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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2027, 12 March 1907, Page 2

The next stock sales will he hold at Matawhoro yards on Thursday. Nominations for tho Muriwai Racing Club’s Easter mooting close on the. 20th inst. Tho annual meeting of tho No-Li-censo Loagup is to bo hold on April Bth. A notice to ladies is given by Mrs. A. F. Nelson, Blackbridgo, Lower I-lutt. ' A smart, intelligent boy to deliver papers by train is advertised for. Good opportunity for an industrious lad. A business man with seven years’ experience, five as manager of a general store, desires engagement in this district. Programmes for the Floral Fete to take place on March 30, may be obtained at the school or from members of tho Committee. The Chess Club Committee will hold an important meeting on Thursday evening at their room, Public Library. A full attendance is requested. A sitting of the Native Land Court was held yesterday at Gisborne, when the Court resumed the hearing of the Toreohoeia block partition case, which was interrupted last December through Wi Pere having to attend the Uriwera Commission. The Kynoch Cup, won at the New Zealand Rifle Association meeting at Trentham by Lance-Corporal Ran:, is at present on view in the window of Mr W. Miller’s tobacconist shop is Gladstone road. The Freezing Works Union of Workers met at Townley’s Hall last evening and made final arrangements in connection with the sitting of the Arbitration Court to be held here on March 27tli.

The committee of the Kaiti-City Football Club met last evening to allocate trophies won during last year, and to make' linal arrangements for the annual meeting of the club, which is to be held at the Royal Hotel at 8 o’clock to-morrow evening.

Mr. Nodine, of Nodine and Co., the well-known firm of ladies tailois, Wellington, notifies elsewhere in this issue that he will visit Gisborne from tho 13tli to tho 16tli inst. inclusive, with samples and made-up models of new styles. During bis stay his address will be Masonic Hotel.

The Native Land Commissioners sat at Nuliaka yesterday and were driven to Morerc last night by a special coach sent from Gisborne by Messrs. Redstone and Son. The Commissioners leave Morere about 7 this morning and are expected to arrive about 4 p.m.

The following are the latest new connections with tho Gisborne Telephone Exchange: 416, Dr. J. C. Collins, Ormond road; 80, Win. S. Lunn, Clifford street. The following is deleted : 80, J. R. Redstone aud Sons, Masonic stables, Lowe street. It is not yet known if there will be a contest for the Mayoral election next month, but in any case it is intended by a number of the supporters of the outer harbor to ask for a definite pledge for or against the scheme, the Mayor, by virtue of his office, having a seat on tho Harbor Board. Mr. H. T. Johnstone, district mnaager for Hawke’s Bay for the National Mutual Life . Association of Australasia, Ltd., is at present visiting Gisborne. As will be seen from our advertising columns Mr. W. A. J. Gibson has been appointed district agent for Poverty Bay for the above society. There is a good deal of excitement in local homes at present, the reasc being the imminent departure of school cadets for the Christchurch Exhibition. The boys will leave at 0 a.m. to-morrow by the Te Anau, which will call at Napier on the way down. The country contingent will arrive in town to-night. Tho local corps had a parade yesterday afternoon at which there Avas a good atJ^onchinco.

The police were ' advised yesterday from Auckland that a pocket-book containing" an open cheque for £I3OO, £2O in notes, an;l sundry papers had been found under the pillow in a bunk on the-Victoria, which left hcie on Saturday morning. Detective Maddern at once replied that the poc-ket-book belonged to a Poverty Bay resident, and it is now on its way to Gisborne.

Captain Tucker, M. L • C., who returned to Gisborne on Saturday morndid not carry out his original intention of proceeding to Campbell Island. The steamer he had chartered for the purpose ran aground in Patterson’s Inlet, Stewart Island, and the captain waited for her until he was tired of further delay. Then he made all arrangements lor provisions, etc., to be taken to the Island and for the backloading of wool, and himself came back to Gisborne. AA hilst on his way he received word that the steamer had been refloated, but having made all arrangements, it was not necessary for him to return South Air. J. Whinray has received a telegram from the Christchurch Exhibition stating that his exhibit had been awarded a silver medal. Air. Whinray says that lie sent a flitch of timber from the Motu forest, a photograph of the wharf, and an allegorical picture representing the past, l>resont, and future of the district, and lie is not sure which of these hasj been awarded the medal. Tho pdiotograph of tho wharf was taken in 1900 and was set among interesting portraits and pictures representing the resources of the district by Mr. Whinray to serve as a banner for the Chamber of Commerce.

At tho mooting of tho Poverty Bay Cricket Association last night, Messrs IS. R. Ludbrook, A. M. Bonlo, and C. IS. Nurso attended as delegates of the East Coast Club.

The No-Liconso League mot at the Presbyterian Schoolroom last evening. Mr Harlo, organiser for tho Opotilci electorate, was present, and spoko hopefully of tho lio-liconso movomont in that district. Tho report of tho organiser in tho Waiapu electorate was received, and lie also was vory optimistic as to tho stato of affairs. Tho details of tho business transacted was not disclosed.

At tlio conclusion of the business at the meeting of tho Loyal Gisborne Lodgo, 1.0.0. F., M.U., last evening, a vory enjoyable programme of musical and other items arranged by Bro. M. Cox, N.G., was gone through. A pianoforte selection by Mr. D. Trent opened the proceedings. Songs were rendered by Mr. Trent, Bros. Chisholm, Sclnvabe, and Kershaw, Bro. J. Sims gave two recitations, and Bro. W. Robertson displayed considerable agility in a step dance. P.G. Bro. Ambridgo in a short speech gave an account of somo of his experiences during his recent visit to Auckland. N. Bro Cox thanked tho members for their attendance and tho performers for their assistance. The singing of Auld Lang Syne brought to a close a vory enjoyable evening.

A rare spocimon of tho lizard tribe has been found by tho natives and brought to Mr. Ferris, native interpreter, who handed it over to Dr. Collins, and he intends to present it to tho Colonial Museum. It is named by tho Maoris Mokokakariki, It is a brilliant green, and is minus the caudal appendage, but whether this has been violently taken off or has been shed in accordance with the long-standing supposition, is impossible to say. Tho little animal measures about four inches without the tail. For classification it will probably bo placed alongside the green lizard of Jersey Island (acerta veridis) which it very much resombles. Tho species is a very rare one, and is surrounded by many native traditions, one being that when it laughs in tho presence of a human being, somo individual of that person’s family will soon die. For this reason the natives look upon it with something like awe, and never care to see it laugh. Its native habitat is tho bush, and liko the tuatara of Stephen’s Island, it is very rare.

The Wellington Times is informed by a leading butter, merchant of Wellington that factory butter is being offered there at lid per lb in pats and IOJd in bulk, and that the offers are being freely made by agents of Somo firms who bought heavily in the spring at rates beyond those now ruling on export markets, while the British agents are unloading . n tho colony instead of shipping Home to a losing market. Co-operative factories are storing in the colony. The position is unsatisfactory, to say the least of it. Otago will be drawing from the surplus of this island, but if a great quantity of oversea shipments are to be sold now for storage, to await the local winter trade, the factories storing and the butter they will make between now and next spring, will perforce have to be shipped Homo next season, to go on the market as new season’s butter. This would be one of the most damaging things which could happen to the colony’s trade.

At the Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs H. Lewis and J. W. Bright, J.P.’s., William James Courtney, a carpenter, appeared on a charge of stealing one silver Lever watch and gold cliain, on Saturday, valued at £5, the property of John Limberg, seaman, from the ketch Coronation. He pleaded guilty, but Mr Blair (counsel) asked for the evidence. John Limberg, a seaman, deposed that accused arranged to work liis passage to Auckland, and lie saw him go on board, and that he took the watch leaving witness’ vest on the floor. lie followed accused and saw him trying to sell the watch and chain at '.he Albion Hotel. Accused was soon afterwards arrested. Mr Blair urged in accused’s defence that he had been drinking, and was sent here on that account, and ho asked that the benefit of the Probation Act do extended to accused and also that he be fined instead of being imprisoned. He was accordingly remanded on bail of £SO and another surety of L'/iO till Tuesday, 19tli inst., tlie quest : .>n of fining to stand over till then. Accused was further charged wit'', being oil licensed premises during Die currency of a prohibition order against him, but this case was adjourned till Tuesday, 19tli inst., to be heard by the Magistrate.

Tho gipsies who pestered people in this district for a while are now in evidence further North. Mrs Greek was charged with using insulting language. Evidence for the prosecution was to the effect that on Sunday, March 3, several persons passing the gipsies’ camp at St. Heliors Bay were insulted by tlie. defendant. The trouble began when some gipsy boys threw stones at the visitors. Defendant, who was very excited, then came upon tho scone, and used disgusting-language. Constable Sherman said defendant earned her living by telling fortunes. When witness served her with tlie summons slio said she did not know what had taken place, as she had been drinking. A christening ceremony had taken place that day. “John,” the husband of the defendant, said a number of people came along to liis camp and watched liis wife cooking and eating. Defendant objected to this, and witness asked the people to go away, but they refused. His wife made use of a word the meaning of which she did not understand. Sergeant Hendry : What is-your occupation ? Witness : A tinsmith. Sergeant Hendry: How long is it since you did any work? Witness: Twenty years. (Laughter.) A witness named Black' said defendant asked the people about tho camp to go away, and made use of some bad language. A fine of £1 and costs 35s was imposed.

A pathetic case was heard at Auckland last Friday. A youth named Hoy Robert Martin Campbell pleaded guilty, before Mr C. C. Kettle, to tile charge that with intent to defraud, he obtained from J. Ppstles, t.ailor, a suit of clothes, of the value of £5, by a false pretence. CliiefDetcctive Marsaclc informed the Court that the accused had left his father’s home at Devonport, and had lately been out of employment. “He has been getting liis'living as best he could, and not in a very respectable way, I am afraid,” added the detective. “Has.he been frequenting the racecourse and gambling?” asked Mr Kettle. Detective Marsack: “I am afraid so.” His Worship: “The totalisator again!” Continuing, the chief detective said that the accused by falsely representing himself to have three weeks’ wages owing to him obtained the suit. Mr Kettle said that he knew the lad’s father as a highly respected gentleman, who was nearly brokenhearted over his soil’s misdoings. The accused had been attracted by that gambling machine, the totalisator, “which was ruining hundreds of young men, and women, too, in the colony.” “Co back to your father,” said Mr Kettle, addressing the accused, “and ask his forgiveness. I know ho will forgive you.” This the accused promised to do, and His Worship accordingly remanded him, to enable the probationer officer to report. Accused was then released, on the condition that ho immediately returned to his home at Takapnna.

“In your report of a lato meeting of tho Land Board, writes “Purity,"’ to tlio Evening Post, “you gave an account of the enforced retirement of Mr Stevens, from the board, owing to his haring been elected a Parliamentary representative. Now, if such a regulation is necessary in tho caso of the Land Board it is equally necessary in that of Education Boards, for in both tho chances of abuse are equal. Just now there is an opportunity for remedying the evil. Messrs Hogg and Field, M.H.R.’s, were balloted out of tho board at its last meeting. Enforce tho salutary Land Board rule, and they will remain out. The dual office is not conducive to pure administration of Education Board affairs. There is more than a temptation to exploit the Education Board to further parliamentary chances —it has developed into practice, over and over again, and has become a vote-catching machine, and that at the expense of the Education District as a whole.”