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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1835, 16 August 1906, Page 2

The agreement between Mi- F. W. Mill-chant and the Harbor Board has been duly signed. The engineer expects to take up the work of preparing the outer harbor scheme at the end of September,

Those who went out early to Alexandra Park last Saturday afternoon with a view to securing good seats for the Canterbury v. Auckland interprovincial football match were treated to an amusing little incident in the shape of an altogether unexpected coursing match. About half an-hour before the event of the day commenced, and

when about 1000 hud assembled, a solitary bare appeared in the middle of the iield. Seeing so many laces around and not seeing a wide enough gap through which it could make its escape, the affrighted liare did not scorn to know which way to turn, and several spectators giving chase, numbers of others joined in, until at last the unusual and highly amusing sight of several hundred people chasing one have was presented. The hare, however, was equal to the occasion, and darted to and fro, finally finding an opening through which it made its escape.

At the annual investiture of officers of Lodge Abercorn, there was a large gathering of Masonic brethren, Worshipful Lro. E 11. Mann being installed into the chair. The ceremony was performed by Bro G. F. Bull, J.G.D, representing the Grand Lodge, Bro. J. S Allan as Director of Ceremonies, assisted by the W M., Lodge Turangauui (Bro. Primrose) anil the W.M

Lodge Montrose (15ro. Siunllunt). The following lire the officers: —W M . Jiro. E II Minin ; Bro. -I. 11. Colcbourne ; S.W ( Bro. G. D. Robertson; J.W, Jlro. C. A Niel'l : treasurer. Bro. C. II Evims : secretary, liro. G. F, Lull; organist-, Dr. Schumacher; Director of Ceremonies, jiro J. S Allan ; S.IX, Lro. Y. r . J. Larlow; J.D., Lro. 11, A. Mitchell : I.G , Bro 11. A. Burke; stewards, Bros. E A. Jackson and \V J. Hunter; tylcr, Lro. G. Humphreys. The ceremony was succeeded by a banquet, with the usual toasts, and songs and recitations were contributed by Bros. A. Zachariah, It, A. Mitchell, A F Kennedy, J. S. Allan, Heebie, Galloway, Barlow, Hunter, Field, and N. Leslie. The orchestra and ehoir gave valuable assistance, Lro. 11. Ellis acting as organist and gccomjtauist.

Rodefcouo’ti coach for tho Ooftßfc afc 7 this morning.

Tbo Btoamor Talune, going north, passed the Cape ft' 3 p.m. yesterday. A meeting of tboso interoet-id in holding u, show of bulbs and spring llawors is convened for 5 o’clock on Friday aftorncoo. A notioo in connection with tho Gishomo pound uppotus in this issue. Mrs Paterson and Miss Patorson dosito to roturn sincoro thanks for tho many kind expressions of sympathy extondod to them in their rooont bereavement.

Tho Gisborne Borough Council notify that tho polioe havo been instructed to proaecuto all persons driving horses within tho borough durmg prohibited hour-, or allowing them to go on tho footpaths.

Tho Huddart-Parkor stoamer Zealandia, which loft Gisborno on Saturday morning for Auckland, fell in with n strong northoast galo, high son, and heavy rain, which oorrtinuod until nearing port.

In tho inter-union football match, Thames v. Goldfields Union, played at Mackaytown on Saturday, A. Dobson, a Thames playor, collidod with another player and sustained slight concussion of tho bruin. It was a pure accident. Dobson’s condition is not eorious.

While assisting to load flitches of tim her on the Onehuuga wharf on Saturday morning, a young man named David Marshall bad his log broken. Ono of the flitohes slipped, and before he could got oloar, pinned him by tho leg, breaking it above the anklo.

Mr Jaquos, the oanning expett, loft for Wellington last evening. Ha hud not sufficient time at his disposal to visit the orchards throughout tho district. Tho convoyanco of logs from tho wharf to the Alpha sawmills is cutting the soft piooc of road intervening, and the orossing noar the Turanganui Hotel was last night ankle deep in mud,

Tho business hitherto carried on by Messrs Bain Bros, as auctioneers, commission agonts, otc, in Lowe street, has been purchased by Mr J. F. Pettio, late of Wuipiro. Mr Pettie enters into possession at cnoo.

All tho Buffarera by tho To Rata disaster havo arrived in town. Mr Tiflen and Mr and Mrs Merritt arrived yesterday morning. The lady is progressing satisfactorily towards recovery. Mr Tiffeu is still unable to walk with facility.

Tho Takitimu Maori Council did not get muoh satisfaction from Rua, who strongly protested that tho Council had no right to shift him from tho land on which bo had been given permission to oamp by the ownors. Rua deolared that he had already spent f3QQ in tho purchaso of food.

Messrs W. Morgan and G. E. Darton returned to Gisborne yosterday from Napier, whore they had attended the first mooting of the now Education Board. They were warmly woloomed by the Hawke’s Bay representatives, and all their suggestions given sympathetic attention. A London correspondent writes under date July 6)h : Mr Poroy M. Thomson roturned to. London this week after an extensive tour on the Continent, in the course of whioh ha travelled Ihrtugh France, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland.

The Lands and Survey Department have just issued a splendid lithograph plan of Gisborne and suburbs. The plan, whioh is on a scale of 10 chains to the inch, is up-to date in every respect, and should be exceedingly ueeful to business people. Copies of the plan may be obtained at the Survey Offioe for 5s each,

Mr J. E, Mouat, accompanied by Mrs Mouat and family, left Gisborne yesterday morning to t6ko up the appointment on the eurvey staff of the Federated Malay States. Among those on that staff is a brother of Mr Clare, of Gisborno. The former recently paid a holiday visit to Gisborne, and thus Mr Mouat was able to obtain reliable information at first hand before throwing up a lucrative position locally to depart for the States. The vacancy oaused by tho deeplydeplored death of tho Rev J. G. Paterson is to bo temporarily filbd by another old friend, tho liav. James Patterson, tho able preaohsr who retired from the charge of St. John’s Church, Wellington. Mr Patterson is espsoted to arrive on Saturday morning aud conduct tho services on Sunday, At tho Polios Court yesterday, Mr Bright proeidiDg, Timothy Dwyer, a bushman who had been up thrice for drunkenness within three months, was fined £2 and 2s costs, or seven days’ imprisonment. An elderly man, who was on the 11 first offenders’” sheet for drunkenness, was fined the usual email fee.

An interesting experiment with carcases of New Zealand and Eugiish mutton was conducted reoontiy by the guardians of tho Ipswich Union. The master reported that tho New Zealand oaroase weighed 72ib uncooked and 50ib when oookod, The English oaroase weighed 771 b unoooked and 511 b cooked. This showed that, in the matter of waste, there was 4ib in favor of the New Zoaland mutton on the oaroase, The report was referred to the Workhouse Committee and the Sf. John’s Home Committee for consideration. When it is mentioned that there is a great difference in the matte; of price, the result of the tost is likely to bring New Zealand mutton into the kitchens of various institutions.

Tho Chinese pooplo of Melbourne are organised in a remaikablo degree for the protection of tboir gambling institutions (-ays the Argus). There is, it is alleged, a sooitty in Little Bourke Btreot whose solo object is lo light tho law in this regard. The funds of the scoiety aro said to amount to D3OOO at the present time. This fund is sustained by ohargmg Id fer every 61 taken in th 3 pak a-pu, while a psreentage of all the pcizj money is devoted to tho same purpose. Finnan also supports tho fuud, as its players are oharged Id on every Is won. The following are the teams selectsd to play in tho match, Natives v. Pskeha ll , on Saturday Natives : Pinp, Wepiha, Hike, Swann, Mutu, Hskiwsi, Wyliie, Hatea, Eru, Wi Friday, Brown, Broughton, T. Halbert, RaDgi, and Erekana ; emergencies—Peter, Leub, Harehare, and Hira. Pakehas : Hay, Nolan, Rowe, PufleH, Ca-r, Robioson (Wost End), Pou : sm, Parker, Blair, Hansen, Siowart, Tie-, Thomson, and McKenzie ; emergencies— Roderick, Taii, and Fergusson. Tho selection committee will watoh this match, aDd j tho probabio teum to play against Hawks’s B iy will be selected in the evening.

Dr. Rob rt S. Andorson passed away paaoefully yrstsrday at his residence on R vorsido road, Kaiti. Tho doctj-, in doo'.inicg he abb, selected Gisborne as affording the best climato for the checking of his ailmr-nt, and no doubt hs rcoeivsd much benefit, but too lafo to be permanent, and he gradually fcecamo worse. Thera will bo much sympathy for his devoted wife and family, by whom he was accompanied on loaviug the 0 d Country, They arrived about eight months ngo, a portion of the time beiog sp:-nt in Napior, He was 52 years of age.

A piece of resinous substance lying on a shell ia tho cfliee of tho Uador-Sicrotary for Mines attracted the attention of a Wailiogton Post representative oa Tnursduy. Tho pressmen was curious to know wh-.nee it cimo, and was informed that it

was a lump of ambrito whioh had been found in one of tho South Island coal mines, It appears that similar discoveries aro Dot infrequently mado amongst brown and Ignite coal soams at the Bay of Islands, Whaog-irei, and in tho Waikato, and also in Central Otago and Southland. It resembles kauri gum in eppearanee, and is wholly insoluble in alcohol, etbor, off of turpentine, benzine, chloroform, ar il dffate acid.

f having With Fj.easuiik is onjoyed only by ihosj who possess good razors. Our special razor, the razor of the new century, is worth ia weight in gold, and fully represents what it i 3 marked. Kvery man who shaves ow: s it to himself to bo fully informed about the excellence and smooth-cutting quality of our ipajial razor, which wo sell in piim of in superior oasis, or a single razor for 8a 6d, w4h round ends, ready for the face. Our offer; B:y cno at our shop or by mail, pay 8s 6i for it, try it onop, toen

if you would rather havo the 8s Ci return the razor, and your money will be refunded without a murmur. Oould wo do more? Tanner Bros , Hairdroesers aad Tobaoooniste, Gladstone Load, Gisborne.

Tho scow Rorora, whioh pn'into tho bay for shelter, look from Wednesday to Saturday attomco i to cover, tho last 46 miles of tho voyag a . She had head winds and gaha from tho timo of leaving Auckland.

In connection with the questions r r >i?od by Mr Darton at the Education Hoard meeting as to tbo proportion of agoi o children in tho higher and lower standards it was mentioned by tho secretary that tbo percentage of those under tbo first standard was 49. It was mentioned that ono teacher in Gisborno district bad 9U ohildron under her.

An amusiDg exchaogo of couttestos is Baid to havo occurtci recently betwoen a woll-known Liberal hostess and Mrs John Burns Lady H recently wrote to tho wifo of tho President of the Local Government Board regretting that, as Groavenor square was sueh a long way off from Battersea, sho had not been able to ca'l on Mrs Buroa, but added that sho bopod Mrs Burns would como to her party on tho th. Mrs Burns replied, doalining

tho kind invitation, as Battersea was just as far away from Groivanor equate as Groavenor square was from Battersea.

" Talkiog about records, ’’ insinuatingly remarked counssl to a witness during the Police Court proceedings at Dunedin recently, “ you’ve got a bit of a one your self, haven’t you ?” “ Ob, just about as go: d as you, perhaps.,’ glibly replied the witoeea. “ Ah,” said couobbl, " you say I’ve got a good record, eh V ” Well,’ retorted witness, 11 I don’t know whether it’s good or bad. We’ll have to wait till we got you into this box before we can tell that.”

The following subscriptions were received by Mr B. Taylor on behalf of Mrs Merritt, the lady injured by the Te Bata disaster B. Taylor 10s 63. Mrs Taylor 10s 63, F. Keiihley ss, J. Rae 4?, 8. M. Palmer 10.', A. Hegarty 10s 6d, Beg. S. Caulton 10s 6d, John Osborn 10’, Aceh. Guthrie-Smith 10s, Friend ss, H. D. Buchanan j£4, Anonymous 10s, Primrose and Leslie ICs, J. Frostiok 5?, H. H. Dods Oi, F. G. Riobardson ss, A. H. Fromm ss, SpeDcer and Farnworth 10d, S Brieskie ss, F. Pattullo £l, Poroy H Nathan Os, R E. Barton JEI, C. Gaukroagers 103 63 A. Law ss, P. Henderson ss, E. V Palmer £l, J. Cairns ss, W. Fraser 2s, A. Henderson ss, L. B. Tullcck rEL le, A. V. S. Reed 10s, M. J. 8. Oempbell 10', M. H. Campbell LI, W Batron LI Is, K. P, McDonald 10s, Edward Rogers 5->, A. Carlon ss, Jack Martyn sj, Mr and Mrs BastiDgs LI, Richards and Hawkins LI Is, J. Pritchard 5?, D. Guthrie-Smith 10s, R. E. Russell si, J. N. Spence LI Is, W, Baker 2i 63, J. Grant 2s 63, H. S. Leslie ss, D. M. Campbell ss, T. Mar« ohant ss, E Tait, jun., 5 1, Mick Mahon s<, P. A. Fabian ss, W. Freeman ss, Mrs Hislop os, J Hanlon ss, L J. Josliog ss, Mrs Minnie ss, Mr and Mrs Ha'ris s’, J. Cullen ss, George Mmnia gs, H. Redmond ss, Geoffrey McLean JE2 2j, Geo. Proud foot 5), Chae. R. Creed 2s 63, three Friends 7s 61, M. Jones s>, H. Wilson 2s 63, Robt. Cairns ss, H. Nicholas s<; total, jE33 2i. The Lyttelton Times is not disposed to find any fault with the tone of the speech which Mr Massey delivered lo the members if the Auckland Chamber of Com merco. The business of Parliament, it says, will progress all the better for a prop.r amount of supervision and criticism. The Opposition has given no pledge to assist in shortening the session, and is not likely to allow the interests of the Exhibition (o interfere with what it may oonoeive to bo its duty to the country. The Times adds : “ We may take it for granted that the land question, rovision of the tariff, aid reform of the Legislative Oounoil, if attemplei at all by the present Parliament, will be postprmd until next year, but, even with these out of the way, there will remain plenty of business to occupy the House for the customary four months. The shortening of the session will depend almost as much up in Mr Massey as upon tho Premier.”