The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, GISBORNE, MARCH 7, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 834, 7 March 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, GISBORNE, MARCH 7, 1903.

A meeting of the Poverty Bay Hunt Olub will be held at noon to-day. Mr W. Mi Her has twenty high-grade English bicycles for sale.. The Talune ia to bo detained at Auckland until midnight this evening for the Sherlock Holmes Company, arriving at Gisborne at midnight on Sunday. A meeting of the Gisborne Branch of the Farmers’ Union, called by special requisition of members, will bo held in the Farmers’ Union Club Booms this morning at eleven o’clock, when several important matters will be dealt with. The s.s. Talune leaves Auckland at midnight on Sunday with the “Sherlock Holmes ’ Company, and arrives about the same hour on Sunday. The outward passengers will leave the wharf, per Waihi at 5 a.m. on Monday, and the inward paswill be brought ashore about 6 a ju.,,on the return of the launch. I An accident happened a day or two ago to M ” Muir, employed on the Te Arai station. Whim waking one of the harvesting machines he na-.toe misfortune to get his foot caught, with the it got bruised and crushed. It is net anticipated that the injury will prove serious.

The s.s. Mararoa takes the “ Sherlock Holmes ” Company South next Wednesday, and will therefore be late in leaving. However, the usual launch will leave the wharf at 7 p.m,, for the convenience of ladies and children, when all luggage must be shipped. The last launch will leave the wharf at 11 p.m., after the theatre is over.

The Salvation Army service o to-morrow will be conducted by Adjutant Cook, whose subject in the morning will be “ Ease in Zion,” and at night “ A Bold Challenge.” The Sunday evening services are showing increased attendances, and doubtless the services to-morrow will largely help add to the interest of all. A meeting of the St. Patrick’s Sports Committee was held at the Masonic Hotel last evening, Mr J. H. Martin in the chair. A large amount of work of a general nature in connection with the annual sports was got through, and matters relative to the gathering were reported to be . in a very forward state. It was decided to bold a final meeting of the Committee on Friday night next at 8 o’clock, when every member is requested to be present.

The s.s. Omapere was at Waipiro yesterday. She works Tokomaru and Tolago to-day, arrives here on Sunday, and leaves for Napier at 8 p.m. A memorial service for the late Miss Alice Redward takes place at St. Andrew’s Church to-morrow, evening.

Messrs Mackrell and Colley, _ with their new machinery, are turning out a large quantity of boxes lor packing fruit.

Tenders are invited by Mr VV. J. Quigley, architect, i'or brickwork to business premises of Messrs Common, .Shelton and Co. ' sw

A special train leaves Gisborne this morning for Kaiteratahi at eleven o’clock, conveying excursionists to the Holy Trinity Sunday School picnic.

The Gisborne Rifles and Band will parade at the Urillshed to-morrow morning at half-past ten o:clock, to attend . ihe memorial service in company with the returned contingents.

Attention is directed to Mr R. Robertson’s new advertisement. He has just opened up several shipments of new goods, which are being offered at the owest possible price.

Dalgety and Co. report receipt of th e following London cable :—“ Frozen beef : Prices are higher by Id. Frozen mutton and lamb (beat quality): Steady business doing. Other descriptions : Market quiet. Prices are unchanged. A service in memory of the New Zealanders who lost their lives in South Atrica will be held at the Holy Trinity Church to-morrow morning, and it is hoped that there will be a large attendance of returned contingenters and local volunteers.

Messrs Wyllie and Mason, instructed by Mr James Macfarlaue. will offer by public auction at the Makaraka saleyards, on Thursday, Kith April, one hundred horses, including draughts, hacks, and harness horses. Full particulars will be given in a future advertisement.

An interesting event in connection with Poverty Bay takes place to-day, when the steamer Waiwera will be despatched direct to London, being the first ocean tramp that has made Gisborne ber final port of departure. The steamer takes a large cargo of butter and frozen meat from Now Zealand, including upwards of 10,000 carcases of mutton from the local freezing works.

At the Magistrate’s Court yosterday Mary Walls, of Patutahi, was charged on the information of Thomas Ede with having impounded and detained on land occupied by her one cow of which she knew the informant was the owner, and did not give to him within 16 hours of such impounding the written description of particulars required to be given under the provisions of Section 12 of the Impounding Act, 1884. Mr Nolan appeared for the complainant, and Mr Jones for defendant. After hearing evidence His Worship held that an offence had been committed, but as Mrs Edo was present when tho impounding took place be would only inflict a small penalty. It was only a technical breach of the law. Defendant was convicted and fined Is and costs, which amounted to JE4 6s. At tho quarterly meeting of the .Waiapu Licensing Committee yesterday, Sergeant J. Siddells reported : “As far as I can judge, the hotels are being well conducted. A prosecution for Sunday trading was taken against Mr B. Taylor, licensee of the Oil Springs Hotel, and he was convicted. That is the only prosecution since last quarter. I propose making a careful inspection of all the houses during the coming quarter, and at the yearly meeting will have some suggestions to make.” Mr Barton S.M., said the police report was so far satisfactory, but he had numerous complaints made to him about the manner in which hotels were conducted. 1-Ie had told the complainants that if they put their complaint in writing and placed it before the committee, they would be gladly in-

quired into. If persons had not the courage to come forward, the Committee were powerless to act, as it would not be fair to the licensees not to give them an opportunity, of de? fence. It was the desire of the committee to have the houses properly conducted, and persons having complaints should come forward and state them in the proper manner. An application for the transfer of the license of the Oil Springs Hotel,Whatatutu, from Benjamin Taylor to John Richard Quinn was granted. A conditional license for the inside ■booth at the Park Company’s grounds on March I9th, 1903 (St Patricks Day) was granted to J. 11. -Martin. A similar license for the Matawhero saieyards on March 26th was granted to J. H l . Aislabie. Leave of absence for one month, from March Ist, was granted to James Smith, Sea v View Hotel, Port Awanui, leaving Joseph Crook in charge.