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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2082, 7 January 1908, Page 2

The Native Land Court sat yosterlay, only uncontented cases being liken.

The latest addition to the Telephono Exchange is 72, J. Morrison, private resilience, Salisbury road.

The Sydney-Vanroujhor mail despatch of November 26t'h arrived in London on tho afternoon of tho 3rd i ust.

The annual meeting of contributors to tlio Gisborne Hospital will be held in the Farmers’ Union Club rooms at 7.30 o’clock on Thursday evening.

It is stated that owing to the town dock being from four Lo live minutes behind, several persons missed a train. Tho matter is being attended to by Mr Seymour. At a special meeting of tho Borough Council to be held on Tuesday next the day on which the weekly halfholiday is to he observed will be appointed.

The day on which the weekly halfholiday is to be observed in -shops in thi' Cook County will be decided at a special meeting of tlio Council on January 17 th.

On the 22nd inst. a poll will bo taken to decide whether the halfholiday in factories will be allowed to be observed on the day appointed for closing shops. Telegraphic communication >vis interrupted yesterday at 9.10 a.in. by a fault between Wlmrerata and Merer®. Linemen were sent out and the connection was made at 3.20 p.m., when quadruples was kept going until the accumulation of work was disponed of.

Some time on Saturday or Sunday night tho Turanganui Bowling Club’s pavilion was broken into, and two lockers were opened and rifled. Except for the contents of two bottles of beer tlio visitors got nothing, two cash-boxes on tlio premises being happily empty. A strong south-easterly gale was egging all day yesterday and there was a very heavy ,sea in the Bay. At half tide tho seas were breaking clean over the groyne. The s.s Tulune, which was lying ill the Bay coalladen, had to run under Nick’s Head for shelter.

A I are well social will bo tendered to deputy Bandmaster Farthing at the Army barracks to-night. A musical programme has been arranged and will bo followed by a coffee supper. Mr. Farthing has been an energetic worker in the local corps for

some considerable time, and his departure for New South Wales is much regretted by his comrades.

Six- immigrants from Britain called upon Mr. A. Donald, ol the Labor Department, last evening, in search of employment. They came from Auckland, and had spent some time thoro and decided to come on to G’sborne. Ho sent them on to tho Public Works Department. The men are unskilled laborers, and were recently working on the Main Trunk line.

Yesterday afternoon a start was made with the shelter shed for waterside workers, which is to be ercctopposite the Turanganui Hotel. The Tunings countrv district, in which the Rev. Mr Butterfield has beet'll officiating, has been divided into three districts, Kmtkn, Wae-)yiiga-a-bik:i and Patutahi, and ultimately a preacher will be appointed tor each, as thi' district was found top large for one person. Thech:in< r e will not take effect until July 1. °

-Jr. W. Fraser, the town nightuatciMimi. had a. narrow escape from scriMis accident earlv yesterday evening. lie was cycling along Read’s h'uay, near Redstone’s stables, abreaJ of a horseman, when tho horse becoming frightened by tho Tuna, winch was proceeding down the river, reared violently and capsized Mr. eraser. The horse’s feet became entangled in the bicycle, and as Mr. Irasej- was right under the horse it looked as if he must surely be seriously uiirt. hut ho escaped with a ten nasty kicks, tho most serious causing a straining 0 f the tendons of the left knee. Mr. Fraser was able Inst night to carry on his ordinary duties.

WHAT’ THIS DRCCE CASE MEANS

Jew people probublv understand liow (‘Houmous is the fortuuo which may bo affected by the issue of what it ’known at “Tho Druco Case,” one phase nl which is now before the Courts in England. If George Hollamby Deuce succeeds in establishing ‘”. s claim to ho the grandson of the likli Duke of Portland, Ho will boeoiiie one ol the richest men in the world. The London property alone is worth an almost fabulous fortune. It lies in the region of Oxford streot. and Cavendish square, the annual rentals being about £250,000. This property is now held by Lord Howard do Walden. In addition there are the estates of the present Duke of Portland, covering 182,574 acres in six counties. Their annual value is assessed at £150,000. But this does not fully represent the wealth of tho Duke. Wolbock Abbey is crammed with precious pictures, statuary, tapestry and furniture, which alone arc worth a fortune. At present Mr. G. 11. Druco is not making a direct claim on tho Portland estates, but if he should succeed in establishing his right to the De Walden property, he confidently expects that he will obtain that of the Duke. It was on the assumption that tho fifth Duke did not marry that the London estate went to the Dowager Lady Howard de Walden. Mr. Druce’s case is that the fifth Duke did marry under the name of Druco. and left a son, who was his (the claimant's) father.