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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 938, 10 July 1903, Page 2

A fur boa is advertised for in another column.

At the Police Court yesterday morning Matilda. Edwards was charged with having procured liquor during the currency of a prohibition order against her. Defendant failed to appear. Sergeant Siddells stated that the unfortunate woman was in

the habit of way laying men to procure her liquor. She carried on a disgraceful life, and her house was an immoral one. She was convicted and fined .€3, costs 11s, in default of immediate payment 14 days in gaol.

Tho members of the local Tents of the Independent Order of Bechabites have resolved to celebrate their anniversary this year with a conversazione. The date has been fixed for Tuosday, the 28th July, the price of admission to be Is 6d. Of late years the celebration has taken tho form of a very enjoyable social, and the altered method of celebration should prove highly successful with the strong committee that is carrying it through. This evening Colonel Porter will inspect the Gisborne Cadets, by the kind permission of Colonel Webb-, at the drill-shed at half-past seven. Every member is expected to attend, as this will lie the only occasion that our Colonel will be present on parade for some time. The lads will no doubt take advantage of hearing the commanding voice of one who has been on active service. If there should be sufficient time after the inspection, the cadets will march to the Victoria Domain, skirmishing, and blank' ammunition will be used.

At the Hawke’s Bay Gun Club’s winter meeting, held at Whakatu, the Colonial Ammunition Company’s ammunition was again well to the fore. In the open handicap Hr B. J. Fleming was successful in being amoDg those who divided the prize money, and in the sweepstake he and Mr G. B. King divided with Mr Chavannes. Both Mr Fleming and Mr King, who shot all their birds, were using the Colonial Ammunition Company’s “Favorite "’ cartridges, 2Jin case, loaded with the company’s patent concave wadding. Mr Fleming was firing from the 25yd mark in tho Open Handicap, and from the 26yd in the Swoepstake, Mr King firing from the 24yd in the latter, the boundary for the match beiDg 40yds.

Gisborne’s liquor question : Waihirere or Waimata ?

Mr D’Arcy Hyland’s circus is located on the section adjoining the Royal Hotel.

On and after Monday next the Tupavoa Post Office will be open from 9 a.m. to S p.m.

The annual meeting of the Gisborne Bowling CJhb wiil be held on Monday, 20th inst.

The first meeting of the Amateu r Operatic Society was held last evening, wiien preliminary arrangements were made for the production of ” lolanihe.” Dr. McCarthy has failed to tap the clouds at Broken Hill. Why not try Mr Isitt? He always brings rain with him when he comes to Gisborne.

The following football team will represent West End juniors against Kaiti-City next Saturday :—G. Petersen (captain). Taite, Poole, Heaney, Power, Somervell, Pritchard, Ingram, Piesse, McGonigal, Roderick (2), Muidoon, Featon, Oman, Bennett and Hart.

The Park Steeplechase run yesterday was one of the prettiest races seen on the course: Six horses started, and for the best part of the last mile the proverbial sheet would have covered four of them. The race was entirely free from accident, all the competitors jumping splendidly. A. good deal of correspondence has been going on in tho Wellington papers in regard to what is supposed to be unfair treatment of tho late Major Westrup by the Government. Dr Pollen, formerly of Gisborne, has taken a hand in the correspondence.

The sum of £8514 was passed through the totalisator at the races yesterday, there being £740 on one race. The commission received by the Club and Government amounted to nearly £4OO. No wonder the Government have no desire to abolish the totalisator.

A strange feature of the attack upon the Jews at Kishnieff on Easter Sunday and Monday, says a Reuter telegram from St. Petersburg, was the behaviour of the better class of the population, who drove about in carriages watching with the interest which they would devote to a curious spectacle the acts of savagery which were being perpetrated by the mob. A Native gentleman called at the Times office last evening, and informed our sporting editor that he —(the Native, not the editor)—had won £7O at tiie races that day by following the Times’ tips, but lie sapiently added that lie did not intend to go out on the second day. However, as he desired to know the tips before even the acceptances were out, it is safe to conclude that he will have another “ flutter ” to-day, and probably distribute some of the cash so easily won yesterday. Mr W.D. Lysnar’s versatility stood him in good stead on Steeplechase Day (yesterday) as a sporting writer. lu a letter to I our contemporary Mr Lysnar states: — | “ The horse you are riding, Mr Editor, is running a crooked course ; your horse is not sound ; it is broken-mouthed, brokenlegged, broken-winded, and-cannot last. Your doctoring, rugging, and patching will only tend to mislead the public for a little wbiie longer, but in the end, despite your power and efforts its cover must eventually be thrown off and its unsound qualities I will then be exposed to the public gaze.” A friendly game of hockey took I place at the Victoria Domain yesI terday afternoon, between a team of fifteen lady players representing the Rangatira and, Kia Toa Clubs and a team of gentlemen representing the I West End Club. There was a large crowd of spectators, who evinced great interest in the game. After 'a most interesting contest, the West End Club won by four goals to three There was a large crowd of spectators. who evinced, much interest in the game. Mr E. L- Maude acted las referee, and Messrs 11. Garrett and J. Doyle as line-umpires.

The Times Wellington correspondent telegraphed last night : “-The New Zealand Times of this morning!) states that the many friends of Mr James Blair, a solicitor who has for the past six years been connected with the firm .of Messrs Stafford, Treadwell, and Field, will be pleased to learn that lie has taken over the Gisborne practice of Mr R. N. Jones (lately appointed President of the East Coast Maori Land Council and Judge of the Native Land Court). Mr Blair is a son of Mr J. Blair, secretary of the Nelson College Board of Governors, and prior to taking to the law was in the Native Land Department. Mr Blair leaves for Gisborne at the end of the week, and should soon prove himself to be a worthy successor to the practice that was so well carried on by JudgeJones.”

“ The best circus that has ever visited Gisborne” was the unanimous opinion of the large audience that attended the opening of Hyland’s circus last evening. There are upwards of 50 horses in the show, and the intelligence displayed by the animals under the careful training of Mr Hyland is little short of marvellous. The trick especially came in for a great deal of admiration, and the great variety of tricks performed by them afforded intense interest to those present. The horses waltzed, jumped, untied knotted handkerchiefs, and one of their number played euchre with a gentleman from the audience, and beat his opponeut in good style, much to the amusement of the onlookers. The bounding jockey aot by Mr Hyland was of a highly sensational character, as also was the performance of the Misses Hyland. A very lengthy programme is gone through each evening, and every item is of an exciting character.