The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JANUARY 27, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1364, 27 January 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JANUARY 27, 1905.

Tho Rangitikai polo representatives beat Hawke's Bay by 11 goals to 7 after a slow and uninteresting game. Tho latest addition to the Gisborne Exchange list : 295, Mr Jex-Blake, private residence, Whataupoko.

A great clearing sale of surplus summer stock is being held hy. Messrs W. Petti® and Co.

iTlio annual conference of tho Te Auto Students’ Association will bo held at Mohaka to-m.orrow. It is expected that the scow 1-laerc will leave for Tillage Bay, to-niglit, with the ironwork for the Uawa bridge, the balance of which came fto, hand by, tlio .Tallin®.. At Messrs Williams and Kettle’s horse bizaar to morrow a fine high-standing lady’s hack, quiet, and easy to ride, will be offered for sale.

A groat reduction sale commences tomorrow st R. and E. Parker’s establishment opposite the firebell tower. An inset dealing with the sale is issued with today’s Times. “ Yal Vausden,” the well-known monologue entertainer, will appoar at His Majesty’s Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday next, the Ist and 2nd February Miss Ivey, who baa been! appointed to take charge of the cookery classes at tho Gisborne Technical School, yesterday paid a visit to the school and was Well pleased with the arrangements made. A meeting of ladies ifci likely to, be held next Week for the p.urpp-se of conferring with Miss Ivey’., Commencing on Monday, the 30th inst., the days of despatch of the mails for Wairoa and intermediate offices (by both routes) will be reversed. Mails for Wairoa via Morere will close on Monday mornings at 7 a.m. instead of Tuesday, and via Tipiroto on Tuesday mornings at 6 a.m. instead of Monday. At tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiff in tho case Davya and Third (Mr Stock) v. Abraham Skillioorn (Mr Blair) for £4 3s 6d, oosts 10s.

The Secretary, of tlio Fruitgrowers'' ’Association,, Mb W. Fraser, has received a letter from Mr A. Barron, (tho Chairman of the Baud Purchase Board, stating that the price asked by, Mr Chambers for tho land selectled is so miucli ini CfXcesß. of what the Beard thinks to bo its value that it has been decided not to proceed further with the negotiations for tho purchase of the land. The ease of E. P. Joyce (Mr Finn) v. Frank Rhodes (Mr Stock), an action brought to recover the amount of a promissory note,was taken at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., and was adjourned until February 2ud, on the application of Mr Finn, in order to obtain evidence.

A meeting of the Co-operative Building Society was hold last night. There was a large attendance, with Mr L. T. Symes presiding. Tho successful shareholders for the £3OO, ballotted for in No. 1 issue, were Mr W. L. File (2 shares) and Miss R. N. Ford (1 share), and in No. 2 the £SOO was drawn by Mr Alfred Ward. The £3OO sold by tender brought £32 por £IOO. Thorn will be a further sum of £6OO available in No. 1 issue on the 9th March.

The anniversary services in connection with the Wesley Church will be held on Sunday next, and will be conducted in the morning by the Bev. J. G. Paterson and in the evening by the Kev. G. Hounsol). Freewill offerings are asked of the members and fciends of the church towards the extinction of the present debt, £122 16 9d, £63 of which has already been givei or promised. It is hoped that the balanc will be made up on Sunday. At the bowling green yesterday twenty three matches were played off—the two bowl competition for Mr lan Sirason’i trophy, played in four sections, all playeri meeting each other. The surprise of th< afternoon was tbo defeat of the champion Martin, who fell an easy victim to Craig by 28 to IS. Craig also defeated .Lomax by 27 to 21, and Witty by 28 to 23. Lomax proved too good for Witty by 34 to 29, but 'ell to Martin to the tune of 26 to 22. Martin had a seoond during the afternoon, jeating Witty by 29 to 8. Birss made no ■ace of it with C. Adair, the scores being 14 to 16. Griffiths also beat C. Adair by !5 to 21. Ambridge proved too good for Jaudin by 26 to 17, but the latter showed letter form against Morrison, whom he efeated by 28 to 21. Morrison in turn howed a reversal of form by downing ,mbridge by 29 to 25, getting the best of is opponent on the short heads. Amridge gained a second victory in his latch against Hounsell, the scores being 4to 19. The last named player also fell > Wallace by 29 to 12. Nicholas defeated [organ by 31 to 26, and Bowlands had iree meritorious wins, defeating Colley by 1 to 23, Collins by 30 to 28, and Nicholas y3l to 29. Collins finished up an exciting game against Colley with 2 points to spare, the scores being 32 to 30. The fo 1lowing games were also playedWillisms 20 v Cussens 28, HeDnessy 28 v Boberteon 19, Bobertson 30 v Cussens 24 f Seymour 28 v Bobertson 25, Massey 31 v Hoi lam 22, Corson 32 v Massey 21. Members are requested to get through the remaining games in their respective B©o* ■ tions before Thursday aesti

A report of M-itawbero stock solos will bo givon to-morrow.

Mr Bondix Hollonstoin bequeathed £SOO towards the erection of a new word at the Dunedin Hospital. East Capo reported yoatordoy morning a modorate N.W. broozo. barometer 29.88, thormomotor 75, bluo oloudy sky, moderate sea.

A drowning fatality iB reported from Young, New South Walos, vvhoro two young men namod John and David Gibsou, sons of a widow, wont for a bathe in a dam. Neither of them could swim, and by Bomo mischance, of several dams thoy selected ono which in places is about 40ft doop. Thoy wore at onco in trouble, and David sank. The other brother wns rescuod when nearly doad, and after strenuouß efforts was'restored to consciousness.

Tho United Cricket Club meet Waorenga a-hika on tho latter’s ground to morrow and Taruheru play Matawhoro at tho last namod plncc. Tho following players will represent the United : Chisholm, J. Dorris, Gardiner, W. Gibson, Hallimoro, Hogg, Hill, A. Lang, Sharp (2), W. Sheridan ; emorgenoies, Pulling and Nisbett. Turuhoru will bo represented by Torkington, Fenwick, Neale, Sodon, Lasker, Hodge, Charles, H. D. Evans, H. E. Clarke, Golding, Sims; emergencies, Ingram, Ralph, Boyd, W. Sharp, and F. Clarke.