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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1996, 4 February 1907, Page 2

The district schools re-assemblo this morning. Applications to fill the post of matron are being invited by the AVaipu Hospital Board. The Post-office at AVaitakaro lias been closed temporarily as from tho 18th lilt. Ah'. X. Adair lias promised lis usual prize of £2 2s for the Hospital race at St. Patrick’s sports. A sitting of the Native Appellate Board, of which Colonel Porter is chairman, will sit in AVairoa oil February 20th. The adjourned meeting of tho Harbor Board will take place this afternoon, when the tariff committee’s report will bo presented. Some interesting facts and figures in connection with the business of the National Mutual Life Association appear in another column. Beginning on Friday next, and fortnightly thereafter, steamers will leave AVellington on the Friday to make close connection with. Suez mail at Sydney. The Sonoma will non leave Auckland on AA’ednesday next. Tho ’Frisco mail left Gisborne on Saturday at 7,30 p.m., via Napier and New Plymouth.

The Tairawhiti District Maori Land Court will bo held'at Wairoa on February 14th, to deal with six blocks of land, at Ohuia, Wlmrepu, Ilerohoretau, To Kiwi, Taumata-o-tc-o, and- Poutaka. Constable Davy is now in charge of tho Gisborne gaol, Gaoler Chisholm having been transferred to Hastings, thus giving an additional man to that town, which has been agitating for more police. Constable O’Hara left for Napier last night in charge of two prisoners. A third prisoner who was to liavo been taken to Napier—a woman —is too ill to enable the journey to be taken in safety, and will probably be sent to tho Hospital. Mr Rich, who has been examining oil properties over which options have been obtained on behalf of an English syndicate, left for Aucklan 1 on Saturday. Another passenger by the same boat for north war Mr A. R. Muir.

■ Nominations for tlic Harbor Board close at noon to-day. Although there has been a consolidation of tlio outer harbor party am election is considered certain. ' Among the new candidates is likely to bo a former county chairman, Mr Ghas. Gray.

The pupils of the Mangapapa school are to meet at the school to-dav, when tho retiring headmaster (who lias made such a great success of the school) will bo present. Thereafter a substitute will have to take on the duties until an appointment of headmaster has been made.

Messrs. J. M. Gouldsmitli and W. Gaudin returned to Gisborne on Saturday, having made the journey from Wellington to Napier in the handsome motor car purchased by Mr. Gouldsmitli. The latter was warmly congratulated on all sides concerning the victories of the Gisborne-bred sprinter Rink ’UII. Nuliaka is surely getting ambitious. Tho Guardian states: —“Mr J. S. Cooper, secretary of the Nuliaka A. and P. Society, intends to visit the Royal Agricultural Society’s Show, Sydney, which opens on March 26th, and lasts for seven days. He intendsto study the method of _ classing',’ ticketing, judging, and the issuing of piogrammes, etc.” At the Police Court on Saturday morning "William Rowell was charged with being found drunk in a public place, to wit Read’s Quay, on Ist February. Accused, failing to appear, was fined 16s and 2s costs, and 2s cab hire, or 48 hours’ imprisonment. Albert Peter Agnow, charged with a similar offence, failed to appear, and was fined the same amount.

The Wairoa Guardian gives the following report of a marriage ill which th ebridegroom was formerly a popular Gisborne resident: —Tho marriage of Miss Lulu Poyzer, third daughter of Mr. A. Poyzer ,to Mr. L. Williams, of Huramua, nephew of the lion. J. Carroll, was quietly celebrated at Wairoa last Tuesday morning, the Rev. Father Leprctro officiating. The bride looked charming in a pretty white muslin gown, long cream lustre coat, and leghorn lnit trimmed with white ostrich, feathers and tulle. Miss Ida Carroll acted as bridesmaid. Immediately alter tho ceremony the bride and bridegroom left for Christchurch Exhibition, overland, via Napier.;

Mr. AA’. J. Hunter, solicitor, is at prosent on a visit to Gisborne. Ha has taken up n legal practice in Levin, anil has successfully appeared in several cases there. Messrs. T. Ritchie and J. Colobourno, former Gisborne residents, returned to Hustings by the steam >r last evening. Mr. E. P. Joyce was also a piissongor South, and goes down to view the Exhibition.