The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JAN. 25 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1657, 25 January 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JAN. 25 1906.

“Monsieur Boauoaire ” at His Majesty’s Theatre to-night. The H.M.B. Promethus passed the East Gape at 545 p.m yesterday, going north. Tho Maori sheepawnexs on the Coas* have increased their flocks daring the past year by 5223, at the present time owning 62,500 head. J : A Cadda'aio motor ca>vß;J- horse powor, is advortised for sale. Particulars can be obtained on application to Mr T. Lindsay, Albion Club Hotel. Mr and Mrs W. B. Barker left Gisborne by the s.s. Mokoia last evening on a twelve months’ tour round the world. Misses E and M. Barker accompany them as far as Japan. -■ t | Sir Joseph Ward will visit Palmerston. North to-morrow to open the new Post Office there. At the end of the week he will leave for Southland, where he is to be entertained at a banquet by tho people of Winton, prior'tj leaving for Europe. There was a large attendance at the several sales he'd ai Messrs Bain Bros.’ auction rooms yesterday and good business was reported. - At the sale of furniture in the afternoon veiy satisfactory .prices were ob’aincd. Mr W. A. Heany oflbiated as duotiotfeer. - The Manuka, whioh left Au k'and for Sydney on Monday, had on board two

valuab'e yearling colt’; purchased for the

respective sums of 1100 guinea! and 450 guineas at the reornt Bale of Mr Walters’ Park stock, on behalf of two Australian sporlsmoo. It should bo interesting to our coastal

readers to know that Mr T. S. Williams, of Tuparos, is tbo largest Bheep-owner of the whole colony, Ihe sheep on his two stations amounting to 90 000. On the Rations ownod by Messrs Williams on tbe coast there wore 193.318 sbeep depasturing. This number is more than is oredited to some of tbe counties throughout the colony.

I A meeting of tbe Gisborne Bechabite Tent was held.last evening, Bro. B. Hay•cock, Deputy Euler, presiding, The vacation report of the Tent for the year ending 1902 was reoeived and disoussed, members expressing the opinion that tbe Department should endeavor to have the valuation reports made out in better time. A motion was also passed by the Tent urging tbe District Counoil to establish a central sick fund.

On Monday morning when a fish-seller named Welker was trading along Manukau road, Auckland, his horse took fright at something, and ran on to the tramlines in front of a car. The motorman was nnable to pull his oar up in time, and the horse was knocked down and its leg broken. The animal was subsequently destroyed. Walker was thrown out of the trap, butesoaped uninjured.

The annual elections of tbe elective members of tbo various lioensiDg commit tees will lake place on tho second Tuesday in March, the Parliamentary rolls being I used. By sub-section 3, section 21 of the f Alcoholio Liquors Sales Control Amendment Act, 1895, it is provided that where prohibition prevails in any district it is unnecessary to elect a committee. By section 29 of the Act of last year this provision was repealed, and does not appear to have been re-enacted. It would, therefore, seem that where prohibition is carried a licensing oommitteo. must be elected notwithstanding.

Mr ,T, Townloy aad Mr 0. A, Niold lo f t for Nofon laet night to utoni tho Fire Brigades' Conference. Tho shooting nm'oh married v. einglo in oonneotion with tho Ea,t Coast Mouotod Rifles will commence at 2 63 this aftornoon. A vory pleasing coromony tools plai<> yestorday aftornoon when tho otnp'oyeo ß of Mr A. Zaohariah presented him with a handsome, inlaid, silvor-mountod tray in view of his approaching ma risgo. Tho first hotol in Now South Wales lo bo otilled upon to pay the maximum lioaDso foo of £IOO a yoar, is tho Grand Contml, York etroot, Sydney, the rontil of whioh wob assessed at £6OOO a year, wbioh carrios tho maximum foo.

Tho Westport Coal Coy. have chartered the 8,8. Storm to bring a oargo of Westport ooal to tho G sborno wharf. The vessel arrives hero on Tuesday n xt with a full ea'go of about 450 tons, the over brought into lha rivor by Bteamer, Says tho Bay of Plenty Times : —Aftar all that has been said and written about the potato blight, tboro is very little to bo seen of it in this locality, and possibly as a result of the little ixtra cultivation and care given in fear of the blight, the potato o ops, as u whole, about Tauranga, are looking remarkably well this soaeon. Returns lo hand show that in tho counties of Cook, Wa’apu and Walro-i there are

nearly two million sheep gtazmg, the botual figures being : Cook County ],012,311, Waiapu 426,157, Waiioi 509,915. There r was an iuoroaeo of 62,146 in the Cook 1 County, 42,832 in tho Waiapu, whilst . Wairoa shows a decreaso of 5869. The , Cook County stands seoond in the figures for the whole oolony. Tho Vancouver cable office! reports | communication eastward interrupted i by snowslides in the mountains—only i one wire is working and that only single. Later reports say the eastern line is now working well. Mails for the United Kingdom and Europe (per Whakatane) close at Auckland on the 27th at 7.45 p.m. Correspondence must be marked “ per Whakatane." The 29 th anniversary social of the A.O.E. was held on Tuesday night in the Masonic Hall, when about fifty gentlemen were present. Vocal and instrumental items were rendered by Messrs J. Masterton, H. Minnis, C Lewis, file, Pritchard, Holdsworth, E. Parker and others. Later the company repaired to a sumptuous spread. The King jand the various lodges were toasted and speeches rendered, j After some more music and games the company dispersed about midnight. The following teams have been selected to play the Gisborne Bowl’ng Club’s representatives this aftornoon: Simson (skip), Crawford, Wallaob, Seymour; I Coleman (skip), Martin, Ifwerson, HenI nesEey. Tbe representatives inolude the I following players: Lomax, Nicholas, I Robertson, Ponsford (skip); M. Craig, W. I Fettie, Massey and Gaudin (skip). Tbe game will be 31 heads. Keen interest is I being taken in the contest, Jthe chances of I the home team being favored. Tho public I are invited to witness the game. I On Saturday morning last some thief

or thieves broke into the Avondale railway station, obtaining admittance by prizing tho oatobes oS the door with a lever. Two bags, or “ carryalls,” con'aining clothing belonging to lady visitors from Waihi, were abstracted from tho premises, but everything else in the building was left intact, except that some paint had been scratched off the safe door. One of the “ carryalls ” was discovered along the road near tbo station, together with some children’s clothing, but the other and a quantity of clothing still remains to be discovered. The total value of the clothing was about £l4, Messrs Common. Shelton and Go’s hew drapery establishment will bompened on Saturday next. An [attractive exhibition of the firm’s now and up-to-date drapery will be held, to which the public are oordia'ly invited. The fine now buildings add considerably to tbe appearance of Peel street, and tbs firm areto becongratulated upon their enterprise, whioh shows that they have no misgivings as to the future prosperity of vbe district. The upstairs portion of tbe buildings will be used as tea rooms, whiob, under an efficient management, will be opened to the publio on Saturday nc-xt.

A oyolist narrowly escaped being seriously iojured yestarday afternoon. He was riding down the main Btreet, and when at the intersection of Lowe street ran with considerable force into a cart which wsb crossing the road. The force of the collision caused the rider to turn a somersault in the air, but he fortunately landed on his feet, and was able to still maintain his hold of the maohine. Those who observed the accident were muoh surprised to see the oyclißt get off without serious injury. The driver of the cart was in no way to blame, the fault entirely resting with the oyolist who evidently misjudged the pace that the vehicle was travelling. The Wairoa Guardian states: “We learn that there are six cases of scarlet forer in one bouse at Tiniroto, several of the children having developed the disease in moet form. Dr Somerville is in attendance, and steps have been taken to isolate the house in which tho cases have occurred. It is supposed the outbreak took place as the result of a visit to Te Reinga, where it is alleged there were scarlet fever cases in the winter and spring. Dr Morrison of Gisborne was expected at Tiniroto on Monday. Sroing that just now the natives are very muoh on tbß move, steps should be taken promptly to ascertain if the disease is prevalent at Te Reinga, and isolate the cases.