The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1907.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2059, 20 April 1907, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1907.

A competent nurse is advcitiscd for. To-day is the last discount day for Gisborne Gas, Company’s accounts. Boys and girls for confectionery work are advertised for. A young man in an ollico seeks board and residence, close to town. A good horseman wants a situation. A married couple for a station are advertised for. The monthly meeting of the Bakers’ Union will be held to-night at 7.30 o’clock. The meeting under tko auspices of the Outer Harbor League has been set down for next Thursday evening. Mr. Wade, candidate for Municipal honors, has an address to the buigesses in another column. A practice match of the Australian game of football takes placo this aftornoon at Harris’, Kaiti. A full muster is requested.

Mr. IV. Lissant Clayton has a chango of advertisement to-day, offering some splendid house and land investments. Robertson’s have -a change of advertisement in this issue, drawing attention to their • splendid assortment of underwear.

4.t the no-license meeting last evening the Rev. F. lsitt stated that the League had determined to ask Mrs. Harrison Leo to come and work m this electorate. Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. in their advertisement to-day enumerate special lines for the sporting season, and also call attention to other departments of their business. Mr. H. Hill,. Inspector of Schools, and Mr. Smith, Assistant-Inspector, are now visiting the schools in the Gisborne district on a tour of inspection.

Mr. Herries, M.H.R., is oxpectei to arrive in Gisborne by way o Motu on Monday evening. He m tends leaving again for Auckland bi Wednesday’s boat.

A second polling booth has been deemed necessary in connection with the forthcoming municipal elections, the second booth being at Mr Veale s shop, opposite Mr J. East’s store. The’County Council yesterday decided to take no action in the matter of the proposed monument to the late Mr. Scddon beyond notifying that a subscription list was open at the County office.

It is understood that Miss Mofitt, lately senior nurse at the Maitland (N.S'.W.) Hospital, . arrives by the Waikaro this morning to take up a position on the nursing staff of the Gisborne Hospital.

In the telegraphic chess match beta eon tlio local club and tho Wairoa Club, to be held this evening, Mr. F. J. Rowley acts as umpire for the latter team, not Mr. W. J. Hawley, as previously published.

A first offender ,for drunkenness, was fined ss, costs- 2s, or 24 hours hard labor, at the Police Court yesterday morning. Accused pleaded guilty, offering the excuse that lie didn’t know where he was.

Mr W. Miller proposed at the Rugby Union meeting last night that the management committeo be recommended to arrange for more outside matches, and to consider the advisability of sending the local representatives on tour.

'A special announcement in reference to tho good ship “Salvation” is made in our advertising columns. There are to be special meetings at tho Salvation Barracks to-morrow, to which sailors in particular are cordially welcomed.

The Rev. F. W. Isitt is to preach in St. Andrew’s Church on Sunday morning, his subject being “All men drawn Cliristward.” In view of the committee elections Mr Grant will preach in the evening on “The duties and responsibilities of citizenship.”

The classes in cookery, wood-car ring, and woodwork (which were to have been commenced at the Tesfi.iical School on Thursday night), were not held, as the rough weather limit---1 Min attendance. Tho date of the comnipn<?«.n*.nt —will—be urn, „av tised.

'The following statement of accounts was presented to the meeting of the County Council held yesterday ; —Overdraft, March 23rd, £2200 6s 7d; collected during past month, £1782 2s sd; past month’s accounts, £4lB 4s 2d; overdraft, April 20th, £1519 Is sd; advances, £285; grants applied for, £l5O. On the motion of the Chairman it was decided at tho meeting of the County Council yesterday that rates owed by an old man should be remitted. The Chairman said the old man should be in the Old Men’s Homo. He received the old age pension and kept a few’fowls, but it was marvellous how ho managed to live, as he was rheumatic and could not work. At the meeting of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union last night, it was stated that the assets of'tho Union were principally the lease of the ground. The ground itself and everything on it (except tho shed) belong to the people of Gisborne, and Messrs Nolan and Murphy are the trustees, who have power to-sub-let . Over £*oo has been spent on the ground. Mr. R. Shcrratt, the newly-elected representative of tlio Patutalii riding of the County Council, took his seat for the first time yesterday. The Chairman, in welcoming Cr. Sherratt to the table, said it would bo greatly to the advantage of the Council to have a gentleman representing the riding who had previously sat at the table, and who was familiar with the Council’s procedure. -

Woods’ Great Peppermint _ Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails.—ls 6d .and 2s 6d.

Mr W 11. Renner, chiof post- i master, who has boon South on leave, i rosumod duty on Thursday. A report of the Cook County Coun.cil mooting and of the discussion on the Tolngo bridge toll appears oil our front page, and on the fourth page there are reports of tlio County Council discussion on the broad tyi® ’7 law, the meeting of the R» ll " ruy League, and of the subject of irofossional Etiquette” as dealt with at the meeting of Hospital ni! j ecR last night; also a' letter by the Rev. F. W. Chattorton. The Government having decided not to allow the Drill Shed site to pass out of their hands, tlio local Defence officers have made arrangements for the purchase of a site between Stout street and Ormond road, just across the bridge. Ample accommodation will ho provided tor all corps, including the mounteds. An advantage of the now site is that it will be revenue, producing, as it is intended to let it for dances, meetings, etc. Plans for tlio new building are boing prepared. Mrs Neonan, wife of Cornelius Noonan of tlio Ormond Hotel, died at half-past five yesterday morning from an internal complaint. Deceased was well known and much respected in the distret, and her many friends and acquaintances will feel hoi oss very keenly. Much sympathy is felt for tho husband and family. The funeral will take place at 3 o’clock to-morrow aftornoon, from tho lami y residence, Ormond, and tho remains • will bo interred in the Ormond comotery. Tlio telegraphic chess match between Gisborne and Wairoa will be played this evening, commencing at 3.30. The local players will bo accommodated at the telegraph oifi ;o, and tho pairs will be as follows, tho Gisborne player being named first:— Board 1, Connell (captain) v. Janson. Board 2, Sainsbury v. Shaw. Board 3, Crawford v. Carr. Board 4 Witty v. Brown. Board 5, King v. Swanseger, and Board 0, Bull v. Burridgo. Mr. F. j. Rowley will act as reforeo lor AVairoa. Emeigency, Mr. Blackburn.

AA’hen the Engineer’s report was being discussed at the, meeting of tho County Council yesterday, Cr. McDonald said the Karaka cutting was almost impassable. Tho cutting needed fencing, ns if a horse swerved at any point it would cortainly go ovor tlio bank. Ten chains of fencing would be needed. At present traffic to Karaka was practically stopped.

Tho Chairman said tho rider of a recent Coroner’s jury was hardly justified seeing that the Council knownothing of the matter. In this case he would move that''the Engineer do

such work as would protect life —lie would fence the road and improve it.

The motion was carried. Tho members of the Native Appellate Court and Mr Goffe (interpreter) are having an adventurous time •on their tour up the Coast. ' At Tapuwae rocks the high sea made the journey a perilous one ,and certainly most unpleasant. Botween Tolago Bay and AA r aipiro the coach got stucfk in a bogholc, and the passengers had to alight in the mud. and take half the luggage off. Three waggons were going along about the same time, and one stuck in this hole. The assistance of men and horses attached to the other waggons had to be obtained to extricate the bogged waggon. Then assistance was given to drag the coach out. The mishap, of course, delayed tho party, who stayed at AA’aipiro last night.

At the Police Court .restore! a morning, before Mr. Barton, S.M

Harry Phipps, was charged on two counts with entering licensed premises at Kaitaratalii and Te Karaka during the currency of a prohibition order against him. Accused pleaded guilty, but stated that his bike got beyond his control, and that he did not know what he did. His Worship said he seemed determined to defy the law. It was a farce making

orders unless they wore enforced. Accused was under the influence of liquor in Court, and was very impudent and kept interjecting comments. Detective Maddorn stated that accused had been before the Court on Bth January and February 6th for procuring liquor. Accused: “You can prove that, can’t you?” The Magistrate ordered his removal until this morning, and accused interrupted with “You’ro a nice respectable sort, aren’t you? You may bo in tho same position some day.’ 1