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Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1789, 21 June 1906, Page 2

The Matawhero stock sales will be held to-morrow. Mr W. Yon Sturmer, oyo specialist, arrived from Auckland yesterday, and may be consulted at the Hotel Coronation. He remains in Gisborne for a week.

The fifth annual military ball, one of the chief social events of the seasoPj takes phoe at His Majesty’s Theatre on the 29th inßt., and should prove a great UUCCOOB,

Tho etosmor Victoria did tho trip from Auckland jostorday in hours, • Business premises oloso at noon to day iastoad of at 1 p.m.

Tho programmo for tho memorial sotvioo is givon in our advertising oolumna. It has boon droidod by tho Tologo Bay Dairy Company to dofor tho orootion of tho factory for u podod of six months,

Mosars Millor and Craig onnounoo an imporlaut sale of furnituro to bo hold at liaiti to morrow.

Tho oargo of tbo stoamcr Mutatua inoludos 400 oases of preßoryod moats from tho Gisborno Shoopfarmors’ works.

Ono hundrod and twenty-ono passengers woro landed from tho steamer Viotoria yesterday.

To Rua, fcbo Maori impostor, still tarrioi on tbo way, and is not duo on Gisborne plain until Sunday, and then, it is said, will tost tho nativo larder at Pakowhal. Redstone’s ooaoh loavos for tbo Coast at 7 this morning. Tbo salo of Mr F. A. Tiffon’s property at Moturau,' to Mr F. W. Williams, of Napier, at a satisfactory figure is reported by tho iQtoroolonial Land Agency. A 8 b.p. oompound road trection engine was laudod from the Taluno yostorday for Mr J. Jones, of Waerenga a hika, As tho Premier’s funeral will now start at 2 instoad of 2 30 p.m. to day, all post and telegraph offioes in the oolony will be oloeod from 2 to 3.80. Tbo Juvonilo Reehabites are requested to most at 1.15 this afternoon to tako part in tho procession in momory of tho late Premier. Tbo Auoklnnd Star thus describes the Biograpb entertainment: “ A marvellous, fascinating, amusing, and brilliant per-, formando. Roooivod by tho orowdod audience with the greatest onthusiasm." Two men wero injured on the steamer Niwaru yostorday through ono of the booms of tho hatch falling down tho hold. After reooiviDg medical attention ashore the men roturned to the ship. A man who had travelled overland from Napier and had gone on the tproe in honor of tho event, was fined 6s and oosts 2s at the Polioe Court yesterday. Mr W. Lissant Olajton, J P„ presided, and the fining of a first offender was in aooordauoe with the principle that a man who oan afford to get intoxioated has no right to expeot the country to pay for his i keep.

The following will represent the Weet Eod juniors on Saturday: Johnston, Buiko, CowaD, Halbert, J. and D. Roderick, Rice, Third, Martin, MoOonnell, Gudgen, Soott, Williams, PattersoD, Fari, Butler, and Tu Parakia. Bmergenoies : Petiha, Morice, Price, Scinsrville, and MuldooD. Tho steamer Niwaru lock the following cargo By Messrs Williams and Kettle : 6865 ouroases mutton, 1064 carcases lamb, 1124 pieces muttOD, 1662 quarters of beef, 267 bales wool, and 22 paokages of casings. The following shipments were made by the stiamer Matatua Gisborne Sheepfarmers’ Company : 8057 carcases mutton, 1809 carcases lamb, 868 quarters beef, 44 sides and 31 oaroases veal, 97 casks tallow, 51 casks pelts, 400 oases preserved meats, 13 bales wool. Dalgety and 00. : 28 1 bales wool. Murray, Roberts and 00. i 2 bales wool. New Zealand Shipping Oo.: 2 oaiks tallow. Common, Shelton and Co. : 61 ba'es wool. The Biograph Company has been exhibiting to large houses in Auckland. The N.Z. Herald says of the entertainmont: 11 A wonderful, enohauting, and highly instructive entertainment. Round after round of applause greeted eaoh item, showiDg that those present in the crowded theatre were most appreciative.” The full judgment of Mr Justioe Chapman in the land sale case recently heard camo to hand yesterday, P. B. Barker suing T. J. and Annie Dickson for specific performance of an agreement to sell 10J aores land on Haiti. Judgment was given for the defendants, with coats. A challenge to 11 fight the world ” was made by a young man whilst standing in toxicated, with his coat off, in Taranaki street, Wellington. Ho was subsequently oharged with haviDg beeb drunk and disorderly, and the police explained that p’ea of guilty, and was fined 20s, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment. Wbilo boarding tho three-masted scow Southern Isle at the Queen street wharf, Auckland, a sailor named Johnston fell bead foremost on to the deck, a distance of about 14ft. The gaDgway was not in position, acd tho man probably tried to ca’ch hold of the rigging. Johnston’s condition is precarious. Mare Matsnga, the fugitive from justioe who has been hiding at tho back of Waipiro for some time, is again being sought by a police expedition. Lately he boldly ventured into a Maori settlement to get his hair cut. He is said to be a crack shot, and boasts that he will Bhoot any policeman who tries to capture him. If [ he is sighted by Constable McLeod or Constable Melsopp the odds will be all against him. At Hastings a matoh over two furlongs I was . run between a chestnut horse by I Sylvia Park—Misfortune, trained by Harry Moore, and a rising four-year-old gelding by Cyronian—Fair Nell, trained by F. Davis. The match was to decide a wager between the trainers mentioned as to whioh animal had tho more paoe. The Fair Nell horse, ridden by Davie, hopped out in front at the start, and won without muoh trouble from his big rival, who was piloted by T O'Brien. Prior (o her depa-ture for Gore Miss I Daisy McKenzie, daughter of Sergeant McKenzie, was presented with a handsome lady’s companion by the ohoir of St. Andrew’s Church. The presentation was made by the Rev. J. G. Paterson, and Mr Chisholm kindly responded for Miss McKecz’e. Miss Violet McKenzie was also presented with a very useful Bible from her taaohor, Mr H. Mcßeath, and scholar?. Mr Warren, in presenting this gift, expressed bis best wishes, and hoped that Miss MoKenz’e would have suooess in this l.fe