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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1968, 2 January 1907, Page 3

Tho new year social in connection with tlio Poverty Bay Rowing Glut) was held last night in WiunrayV Hall, and was most successful. There were about 70 couples present, and dancing was kept up with zest until 1 a.m. The music was supplied by Miss Ruth Moore and Messrs A. Pritchard and J. Stuart acted as M.C. s.

‘Lynx,” under tlio heading of ‘Lawn 'Tennis,” writes in the N.Z, Herald: “Watching the new players on tho various club courts I liavo singled out one in particular who is likely to come into the front rank if he devotes himself thoroughly to the game. This is D. K. Porter, of the Auckland Club, whom I mentioned before as showing promise. He hails from Gisborne, where lie gave some small attention to tlio pastime. Being a good all-round athlete, and having already at his command a slashing serve, a good twist stroke, and a fair drive, ho should, with practice against good men which is esential, make a name for himself in

Mr. Naoroji (who presided at tho National Congress of India) was the first native of India to become a member of the House of Commons. He was born in 1825, the son of a Parsee priest. In 1855 lie visited

England as partner in an Indian firm, and interested himself there iff Indian affairs. Returning to India in the seventies, lie became active in the politics of Bombay. Then, in 1592, lie was elected a member of the House of Commons for Central Finsbury, and on visiting India a year later he was given a great reception. He was president of the National Congress of India in lbb6 and 1893. He has published a great number of papers on Indian and other questions. He was Liberal Progressive and Labour candidate for North Lambeth at last general election, and was defeated.

Sarcasm from Christchurch Truth under the heading ' “The Pace That Kills”: Wellington has discovered that it is powerless to make any bylaws to restrain the motorist who endangers life and limb, by going at the rate of an express' train down Lambton Quay, and presumably Wellington is in the same position in regard to motor traffic as Christchurch or any other town. It appears that Parliament, having made furious motoring an oifonce by statute, there is nothing left for the municipality to do. The only way to curb the hying monster is to send out police

men with stop watches, aml then it is a matter for the magistrate to say whether the law is fractured or not. The chief result of the

Wellington motor accident, however, has been to show that the drivers of motor fire appliances have no prescriptive right to the road and to

the selection of their own pace, in Christchuch the point is not of much importance, for the idea of a motor fire engine has never disturbed the dreams of our nodding Council, and it sees nothing incongruous about a brigade having to go out to look for its iqst horses when an alarm of fire is given. Still, there may conic a time when a motoi fire appliance will scatter the traffic in lligli street, and then the question of speed wilt require to be considered.

Airs. Alec Tweedio complains, in the “Tattler,” of the extraordinary extent to which bridge lias taken possession of society in the Old Country. “I mot a woman the other day,” she says, “who informed mo with distinct pride that she had kept a record of over 3000 rubbers of bridge which she liad played. ‘A record!’ I exclaimed. “Yes, I have a bridge book, and in it I jot down every day the houses I have played at, my partners, the number of my rubbers, the stakes, and my losses or gains Last year I made over 1:100.' The year before I was not quite so fortunate nor quite so sure of myself but then I never play for very high stakes.” ’ Airs Tweedio asked this friend how she managed to achieve the record and whetiier she played ajl day and every day. '{.lie Ijrjdgeplayer hastened 'to assure her that she liard'y over went to the cards before luncheon unless she happened to be at some country bouse in wet weather. Tho game lias a language of its own and tho regular players have accumulated quite a quantity of paraphernalia in the way of tables, markers, and scoring cards ‘Bridge manners,” too, have come into vogue. Quite commonly a hostess arranging a party will inquire whether an invited friend plays bridge, and if the answer should happen to he negative the invitation IS altered to ‘‘some other day.T tills other day, ' however, never wm’ M rs Tweedio relates that ’ a ? r ’ fron } W] ! om sho ha » occasionally purchased quaint, old-fash-loned articles, recently showed her a tbins° f :‘ ;? mOIK S 111 vei T modern set- , k s : , These, he explained, he had ought from a lady client for £2OOO the money being needed urgently to pay bridge debts. ‘No one lv m bavbV.rflh th ? •■JOweHer, “because I lave had the chip! ornaments copied U ill ler l i° untll ; sho dios tile world L ,"? 1 J SO apy. the wiser or realise that she is wearing shams so as to be able to pay hor debts,”