The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE , JAN. 4, 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1639, 4 January 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE , JAN. 4, 1906.

The Matawhero stock Bales takes place to day. Dr Reekie, who was practising in Tolago Bay, left for south last night. Mails for East Coast parts per e.s. Shirley Hasell close at 3 p.m. to-day. A resident of Gisborne has for 36 years in succession spent his New Year’s holiday at tbo Hole-in-the-wall, Wsimatu river.

At the quarterly meeting of the Star of Gisborne Lodge, 1.0.0. F., A.C., the following officers were elected :-N,G , Bro. T. Alston Coleman ; V.G., Bro. A. E. Y. Smith ; permanent rocretary, Bro. B. Bobb; treasurer, Bro. A. Coleman ; recording secretary. Bro. H. P. Hamilton. Ajffer the business ,tbo Lodge adjourned for harmony. Of the shipping which passed through the port of Poverty Bay last year, a total of 399 steamers entered inward, having a tonnage of 524,350 tons, and carrying crews totalling 17,929. The sailing vessels numbered 121, tonnage 12,869 tons, and crews 725. The vessels entered outward were: Steamers 399, and sailing vessels 122.

The telegraphed item that'Ja writ has been at Napier on Horace lan Simson, in which £250 is claimed as damages for essauli on Henderson Garrick, a leporter on tho Hawke’s Bay Herald, possesses some interest to Auckland from the faot that both parties were former residents of this city, says the Auckland Observer. Horace Simsor, who is a son of Hector Simsou, was formerly an auctioneer here, and is now a member of the Hawke’s Bay County Council. Henderson Carrick was for some years a Iroporter on the staff of the Auckland ilerald, and went from hero to Samoa bsequently ho was at lovercargil l . but •? r 'everal years past hrs beeu settled at Nap.- Nothing is known here concernassault that has given rise to the wrtf.

,A reati, n( . o j jsf a pj ee f,as just received a tteer gj 9 h 0 p 0 f New Guinea, who is &t present M e n, ourDe . His Lordship st'ailes that h.haß now five clergymen in ‘J 3O caQ get two 11301:6 h® will ibe a The lay staff is Iseiag There i« need for school teachers, g Qanoes 0 f the diocese call l. aSß i ß j ianeoi chiefly owiDg to the very ht ] aunob eS p en ses. The head station at B ia being reburlt, and it has been „ eido ( |Q put up in future wood and iron -, ilai £or the white staff. These things , ake K a heavy ' year, but the Bishop is co<j aent . of re , ] eeiviog the continued frienaa o£ the mission, whose number ia.i the increase. Melbourne is whaleboat for Hioje ; a benefai. ea B - n London has given £SO for the n-. |ke division boat, and it is Nelson (New Zealand} is raising for a third, which will bo extreiL,y jvelcome. - \

Our telegrams announce the doa'h cr Mr 0. Napier Hill, in Tasmania. Tho box plans for Ilia J.P. season will bo openod at Ilis Mojosty’d Thoatro at 10 to morrow morning. Dr. Maekellar stato! before tho Now South Wales Publio Works Oommitloo that tbo Fo’ly Point toplio tank system was " an abominable mistake.”

At Wulgott (N.S.W ) Polico Oou't It JOlomonis wnß lined T 25 for libeiatiog o livo rabbit on Gingh station. Tho auxiliary schoouer Aotoa is advertised to rail for East Coa t ports and Auckland on Saturday evening noxt.

Tbo Union Co.’s ss. Talune made a smait run up from Nopier yesterday. Leaving at 11.45 a,no,, tho vessel anchored in tbo bay ut G o’clock. A Pross Assrciation trlogram fiom Reofton yestord >y states : —Tho Southern Oiois hotel was burnod last night. Tho insurance was JI9OO.

Tbo Lands Department ef V ctoria is o'idontly very keen in its bunt for rovonuo Parties who comp for moro than a work on tho shores of Hobfon’s Bay aro required to opply for a permit, which costs Ss, otherwise they aro treated ob trot passers on Crown lands.

A roport from Hopetoun, Victoria, s'ates that a whirlwind lifted a winnowing machine, weighing nearly half a ton, oloor from tho ground, carrying it over ono fence, through another, and then depositing it on tho ground 100 yards from where it originally stood.

Tbo s.s Victoria, which arrived from Sydney yesterday, brought transhipments per Islands, from Ca'cuttaand Singapore ; Hurburg, from Germany; Grosser Kurfurst, from Germany; Himalaya, from London ; Eastern, from China and Japan; Miltiadep, from London ; and coastal steamers.

Tho concert last night was somewhat marred by a number of young larrikins, who rudely interrupted tbo pupils during soveral of their ifoms. Muoh annoyance was thus caused to tho intelligent portion of the audience, This sort of conduct should bo put a stop to hy the police making an example of offenders in future.

Captain McKenzie, of tbo scow Oban was a well-known shipmaster in Auckland' Ho was a native of Waipu, where his parents reside. He was for a long time master of the Auoklaod-owned brig Vision, and was afterwards in charge of the ketch Clematis. Ho was a married man, his wife and family residing at the North Shore.

A daylight robbery took place in the Auckland Domain on Monday afternoon. As an elderly maD, well dressed, was proceeding up the path leading from the Grafton Road, about four o'clock, two men robbed him of his watoh and obain and of some money, The inoident was witnessed by several people. The police were telephoned for, and soon arrived upon the some, hut of oourre the thieves had decamped.

Tuesday’s Auckland Herald states: MiBS Ida Conway, the 15-year-old daughter of P. Conway, trainer, of Ellerslie, who was knocked down by the horse Quarrymae on the first day of the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting, is making fair progress. She regained consciousness two or three days ago, but occasionally lapses for short periods mto a state of semi-oon-. soiousness, and is likely to be oonfined to her bed for some days.

The Tolago Bay Saleyards Company hold a sale of Bheep at the yards on January 30tb, under the auspices of the following firms : Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company, Common, Shelton and Co., Williams and Kettle, Dalgety and Co., and Murray, Roberts and Co. Entries will be reoeived by any of these firms. A yard feo of one penny per sheep will be charged whether the sheep a:o sold or passed in.

At a meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Presbylery, the Rev. W. J. Comrie reported that tho office-bearers of the congregation of the Hastings charge had arranged to sell the present manse property for JG9OO, and purchase the section adjoining the church, and the buildings thereon, for £925. The Presbytery cordially approved of tfceii- action, aud recommended the Church Property Trustees to execute the necessary deeds.

Tuesday’s Wairoa Guardian Btates A fine mob of 754 cattle, in charge of J. W. Fern, from Mr Mark Harrison's (Waikato) passed through Wairca to-day for Gisborne, where they will be sell by Messrs Williams and Kettle, iu conjunction with Messrs Murray, Roberts end Co., at the Matawhero saleyards on Thursday, 4th January. This is undoubtedly one of tho finest mobs of cattle that has passed through Wairoa, being a particularly oboice lot of shorthorn heifers and steers, specially selected to suit this eoast, and it was gonerally admittad that they were in splendid condition.

The annual meeting of the Star of New Zealand Tent, No. 6,1.0. R., S.U., was hold laßt evening, there being a good attendance of members. Sister R. Rice, Chief Euler, presided. The election of offioers for the ensuing half-year resulted : Past Chief Euler, Sister B. Eioe; Chief Ruler, Sister E. Hayoook ; Deputy Euler, i Sister M. Birrell; Secretary, Sister F. • Somervell; Minute Secretary, Sitter L, Oarron ; Treasurer, Sister M, Diokeison ; Oaßh Steward, Sister E. Clark; Book Steward, Sister E. Parker; Levite, Sister Heffernan; Assistant-Superintendent of Juvenile Tent, Sister Carron; Trustee, Bro. Nasmith ; Auditors, Bros. Clark and Haycook.

Recent caseß of enteric, maioly caused by.ptrsons eating oockles and other shellfish which had not been boiled, or by drinking water from polluted streams, have occasioned the exeroise of added oara in Dunedin reoently. The Otago Daily Times says :—" A few days ago the machinery in the Stuart slreet Fish Freezing Works broke down, and in order to save the fish and poultry in the fre;z=r it was removed to the freezing works at Port Chalmers. Unfortunately for the proprietors, however, the stocjj deteriorated so badly that it was condemned by Inspector Gladstone, of the District Health Department, who ordired it to be de stroyod forthwith. The stook condemned comprised 81 cases of fish (about two tons), 18 barrs, and four sacks of poultry.” The pluck of the young New Zealanders wbs many times brought into evidence during the hdidaye. In the Wa’mata river a young 6on of Mr Fromm, of the timber mills, gave great assistance in a, time of peril. Some ladies were bathiDg, and Mrs Sbierlaw, who is unable to swim, got iDto deep water. Misses Somenell and Ke'ler went to her assistance, and shouts for help soon brought young Fromm

on tbo ecmip. With bis assistance the ladies reached a snag, to which one could oliog while th 9 others held cn. Then some gentlemen arrived and got the ladies aehoie, Mrs Bhierlaw being unconscious and the other ladie3 very exhausted. At To Kareka on the some jday Wilfred Beavis, aged terr, son of Mr M. E. Beavis, was instrumental in BaviDg the life of Basil Middleton, aged six. The children wero swimming and the little fellow was being swept down stream when Beavis went to bis assistance, and held him until a young man arrived. Some Maori women then took the boy in band, and ho was soon re stored to consciousness. Several minor cases are reported. Last night the pupils of Miss Fuhenden’a Private College gave a highly sueotssful concert in the Thealra Royal The firet part of tho programme consisted of instrumental end vocal items. The pianoforte pupil 3 reflect much credit on their principa l , who appartn'ly has exercised great caie in producing a good firm touob, which almost alj tbp pupils possess. One young lady pupil saDg with pleasiog effect and in a plaintive manner the pong,

" Please give me a Penny, Sir.” An encore being demanded, the last verse was repeated, whilst the soloist was showered with coppers from the audienco. After a brief interval an amusing operatic eketoh was rendered by all the pupilp, The chorusos in the sketch were softly sung and.ey.enly balanced. The young lady soloists acquitted themsolve3 most creditably, and their elocution in the dialogue was the subject of much appreciation. Theconcert terminated with an exhibition of skirt dancing and marching items, and in eaoh instance the time kept by the pupils to the iacidentat music was excellent, and showed careful training,