The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, JULY 1, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1495, 1 July 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, JULY 1, 1905.

A conference of district school committees will be held this afternoon at 2.30 o’olock. ; '

Mails despatched . from Melbonrne via Marseilles on May. 26th arrived in London on June 28th. , . Captain Edwin reported yesterday : “ Moderate to strong easterly winds ; glass rise slowly tides good ; sea heavy swell ; weather cold;” On Wednesday next Messrs Bain Bros, will sell by public auction, on .behalf on Mr Alexander Thomson; a large and choice assort,meat of fruit trees, flowering shrubs, and pot plants. The sale will bo absolutely without reserve.' ' " At St. Andrew’s Church to-morrow (Sunday) Mr .preach. At 11 a.m. the subject of sermon will be “ Some of the advantages of the loss of possession ”; in the evening at 7 the subject of lecture will be “ God’s way of doing business.” ‘ The sacrament of the Lord’s Sapper will' be' dispensed at the morning service. We have muoh pleasure in announcing that a benefit concert will take .place on Monday night at His Majesty’s Theatre in aid of the young ladies who have lost so severely by the late fire in Palmerston rpad. The programme, which will appear io pur next issue, is an excellent oue, in- j eluding vocal and orchestral items by Miss Lynn Mills, Mr ‘Dudley Trent, Club orchestra, City Band, and leading amateurs, who have so generously volunteered tbeir services, and we trust u bumper house will I support the deserving cause, j A young man! named Douglas was I admitted to the Gisborne Hospital last i evening suffering from a broken leg. I Douglas, a recent arrival from Hawke's I Bay, was engaged boshfelling at Mr Steel’s I place, Tahora. The accident happened j through a tree he was. felling kicking j back.” Ho was brought to town by Messrs j Bedstone and Sons’ coach. This is the I second bushfelling accident, that has 00-I curred in this district during the present I week. I

The annoal matting of the Poverty Bay . Torf Olob was hold yesterday and was of a most successful character, tbo statement of finances showing the Club to be in a most sound position. _Mr J. W. Nolan presided. The nek profits for the year,, after writing off 4286 8s 6d improvements on property, and £55 4s bad debts, amounted to £5Bl Os 3d. The report further stated that duriDg the year the club completed the purchase of the racecourse end the road leading thereto at a cost of £2849 7s 3d, and despite this heavy payment the only liability now due was j the bank overdraft, £1360 Is 2d. The club had against this £159 6s 6d good book debts, which would further lessen the present liability. Tho Committee desired to I tender their sincere thanks to the following I gentlemen, who ungrudgingly gave their I best services to the club, viz., Messrs L. T. I Symes (hon. treasurer), A. F. Kennedy and F. Parker (hon. auditors), and Q. B. Wyllie (hon. clerk of the scales). I On the motion of Mr White, Mr Nolan was I unanimously re-elected chairman. *Mr I John Clark wa3 re elected vice president. Messrs Caeear, White and Gouldsmith I wore eleoted to the committee. Messrs W. I J. Andnrton, F. B. Barker, W. B. Barker, I T. Holden, B. Johnston, W. J. Hamon, L.l O. Allen and G. Stock were elected mem-

bers of the Club. At a meeting of the committee held afterwards-the resignations of Mr G. B. Wyliie from his office as clerk of the scales, and Mr E. li. Maudei secretary, were received with regret. It was resolved to call applications for the secretary, ship, to be considered afl .a meeting to be held on Monday week. Other officers ofthe Club wore elected as follows : —Hon, 6re a surer, Mr Byrnes ; auditors, Messrs Kennedy and Parker. The appointments of judge, starter and other officials were held over until, tho meeting on Monday week, when appointments will be made. The Chairman, Messrs Caesar, Maynard and Clark were appointed a sub-oommiUee to consider the programme for the Spring meeting. ‘

■ Tho Molbourno Cush realisation salo ocmmonooH to-day.

An advertiser requires throe unforuishod robins in a convenient locality.

Tho Ventura left San Francieoo on Jane 29th.

A ohango of advei tisomont in connection with tho Ganadiun-Australian lino of stoamers appears in this issue. Messrs Poekovor and Co. advoitiao a large rosidenoo and two aorcs on tho bus routo to lot.

Mr Olivor Crafts, of Albert street, has sovoral puro-brod Plymouth Book fowls for salo.

Tbo annual show under the auspicos of tbo Gisborne Poultry Fanciers’Club will be bold on Friday and Saturday, the 21st and 22ud July. The annual sale of show, pure-bred, and other poultry will bo hold by Mr W. Ty Boymond at tbo Theatre Boyal on Monday, 24th 1 instant. ..Tbo annual general mooting of the Agricultural and Pastoral Society will be hold at 2 o’clock this afternoon in the Masonic sample rooms. A full attendance is requested. ,

A meeting of tho ball committee of tho Caledonian Society will be held this evening at the Farmers’ Union Club rooms (next Masdnio Hotel, Lowe street), when a large attendance iB requested. At tbo Central Mart at 2 p.m. to-day Mr W. T. Buymond will offer an exceptionally fine lot of poultry, including some 30 well-bred pnllots and a number of silver Wyandotte cockerels, j Both sorvices at the Wesloy Church tomorrow will bo conducted by the Bov. G. Hounsoll. The subject of the sarmon in the morning will bo 11 The Unfailing Presence;” and in 'the evening “ The I Model Preacher.”-'

A special feature of the services to-mor-row at the Salvation Army Barracks will be the congregational singing with piano and organ accompanimont. Mrs Slattery and Miss Gilbert will sing a duet at the evening service, with guitar accompani-. mont. -i

At 1' o’clock to-day,. at the Central Mart, -Mr W. T. Raymond will sell a large number of unredeemed pledges. This is the second sale of the kind held in the Bay, and it should attract a good attendance, aeiundoubtedly a number of bargains will be offered. By the Wairoa coach yesterday a man named George E. Prebble, alias Whitehead, was brought to Gisborne in the custody of Constable HaDcox. 'Prebble was arrested at Wairoa by Constable Luke, from description, on a charge of stealing a gun valued at £3 and a tent valued at 15s, the property of George Rideout, Motu, and was remanded to Gisborne. He will come before the Court this morning. A charge of theft at Gisborne some time back will probably also be preferred against Prebbl?. At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr Barton, S.M., TamQ3 Healy was fined 5s and costs for drunkenness, and £1 and casts for assault. A young man namec Frank Orr was charged with assaultini I John Sharkey on the 28th ult. Mr Stoc I appeared for accused,, and stated that as I there was another charge against his client I of‘selling without a license he had arranged I with the Sergeant for an adjournment. I Accused was remanded until Tuesday next. I A Wellington telegram states : “Father Hays has addressed 38,500 persons during I his New Zealand tour, and 15,474 pledges I have been taken at 42 meetings. His last I appearance in Wellington will be at a reI ception given thie afternoon, by Sir Robert I and Lady Stout. The Governor and Lady I Plunkst are to bo present, and others inI vitod include Sir J. G. "Ward, Archbishop I Redwood and Bishop Wallis. Father Hays I leaves Wellington for the North next MonI day, and has eight more meetings in the I colony.” \ | In the proceedings following the formal r taking over by the Government of the last I of ten locomotives manufactured by Price I Bros, at Thames, a representative of the I Government said the work was a credit to j tho Thames and the whole oalohy. The j contract price was £28,000. The engine rah lat tho rate of 35 miles .pen hour. It was | also stated that the lack of deep-water 1 accommodation made it compulsory fora t large number of marine engines built here I to be conveyed to Auckland before they I eould be fitted. It was hoped the soheme I of improvements contemplated would ob- | viate this in the future.

I The dedication of St. Aidan's Anglican j Ohuroh, Bemuera, took place on Thursday. I Dr Neligan, Anglican Bishop of AuoklaDd. | officiated, assisted by a large number of I clergy. The new church was filled by a I large congregation. A special dedication: I sorvice, authorise'd by the bishop, was I used.: The church cost more than £7OO to { build, all of which has either been donated I or lent by members of the parish. A beau- | tiful altar of polished rimu, puviri and re- | warewa woods has been presented to the | church by.tho parishioners. I . The Teachers’ Institute commence their J annual mid-winter meeting to-day. The I Hawke’s Bay teachers arrive by this mornI ing’s boat and the meeting will be opened I and the visitors welcomed by His Worship j the Mayor in the High School punctually lat 10.30 a.m. Mr Morgan will be’present I, to represent the Board, of Governor, and I Mr Graham to represent the Oommittee. J In the evening the visitors will be enterI tained at a social evening in His Majesty’s I Theatre. ; A large number of friends have Ibeen invited and the gathering promises to be a great success. The Auckland branch of the International Peaoe Association at its annual meeting carried the following resolution: “ That this meeting protests against the action of 'the Government in compelling I civil servants to-take service in the volunteers." Mr Ewing delivered an address on the aims and [objects of the Association. He alluded to the danger of war between Franco and Britain and Germany, and said he attributed the ill-feeling iu some measure to irresponsible mischief-mßking writings in the press of Germany and Britain. He showed that there was a tendency now amongst tho officials of all civilised people to avert war. [The- Peaoe Society was not a peace-at-any ptico society, but one that aimed at the securing of justice, peaoe and honor among the nations without recourse to the sword if possible.

From to-day the auction matt business of Messrs Williams and Kettle will be taken over by Messrs Bain Bros., and the favors aooorded to Messrs Williams and Kettle should bo well maintained by their successors. Mr J. Walker Bain baa for some years hold an important position in the Bank of Now Zealand, whilst Mr H. Walkor Bain has. held a position in the firm of Common, Shelton and Co. Both gentlemen ore deservedly popular, and being in every way qualified for the business they have entered into, should retain the confidence and support of the public. |ln addition to the auction business the firm will carry on a house, land, estate, and general commission agency. Produce and furniture sales will bo held every Saturday, and clearing sales as required. The annual meeting of the Waiapu Licensing Bench held yesterday was attended by the following members :—The Chairman (Mr Barton, S.M.), Messrs C. Gray, Caesar, Wallis, and Captain Tucker, j An application for a license in respect to I the Patutahi hotel was granted to Mrs j Sarah Ann Craill. In the ease of the applies tioo of James Boyce'fov an acoommoda. lion liconsa for Te Rshui hotel, Mr A. W. Rees stated that there was an application for a temporary transfer to Mr l Newy. Application granted. Mr Nolan appeared on behalf of L. C. Allen, whose application for a renewal of a publican’s lioense for Te Karaka hotel had been adjourned pending the visit of the Committee in regard to proposed alterations in the hotel to afford greater privacy to people going to and from the dining-room. The Chairman said that ho had seen into tbit matt3r, and Mr Allan had undertaken!!j close the barj slide in the passage leading to the diningroom. The alteration -would suffice for the present. Application granted. A temporary transfer of the lioense of Te | Rahui hotel from James ! ,Boyee to Frederick Montague Newy was granted. Mr C

C. Hansen's application [lor a renewal of his accommodation lioense at Motu was granted. A conditional, lioonse was granted to Mr Martin fot. the Gisborne Racing Club’s meeting on July 6th and 7th at the Pork course, the hours to be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. J. Et. Aialahie was granted conditional lioenses for Matawhero J galeyards on July 13th and J7th,

Mails for Auokland per s.s. Niwnrn close at 3 jp.m. to-day. Tho steamer Karamoa left for Wellington early this morning, and the Niwaru loaves for North this evening. At the Spiritualistic Society’s meeting at Townloy’o Hall to morrow evening Mr, 11. E. Howes will give an address. Written questions from the audience Bre invited.

Tho alteration in the Wairoa-Gisborne mail servico t-ikos effoet from to-day. Mails for Wairoa via Xiniroto close at 6 a.m. on Mondays, and mails for Wairoa via Morero oloso at 7 u.m. on Tuesdaye.

A question of ownership of a horse came before the Magi urate's Court yesterday, when a native woman named Renohia charged another native named Rameka Te Ruawai with tho th<jfS-of her horse. Mr E. J. Chrisp appeared for the proseoution, and Mr W. D. Lysnar for the defence. Accused elected to be tried by the Supreme Court. The matter is a family trouble, accused being informant’s stopfather. Tho ownership of the horse is in dispute, accused claiming it as a gift made some years back. The evidence was of a conflicting character.