The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 12, 1902. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 388, 12 April 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 12, 1902. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

Our telegrams this morning give a cheering tale in legard to the Bank of New Zealand. That institution has had a more prosperous run than last year, anti in addition to discharging all statutory disbursements, including £5.9,000 to the Assets Board, the 8.-.iijk will pay a sum of £IOO,OOO to the Board towards meeting any deficiency in realisation, and further than

that will pay a dividend of live per cent, to shareholders. Probably some people will lake exception to t-lie payment of a dividend to the shareholders at present, but certainly the latter are entitled to consideration, and in view of the Bank’s successful year there is no ground for cavilling. The prosperity" of the Bank means that year by year it is getting further away from the realisation of what many had Long hoped for, a State Bank, because, as the Bank’s position improves the .State’s direct interest in it is lessened. We heartily congratulate the Bank on the continued improvement in its prospects, and hope that in the coming yew it may. do still better.

Captain Kdwin wired yesterday “ Gale from between north-east and north and west. glass fall ; tides decrease ; indications rain.” The departure of the North Island battalion of the Tenth Contingent takes place on Monday next.

Acceptances for the Avondale races .ppear on the front page of to-day’s I’imks.

The increase in the amount of rates recoived this year by the Cook County Council amounts to over .£IOOO.

Mr A. L. Cooper has taken the premises next the City liuffet, and intends starting in the land, estate, and commission business.

The Government are about to discharge civil servants over 65 years of age. the period at which the old age pension begins 1

Persons found trespassing with dog or gun oft Mr James Morris’s property at PapakororoNo. 2, Waihora A.C.F., Ahirau Nos. I and 5, will be prosecuted. Nominations for the Mayoralty of Gisborne close at noon to-day. It is almost certain that Mr John Townley will again be elected unopposed. Mrs Grey’s Juvenile Dancing Classes will open at Whinray’s Hall on April 19th, at 2 p.tn. until 4 p.m. Terms may be ascertained on application at her residence, Cobden street.

The Rev. B. P. Rothwell’s subjects at Wesley Church, Bright street, on Sunday will be : —Morning, “ The Arch Enemy in a Sunday Suit ” ; evening, “ The Sinner trying a bath of Chemicals and Snow.” “Old Salt” writes:—“l should advise 1 Londoner ’ to form a society to boycott the hotels and breweries-. He talks about

the high price of beer, but it is very easy to impress upon his friends the necessity of refraining from drinking.” Tho attention of sheep owners is referred to the fact that the 60th instant is the last day for dipping their flocks, and that no extension of time will be granted after that. All new sheep owners should furnish the inspector with their names and addresses, so that the sheep return schedules may be sent to him before the end of this month.

At Ormond on Thursday evening last, MrT. Donovan, who is about to take his departure from this district, was presented with a haudsome gold albert. P’rom twenty to thirty friends met at the Ormond Hotel to bid farewell to Mr Donovan, and a very pleasant couple of hours was spent.

A telegram was received yesterday by

Mr Barry, of Ormond road, Whataupoko, conveying the sad intelligence that his son, who recently visited Gisborne, had died. Mr Barry, jun., had been in failing health. The visit to Gisborne improved his health, but on returning to the West Coast ho began co fail again, and gradually sank until he peacefully passed away. The deceased was much esteemed. Mrs Pritfchard, mother of Messrs Albert,

James and John Pritchard, of this district, died at Napier, this week at the age of 87. With her husband and three children she arrived at Auckland on the Bth October, 1847, going on to Napier in the ship Polar Star in April, 1861. She leaves a large family of grandchildren and great grandchildren, the members of the two youngest generations numbering nearly 120. “ What a wretched light this gas is,” remarked His Honor at the Supreme Court last evening, “ 1 can hardly £ee to write.” Mr Nolan: "I do not know

whether your Honor can see to write, but I can hardly see to read the depositions.” His Honor: “It is very difficult for us to get along.” The Registrar said that he had rung up the Gas Company and in-

formed them of the bad state of the light. A little later the Court Usher brought in tvyo lighted candles and placed them iii front of His Honor snd Mr Nolan.

A Taranaki correspondent, whq occupies a position of responsibility, and has been connected with the dairying industry for 80 years, writes that no. matter what the Dairy Association or the dairy companies may say, it remains an indisputable fact that hundreds of young children in the. district aro simply white slaves. He has in his possession a letter from a young man who came out from England some six months ago, in which he complains bitterly about the long hours at “ eow spanking ” —from 4 a.rn. to 10 p.m.

At the Police Court yesterday Jolin Kelly, a prohibited person, was charged with drunkenness. Constable Hancox deposed that accused was near the Kaiti bridge on the previous night in a very drunken state, which Kelly denied.. His Worship said Kelly was not only drunk, but aggravated the offence by perjury. Accused was fined the maximum penalty of £3, costs 2s, or seven days in Gisborne gaol. J. A. Weston, charged with a similar offence, pleaded not guilty. Constable Hancox detailed the arresting of accused. His Worship said be was sorry to hear of accused so conducting himself after having had the order taken out. The maximum penalty .of 20s, afld 2s costs, or 48 hours in Gisborne gaoj, was imposed. The following paragraph from an English paper refers to the brother of Mr Cyril White, of Wairakaia“ Lieutenant F. A.

White, D. 5.0., will be promoted to be captain in tbe Suffolk Regiment, in succession to Captain Murphy, 2nd Battalion, appointed to the staff. Lieutenant White joined the 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment in December, 1894, and was 1 rotnoted to be lieutenant in February, 1897. He is engaged in South Africa as staff officer of a mobile column, and gained the D.S.O. for his service in the war. Lieutenant White is tbe son of the Rev. Jphn White, M.A., J.P., and Mrs White, of Cbevington Rectory, and will bo remembered for his valiant stand with six of the Suffolks at Bothaville. Another son of the Rector, Captain E. G. White, 3rd Sikhs, wlio was severely wounded at Dargui, has recently reoehed promotion.” Private advices from South Africa ;u'.s to .the effect that Trooper E. Richardson, .grandson- of Mr W. F. Richardson, of the Waipiala Valley, is recovering from a severe attack ,of enteric fever. His name iias not beep mentioned in the lists from time to time cabled to New Zealand, for the reason that he is not with a New Zea-

land Contingent. Failing to obtain inclusion in one of the Gisborne sections of the Contingents, he paid his

own passage to South Africa, taking

vessel from Sydney, On arrival at the seat of wUr he joined the Canadian Scouts, and with that body had plenty of hard fighting. He fortunately escaped the bullets, but was laid low by enteric fever.

At tile Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Mr Barton, S.M., a half-caste named Honi Hirini, was charged with forgery. Mr L. Rees appeared for

the accused, and Detective Nixon conducted the prosecution. Wm. Birch, bootmaker, gave evidence that accused entered his siiop on Monday afternoon and bought a pair of boots, valued at 17s, for which he presented .a cheque

for £6 10s in payment. Witness gave him 13s in change and a cheque for £5. The cheque tendered by accused was (returned by the bank marked “ no account.” C. W. Ferris, employed at Messrs Nolan and Skeet’s, stated that amongst other things, his duty was to fill in cheques on .the Bank of New youth Wales for signature. The body of the cheque produced was in his handwriting, but the signature was

not his own. He had not given the cheque to the accused. Detective Nixon slated that he saw the accused in Lowe street about (j p.m. on the 9th insl. Accused admitted paying a cheque to Mr Birch, and after a pause explained that he had been drinking, and went into Nolan ana sheet's

office oh the day he gave flic cneque to Mr Birch. ' There was no person

in the office at tiie time that lie could see, and a cheque was in a cheque book lying on the counter. He tore the cheque out and walked out of the office. “To show you that I did not know what I was doing at the time,” he said, “ I offered it to a man without any signature, and it was alter that I put the signature on.” He said he was very sorry for what he had done, and it was merely for a joke. Accused pleaded guilty, and was then committed for sentence in the Supreme Court, bail being allowedj

At the meeting of the Cook County Council yesterday the Clerk reported hav-

ing returned the Seddon testimonial to the secretary at Auckland, and referring to the absence of any donations said that the people of this district did not approve of a gift of money. Wesley Church, Bright street, Ser-

vices.—To-morrow (Sunday) : 11 a.m., “ The Arch Enemy in a Sunday Suit” 7 p.m., “ The Sinner Trying a Bath of Chemicals and Snow.”—Rev. B. F. Rotliwell.

St. Andrew’s Church Services.— To-morrow (Sunday) : Morning, “The Little Girl Who Became a Doctor” ;

Evening, special lecture to Young Men—“ Chasing bubbles.”—Rev. J. G. Paterson. Roman Catholic Church Services.— To.morrow (Sunday) Gisborne, Mass 8 and 11 a.in., Vespers 7 p.m. ; Ormond 9 a.m. ; Te Arai 11 a.m.