The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, SEPT. 28 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1566, 23 September 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, SEPT. 28 1905.

Tho Sierra sailed from Bao Francisco for Auokland on Thursday at 2 p.m. Messrs Dalgety and Co. advertise for a young man for fenoing and sta'ion work. An impounding notice in connection with the Gisborne pound appears in this issue.

Mr A. Sawyer, Master Sawyer, and Miss Gilbert will sing a trio at the Army Barracks to-morrow evening. A euchre party will be held at St. Mary’s Convent School on Monday evening, particulars of whioh are advertised. A team of Gisborne footballers journey to Te Karaka to-day and play a match against a country combination. The box plan for the Hugardes' season will be opened at Mr Miller's nt 9 this morning.

Mr W. A. O’Meara is booking orders for Tasmanian seed potatoes. A rebate of duty is allowed, aqd property-owners Bhould take advantage of the liberal offer. A sale of work in connection with the Roman Oatholio Church at Ormond will be held on Ootober sth,' and promises to be a great success. Full particulars are advertised.

Messrs Common and Sh'olton’s football team plays a team from the combined mercantile and warehouse firms on Thursday next.

Sealed tenders will be received until 4 30 p.m. on Monday by tho Gisborne Cooperative Building Sooiety for the purchase in one or more lots of £3OO in No. 1 issue. "

Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday : " Strong winds to gale from between north-west and west and sooth; glass rise ; tides high ; sea heavy ; rain probable."

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning John Colbert and James Lamont pleaded guilty to being found on licensed premises on the 17th inst. A fine of £2, costs 7s, was inflicted. A boy, 16 yeare of age, of Eempsey, N.S.W., who was lost' in the bush while coming from Trial Bay Creek to Eempsey, has been found, having been without food for five days. ' . According, to the Riverton Star, Mr C. Chnrob, the well-known rider, and his two sisters have inherited,throngh the death of their aunt, 6000 acres of land in this district.

The output of the sawmills of the oolony during 1903 4 amounted to 872,800,000 superficial feet, whioh represents the depletion of the bush on 88,000 acres of bush lands.

The city orchestra are preparing to give a lengthy and higb-claßs programme at the Salvation Army Barraoks for Wednesday evening next, when his Worship the Mayor will open the sale of work at 7.80. The City Band will also give their assistance.

"Creation,” one-of the Hngardos’ illusions, is described as follows: A glass aquarium standing on a table is shown, and on drawing a quilt slowly across, a young lady is found in the aquarium in three feel of water. The public oah see all round and under the table during the entire illusion.

At the Polioe Court yesterday Plorenoa Barnes appeared before Mr Barton, S.M-, on a charge of being an idle and disorderly person, having insufficient lawful means of support. Evidence wa3 given by the police that defendant had been knocking about town in a semi-intoxicated stats. Defendant pleaded not guilty, and stated she had only left a situation last Thursday week, and had another to go to. A remand was granted so that further enquiries could bo made. On resuming, His Worship discharged defendant with a caution and an admonition to lead a better life. The first official meeting of the members of the Baptist Cburoh took place on Thursday night, when there were a good number present. After offioers were appointed, tbe plans of a proposed church were submitted to the meeting, and it is hoped that within a few months the erection of a Baptist Church in Gisborne will be an acoomplisbed fact. Subscription lists have been issued, and it is hoped they will meet with liberal response. The secretary, Mr H. East, or the Rev. Mr Parry will be pleased to receive help from all who will help on this deserving object. The site where the ohnroh is to be erected is in Palmerston road. . -

A meetiog was held io the Te Karaka schoolroom on Wednesday night for the purpose of forming a Tennis Club. There was a very large attendance of ladies and gentlemen. Mr J. MoCredie presided. After a good deal of discussion, it was decided to form a club, and the following officers were elected for the year President, Mr North ; vice-presidents, Messrs Armstrong and Marshall; lion, secretary, Mr R. Carder; bon. treasurer, Miss Green; committee, Mesdames Lewis, Armstrong, Misses Sefton, Jivinson, Green, Messrs North, MoCredie, and Carder. It was decided to bold a social at an early, date with the view of raising suf-1 ficient funds to purchase a section for a' COUSfil

ThD Promior antloipatos that Parliament will oloso on Ootober 20th.

Tenders for Hospital supplies close at noon on Monday.

Good entries have boon rocoivod for tho Btook sales at Matawhoro next Thursday.

Mossis Williams and Eettlo havo very largo entrioa for tholr stock aalo on Thursday noxt.

Messrs Adair Bros, havo opened up their now soason’s shipment?, which aro of an ottractivo character.

Tho Now Zealand football toom play Bristol to-day. Another walk-over is oxpcctcd.

Messrs Millor and Craig continue ihoir auction salo of travellers’ samples ;his afternoon.

Hiß Honor Judge Jones and Mr Goffo roturnod from tho Coast last evoning. Colonel Porter, 0.8., roturnod earlier in the week.

A return matoh will bo played at the Victoria Domain this afternoon between the West End and Patutahi football dubs, An interesting game is expeoted.

An important unreserved sale of drapery, etc., is to bo held at Messrs Bain Bros, auction mart at 11 this morning.

A Southern paper refers to a little band of talkative politicians as the “ New Libel party ” But the thousands claimed got down to small figures.

The Cook County Council has been advised that a grant of £250 has been made towards the Waipaoa bridge. It is hoped that more will follow.

The Commissioner of Crown Lands notifies that a small grazing run in Hangaroa survey district is open for lease, applications being received until Friday, October 13th. A representative of the Winton Record was recently shown a curiosity in tho shape of a young rabbit, which had evidently been born with only two legs—the forelegs. The young bunny was fat and in good condition.

A child of twelve years suffering from diphtheria was brought to town yesterday from Ormond for medisal attention. The greatest difficulty was experienoed by the Borough authorities in obtaining quarters for the sufferer. ;It was eventually decided to use odo of tho rooms of the Old Men’s Home.

At tho Police Court yesterday morning two first offenders for drunkenness were oonvicted and cautioned. For drunkenness at Makaraka William EenDedy was fined 14s 6d, and for smashing two panes of glass j valued at £2 6a a fine of 12j was inflicted, and he was ordered to pay tho amount of tho damage. The oultivation of tobaeoo in Now Zealand does not progress In 1889 84 acres were being cultivated, but the area fgradually diminished, until in 1895 it was only five aores. Since then statistics of the crops have not been taken. At St. Andrew’s Church to-morrow (Sunday) morning Mr Paterson will give usual sermonette to the children ; subject of sermon, “ Dwelling with the King for Service; ”in the evening the subject of lecture will he “ A remarkable revival at Waihi.” Most interesting account by a Presbyterian Minister. All desirous of a similar work of G-od at Gisborne kindly invited. —Rev. J. G. Paterson. 1 i The Wairoa Guardian’s Mohaka correspondent states : —“ A large number of logs aro being brought down the river for the sawmill, and are expeoted to arrive here any time now, Messrs McEain aod Hutchinson expect to have over 60,000 ft. of timber sawn from the logs that are now coming. This will be the commencement of what, is to bo hoped, an industry that will tend greatly to the welfare ol this district.”

Without stopping out-door relief, without driving recipients upon in-door relief, and without inflioting any injustioe upon the really deserving, it ought to be possible to reduce the heavy oost of our public charity by weeding out the undeserving. The Department of Labor is supposed to be notified whenever "laok of employment ” is alleged by an applicant, and tho Department of Justice whenever the desertion of the responsible breadwinner is allegod. We might go further, and have these reports aoted upon. But there still remain a large number of oases in whioh only the vigilance and intelligence of local officials oan prevent continuous ond heavy loss—an overwhelming reason why ail ofifioials oonneoted with charitable aid should be entirely trustworthy and above suspicion.—Auokland Herald.

A very enjoyable gathering was .held at the Cosmopolitan Club last evening, when the members met “ The Wanderers ” in a friendly game of oards and billiards. There was a large attendance, a score or more players doing battle on either side. DuriDg the evening the visitors were entertained by Mr G. B. Oman, of the British Empire Hotel, who prepared a most reoheroho supper. The games resulted in tho Wanderers (76) beating the Cosmopolitan Club (70) by 6 points. Mr Harding,'on behalf of the Wanderers, thanked the members of the dub for the evening’s amusement, and hoped the meetings wonld continue. Mr Ambridge, the presi-

dent, thanked Mr Hardiog for bis kind remarks, aud said although defeated they had a stronger team to put in the field on another occasion. Among those present were Messrs Harding, Wyb> e > Hennossy, Hawley,, Bennett, L. Sherriff, A. Murray, R. Johnston, J. Johnston, Maynard, Eeefer, Eure, P. Maher, DoCosla, Neale, Zachariah, Solomau, J. H. MartiD, Fraser, Burton, Gittos, and Crawford.

If a saving sense of humor is possessed by the various members of the famous “ Spanish Prisoner ” gang—so long “ wanted" for frauds —their present fate must strike them as slightly ironic (says the San Francisco Call). For the illustrous swindlers, who got rich by posing as inmates of Spanish prisons, are now incarcerated in the strongest gaol in the country, andlikely to spend the next decade or two in learning what the lot of a real'“ Spanish prisoner ” is like. The story of their capture is simple. In the early days of last May the German ConsulGeneral at Madrid, Herr Looker, re-

ceived a letter from a manufacturer at Strasburg, who wished to know if in prisons of Corunna there was a major of cavalry named Jaquet, sentenced for a robbery. The “major had written to Mathenberg, and offered to reveal to him through an agency office of Madrid the hiding-place of a treasure of 500,000 pesetas, provided the German sent him 5000 francs, which he needed urgently, through the same agency. The police were communicated with, and Inspector Puga, disguised as Mathenberg, waited upon the swindlers in Madrid by appointment. Policemen, disguised as porters, followed him, and the visit terminated in the arrest of Louiß Gonzales, chief of the gang. Puga’s nest move was to find Inspector Viseda and Police, officer Morcatelli. and with them and 12 constables he proceeded immediately to the Calle de Cuchilleros, where all the members of the criminal associa

tion were still at work—that is, Rafael Gabria, Pablo Graniete, and his sister Enriqueta, Agustin Zamorano, Pedro Herrero and his wife Maria, and Maria Rojo. They were arrested before they could make an attempt at escape. Maria Roja threw a bundle of documents through a window, but it was picked up at once by a constable keeping watch outside the house.