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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2034, 20 March 1907, Page 2

Nominations lor tlio Murowai races oloso to-day. Slaughtermen are wanted at the I’nroorn Freezing Works. Tll this issue the County Engineer calls for tenders for the forma ion work on Amlin road. >' A number of investments in house property are advertised in this issuo by Mr. AV. L. Clayton. Mails dospntoed from Wellington viar Naples 011 Bth February, arrived in Loudon 011 l"Lli March. In another column Mr. T. G. Lawless notifies that lie has two desirable town properties for sale. Tenders for the lease of 85 acres at Matawhoro close with Mr John Coleman at noon on Friday. The new by-laws of the Harbor Hoard will he confirmed at a special meeting to bo held on April 29th. Perry’s Specialty Company commence a two night season at His Majesty’s Theatre 011 Monday next. Constable McLeod' arrived from Tolaga Hay last night, bringing with him the man accused of robbery at Tolaga Hay.

Tlio attention of bushfelling contractors is directed to an advertisement 1 inserted in this issue by Mr. J. E. Foster, who has 315 acres to be felled.

In another column tlio Mayor requests tradespeople to close their places of business from 110011 on Thursday next, 011 which day the St. Patrick’s Day sports will be held.

The - Hospital. Trustees met yesterday and conferred with Dr. Valintino, liispcctor-Goneral of Hospitals, o.n matters in connection with the future management of the Hospital.

In future sittings of the S.M. Court aro to bo held at the County council offices, AVaipiro. Constable G. T. Baker has been appointed clerk and bailiff, and tlio first sitting will be hold on April Ist.

Mr. W. Sievwright, solicitor, Gisborne, advertises that he lias for sale a block of land having frontages to Bussell street. Fox street, and AVaimata road, with a dwelling-house of soveii rooms. Full particulars arc advertised. At the stock sales to ho held at Matawhoro on Thursday, Messrs AYilliams and Kettle will submit 5000 slieop and 500 head of cattle, and Messrs Common, Shelton, and Co. will offer 1400 ewes and wethers and ten Romney rams.

A report presented to tlio Auckland Football League at the annual meeting states that a tour of Australia would he undertaken in 1909.

j.uring the incoming season matehe would he played at AA’aihi, New Ply mouth, AA'ellingtoii, and Gisborne.

The chief post office advises that in place of sending by Vancouver route

from Auckland on tin; 20th instant, til mail matter for the United Kingdom and Europe will ho dispatched by mail from AA’ellingtoii 011 tlio 22nd instant, to connect with the Sues mail on 26th instant at Sydney. The Gisborne correspondence will go forward per Mokoia 011 Wednesday, 20th., __ The annual St. Patrick’s Day social, which is to be held in His Majesty’s Theatre on Thursday evening, is always looked forward to, and there arc indications that this year’s fixture will be even . more enjoyable than any of its predecessors. Nondancers arc to be catered for this year, and spectators will he admitted to the theatre on payment of a shilling. At the meeting of the Harbor Hoard yesterday afternoon the Clia rman said the property rate would have to he looked into. Owing to the increased valuations the rate this year would bring in more than they were legally entitled to collect. They were only entitled to collect enough to meet interest charges, and, perhaps, sinking fund charges. He thought the rate could ho reduced by 25 per cent. At the Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs 11. Lewis and J. AY. Bright, J.P.’s, A\ r . J. Courtney appeared on. a charge of stealing a silver watch and gold chain, valued at £5, the property of John Limberg, seaman on the ketch Coronation. Ho had been remanded for the probation officer’s report, which was unfavorable, and lie was sentenced to three months’ hard labor in lvapier gaol.

By advertisement in another column it will be noted that Mr J. P. Ward is going to open classes for the tuition of both lady and gentle man pupils who may desire to take up the study of those two highly interesting and useful subjects—the Maori language and typewriting. All information as to fees, etc., can be obtained at Mr Ward’s residence. Aberdeen road, or at the office ,nf Messrs McLean and Co., Union Bank buildings.

At the conclusion of the inquest held in the Court House yesterday, the foreman of the jury brought the matter of remuneration lor jurors under the notice of the Coroner. Tlio jurors had been present at both sittings and on each occasion half a day had to be sacrificed. They expected to got 8s for the whole affair, but only received 4s, the Coroner explaining that the remuneration was at per hour. The matter is to be brought before the Minister of Justice, with a view to getting a more equitable scale of payment.

Mr. Whinray spoke up on behalf of the fishermen of the town at yesterday’s meeting of the Harbor Board. The fishermen, lie said, complained that they had no permanent place to berth. It seemed wrong that coal barges should occupy good berths and pay no wharfage. The fishing boats should have those berths. The fishermen should rather he assisted than discouraged by being shifted about from place to place. They asked that the river near the bridge be dredged to enable them to use berthage not available lor deeper boats. The Chairman promised to look into the matter.

The formal opening of the newlyformed chess club will take place on Saturday next. The club fills a long felt want, and without much public attention being drawn to it, now lias sufficient members to assure its success. It is to bo hoped that the young people of the town will bo attracted to the many recreative and educational advantages of this ancient and intellectual game. A study of chess teaches the player the necessity of careful study before committing himself to a move, and the disaster that follows a hasty and unconsidered or false one. It teaches concentration of the mental faculties and the yalue of looking ahead. In fact it well deserves its name of the king of games. It is a mimic battle of life, and tl>« best study for the warrior.

Messrs. Common, Shelton and Co. advortiso furthor entries for their Matawhoro stock sale 011 Thursday. At the Farmers’ Union Club rooms yesterday morning a meeting of representative business peoplo was hold to form a committee to agitato for the, prosocuion of the work of erecting nil outer harbor. All those present were appointed to the committee, one of the chief aims of which will ho to get an enabling Bill passed through Parliament in the coming session. A suh-eonunitteo was appointed to wait on ATr. Townley, the presont Chairman of the, Harbor Board to ascertain his views on the, matter, and they will meet him in the courso of a day or two.