PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 27, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1465, 27 May 1905, Page 2

PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 27, 1905.

Tho East Coast coaoh and the MorereWairoa coach loave Gisborne at 7 o’clock on Mondoy morning.

' Tho Gazette convenes Parliament for tho despatch of business at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, Juno 27th. An impounding notice in connection with the Matawhero pound appears in thiß issue.

The owners of a map of the Waiapu County, and a pair of lady’s gloves are enquired for by tho Chief Post Offico. Tho articles have been left at the oounters.

At Holensville, before tho Band Commission, ftlr Monk, ex-M.H.R., a settler of over 70 years standing, strongly advocated freehold tenure aod elective Land Boards.

Tho Now Zooland Rugby Union ha 3 decided not to send a second manager with the team. The team to tour England will be dually chosen on June 3, after the North v. South Island match is concluded. At St. Androw’s Church to-morrow (Sunday) morning Mr Paterson will give usual sormonotto to children ; subjoct of sermon, “ Made Kings and Prießts unto God ; ” and in tho evening the subject of lecture will bo “Youth for pleasure, age for business, old ago for roligion.” Strangers cordially invited.

At the meeting of the Hospital Trusteos yesterday afternoon it was decided to hold the annual ball in August. The New Zealand Shipping Company and Messrs Murray, Boberts and Co. offered the use of their new stores for the function. The Trustees decided to hold the dance in the New Zealand Shipping Company’s store, it being the largest of the two. A Press Association telegram from Wellington states :—The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company are advised by cable that the Company’s appeal in the case of the Company v. Beid has been allowed by tho Privy Council with costs, and that the judgment completely exonerated the Company’s officers from all charges. A Press Association telegram from Invercargill states : —Two Boer pom-pom shells which had been lying in G. Johnston’s store at Lum'sden for years, and from which tho explosives were supposed to have been withdrawn, wore placed beside a fire, while Johnston was at lunch. A terrific explosion startled the neighborhood, and.-.did considerable damage, the vibration bringing down tho contents of soveral shelves. Fortunately no one was on the promises at the time. At the Police Court yesterday morning Daniel Henry Clifford, who pleaded guilty to three charges of theft, was sentenced to two calendar months’ imprisonment in Napier gaol on each charge, the sentences to be concurrent. Nani Apitari, a native, pleaded guilty to a cburge of being found on licensed promises during the currency of a prohibition order. He was fined £3, with costs 7s. For driving round the corner of Gladstone road and Albion lane on May 17th at other than a walking pace, Pierce Power was fined £l, with costs 13s. His Worship remarked that this practice | was becoming too common. At His Majesty’s Theatre last evening, the mombors of tho Ballance Tont of Juvenile Bcohabitos held a social evening to celebrate their anniversary. There were present a largo number of the members and their friends. Competitions of various kinds wore held, the young people entering with zest into tho proceedings. Games were also indulged in, a merry time being spent. During the evening refreshments were banded round by the sisters of the adult Tent, and, needless to say, were done full justice to by those preßont. The superintendent, Bro. B. H. Clark, and the secretary, Bro. T. A. Holdsworth, did much towards tho success of tho evening. At tho Police Court yesterday morning a number of prosecutions under tho Licensing Act, for being found on licensed premisos on Sunday, woro heard before Mr W. A, Barton, S.M. For being found on the WaereDga-a-hika hotel on Sunday, April 9th, Thomas Byan was convicted and fined £l, coats 13s. Accused said he only went in out of the wet. Ho did not know bo was breaking the Act. George Walls was convicted and fined £l, costs 15s, for being found on tho same premises on Sunday, March 19th. Dugald Fergusaon and John Cassidy were convicted of being found on the same premisos on March 19th and April 9th, and wero fined £1 eaoh and costs. His Worship said the provisions of tho Act had been well advertised, and accused should have made themselves conversant with it. The International Correspondence Schools have a way for all to obtain valuable knowledge that has not heretofore been open to them. To the busy classes and those without the moans to attend rogular technical schools and institutions of learning, they afford an opportunity to obtain useful knowledge knowledge that in this ago of industrial progress is absolutely necessary to holiness success. The institution preaches the gospel .of then guides and assists the ambitious to ! the highest goal they can be made capable of reaching. To the mschanio, artisan, or clerk already at work, they offer practical instruction in the theory of his trade or profession. The 1,0.5. is the ambitious man’s ladder to success ; on its rungs he can climb to the higher position for which be i 3 striving. Tho I.C.S. representative is conducting a window display of the J bound volumes, instruction papers, outfits, etc-, supplied to students with the various courses, at the Dresden Piano Warehouse, j and will be pleased to supply any particulars or free circulars to those interested^m

the seif improvement movement. The representative leaves Gisborne for South by next Wednesday’s boat. The residents of Gisborne should grasp this opportunity of investigating the Bystem of education by mail, as originated by the International Correspondence Schools of Soranton*

Tlio h,B. Moana will bo tendered this morning at 0 o'clock, 9 o’clock, and noon.

Tlio proapootua of tho Gisborne Formors’ 00-operativo Company nppours in (ibis issue.

Owing to Moaars Williams and Kottlo having n land sale at noon to-day, the produoo salo will commouco at 10 30.

Largo outrios have boon received by Moaars Williams and Kettle for tho stock sale at Mutawlioro on Thursday next. Captain Slotlory will conduct tho sorvicos at tho Salvatiun Army Barracks tomorrow. Thoro will bo special congregational singing. At tho Control Mart this afternoon a

number of woll-brcd pullels and a quantity of poultry farming appliances will bo offered on account of a client who is leaving the district. Tim Native Lahti Commiis«iioni

fillishot! its Gisibonno .sitting yesterday, anti proceeds, to AXickla'aftli {today.

Tho sale of Messrs D. hind W. Wihy'bo’s Tiniroto' projicrty to Mr A. R. Small, of TaiJiape, at a satisfactory 'figure, is leroricdi by Mr W. Lissant Clayton. Tho following will roprosont Ka'ti City in tho match against Hula this afternoon : Witty, Schrafft, Erekana, Puflott, Delamore (eapt.), Hay, Bayly, Nowton, Poikea, Hanson, Froor, Allau, Leydon, Smith, Bodgors, Munro. The distriot competition matches under tho Bugby Union will bp continued at Victoria Domain to-day, when Kaiti-City play Huia (seniors), and Kaity-City and West End (juniors) moot. Mr T. Wynyard will referee in tho sonior match, aud Mr B. G. Hallamoro in tho junior match. At tho roquost of a largo number of county ratepayers Mr W. Douglas Lysnar has definitely decided to contest the vacant seat on tho Harbor Board. Mr Lysnar has shown great activity in municipal affairs, and wo are sure the county ratepayers could not select a bettor representative.

Attention is drawn to the advertisement of the Economic which appears this morn ing. Messrs Euro and Ambiidgo arc offering, among oihors, special lines of 50 pairs of men’s saddle tweed trousers, manufactured in Hawke’s Bay, at the low price of 8s lid a pair. The D.S.C. art furnishings and oarpet show in the Masonic Hotel sample rooms has been visited by a largo number of ladies and gentlemoD, who have expressed a wish that a further opportunity might bo given for inspection. Mr Andrews announces that bo will remain until noon on Thursday next, thus giving ample opportunity to thoro who have not yet paid a visit to call and make their selections. «

Five charges for exposing sheep affected with lice at tho Matowhoro ealeyards were, heard yesterday bofore Mr Barton, S.M. Mr Chrisp appeared for J. Bobson, who pleaded guilty to a teehnical breach of the Act. The shoep had been dipped on March 21, but tho operation had not proved effectivo. Ivlr Fleming, stock inspector said he did not pross for a heavy penalty. Tho sheep wero only slightly affected, and had evidently beon dipped at the proper time. A fine of Is, costs 7s, was inflicted. A. D. Graham, J. H. McGregor, A. M. Newman, and George Steggall ware fined a like sum, the circumstances being similar.

At the Police Court yesterday morning a young man named Jas. Hatton was charged with, on April 24th, frequenting and using Gladstone Koad for tho purpose of betting. Sergeant McKenzie made a formal application to amend the information, asking that tho number of the section of the byo law under which the information was laid be included in the information. Mr Stock opposed the applieatioo, intimiUiinp: that? the legal profession

objected to tho Clark of the Court or His Worship tendering the polioo aDy legal advice os to a defect in the wording of au infornjalinn. Mr Barton, S.M., said he had himself observed the omission in the present case, and had drawn the Clerk’s attention to it. Ho maintained that it was not only right that the Clerk of the Court should ronder such assistance to the police, but ho would go further and say that it was hi 3 duty to do so. He would consent to the application, and ordered the amendment to be made. Mr Stock thon applied for an adjournment, in order to allow him to look into the bye-law. The Sergeant opposed the applieatian for adjournment, stating that he was prepared to go on without the amendment. His worship adjourned tho case for a week.