The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GIBBORNE, JUNE 2, 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1764, 2 June 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GIBBORNE, JUNE 2, 1906.

Thk Timks will not be published on | Prince of Wales’ Birthday (Monday). Mr W. Lissant Clayton notifies several desirable properties for sale. Nominations for the G.R.C. meeting close to-night. The vital statistics for May arc : Births 65, deaths 2, marriages 9. Attention is called to the seasonable warm clothing to be obtained at the Melbourne Cash. The wholesale firms observe a close holiday on Monday, and a'notice to that

i effect is given by Common, Shelton and | Co., Ltd., N.Z. Loan and Mercantile | Agency Co., Ltd., Williams and Kettle, I Ltd., Bennett and Sherratt, Dalgety and * Co., Ltd., Murray, Roberts and Co. The football matches this afternoon are I being anticipated with a great deal of inI terest. There will be two junior games I starting at 2 o’clock, and two senior j matches starting at three. I The Gisborne Hotel, of which Mr J. A. Martin is proprietor, got a pleasing adverI tisement from the Licensing Committee yesterday. The Chairman said that mem I bers of the Committee who had inspected I the hotel informed him that they had found everything perfect. Everything j was beautifully clean, and, in /act, nothJ ing could be better. J The following players will represent the | West End senior football club this afterj noon in the match against Huia: Tait, j ltangi, Rowe, Carr, Roderick (2), Brown, I Wi Friday, Hoke, Blair, Gudeon, Muta, Hukawai, Stewart, Pine. Last week's Gazette contains notificaI tion of a sitting of Native Land Court at Wanganui on loth June. Over 11)50 I cases are set down for hearing. We I understand that this Court is to be taken I by His Honor Judge Jones. This will be j rather a disappointment for the Coast | people, who anticipated that their sitting | would be .taken shortly. They will now , have to await the Judge’s return from , I Wanganui. , At the meeting Hospital Trustees l yesterday it was decided, on the motien of c Mr Joyce, to accede to the request of the ( Charitable Aid Board to lease a cottage in 1 Herbert Road for an isolation ward, pro- ii vided that the term be a lengthy one and v suitable rent obtained, and subject to tbe si approval of the District Health Ufliccr. a

Arohbishop Redwood is visiting Wairoa. Conßtablo Irwin has taken up his dutios as mounted oonstoblo, Tho Sonoma loft San Franoisoo fa" Auokland on May hist at 3 p.m. j |Tho stosuvr Tarawora arrives from Auokland eatly on Monday morning, Tho Bev. D. Parry will take for his subjoot at tho Baptist Ohurch services to morrow—in tbo morning, “Exulted fellowship,” and in tho ovoning, “ Arrottsd.” Mr Ashpand from Wellington will give a speoial address at tho Salvation Army barnobs ta-morrow evening. Tho Army band will tnke part in the service ; Mrs Slattery will sing. Tbo Bishop of Waiapu returned to Wuiroa from Mabia on Monday, and , loaves for Mohaka on Thursday, going on to Nopior next week. Tho Bov. H. Williams, who proaobod at Wniroo last Bunday, was to acoompany his father as far as Tutira, At St. Andrew’s Ohuroh to-morrow Iho Bev J. G. Patorson will tako for tho subject of his sermon in tho morning, “ Lord ! sond the fljod-tidp,” and in tho ovoning tho subject will be, " Do men who woro before conversion out and out for the doril become after conversion out and out for God ‘l" StraDgers are most cordially invited. All seats aro free, and hymn books provided. At 245 p.m. tbore will be a Bible cla‘B in the manse. A Wellington telegram Btatos: —The Eduoation Board resolved to rosoind the resolution adhering to tbo previous praotioe of consulting school committees in making the appointments of tooohers, with a view to complying with a more liberal construction of the provisions of the Education Act, 1905. . Tho Hon. Mr Carroll had a lengthy interview with natiyos on Thursday and yesterday rega-ding native lands in the Waikato. He is obtaining data os to areas suitable for settlement. Next Tuesday he attends a big nativo meeting at Huntiy, and will probably return to We'." lington via WoDgaoui. The cuitaios in a room givo a finishing touoh, just as the frame to a pioture. For the daintiest ourtaiDP, and ones, too, which cannot be suipasied for wear and durability, our readers would do well to read tbo exceptional offer made in our advertising oolumns by the Eoglish firm of Messrs Samuel Peach and Sons, lace manufacturers, Nottingham. Also, on application to the office of this paper, ei'her by letter or post card, the handsome catalogue issued by Messrs 8. Peach aDd Sons may be obtained free of oharg t. People who talk rubbish about how well Gisborne fared when there was a natural bar at tho river entrauor, and who conveniently forgot how boats were blcoked in the river for weeks, should note this paragraph regarding Wairon bar from Wednesday’s Guardian Tho s.s. Tangaroa arrive! at tbe beach early this morniDg, and the Tu Afu not being able to get out, tbe passengers wero landed- in surf boatp, four loads beiog taken ashore—tbo operation taking four bcurs —in fact, it tock as long to tranship from the Tangaroa to tbo To Atu, aj it did to steam frrm Napier.” Tbe following bands have entered for tbo Exhibition contest; Christchurch Ganison. Lvtielton Marin", Waihi, Dune-* din CiiizeDs’, South Christchurch Brass, Inveroatgil) Municipal. Bruth Oanteibury B.tfca'ioo, Woolston Brass, Derry’s Private Band, Oimaru Oitizoos’, Ruahine Bittalion, Nelson Garrison, Dannevi*k’ Brass, E -ti Brasp, Naoier Garrison, Palmerston North Bresr, Timarn Mariop, Knikorat, Masterton Municipal, Karanga happ, Grey Ba'talio”, Ha-tingr Town, Auckland Garrison. Morningtm, Waihi Fedora', Oatnaiu Garrison, Bailer Second, Nslsoi lufantrv Ba'-talion, Wellington Garii on, and Huts Valley. Tbe eutrirs aro not yet oomple'e. A family case in oooneotion with financial maltrrs was heard at the Msgis irate's Court yesterday, an elderly Maori woman named Hiraina Kerpkaipuke (Mr Sairabury) surng ber son Charleß West up (Mr W. L. Boo?) for £BB 5i 6d, for moooy alleged to have been detained. The evidence showed that Mr John Co'eman, who had been appointed by tbe Native Land Court as irurtee of tho estate of plaintiff’s husband, had in February handed a eh qoe for £IOB to plaintiff, who alone was entitled to receive it. The money had subtequenlly been paid in’o defendant’s aooouDt, which bis mother declared the defendant bad done without her consent. It was shown that tho defendant had been aoling iu bueiness matters for his mother. The difference in tbe amount of the cheque and that sued for was Ib'aS plaintiff had agreed to Mr Ambridge receiving £2O due to his firm, and sho also had reoeived £2 | 10s, Mr Roes asked for a non-suit so that accounts might bo rendered. It was merely a family quarrel. There was no dispute as to tbe liabdity, but after defendant locking after his mother’s business for somo years ho was praotioaliy charged with embezzlement. Mr Bainß> bury said it was clear plaintiff had been given to understand the money was lodged iohsr cred-t. His Worsh'p said be would grant a non-euit in order that tbe matter might be brought on in another ferm and accounts rendered ; £4 5s costs we’e allowed

Messrs Nolan (chairman), Harding, Jojcp, Matthews, and Captain Tucksr attended the meeting of the Hospital Trustees yesterday. The Treasurer’s I report showed receipts (including credit balanoe at May Ist of £677) £699, and disbursements £316, the oredit balanoe I being £383 Aooounts amounting to £95 wero passed for payment. The monthly report showed remaining from last month 19, admitted aiooe 34, discharged 25, remaioing at date 28. The estimates for the year showed: Estimated receipts £2633, including subscriptions, fees, Gi vernmont subsidy, etc., £B3B, cash in bank £SBB requisition on District Board £ISOO ; i xpenditure of a like amount. In the past year the estimated receipts wero £2413, and ectoal £3OIB, whilst Ihe expenditure estimated was £241?. and actual £2419, A. circular from Njrth Hospital B rard, that Government should errot I oentral homes for the care of obronio and I

I i curable diseases, was approved of It was decided, at the request of the Town Gleik, to supply to the Charitable Aid Board a statement of the amount of hos | pbfl! foes due by patients, and how muoh bad been collected for the past year, and a copy of the estimated expenditure for the current year, In considering the estimates, the secretary explained that last year the levy was only £9OO, as against £ISOO this year, but last year the Trustees had £6OO of surplus from the previous year. In 1904 the requisition was £I4OO The Cba'rmon and Mr Harding agreed j that this was sufficient explanation of the

apparent increase. Oa the moti.n of Mr Hardmg, stoonded by tho Chairman, it was deoided that the rcqffsition for the year le £ISOO. Mr Hardmg was reo'ooled treasurer. Mr Hardmg and Oapt. Tucker are the Visiting CotnmiKoe for tho ensuing month.