The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JAN. 31, 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1662, 31 January 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JAN. 31, 1906.

Gaoler Carlyle, of Gisborne, is about to exchange positions with Gaoler Chisholm, of Westport. Hugh Boyle pleaded guilty at the Polioe Court yesterday of having worked a horse with a sore Bhoulder, He was hoed £1 and 78 costs, Hannah’s.first slaughter sale in boots and shoes in Gisborne has commenced, and judging by the quotations oancot fail to draw crowds of buyers. Entries for the minor events of the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s annual meeting close with the secretary, Mr J. Walker Bain, on Saturday night. Miss F, Somervell, who holds a senior certificate of Trinity College, London, notifies that she resumes tuition on Monday, February ssb. Mails despatched from Auckland via San Francisco Brrirod in London on January 27th. Mails despatched from Melbourne via Brindisi on December 27th arrived in London on January 26tb, An old Maori in Court yesterday said he bad lived for 36 years wi.h a woman to whom bo had not been married according to European law. His rcaron for not hav ing been properly married, he explained, was “ because my wife is still alive.” The following team will represent the United Cricket Club in the match against Te liau at Yiotoria Domain on afternoon next: —Robinson, Hnilamore,* W. Gibsoc, Gardiner, Sjftcn, Cato, M. Sheridan, Barker, Gouldiog, Dod?, Hill. Emeigencies: Nisbrtt, Johnston. Tbo unsold sections of Puhn, Te Karaka, Mr McOliekie's Mangapapa property, also W. Wilson’s property, Kaiti, and 60 uores of first olass flats, with good dwelling and outbuildings elose to town, are advertised by Messrs Williams and Kettle for imme diato sale.

Messrs William Pelfc'o and 00. notify that they have decided to offer the balance of their summer stock at sweeping reduce lion for about ten days for oasb. Ladies’ coslumoa and children’s dresses are subject to discounts of from 20 to 80',- per cent., and special end of season bargains are offered at net prices. A.t tha Msgislrate’s Court yesterday Rapata to Wari was committed for trial on a charge of stoaling a horse valued at £ls, the property of Ruihi te Qaine. The latter lives with the informant as his wife, and she is the mother of the accused. The latter, when arrested by Constable McLeod, raid the horse belonged to his mother and not to the informant, and that he had sold the horse through driok. Accused reserved his defence, bail being allowed. Mr Bliir appeared for informant, and Mr Bright for defo dant. Messrs McN tb and Mason, sculptors, of Auckland, the contractors for the Captain ! Cook Memorial, intend to proceed almost immediately with the erection of the foundation on the historic site selected nar the actual lanling place. The foundations will be made ready for the erection of the granite obelisk as soon as it. arrives f.om Aberdeen. The work will be under the personal supervision of Mr Mssoo, who will also superintend the,

ereotion of aDy private memorials, large or small, which his firm may be favored with orders for. The opportunity is a

really good one to eeoure first-class work at the lowest cost, and tbo firm will be

pleased to forward catalogues of designs free on application,

At tfco meeting of tho Borough Council la6t ovoning tbo Mayor and Town Clerk woio absen*, tho forraor being a way ot tho Firo Brlgales’ Conference, and Mr Robinson on a holiday. Tho obair at tho Council mooting was taken by Councillor Whioray, Mr L't io undoitakiug tho secretarial duties. A considerable auicuat of correspondence was considered, and tho mco'iug terminated at 10 20. The question of bull ling on tho Kaiti boaoh was disoussod at tho meeting of the Borough OouDoil laeit ovening, a letter boiog rooeived from tho sccreta y of the Oo:k Memorial Committee. Councillors commented on tho cl iss of buildings whioh woro being erected, and tho matter was roferrod to the bu ldiog iuspeotor to report at next meeting. As there is evi-ry probability of portions of tho Kaiti Bill being taken by tho Government for soeuio purposes, the Ooucoil should endeavor to (ho Cook Hemotial Committee to tho utmost.

In a reference to tbo death of 1 Zachatiab, tho Wellington Timos slates : “ Mr Zaobatiah was a native of Arabia, I and it ia only a few years ago sinoa he paid a visit to the Holy Land. Deoooscd, who had a kind, benevolent disposition, was learned in tho language of the East, and his servioos as interpreter and translator were oftin requisitioned. For some timo past his hoalth has bocn bad, but a recent visit to Wellington seemod to have had a good effeot, and ho bas since kept up so well that ho was to havo oome to Wellington this week to celebrate tho marriago of bis sod, Mr Adolphus Zaohariab, of Gisborne. He leaves a widow, five tons and four daughtois. Tho many friends of the family will also regret to learn that the widow of ihe deoeasod is very ill at the present time in Christchurch."