The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 11 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 361, 11 March 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 11 1902.

Captain Edwin forecasted at 12.55 p.m. yesterday: “Moderate westerly winds, glass rise, poor tides.” The Harbor Board notilics that an additional charge of 1U per cent, will be charged on overduo ratos.

The Greenwood Family arc now on the rounds of the backblocks with a iady advance agent. A cablegram from Sydney states that a Cingalese named Peera has boon committed for trial for the murder of a Chinaman.

Messrs Williams and Kettle hold their monthly stock snle at Matawhoro on Friday next, commencing at 11.80 am. sharp.

This month the Gisborne Co-operative Building Society will make further appropriations amounting to £OOO, one half by tender and the other half by ballot.

At a meeting of the Holiday Committee yesterday morning it was decided to request storekeepers to close their premises at noon next Thursday for the St. Patrick’s Sports.

The Rev. F. Bennett will deliver a lecture at the Theatre Royal on Friday evening upon the subject of “ The Maoris and Maori Work.” Idis Lordship the Bishop of Waiapu will preside.

Huudi Karamca, a Filipino, arrested in Gisborne last week and taken to Waipawa by Constable Doyle, was duly brought before the Court on a charge of stealing a horse, saddle, and bridle, and was committed for trial. The prosecution was conducted by Inspector O'Brien. The bowling championship single matches were resumed on the green last evening. McGowan easily defeated Score by 25 points to 9, whilst Wallace proved too good for Harris by 28 to 12. Gaudin beat Dixon by 23 points to 12. Several of the full-rink matches will be played on Thursday afternoon.

At the Police Court yesterday a first offender was convicted of drunkenness and discharged. An elderly Native, Wirinnna Tupeka, who was charged with committing an unnatural offence last Saturday, near the Waikanae, was remanded until Friday next. Bail was allowed, self in £SO, and two sureties at £SO each.

A conversazione to welcome the Bishop of Waiapu will be held in the Academy of Music this evening. There will he no charge for admission, the social being held for the purpose of allowing the members of the Church of England throughout the district an opportunity of meeting Bishop Williams.

Yesterday Auckland reported a southerly wind and overcast weather; Napier anil New Plymouth, light S.W., blue sky ; Dunedin and Invercaagill, S.W., overcast; Pouto, Cape Maria Van Dieman, Cape Egmont, Kaikoura, and Bluff reported heavy sea ; Manakau Heads rough ; elsewhere smooth to moderate. Moderate to high tides prevailed. Wairoa advised, light S. wind, bad bar, heavy sea.

The County Council have accepted the following tenders : —Lavenham drain : C. Young (accepted), outlets lOd, side drain 6J. Wainui drain : J. Heulev (accepted), 2s per chain. Waipaoa road : W. Peryer (accepted), formation 35s per chain, metalling 3s per yard. There were no tenders for gravel for the Waimata and the depots, and tenders will be called next Saturday for these works and the Patutahi main drain.

At the meeting of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club Metropolitan Committee on Friday last, the St. Patrick’s Sports programme was approved so far as the rules of racing apply. The Wairoa Pacing Club wrote, asking the Committee’s ruling in the matter of a protest agaiust stakes being paid over to Kiwi, it being alleged that the horse had run at an unregistered meeting. It was resolved that the Committee, being a court of appeal, could only give its decision on appeal being made by the parties interested. For some time past a dairy factory for the Wairoa has been held up much as Moses held up the brazen serpent in the wilderness. To have a factory. iu our midst, we were told, meant financial prosperity and life; to go on without one, meant financial stagnation and death. After a great deal of eihorting and canvassing, a dairy factory company has at last been floated. The Nuhaka settlers, who are also starting a dairy factory, got in ahead and placed the order for their maebinerv before the Wairoa people had (jUite coinDleted the flotation of their company. 'This rather hurt the dignity of the premier town of the County, which does not like to be outdone by any of its dependencies, and it was accordingly announced through the local paper that they intended to exercise great care in selecting their rpachinery and that there was not going to any “Bull at a gate business about them !

To-morrow is the last discount day for bakers’ accounts.

From eighty to a hundred persons assembled on the Waiivui beach on Sunday to watch the shark-fishing operations earned on by Mr 3. Ferris and a party of natives. “ Kruger ” and party were sighted by Mr Thomas Steele, of the Aluion Club Hotel, at the far end of the beueh, but they did not remain long, and were not seen again. About two o’clock a stranger, probably a peace delegate, arrived at the southern end of the beach, and aftrr a little coaxing was induced to come in close to the shore. Pieces of meat and several small fish were thrown into the water, and eagerly swallowed by the shark. A little later .Mr Ferris threw two fish which lie had caught into the water, an 1 divesting himself of liis clothes, and arming himself with a harpoon, went out to meet the foe. The shark was quickly on the sec-nt, and made short work of llie bait provided. The monster then turned his attention to Mr Ferris, and was coming towards him in anything but a pleasant manner, when the latter drove the harpoon home, striking with sufficient force to send the instrument right through the body of the shark. A rope being attached to the harpoon, the shark, which was Oft in length, was dragged towards the shore. A mishap occurred while hauling him in, the rope becoming unhitched. The shark made violent efforts to get away, but be was secured by two of the natives by the tail, and dragged up the beach, the Maoris executing a war dance around its body. The shark was on view yesterday at Mr T. Quinn’s stables, and attracted a good deal of attention.