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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2022, 6 March 1907, Page 2

The stock sales take place tomorrow at the Matawhero yards. Mr Barton, S.M., loaves on his usual coastal tour this morning. Miss Mary Price has been appointed pupil teacher in the To Ivaraka school. Mails despatched from Sydney via Vancouver on 22nd January, arrived in London on March Ist, and tho Melbourne-Naples despatch of 30th January on 3rd March.

Mr W. Lissant Clayton has a change of advertisement this morning, some attractive lines being enumerated for those in soarch of house and landed property. Information has been received from Auckland that the lowest tenders for Mr. J. McKee’s new building were John East £3684 and George Smith £2 higher. A tender has not yet been accepted. A horse and dray backed over the ICaiti wharf yesterday on to the deck of the ketch Coronation, but the tide being high at the time the fall was not great. The driver had a small bone in the ankle fractured through a kick from the horse, and one of the shafts was broken. A meeting of the B.v-laws Committee of the Borough Council was held last night, there being present: Crs. \Y. D. Lysnar, W. Webb, and J. AVliiuray, also the Engineer and Town Clerk. The work of revision was completed and the Council will now have the subject to deal with. The following are the latest new collections with the Gisborne Telejilione Exchange:—No. 18, D. E. Uustin. Gladstone Road; No. 381. Ogilvy and Co.. Union Bank Buildings. The following are deleted: No. 18, John Simpson, Gladstone Road; No. 3SI, Ogilvy and McLean, Union Bank Buildings.

Mr Wilson, who arrives at Gisborne to-day, is one of the best known authorities on river woiks and bar harbors. It has been suggested that an opinion in regard to the Wairoa river entrance might be obtained from him while he is ill the colony. A mail named Powdrell and a Maori called “Snowy” were arrested by Constable') McLeod at Pakarao on Monday afternoon on a charge of forging and uttering a cheque for £97 14s to Mrs Ollivier, at Tolaga Bay. The accused will be given an opportunity to explain the circumstances before Mr Barton, S.M., tomorrow. A special meeting of the Harbor Board will be held on Friday afternoon to confer with Mr Wilson, M.1.C.E., in connection with the outer harbor scheme! Mr Wilson, who is a member of tlio firm of Sir John Coode, Son and Matthews, marine engineers, arrives this morning, having accepted an offer to visit Gisborne and review Mr Marchant’s scheme.

There is a story, however, that the Ivaiser, since the order was issued, was the guest of the Grenadier Guards, and that he drank with gusto French champagne that was poured from a bottle with a German label. He assured his hosts approvingly that German champagne was quite good'enough for anybody and that it was quite as gratifying to the palate as the French product.

A sale of considerable importance to caterers, boarding-house keepers, and private families will take place to-morrow afternoon, when Messrs Miller and Craig, auctioneers, will dispose of the whole of the Trocadoro plant, including piano, forty damask table covers, 20 dining tables, 50 Austrian bentwood chairs, a milk shake machine, two ice cream machines,, crockery, cutlery, dinnei ware, etc.

The TVairoa Guardian states: —At Waikaremoana Messrs Tudor Baker and J. B. A’Deane caught 58 fish in three days, all excellent trout. Tliev smoked forty, and are taking them to Napier. Mr A’Deane sprained his wrist, which put an end to the sport. They enjoyed the trip immensely, and say there are any amount of fine fish in the lake, but to secure them good tackle is required.

The Manuka (lid not leave Auckland until- 7.50 p.ra. yesterday, consequently it will be late in the afternoon when the vessel arrives. The polo championship, decided by the result of the open cup, was won by Poverty Bay after an interesting .and keenly contested match on Monday afternoon. The teams were: —Mangaheia: G. M. Kovnokls, R. Reynolds, R. K. Murphy, R. C. Murphy. Poverty Bay: R. Sherratt, T. Sherratt, E. Monckton, J. R. Murphy. At the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr Barton, S.M., Robert Stewart Horner, alias Smith Johnston Stewart, charged with assaulting William John Mark Attwood, b> striking him, pleaded guilty. Accused made a rambling statement in self-justification. He was fined £l, O'• in default 4 days’ hard labor. Stephen Bowers, charged with attempting to leai'e the colony without providing for his illegitimate child, on the application of the police was remanded to appear at Christchurch on Monday next.

The' Magistrate (Mi' Barton) conducted ' a sitting of the Juvenile Court at 2 p.m. yesterday, ''lien a Maori boy aged 13 was charged on two counts with breaking and entering the dwelling of Janies Mullooly, at Waereuga-a-liika on 25th and 27tli February. Ho pleaded guilty. Constablo Hoyle gave the boy a good character, although he said he told a number of lies when taxed with the offence. His Worship severely cautioned the boy, and as he promised to amend his conduct, he instructed Constable Hoyle to take him to the Waerenga-a-liika College.

11l tho revised Ilorough liy-luws as approved by tlio Committee last tho brick areas were reduced.

Several sheep-owners in the Tolago Jia.v district will appear at the next sitting of tile Magistrate's Court at that pln.ro to answer charges instituted hy the Stock Department for exposing for sale sheep a (footed with lice. At this season of the year all sheep offered for sale hy •nihlio auction should have been effectually dipped and ho clear of vermin. If not they come in contact with clean sheep at the yards, causing infection, and if the Inspector should not happen to he present they are sold in different lots and distributed throughout the district, and in all probability intermixed with clean flocks and generally doing a considerable amount of harm.

Tlie monthly meeting of the Waikolm llond Hoard was held on Saturday, Mareh 2nd, at 3 p.m. Present: Messrs T]. Telford (chairman), Gibson, and Manuel. The minutes of the previous mooting were road and confirmed. Correspondence was read from Major Winter, stating his inability to have the bridge plans before. the mep' l, 'ng. It was resolved that a special meeting of the Hoard he held on Saturday next, March 9, at 3 p.m., to receive the plans and to enter into an agreement for the preparation of the bridge material. Mr. G. F. Beere tendered his resignation as overseer to the Hoard. It was decided that the appointment of a successor to Mr. Hell he held over for the consideration of a fuller meeting. Accounts amounting to £3B 8s 9d were pased for payment.

Messrs Common, Shelton and Co.givo the following extract from a letter from their London agents. Referring to a clip which the firm consigned to them for sale they remark: “Wo would suggest, as likely to improve the value of the clip, that tlio owners skirt all their fleeces a little more deeply, the presence of skirting in the bales of fleece detracts from the value sometimes fully Jd per lb. Owners lose nothing by full skirting, as the fleece left is thus free of the daggior and heavier wool, and deep skirting enhances the value of the prices, making them largo and attractive. The buyers of fleece wool do not buy pieces, and vico versa, that is, those who buy for consumption. Speculative dealers of course buy all descriptions, and then sort them out for the small manufacturers. We may say that wo arc constantly receiving the same complaint from London, and would strongly advise sheepfarmers to act upon the advice contained in the above extract, which is written by men who thoroughly understand their business.”

Many remarkable voyages have resulted from the policy of France in heavily subsidising its mercantile marine, *and tlie latest is that of the Notre Du me D’Arvor, which entered Svdnyey Harbor a few days ago. For nearly twelve months she has been searching the world for a cargo, and yet proves to be a profitable speculation, for while wandering over the waters of the earth she is earning the bounty. Originally she sailed in ballast from France for Hobart, where the captain was informed orders would be awaiting him. After an uneventful passage she arrived there with quite a fleet of French bounty-fed ships, and as there was no prospect of securing a charter, she was instructed to proceed to Puget Sound on the off-cliance of securing a cargo. Exporters there, however, were not seeking tonnage, and she has now arrived at Sydney from Port Townsend with the same ballast that slio had on board when she originally sailed from France. The amount of the bounty paid by tlie French Government is calculated on the mileage travelled, and the Notre Dame D’Arvor has, therefore, earned a considerable sum by her apparently useless wanderings. At last slic has been secured on charter to barque, built but a few years ago, load wheat at Sydney for the United Kingdom. The Notre Dame D’Arvor is a largo and handsomely-modelled barque, built but a few years ago, and as she lay at her anchorage in ltose Bay called forth many expressions of admiration.