The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JULY 12, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1504, 12 July 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JULY 12, 1905.

The Poverty Bay BowiDg Club hold their dance*at Whinray’B Hall this evening. . Mails for East Coast ports per Hanpiri close at 6 p.m. to-night. l'he Borough Council hava a noties In this issoe in regard to the cleaning of tanks. Tory large envies of sheep and cattle have been raoeived by the combined firms for the Matawhcro steok sales to-morrow. At thß Victoria Domain to-morrow after noon the West End and Kia Kaha hoekoy elubs meet in the Association competitions, The Rugby matches pospoued from last week will take place in the same Order on Saturday next. The many friends of Mrs E. F. Harris, ond of tbo oldest residents in Gisborne,will regret to learn that she is at present somewhat seriously indisposed. A meeting of ladies willing to act on the committee of the Hospital social will be hold at Townley’s/Hall this afternoon at 2.30.

A meeting of Te Karaka milk suppliers in connection with tbo Kia ‘Ora Dairying Company will bo held at the To Karaka hotel this evening. Captain Edwin reported yesterday : 11 Moderato to strong winds, westerly, to gals ; glass little movement ; tides good ; sea moderate.” At His Majesty's Theatre this evening Mr JS, El Stevens, who is contesting the Waiapa scat in the Opposition interests, will deliver a political address. The chair will be taken by his Worship the Mayor at 8 o’clock. The shipping in the Auckland harbor was gay with bunting the other Wednesday in honor of the marriage of Mr A. Oerutty, wharf manager at Auckland for the Hud-dart-Perker Proprietory Company, Ltd., and for a camber of years a popular purser on one of their steamers, -to ktiss Marshall, of Dunedin. The ceremony took place quietly in St. Paul’s’ Church, the Kev. Canon Nelson officiating. The following ore the latest connections with the Gisborne Telephone Exchange; no, Duncan Campbell, Waikereru station | (X Jong and 2 short rings); 196, J. B. Let-don, coaobbuilder, Bright street; 821, O. B- Hubble, private residence, Kaiti_; 323, Harold Kane, private residence, Kaiti. The following ore off the list: 379, David DobbiC Waikerera station; 196, Humphreys’and Son, Bright street. New Zealand and her people want liberty,' both politJoal and social, and they are becoming impatient under the narrow and intolerable restraint that are being placed upon them. Mr Seddo'n has already deprived us of much of our political freedom. The “ Tommy” Taylor faction would take away our social and religious freedom also. Fortunatoly, however, the people of the country have a voice in the question even yet. —Exchange.

When gxtraoting a tooth from a young hors", belonging to Mr J. Briese, of GidgiDburg (says a Southland exchange), Mr Bodley, veterinary surgeon, noticed something g'ittering. Further examination disclosed the feet that it was a wedge of pure sold,'embedded in the grinding surface of the tooth. The theory advanced is thnt the animal picked up the nugget while crazing. and thaii constant grinding had dri' e i it firmly and evenly Into the crevice | j which it was found. For some considerable time the msdioal staff st the Dunedin Hospital have been compelled to carry out their work under most nntavorahioconditions, and the ing citizens have taken the matter in hand I ofmroviding better accommodation at the hospital. Large and iofiupntial committees have been formed for the purpose of raisin" the necessary amount for the ex tension of the building. One lady has given a obeqne for £IOO, another for 50 guinea', and each member of the medical staff has promised £25. Dr Batchelor says the medical men of Dunedin ore not wealthy. He has" lived there for thirty years, and ha« not known one to retire independent of his professional earnings.

Mails for Malrarakn, Maknurr, Waoron-ga-a-hika, Ormond, Kaitaratahi, To Karaka and What a tutu now oloso at 6.45

Tbo. nows of the death of the Rov. Father Benedict at Auckland was received with much regret in Gisborne, whoro the Rev. Fatbor was a groat favorite. Tho Now Zealand football team play a team representing tho Metropolitan Union to-day at Sydney, and on Saturday ploy a roturn match with Now South Wales.

Complaints aro mado to us in regard to tho etato of that portion of Abordoon Road opposito the Hospital. As thoro is considerable traffic on tho road the Council should tako early stops to improve it. At tho Police Court yesterday two native first offenders for drunkonness were convicted and cautioned. John Olarko and Thomas Mount Wilson wore each , finod 10s nndooßts on a similar charge. Tho annual Reohabite social takos plaos

in His Majesty’s Theatre on tho 27th inßt, for which oxtensive arrangements have boon made,'speoial attention being paid to the providing of first-class-music for the funotlon. ,

Much regret was felt in Gisborne on news being roceivod of the death of Mr W. Miller, of Napior. Mr Miller, was well known to a largo number of Gisborne people. His last visit to Gisborne was in his capacity as Inspector of sohool buildings. He is the father of Mr J. R. Miller, Gisborne.

In our advertising columns Mr Jack Thomson notifies his customers that be has removed his shoeing forge from Peel street to tho corner of' Gladstone road and Grey sluet. Shooing and general smithing will bo carriod out as usual with the greatest despatch and at the lowest rates. I Incidental to the arrival this morning of

the steamer Haupiri.wUh a coal boat, Oaptain Bennoy took the precaution of sounding the river channel, whioh was reported to have Siltsd'ap. On a two hours’ ebb tbo soundings taken between the big crane and end oi breakwater averaged Bft 6in. Consequently the channel will not be navigable for tbo coal punts an low water. The Now Zealand Loan aud Mercantile

Agency Company announce an important clearing sale at Waiowo, near Okuroiro, on Wednesday, July 26th. Several thousand cattlo, all good sorts, will be offered,as well as about 100 horses and a number of implements. Mr C. Hunter will officiate as auctioneer. Intending buyerß will require to leave Gisborne for Auckland on Saturday, tho 22nd inst. There is too much gambling. You buy a bit of grounl to-day for £l5O. The valuers come along and. value it at £250. | You ask £3OO for it. You gamble on the I obaDCP, aud the man who buys it is taking long odds about getting £4OO for it. This gambling must be put down. Let us start with the tote, and finish with the land jobber. It’B a big contraot. —Wellington Lance.

Mr R. E. Stevens, who appears as tho first candidate in tho field for Waiapu, in opposition to Mr Carroll, is, needless to say, strongly in opposition to the present Administration, and in his address this evening he will deal with many of their measures. He is not a prohibitionist, although he considers the question should be loft to the electors themselves to decide. Ho is vory strong on the question of members’ honorarium, and if returned will use every effort to roduoe it. There should be a crowdad house this evening. An unsuccessful attempt to refloat the I Yawero was made yesterday. The major portion of the cargo had been taken out, and shortly after noon a united effort was made by the steamers Karovo and Waibi, undov the direction of Captain Kennedy, to get the vessel off. The attempt was attended with little success, and when the I Karoro’s line parted under the severe strain it was decided to abandon the attempt until to-day. The balance of the i oargo was token out of the Tawera yesterday afternoon, and with the gear arriving from Napior this'morning it is hoped the attempt to refloat the stranded vessel will I be attended with success.

We do not exaggerate the position when we say that an Auckland member associating himself with the Taylor faotion would be committing political suioide. Viewed from this dispassionate distance, it is regarded as a coterie of cranks,- that has pursued single tax and prohibition to the verge of insanity, that 13 dishonorable and malignant in its political methods, and wholly unreliable and untrustworthy in its political friendships. Allied as it is with the gimlet female and the little-Bethelite party that has arrogated to itself the right to dragoon the country into compliance with its own extraordinary moral code, it is opposed to the .cause of personal freedom, aud ought to be remorselessly and effectively crushed. It is to the influence of politicians of this narrow and intolerant stamp that we owe the persistent and perpetual encroachments that have been made upon the liberty of the individual in New Zealand, Gradually, in our social life, we are losing every vestige of our freedom, and the eventual consequence, unless the pernicious movement is restrained, will be a race of hypocrites and ranters.—Observer,

A young man named Normsn Fraser, alias Brazier, appeared before Mr Barton, S.M., at the Polioo Court yostorday in answer to a charge of theft of £4 from the person of Timothy Toomey. The latter stated that he and accused occupied the same room at the Mafeking boarding house on the 7th iost. On the following morning accused said he had.lost £4, and asked witness how muoh he had. Witness replied that ho had £4, and accused asked to have a look at it. As Fraser grabbed the money without saying a word and ran downstairs witness followed, and returning in half an honr found acoused. m the room. Aoouscd refused to give up the money, so witness informed the police. Witness ,had known Fraser for a fortnight in Auckland and Wellington and had not known him to work. Accused said he had loßt £4 or £5 before he asked witness to show his money. Detootive Divingstone 'gave evidence of arresting accusod. An adjournment was granted to enable acoused to obtain evidence. Arthur Bundle,, laborer, Stated that he saw Toomey near accused’s bed that morning, and when accused woke up he said he had been robbed. Accused said to Toomey, “ You had better give me that £4,” and Toomey took out £4 and showed it to him. Aconsed took the money, When accused went to bed he had ,64, and Toomey had nothing. Beforo accused took the notes, he said he could identify ons of them, and told Toomey he could get,the money book if it vras not accused's. In reply to Sergeant MoKenzie, witness stated that he was also known by the name of “ Slim.” Witness did not offer Toomoy £lO not to appear in tho oaso. Toomey, recalled, stated that Bundle baa told him that acoused would give him £lO If he cleared out and said nothing. His Worship said that if Toomey had taken accused’s money he would not have shown his £4, but would have concealed it.. Is would appear that accused had only said he had lost the money to got an excuse for snatching the money. He did not believe that jSiCeused had money on the night in question. The police records showed that in May of la3t year apeused wag convicted at Auckland, and ordered to come np for sentence when called upon, for having no lawful moans of support, and last December he was sentenced to three monthß at Feilding for theft, Acoused was sentenced to Bix monthß in Napier gaol.