The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 16, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1405, 16 March 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 16, 1905.

St Patrick's sooial to-night. from Melbourne via 't 81 on February Bth arrived in London on Maroh 10th. r n^ft 6^) P \ r6port6d yesterday a modem g 01 barotneter 29.88, thermometer 64, blue oloudy sky, high tide, heavy eea An notice in oonneotion with j issue MataVvbcro P° un d appears in this

„ £ a Ptain Edwin reported yesterday Strong winds from between south and west and north-west ; glass fall ; tides good ; sea decreasing.” Mr Geoffrey McLean, manager for Messrs B| oomfield Bros., advertises foJsLu th ° a3and ° h ° iCe Shßßp and oßttle

G ’ ®£ aoin doe, representing the of , Messrs Seegner, LaDgguth and 00., of Auckland, arrived by tho s.s. Zoalandia from Auckland yecfierday. ~ Dr Collins, who recently resigned the position of principal resident medical officer of the Auckland Hospital, has been appomtod . medicel superintendent of the Northern Waivoa Hospital at Aratapu, The barquentinc Frank Guy, at present at Gisborne,- has been purchased by Mr W. H- Clayton, of the firm of Clayton Bros., ana will bo used in the coal tiade between '■ this port and Newcastle. Mr Clayton is to bo congratulated on his ourchase.-'- r

Tho chief attraction in town this evonins will bo.3t. Patrick’s social, which is to be held in His Majesty’s Theatre. The functions always one of the most enjoyable held m Gisborne during the year, and the arrangements for this e vening’s gathering aro‘of a most complete kind. There should be a crowded attendance. Forty-nine elk and deer from tho United States arrived by the mail steamer Yen tura from San Francisco. The elk will bo liberated in the southern part of the South Island, and the deer will be distributed in various parts of the colony. The animals came out in charge of Mr Moorhouse, of the Government Tourist Department. A young pig swam through the breakers and landed on the Waikanae beaoh, Lowe street end, yesterday afternoon. Where it came from was a mystery; it had evidently heen carried to sea by tho fresh and then got on to the beaoh. As it landed it was met by a number of dogs, who regarded it with ouriosity. A large number of Gisborne people leave for Tolago Bay to-day to attend the annual race meeting there on St. Patrick’s Day. The Tolago Bay Jockey Club’s meeting has become a very interesting and popular gathering on the Coast, and the present meeting promises to surpass all previous meetings, both in regard to the attendanee and the nature of the sport. At the Police Court yesterday morning two first offenders for drunkenness, Maori and Pakeha, were cautioned and discharged on payment of,' oab hire. An elderly man named John Young was charged with drunkenness, tho fourth offence within sis months. He was also charged with being an habitual drunkard. He was fined 10s and the costs on the first charge, and was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment- for tho- seoond. Two young men, named George Parkhouse and Charles Forbes, for threatening behaviour in Gladstone Boad, wore fined>6l each and costs, io default 48 hours’ imprisonment. Messrs G. Matthewaon and J, W. Bright, J.’bP., occupied the Beaoh,

Ila r?~ I 'P lr< ay Ilas ,iecn granted to Wic G-isborno public school clrildron to-day, to enable them to attend -J? J atuick s sports gathering t-his/ afternoon.

n rp, !:° box-plan for Uncle Tom’s Oabin (to be -perfArmed. by the Rico Dramatic Company at Hils Majesty’s ineatic next Monday evening) is now oi'cn at Mr Miller’s. •

Tho 11.M.5. Voi tura, with tho inward ban Francisco mail, arrived at Auckland at 10 a.m. yostorduy, two days Jato. Tho eouthorn poition of the mail, including that for Napier and Gisborno, was despatched by the s.s. Takapuna from Onenunga last ovoning.

Whiteliouso’s Bioscopo and Variety Company brought their Gisborne season to a close Inst oveniog at His Hajesty’s theatre when thoy gave an excellent display of animated pictures, comic scones and oonjimng feats. Tho entertainment throughout was a most enjoyablo one, and bold tbo attention of the uudienoe untii the final scono.

To-morrow afternoon two heats will be rowed by tbo Gisborne Rowing Club for the trophy presented by the president, Mr A. F. Kennedy. Hamilton moeta Wjl. hams, and Bayly and Donkin try conciusions. Tho races will start shortly after 5 o clock.

A mootmgof the Star of Now Zealand Roohabito Tent was hold last evening, Sister A. Patterson. Chief Ruler, presiding The seorotacy of the Tent, Sister F. Somervell, who represented the Tent at the rocant Reohubite oonferonco at Dunedin, gave a resume of tho proceedings of the conference, in which she stated that female Tents had been placed on a satisfßctory footing as regards contributions [ and benefits, the funeral donation to be *ls and tho Bick gift 10s per weyk. A ‘‘Mj Police Court yeatorday morning ’ Mr J. W. Bright, one of tho presiding Jus. tioes, complimented the polico upon the efforts made to keep the streets of Gisborno more rospectablo, and expressed a hope that-they would take such measures as would prevent offences againßt decency by men at night time. As those - generally took place in proximity to public houses, tho difficulty ia detection should not be so great as in places not so lighted up. Sergeant McKenzie said the matter was receiving, attention. The local foroo was handicapped through being shorthanded.

There was a largo crowd at the wharf I last evening to say good-bye to Mr A W Adair, lately of the firm of Messrs Wilhams and Kettle, who left by tho Zealandia lor Wellington, whore he joins tho Star of Ireland for London, at which place he joins his brother in business. Prior to his | departure Mr Adair wa3 made ihe recipient of a handsome Kaiapoi travelling rug, the presentation being mado by Mr J. H. Golebourno on behalf of a number of Mr Adair’s friends. The members of the Gisborne Club Orchestra also mado a presentation of a smoker’s companion to their lafce olub male, Mr H. Maude making the presentation. Mr Adair has made a large circle of friends, who will wish him every I success in his new sphere of life. -