The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE JANUARY 24, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1361, 24 January 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE JANUARY 24, 1905.

An advertiser desires to lease a paddock near town. The monthly meeting of the Gisborno Harbor Board will bo hold on Thursday next.' Messrs ‘Williams and . Kettle have a largo entry of shoop and oattio for their noxt stock sale at Matawhoro on Thursday. Tbo cotaloguo at present comprises 3300 sheep and 300 hoad of cattle. J. Husioy, an old Gisborno boy, is included in tho 22 from which tbo Auckland team will be pickod .to play against tho Australian orickotors on February 10. In tho Observer’s Bowling Spasms the Ditcher remarks that Martin, tho winner of tbo Singles Championship, must be a snoitor. That bo got homo in tbo singles after a hard wook at the fours says something for form.

Messrs Oommon, Shelton and Co. and Dalgoty and Co. bold tbeir next stock salo at tbeir Matawhoro yards on Thursday noxt. Tbo present entries iuoludo 2800 sheep and 150 head of 18 month steer'd. Thirteen 4 tooth Shropshire rams will be offored on account of Messrs G. and R. Coates. A very important salo of properties is announced through our advertising columns. Messrs Dalgoty and Co having been instructed bv tho East Coast Native Trust Bands Board to dispose of choice freehold and leasehold properties in tho hands of tbo Board. Tho title given is lands transfer. Fullor particulars than given in tbo advertisement may be obtained from tbo oifieo of tho Board or from Messrs Dalgety and Co. Tho inaugural social of the lately reformed Povorty Bay Caledonian Society will be held in His Majesty’s Theatre tomorrow ovoning (Burns’ night). A strong committee have tho arrangements for the gathering in hand, and it is expected that thoro will be a largo attendance of the public. During tho evening Highland dances and a popular programme of songs will bo given. Double tickets will bo 4s, and single tickets 2s. Tho admission to the dress circle will also be 2s, England’s responsibilities in tbo matter of Imperial defence arc still overwhelmingly heavy, and nothing but a resolute determination to continue our huge naval and military expenditure till our rivals desist from their menaces can ensure the Empire’s safety. But in tho meantime Mr Balfour is justly outitled to the credit of having introduced changos in our naval and military systems which havo vastly improved our prospects of success in any possible contingency or against any probable combination of enemies.—Auckland Star.

The newly-formod Shop Assistants’ Association, in Wellington, has installed itsolf in offioes in Willis Btreet, and its organising secretary (Mr Hamilton) is getting to work. Tho aims of the association aro described as follows: —Mutual support and benefit (collectively and individually), as regards hours of employment and hours of closing ; to help maintain beneficial and necessary law, and to resist as an association all legislation affecting adversely the welfare aud statue of shop assistants; to assist, through tho executive commitfoo, all oases calling for inquiry and redross ; to initiato reforms and correct abuses ; to see that tho names of all membors of tho association qualified to vote are placed upon the electoral rolls ; and to assist employers in all just and reasonable demands. j |lf Goorgo Stoohonson had opened his Beason with tho bill that was put up for tho last two days thereof, ho would probably have departed from Aucklaud at a discount of about thirteen shiilinga and ninepenco halfpenny. As it was, ho did good business with two fairly coherent and amusing trifles, slightly better ditto with an extraordinary hotch-potch oalled “ Tho Dandy Dootor,” and hardly any worth speakiDg of with tho vaudevillo programme of Saturday and Monday. The company, which is rich in specialties, made the show a good doal better than it deserved to bo, and, taking all things into consideration, it wasn't quite eo bad as it might have beeu. But when poople pay to see His Majesty's, they expoct something more than the City Hall. George Stephonson promises to return witn something roolly good in the near future.—Auckland Observer.

Tho Wanganui Chronicle’s Wellington correspondent writes —" The sensation of

the hoar in political circles is tho letter Mr Chamberlain wrote to the “ New Zealand Times” and cabled out to that delighted and somewhat perplexed journal. The ex-Sooretary is very sorry, shows tho white feather a li.tle, is ostontatioualy resigned to a short sojourn in tho cool ehades of Opposition, but that does not prevent him from being quito suro that he will, in a shott time, comparatively speaking, come back again all right with Brother Balfour,

who somehow seems to figure as the necessary evil of the Chamberlain situation. The fact is that in the Napoleonio combinations of Chamberlain-Balfour, the pushful ono has seized the first opportunity of washing his hands of the situation, at least for the present. Anyhow, the “Now Zealand Times” managed to draw Joe, and that is good enough for the 11 man in the street ”to smile broadly. Also, wo have now the best reason for knowing that the new apostles have no hope whatever of winning the first game of the coming rubber. The “ Times ” having drawn its badger, was not game to tackle his policy with anything like defioiteness. Instead of Upholding the great man, it merely said that he was not afraid, and proceeded to lay a mattress for him to fall on light; and the mattress was labelled "Balfour” alias “ Pretty Fanny.” Of course we read that Mr Seddon was not afraid either, and we were asked to applaud his preference law, without being told that it is also a law for preferring anybody we please. In fact, wo learn that nobody is afraid, and at the sntro time we are taught that nobody ; knows exactly what to think,

Tho noxt salo of wool, shoopskins, hides, tallow, otc., by tho Gisborno Woolbrokors, Association will bo hold on Fobruary 24th’ Tho Customs duty on tho ironwork for tho Tologo Bay bridgo amounted to noarly .£3OO.

Tho landing of tho stool super structure for tho Tolago Bay bridgo attracted a groat donl of attention yostordny. It is bolioved that thoro will bo no difficulty in putting tho parts together. Fivo thousand shoop, purchased by a southern buyer through Dalgoty and Co., left tho Wairurapa for Timaru. Tho sarno buyer is still operating in the district, and it is estimated ho will take somo 7000 shoop f oui tho Wrirarapa—all ewes. At tho Nuhaka show on Saturday tho prize for hacks, to walk, trot, and gallop, was won by C. Shorrill; huntors’ compe-

tition, W. Tod’s Trouto ; ladios’ jumping, Miss B. Moßood ; ladies'driving, Miss W. Cooper; pony in harness, driven, C. Sherrill ; singlo harness horeo, Miss M. Cooper ; romount, Priestly ; maro bred for huntors, W. Tod’s Hinomoa.

' A local resident who visited a Niroaba dairy farm statos that tho young ca'vcs thoro arc fed in little bails. By this method much food is Bftved, as by tho old stylo tho calves ore fod “ anyhow,” and tho milk bucket is usually kicked ovor in tho scramble. Tho now method t6iids to mako tbo calves quito amenable to tho milking boil lator on.—Carterton Boader. One cannot help expressing tho hope that if tho timber industry is (o bo encouraged, somo means will bo found of protecting tbo bush along tho main tourist routos, which is a national asset of an important kind.—Napier Herald. Tho swimming carnival on February 2nd, by which tho Trinity Young Men’s Club will bo opened, is attracting considerable attention. A special programme of opon and club championship races, diving and comic events, Maori rnccs, and races for school boys has boen arranged, and tbo sports should bo a great succoss. The following ronowals woro granted by Mr W. A. BartoD, S.M., at tho sitting of tho Old Ago Pension Court yesterday : Mary Ann Androws, £18; Goo. Kowley. £l6 ; Blizaboth Tarr, £lB ; Geo. Barton, £18; Thos. Fanning, £18; Charlotte F/inniDg, £18; Patrick Joseph Dwyer, £l3 ; and Awherata to Ari £lB. The cricket matches for Thursday next will be Gisborno v. Turaoganui on No. 1 wicket, and Union v. C.S. and Co. on No. 2. Tbo following team will represent Gisborne:—Doyle, McPhorson, Kelly, Gibson (2), Slovens, Sharp, Foaton, Witty, Ilbert, Duff.

People sometimes describe our olimate as changeable and nncertion. Such peo pie may profitably turn tbeir attention to Australia and learn patience, or to England, whore tho farmor goes with painful anxiety, never knowing from day to day when bis crop will bo ruined or his pasture dostroyod.—Napier Herald. Tho desiro for tho freehold is not only proper, but actually laudable, but it is far from being either right or laudable that the leaseholders should expect and ask to be allowed to convert on terms based upon tho land values which ruled ten or twelve years ago. To grant the freehold on such terms would simply mean that the colonists as a body would make an enormous cash gift to one section of the community.—Blenheim Express. A population, the adult males of which oan shoot aud ride, has within itself the makings of a formidable fighting force st any moment. In the not very long run tho British Empire must come either to to this, or to that universal and compulsory military service which Lord Roberts recommends.—Stratford Post. The yacht Kia Ora is now on tho way Auckland aboard the scow Bravo. Felix Tanner aud others sought to purchase the yacht, but all negotiations fell through, aud the Kia Ora goes back to the owners. Sho proved herself such a good yeßsel on the cruise during which Mr Buckeridge lost his life that she must take rank as a boat worth a large sum. Had the foolhardy Felix sot out in tho Kia Oro, he would probably have got well away from tbo New Zealand coast. Tho City Band will give a grand openair concert to-night on the river bat k at tho end of Bowo street. A select programme of music will bo given, and as the band is in constant practice, incidental upon its appearance in the band contest at Auckland, a musical treat may bo expected. A collection will be taken up, when it is hoped tho public will givo tho band boido tangiblo token of their encouragement and confidence. Fjvory Government that has held office in Now Zealand has made use of all the public services of tho State and of its financial resources to strengthen its hold on tho Treasury Benches. It is no use making exceptions in respect to any one of them, for all have sinned. But wo do not remember a Government that threw away the pubiio estate with such a prodigal hand, that helped its friends and discounted its opponents to such an extent as that presided over by Mr Seddon.— Oamaru Times.

Hearing of a shark being caught in Turanga Creek on Saturday, January 7, by a lad named Bertie Robson, a party consisting of Mr C. Wade and two sons sot out with lines and harpoons, and were rewarded with the big catch of 20 sharks, ranging from sft 6in to 6ft in length. They were of a fearless, hungry nature ; one of the number secured was so bold os to come olose up beside the boat; a baited hook was droppod over, and the shark snapped it in an inßtant, and was soon harpooned. Mr Wade is of opinion that tho boisterous weather of tbo last two or three months i 3 tho cause of so many Bharks being found in the bays and creeks.

The Auckland Obsorver states—“ Tbo hospitality shown to the Aucklanders at Gisborne has been tho general theme since their return. Nothing was loft undone to make them feel at home. The arrange meats on the grounds were excellent, and it has boen acknowledged tbo most successful tournament ever held by the N.B.A. The green in places was tricky, but on the whole well covered and played true. Tho ladies’ afternoon entertainment was a speoial event. All the youth and beauty of Gisborne were there to look after tho creature comforts of the visitors.”

A good orioket story is told by a member of a country eleven. The captain of a visiting team asked leave to play a substitute, although a member of his own team was present and ready to play. During thß progress of tho game the man who had been overlooked was asked to umpire, and tho first decision ho was called upon to give was when one of tho opposing team ran half way up tho pitch to hit a slow, and was stumped ; but the umpire gave tho batsman tho benefit of the doubt. He was promptly asked to rotiro, but ho hod his revonge, for tho batsman went at the bowling again, and the partnership put on a hundred runs.

The Auckland Observor, on the recent tournament at Gisborno, states :—“ The talk of the bowling greens chiefly concerns the great finish for tho N.B.A. champion fonrs between Carlton and Gisborne. No doubt it was an exciting go, but it is easy to see there was a drag in the Carlton combination. Kilgour was left with too much to do—hence tho semi-collapse. A fast shot to rob Gisborne of their score in tho last head would havo meaDt no risk. Carlton are, however, to be congratulated upon thoir plucky fight. Gisborne undoubtedly deserve their win. They came out with flying colours—no losses at all. Ponsford, their skip, has fought out many a hard finish and knows that tho last few heads want working out to a nicoty. The win was very popular.”

At' the Eketahima Magistrate’s Court-, before Mr W. P. James, S.M.,‘ a man named Rugg was charged with being illegally on licensed premises on the evening of December 25. Defendant stated that ho had been invited by the landlady to have some supper, but had no drink in the hotel that day. In dismissing the case the magistrate said it was fallacy, to imagine that persons could not enter licensed premises during prohibited' hours. So long as it .was shown the person was on the premises for other than illegal purposes, their presence was quite justified. He contended that a publican was quite within the right to invito 1 particular friends- to tea or supper, l< and- pr’avi'dQ them with refrestaents I i ii