The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 13, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1479, 13 June 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 13, 1905.

The Hod. J. Carroll, Native Minister,

leaves for Wellington to-morrow night. The excellent catering at the banquet at the opening of the Gisborne Club was done by Mrs Erskino, who gavo the greatest satisfaction.

Tho annual meeting of the Gisborne Poultry Fanciers’ Club will be held at 8 on Thursday evening.

The meeting of tho Gisborne Harmonic Socioty, to have been held to-morrow ovening, has been postponed until tbe following Wednesday owing to the schoolroom being engaged. Tho scow Haeromai, from Gisborno, put into Whitianga for shelter on Thursday morning, her fore-rigging having been damaged during the heavy gale on Wednesday night. A six-roomed houso at Whitianga, owned by Mr John Wenn, was burned down on Wednesday night. Nothing was saved. Both tho building and contents were insured iu tho Royal office, the building for £2OO and the furniture for £BS.

Tbs Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s s.s. Waiwera arrives from Napier this morning, and commences loading frozen meet from tbe Gisborne Freezing Works and general iargo for London. Messrs Common, Shelton and Cp. ore the loading agents.

At ths Centra! Mart on Saturday the attendance was good in spite of the bad weather. Poultry were in strong demand, and sold as follows Table roosters Is 7d to 2s 2d each, bens and pullets Is 6d to 2s Id, black Hamburgs 5s pair, ducks 2s Sd, drakes Is lid to 2s 2d, eggs is 3d to 13 7d. Butter lOd to 10Jd. Cabbages Is to 3s doz., cauliflowers 2s 6d, onions lb, walnuts 2d lb, apples 2b 6d half case, pumpkins 3d to is each, potatoes Id to l£d lb, bacon 7d lb.

At the hearing of the case against Edward Wilkinson, charged with assault on Constable McGovern, at Pukekoha, whilst in the execution of his duty, and other minor charges connected therewith, the evidence tended to show that the constable had let slip the man who had been making a disturbance and tackled the wrong person. In dismissing the charges the S.M. said it was no part of a constable’s duty to push a man about unless in keeping a crowd back at a public gathering. His doty was to either arrest or summons,, as fbe case required. The constable bad brought on the assault by his owu actioD. Charges agsinst two other men of inciting Wilkinson to resist, and failing to assist when oalled on in the JJingis name, were also diemieaed,

Tho Southern mail arrives by tho s.s. Waiwera this morning.

Tho synopsis of the looturo to bo delivered by Mr W. L. Bees on Thursday night is given in our advertising columns.

At 2.30 p.m. to day Mossrs Williams and Kettle will dispose of oranges, bananas and Island knmoras. Mr O. J. Kendsvdinn notifies tho romoval of his business office to the Farmers’ Union Club.

A new connection on the telephono exchange is No. 310, Gisborne Club, Lowe stroot.

Mails dospatchod from Auckland, via Ban Francisco, on May 12th arrived in London on Juno 10th,

A mooting of ladies assisting tho committee of the Poverty Bay Rowing Club s dance for Thursday week will be held at tho Trocadoro robins to-morrow ovening. It is expected there will be a big demand for tho To Karaka seotions to bo disposed of on Saturday by Messrs Williams and Kettlo on bohaif of Mr G. How Chow. I Tho Union Company’s new launch Tua- | tea is oxpcctod to bo completed next week, and to arrivo in - Gisborno eight weeks later.

A mooting of the East Coast Railway League is to bo held at tho Borough Council chambers at 3 this afternoon to confer with the Hon. J. Carroll in regard to railway matters.

The annual social meeting of the Salvation Army will bo held to-night at the Barracks. -His Worship tho Mayor will preside, and among those intending to be present aro tho Hon. J. Carroll, Councillor Lvsnar and other representative gontlomon.

The vaconoy on the Pharmacy Board of New Zealand, caused by the resignation of Mr T. Crawford, of Auckland (who has removed to Gisborne), is to be filled by the appointment by election of another Aucklander, nominations closing at Wellington on Juno 13.—Auokland Star. Tho following nominations for the four vacancies on the committee of the A. and iP. Society have been received : Messrs W. Bell, F- B. Barker, J. A. Caesar, J. C. Field, M. R. Murphy, W. G- Sherratt and H. G. Tucker. Tho election will take place on Saturday, July Ist, when the annual mooting is to be held. | A large audience should bo attracted by [ the lecture which is to bo given by Mr W. L. Rees at His Majesty’s Theatre on Thursday evening. Tho subject is the j situation in the Far East. There is no 1 question that the lecture will be deeply mI teresting. I A meeting of the Referees* Association, held last ovoning, was very largely atI tended by footballers, which speaks well I for the popularity of that body, and inI dioates an increasing interest in the winter | pastime in this district. The following reI ferees were appointed for next Saturday’s matches :—Senior match, Mr W. Gibson ; j junior match, Mr W. McCredio ; President’s cup matches, Mossrs W. Howard I and H. Carr. Our Tolago Bay correspondent telegraphed yostorday : —As one result of the cutting up of the Mangabeia block, there I is now every prospeot of the dairying industry being put on a sound basis in Tolago Bay. To-day Mr W. F. Sinclair I received the following telegram from Messrs Beattie and Long : “ Will build I and equip cheese factory, findiDg all money. Will pay suppliers equivalent to 9d per ib butter fat.” At tbe Police Court yesterday before Captain Chrisp, and Mr W. T. Raymond, J.’sP., Martin Olson was fined £1 and | costs, in default seven days’ imprisonment, I fer disorderly behaviour whilst drunk. John Farrell, alias George Wade, who pleaded guilty, and whom the police gave a bad character, was fined £1 for fchreatenino behaviour, and £5 for using obscene language. The default iu the first was seven days, and in the latter three months, the sentences to run concurrently. A woman, a first offender for drunkenness, was let off with a caution. In connection I with a rowdy scene in Lowe street on I Saturday evening, John Palmer was I charged with using obscene language, and as defendant decided to call evidence the case was adjourned until to-day.