The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, AUGUST 10, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 964, 10 August 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, AUGUST 10, 1903.

We understand that Miss Florence Navelle, the charming mezzo contralto of the Beatrice Vartha Company, has accepted an offer to tour America with the company. The dredge John Townley was put on the slip on Saturday evening. When the dredge is cleaned up the will bo placed •on the slip. The indications are that the slip will prove a great success. The Niwaru, which left Napier at noon on Saturday for Auckland, was reported off East Cape yesterday morning, “'all well.” The steamer should reach Auck-‘ land to-day for docking.

A' Maori made merry in town on Saturday evening. He seized 'a crayfish from a lad, and threw, it about in an entertaining fashion. He [was arrested by Detective 1 Nixon for drunkenness, and will also be charged with damaging the crayfish. The Cooper Cycle Works are now in full swing in the new premises near the Royal Hotel. Bicycles will

be repaired on the shortest notice, and machines can he obtained on hire The firm also make a specialty of repairing perambulators. The young Native Nere Makoare, who on Friday was committed for trial on a charge of breaking and entering,- and admitted to bail, was on Saturday evening arrested by Detective Nixon, on a charge of stealing a pocket-book containing £9 9s, the propertyfof Mr D. Dwyer, Whilst riding home from Patutahf last evening Master Harold Simson, son of Mr lan Simsom, District Valuer, met with a painful accident, in Clifford'street, Whafaupoko. Turn-' irig the corner rather sharply, the horse fell, throwing the rider heavily, and breaking his collar-bone. Master Simson was picked up by; Professor Wigg, and was afterwards attended by Dr Cole. On Saturday evening a; very successful rehearsal took place of the gymnastic exhibition to he given at

the Band Concert to-morrow evening by Professor Newton and pupils. •For the heavy-weight lifting'act, Mp ,C. Niekl has built a special platform and to-morrow evening Professor Newton will lift the platform as well as the piano and three men, as the National Anthem is being played. The concert should attract a crowded house.. In another column it will be seen •that Messrs Williams and Kettle have resigned the agency of the Australian Mutual Provident Society; and that Messrs Dalgety and Co. have been appoineed district agents. * Members of the Society on the GisIborne register are requested to forward all premiums, etc., to Messrs Dalgety. and Co., whose receipt alone will itye valid from this date. Mr H. D. DeCosta will continue his duties as travelling representative under the new district agents. At the Police Court on Saturday morning, before Mr Barton, S.M., Geoffrey Maxwell was charged with the theft of a silver watch from Herbert John Baigent. Jt was stated that tho offence was committed on a contract at Parker’s bush. Mr W. D. Lysnar appeared for accused, who pleaded not guilty. Sergt. Siddells conducted the prosecution. Herbert John BaigeDt valued the watch and chain at £5 17s 6d. On the report. of the Proba: tion Officer accused was admitted to ibrpp months’ probation on condition that he paid costs, £6 2s 6d.

Religious teaching, or the want of it, in public schools, is exciting considerable discussion in New South Wales.

Alfred Mathieson, a carpenter, fell from the roof of the Methodist Church," at Exeter, South Australia, and died within a few hours.

A case of leprosy has boen discovered in the Marble Bar district, West Australia. The patient, who is a Manila man, has been isolated. The Auckland Herald has started a vigorous crusade against rack renting landlords responsible for the slums that are a disgrace to that fair city. The police magistrate at Bathurst, New South Wales, recently spoke strongly against dancing rooms, and urged the police to take some action. The other day Robert Kirby, an old resident of Greenock, South Australia, gashed his head with a knife, and then plunged into a tank and drowned himself.

An elderly single woman named Mary Ann Williams, who was found dead at St Kilda, Victoria, was discovered to have died from narcotic poisoning. The case is one of supposed suicide. At the Paeroa Police Court a man named W. Tobin was charged with having stolen a sum of TB, the property of C. W. Hansen, at Karangahake, but was discharged without a stain on his character.

A child named Alice Kollo died in the Children's Hospital, Melbourne, from the results of scalding caused by her pulling a pot of boiling water over herself at hor parents’ residence at North Melbourne, j

Mr T. G. Lawless, land and estate agent, has for sale a 6-roomed dwelling and 10 acres of land near Taruheru Freezing Works, also a 7-roomed dwelling to let on Victoria Beach.

A meeting of the committee having in hand the working-up of the concert and dance to be held at Matawhero in aid of the school funds on the 3rd September, met on Saturday evening, when detailed arrangements were made for the function

At the Police Court on Saturday morning Henry Vivian was charged with drunkonness. He was fined 10s, in dofault 48 hours’ imprisonment. A first offender,

who did not appear, was charged with a similar offence. He was convicted and fined 18s, costs 2s. A furniture-dealer named George Dodd shot himself in the West Park lands, Adelaide. He rode up to the fence on his bicycle, tossed the machine over, and committed the deed in a drain. He had boen much distressed over a law case, to which he was a party. The Dunedin Waipori Falls Eloctri 0 Power Company has concluded arrange’ ments for securing the services of Mr C. E. Stark, one of the engineers of the Bays County, the largest electrical transmission scheme in the world, from Colgate to San Francisco.

The walking craze has reached such a pitch in Adelaide that it has now been decided to utilise it for the benefit of the unemployed of Port Adelaide. A number of the local tradesmen have donated 20 prizes for a 12-mile walk, open to the unemployed. The contest will take place on August 15th. The Tasmanian Government has decided to introduce on early closing Bill to enable shopkeepers in any district to make their own arrangements for closing, but the weekly half-holiday to be compulsory all round. It is proposed to divide the island into districts for the purposes of the Act. The body of a man, about 40 years of age, was found on a seat at the Ovingham railway station, South Australia. A revolver was lying alongside the body, and there was a bullet wound at the back of the right ear. The deceased was presumably from Sydney. In a pocket-book found on the body was the name, “ Ed. Green, Sydney.” The man was about sft. 6in. in height, with fair hair and whiskers. The Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Society has just discovered a peculiar case of forgery. Four years ago the Association sent a postal note to a Southland judge, covering his expenses, and a receipt was duly received, Now it has transpired that the receipt was forged and the judgo never received the money. Enquiries are to be instituted to bring the offender to justice.

The Auckland Herald’s Dargaville correspondent writes:—A petition, which is being very largely signed in the district, is to bo presented to Parliament, praying that the Kaihu railway bo extended so as to tap the largo kauri timber bushes in the Hokianga district. In addition to the many million feet of timber the proposed extension will touch, there are thousands of acres of excellent land, which would no doubt be' readily taken up if opened up for selection. A fishing yacht belonging to the Natives, was wrecked at Omaha early on Friday morning last, Three Natives took her over to the Little Barrier on Thursday, and wore fishing all day. At night they came over, and anchored outside, all hands going below. The anchor rope parted, and the yacht drifted on tho rocks north of Point Rodney, and wa3 very soon a total wreck. They had nearly 100 fish on board, everything being lost. It is understood that the yacht was the property of a Native of Waiheko. The Telograph Department has been put to great expenso and troublo of late through malicious damage to its lines (says tho Auckland Herald), particularly in respect to the destruction of insulators, and it has been decided to make an example of evsry esse in future. Special measures had been adopted to detect offenders, and on Monday last a young man was fined 10s and ordered to pay damages and costs amounting altogether to £2 Bs. The caso was tried at Papakura.<.

Mr Buckridge, the mate of the tiny ship Tilikum, now in Auckland, has offered to cross the great Waimangu Geyser in a boat with Mr Alfred Warbrick, the wellknown guide at Rotorua. When Mr Warbrick, who is in Auckland, was made aware of the offer, he at once accepted it, subjoct to his ■ Department’s permission, but stipulated that soundings for scientific purposes should be taken, so as to obtain as much information as is possible as to the depth, temperatures, etc., of this famous geyser, which is the largest in the world. Those who have visited Waimangu can realise what an adventurous trip it will be, The little craft' to- be engaged on the short journey will be the dinghy of the yacht Maratea, and it will be taken to Rotorua by train and then carted to WaimaDgu.