The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 15, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1404, 15 March 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 15, 1905.

Messrs Bedstone and Sons will despatoh a coaoh to Tolago to-morrow morning. There will be a special train service for the sports to-morrow. Mr G. Fisher, died at Wellington last night. Mr W. Miller advertises to let the premises now occupied by the Gisborne Club A popular annnal fixture for to-morrow evening will be St. Patrick’s social, which should be attended by a very large number o t town and country people. Very rough weather was experienced along the coast yesterday. The Tarawora was detained at Napier, and arrives this afternoon.

No word had been received up to midnight last night of the arrival of the San Francisco mail steamer at Auckland. She was expected to arrive on Monday night. Oaptain Jtidwin reported yesterday : “ Gale from between south and east and north east ; glass fall ; tides very high ; sea very heavy ; rain heavy ; high.”

I East Capo reported yesterday morning j a heavy southerly gale ; barometer 29.88, j thermometer 63 ; rain ; high tides, and | very heavy gale, glass dropping. I The following aro the handioaps for St. j Patrick's Trotting Race to-morrow : Gyp I sor, Sir Roger 20seo, Quick Silver 25, I Muriel, Ladybird, and Warriga! 35, Wild ! Rose and Jennie 40, Baronet, Seldom Fed I and Sammy 50, Ginger 60. I In an appreciative notice of Mr P. W. I Robertson, this year’s scholar, the Eltham I Argus bitterly refleots upon the fact that, while New Zealand has reason to be proud of the soholar, the colony doeß not know much about him. Were he a footballer, aays the Argus, with musoles like Sandow’s and a head like a bullet, and his hair worn in a fringe over his eyes, and had kicked a goal or two, he would be famous all over New Zealand. But as he is only a brilliant scholar who has gained the blue riband of scholarship, not much attention is paid to him by young New Zealand,

I The ceremony, of opening the new I county hospital at Wairoa proved a great I success. One gentleman wrote :—“ HereI with I have the pleasure of forwarding you a cheque for £25 in aid of the Wairoa Hospital funds. I havo now severed my | connection with the Wairoa district, and I hand this to you as a parting gift to a most necessary and deserving institution. Your new Hospital is a credit to the district, stands upon, a most beautiful and healthy site, and should prove in future a great boon to Wairoa. Wishing the institution every success, I am, yours faithfully, Walter Robson.”

A London correspondent mentioning Mr Jellicoe’s candidature for a Home consti-

I tuency statesMr Jellicoe appears to I have spoken at considerable length, his I apeeoh occupying as much as five columns lof space in the Daily Post; it also forms I the subject of the first leading Brtiolo be- ] side having a separate paragraph to I itself. it is prefaced by do I fewer than six headings, two of which are : I ” Fiscal Twins and Political Tricksters ” I the gentlemen thus alluded to being, I | deeply regret to say, Mr Chamberlain and j Mr Seddon—-and “ Pure and unadultered I Humbug,’’ that, being iMr Jellicoe’s expressed opinion of the Cikmberlain-Soddoh lj.nH/10 -i( ►•i-c.famnoc. ----- " l -

Tbo prices of admission to St. Patrick’s sports to morrow appoar in this issuo.

Mossrs Williams and Kottlo notify thp ialo of sections ut Haiti and To Karako.

Mails for Auckland por Tarawora close at 3 p.m. 10-doy (moontime). Messrs Redstone and Sons will despatch a conch' to the Tolago Bay rucos on Thursday, returning on Snturduy.

The tondor of Mr Jamos Morrison, at .£l4O, bos boon neenpted for painting and papering at tbo Gisborno Hospital. A grand conoort will bo held in King’s Theatre, Te Karuko, on the evening of tno opening day of tbo Gisborno-To Karoka railway.

Notice is given that bookmakers and their agents, or those known or suspeoted of laying totalisntor odds, will not bo admitted to St. Patrick’s sports. Messrs Williams and Kottlo hold a stock ealo at To Karalca on tbo 21st iost., wbon thoy will offer 3000 sheep and 150 bead of cattle.

Persons having claims against tho eßtate of the lato Mrs M. Donald, of Waorenga-a-bika, are requeßtod to render tbo same within seven days. Messrs Williams and Kettle have received largo entries for thoir sale at Te Karaka yards on Tuesday next. Tho prosent ontrios include 3000 sheep and 150 head of cattle, all good 6orts.

One parson of tbo Clarence River, Now South Wales, on tho outbreak of the plague there, contended in the Grafton press that it was the ungodliness of the peoplo that had brought the plague viaitatioo upon them. Some while after a much infected rat was found in his own house.

Tho services at the Salvation Army Barracks last evening were conduoted by Captain Garland, of Auckland, and wore of an interesting nature. Tho singing was tho chiof foaturo of tho meeting, the songs

being woll rendered. Tho CaptaiD returns to Auckland this evening. ; Mr R. G. Crawford,, dentist, of Auckland, will start business in Gisborne on Saturday next. Most centrally situated rooms have been obtained over Mr W. Good’s, and Mr Crawford should be aocorded a large share of publio patronage. At the Police Court yesterday a young man named Andrew Peter Magnussen and a native named Taruru wore charged with having misconducted themselves in the bar of the Albion Hotel on Monday afternoon, and having caused damage to the amount of £2. After hearing the evidence the Bench ordored Magnussen to pay a fine of 10s and costs, and a similar fine was imposed in the case of Taruru.

The Charitable Aid Board met last evening, when the following members were present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr I. Townloy), Messrs Clayton,’ Morrison, Whinray, and Somervell. The custodian of the Home reported that there were fourteen inmates at the and that everything was progressing satisfac : torily. Messrs Matthews and Miller were appointed a Visiting Committee for the month. Several applications for relief were dealt with. The presiding J.P.s at the Polios Court yesterday morning were Messrs H. Lewis and W. Lissant Clayton. _ A first offender for drunkenness was dismissed with a caution. Sorgeant McKenzie raised the question of first offenders being let off with a oaution. He did not think it was right that a man should be looked up, given his tea, bed, and breakfast, and then discharged. Advantage was often taken of the leniency of the punishment. The Bench considered that in future a fine should be inflicted, but as the Magistrate had always previously allowed first offenders to go with a oaution, the accused before them would be discharged this time.

At Holy Trinity schoolroom last evening Mr Tisdall, agent for the British and Foreign Bible Society in Persia and Turkish Arabia, gave a very interesting lecture, illustrated by limelight pictures, on his work and travels in those countries. The ohair was ocoupied by Mr O. A. DeLautour, president of the society in this district. Despite the unfavorable state of tho weather there was a good attendance, and tho lecturer was listened to with tho closast attention. The lecture was of a most interesting character, and contained much valuable information on the customs of the countries named.