The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, OCT. 30, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1589, 30 October 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, OCT. 30, 1905.

A meeting of the Te Ran Grioket Olnb will be held at the Te Ran College at eight o'clook this evening. The management committee of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association drew up the following fixtures at a meeting last week:—Union v. Te Ran (Domain), November 2d3j United v. Taruheu (Tarnheru), Te Baa v. Matawhero (Domain), November 4th.

At a meeting of the A. and F. Society a rough statement of accounts showed that owing to the uDpropitious weather, the receipts, inolading membership fees, had deoreased £33 9s 3d, the total being £749 8s 9d, as against £782 13s last year, The deorease was counterbalanced by an in-, crease in membership feßs from £lO4 to £137. On the motion o( Mr W. B. Barker, seconded by Mr Wall, a hearty vote oi thanks was accorded the secretary, Mr H. M. Porter, for the able and satisifaotory manner in which he had carried oat bis duties.

i .Visitors to the big agricultural carnival of the MaDawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association at Palmerston North this week will find a most entertaining and attractive programme of competitions for derision in the Bbow ring oval. The events are spread over the three days, and on the first day there are 101 entries, second day 65, and third 80. The prominent competitions are maiden banters, hunters, jumping for lady riders, steeplechase, champion hunters for ladies' challenge cup, anfi : Interprovincial Lloyd Lindsay. Truly an inviting programme,

Tho stoamor Manuka arrivod in Auckland at 10 yostorday morning, having loft Gisborne at 8 p.m. on Saturday,

Tho sito for tho now school on Kaili will probably bo on tho Waiaui roal on tho sootion formally ofl'orod by Captain Tuokor.

Mosers Millor and Craig report tbo following prices at Saturday’s sale : Hons Is 4d to Is lOd, rooHtors Is 10s to 2s 4d, eggs 9d, butter 9d and lOd, rhubarb 7d, tomato plants 4d bundle, cabbago plants 4d, oulonß 8d lb, potatoos ljjd, baoon 7d, hams 7id, lomons 6d doz. At tho Polioo Court on Saturday, Arthur Josoph Hogg, who pleaded guilty to misappropriating a gold watob, was ndmittod to probation for twelve months on condition that ho paid tho cost of prosecution, £8 14s, within threo months, and also £5 ; tho value of tho missiag chain. At tho Magistrate's Court on Saturday,

in tho oaso of J. R. Redstone and Sons v, Matahaoro, claim for detention and iniury of a horse, defendant had to pay £l los hire for four days and £8 for injury to tho horse.

At Messrs Williams and Kettle’s horße bozaar on Saturday, a sale of' raoehorses was bold, Flume changed hands at 29 guinoas, and tho others wero passed in, the bidding not reaching the owners’ reserves.

At their auotion mart on Saturday: Messrs Bain Bros, disposod of three leasehold sections in Childers road as follows j Section 7, Mr W. Campbell, annual rental j£6 10s; seotions 1 and 9, Mr W. Mackrell annual rental £5 10s and £6 ss.

The following prices wero realised at Messrs Bain Bros.’ produoe ?a!o on Satur* day morning : Baoon 6£d to 7&d, fowls Is 5d to 2s, butter 9d to lid, eggs fid to, lOd, cabbage plants 6d per bundle, potatoos lid to lfd, bams 6Jd to Bd, onions Bd, apples lls case.

'" It is hardly neoessary to • remind Borough ratepayers of tho meeting to be held in His Majesty’s Theatre at eight o'clock thiß evening to consider tho question of raising a loan for the construction of a bridgo over the Taruheru river at Roebuck road. The necessity for a bridgo to oonnect the West End of the town with Wbataupoko has been discussed for many years, and as the membors of-the Council aro unanimously in favor of tho presont proposal, the meeting this evening Bhould ondorse their aotion.

An attempt was macb late on Saturday night to enter the premiaoß of Mr'LaDg, bootmaker. While lyiDg in bed Mr Lang heard a noise, and found that a mao bad opened the window at the side of the promises and was about to enter. He shouted out, and the man bolted. Mr Lang, following, saw a couple of men disappear in the darknoss, one in the meantime having whistled, no doubt as a signal. The thieves evidently were unaware that there was someone sleeping on the promises. A charge of usiDg abusive language was preferred against Joseph Goddes at the Folico Court on Saturday. Mr H. J. Finn appeared for accused, and appealed to His Worship to exeroiso clemency in dealing with the'case. He thought kindness might have a good effect. Goddes bad a long list of oonvictions against him, hut sending him to gaol had evidently no effeot upon him, His Worship said ho would bind -him over to come up for sentenoe when called upon. Acoused was liberated upon entering into the bond of £5. During oarnival week Gisborne wont serenely on in its peaceful way, and there was no disorder of any kind to mar the festivities, but a dog fight on Saturday afternoon provided a mild sensation, so destructive was it in results. Two dogs got up an argument that had nothing whatever to do with political questions, and soon fiercely tried to slaughter each other; a crash was heard, and it was found that a massive plate-glass window in Hannah and Co.’s new bootshop had been broken. The value of the window being about £BO, that dog fight considered to be the most expensive ever known in Gisborne. Fortunately for Moßsrs Hannah and Co.—though -perhaps not for the insurance company—the window was insured, and the company has taken the damaged pane and Will replace it with a new one. For working at his calling in view bfl a publio place on Sunday, September 24tb, Peter McKenzie, foreman for Niven and Co., was on Saturday at tihe Police Court fined 5s with 7s oosts. Defendant pleaded guilty. He stated that he was engaged on repairs on a sawmill. It had been stopped on Saturday, aud they wished to bave it ready for work on Monday. Mr Niven desired to push the work through before he returned to Napier. The mill was run for four hours. If the work had not been completed it would have thrown all the hands out of work. Sergeant McKenzie stated that he had been attracted by the steam and smoke from the engines. He did not press for a heavy penalty, but it was suoh an open violation that he thought it best to briDg the case before the Court, His Worship said that as it was the first case of the kind within the district he would not inflict a heavy penalty.