The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBOBNE, DEO. 28, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1639, 28 December 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBOBNE, DEO. 28, 1905.

At tho Manawatu races on Tuesday, £24,1-18 was put through tho totalisator, a record for the colony. During the past three weeks the mines in Auckland district have yielded bullion valued at £104,134. This is a record for a three-weekly poriodin the history of tho Auckland goldfield?. At cricket South Taranaki defeated Marlborough by an innings, seven wickets and 232 runs. Taranaki’s first innings was declared closed at 380 runs for tho loss of three wickets.

Mounted Constable Dell, had anything but a pleasant task to perform, in arranging for the inquest and burial of the body found at Muriwai on Saturday afternoon. Owing to tho state of the tido, the body could not be recovered until Sunday morning, and the inquest was arranged for bunday afternoon. The bodv was afterwards buried by Constable Dell, who returned to town on the Monday.

At the Axemen’s Carnival at Eltham over 4000 people were pre3ont. The double-handed sawing championship, 2ft logs, resulted : Casey and Pretty (E tbam) and Volzke Bros. (Midhirst) a dead beat 1; Carston and MacKintoah (Invercargill), 3; time 2.3 I*s, being 12=00 under tbe Australian record. In the saw-off the winners again dead boated. The Now Zealand champion chop, 2it standing blocks, resulted: D, Pretty 1, McCann (Invercargill) 2, J. Hoare (West Australia) 3, G. MeCauly (Rotorua) 4; timo, 5.24, The underhand chop, six heats and two semi finals: L. Hutton (35sec) 1, G. Gregory (50see) 2, McDonald (20?ec) 3, Ford (50sec) 4 ; time 1.25. Single-handed saw* ing: J. N. Poynton (lysec) 1, J. Phillips 2, J. Molntosb (Ssec) 8 j timo 1,21,

An oldovly Maori woman has been orresttd on suspicion in connection with tbo inure?or of on infant at Awauui.

A ftirt was made yesterday to dear Iho enogi from tbo ohannol of tho Waimnla river.

Tho people of Tolago Bay bavo boon fortunate in scouring’' tbo foevioes of Dr Harold Weeks of Auckland to fill tbo plaoo veoatol by Dr Roek’o. Tbo directors of tbo Tolago Bay Silo-! yards Company bavo deoidc-d to bold tboir first salo about tho lart vvrok in Januiry. I Mr Maurioo Fitzgerald wa3 appointed to a vacancy on tho dirootoralo, Another attempt is to bo malo to recovor tbo tronsuro lor t in tbo wreck of iho Elingainito, near tbo North Cap-. Tbo schooner Emma Slink i,is (gt’m in commission, anl will lovve after tbo holidays.

Tho Rioo Dramatio Company wi'l stage tho ovor populor drama “ Unolo Tom’s Cabin ” at His Majorty’s Thca'ro on New Years’ night. Tboto shouH bo a orowded bouEO.

Tbo shop of Mr G. Fostor, cliotnist, I Camorou Btrcol, Whangaic 5 , formerly of Gisboruc, was ontcred during Friday uigbt, and the contents of tbo cadi box, consisting of about dG 10 in obequot and cash, woro abstracted. Mr Fostor thinks it possible that ho may not bavo properly scoured ilia tshop door upon leaving for homo, as tho lock is somewhat difiioult to manipulate,

Mr W. D. Lysnnr offers a reward for information which will load to tho identification of tho person or persona who shot a valuable brond sow at Okitu on Christmas day, Tho animal was igrazing cn tbo h li BDd was evidently sues byeomoonoon tbo beaob, ball oartiidge boing us d.

Tho business bithorto oonduotid by tbo Now Zealand Accident Insuranco Gomduny will in future bo carried on under tho style of tho Now Zealand Insurance Company. Acoident Braneh, by Mr G. H. Notris at tbo same ofliea as heretofore. Mr John Coleman will oontinuo to conduct the fire and mariuo insuranco of tho company in tbo present office, G.adatone | Road.

An eldorly womon named Chartnen was knocked down by a oar in Pitt street, Auckland, on Saturday nigbt, Mrs Charmer, not seeing the car approaching, suddenly stepped in front of it. The raotorman applied tho brakes but tho car vvae not brought up to a standstill until I after it had knocked Mrs Oharmon dowD. Sho is progressing favourably.

Advices from Now Plymouth states that petroleum-boring has been practically suspended lately ponding tho arrival of a packer from America. Tho works were resumed on Saturday, when the bore was cloared of mud, and on Tuesday pure oil began to flow. It continued yesterday steadily. Mr Fair expects to effectua'ly cut oil tho water to-day. Tho prospects ato moro encouraging than ever.

At a meeting of tho management cornmit'.eo of tho Cricket AsßOciat’on last night it was decided to sood at cloven to Napier at Now Year to keep all fixtures as originally ariaoged. The team is not by any moans representative of tho strength of tho district. .The team leaves oa Sunday evening, returning a week later. On Monday and Tuesday a match will bo | played against Haulm's Bay ; on Wednesday, a match will bo played ngainst the United Club ; on Thursday, Hastings will be nut at Hastings; on Friday the concluding ma'.oh of tho tour will be p'ayed, ogamst Soindo, at Napier. It is anticipated that tbo sports at Waereng-a-a hiki will result _iu over £6O being handed to tho Hospital trustees. The Jesuits were:—Boy3 under 16; Luttroll 1, Sheppard 2, Maidm Race: Broughton 1, Robinson 2. Henneesy 3 Girls’ Raoo, undor 16 : Sullivan 1, Pilcher 2, Ivy O’Neil 3. 100 yards: Burke 1, Tanner 2. Leaping : Newman’s Bay Bell 1, MoKenzie’s Macaroni 2. Maori Race : Weka 1, Tamiti 2, Waiti 3. 200 yards: Tanner 1, Wiight 2, Henneesy 3. Wood-ohoppiog : A. O’RoutjiD 1 D. O’Rourko 2. 300 yards : Wiight 1, F. Piloher 2. Hop, step anl jump: mile : Wright 1, Roderick 2. O.'sen 3. Ladies’ Raco : Miss Walls 1, Miss Smith 2,