The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY ORNING. GISBORNE, JURY 17, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1508, 17 July 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY ORNING. GISBORNE, JURY 17, 1905.

A new five-roomed" house in Customhouse street is advertised to let. Mr James East returned from Wellington on Saturday, where he was attending the No-License Conference. Mails despatched from Melbourne, via Naples, on Jane 7th, arrived in London on July 10th.

The engines and boiler of the now steamer Taatoa, recently built at Auckland by Mr C. Baile.y, jna., for tbo Union Steam Ship Company’s Gisborne trade (says the Auckland Heratd of Saturday) arrived from the Themes by the p.s. Terranora last night, and will be placed on board of the steamer to-day. Tho Taatoa will bo towed down to the Thames to-night, aDd is expected to be ready to return to Auckland ip about ten days’ time. At tbo Cambridge S.M. Court on Friday, before Mr H. W. Northoroft, S.M., Wm. Conolly was called upon to answer a charge of attempted suicide, to which he pleaded guilty. Constable McNamara detailed lhe circumstances, which briefly were that on May 22 last Conolly, as the result of unrequited love, shot himself with a revolver, tho bullet just missing the heart. The magistrate administered a severe admonition, and bound accused over in personal recognisance of JESO and one surety of £25. The Hawke’s Bay Loud Board holds its quarterly silting at Gisborne to-day. At the meeting of tho Board in Napior last week applications to dispense with survey fees wore made with regard to unsurveyed lands in the Motu district applied for by C. N. Simson and N. A. Pyke, It was decided to recommend the applications to the Minister for approval. A transfer was granted from A. R. Mclntyre to A. Aislabie of section 16, block XX., Tiniroto

village. • Tho saercd concert givon at His Majesty's Theatre last evening by Mr Percy Denton attracted tho largest audience yet seen in that building, and the concert was in every way an unqualified success. Mr Denton’s singing was much appreciated, ce also was that of Miss Madolino Knight, Gf Auckland. Mr Dudley Trent was likewiso heard to great advantage. A select orchestra rendered several sacred numbers, and an instrumental trio was given by Messrs .Massey, Foster, and Sidebottom. Messrs E. N. Sidebottom and Ernest Chrisp played tho acoompanimoots during the evening.

On Saturday morning a sad addition was mane to the passenger list to Auckland, three men mentally effected being sent to the Auckland Asylum in charge of Constables Keenan and O’Hara. One of thorn was Mr B. Nock, of Waiohika, who recently attempted suicide. Much pain is folt on account of this gentleman, who is so highly esteemed in tho district. The other two are from tho Coast, one being an individual who became suddenly insane at Whangara, and the other being a native of Tokomaru, whose sole ambition in life, hv fair means or otherwise, is to oust tho Native Minister from tho Waiapu constituency, and who was prepared to use foroe to strengthen his arguments. Tho audience that assembled at His Majesty’s Theatre last evening was the largest yet seen in Gisborne. It is estimated that fully sixteen hundred persons were present, and that estimate is on the small size. Not only was the sitting accommodation of tbe'building taxed to the utmost, but every inch of standing room was taken, whilst many had to make

their way to tho back of the stage, in order to hear' tbo concert. Considering the size of the audience the collection was not a large one. No less than 1454 persons"contributed a coin, being nine hundred threepenny pieces. It would probably be in the interests of future Sunday concerts if a “corner” wore made of the silver pieces mentioned. The highest contribu tion was a half-crown. There were several buttons in the collection, whilst a number of those who attended did not contribute.

Judgo Jones loaves this morning' for Tokomaru, whoro ho holds u sitting of the Nutivo Land Court.

“ Tho Lyttelton dock is not a dock at all; it is more of a septic tank,” retorted Mr Millar. “No solf-rospooting ship will go into it.” Tho Westport branch of tho Amalgamated Socioty of Railway Sorvants lately puid to mon who took part in tho 1890 strike portion of tho wages which they lost at that time.

“ Tho whole harbor is equivalent to a stagnant pool of water,” said Mr Taylor, of Otago Harbor. “If they get a small stoamor up. to Dunodin, tho nowspapors givo u whoop, and thoro is a gonoral fooling among evoryono that they should knook of! work in honor of tho oeoasion.” Tho Govornmont does not think it nocossary to sot up a committee toouquiro I into tho advisability of establishing u system of light railways. Tho Minister | for Public Works says that tho weight of rails at present used in Now Zealand is considered the least weight advisable for ordinary trailio purposes. A very painful accident happened to Mr Clarke, manager of Mr McGregor’s Motu Butter Factory, on Friday laßt. Ho had tho misfortuno to get his loft hand caught

in the plainer attached to the factory, and tho hand was manglod so sovoroly os to make amputation of tho four fingers and half the hand necessary. The sufferer, uufortunately, had to rotnain the night at Poututu, on his way to town, being unable to cross tho river at that place. Ho was brought into town on Saturday and treated at tho Te Rau private hospital. Although rather low in condition as a result of the aecidonS and the unavoidable delay in securing aid, ; good hopes uro held out for tho patient’s grodual recovery. Quite a sensation was oaused in: tho

West End part of the town about cloven, o'clock on Saturday night. Mr Emanuel, beforo retiring, heard noises in the back of his premises in Carnarvon street, like uomoboly prowling about, and, goiDg out to investigate, was confronted by an athletic-looking individual, who did not show fight, but immediately made tracks. Mr Emauuol pluckily gave cliaso, and ran his man down, securing him. While tak-

ing his man to the lock-up, he was met by Constable Doll, who took tho man in charge for being illegally od premises. The mau gave his name as Nixon, and will be brought before the Court to-day to explain to the Boueh his reasons for exploring on another man’s property. Ho was carrying a parcel when Mr Emanuel first saw him, but it was dropped in the o base.