The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, NOV. 17,1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1604, 17 November 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, NOV. 17,1905.

Xhero will be a late train to Te Karako after the performance of the Magio Kettle to-morrow evening. The Hoddatt, Parker Company’s a.s. Victoria will be delayed on Saturday, and doee not leave for Auckland until the evening. The launch at present is fixed for 6 o’clock.

Persons wishing to avail themselves of absent voters’ permits at the coming eleotion must make application to the Registrar of Eleotor* not later than the date of issue of the. writs, which will probably be next Wednesday.

The anniversary setvioes in connection with the Wesley Sunday Bobool will be held on Sunday noit. The morning service will be taken .by Mr 8. Muir, and Mrs Malcolm China) will conduct the afternoon seryio', In the evening the Rev. Mr Houn'sell will officiate. On Tuesday.next a /children’s service will be held at 7.30. /

There was a)large attendance at the funeral of the Ihte Mr Miohacl MoConville, which took plafea at the Makaraka oemc* tery yesterday) afternoon, those present including a large number interested in the shipping business of the port. There wbb also a strongimuster of members of the Druid order. The burial service was conducted by/the Rev. Father -Mulvihill. A large numb|r.pf wreaths and emblems were seat by ttonpatbising friends,

laetoad of tho field of political candidates being narrowed down thuto is a possibility of a fourth oaudidato coming into tho field.

Captain A. Kennedy telegraphed yostorday :—“ Modorato winds, and chiefly from tho southward ; glass rise ; tides ordinary ; sea modorato.” ""Tbo following players will roprosont To Rau criokot club against Unitod at tho Victoria Domain to-morrow uftornoon: Gibson, HodglriDson, Rongo, Gorman, O’Hara, Brown, Pino, Erckana, Eaet, Ellison, Olson, Emorgoncy: Foster. | Play oommonoos punctually at 2 o’olook. Tbo condition of Mr R. MoOorquodnlo, one of the viotims of tho naphtha accident at Wbangamata, is extremely oritioal, and littlo hope is ontortainod of his rcoovory. Mr MoOorquodalo oollapsod in the boat whilst pulling through tbo flames of tbo naphtha, which completely enveloped tbo email craft, and both the ocoupants, especially Mr MoOorquodale, wore terribly burned,

At the Magistrate’s Court < yoetorday judgment was given by dofault in the following civil oases Olayton and Niß* both (Mr Blair) v. Alexander Curtis, JGI2 19s 9d, costs igl 13s 6d ; R. H. Imago (Mr Blair) v. Pita to Hau, JES 11s 6d, oosts £2 Os 6d ; same v. Wi Taukomo, jB3 8s Bd, costs £1 7s j Mary Jane Kirk (Mr Blair) v. Nepia Haurangi, H 8 8s 7d, oosts JG2 Os 6d. Messrs John Somervell end W. T. Raymond woro the proßidiDg Justices, Tho Presbyterian General Assembly yestorday deoided to form a fire insurance trust on tho liues of tho first trust of the

Unitod Free Church of Sootland, The trust is to draft a prospeotus and report progress at next Assembly. Tbo scheme provides fer the issue of 2000 shares of £5, of which £1 will bo oalled up. When the aooumulations have reached a safe point the shareholders will bo paid off, and the profits handed to tho ohuroh funds. j At Mr Carroll’s meeting at Tolago Bay last night some of the questions took a humorous turn. One gentleman wantod to know if tho Minister was in favor of a half-holiday for domostio sorvants, and being assured that they already got one, the questioner wanted to know whether the Minister would favor the gentlemen getting a similar privilege in order to accompany the ladies. Tho Minister suggested that the gentlemen would probably be found outside waiting.

Tho funeral of the late Mr Daniel Page took place at Makaraka Cemetery yesterday, and despite the unfavorable state of the weather, there was a large and representative attendance, showing tho high esteem in whioh deceased was held. Those present included many old settlers of the district, some of whom came a considerable distaaos in order to pay their last tribute to one whose memory they will always oherisb, Tho servioo, whioh was conducted by the Rev! R. Gardner, of Matawhero, was of a most impressive nature. There was a great wealth of wreaths.and other floral emblems, sent by the following sympathisers : Tho Presbyterian Manse at Matawhero, Hon. James Carroll, Judge Jones, Mr and Mrs J. A. Harding, Mr and Mrs Wall, Mr and Mrs M. Hall, Mr and Mrs Steggall, Mr Henry Haoehe, Mr and Mrs A. Hacche, Mr and I Mrs Ryan, Mr and Mrs W. F. Stephenson, Mr Lange and family, Mr and Mrs W. B. Oman, Mr and Mrs G. B. Oman, Mrs Judd and family, Mr nnd Mrs Wallen.

An alarm of fire was given at about 8.80 last ovening, and as it was raining heavily at the time and there was no siga of fire, many returned home in tbo beliof that it was a false alarm. Tho outbreak was in a house on Bead's Quay, ocoupied by Mr W. J. Sykes, and owned by Mr E. P. Joyce. Tho family wore about to move into another house on the Haiti; they had made ready for removal, but the rain had caused delay. Mr Sykee, had gone to sleep in the new honse to look after things, while the other members of the family remained in the housa about to be vacated. Mrs and the Misses Sykes were going aoross the river with soma kerosene for Mr Sykes to use for lighting purpoees. When they went out of the house everything seemed safe, but they bad only got a few steps to the gate when a flickering light was notioed by them. Miss Sykes ran to the side window, and seeing there was a firo quickly gave an alarm. Mr William H. Steele, engineer, j happened to be passing at the time and ' ran in, getting through the back doorway. Ho palled his coat off and vigorously BOt to work to beat oat the flames, the seat of Are being in the ball. Mr Goldsmith and others arrived promptly, and the flames were soon suppressed without doing great damage. The rapid way in whioh the fire broke out was remarkable, and tho only explanation seems to be that a spark from a candle that was beini used must have fallen on to somß pampas grass on the ball ourtain. The ourtain was burnt, and on a portion of the hallway the paper Was burnt, and the boards obarred. Thera is no donbt that but for Miss Sykes’ promptnets and presence of mind, aad the splendid service rendered by Mr Steele, the house would have been destroyed.

A meeting of the general committee appointed to make arrangements for the FloralFete on Flow Year’s Day at the Park raoccourso, was held in the Trooadero rooms last evening.' A very full programme was presented, wbioh included competitions for best deoorated waggon, four-wheeled vehicle, two-whealcd vehicle, motor oars, ladies’ bioyole, gentlemen’s bicyole, go-carte, perambulators, bats, umbrellas, child’s pony, nursery rhyme. This will inolude a prooession of school children, eaoh representing a nursery rhyme', prices to be offered for the best. Other items will be: Friendly societies’ display, bioyole teams’ display, bioyole teams’race, and all kinds of other races, including menagarie race, needle-thread-ing, spoon raoe, etc. A dee brigade's competition will be held for members of the local brigade. Every imaginable sideshow will be introduced, including the hidden treasure ground or Waiapu 11 Klondike.” In this each competitor is provided with a spadp, and is allowed to dig for five minutes. Metal discs, representing sums of money, are placed ici the ground, but the committee stita that no payment will be made for any dead eats found. : The refreshment committee submitted a lengthy report, whieh was adopted. It was decided to call tenders for the supply of Idhcbeon stalls and fruit stalk. It was decided to ask both bands to attend. A meeting of the ladies of the district will be ealied .to assist in onrrying out the programme. The next general meeting will be held on the 80th ins*. It is the intention of the committee to endeavor to make the Floral Fete an annual fixture. The . gathering promises to be highly successful, and if made an annual one, should be eagerly looked forward to. Melbourne Argus writes of King Dick:—“He may have been a little hasty in that matter—he is hasty sometimes, but so is the Emperor of Germany—bui he must have have felt perfectly' beyond I the reach of criticism when he cabled ' congratulations to his own football team in England- Yet the English press inquire ; 1 Is this really quite the sort of thing for a Premier to cable ? ” Th'ngs have come to a pretty pass when Mr Soddon is classed .as a mere Premier, and judged by standards applicable to ordinary Premiers. Did not the Prince of Wales give Harry Trott a cigar at a test match? Does not the German Emperor take an interest in yachting ? Surely, then, Mr Seddon may send a cable message about football without getting into hot water. 1 ’

The Wellington Free Lance has this story to tell One of those jnysterious incidents round which, no doubt,. 3 story could be written if the particulars were known, occurred on Lambton Quay, near »he Club Hotel a few days ago. A rather swell-looking young man was driving along in a cab, when suddenly he leaned out of the window, and told the cabby to pull up. He then alighted, and, rushing to the footpath, made a violent attack upon another swell-looking young man, who was “doing the block.’’ Nothing loth, Number Two retaliated with much vigour, and in less than a, minute the two were rolling in the dust, pummelling one another. Number One, of the cab, got considerably the worst of the deal, and had to be taken across to Dr Henry’s to get patched up, while Number Two dusted himself and resumed his walk. The whole business only occupied about three minutes. Now, what on earth was behind it all? A million pounds to a peanut—a woman ! 1