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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1974, 9 January 1907, Page 2

Mails for East Coast ports, per Haupiri, close at 1 p.m. to-day-. Prayers for rain will he offered up in the Nelson Churches on Sunday. The gentleman appointed Assistant School Inspector for this district, Mr. Spencer, has been appointed editor of new School Journal. “I think if you leave it to the Engineer lie will get the best value lie can for you,” said the Mayor last night in referring to the obtaining of a supply of Waihirere metal. Tlie Borough Council last night decided, oil the motion of tlie Mayor, to have a barricade screen erected on the beach to give privacy- for bathers. The barricade is to be 30ft long, placed on the bank, and free to all batliers.

The question of pushing on with the stops to take Waihirere over was mentioned at the Borough Council meeting last night by Cr Lysnar, and it was agreed to proceed to ascertain tlie amount that the owners would agree to take.. The Mayor urged that they-should adhere to their decision to take the whole area originally decided on, although Cr Lysnar intimated that they were going to have no more water supplies from there.

At the Borough Council meeti last niglit Messrs. Pi-upas a Neville, contractors, wrote: “Wo n

derstand that y-ou have a quantityof limestone spawls at Waihirere and we would be greatly obliged if you

■would let us have about 40 cubic yards. We need the above quantity for the concrete work ill the residence of Mr. ]l. AVliito, at Whataupoko. Kindly quote the cost at AVaihirere.” The Mayor jocularly said he did not think any one km* - ' v liat th" dr'" but evide’

vlia, .Hey were doing, but evidently someone knew all about it. The application was referred to the Engineer with power to deal therewith.

i An opportunity is offered to take i shares in the New Alpine Gold Mining Company, Limited, which possesses the well-known Alpine mine at Lyell, on the West Coast, of the South Island. This was previously one of the largest gold producers in the colony. A new ree'f in virgin country lias been struck, the stone being of higher grade than any previously found in the mine. A limited number of shares have been reserved for Gis- , borne, and should he taken up, the ' investment being such a promising ! one. An announcement in our ad- > yertising columns will prove interosting. Prospectus and application forms may he obtained at the office of Mr. IV. Lissant Clayton. The double-sculling races in connection with the Poverty Bay Bowing Club were continued last night, the first round of the final being concluded. The results were:—S. Led•ger and F. Parker beat C. Somervell and 1c Seymour; W. McGuffie and -D. Murray beat J. Parker and IV ?| uarfc and C. Clark beat Willoughby and C. Winter; J. Nicholas and T. McConnell beat T. Lyford and J. Murphy. All the races were keenly contested, with close finishes. To-night the semifinais will be rowed. Stuart meets Nicholas, and McGuffie meets Ledger The finals will be rowed to-morrow evening on tlio Waimata river course ' where all the other events have taken place.

The following bookings are renorted by Mr. IV. Miller, through S M, A& :"%: F „r London: Mi. and Mrs. A. fl. IVallis and the Misses Wallis, per Marmora, leaving Sydney February. 27; Mr. F. Hanlon per Bremen, leaving Sydney March I'or San J.'raneisco : Mr. ,7. Lord having Auckland Jannn■? JL J, °i - Hong Bong: Mr. IV Salonger per Nikko Marn, leaving Sydney Mareb 20. For Durban : Mr? JUKI Mrs. J. Mason, per Milthiclos leaving Sydney March 22. For Marseilles: Mr. M. Manning, per Commonwealth, leaving Melbourne w a, ’rr V ?r Genoa : Mr. and Mrs. W. I ait and family, per Dumber leaving Melbourne February 28.

A good deal of time was taken up in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday in a case in which Janies Bruce Holder ; licensee of Pc Bridge Hotel, Matawhero, was charged with having on Sunday, December 80th. rofused, without valid reason, to supply a meal and horse feed to lan Simson Simson, of Gisborne, Crown Lands Bangor, aud traveller. Mr J. IV. Nolan appeared for defendant, and pleaded not guilty Sergeant Williams conducted the proses cution. The evidence shewed that Mr Simson and his son, after driving from Motu, a distance of about forty 'miles, bad gone to the hotel and demanded from Mrs Hollier a meal for himself and son. After hearing the evidence, His Worship considered there had onlv been a technical breach, and that Mr Simson would have been supplied if he bad "one about it in a proper way. He imposed a nominal fine of 10s and 12s costs, but would not allow witnesses’ expenses to the prosecution.