is beautifully printed in color and gold. An excellent photogravure plate, St. George and the Dragon, forms a frontispieoe, and there are sixteen' exquisite reproductions of Sir Edward J. Poynter’s famour pictures, The first instalment of “ Ayesha,”' the long expooted sequel to “ She,” by Bider Haggard appears and there are twenty humorous drawings by the late Phil May, illustrating .»• Songs and their Singers,” Stories by Budyard Kipling, Zangwill, Barry Pain,, Ethel Turner and others are jnoluded, as are illustrated articles by able writers, and the whole 210 pages form the most magnificent shiilings-worth of magazine literature ever issued. Ho , one shonld miss buying this very fine number, „

At' the meeting* of the Te Arai Boad Board on Saturday morning, Mr 0. J. Parker was authorised to take charge of the petition in favor of having the Road Board merged in the County Council, Mr Clark raised the question whether they would benefit by the abolition of the road district. He failed to see where the increased' expenditure upon their district would come from, as tho Council had no funds. Mr Parker said they must benefit. He did not see why their £IOOO of rates should be spent in other parts of the county when they'were receiying an Inoome of a little over £7O. They had, scarcely enough to keep the drains open, and if theyiad not a prospect of getting a good main' road in the pear future, he would be inclined to paok up and- clear out. Other roads had been taken over by the county, and ho did riot see why the Arai road should not be brought under the county’s control. Mr Jex-Blake said that the disposal of moneys by an impartial governing body would do away feeling of favoritism that existed is a toad riistriotr , •:= *

We arc In receipt of a handoouro 1905 } calendar from the Independent Order of I Roohabitoß, it is tho most artistio yet | icirnishod by tho Order. It represents tho I industries engaged in by tho mombors, und boars figures aud roprosontationß emblematic of tho Ordor. Tho likeness of tho High Chief Buler (Bro. Duuoau Kirkwood) appears thereon, while the booofits to be derived from tho Ordor aro advantageously sot forth. Tho financial and numerical position of tho Order is also given, tho whole details of tho calendar being most pleasingly arranged. Following on the reported disoontont among tho permanent forces at Shelly Bay, the Now Zealand Times draws attention to the opparont of discipline at Fort Ballanoo on Now Year’s Day, whereby a party of strangers wore allowed to roam amoDg tho forts at will, and thoroughly inspect tho guns, ammunition, gun pits, oto., this too without meeting with the sign of a guard.

On Saturday last a Gisborne, cricket team journeyed out to Te Arai and spent a most enjoyable day. Tho wicket was all in favor of the bowlers, and scoring was small. Gisborne won by nine runs. Bobinßon, bowling for Gisborno, seourod seven wiokets for one run, wbioh is a rooord for To Arai. The visitors were most hospitably entertained by tho president (Mr Baird) and members of the Te Arai Club.

A oloao and exoiting. game was played on the bowling green on Saturday afternoon between tbe representatives of the Hastings and Gisborne clnbß. In tbe early stages of the game the Hastings men established a substantial lead, but by excellent play in tbe suooeediDg heads the Gisborne representatives lessened the gap, and at the-20th head bad drawn up level with their opponents. At the last head

Hastings got one in, and won the game, Messrs Maddison and Beatson (or' Hast, ingß and Ponsford and Martin for Gisborne showed particularly'good form. There wbb a busy scene at the wbarl last evening, the number of passengers arriving and departing by the Tarawera constituting a record for a Sunday boat. There was a good deal of complaint made in regard to the delay in getting the inward passengers ashore, but the late arrival of the steamer was no donbt responsible for’ that. The work of landiog the passengers and sorting out luggage was made more diffloult by'the inefficient lighting provided by'the Harbor Board, and we trust that an immediate imptovement will be made in regard to the matter. 'Visitors to Gisborne last evening obtained a very poor impression of the place, as several of the passengers, in the rush on the wharf, narrowly escaped going into the river. A painful aocident occurred at Whata tutu shortly after midday yesterday by wbioh a young man, George Stevens, had dis leg badly broken. He was employed in ereoting fonoes for Messrs Barron Bros., of' Mbahgatn, and bad gone to Whatatutu with a paekhorso to obtain provisions He was in the oof of mounting bis horse, a young animal, when it took frigbt at something and plunged. The rider made an attempt to get elear, but fell and sustained the injury mentioned. Mr W. Hay kindly drove the sufferer into town; in the meantime Dr Sohumaoher had been communicated with and meeting tho buggy at Te Karaka put the injured leg in eplints. The patient was then conveyed to the hospital and made as comfortable as possible. Mr Stevens waß a South Afrioan oontingenter. At the usual fortnightly meetiug of the committee of the Poverty Bay Bowing Club it was deoided to accept Mr F. Harris’ handsome trophy with thanks. It was resolved that entries be taken at onoe for the event, and already a number of rowers have entered for the event inoluding some of the club's old time champions, R. Kellet and O. Taylor, who are, however, considerably out of form. The drawing for piaoes in the double soulls was then proceeded with, and resulted as follows: — J. Smith aud Sohrafft sor, A. Pool and A. iDgram 2 seos, S. Roderiok and A. Pirie ssecs, M. Oman and B. Luoas Sseos, Den Tate and MoGonigal sseos, O. MoCJonnel and G, McGuffir sseos, Bou Tate and G. Mathias 0 secs, W. Haokett and A. Sawyer Sseos, B. Bannister and A. James lOseoa, G. Peterson and McPherson 7seos, Jno. Roderiok and Bean 7secs, V. Somerville and H- Lynch 2seos. The racing, whioh starts from Mr Warren’s jetty, will begin on Thursday night, and an endeavor will he made to get off two raoes every night till the final is decided. As most of the crews are in strong training some good contests Bhonld take place.