The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVEDRY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 4, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1395, 4 March 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVEDRY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 4, 1905.

An addross will bo delivered by Mr O H. Poole at the King’s Theatre, Te Karaka' on Monday evening at 7.30. Redstone’s East Coast ooaoh leaves at o’clock and the Morere coaoh at 7 o’clock on Monday morning. The next sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Tolago Bay is fixed for Maroh 9th. Over sixty cases are set down for hearing. The sale of Mr E. Denton’s Waimata property to Mr Rogers, of Invercargill, has been completed. The sale was conducted by the Intercolonial Land Agenoy, Gisborne.

At 9.30 this morning the members of dtio force In the Gisborne police enb district will make a presentation to Constable Crawford prior to his departure to Auckland by the a.s. Mokoia to-day, .Mr Sam.Earle,hairdresser and tobaoconist, has a change of advertisement in this issue. Mr Earle notifies that his saloon will be open as usual from 8 a.m. to 8.30 p.m., and on Saturday night to 10.30. Intending competitors at the St. Patrick’s Day sports, on the 16th instant are notified that entries close nest Saturday, at 9 p.m., with Mr E. Williams. Nomination forms can be obtained at Mr Williams’ shop, Gladstone road. A Maori girl, 11 years of ago, was before the Police Court yesterday on a charge of stealing a collarette, valued at 12s 6d, the property of A. M. Lewis, storekeeper, Te Karaka. After promising his Worship not to steal again, and to obey her parents’ directions, the youthful offender was dis charged. At St. Andrew’s Chnroh to-morrow (Sunday) Mr Paterson will give usual sermonette to children in the morning; subject of sermon, “ The ordeal by fire ” in the evening Mr C. H. Poole will preach, subject, “ Bohold the Man ” 1 Strangers oordially invited. All seats free. The body of a native girl, aged 19, named Mate, was found hanging in a whare at Tangihanga station yesterday. An inquest will be held by Mr Barton, S.M., this afternoon at Waerenga-a-hika, to where the body has been removed. Two prisoners were brought down from Tologo Bay yesterday by Constable McLeod. One was Charged with lunacy and the other with vagrancy and obtaining money by false pretences. Mr Massey would make a present to the State tenants of some two or three millions sterling. This is the littla bribe which our highly virtuous friends .of the Opposition, Who are always condemning Mr Seddon’s allocation of the Public Works Fund, are offering to one class of the community, Christchurch Times. The services at . the Salvation Army Barracks to-morrow will be conducted by Captain Slattery. - The chief theme of the meetings will be the old-time religion, with congregational singing of old hymns. At the evening service Mrs Slattery will give an address,,the subject being "The Broadway.” Captain and Mrs Slattery will also sing a duet entitled " The City of God.”

A roan named Edmund Burk was charged at the Police Court yesterday afternoon with beiDg an idle and disorderly person, having insufiloient lawful moans

|of support. After hearing the evidence ] His Worship convicted the accused, and J sentenced him to six weeks’ imprisonment I in Napier gaol, I At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, j morning Messrs J. A. Harding and John I Sheridan were each fined 5s and costs for I allowing the cellar doors of their licensed I j premises to remain open for an unreason- I J able time. His Worship said that he was | I satisfied that the defendants were entitled I | to open their cellars for a reasonable time, I I but on the present occasion they had been I I Open for at least two honrs. Complaints I have several times been made to us in re- [ gard to these footpath cellars and we sug- I j gest to the Licensing Bench the advisa- I bility of doing away with them. There is j no reason why the looal hotels should not I , have the celfar doors . fitted in a similar j i manner to those in larger pities, instead of I I being, as they are at'the present time, alt source of considerable danger to pedes- e trians.

On and aftor to-day Messrs W. J. Cox and Co.'s, promises will ho closod at 9 p.m. sharp on Saturdays.

For riding a bicycle along the borough footpath, John Bangford was yoatorday fined 10s and costs.

A prohibition ordor was grnntod at the Magistrate’s Court yestordoy against a young man, upon the application of his mothor.

At tho Police Court yesterday morning a man named VV. F. Bell was convicted of drunkenness and dried ss, costs 2s. The half yearly meeting of tbo Cosmopolitan Club will bo held in the olub rooms on Friday next at 8 p.m. A largo attondnnoo is requested.

I hero was a large .attendance at the TliDatro Royal last evening, whan Mr Charles, IT 1 . Poole deli vered the. third of Ivin series of lectures, the .subject being “ I-101l with the lid oft.” The lecturer gave a most interesting address, and was frequently applauded. To-morrow morning Mr.' Poole will preach at Wesley Church, and in tho evening at St. Andrew's.

There should be largo congregations at both seryioes. Ou sovoral occasions of late we have received complaints in regard to the practice of driving round corners at other than a walking paco, and it is pleasing to roo that steps aro being token by the polioe to see that tho borough by-laws aro observed. Yesterday Albert Penfold, oabdriver, and Jas. Hird were each fined 10s and costs for this offenco. Sergeant McKenzie said that tho cases wore brought as a warning to people to discontinue tho practice. His Worship said that the praotioe complained of was a very dangerous oue. Only a few days prior ho had seen two ladies have a miraculous escape from being run over by a cab turning a corner. An inquest would be hold one of those days if the thing was continued, Mr Barton intimated that unless the praotice was stopped he would have to inoreaso the penalty. * Tho last baby show proved such a success that the management have deoided to hold another on Saturday- next, Maroh 11th, in His Majesty’s Theatre. Wo are informed that all winners in the last baby show and competitions will not be able to compote. Quito a number of parents and othors have intimated to the promoters their willingness to enter their babies and others for the competitions, and by this it is expootod that there will be a much larger show than on the. last occasion, and tho show itself will be more to see. The first part of the evening will be set aside for the European babies and competitions, which will be entirely different to tho last, also all new fun from the boysl The second half of the programme will be for Maories only to oompete in the baby show and other items, and wbioh will be all different to the European part of the show. Tho entertainment will finish with tho Maori boys bringing the night’s amusement to a olose. This should prove a very attractive programme, being two shows iu one, and the first Maori baby show in New Zea'aud.