The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 1, 1906

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1737, 1 May 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 1, 1906

Box plan for Te Rangi Pai recitals at 10 this morning. .v Capt' Edwin wired yesterday morning : —“ Expect heavy southerly gale, glass rise, tides high, sea very heavy off shore, rain probable, and weather very co’d.” The East. Coast Mounted Rifles go into camp at Mr E. Hall’s paddock, .WaereDga-a-hika, on May 20ch, for their annual week’s training. ; Mails despatched from Melbourne via Naples on March 28th, arrived in London on April- 29th. Mails despatched from Sydney via Vancouver on;March 20th, arrived in London on April 20th. ..

Mr Herries, tho well-known Opposition member,; pays a visit to Gisborne next week; ahd will be entertained on the Bth at a representative gathering at asmoke concert to be held in the British Empire Hotel. The London correspondent of the Wellington Times writes : With two exceptions, viz,, Ada Orossley and Clara Butt, there is no contralto at present singing who can hold a candle to Te Rangi Pai, and this is admitted by the London press.

The Chief Postmaster advises us : At 7 last night the Wellington office reported only one wire on Wesjt Coast working to Reefton and Westport; none to Greymouth. Work from Gisborne to places outside the district and vice versa suffered great delay throughout the day owing to faults between Wairoa and Napier. At a meeting of the Rugby Union last evening it was decided to open the football season on Saturday next with a' match, Pakeha v. Maori. The Te Rau College boys will select the latter team, and the pakeha team will be selected by Messrs Eaton, Maude, and McCredie.

During the winter months the management of the Elite Skating Rink have decided to op.en the rink on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings, Thursday afternoon being open for children and learners, instead of Saturday as heretofore. This alteration should be a big improvement, as the management will thus be able to place more attractive and novel programmes before rinkers. This evening a mile handicap will be commenced, the semi-finals being contested on 'i hursday and the final on Saturday oveniDg.

lo6truplcd .by-. Mr.-E - Lcydon-r.-Meserß Bain Bros, bold a gioat unreserved solo of household linen, elo, at their mart to uioriow at 1.80 p.in. Housewives in saaroh of bargains should not m'ss this opportunity.

At a sitting of tho Old Ago Pension Court yesterday morning Mr Barton, S.M , ronowod tho following ponsions : Elisaboth Higgins, James Jackson, Robert Stewart, Sarah Mulvaney, Cliarlos Parker, £26 ; Henry Edward Qroavos, £25 ; and Ilohora Ngaungau, £lB.

At tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday the case of Hannah Courtney v. Francis Chambers was called on, an

interpleader having been lodged by Owen Gallagher (Mr If. W. Nolan), who claimed ownership of the horse in question, for which ho held a receipt. Judgment was given for claimant, with the cost of keeping the horse, £l, and solicitor’s fee JEL Is. At the Central to-morrow afternoon Messrs Miller and Craig will sell a consignment of beautiful oil paintings of Now Zealand scenery, and 20 large bevel mirrors painted by the wellknown New Zealand artist, Mr Chas. Bloomfield. The latter are the first of they 1 kind ever offered in Gisborne, being New Zealand birds painted in their natural colors. These works are on view at the mart to-day, and will also be shown from seven to nine this ovoning, whon a grand gas-light display will be given. The assigned stock in the estate of Horace Jones is being sold privately at the mart at auction prices,

Messrs Dalgefcy and Co. held their monthly stock salo at Nuhaka on Saturday. There was a good attendance of buyers and prices were fully maintained. Hoggets sold from 8s to 9s, fresh full-mouthed owes from 11s 8d to 12s Gd, a small line of 76 selling for 10s Ud. There was a fair demand for cattlo, weanors selling from 203 to 27s 6d, cows from £'l to £4> 15s Horses elicited keen competition, spring cart horses selling up to £25, hacks up to £l4. The hunters Nikau and J acko were disposed of at satisI factory figures. The next sale will be held at Nuhaka about the end of May.

The question of having the wharf lighted all night was brought up at the Harbor Board meeting yeeterday by Mr Harding, who said that is waß necessary that where ves'e's were coming in and out all night to have plenty of light. The ohairman aaid it was pleasing after all they had heard to be told that veasole could come in and out all night, and in that cbbo they should certainly have the light. Mr Lysnar warmly supported [the proposal to have at least two lights kept burning, but the motion was lost, it being understood that the light would bo available when passengers were beiDg brought in late. At the meeting of the Haibor Board | ycs erday Mr Hipburn brought up the question of hia having been summoned for having trespassed oo tho railway liop. It should, he said, be made dear where the railvay property brgan and the Board’s p-opecty ended. He considered that he waß doing bia duty as a member of the Ha’bor Board in being in the locality where he had been tapped on the shoulder and bis name taken by a policeman, and points! out that in the present conditions members of the Board or staff might be prevented from going on to the Board’s slip, end could Dot go to the groyne except by going a long distance round. The chairman said they oertainly should have access to the slip, and Mr Harding sa'd it waa absurd for them lo have to walk away round to Lowe street to get to the groyne. After further remaika the subjeot waß dropped without any motion being passed,