The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 3, 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 406, 3 May 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 3, 1902.

Captain Edwin wit'ed at 12.48 yesterday :—“ Moderate tc strong winds from between south-east tnd south and southwest ; glass rise, tid;s good, sea "onsidorab!e outside, and indications of frost tonight.”

Now that the winter season has set in

the demand for ha; is sure to be keen. Those in need of first-class unthreshed clover hay are referred to the advertteeof Mr T. Brosnahan appearing in another column.

“ Roadster ” writes complaining of the large number of horses that arc allowed to wander at large on the roads in Whataupoko. The attention of district ranger is drawn to the matter.

At Wesley Church, on Sunday, the Rev. B. E. Rothwoll’s subjects will be : Morning, “ The Divine Arm paralysed by unbelief;” evening, “That rumor about Job and the giant with a surplus of fingers and toes.” Anthem, “ 0 Lord, be merciful.”

What is believed to be a record for 'the shooting season was made on Thursday by Messrs T. and W. Sharp and H. Jackson. With two guns among the trio and no dog they ob-

tained 150 ducks in five hours. At St. Andrew’s Churoh to-morrow morning the subject of the Rev. J. G. Paterson’s sermon will be : “ Dwelling in Satan's Seat,” and in the evening, “ Invited to the Great Baoquetting Hall.” The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be dispensed at the close of the evening service.

The Secretary of the Hawke’s Bay Board of Education is evidently an economist of no mean order, that is at least to

judge by the following communication sent to the Chairman of the Gisborne School Committee :—“ I would call your attention to the superfluous wordß in your telegram, advising me of your recommendation of John S. Wauchop, as third assistant. The words, 1 advise him at once,’ these cost fourpence, and it is not for you to instruct this office what to do.” The Chairman : I would take no notice of such a letter. The Secretary ; I believe Mr Matthews sent him fourpence in stamps. The Chairman ; That was very foolish. No further notice was taken of the communication. It is undeniable that colonial girls, in various degrees of life, form acquaintances with the opposite sex much too readily. Only this week, a case in point was engaging some attention in Auckland. A bride of several months was endeavoring to secure a separation from lior husband,

ou the ground of his cruelty to her, and it transpired that he was a stranger to her when she picked up an acquaintance with him in Quceustreet, and that they were married before they had known each other a week. It is the old story again of marrying in haste and repenting at leisure, with the further undesirable condition of chance acquaintanceship.—Observer.

The Pollard Opera Company have Several promising bowlers amongst them, and ap interesting game was played on the bowling green yesterday afternoon. Messrs Morgan, Wiseman, und Brown (skip), members of the Company, played Messrs Score, McGovern, and Massey (skip) two games of fifteen heads. In the first game the Gisbornites got away with a good lead, and although Morgan and Wiseman got in a number of excellent shots towards the close, they were unable to get on tonus with the local men, who won by 20 ppints to 17. In the second game the visitors showed better form, and it was not until the last head that the Gisborne men were able to get on terms, the game resulting in a draw, the score being 17 all. A return match is to be played on Monday next. Another large house greeted the Pollard Opera Company last evening, when the opera ff Rose of Persia ” was staged. The cast was an exceptionally strong one, the various characters being splendidly delineated. Mr D. O’Connor appeared as the Sultan, and as usual was many times encored for his fine singing, the solo " Society ” being perhaps his best effort. Miss C f JJuttel, as the Sultana, was a great success, her sqlo “ Neath my Lattice ” being most highly appreciated, and the duet “ Supposed ” with Mr O’Connor was also a groat favorite. The main comedy portion of the piece was supplied bv Mr Percy, who made a great feature of the character of Kassan, and kept the audience in roars of laughter. All big items were -repeatedly encored, and a specially fine duet, with dance, was that with Mr Albert. Miss N. Wilson fulfilled the character of Hassau’s first wife very effectively, and caused much amusement. Misses Osborne, Pollard, and lvarkeek appeared to great advantage

as the Sultana’s favorite slaves, as also

did Miss A. Smith as Blush of Morning. Mr Carter, as usual, wou much applause for the way he took his part (The Storyteller), and his solo, “ Try to Forget,” was a great treat, and was twice encored. Mr J. Ralston gave a powerful representation of Abdal Jab, his singing being first-class. Mr H. Queaiey (Grand Vizier). C. Albert (Pbysi-.ciau-in-Chief), and A. Stephens (Royal Executioner), did their parts capitally. Mr E. Wiseman was a soldier of the guard, and made a very favorable impression by bis singing, having an excellent voice. All the other parts wore well taken. To night “ La Perichole ” will be staged. At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr Barton, S.M., Hugh Boyle was charged with stealing £3 3s 6d, tire property of James Craig. Sergeant Siddells conducted the prosecution. Mrs J: W. Bull stated that accused, for Mr Craig, had been delivering bread at her place for about three months. For the last three

months she paid accused every morning for the bread that she took, and kept a hook showing what she gob and paid for. Mrs Joseph Ingham, of the Kaiti, deposed that she had paid every Monday for the last two months for the bread which she obtained from the accused, and did not owe Mr Craig anything at the end of April.—Montague William Craig, clerk for James Craig, stated that accused had been working for ills father for about three months. The books showed that J. W. Bull owed £1 12s- for bread for three months. Accused had authority to receive it, and if lie djd rpceive it he did not account for it. The books also showed £1 11s owing by Joseph Ingham for bread. Accused supplied bread to that house, and if he received the money he failed to account for it. The accused daily gave witness an account of all bread served, showing what had been paid for and what had not.—Detective Nixon deposed to say-

ing to accused, “ Mr Craig, junior, has handed me this account. It contains the names of nine customers, whom he stated you have been serving with bread for him. It shows a deficiency in all of £6 3s ltHd. Mr Craig says lie has not received this money, as his soil has been round these customers, and they state that they have paid you as they were supplied. I ant therefore going to arrest you for the theft of these moneys.” The accused replied, “ That is right. I have had that money, and I will, il you let me, see Mr Craig and make arrangements for it to be paid hack to him, for it is v no use my denying it.’ —Accused, who pleaded guilty, was remanded to appear at the Supreme Court this morning at 10 o'clock for sentence.

Subscribers to the Chamber Concert, to bo held in the Academy of Music on Thursday evening, are notified that they can book seats at Messrs Chrisp and Sous’. The plan is rapidly filling.

Some steps will have to be taken on this question of holidays. As they are fixed at present they are neither a benefit to the workers nor an advantage to the employers.—Palmerston Standard.

After all, the millers are only doing what the workers have done in combining, and if the price of bread’has been raised, is it not partly to be accounted for by the rise in the price of labor?—Napier Herald. Does the Government mean that henceforth the only terms on which Government land shall be settled shall be the perpetual lease ? If so, a severe blow will be struck at the progress of the colony. There can be no question but that the favorite mode of taking up land is on lease with right of purchase.—Hamilton Argus. Temperance drinks will not draw to Rotorua, Taupo, Pipiriki, SVaikaremoana, or) any other of out- show places the wealthy folk from the United States or the Old Country, whom it is our wish to entice from Switzerland and the Continental “ baths ”to New Zealand. We Cannot make our tourist traffic a source of profit to the Jcolony unless we eater for the pleasures and comforts of our guests. —Wellington Post. In view of the approaching marriage of Mr Percy, of the Pollard Opera Company, which takes place in Dunedin, on the 27th inst., it is intended to give him a benefit on Tuesday evening next. At the request of numerous patrons, “ In Town ” will be staged instead of the “ Belle of New York.” Mr Percy is one of the oldest members of the Company, and is a great favorite throughout the colony. It is therefore to be hoped that the theatregoing public of Gisborne will show their appreciation of his services, and accord him a bumper house. Mr T. Ritchie, who was taken to the hospital on Monday suffering from a poisoned leg, is now progressing favorably towards recovery. An operation to arrest the progress of the poison was performed by Drs. Craig

and Williams, and appears to have been' very successful. Another patient in the hospital is Mr Peterson, of Mr J. Lucas’s employ. He got a cut on the elbow from a lemonade bottle, with the result that an operation had to be effected to save the arm.

Roman Catholic Church Services.— To-morrow (Sunday) : Gisborne, Mass 8 and 11 a.m., Vespers 7 p.m. i Makauri, Mass 9 a.m. ; Patutahi, Mass 11 a.m.—Rev. T. Mulvihill.

Wesley Church, Bright street, Ser-vices.—To-morrow (Sunday) : 11 a.m., “The Divine Arm Paralysed by Unbelief ; 7 p.m., “That Rumour about Job and the Giant with a Surplus of Fingers and Toes.” Anthem, “O, Lord, Be MercifuL”—Rev. B. F. Rothwell.

St. Andrew's Church Services.—Tomorrow, (Sunday) Morning, subject, “ Dwelling in Satan’s Seat ” ; evening, “ Invited to the Great Banquetting Hall.” The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be dispensed at the close of the evening service.—Rev. J. G. Paterson.

Holy Trinity Church Services—Tomorrow (Sunday), Fifth Sunday after Faster (Harvest Festival) : 8 a.m., Holy Communion, Rev. W. Welsh ; 11 a.m., Morning Prayer and Holy Communion, preacher, Rev. F., W. Chatterton ; 8 p.m., Children’s Service, preacher, Rev. W. Welsh ; 7 p.m., Evening Prayer, preacher, Rev. H. Williams.

Seventh Day Adventist Church Service.—The subject of Mr F. Lyndon’s lecture on Sunday evening next will be, “ The Destiny of the European Powers According to Daniel’s Prophecy.” All invited.