PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 28, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, 28 February 1905, Page 2

PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 28, 1905.

Mails despatched from Melbourne via Brindisi on Janvary 25th arrived ia London on February 24th. Mails for Napier, Wellington, and South, per Herald, now close at 4 p.m. today.

No. 53, of the Gisborne Exohange list, has been transferred from Mr W. B. Common to Mr W. L. Rees. East Capo reported yesterday morning a fresh E.S.E. breeze, barometer 29.76, thermometer 65, oloudy sky, moderate sea.

The steam trawler Beatrice took the ground coming up the river the other day and sustained an injury to her shaft which will necessitate her going on the slip for repairs.

I The adjourned annual general moating I of the Kia Ora Co-Operative Dairying I Company will bo held at the Waerenga-a-I bika hotel at 8 o’olock to-morrow evening. I The business will be the election of the new I Board of Directors for the year. I Tbo representatives of tho Gisborne I Biro Brigade—Messrs G. Wildish, GenderI son (2), A. Wallace, Newman, and SolI vander—leave for Dunedin to-morrow I evening to take part in the brigade com I petition there. Mr C. Nield accompanies ! the team as delegate to the conference. I A pleasing ceremony took plaoe I evening, whon Miss Nellie Williams was I on the eve of her wedding, presented with I a handsome oak tray and mirror set in I oak, by the Holy Trinity Church Choir, of I which Miss Williams has long been a I valued member. The presentation was I made on behalf of the choir by the Bev. | Dawson Thomas, who expressed warm I appreciation of the services rondered by I Miss Williams, and also tho heartiest I wishes for her future happiness. A complimentary sooial WB3 also tendered to the popular young lady, and a very pleasant time was spent. I The Mayor’s, invitation went forth to I the oitizen3 to make holiday on Friday, I and the promptest citizens to obey the call | were the public school-teachers (says the I Wellington Free Lance). It doesn’t I matter a brass farthing that they finished I up a six weeks’ course of holidays barely a month ago, or that they have all had hoii- I days since for school picnics—they always I interpret a mayoral invitation for the oiti- I zens to take a holiday as a personal appeal I to themselves. Like Pooh Pah taking a I bribe, it revolts them, but they do it. And I so lessons go hang for the day,and a whole I host of nippers are turned loose upon I anxious mothers and nervour tramcnr I men. . I

I In connection with the Clive Grange I beach fatality, Mrs Hartshorn deposed I that thß deceased was her daughter, aged 121 years. Four of them—herself and I daughter, Mrs N. B. Wellwood, and Miss Martin—went to bathe. After about ten minutes in the water, the under-current carried them all unknowingly down the I beach. Mrs Wollwood was the only person that could swim in the party. Messrs A. W. Pyne, C. B. Heatley, were swimming some distance off when they got into difficulties. Mrs Wellwood as- I sisted witness out of tho water and Mr I Heatley got Miss Martin ashore. Messrs I Hawkins, Pyne and Heatley got a boat I and recovered deceased’s body. Witness I

was not aware that this was a dangerous place to bathe. Her daughter and friends had bathed there frequently during the week.

j r A] meeting of Hie St, Patrick’s J Sports Committee was held last I evening when- the officials for the I day's sport's were'appointed, and a j good Heal of routine business iranI sacle'd. The question of including I two extra items in the programme was discussed, hut members con- j sldere'd it was too late to add to the programme, and it was decided to leave it as published.- Mr Webb, I I who is ip charge of Hie. Hospital Race, stated that he had already 325 I sentries, including several ladies. I To-night the Montgomery Company I will show, with a new machine calIc'd the Microbe Biograph, a mar-1 vellous picture illustrating bee onl- l< tura in all its phases, magnifying 1 the bees 50,000 -Um.es,,

The Borough .Council inoefca (this evening, -j Tho annual. meeting of the Walaphi Racing Club will be hold on Mn.ngahan.ca racecourse on the 17tli March, .Tho annual meeting of itho Harbor Board takes place this afternoon, Tho recent election did not effect change in tho personnel of the Board,

Messrs Nelson Bros, arc making excellent progress with the reclamation works on the upper portion of tho Tanuheru river, and. a good doal of tho latter, has been deepened. A substantial wooden structure is being carried down the river, behind iwhioii the mud is deppsited. It is intended to carry the improvements down to Lytton road. Intending competitors for the running events at St. Patrick’s sports are reminded that entries close with Mr Ed, Williams at his shop at 10 p.m. ;on Saturday next. On account of absence of a witness,, the Native, Wi K/orau, under remand for .theft, was further remanded nor -a week by Mr Barton, S.M., at the Police Court yesterday, morning. .

Tho following renewals iwero granted at a sitting .of the Old Ago Pensions Court yesterday Peter JNbven_ £l7, Alexander McPhaijl £lB, Elizabeth Dolemaij £lB,. Ed. Hughes £lB, Edward Carr £iß, Mary. Maher ; £l4, Ed. P, Newton £lB, Mrs .Warner £lB, J. R. Millington £lB, Mrs Iliek £3, Mrs Bell £lB. Tlio application of James Muilooly was refused. Mr Barton, S.M., said that .some people who obtained pensions gave up all .work —it made them lazy«

The selectors of tho Poverty Bay representative cricket team will not have an easy task in selecting the eleven to play against I-lawko’s Bay, next week. Tlioro are about fifteen players with strong claims for inclusion, who have shown good form throughout the season, and another section who have shown very little form, but who have their claims

[backed, up by reputation. Tho selectors, unfortunately, have only seen the matches in. which their clubs took parti and at least two of them have not taken part in half these matches. In fairness to the players the team should have been picked a fortnight ago, to enable those ohosen to get in some practice. Napier will send a strong combination, as they go on and play, Auckland. The delegates of the Hawke’s Bay teams meet this week to make final arrangements for tho tour.