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

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1455, 16 May 1905, Page 2

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

A shepherd with good dogs seeks an engagement. A reward ia offered for the recovery of a eollie dog lost from the Masonic Hotel. An impounding notice in connection with the Matawhero pound will be found in another oolumn. She . mail for Eaßt Coast ports, per Haupiri, has been extended to Tuesday. 16th, at 6 a.m.

The new harbor flagstaff, fitted with semaphore signalling apparatus, will be fixed in position to-day. Melbourne-Naples despatches of the 12th April arrived in London on the afternoon of the 14th inst. Tenders for the erection of conoret® abutments and wings for Wharekopa® bridge close at the County Council office on Friday next. Free cookery lessons will be held at the Teohnioal schoolroom on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The class commences sharp at 7.80.

The Direct Supply Company, Auckland, advertise a special show to be held in the Masonic Hotel °ample rooms, for one week only, oommencing from May 22, The tender of Mr W. Peryer has been accepted for the formation of 26 ohains of road through the Mildura township, Haiti. The remaining sections of this ptopsrty will be offered for sale on the 27th inst,, and should be keenly competed for.

The team to represent Haiti City F.C. in the match against West End next Saturday will be picked from the follow, ing Leydon, Scbrafffc, E. Smith, Rogers, Bayley, Fufiett, Coleman (2), Hansen, Hay, Moore, Sutherland, Allan, Nolan, R. Willock, Witty, Erekana and Delemere.

. At the Polioe Court yestorday morning a first offender for drunkenness was oantioned and discharged. A native | named Henare Apstari was fined 10s and costs for being fonnd drunk, and a prohibition order was grautod against Henry Morse Messrs £J> Mjatthewson and J. W. Bright were the presiding J’s.R, A store at Kaitaratahi, owned by Mr J. B. Hollier, was destroyed by fire on Saturday evening. The insurance on the building and contents was £2OO in the Australian Alliance Office, but Mr Hollier esti- | mates his loss over insurance at £l5O. The origin of the fire is unknown.

Messrs Williams and Hettle have very large entries of sheep and cattle for their sale at Matawhero on Thursday, A thousand cattle will be offered, including lines of 400 choioe heifers and 150 two-year-old steers from Waikato, and 150 head of mixed cattle from Opotiki. The number of sheep already entered is 4000. Owing to the large entry no pigs, horses or dairy cattle requiring to fee sold singly.oan be accepted at this sale.

Those of our readers who had the pleasure of listening to the Rev.. Dr. Gibb at St. Andrew’s Church on Sunday will be bonnd to avail themselves of the opportunity afforded them this, evening of hearing tbs rev. gentleman in his famous lecture,

I " DrumJochty As a wit and humorist Dr' Gibb has few equals, and our readers can rely on obtaining a most instructive as well as pleasant evening. The anniversary services at St, Andrew’s Church on Sunday attracted crowded congregations, and all present

were much impressed by the excellent discourses delivered by the Rev. Dr Gibb, of St. John’s, Welliogton, Moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly of New Zealand. At the morning service the reverend gentleman preaohed from the text, “ My heart is fixed,” and in the evening “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation.” The church was prettily decorated, and the musical portion of the services was of

a most attractive character. To-night in the Theatre Royal Dr Gibb will deliver his oelobrated lecture on “ Drumtochty Characters,” when there should be a crowded

Captain Edwin roportad .yesterday : 11 Modelato to strong westerly winds ;glnßß rise ; tidoa good ; soa moderato ; expect cold .night.”

East Cape reported yesterday morning a light N.W. wind, barometer 29.98, thermometer 61, biuo sky, smooth son. I : t is stated that a second Liberal’ [MsocSatiarc is about; to be formed in Gisborne. Prioimises of monetary assistance have been made, and over a handled names are said ftp IKlyq boon hfamdacl in foe membership. Whilst oarting posts for fencing at Billabong, Now Bouth Walos, a young man named Percy Horsley was fatally injured through a waggon loaded with some 80 poßts passing over his body. In attempting to get off the waggon Horsley got caught in the shaft, and was throwngmdor. neath the wheels.

The many friends of Detootivo Nixon will regret to loam that he is seriously ill. He had broken up his household with the intention of proceeding to Christchurch, whither ho waß to be transferred, but beoarne ill on the day preceding that fixed for his departure, and has since been confined to his bed at the Record Reign Hotel, where Mr and Mrs Nixon had gone to stay after tho packing up of their furniftiro.

During tho past few days Messrs Maokrell and Colley have boen losing a eon-' siderable number of pieces of ornamental building material from the hew building in course of ereotion for Mosers Murray, Roberts and Co. Yesterday Constables Keenan and Hanoox searched certain premises, and discovered S 3 pioeos of buildiDg material alleged to have been stolen, and ohargos of theft and reoeiving will probably be dealt with at the Magistrate's Conrt this morniug. The steamer Storm (Captain Allsopp) did some good work despite considerable disadvantages. The steamer arrived on Sunday morning, entered the river on the afternoon, and commeDoing work at 8 o'cloek yesterday morning discharged 260 tons of prodooe and general cargo. At ten minutes to seven tho loading of sheep oommonoed, and in 40 minutes 700 sheep had been comfortably placed on board. The veasel loft by early morning tide for Lyttelton direot. The sheep were sent by Mr G. J. Black.

Messrs Shanks Brothers experienced a misfortune between Saturday night and Monday morning. ■ They had finished working their threshing mill at Murewai, and were having it conveyed by traction engine to Te Arai. Being benighted they left it half a mile on the town side of Murewai, everything seeming safe. On returning yesterday morning to their surprise they found that the mill had been burned, also a lot of new belting and camp gear. The only insurance was £IOO on the mill, but even in regard to that it is not yet certain whether the polioy remains in force.

A meeting of those interested in the formation of a Referees' Association, in con nection with the Rugby Union, was held in the Masonic Hotel last evening. There were present—Messrs W. Miller (chair man), Colebourne,.Martin, Cowan, Eaton, Bherriff, Howard, Wynyard, W. Gibson, Hallamore, Maude, MoCredie and J. Gibson. On tho proposition of Mr Hallamore it was deoided to form an association, to be called the Poverty Bay Refereos’ Association, the members present to form the Association. Mr J. Eaton was ap pointed secretary. A meeting of the Association will bo held on Friday next. At Auckland on Friday three persons, who had been tempted by the succulent oyster into contravening the Sea Fisheries Act, were dealt with by Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M. George Geo and Walter Merrick, for whom Mr J. R. Lundon appeared, pleaded guilty to having had a quantity of oysters in their possession at Rangitoto on May 7th. They were alleged by the prosecution to have had two quarts of oysters, but this was stated by ‘ Mr - Lundon to be an exaggerated estimate. Mr S. Mays, who proseeuted on behalf of the Hon. J. A. Tole (Crown Prosecutor), stated that tbejfact that Rangitoto was not open for oyster pioking was well known. The magistrate fined each defendant £3 and costs. Ho then heard a similar obarge against Ernest H. Davis, who was represented by Mr Gleason. Mr Mays stated that the defendant’s yacht, the Maratea, had been impounded by the Customs in consequence of tho charge. Mr Gieeson informed the magistrate that he was prepared to prove that the oysters wore taken forasiek lady. As they wero not picked for sale ho submitted that the minimum penalty would be sufficient to meet the case. Mr Mays remarked that nearly three bushels of oysters were brought up for the sick lady, and so this exouse did not commend itself to him. The defendant was fined £5 and costs.