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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1546, 30 August 1905, Page 2

The stock sales at Matawhero take place to-morrow. The Inveroargill murder oase commences to-day.

At 2 this afternoon Messrs Miller and Craig will sell a large and choice consignment of fruit trees. Tenders close to-day for the purchase of stock in the estate of Alfred Batchelor.

Tenders for erecting four rooms at Mangapapa close to-morrow. The annual social of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society will be held in His Majesty’s Theatre to-morrow night. The arrangements are now complete, and a large attendance is expected. A most enjoyable evening should be spent. While regretting his departure from the district, general pleasure will bo felt at the promotion of Mr S. E. Griffiths (manager of the Gisborne branch of the New Zealand Olothing Faotory) to a leading position in the Auckland branch. Mr Griffiths has beoome very popular during bis term of residence in Gisborne,

Tho Coaßt eoaoh loavos town at 8 tomorrow morning. Tho Koili Road Board notifies tho striking of tho gonoral and special rates.

Tho tcmpornturo in Gisborno wns the highost in tho colony at nine yesterday morning, Tho Motawhero stock sales will bo held to morrow. Very good entries of sheop and cattle havo boon reoeivod. At 2 o’clock this nftornoon Moubi's Bain Bros, will, at thoir mart, dispose of Mr S. E. Griffiths' furniture. Pour etcaraors will arfivo at Gisborno to-day, tho Tuluno, Zoalundia, Storm, and Fanny.

Two old ago ponsions wore granted yestordoy, ouo boiug a renewal und tho other a fresh olairn.

Captain Edwin telegraphed yosterday : “ Modorato to strong northorly winds ; glass fall slowly: tides modorato; soa moderuto.”

Anyouo intending to build a rnodorn home is invited to oall and examine plans at tho offico of Mr Jamos McKinley, arohitoot, Lowo Btroot. ,

Tho Public Library and Reading Room will be oloßed on August 31st and will open in tho new Library building on September 7th. !

A list of lottors from places beyond the Colony lios at Gisborne Post Office unclaimed as undermentioned:—M. Cahill, M. Riohardson, W. D. Watson, and Frank Walker. Tho Custodian of the Old Mon’s Homo acknowledges with thanks: Cakes from tho Hospital Sooial, magazines irryrn Mr DeLautour, and a, box of tea from an anonymous donor. The quarterly summoned meeting of the Turanganui Lodge, No. 1, U.A.0.D., will bo held at 8 to-morrow evening. At tho oloso of tho business there will bo a social ovoning. AmoDg the passengors by tho Talune this morning will bo tho Rev. Father? Olune and MoDormott, who havo just concluded a highly successful mission in this district in connection with tho Roman Catholio Church.

The Canterbury Shipping Company’s s.s. Storm arrives from Napier and South-, orn ports this morning, and will be berthed at tho wharf ou the 4.30 tide. The vessel has 200 tons for Gisborne. Sho loavoß for Christchurch this afternoon.

Yesterday morning light easterly winds and oalms with fine weather were general in tho oolony. A considerable soa wob running at Ooßtlspoint; smooth to moderate elsewhere. A fresh southerly breeze was blowing at Gisborne in the afternoon. At the meeting of the Borough Oounoil last evening Or Bright gave notice of motion 11 That tho Borough solicitor be instructed to take tho necessary stepß to have tho Kaiti cemetery oloBed.”

Mr G. H, Lysnar stated at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday .that an appeal is to bo made in the tyre ease decided against Mr A. D. Hoy. Tho charge against Mr John Dover was adjourned until Monday. Mr J. Lawrence, who died yesterday morning, was standing at his gate shortly before 8 a.m., bidding the time of day to passers-by. Half an hour lator bo was dead, having been seized with a fit. Though bis health was frail, the end came as a great shock to friends. The friction between the Poverty Bay and Hawke’s Bay Unions promises to end happily. It is now explained that the Hawke's Bay secretary took an eroneous view of the Gisborne request. It has now been arranged that Poverty Bay team will therefore leave for Napier on 'Wednesday, 6th Sept, play Napier on Saturday 9th, Hastings on Tuesday 12tb, returning homo tho following morning, Jamos Lawrence, who has resided in Gisborne for ovor thirty years, and who was well known to all the old indentities, died rather Snddonly yesterday whilst at breakfast. He was 71 years of age, and had been in poor health for a long time. He was one of the founders of the Masonio Lodge in Gisborne. John MoLean, the old man who took a walk into the river on Monday night, was brought before the Magistrate at the Police Station on a charge of drunkenness; his clothes being out drying, the defendant was warmly clad in blankets. Hb was given a week in custody so that he might reoruit his health after the Bhook. Another “ drunk” was duly fined. At tho meeting of the Charitable Aid Board last evening, members touched lightly on the subject of a consumptive sanatorium for the distriot. Mr Clayton suggested that perhaps Captain Tucker would donate a. few acres for a site, but that gentleman regretted that he possessed no land suitable for such a purpose. Mr Harding thought that the Tuahino lighthouse would be a very healthy spot. He also suggested Whinray Park, Motu, as a suitable site for a sanatorium, but members were agreed that tho altitude of tho latter was too great, and tho former site was too near the Boa. The Chairman supported Waihirere ai being an idoal spot, but stated that they were not there to deoido upon a Bite that ovoning. They would hold a meeting for that purpose later on.

Frank De Curtoni, an oiler on the Ben- | nington, whose body was recovered from 1 tho wreok, was a native of Nelson, New ’ Zealand. He came to America 13 years ago, and took up his residence with his - uncle, J. De Curtoni, a grooer. Seven years ago ho enlisted in the navy, and was assigned to the Yorktown when that vessel was in the Philippines. He was afterwards transferred to the Oregao, [and upon bis second enlistment throe years ego bo was detailed to the Bennington. Four sisters Lilian and Elizabeth De Curtoni, Mrs P. Harding and Mrs A. Burton—and two brothers—Edwin, residing in the city, and Louis, engineer on the transport Logon, and formerly on the cruiser Olympia—survive him. At tho time of his death, Do Curtoni was 29 years ola, A meeting of the Cook County Hospital and Oharitablß Aid Board was held last evoning, when there were present: Messrs Towley (chairman), White, Colley, Webb, Lysnar, Matthews, and Captain Tucker. The Visiting Committee (Captain Tucker and Mr Lysnar) reported that during the month an unusually large number of applications for relief were reoeived. Temporary relief was granted to a number of persons pending consideration of the cases by the Board, They hod inspooted the Old Men’s Home, and found . everything satisfactory, although the numbor of inmates was rather high. Mr Lysnar stated that Dr Morrison hod reoommondod provision being made to enable patients wbo woro woll enough to be brought outside. He also suggested that a small bearer bo obtuined. It was decided to obtain a colonial sofa for patients, and a bearer as recommended. The Auckland Charitable Aid Board forwarded an aeoount for £21175, for charitable aid rendered to patients belonging to this distriot.

Evidently there is no tenderness about the way football is played in Marlborough. A writer to the Times on Awarua-Wai. puna match :—“ I have played, and taken keen interest in football for over 25 years, yet, during the whole course of my experience, both as a player and a spectator, I never witnessed such a disgraceful exposition. Some of the Awaruas apparently went on the ground with one object, that was to see how many of the opposing Bide they could knock out. The referee was weak, and they took full advantage of him, wilfully obstructing men, and playing deliberately off-side. In one instance during the leoond spell I saw an Awarua player rush into a loose serum, foroe a Waipuna man's head into tho mud, and then oruelly and deliberately put biß foot on the man's head. Yet the referee took no notice oi his aoticn, though fifty spectators witnessed the brutal ussault. All through the game an Awarua player made a point of knocking a Waipuna about. As the referee did not interfere, the Waipuna, just prior to the finish of tho game, in self defence, had to take his own part, with the result that the referee ordered both men off the field of play. So long as [ weak referees are allowed to control the gome, we will have such exhibitions. If the Rugby Union have no control over such play, it is quito time for the police to step io and stop the game altogether, j I am sorry for the referee ; he is utterly i incompetent, though I have no hesitation I in saying that whatever ho did he con- j scientiously believed to be fair, and as we know him in everyday life oan only speak pf him g 9 an honest, npt ght gentlewt, V