The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, AUG. 17, 1905. A MIMIC SCENE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1535, 17 August 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, AUG. 17, 1905. A MIMIC SCENE.

It was a happy thought that led to the mimic scene which took place yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of the place where Captain Cook first landed in New Zealand. A moving picture of the kind must be of great public interest. There could be no deception about the picture. It would be selfevident to any spectator that the illustration was a mimic one, but it would have considerable value from the fact that the locality depicted was the real landing-place. It is a pity that Major Perry had not the opportunity to make the series complete with views of Cook’s Cove. The Biorama Company are sure to make good use of the views obtained, the films being exhibited widely. Judging by the audiences they had in Gisborne their pictures will .be seen by an enormous number of people, and thus the historic incidents m connection with the landing of Captain Cook will be vividly impressed on the minds of thousands who perhaps otherwise would have forgotten all about the subject. There are even in Gisborne many people who are not ashamed to admit that they do not know the famous landing-place to which so much public attention was called by yosterday’s proceedings. It would have been a good thing if the Eictures taken yesterday could have een shown locally as well as in the other centres.

There were three marriages yesterday, and there are more in prospeot. - Mails for Napier, Wellington, and South close at 4 p.m. to-day por a.s. Fanny. The Matawhero stock sales will be held to day. Word has been received of the death of Mr Thomas Simcoek, the last of the Brannigan famous police force. Tenders will be received by Messrs Teat and Friar up to noon on Saturday, August 26th, for the purchase of over 12 sores of land at Makauvi. Easy terms are offered. The mis»ion services being conducted by Fathers Olune and McDermott at St. Mary’s Church still oontinue to attract large congregations, and great interest is being taken in the work. •' At the Police Court yesterday morning a first offender for drunkenness'was cautioned and discharged. A prohibition order was granted against an elderly man who did not appear. Captain Ohrisp and Mr J. W. Bright were the presiding justices.

Mossra 3amuel Vaileand Sons, the well' | known land and estate agents, of Auckland, advertise several first-class farms in the Opotiki district, to bo sold cheap, These properties are well worth the attention of investors. The hockey matches will be resumed at the Victoria Domain this afternoon, when Oity meet Eia Kaha. City will be represented by, the following Glennie, Hay, Freer, Delaney, Beeoho, Sargisson, Doylo, Madigan, Melville, Dines, Priestly; emergencies, Lang and Tanner, Mr 0. Sharp will referee. Mr W. Mason, of the-Auckland firm of Messrs: Mason and MoNab, monumental masons, arrived from Auckland yesterday on business in connection with the Cook Memorial. He will meet His Worahipjthe Mayor and the secretary, Mr Gaudin, this morning, and visit the proposed site for the monument. The season which the Messrs MacMahon inaugurate noxt Wednesday evening at His Majesty’s Theatre, when they reintroduce to Gisborne audiences that immensely popular dramatic artist Miss Fitzmaurice I Gill, should prove eminently successful, Since her last visit to Now Zealand Mies Gill has met with an extraordinary measure of success in tho chief cities of Australia. The piece chosen for the initial performance on Saturday is the very successful English nautical drama, " The Girl of My Heart," whioh will be staged for the first time in Gisborne. Yesterday afternoon, at Holy Trinity, Church, Miss May Sherrill, daughter o

I Mr Sberriff, of Gisborne, was married to IMrH. E. Dodd. The oeremooy, which I was fully choral, was performed by the I Rev. Dawson Thomas, The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Louis Sberriff, wore a beautiful dress of ivory duchess satin, the akirj being trimmed I with frills of accordeon pleated chiffon and silk medallions, and the bodice having a transparent yoke of Chantilly lace, and elbow puff sleeves. She wore the customary wreath of orange blossoms, and carried a bouquet of white flowers and maidenhair fern, The bridesmaids, Miss Gertrude

Wall and Miss Nellie Seymour,wore dainty I frocks of soft white ei'k, made with large I gathered tucks, transparent lace yokes,and I whiteobiEon hats with pink roses. They [carried pretty shower bouquets of pink heath and white flowers. Mr C. Bennett [ acted as best man and Mr A. Sherrill as groomsman. The dresses, which were greatly a'dmired, were made at Messrs Adair Broß., nndor the supervision of Mibs Hawken. Mr and Mrs Dodd left for the South in the evening, carrying with them the hearty congratulations of a iarge Dumber of friends.

Z A lady has boon appointad as Government instructor in buttor-making. His Honor Judgo Jonoa loavos for Awanui this morning to hold a sitting of tho Land Court, An impounding notioo In connection with tho Gisborno Pound appoors in this issue. An advcrtlsomont in connection with tbo Matawboro pound appoaro in this jOSUO. Tho funenil of tho lato Mr Vinoont Gotland took place yesterday at Coroujandol. A parcel of 400 bond of keas (for whioh 2s 6d oaoh is paid) ‘•os rooobed Wellington from Lnko Coloridgo. Oharloa Wynyard, who was' killed near Whatawbato on Monday, was a member of the Maori football loom whioh visited England. Captain Edwin tolegraphod yeetorday : “ Strong winds to gale from botwoon north und -west ' and south-west ; glass rise ; tidos good ; sea moderate ; rain probable.” /’Mr. Rowland Hill,' the well-known butcher, Gladstone Road, notifies that ■ ponding tbo erection of new (promises he has removed to a temporary shop a few yards further up Glodstono Road, where ■ business will be carried on as usuhl. • . From the largo number of tiokots disposed of a very large gathering isoxpeoted at tjio concert and danoo to be in the Kaitaratahi Bohoolrpom this ' evening. Ooaohes will leave town at 6.80 and Te Karaka at 7 o’clook for Kaitaratahi.

Oar Auckland correspondent telegraphs ; Tho shortage in the Auokland Raoing Club’s acoount is said to amount to boween £2OOO to £BOOO. It is stated that several well-known Aucklanders are likely to be implicated, ■ '• ->• The barquentine River Hunter arrived

from Newcastle with a cargo of coal yesterday afternoon and was berthed at tho Western groyne on the evening tide. The vessel oame in rather Iato“on the tide and consequently did not berth as well as usual.

In regard to the telegram appearing in yesterday's Timbs giving the Chief Jastioes’ remarks on oodifying rules relating to Maori oustoru, we understand that the Chiof Judge of the Native Land Court has had this in hand for some time post, and has been consulting the other Judges as opportunity offerod as to how 'far such oodifioation was possible. "

A Press Association telegram ftom Wellington states :—“ With reference to the cable from LondoD, dated August 8, stating that a portion of the consignment of meat by the s.s. Somerset had been condemned at Liverpool as spotty, the New Zealand and Afrioan Steamship Company, agents for the vessel, haß made inquiries. They etato that only 100 lambs out of the .whole cargo wore damaged, and these apparently prior to shipment.” Mr James Mills, interviewed, said the Union Company recognised tho necessity for a daily connection between OnebuDga and Wellington, and would endeavor to meet the demand. The Company would □ot bo warranted at present in placing a turbine steamer on this servioe. They mast recognise that at some future date they would have the Main Trunk Railway in competition. He believed a fortnightly servico with San Francisoo was possible. Six i)ew steamers would be-added to the Union fleet this year, largely replacing old vessels in the oxisting trade. The meeting of the Patutahi branch of the New, Zealand Farmers’ Union was largely attended on Tuesday night, and keen interest was taken in the addresses delivered by Mr W. Morgan (on rural technical education) and Mr Lißsant Clayton (in favor of the freehold tenure). Mr Morgan explained how classes oould be arranged at Patutahi under the auspices of the Technical School Committee. Mr Clayton made an able advooacy of the freehold tenure, and satisfactorily replied to a number of questions asked him on the subjeot. Votes of thanks were accorded to the speakers, and also to the president, Mr W. KTOhambera; * s " ' - '