The Gisborne times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JAN. 8 . 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1638, 3 January 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JAN. 8 . 1906.

The steamer Victoria was expected to leave Auckland for Gisborne at abouit ten last night. The Poverty Bay cricketers play United (Napier) to*day. Repairs have boon effected to the rudder of the aoow Southern Isle, and the vessel will probably sail to day. A man named George Hoye was brought down from Tolago Bay on Monday, and handed over to the police for medical treutmsnt. He is to be sent to the mental hospital at Auckland for further medical treatment. Yesterday morning the,, strong wind blew down one of the large globe lamps in front of Hannah and Go ’e, the glass bsing smashed to atoms on • the pavement. A young man passing underneath at the time received one or two small cu's on the •chetk.

General sympathy will bo felt for Mr Blarce and family on the death of Mrs Bhnce, who passed away at the Hospital on New Year’s Night. On the 22ad JDeocmber Mrs Blanee bad been doing a little wotk about the garden when she

tedk ill suddenly, being seized with a paralytio stroke. Medical assistance was obtained, and the sufferer was oonveyed to the Hospital, where she gradually sank and died at 10 on Monday night. The funeral takes place at 2 this afternoon.

It will bo incumbent on the Govern ment to see that their remarkable strength does not lead to weaklier I ’, and wo may be sure that they will faoo the new position with increased caution, recognising, as they must dr, the almost universal confidence that is placed in them by the pet pie of New Zealand. Nelson iUolonist.

The roil meaning of the elections ia that the country has not only approved of the beneficial and comprehensive plan of legislation for which Mr Seddcn’s administiation is respousible.but has strong, theced his bands so that he aright carry It on and round it off with the greater -confidence.— Blenheim Exprtßa. A narrow escape from drowniog on Monday evening was averted through the bravery displayed by Mr Frank Petti?, A party of youDg ladies on the western groyne when one of their number overbalancing herself fell into the water. Being UDable to swim, her position would have been a critical one but for the presence of mind shown by Mr Pettio. Tbe latter, without divesting, himself of any of his clothing, promptly jumped into the water to the young lady's roseue, and succeeded in keeping her afloat untij assistance wa3 forthcoming.

The Matawhcro stock salts will bo to to-morrow. Messrs Dalgety and 00. lnld their next stockea'o nt Nabukn on January 10. u. the day following the Nubaki show.

At tbo Police Court yesterday fines of JGI, and oosts 2<, weroinflicted on two men for dtunkonnesj.

Mo߻rs Common, Shelton and Coy. bo'd tboir annual stock salo nttbo Pokat kotiko yards on February 13th. The present ontriis comprise 6000 sheep from Wo, huka Waipaoo, and To Hua sta'.ions.

As a politic»l maohino, iln Opposition has long bro.i broken down, and tbo country will uttor a s'gh ot ro'ief on seeing it thrown upon tbo poliV'cal scrap heap. WbaDgaroi Times.

Tbo oountry olooioratoi have, in noarly every ease, played into ibe innJs of tic Sooia'is s, and it is evidrUi that Iho Formers’ Uuion Ins hod no p actic 1 eileot on politics.—Marion Advooato, Next Mon lay and Tuesday arm; exjollent scans in the mitob betwoea Oat Boys and Nartbumborlaud will ba witws‘ed in His Misty's 1 ' Theatre, by Maodcrmoifs Uuique Biograph which comes direot from tbo Auckland Opera Homo

The ministsrial team has pulled log ther very woll bo fa*, ond no genuino reasoa haß been given why it should bo a tarod. Tbo Government is strongly eoitod, and it needs no brilliant orators to defend its

policy ; it will not be improved by throw** ing out its old workers.—Blenheim Ex press.

T»morrow afternoon Messrs Bain Bros., favored by insiruotions from Messrs Allan and Jouis, wbo are giving up business, will sell by publio auction on the premises. Grey street, tbeirstook of plumning goodb and materiel. The sale wib be absolutely without roserve.

There can be litilo doubt that tbo old Oppcsilion is thoroughly discredited, and that it will never bo able to recover power as loDg as it is associated with antagoDinh to the Advances to Settlors Act, the Old

Ago Pensions Act, thß Land for Settlements Act, and i ther measures which have done so much to win for Mr Srddon iho support of the public.—Napier Herald.

Yesterday morning the death occurred of Mrs John Brooking, wife of Mr Brooking, Registrar of the Native Land Court. The deceased passed away at the residence of her mother, Mrs Sea'y. Gladstone road. Mrs Brooking was well known ond greatly esteemed by all who know boq and much sympathy will be felt for her husband in bis bereavement. The funeral will loave the residence of Mrs Saaly at 2 30 tnis aflernoon.

We believe that Mrs Howie the New Zealand contralto, who for the last few years has been touring Europe, intends visiting Gisborne. this month, with the purpose of giving a concert.

It was confidently assumed that the young people who for the first time exeroised their electoral rights would form a block vote for no lioense. We fear that an analysis of the voting would prove exaotly the opposi'e, or, at any rate, that a vory large proportion of the young electors threw the weight of their votes in favour of conlinuanoe.Dunedin Outlook.

The Westport Coal Company, intimate that they are now prepared to supply their celebrated Coalbrookdale household coal at 425. a ton; 225. half-ton or 4s. Gd. per sack for cash. Special quotations are given for coal taken from the ship. Prices for unscreened and blacksmith’s coal given on application.

The Taranaki Herald of Friday, ga y S; Work was resumed at the bore at Moturoa this morning. Within the last few days pure oil has been running intermittently from the bore, but there are no evidences that the water is completely shut off. Mr Fair is now engaged in lowering the sin casing, by which means he will possibly cut the water off. It is expected that the-shipments of cheese from New Zealand by the lonic which is to leave Wellington for London next week, will be the largest lot ever sent out of the colony in one vessel. Between 8000 and 9000 cases will be placed on board. Fifty thousand boxes of butter, each weighing 561 b, will also be sent Home by the same steamer.

Saturday’s Auckland Herald states : —Yesterday morning Messrs D. Gouk and Sons, the contractors for the raising of the sunken steamer Kapanui, had everything in readiness for the towing of the steamer over to Judge’s Bay, on the southern shore of the harbor, but the work was greatly impeded by the severe southerly wind and the strong tide running. The wire ropes which had been placed around the steamer on Thursday by the diver of the cable steamer Iris were made fast to one of the scows, and towards the time of low water a start was made with the towing, the company’s steamer Kotiti rendering assistance, being relieved in the evening by the Durham. Good progress was made, but at high water the work had, of course, to be suspended until this morning. It is anticipated that the steamer will be beached to-day or to»morrow.

The toalisator arrangements were severly tested at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, and it can be said that outside , especially they failed in a pronounced manner to meet the situation. The man who likened the battlo round the the 10s machine to a fierce football scrum was not very far wide of the mark. A crowd eager to gamble on a big race with pronounced difficulties in front s to be surmounted before reaching the goal to hand in their cash is a sight to witness, and so far as New Zealand is concerned it may be said that Ellerslie scored a record on Boxing Day. It would be difficult to say how much money was shut out during the afternoon but it can be safely assumed that it would; run into big figures. Some improyemontshave been made in the approaches in the hope of enabling the staff to control the situation; but it is quite evident that if the totalisator business is to be conducted in anything like decent style at Ellerslie it will be necessary for the club to make extensive provision by the erection of further buildings, and, of course, instal therein moro machines.

1 Thus the Auckland Herald of Sat- ■ day on the defeat of Mabutonga in the Auckland cup. Some were heard contending after the race that there . was an element of luck in Putty’s victory, it being put forward that Buchanan hung on to Mahutonga too long, and that had he allowed the big

; horse to streak along without reefing i him to such a degree he. would have | reversed places with the winner. I j do not fall in line with that form of argument. It was C[uite justifiable—in fact, good judgment—for Buchanan to keep a pull on his horse. Loaded with 9st, it was necessary for him to endeavour to keep a bit of reserve, and, to my mind, he timed his move properly. Putty’s display throughout was such a 8 to entitle him to the full credit of his victory, though of course, with 20lb the worst of the *W e %hts, one can still say. that the honours of the contest lay with Mahutonga. - I