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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1959, 15 December 1906, Page 2

Messrs W. Peitia sod Co. have a special announcement for Christmas week. At Tauiiioru to-day liic Motu team play against a Poverty Bay team. Wellington yesterday a detective onid that the busiooss of the defendant in a booktmking oa c e was “ that of u book' maker pure and eimplp." Applications for bookmakers' licenses for the To lvaraka Jockey Club’s annual meotiug will bo received by the secretary, Mr J. I>. MeCredie, for the annual meeting on New Year’s Day. Tho local Inspector of Factories, Mr J. Georgescin, has been confinod to a dark room for 07or a week owing to an affection cf tho oyos.

Tho following is the team selected for tbe match against tho Motu to day, which commences at 10 o’clock : Oallam, W. Gorman, Hilh-more (captain), Gardiner, Charles, Gib mu, Olson, McConnell, MeCod. Torkingtan, aud W. Gibson.

At the Masonic Stables at 11 ‘his morning, Messrs Common, Shelton a.od do. v?ili'hold a sale of newts under inatruations from the executors in Sho estate of the late William Cooper.

A preliminary meeting of those who dosiro to meet the Irish envoy, Mr Doviia, will be held at tho F.irmora’ Clnb rooms at 11 this morning.

A really first-class programme has been prepared for thcMangapapa school concert to bo held in His Majesty’s Theatre on Wednesday next. Over 100 children will take part in tho choruses and action songs. Seats may be reserved without extra charge.

The Telegraph Department notifies that Christmas gretting telegrams will again bo available to the public for the purpose ol wiring “ greetings ” throughout the colony, The messages will be transmitted for a uniform charge of sixpence, provided the address and signature do not together contain more than eleven words, and also that no variation is made in the printed text, viz.: “ Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a ITappy New Year.” Tho address given should be ample to provide for prompt and accurate delivery. Tho forwarding forms will be available for use between the 18th and 21th, and the 27th and 31st December,

Tho much spoken-of Austral Guard’s Lassies’ Band arrived this morning from South, and will he publicly welcomed by His Worship the Mayor this evening, at 7,30 p.m. at the fire bell, The band is spoken of as being a very powerful combination, the performers being artists of a high order. They should bo a novelty and an attraction to tho Gisborne public, and no doubt will meet with a bumper house this evening at His Majesty’s Theatre. Tho scryico to-morrow morning will be conducted by Brigadier Veal at tho Army Barracks. To-morrow afternoon tho full band will give a special performance at his Majesty’s Theatre, and in the evening commencing at 8.15 p m., they will give a grand sacred service a silver coin collection will be taken at the doors to-morrow and Sunday.

Tna Wairoa Guardbn st3tos Whilst in the Tiniroto district, reosutly, Mr Brodick, chief surveyor, inspected land contained in the proposed reoaio reservation surreuading the Te Being! Falls and tho gorge approaching from Tiniroto, about 170 aorea in all. It was pointed out by tho settler owning the land along the gorge that the taking cf this would deprive him of the bulk of his home puddockiog accommodation. An understanding has, we understand, been arrived at that a'though the land will not bo taken, the beautiful patches of bush which skiit tho remarkabio limestone cliffs of Whakapunako will bo preserved.

A 0380 of assault was heard in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, the informant being James O’Bticn, a negro cock. Tiis causa of the troublo in this ease was the apparently harmless question, 11 Where does Unnod salmon come from ?” O’Brinn, who is a native of she West Indies, and a mao imbued with imperialistic idea?, and an intelligent specimen of his class, was holding forth to ‘.hreo young Maori mm, Tumahona Werepa, Rsngi Sotooe, and To Abia at Whatatutu on the 29th nit, and the argument eventually became heated, resulting in a row, the first nstnnd native alleging that O’Brien used bad language, nod ho (Wereps) wrestled with him. iloteno joined io, and while the three wero struggling on the ground, ibo third man kiokad O’Brioo for trying to bite one of his friend’s thumbs. Tho Bench, after hearing fibo statements, took a lenient view of the oase, and diEoharged the native?, ordering them to eaoh pay 63 (jsats.

Tho Matnwhero stock sales aro to bo hold on Thursday next.

Tho liov. D. and Mrs Parry leave for Australia thie morning, Tho Btnamor Hqoall is bringing a largo quantity of railway maturiul from Auckland.

Mr 11. TO. Ilowoa locturcs in Townloy’s Hull to-morrow night, at 7.15. A competent carpontor and joinor socks a position in Gisborne-R-,v. C. Gnllm has returned from Synod, and will preach in Wesley Church on Sunday ova,dog. llw subject is, " Trouhin, Tru t, Payer, Help.”

A mob of 3600 two tooth wethers loit Kiwi aiatiou on Saturday for Gisborne. I» is (slates tho Wairon Guardian) oao af thn finest nubs which htia over left the district. They go to the Waicero run of Mr if. D, Buoliauau, formerly of Kialooh, Canterbury.

A upcoittl gonerul moeSing of tho Poverty

11 iy Caledonian Society will bo hold at 730 iQ-nighs in the Ftriuers’ Onion Club room 4, Memoirc buildings, to consider tho question of annua! sports, oic. A pretty Christmas and Now Year card has reached us from, the steamer Mokoia, having been executed in the printing department, of that vessel by Mr McGrath, a GisnottxK Times lino’' operator. Tho card is printed in blue and gold, the wording being, M Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Yeur.— 1 Though the distance may divide us In our hearts this iiappy day, Each to each bear warmest, greetings, Afore than words can over say.’ -—From s.s. Mokoia.”