The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1909.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2411, 28 January 1909, Page 4

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1909.

Tho local weather report appears on page 3 of this issue of the'‘limes.

• The usual weekly sale of stock will be held at Ahatawhero to-day at 10.45 a.in.

A meeting of grazing . run- holders is fo be hold at the Poverty Bay Farmers’ Club rooms at 2 p.m. to», morrow.

The water pressure in the town was considerably weakened yesterday owing to a 'break in the main pipe lino near the To Anri School.

Air. P. H. Graham, architect, invites tenders, to close at noon on February 3, for the erection of a hobs© at Makaraka for Mr. M. King.

It is anticipated that the Gisborne High School, which is to open on Alonday next, will commence with between 60 and 70 pupils in the various classes. -

Masters Edward Armstrong, Gravis Winter and M. Tiffin, all pupils of the Rev. At. Cockerill at Taruheru College, were successful in the public examinations for" tlio sixth standard certificates

Tenders arc invited for tho erection of a vicarage at iPatutabi. Plans and specifications may he seen at the office of Air. P. IJ. Graham, architect, where tenders will close at noon on February 6.

Applications for bookmakers’ licenses at the annual meeting of the Gisborne ‘Racing Club on February 4 and 5, will bo received by tho secretary (Air. H. E. Dodd), till noon on Saturday next. Tendons" for the right to take charge of horses at the Gisborne Racing Club’s annual meeting on February 4 and 5, addressed to the secretary (Air. 11. E. Dodd), will be received till noon on Saturday next. The following passengers wore booked to leave by Messrs J . Redstone and •Sons’ coaches this morning:—For AVaipiro: Misses Haines, Hawkcs, Black, and Gibbon, Airs. Aloss, ALr. Hathanalh, and Archedacon Walsh. For Tologa: Airs, and Aliss Ensor, Miss Freeborne, Air. Jobson.

Two cases of drunkenness were dealt with at the Police Court yesterday morning. They were both against first offenders, and in one instance the customary os fine was inflicted. The other defendant, who had been bailed early in the morning, did not put in an appearance, and was ordered to forfeit £1 the amount of his bail. The following Ovavo been added to the telephone exchange:—s2. G. Gritton, British laundry, Childers Road; 522. P. E. Hall am, draper, Gladstone Road; 523, L. D, Nathan and Co., Customhouse Street ; 524, J. limes, tland agent, Lowe Street ; 525, T. Alston Colemjin, private residence, _ Jiurris Street. ' A subscription list in aid of the unemployed of England is open at the Gisborne Borough Council Chambers, where donations in cash will lie received by the Towu Clerk. An appeal is also made by His Worship the Mayor to tho sheep-farmers of tho district to give mutton, to be sent Homo for the unemployed, when sending linos to tho ilocal 'freezing works.

Tenders are invited tfrom ‘authorised surveyors till noon on Saturday. February 20, for land plan survey of the Gisborne Rotorua /railway {length about six miles), commencing ;>,t the •26-mile peg, and to include the Otoko station site) Specifications and engineering plans, showing proposed boundaries, etc., can be seen at the Survey Office. Gisborne, and at the Public Works ’Office, To Karaka. About 40,000 -acres of land in tho Immediate vicinity of Rotorua arc being surveyed, and will be ready for occupation at an early date. The Rotorua ‘Times” understands that tho lands will bo offered for a term of twenty-one vears. at an easy rental, and that the tenant will receive lull valuation lor his improvements at the expiry of the lease. The land round Rotorua is capable of producing excellent grass, and in a few years dairy factories should be quite a featuro of the district.

William Webb, ex-cliampion sculler of the world, is at present in Dunedin, and will remain there until Saturday. He is undergoing electrical treatment for rheumatics in the arms, which he was reported to be suffering from when lie rowed Arnst. The question of another match with the champion lias been talked of, but it is understood that Webb prefers t-o say nothing on that point in tlie meantime, as he intends to' train Wbelch on the Wanganui River for his match with Fogwell, and hopes by Easter tint© to know how lie feels.

A Press Association telegram from Auckland, received yesterday, states that Mr. ITaslaed, Government surveyor, found in tlio stand near 'Mercury Bay an old Maori workshop for making stone implements, including an oval- and axes in various stages of manufacture. In addition, ho found ovens in which cannibal fevists had been cooked. Many bones had been split to get the marrow. The find was made near Wliaretawa pa, where, about the year 1800, the Ngatihei tribe, to tlio number of _ 1000, were slaughtered by the Ngatituwiatera.

Mr. O. E. Armstrong, engineer m charge of the Gisborne-Motu.railway, was in town yesterday, and informed a “Times” reporter that the. . big bridge over the Waikoliu river is now complete, and tlie ballast train is passing over daily. He hopes to. have this line ready for traffic as far as the neiv station in about three weeks time. All buildings are complete and about 350 men are at present engaged, on the work. Formation is fully in hand to a distance of thirty miles from Gisborne, and there is a probability of a further three or. four miles of lino beyond Waikoliu being ready for traffic’ before the winter.

Travellers toll us of two magnets that are placed due in tlie roof and the other on the floor of Mahomov’s burying ]ilaee, at "Mecca ; and by that moans pull tlio iron coffin Avith such an equal attraction thai it. hangs in the air between both of them. Our magnet this week is stove brushes, sixpence each, at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Sales, Saturday, 30th inst. only.

Tho cycle road race to Ormond and back will ibo held to-day. Jho -start is timed to take place m front of ALr. H. Anderson’s cycle shop, at o p.m. It is reported that an endeavor will be made to induce Mr. W. Mnler co accept nomination as a candidate lot tho Mayoralty at the next election, which takes place in April. With this morning’s issue is. published .a pictoral inset on which is described, by word and illustration,. the attractive entertainment to bo given in His Majesty’s Theatre by the Royal Entertainers next Monday on eninti. The Public Works Department is calling ior tenders lor a new post oilico at Null aka , and ten ders irom authorised surveyors for the land plan survey along that portion of the Oisborn%Alotu railway line now under contruction.

At St. Andrew’s. Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon, Mr. William Stewart, of Gisborne, was united in matrimony to Miss Christina Webster, ol Kai'korai Valley, Dunedin. 'ilie Rev. Wm. Grant was Die officiating minister. It is understood that at a meeting of the Wairoa Printing and PublisUing Co. Ltd., to be held at Wairoa on Saturday next, a motion will be tabled thabesteps ho taken to wind up the affairs ol the company. It will lie remembered that the company lost heavily in the recent fire which originated in the “Mail” office.

Messrs deLantour, Darker and Stock have been .advised by the Minister of Internal Affairs .hat the formation of Waikohu County'will be proclaimed by Gazette this week, end that tho Governor will appoint Mr. John Warren to make up the county roll for the new county. The first election will probably be Held c n February 24*.h. A telegram received by Mr. AY. Lissant Clayton is to the effect that the directors of tho JYairongomai Mining Company Ltd., report that the lain reef cut before Christmas assayed at £4 4s 9d. The parallel reef is not yet assayed but stoping is proceeding. Another telegram received by Mr. Clayton states that tho director of Ferguson’s Smelting Ore Company arc awaiting the iron ore flux which has been arranged for.

Yesterday’s steamer brought further valuable additions to the stud sheep of Poverty Bay. On behalf of Mr. John Clark, Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co- landed three fine stud Romney rams from the stud flock of Air. E. Short, of Parorangi. The same firm also handled 40 nice flock Romney rams consigned to Alessrs Kenway Bros., of AYainmta, from Air. G. C. Wheeler, of Hawke’s Bay, and Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. imported by the s.s. Victoria a nice line of 45 two-booth Shropshire rams from Alessrs J. and 11. Coates, of Auckland, on behalf of clients. Air Sheard, of the Gramophone Co., England, was a through passenger by the Victoria on a world’s tour, and is incidentally giving free invitation concerts on the Auxotopbone in the four large centres. Those held in Auckland have been immensely successful. and on February 4tb the Town Hall, AYellington. has been engaged for a similar purpose. The Gramophone Co. are the only exponents of Caruso. Tetrazzini, and Alelba. and a visit to Air. J. H. Gittos’ parlour to hear some of the latest reproductions by these famous artistes will amply repay lovers of firstel ass music *

A meeting of directors of the Gisborne Oil Company was held yesterday afternoon, when there were present: Messrs AY. D. Lysnar (chairman), J. Clark, F. Hall. And erson, Barry, and T. Adair. The project to start boring operations was again considered, and was advanced a further stage. It was considered satisfactory that a large number of shares had been taken up, and the directors propose to limit the issue of additional shares to 600„ which will be more than sufficient to meet tlie requirements of the company in the meantime. A satisfactory tender has been obtained for carting right to the boring site, and it is anticipated that final arrangements will lie concluded shortly, so that boring can take place at an earl" date.

A Napier school boy. with a good deal more grit than is possessed by the average lad, has recently "taken on” a tough contest in Cycling. He left home on Monday week for Gisborne with a mate, hut the latter had enough when AYairoa was reached, and returned home. The scliool-boy, however, spent a few days with friends in AYairoa, and then set off .for Gisborne via Morcre, reaching here on Saturday morning. After looking round this locality he started off early yesterday morning for the return trip to Napier, travelling this time via Tiniroto. His rate of travel may be gauged from the fact that he ‘left Morere about 4 o’clock on Saturd-ay morning aud arrived in Gisborne just after midday. A rather serious disturbance took place in the vicinity of the Masonic Hotel last evening. An individual entered tlio bar of the hotel, and after being iu for. a short timo his behaviour became so obnoxious that'the licensee ordered him olf the premises. Tho man 'refused to leave, and, it is stated, used most obscene language. Tlie police were summoned, and Constable Pratt was quickly on tlie scene, but on his arrival the man, a big, powerful follow, grappled with him, and they had a severe struggle, lasting for a moment or two. Constable Pratt eventually overpowered his assailant, and lodged him safely in the lock-up. The man will appear at the Police Court this morning charged with refusing to quit licensed premises when requested to do so, and it is probable that a further charge of using obscene language will be preferred against him.

A’complaint having been made of furious riding by racing cyclists nvho are accused of being seven abreast and taken no heed of the danger caused to a . lady, whose horse had become frightened, Mr. H. Anderson informed a “Times” reporter that tiliq racing cyclists of Gisborne were exceptionally careful in this respect. He points out _ that there is scarcely a road in tho district whore cyclist could ride seven abreast «t a. fast ipace, and oven if they could they never race ill such order. „ Mr. Anderson further points out that cyclists in. Gisborne are at fib great disadvantage in having no track to race on, ami being compelled to do their training over bumpy roads. It is the custom, lie adds, for racing wheelmen to giro every consideration to those whose steeds become restive.