The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY, 4 1900.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1740, 4 May 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY, 4 1900.

Te Rangi Pai at His Majesty’s .to-night. The Poverty Bay Referees’ Assoo'a’.ion meets this evening. • An iifori : building in Peel st'eet is od* vertired for sale for removal. Theß.B. Fanny arrives from Napier this morning.

The football season opens to morrow with a match between Paheka and Maori

teams.

Trespassers with dog or gun on the property of Mr W- R. Aitkon, Maugapaps, will be prosecuted. • ■■■■ An Auckland fol»Riam s'ates :—The Kormti Rrffa returns for four weeks is £3152, from 20 tons of ore. . .

A meeting of all iptere'ted in the Christchurch Inhibition will bo held to-morrow aftelrrieori to hear Mr Molntyre, travelling commissioner for tho Exhibition

Messrs Dalgety-and Co. and Common, Sheltr n end Co, have'some important entries of sheep and cattle for their sale at Mafavyhrro on Thursday next. Tho new Board under the Scenery Preservation Act consists.of the Superintendent of the Tpurist Department, the Surveyor general, and Commissioner of Crown Lands for the particular district cor.corned.

A charge of theft of £BO was brought egainst a young woman at the Poiioe Court yeft9rcay, and adjourned until today to enable the informant to call wit" nesses.

Yesterday Mr Barton; S.M., granted judgment by default in the following oivil oases : Henry Heidorn (Mr Blair) v. C. Single, claim £lO, and costs £1 3s .63 ; same v. Mabaki Brown, claim' £2 19s and costs 17s ; A. H. Gillman (Mr Blair) v, Tuharouta Taiahauhu, claim . £2 12s 6d, and costs £1 Is.

The following team has been chosen to play against the Maoris on the ccca-don of the openiog of the Rugby season tomorrow : Tait, Sobraflt, W. Hay, Poflelt, Rowe, Robinson, Pol eo, Willoek, Hearn, Harcourt, Breingao, W. Johnston, Sber ra!t, Thomson, and Sefton ; emergencies, Robinson, Hansen, Bayly, and Higgs. ' Yesterday morning Mr Justice- Chapman disposed of a Chamber matter set down for bea'iqg at the Supreme Court s'tliogs. It was in tho oaso of Frank Brayton Barker (Mr Vincent Barker) v. Thomas James Dickson (Mr Jas. B'air), summons to plaintiff to show cause why an order should not be made directing plaintiff to file further and more explicit statement of claim. Mr Res appeared in support of summons, and Mr Stoelc for plaintiff. After hearing argument, His Honor ordered thß statement of claim to be amended. No further order was made. Defendant was allowed £1 la coats,

Moils (or Napier, Wellington, and South olobo to-day at 2 p,m,, per b.b. Fanny. Tho etoamor Ripplo oamo into tho river shortly boforo two this morning, but got too near tho mudbank, and will not get to tho wbatf till this aftornoon. Tho excursion party by tho Tuotoa yesterday had a good haul, over 200 iish boing oaugbt. One was a splondid specimen of hopuko,

Spooial attention in oallod lo tbo on nounooment in our advertising columns regarding tho salo of tiokota for To Rongi Pai’B rooital at His Mi jeaty’a to night. Thoro waa a largo att-ndanco at tbo skoting rmk last .evening to witnoaa two boats of tho mile handicap race. There woro four starters in each event. Tho first heat was won by J Laing after an exciting raoe, J. Clark being second. In the [ second heat E. Moroll proved tho viotor, B. Luoaa' being seoond, Tomorrow night tbp semi-final will be run. An inLnnttog point regarding tho diemissal of an employee oamo up at tho Magistrate’s Court yos'orday, when Oha'lea W. Bilby (Mr R. 0. Burke) sued James Henry Martin, liooneee of the o»is< borne hotel, for £1 sa, wages o-ving, and jE6 damages. Acc:rding to plaintiff be bad proporly oarriod out bis work as assistant porter, and bad not got intoxicated, but for tbo defenoe quite a different version was given. It was Btated by Mr Marlin that defendant was employed as day porter, not as assistant, that bo had absontod himself from bis duties and bad como back drunk. This was substantiated by Frank Solveß, billiard marker and I assistant barman, and by John. Law, barman. Mr Burks oontondod that a tiifiiog not of disobedience did not justify instant dismissal. His Worship allowed for five days plaintiff bad workod, but bold that he waa not entitled to any compensation in lieu of notioe. A' team will be picked from the following to represent the Maoris against thePakehas on Saturday:—W. Eangi, Leah,. Halbert, Martin, Eewai, Mutu, Hiki, Hakiwai, Pini, Wepiha, Swann, Parker, Wi Friday, Brown, Broughton. Emergencies: Paterson, Hira, Erekana, J. Ferris. The woleorao social tendered last evening to the Rev. 0. Griffin and Mrs Griffin by the members of Wesley Church and other denominations waa very largely attended, and the proceedings—a report of which appears in another column —were , of a most enthusiastic nature. The members of the church are to be heartily congratulated upon the appointment of the Rev. Mr Griffin to the charge, and we feel sure that under his able administration tbe good work done by his predecessors will even bo exceeded. It is interesting to note that the rev. gentleman joined the Ministry in New Zealand as far back as 1877, and has thus had an excellent opportunity of making himself familiar with the essentials of colonial work, while having the advantage of English experience,