The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERS MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 10, 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 360, 10 March 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERS MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 10, 1902.

Miss Roosevelt, has abandoned her 'visit to England at Ihe Coronation. The time for receiving entries for St. Patrick’s Sports has been extended until noon to-day, At the V.R.C. races on Saturday the New Zealand horse Kaimate won the Steeplechase after a splendid race.

The ladies’ committee of St. Patrick's social are working hard for the success of the gathering, and it is expected that there will be a record attendance.

A fresh trial of the dredge John Townloy will be made this afternoon, an alteration in the rudder having been effected.

At the sports at Auckland on Saturday, as our telegrams show, George W. Smith put up a world’s record for the 120 yards hurdles.

A meeting of shareholders of the Land, Building, and Investment Society will be held this evening at the office of the S( cretary, Mr H. M. Porter. The Defence Department officials have received instructions to make preparations for the swift mobilisation of a tenth contingent, if necessary. Staff Sergeant-Major Tuck, mounted drill instructor of the East Coast Battalion, has been ordered to proceed to Auckland. *

Lieut. Forsythe (a brother of Mrs J. Poynter, of the district), who was killed at Bothasburg whilst fighting with the Seventh Contingent, was insured for £2OO.

“ E Tama Koia !” meaning “ Charge, lads !” is suggested as the war cry for the Ninth Contingent. The best work is done by those who koep cool and shoot straight. A cablegram statos Maclaren expects to bo back in Australia in seven or eight months’ time. It is understood that the filly sold at the Newmarket yearling sales was purchased 011 his behalf.

All interested in the formation of a branch of the Australasian Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society are requested ,to attend a meeting fit the Schoolroom at '8 o’clock this evening. Messrs Williams and Iletl'e, Limited' hold their next stock salo at Matawhero yards on Friday, March 14th, instead ol on Thursday, so as not to clash with St. Patrick’s sports. The marriage of Miss May Morecroft, eldest daughter of the late Mr Henry Morecroft, and step-daughter of Mr Edward Lyndon, pf Napier, to Mr Stuart NobloCanipbeil, was celebrated at Wanganui on Wednesday, February 26th. A number of small grazing runs will be opened for lease on application at the District Land and Survey Office under the provisions of Part V. of “ Ti 1 e Laud Act, 1892,’' on Wednesday, the 20th day of March, 1902, at the half-yearly rentals stated in the advertisement.

Proprietors of hotels, boarding-houses, rind other places where boarders are taken for payment, and where ope or more cows are kept to supply the boarders with milk, are now required to register their promises as dairies, and every seller of milk for human consumption in an unmanufactured state must register.

At the Bowling Green on Saturday, the first match of the Club fours competition was played, Adair, O’Meara, McGowan, and Gaudin (skip) being defeated by Score, Orr, Matthewson, and Ponsford (skip) by 23 points £o X§. In the singles, Martin and Massey bad a great fight, the latter winning by 21 to 17, whilst Bright went down before Sidobottom by 21 to 11. Other games were; Baxendel, Jackson, Brown, and Perris (skip) IS v. Lewis, Quigley, Sidebottom (skip) 29;- Wallace and Humphreys 25 v. Skeet aud Nasmith 10. The green was in good order, and drawing well. Afternoon-tea was provided by the caretaker.

The subscription of the first 15,000 shares rendered re juisite by the proprietors before the Gisborne Sheepfarmers’ Company could as a permanent body commence business was completed last week, and the Company will go to registration forthwith. \Ve understand, however, that subscription for shares on the first issue can still be received until early in April, after which they will not be capable of being allotted. The statutory meeting for the appointment of the first directors cannot- be held earlier than one mouth from the date of the company obtaining its certificate from the Registrar that it is in a position to legally commence business in its corporate name. Applications for fcb.e post of manager will be immediately called for, and it is expected that applications will be in at the time when the first directors can be appointed.

“ I have been called a ‘ socialistic devil,’ because I, along with my eol- j leagues, have introduced the cheap mouev ‘ scheme into New Zealand ; but if 1 fcl low in tile footsteps of Him whose example we are to copy, who went into the temple and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, then I don’t think I shall go very far astray.”—Mr Sedduu ;.t Kumara recently. Mrs Jones, relict of Mr Jas. Junes, monumental mason, was drowned in U* Tengawai river at Albury, Timalu, on Friday. Her horse and trap were washed down the river by the flood, against the stock bridge. The hoy witii her clambered on the bridge, hut Mrs Jones missed her footing, and was carried down the river.

Referring to the Millers' Trust the Napier Telegraph states : —So far as we can learn there are forty-three mills in the “ Combine,” and only four out of it. Thcsi are the Northern Roller Mills, Auckland, “ Champion ’’ brand : Bycroft’s Mills. Auckland, "Snow-dust” brand; Belford Mills, Timaru, “Golden Gem” brand; and Timaru Milling Company, Timaru, 11 Silver-dust ’ brand.

In a speech at the Wellington Women’s Political League picnic the Premier said he was not going away Homo in good heart. If lie was his own master he would not go at all. He was getting to that time of life when that sort of thing had no attraction for him. He had been to London and seen the pageants there and he was not at all anxious to go. ff it was a personal question he would stop away, but he was hero in a position, and he had got to do his duty, and he would go to represent the colony. If he failed that would be the colony’s misfortune, but he would do his best.

The Tyser liner’s s.s. Mimiro took the following cargo for London from this port: —Shipped by Williams and Kettle, Ltd. : 1302 bales wool, 450 casks tallow, 20 packages sausage casings, 87 cases meat extract, 1-1,649 cat cases and 31,548 frozen pieces of mutton, 4601 frozen carcases of lamb, 116 frozen quarters beef. Shipped by Dennett and Sherratt: 282 bales and 16 pockets woo). Shipped by Common, Shelton and Co., Ltd.: 105 bides of wool. Shipped by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company : 95 bales wool. Shipped by Dalgety and Co., Ltd.; 42 bales wool. The Tomoana is due at Gisborne about the middle of the month.

The Dunedin Trades and Labor Counci* has made a suggestion of refreshing coolness in a letter received by the Wellington Trades and Labor Council. This letter requests that when free passes over the railway lines are being asked from the Government for the delegates attending the coming labor conference at Auckland, care should be taken to see that the Rotorua section of the line is included, as the Dunedin delegates “ had a wish to pay a visit to the springs.” The Council decided that it could not take any action, unless all New Zealand Councils made a similar request. Various speakers characterised the letter as “ impertinent ” and barefaced.”

The members of the contingent in camp at Te Papapa had a trying experience of the weather during Thursday night. The camp received the full force of the strong north-easterly gale that was blowing about midnight, and ail the endeavors on the part of those under canvass to keep dry were unavailing, the blinding rain penetratruting into the tents, It was impossible for any tent to have withstood the elements. The absence of trenches round the tents enabled the water to flow into the flooring of the tents and soak the bedding and equipment of the men. During the height of the gale a strong gust of wind tore through the camp lines from end to end with disastrous result. Striking the camp at the north-east corner where the officers’ mass is located, the wind overturned the officers’ mess marque, the canvass storeroom, and the orderly tent.

St. Andrew’s Church was crowded to the doors last night, some people not being able to gain admission owing to the largo number present. A powerful sermon was preached by the Rev. .J- G. Paterson on the subject, “ Our Citizen Soldiers at the Front.” The preacher gave what many considered to be one of the best sermons ever heard in Gisborne, the congregation being deeply impressed by the eloquence of the llov. J. G. Paterson in his patriotic utterances. Hymns appropriate to the occasion were sung. The choir sang Kipling's “ Recessional ” while the offertory was being taken up. Mr W. J. Barlow sang “ The Viual Spark.” Mr A. J. Massey presided at the organ. At the conclusion of the service, the Rifle Baud played the Dead March as a tribute to the brave men who have fallen in South Africa. A strong force of volunteers attended the sorvice, the Rifle Baud heading them in the march.

The annual meeting o f the- Hunt Club was held on Saturday, .Mr O. AVhito presiding. The balance she t, presented by the Secretary, Mr J. M. Cumming, showed that the finances were in a satisfactory condition, and that a suh-uan-iul surplus would be available when the subscriptions in arrears were collected. Th ; Chairman, in moving ihe adoption of the - port, referred to its satisfactory nature, which pleasing state of affairs was due in a large measure to the energy of the secretary. The balance-sheet was adopted unanimously. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows :—President, Ml- T. Holden ; vice-presidents, Messrs Harding and C. White ; Master of the Hounds, Mr Walter Hutchinson ; deputy masters, Messrs J. C. McLean and Harding. Last year’s committee were re-elected, Mr J. M. Gouldsmith being appointed in place of Mr G. Primrose. Mention was made of the services rendered to the Club by Ml- Malone, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to him for the manner in which he discharged the duties of huntsman during the past year. The opening meeting will take place at an early date, and a most successful season is anticipated,

Dr Pomave has returned to Wellington from his visit to Taranaki, where he inspected the villages between Urenui and Parihaka. The main object of his visit was to assist in smoothing over a possible difliculty in the way of the Native Council and to give the Council a start. The Taranaki Natives, Dr Pomare says, will be the hardest of all to deal with. ” They arc greatly scared against the white man. There are some coming on, however, with different ideas, and from them he expects a great deal in the vigorous carrying out of the Public Health Act. The fact that the doctor has been able to form a Native council at the Chatham Islands means a great deal towards the solution of the Taranaki question. The Chatham Islanders arc the main suppoiters of the “ Te Whiti ” movement, and they supply Te Whiti wish the many barrels of mutton, fish, albatross, and other delicacies which attract the Natives to Parihaka. As the islanders’ chief, Dr Pomare has a great influence over them. Tho doctor is still sanguii.e as to the result of his labors, if not quite so sanguine as formerly. He has received a request to attend a big meeting of East Cape Natives on the 20th inst., and from there will go on to the Bay of Plenty.

I A somewhat remarkable case affecting the public health came before Hr Haselden, SDL, when an expressman, named Higgins, was charged with having on February 4th, as driver of a licensed express, agreed to take certain articles, consisting of carpet, bedding, and pillows, to the destructor, from No. 18, Ohiro road, aud having unlawfhllv neglected to fulfil that agreement; also with having unlawfully and knowingly transmitted certain things (carpet, bedding, and pillows), which had been exposed to infection from tuberculosis, such things not having been first effectually disinfected, and without proper precautions having been taken against spreading the infection. Both charges related to the same occurrence. The first was brought under section 407 of the consolidated by-law, and the second under section 35 of the Public Health Act, 1900. Section 35 provides a maximum penalty of £2O for lending, selling, transmitting. or exposing articles as described in the charge. It appeared that the infected bedding, etc., belonged to a woman who had died of consumption, and defendant was paid for taking them to the destructor, but gave them away to a man who begged them, and who pleaded extreme poverty, and they were afterwards found in a second-hand goods shop. His Worship imposed a fine of 40s, with 75 costs.

One huiilred additional trucks have ken put on the Wellingloii-Nap er-New Plymouth section of railway.

The Kangiuia Boncert Company are to give a concert at Palmerston North to-night. Opoiiki maize-growers state that the crops are ripening much earlier than usual this- year. The Cabinet has decided that May 21 the late Queen’s birthday, will not be a public holiday in future. Nonnanby is to be lighted by electricity. Fifteen 16-candle power lights have been decided upon. So far dtii permits have been issued at Melbourne to persons wishing to emigrate to British South African ports.

Burglars Inoke into Mr R. Holt’s sawmill office on Friday night. They hnamiled the door of the strongroom hut the safe was left undisturbed. The Customs revenue for the eleven mouths of the iinaneial year exceeds tin., estimate for that period by An Opotiki settler says that he can nuke fifty per cent, more out of grass by means of dairying than he can out of maize. A Taranaki paper has been informed that in the Oliura valley, twenty miles or more beyond Whaiigainomona, there is a patch of inn acres of nothing but ragwort. It is estimated that l,(H)o,otHii’t. of timber is lying at sidings between Woodville and Takapau, which cannot, lit removed owing to shortage of railway trucks. The Colonial Treasurer has notified the Masterton Borough Council that their application for £11(100 for the erection )f public abattoirs lias been icovisionally granted. The Maoris of Awanuri and Aorangi have formed a co-operative society on 5s shares, and having £l5O in hand, have commenced erecting a building for a grocery business. Owing to a bite on the band from a by communicating blood-poisoning, Mr. Cabel Ryland, of Alexandra, Victoria, died on February 2d, leaving a widow and seven young children. The members of the Ministry have been invited to attend the carnival which is to he held at Blenheim during the week, commencing on the 14th prox., to celebrate the opening of the railway to the Awatere. A team of 10 horses at Berrigan, New South Wales, escaped from a paddock, and, gaining an entrance to the station, ate a quantity of wheat which was stacked ready for the trucks. All died. The Premier leaves the colony about the middle of April, accompanied by Mrs Seddon and the two Misses Seddon. Mr Thompson will accompany him in the capacity of private secretary. 1

The roadway which leads around Waikaremoana lias growing on it a rata tree, a branch of which is supporting a huge rock weighing about 20 tons which it has picked up. It was pointed out at the Wanganui Court recently that a man who breaks a prohibition order issued against him is liable to lie kept in a lunatic asylum for twelve months. A Fitzherbert settler turned out his cows during a recent tire, and three cows were poisoned by tutu. Kerosene was used as an antidote, and two of the cows were saved, while the best in the herd died.

The Tyser Company has contracted for another twin-screw steamer to follow the Nrwaru. The new vessel is expected to he ready about the end of this year, and the firm hoped to get the Niwaru from the builders at the beginning of the present month. While having a look round the Perseverance No. 1 dredge, Mrs John Mcllroy, of Karnscleugh, Otago, got her skirt caught in the. elevator drive, and was drawn in. Her dress was torn ofl tier back and one of her legs was broken by the ankle. A man named George Shave was arrested at Christchurch twelve days ago on a charge of deserting from 11.M.5. Milriura. Shave’s appearance is absolutely identical with that of the deserter, with the exception that a inark said to he on the latter’s right arm is on Shave’s left arm. Alter spending eight; days in confinement the unfortunate man was seen by an officer of Mis Mildura, who at once informed the police that they had got die wrong man, and lie was liberated.

The rifle champion Hyde won £4l 10;. in cash at the rifle meeting, and Hawthorne won £3O, Loveday’s winnings being £25. The cups were won b/ the following competitors : Carbine cup, Hawthorne, Karori ; Union Company’s cup, A. Ballinger, Petone ; Hobson’s cup, Sergeant Drummond, Dannevirke ; Rifle Challenge cup, Andeison, Kaitangata ; Kynocii cup, Hoffeins, Mauriceville ; Colonial Ammunition Company’s cup, Petone Rifle Club The rifle champion, Hyde, is a native of Blenheim, and is'a brother of Mr D. Hyde, the poultry expert. The new steam fire engine, recently imported by the Wellington City Council, was used in the work of suppressing the fire on board the barque Jessie Osborne. The engine, which worked admirably, was run at half-speed with a steam pressure of 1201 b to the square inch, and a water pressure of 1001 b. About 300 gallons of water were pumped per minute. Captain Cantley, the master of the vessel, says he cannot understand how the outbreak originated. Both the foreholds, which contained wool aud flax, had been closed all day. All the cargo received was stowed in the main hold, which contained wool, flax, and kauri gum. The fire was discovered by oue of the apprentices (Collis), who saw the smoke and found that the decking at the spot was so hot that the pitch was melting. Mr Hay, the-second officer, who was called by Collis, says the tarpaulin covering the hatch was heated to such an extent that his fingers were scorched when he was removing it. As soon as the hutch was uncovered the flames burst out, The brigadesmen were at their dimic-r at the fire station when the alarm was given. Such a scattering as took place when the electric bell rang was unpredecented at a public dinner. The cargo consisted of about 3500 uales of wool, from 400 to. 500 bales of flax, and over 100 tons of kauri gum, the value of the whole being dbout £40,000. The cargo was made up of parcels from a large number of shippers. The wool was drawn from all parts of the district, and to complete the cargo a quantity of wool from Wanganui was all that was needed,