The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, MAY 31, 1906. DELEGATES TO AUCKLAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1762, 31 May 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, MAY 31, 1906. DELEGATES TO AUCKLAND.

The visit ol' the Kailwuy League dele gates to Auckland this morning is a new feature in the history of this district. There have been numerous deputations to Wellington, but we cannot call to mind

any previous instance of a joint conference between the public men of Auckland and representatives of -this district. That conference can hardly fail to accomplish something practical; it should at least enable a clear understanding to be arrived at and ensure unanimity in any future proceedings." But it should have a farreaching importance,, far beyond the

inmediate question of railway matters.

It should lead to a closer kinship bctwcci Gisborne and the fair city of the North

For years there has been a steady drifting apart, and Auckland people, shrewd enough and energetic enough in some things, have been carelessly allowing to slip by opportunities that might have been

turned to great advantage. In the meantime Gisborne has been steadily but surely working out its own destiny as the fifth city of New Zealand, and the lack of

help when it was most needed has engendered a spirit of self-reliance and independence that may even have caused us not to trouble about seeking assistance that would prove of great advantage. This we arc sqre of that any understanding arrived at with Auckland will not leave us in the position of suppliant to the larger centre. It is rather for our Northern neighbors to sock the co operation of this district. This is not said in any spirit of vainglory, but with the full knowledge that Gisborne is fast arriving at a stage when it will command a very high place as one of the colony’s wealth producers A glance at the map will show anyone the vast area of conn try which must be served from Gisborne, and give some indication of what a great town Gisborne must develop into if it keeps working on the steady, solid basis of the past. Still we know the great advantage of co operation, and eagerly welcome reciprocal relations with the “Queen City.” The delegates will convey the best wishes of the people of this district, and we are confident that any approach from our Auckland friends will have a warm response in Gisborne.

Tlio Counnittuo of tlio Swimming Bath Social moots at tho Borough Council Chambers at 7.30 to night.

Tho second quarter of tho technical classes in relief work and wood carving commences to-night.

An emergency mooting of tho Turan ganui Lodge of Druids will bo hold to

night to install tho District President. Dr. A Q Purohas, of Auokland, diod on Monday morning. D.-. Collins urrivod from Auckland yoßtorday to luko up praotioo in Gisborno.

A smoko oonoert in oonneotion with tho amalgamation of tho two bands tokos plaoo at tho Trooadoro rooms to-night. A painful aooident ooourred at tho Alpha I Sawmills yestorday, on employon being orusbod through a log rolling on him Mr D. R. DoOosta has been appointed secretary of tbo Poverty Bay Turf Olub. Tho following team will represent tho lluia lAotball Club in the matoh against West End at tbo \iotoria Domain on Satmday ofterooon :W. Siia v p, Loab, G. Williams, Larkor, Wotohorn, Gibson, S f--10'', Thompson (2), Toylor, -Wo'kir, McCullough, Punch, Sohwabe, and G. Smith. HmorgoLoiea—Priiohardson, Worrall, Bell, Somcrvil), Campbell, ond Faulkner. At tho Police Court yesterday John

Ecrickson (for whom Mr Stock appeared) wob fined £1 and 7s ooßts, or four days' imprisonment, for ontoring licensed premises while under a prohibition nrder, and I for leaving bis horse and oart unattended while ho stepped into the hotel ho was [mod 10s and 7s costs, or 48 hours’ imprisonment. Defendant’s explanation was I :hot after bsiDg out driving ho had pulled up at tho Record Reign Hotel to let his friends go in for a drink, and as they wero too long for his liking he wont into the passsge-way to hurry them up, and comic g out met a oonstable. He had not, he raid, been on the premises a minute and a half, so that it was a pretty exponsive miDuto and a half. William Carrol 1 , for drunkonneßs, had to pay up 10s and 2s costs, or toke out 48 hou’s in charge of the gaoler.

Mrs G. How Chow and family arrived I in Gisborne yesterday by the Bteamer Manuka, having returned from Hong* kong. The family realised their property in Gisborne district, and left for China, with the intention of returning if they wero not plensed with tbo prospeots. On arrival at HoDgking living was found to be very txponsivo, etpcoially in regard to house rent. It was found impossible to rent a suitable house under £3O a month, though such houses would bo considered very large in Gisborne. After a stay of throo weiki in Hongkong the family decided to return to Gisborne, Mr How Chow and his youDßer son Georgo remaining for a time. The latter, who is ten years old, iB to resumes his studies at a famous oollego in Hougkoug. A visitor to New Plymouth, having a morning cup of beef tea at a hotel, saw what lie thought was a basin of chutney on the counter, and stirred a spoonful into his beef tea. Tlio supposed chutney was a sample of crude petroleum from the bore. The accident might have led to a great gastronomical discovery, but it only produced strong language. On Thursday' a bull frightened a number of children just released out of the Upper Taonui school, Wellington, and to escape the youngsters scrambled through the fence on to tho railway line. In their fright they failed to notice that the mail train was approaching. The driver, fortunately, had a good view of the line ahead and was able to slow down in time to avert a catastrophe. The following players will represent West End and Kia Kaha in the hockey match this afternoon .-—West End : Allen, Glover, Wilson, Wcpiha, Roderick, Smith, Johnston, Pine, Wi Friday', Harding, and Brown. Kia Kaha will be picked from : Hamilton, Pettie, Willock, Walker, Soiner veil, G. Barton, Woodward, Grant, Reid, Garrett, Mann, Bright, Parker, Nolan, and Harding. Play' commences at 3 p.m. sharp.

Dr. Eccles, acting on behalf of the Government, visited Rawhiti (Bay of Islands) last week in connection with the continuous spread of typhoid fever amongst the natives. The district lias been placed under strict quarantine, and communication with the outside world is to be limited to one visit a week by the steamer Ida with stores and mails, which will be left on the beach until after the departure of the steamer, and will bo then removed by the natives.

A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states :—“ With torn sails, her bulwarks broken and showing big, gaping holes, the captain ill and the mate disabled, the schooner Joseph Sims arrived at Lyttelton on Monday afternoon, after a terrible passage of eight days from Havelock. For four days the schooner was battling in the same terrible southerly gale along the coast which caused the

Tarawcra to take 32 hours on the passage from Wellington to Lyttelton. During the worst of the gale the schooner drifted for 60 hours, with the captain lying deliriously ill in his bunk, and the mate disabled by a fearful gash on the head, after being thrown against the bulwarks by a huge wave which crashed on board last Tuesday. The mate was semi-con-scious with the wound when the captain rose from his sick bed to dress the injury and staggered on deck to take charge of the vessel.”