The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, OCT. 2 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1573, 2 October 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, OCT. 2 1905.

Messrs Dalgety and 00. hold their Nuhaka stook sale on Satarday, 14th inst. The Hugardea left for Napier by the s.s. Hanroto last evening. - Tenders will be received until 12.30 on Wednesday next for alterations and repairs to the Haiti rifle range. Messrs Quigley Bros., and Miss Quigley, who returned to Gisborne on account of the death of their father (Mr W. J. Quigley) intend to remain for the week.

Me A. Keefer, land agent, has for sale 15 aore3 of land about four miloa from town, with new eeven-roomed house and valuable improvements. The vital statistics for the Gisborne dis-

trict during the paßt month give the births at 40, deaths 23, and marriages 2. For tho quarter ended September 80th there were 104 births, 85 deaths, and 25 marriages.

The Cook County Liberal Association will meet in the old office of the I.L.A, Union Bank Buildings at 7.80 to-morrow evening. A meeting of Mr Carroll’s committee will be hold at the same plaoe at 8 o’clook tho same evening.

The Hngardes completed their season on Saturday night, when ‘•lnvulnerability” provod of the greatest interest. It was done so oleverly that Mr G. Watson, who brought his own gun and loaded it, admits that the trick was done so smartly that ho could not detect it. A Government bill to prevent excessive rates of interest has been circulated. It is provided that the bill shall not affect the Pawnbrokers Act. It is provided that the Act shall apply to every contract made after the commencement of the Act for the loan of money. The bill contemplates interest at 6 per cent, per annum for landed security, 8 per cent, for stock mortgages, and 10 per cent, for money lent on chattels, as the maximum rates. The Customs duties collected at Gisborne during the past month were: Spirits £928 8s 2d, oigarettes £l4B 15*. cigars £7, tobacco £360 lls 9d, wine £95 7s lOd, beer £73, sugar £lB5 6s Bd, goods by weight £74 12s 7d, ad valorem £495 14s 6d, other duties £B9 193 6d; total £2658 16s. Beer excise duty £lO2 10s. For the same period last year the revenue was £2315 17s Id. For the quarter ending September 30th £7719 2s 9d was collected, as oompared with £6884 lOd for the same jailer last year,

Mr H. H. Wall will address the eleotors at WaeroDgaokuri to-night. The frost on Saturday morning did tuuoh damago to po’a'io orops. Messrs Williams and Kettlo hold thoii next stook sale at Matawhoro on Thurs-

day. The proeont entrioe aro 100 bead of oattlo and 1000 shcop,

At tho Matawhoro yards on Thursday nrxs Mossrs Dnlgoty and 00., Ltd., will offor a lino of 800 hoifers from 18 months to thrco yoars old. The now steamer Tuatea was doolred at Auoklnud on Friday last, and will probably loavo for Gisborne, via Wkangarei, to-morrow.

When about to leave Hobson street wharf, Auckland, at 12.80 on Saturday aftornoon, tho Union Co.’s s.s. Hauroto got staok in tho mud, and did not got off until 8 o'clock.

At this port on Saturday, tho s.s. Mararoa landed 135 tons of cargo, and tbroo bulls from Oarnaru, consigned to Messrs Common, Shelton and Co.

Tho box plan for Mr Watkin Mills concerts will bo opened on the stage of His Majesty’s Thoatro on Wednesday morning at 10.

Mr Lissant Clayton will addross the eleotors of Waiapu at Waeronga-a-hika this ovoning at 7.80, and at Tolago Bay on Thursday evoning next. The data of the Gisborne address has been fixed for Thursday, Ootober 12th. At a largely attendod meeting of tho T e Karalca Booing Club, hold on Saturday evening, Mr J. MoOredie was appointed seoretary. Sovcral mattors in connection with the annual meeting were disoussod at some length. The course iB in oxcellont order, and thore is every promise of a reoord gathering. A meeting of Borough ratepayers, to

consider the proposal of raising a special loan of JE5500 for the oroction of a bridge aorosßtho Taruheru river at the south end of Wi Pore street to conneot with Roebuok road, will be hold at Hiß Majesty’s Theatre on the 30th instant.

“The Anoiont Mariner,’’ to be produced by tho Gisborno Harmonic Society at His Majesty's Theatre on Wednesday nigbt, Bbould attract a largo house. The muaio of the oontata is bright and attractive, and in tho capable hands of the new eooiety should prove a great success. Messrs A. Cleave and Co., publishers of tho Auokland Provincial Direotory, aro advertising for men to prepare tho list of Gisborne residents for their next year’s work. They purpose having their revision thoroughly and methodically done by a house-to-house canvass, and by this means will have their list of names as nearly correct as it is possible to get it. Messrs Miller and Oraig report tho following prices at Saturday’s sale : Fowls Is 6d to 2s eaoh, onions 2£d per lb, potatoes lid to 2d per lb, lemons 6d per dozen, swedes 2s 9d to 4s, bacon 6&d to 7d per lb. Drapery, fanoy goods, and furniture realised satisfactory prioes. A large ooneigDment of furniture has just come to hand, and will be on view during the week. Messrs Williams and-Kettle, Limited, agents for the Now Zealand-African Steamship Company, draw attention by advertisement in another column to the sailing fixture of the s.s. Devon in November next for the West Coast ports of tho United Kingdom via Cape Horn. The Devon inaugurates a direct service to Weßt of England ports, and will bo followed by other first-olass vessels at monthly intervals. Information as to freight, eto., can be supplied by the looal agents.

At tho meeting of the Gisborne branch of tho Farmers’ Union on Saturday, Mr H. H. Wall referred to the damage the district was likely to sustain in regard to the rabbit pest. He bad boon informed that rabbits wore fast travelling towards Wairoa and Poverty Bay, and immediate steps should be taken to prevent their introduction into tho district. It was decided to obtain full information as to how far the rabbits had travelled towards this district. At the Police Court on Saturday an elderly man was obarged with travelling from Napier to Gisborne and attempting te evade payment of the fare. Defendant stated that ho had a job to go. to sixteen milos out of Gisborne, and had missed Tuesday night’B steamer. Defendant was discharged on payment of the fare. Pare Koiha and Thomas Bogers were eaoh fined 5s and oosts for fighting in the lane at the baok of the Hotel Coronation. The Sergeant stated that his reason for taking action was to show the young men that they oould not fight anywhere in the town and when asked by the police they must desist. The funeral of tho late Mr W. J. Quigley took place yesterday afternoon at Makaraka Cemetery, the cortege being a very large one. The burial servioß was conducted by the Rev. J. G. Paterson. A large number of wreaths were received’and also many letters of sympathy, cards and telegrams, which testified to the high esteem in whioh deceased was held. The following is a list of those who sent wreathsMr and Mrs |G. B. Oman, Mr J. Hart, Mr E. Shirley (Napier), Mr and Mrs F. A. Martin, Mr and Mrs F. H. Buffer, Mr and Mrs McGowan, Gapt and Mrs Cumming, Mr and Mrs T. J. Diokson, Mr J. Adair, Mr and Mrs Sealy, Mrs Faram, senior, and family, Mr and Mrs Friar. Mr and Mrs Moßaoth and family, Smith and Soott, builders, Mr and Mrs J. J, Martin, Mr and Mrs E. Mandley, Mr and Mrs B. Little and family, Mr and Mrs Sykes, Mr and Mrs Skillioorn and family, Mr and Miss Bedward, Maobroll and Colley, standard II sohool girls, standard V sohool boys, standard V sohool girls, staff of Gisborne District sohool, Gisborne Defenoe Cadets, Mr and Mrs J. A. Hard-

io'g, Mr and Mrs J. T. Witty, Mr and Mrs J. Wallace and family. Mr and Mrs Featon, Mr and Mrs S. Williams, Mr and Mrs Massey, President and Members of Gisborne Builders’ Association, Lonnie and Avis Skeet, members .Gisborne Bowling Club,. Mr and Mrs Wm. Ratcliffs, Mrs Fromm, St. Andrew’s OE. Society, Mr and Mrs F. Harris, Mr and Mrs Churoh and family, Mr and Mrs Sootter and family, Miss Cantle, Mr and Mrs J. Warren and family, Miss K. King, Mrs Wallen, Mrs W. Clayton, Mrs J. H. Martin, Mr and Mrs J. East and family. “New Zealand Illustrated,” for 1905* the “Weekly Press” Christmas Number, which is just published, is a splendid production, and surpasses every annual that we have seen. Ihe cover especially marks a great advance ; its design is so simple, so striking and so artistically beautiful that it must be a source of pleasure to everyone who sees it, and of pride to New Zealanders generally, for this, like the rest of the annual and the two supplements, is designed ‘and printed by the “ Weekly Press ” staff. The contents of this 1905 “ New Zealand Illustrated” will justify its name, for its 163 pictures include scenes of Iraauty and inter-

est from every part of the colony. Special features are the remarkable studies in Maori life and character of Mr Chas. M.

Phillips, some of whose contributions this year, e.g., “An Easy Cannon,” “After fhe Manner of their Ancestors,” and “Erena” are true masterpieces; the magnificent alpine pictures of the Rev Henry E. Newton, two of whose panoramas are well worthy of framing (and with these may be mentioned Dr Herz’s “The Hochstetter Icefall ”) and the bird-life photographs of Mr Edgar Stead, particularly the great flights cleverly caught in the air and in focus. The fiction is as usual by the foremost writers of light literature of the day, and we observe that the editor gives first place to a story by a New Zealander, Mr Alfred A. Grace, of Nelson The principal supplement this year is Mr W. Dittmer’s “ Mana,” a great picture. It presents to us the brave and crafty chief, Te Heuheu V., lost in deep musing upon an ancient mere, heirloom of his tribe, and upon the fame, the prestige, the power, the “ Mana " of the brave and crafty warrior chiefs, his forbears. Never before has such a picture been painted, and it is very probable that we shall not see one to equal it in powerful expression of the character of the Maori. This remarkable painting has been reproduced in the sumptuous style to which the “ Weekly Press ” has accustomed us. Another excellent supplement, beautifuily printed in most modern fashion, is “ The Manawatu Gorge." With the chromo* litho' picture this will find a place on the walls of many homes. The two plates are given gratis with the annual, whose price is a shilling. We know no better bargain,