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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2111, 20 June 1907, Page 2

The new Waikanae : footbridge ha, been completed.

A large number, of entrants have put in for tlie land ballot to be held next week.

The committee in charge of the school hath social is to meet in the Borough. Council Chambers; at 7.30 o’clock this evening.

‘ An address is to be delivered at tlie Public Hall, To- Karaka, on by tlie organising.,secretary cl the Political Reform League. ~

Eighty-ono passengers 'letft fey the Zealandia. for south yestorday evening —a large number . for tliis’. .time of year.

The Karoro was on the slin:yesterday for overhaul, and slip was followed by the John Townley, the machinery of which will be inspected. . Additions are being made to tlio Abbatoirs to allow of four extra stalls in.tho cattle yard. Some of the timber is already op the ground and a. start will lie made shortly. The Cojiaaty Council has affirmed its willingness to grant assistance to the extent of £3OO wlie.ii the Waimata; bridges are being built, tlie details of! tlie allocation to be dec'itled later. As the employers have not met the demands of tile Wharf' Laborers’ Union, re an industrial agreenient, tlie Union lias decided to cite a case for the Arbitration Court.

It is reported that- tho Wairoa roads are in a very bad state. Tlio Morere road is said to ho the worst:and the coach service will probably cease for the winter after next week.

. There .were Two ppplications for prohibition Jolliers' at 1 the pplifn Court yesterday )iferiii,ng. li pn& \wiis granted, hjit tjje 'otlier was'diiTmissecl-as the applipapy floj' bring'forwayd sufficient eyiHtqipti'J

j\frs. How Chow, of Gisborne, intends to leave for Hong Kong next week in quest of tidings of her husband, of whom there nave been no tidings for some months, and to bring n£r f ilf ep]pn ( y/

The ladies and gentienieii appo-ipted to arrange f&r the inajigii.ral'meetihg of tlie Gisborne United of" Hope Union meet to-niglit (TjiufiSilayj at the Wesleyan schoolroom to complete an angements.

Thefp are a number of depressions in' tfic' of Read’s Quay and in raiuyN-Weiiy.ief JJipy -g«#t filled with water''and''rbtaid 'afc to thp inconvenience and aiindyailee'of'pedestrians, and especially passengers arriving from steamers, who are'bot oni tti» watch fnr ijtbem.' It should not be, much trouble to fi>U fltp pp,

Every man made comfortable and snug by wearing our warm Winter Underwear. We have the very thing you need. See our window for good value. C. Rosie and Co,

Dr. Pomnre, Nativo honlth officer, leaves for tho north on Saturday. A movement for tho instruction.or tlie staff is to bo initiated, and the JNativo sanitary inspectors for tho Aucklnnd district will bo assembled for tho pvrpose. v.

fAs sixteon scholars ore expected, in the spring by tho advent, of new :arri\»ls the Education Department lias up teed to erect a school at Motu township. This is subject to tho ccmmittoo’s guarantee ot &//U :-Prw&rds a teacher’s salary.

To date only £lB 19s has been subscribed to the Rev. J. G. Patterson Memorial, but a canvass ol the district has yet to be made. Lists aro in the hands of Messrs C. Rosie, H. Adair, J. Warren, M. McLeod, J. East, J. Poach, and R. Robertson. Tho Rotoiti’s departure from Oneliunga • has been - hhtu Thursday morning. Tho Gisborne mails usually sent from - Auckland, via Now Plymouth on Wednesday will not go forward as it will miss connection at Napier. Tho mails in question will reach the local Post Office on Sunday. On' Tuesday night the Vancouver office notified tho local Telegraph Office that work was boing carried on slowly with Montreal. At 3 o clock yesterday it was reported that all the direct east wires were down, but that the south route was intact. An hour later advice was received that all lines had boon restored.

By a slip of tho poll a misstatement was made in yesterday’s issue. It was stated that tlio Borough Engineer complimented Mr A. F. Matthews ns contractor for work at Score Road, but as a matter of fact it was Mr Matt-hows’' work as engineer tor the road that was spoken well of by tho Borough Engineer.

Tho military ball to bo held at His Majesty’s '. Theatre, to-morrow night promises to be a great success in every way. The committee liavo been unfortunate' in ; striking unfavorable weather conditions in the past, and they hdpe that the weather will improve ill time. Tickets are selling well, ainj.'.all arrangements aro completed.

For the purposes of dredging the water pipe trench near the recreation grouncf footbridge, and straightening a short length of channel above Roebuck'road bridge for Messrs. Nelson Bros.’: convenience, the dredge and mud barge were towed up the river yesterday. Both the AVliataupoko siring bridge and the footbridge were lifted‘for the occasion, tho first time this has been necessary for eighteen ninths..

- After a delightful interlude of fine weatljer, the rude blasts of Boreas descended on Gisborne yesterday morning, accompanied by heavy rain. The sea rose in the afternoon but, so far as could be ascertained, did not result iu any further erosion' of the beach, whilst the vessels in harbour were all snug. It is superflous to add anything concerning the sloppy state of the roads—a state of things a long-suffering community have grown accustomed to-

Satisfactory progress in enrolling members is being made by tlie Gisborne branch of the Political Reform League—the Opposition’s organising medium. Mr F. McLean, secretary, and tlie members of the provisional committee are receiving names, and a general meeting will be called shortly for the election of officers, etc. The subscription is nominal—2s 6d for gentlemen and Is for ladies. Opposition supporters should make a point of rallying round the League.

: The Opotiki Herald states that Hori Taia, one-of Rua’s “apostles,” passed through Opoti'ki on June 13th. He had been to Torere endeavoring to influence the natives there to throw in their lot with Rua, but with scant success. We interviewed Hori concoucerning tlie charges made, against Rua and his followers of cattle-lifting. Hori stated that there was not the slightest-: foundation for the accusation. Rua’s .teaching, lie said, is all fo:* good, and he has impressed upon his people to strictly observe the commandments, laid down in Holy Writ, in addition to which they neither smoko nor drink alcoholic liquors.

Correspondence from the Public Works Department was read at the County Council meeting regarding tlie pi oposal to make the Wai'kohu river bridge suitable for both railway and vel icular' traffic. The Department’s terms were considered unreasonable, Cr McDonald remarking that it would be cheaper to save the money for a separate bridge. The stipulation that the Council would be required to pay the wages of one or more signalmen or gatekeeper on the bridge was particularly taken exception “to. ' Tlie Council -stated tlieir willingness’ to accede to the offer originally made by the Department.

An appeal against tlio election of Mr W. JI. Lysnar for the Waikolm riding of the Cook County Council has been lodged oil behalf of the defeated candidate,-Mr E. M. Hutchinson. The petition to declare t’he election void is based on tlie fact that three of the centres did not receive ballot boxes and were disfranchised. The date for the hearing will probably be fixed by Mr Barton, S.M., when he returns to town on Friday. The petition is signed by the following comity ratepayers : —W. K. Chambers (Repongaere), Cyril White (Tahora), J. B. Kells (Gisborne), Geo. Rideout (Patutalii), Isaac McSavemy (Motu), John B. Clark (Motu), R. P. Peddle (Wliarekopae), J. A. Caesar (Ormpnd). Dudley McKenzie (Ra'kauroa), P. M. McLoughlin (Rakauroa), and JT. /), McCredie (Te Karaka). A deposit of £lO jias been lodged.-

At the Police ffourt yesterday morning, before Messrs", ff. jbpwis and V. Pyke, J’s.P., an ehlerfv man named John O’Reilly, charged with assaulting Alexander Cummings, pleaded not guilty. Cummings, a shepherd, said he was at the Albion Hotel oii Tuesday afternoon, and when going out of the door, accused struck liiwj. Did not .think ho gave any : provocation i admitted being the -worse for liquor. • Ask«lj file police to anest tlie man. Did not know him 21 hours before. Coustable Hancox stated that he :arrested accused and Jn admitted that he struck Cummings' twice. fifeorge Corrigan, a witness for the defence, Sf> ifl that accused gave complainant a shove, and In feiragainst the door.. He had no marks on his fate before the encounter. He gottout when he foil. O’Reilly coil'd not httVe got aiyay if }>p wished ; he trieu’^avekl Cumniuigs. Afetr hearing-the evidence, the SPPlised was discliargecl. ;.

A : traveller who has occasion' to use ’the railway frequently mentioned to a Times, representative yesterday that one or twof small matters require attention. He declares that the waiting, rooms at the wayside stations are, as a rule, ill a very dirty condition, that at Wailierere particularly being in a “disgusting”' state. The platforms, lie ; maintains, should be provided with some kind of moveable light. These short days passengers awaiting the train at wayside arc left in .absolute darkness, and to warn the engine driver to stop someone has to light a paatefe fir ho may pass on. “This is only a jsjpaall jnetier,” added our informant, “and iio doubt arrangements .could fee made ,tp place lights there until after" train time.' 1 know of onef instance jyfeere a lady had to wait,an .hour in the darkness, a most disagreeable experience she assured me.” Perhaps the authorities will take a kindly hint. By the way, is it not time that' a bettor class of rolling stock was asked for?