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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2073, 7 May 1907, Page 2

Ail Auckland firm advertise in this issue for ail agent.

A largo drumhead cabbage growl by Mr. B. Fahey. Otautau, turncC tlie sefflo at 351 b.

The total expenditure of the Go vorumeiit Veterinary Department foi the year 1905 was £16,400. An eight or nine roomed house is advertised for. Under the Wellington Corporation by-laws persons under 18 years oi age are not to be allowed ill billiard rooms. Blanche Arral at His Majesty’s tomorrow evening. The steamer Atlantic left Durban on Saturday last, having on board 458 Australians, who are being repatriated. Messrs, McLean and Company advertise in this issue for a variety of servants. A new advertisement regarding ladies’ winter costumes, furs, and millinery is inserted in this issue 7> Messrs. W. Pettie and Co. A notice regarding an application for the transfer of a slaughtering license appears elsewhere. In connection with Mine. Arral’s concert to-morrow evening, a special train will he run between Te Karaka and Gisborne, leaving Gisborne at 10.30 p.m. A number of real estate investments are advertised in this issue by Mr. W. L. Clayton. The funeral of the late Mr. Geo. S. Anderson is to take place today. By advertisement in this issue the members of Turanganui Lodge, U.A.0.D., arc asked to attend. A house with a large section is advertised as to let in this issue by Messrs. McLean and Co.

Excellent progress is being made with the raising of a Maori troop for the East Coast Mountetd Rifles, over half the required number having being obtained.

Nothing is quite so good in bronchitis and chronic cough as Stearns’ Wine. Its delicious taste makes its regular use a pleasure, and it acts as a matchless tonic and body-build-er—Advt.

Tho l-ocont heavy rain has i-ause.c a largo amount of driftwood to be ast on the beach, and the wood-piles if contiguous residents aro benefiting u eonsequoneo.

Tho Chief Post master, Mr. AV. Jl. Renner, is advised that the Motu mail, which should have arrived on Saturday night, did not arrive u,i"il tho last train from To Karuku yosfordny evening.

A further shipment ol 27-1 Australian hardwood poles, lor the erection uf the tolophono line to Motu, has arrived. The work is, however, delayed at present owing to the bad state of tlie roads.

A Press Association telegram from Wellington statos that- tho proposed Pnrijamontary trip to the head of tho Main Trunk railway has boon abandoned for tho present, owing to the damage douo to the roads in the district by tho recent hoavy floods.

Mr. G. Homan Barnes arrives from Auckland by tho Victoria on Wednesday afternoon to complete arrangements for tlie appearance in Gisborne of “Tlie Fatal A) odding Company, opening on AVodncsday tho 15th.

The Chief Postmaster has been ad vised that parcels lor the United Statos are to bo accepted, and will bo despatched by Vancouver steamers to Honolulu, arrangements having been made for transit of parcel mails between Honolulu and San Francisco.

The reticulation contractor expects to have the AA’liataupoko side cut out at the end of this week oi early noxt week. The Haiti section Ins not, been lominonced yet, but a month will probably see it through. The system should be in working order bv the end of Juno.

At last night’s .meeting of the De bating Society, it was unanimously resolved to lend patronage to a series of lectures to be delivered i'i

Gisborne by Professor Bickorton, of Canterbury College. It is expected that the Professor will visil Gisborne in July and lie lectures in His Majesty’s Tlieatro. Tho Chief Postmaster advises: “It is found that large numbers of post cards, bearing on the back imitations of Now Zealand postage stamps, are being posted for places beyond Hie colony.” 'Tlie general public arcwarned that tho delivery of sue: post cards is forbidden by international regulation.

Ton renewals of old age pensions were granted by the Magistrate, Mr. Barton, yesterday. Six were at £26 per annum, and one each at £lB. £l9, £22, and £25. Two applications for new pensions were granted, ■yid four renewals and one new application were adjourned.

A farewell coffee supper will be given to-night to Airs. Gray, and Mrs. Jackson, two well-known Salvationists, who aro leaving Gisborne for some time, and as the ladies are very popular, it is anticipated that the gathering will bo very successful. Among the items rendered a special selection will be given by tlie male choir.

The Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist, Primitive Methodist, and Baptist ministers of Feilding have forwarded a united protest to the Minister of Defence against the new system of Government parados on Sunday, which they characterise as a violation of the statute law and secularising the Sabbath.

Two men were arrested last evening on a charge of stealing the sum of £4 10s sd. It appears that the tiv> accused found a purse containing ai, order for £lO 16s and the money. Die former, they returned to the police, but- said nothing about i S.e loose cash. 'The two accused will Ingiven an opportunity of explaining tiic circumstances to the Magistrate

Following is the list of criminal cases to be dealt with at the' sitting of the Supreme Court on May 13th : Joe Riley, theft of a horse (Tuparoa); Jack Ferris, forgery (Tuparoa); Rutene, unnatural offence (Rangetukea), Peter Cleary, stealing from the person (Tolaga Bay); Oliver Goldsmith, false pretences (Te Aruroa) ; Mauru Kukukuku arid Tlios. Powdrill, forgery (Tolaga Bay) ; D. Blythe Mac Ewan, theft of horse, etc. (Gisborne; Joe Riley, theft of money (Tuparoa); James Jones anil Hary Parker, theft (Gisborne); Sydney Herbert Eddell, theft, four indictments (Gisborne). At the Rifles’ Smoke Concert last evening Mr. W. F. Crawford apologised for introducing the ancient game of chess. It was the game of life and the game of war. It taught caution. It taught not to undervalue one’s enemies. It taught strategy ; to lay traps, which enticed the other man by false moves to his destruction. If they were reckless with the rank and file, the pawns, they lost them and their king was soon taken. Napoleon encouraged chess amongst his men, and through its study men had gained promotion. He advised those present to join the newly-formed chess club, and work their way to the top of the ladder.

Speaking on volunteering last evening Captain Boore said that to he good shots men must keep a restraint on themselves. A man could not “booze” and keep his form, although ho knew a ease where a “boozer” came out on top. He recounted a case at the recent TrentHam meeting where a man who had boon carried to bod the night Info: deal drunk put up the possible at the first range in tlio morning and did better than his more temperate antagonists at the succeeding langes. But to be a good shot a man must keep his sight clear and have a steady nerve.