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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2039, 26 March 1907, Page 2

There is a substantial entry of both sheep and cattle for the stock sales to be held at Matuwhcro on Thursday next.

A special feature for Good Friday will be the Christian Endeavour Convention, tb which all are heartily welcomed.

The banks will be closed on Good Friday, Saturday, Easter Monday, and Tuesday next, for the Easter holidays.

Tenders for cleaning out certain watercourses in the borough are invited by ttie borough engineer, Air. E.. Harvey Gibbon.

Air. AV. A. O’Meara, merchant, announces that lie has just landed from A’ietoria a shipment of clean seed Algerian oats.

Five tenders were received on Saturday by Air. F. J. AA 11 son for the erection of two shops iu Grey street for Aliss Judd. Air. J. East’s tender was the lowest and was accepted.

Tlio Borough Council is to moot tlii.i ovoniug.

Mails despatched from Melbourne via Brindisi oil 20tli February arrived in London on 22nd March. A start was made yesterday with tlio laying of tlio water-mains in Gladstone road from Lowe street to tlio briclgo. Fresh tenders aro called by the district onginoor, Mr. C. R. Anchorman, for erection of native school and residence at Tiihara. A junior clerk, able to uso typewriter, is wanted by Messrs. Blair and Saiusbury, solicitors. Application should bo made by letter. A complete change of programme will be submitted at His Majesty s Theatre this evening when Bony s Specialty Company will make their farewell a ppon r a lice. A reminder is given ol I lie meeting Lo bo bold ill the Masonic Hotel at 7.30 o’clock this evening for the pur- » pose of forming a club to play lootball under Australian rules. Mr. O. B. llubblo, who is about to proceed to America, wants accounts against him rendered at once, failing which ho gives the injunction not to he found in the classics “Altcrwards don’t bark.” A representative, of the AudilorGonoral’s department is expected in Gisborne in a few days lor the. purpose of examining the books ol Government departments and local governing bodies in the Poverty Bay district. Mr. Barton, S.M., held a sitting of tlio Old Age Pension Court at the conclusion of the Polie.o Court business yesterday. Three new pensions and seven applications for renewal wero granted, and lour were adjourned. The Poverty Bay cadets have a lot to answer for. ■ The Gisborne Rifles had a shooting match on Saturday, at which a full muster was wanted"; but it is stated that a good many of the company were absent because of the return of the cadets. . At the open-air meeting of the Salvation Army held on Saturday evening, the Adjutant told of a AVar Cry correspondent who wrote that “many of the Queensland mosquitoes weigh a pound.” The correspondent omitted, however, to state how many it took to weigh a pound, and ill all probability each individual mosquito weighed just about as much as an Auckland mosquito.

A ceremony of considerable interest will take place at To Arai at 2 this afternoon, when His AVorship the Mayor will unveil the monument erected to the memory of the late Heta to Kuni. “This is to show the great sorrow we feel at, the'passing away of one of the greatest Maori chief of Gisborne,” is the touching announcement made oyer the name of Hetakie te Kani. An invitation is extended to all European friends. At the Police Court yesterday morning, bcloro Air. Barton, fe.M., James Lamb was fined 10s and costs 2s, or 4S hours’ imprisonment, for drunkenness, and £3 and costs or 4 days’ imprisonment on a further charge qf procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order against him. Detective Maddorn stated accused had not been before the Court for three years, and on this occasion his “Iricnds” had caused his fall.

The Rifles shot a company match at the Haiti range on Saturday lor the purpose ol choosing men to represent the company at the. Poverty Bay Hide Association’s meeting to bo held on the Makanii range on Easier Monday. After the shooting thr following two teams were chosen: Captain Bee re, Sc-rgt. Taylor, Corp. Brciiigan. La uce-Corp. Bait and MaeKerras, Sergeant Somervell, Corporal Somervell, Private Hymn, and Private Ibbelsoii. It is probable that another team from the company will bo chosen later.

In reply to a letter sent by the Secretary of the Harbor Board regarding a statement made by a member that numbers of County ratepayers wore omitted from the roll, the Clerk of the County Council stated in a letter read at the meeting of the Harbor Board yesterday that when the roll was made up there were 86 persons on the roll who wore defaulters whose names had been omitted. About 40 persons had since become County ratepayers, but could not 1m put on the list until July Ist next. There were only 34 Maori names on the roll, those having paid rates in 1906. There were 310 j native defaulters.

The Acting Chief Postmaster has received the following service telegrams from Mr I). Robertson, Assistant Secretary, Post and Telegraph Department, AVellington : “It is with deepest sorrow that I have to announce the death of Air Gray, Secretary of this Department.” “The Hon. Dr. Findlay, Acting Postmaster-General, directs me to convey to all officers his sympathy oil ffie bereavement to the service, by Mr Gray’s death. Dr. Findlay is greatly pained to bear tbe sad news, and deplores the loss to the colony of quo of its best and most loyal servants.” Also the following from Sir Joseph AVnrd, London, to Hon. Dr. Findlay: “Deeply grieved to hear of the death of Air Gray, Such a Faithful and valued officer will he difficult to replace. Please convey my sincere expressions of regret to the Post and Telegraph Service.”

A well-dressed man named James Samuel Jones appeared before the Magistrate yesterday morning to answer a charge of using obscene language at the foot of the Masonic stairs. Accused’s solicitor (Air Stock) entered a pica of guilty, but urged extenuating circumstances in his favor. He came to town two or three months ago, and as ho was not well he took some drink and became intoxicated, aucl knew nothing till lie awoke in the cell. He was extremely sorry and undertook to go back to the country. The Magistrate said the language was of a disgusting nature, and such language could not lie permitted. Being drunk was no excuse, anil lie was advised lo leave liquor alone. A fine of £2 and 2s costs or seven days’ imprisonment was inflicted. Upon a charge ol drunkenness accused was fined 0s and 2s costs, or 24 hours’ imprisonment.