The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MONDAY, MAY 13, 1907.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2078, 13 May 1907, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MONDAY, MAY 13, 1907.

A lost gold watch is advertised for. Tho Wairoa Dairy Factory will closo about tlio end of tho month.

At the Choral Hall this evening a freo lecture by the Rov. IT. AVilliams, under tlio auspices of the Gisborne Debating Society, will bo givon. Mr. T. G. Lawless lias now advertisements in' this'issue dealing with properties and businesses placed in his hands for sale.

It is estimated that the royalties paid for performing “The x atal Wedding” already amount to over £60,000.

A lost gold brooch is advertised for. The City Band is to render a programme of music to-morrow evening, probably at tho Recreation Grounds.

A mooting of the Poverty Bay Rowing Club is to be held to-morrow night to consider matters in connection with tho proposed new boatshed. Two cows arc advertised for sale in this issue.

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin states that at tho Balmacowen links on Saturday Basil Smith won tho New Zealand golf championship from Macewen—6 up and 0 to plav.

The acquisition of the Wellington Gas Company’s works by the City Corporation will be introduced at tho next meeting of tlio Council.

Tho milkmen of Port Chalmers feel tlio necessity of forming a Milkmen’s Association. Tlio price, of milk in Port Chalmers is id a quart less than the price in Dunedin.

During the recent loss of telegraphic comnninicaiton botween Gisborne and Napier, urgent messages wore telephoned to Wairoa, thus “jumping’ tlie break in the lino. A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that tho Onehunga Cycle Touring Club had arranged a 10-mile road race for yostorday, but tho police, acting under instructions from headquarters, forbade it. There is much indignation. Tho Wairoa Guardian of May Gtli Jayjs: —“Tho punt is still ‘off’ at Frasertown, and the Waikaremouna coach was unable to get through this morning. Stewart’s Crossing is in a normal condition, and tlio coach from Gisborne is expected to arrive at the usual time to-morrow.

A return laid before tlio Invercargill County Council showed that during the 12 months ending March 31st last £1024 odd was spoilt in exterminating small birds. Of this amount £778 odd was piad for 1,izr,028 eggs and heads. The Council approved of model by-laws, as submitted by the Minister for Public Works, with slight alteration.

Tlio collection taken up at St. Andrew’s Church yesterday for tlio Chinese Famine Fund amounted to £V‘jt 16s 9d for tho morning service, £4 18s 9d afternoon, and £3 18s 4d for the evening, the total being £B3 13s lOd. As regards tlie Holy Trinity Churoli offertory, its disposal will be decided to-day.

Air. AV. H. Barton, S.AL, presided at a sitting of tlie AVaiapu Licensing Bench on Saturday, at which there were present Alessrs. Darton, Somervell, Hepburn, and Captain Tombleson. The following! applications were ,gJantod : —Transfer from L. C. AlicA to James Pettie, Te ICaraka Hotel; temporary transfer from AA r . P. Alurphy to A. F. Saunders; P. C. Elliott, to conduct the Alasonic Hotel. Ex-champion AV. E. Alason, of AArellington, the adjudicator in tlie recent telegraphic chess match, Gisborne v AA r airoa, lias given his awards in the two unfinished games as folifovfs :—Connell v. Jensen, a draw, and Witty v. Carr, a win for AVitty. Gisborne thus wins the match without the loss of a game, the scores being 4i to h-

A case arising put of tlie.. recent slv*° , rop p prosecutions came before tlie Ashburton Court on. Friday, when AVilliam Gilbatt, otherwise William Brown, police constable, of AA eliington, was charged on tlie information of Thomas Sutherland (who on April 12th was fined £lO for sly-grog selling). with committing perjury during the hearing of the said case. defendant applied for a remand, which was granted, and the case was adjourned till Alay'l3. AVith a view to educating public opinion on subjects connected with No .License, the local League are introducing papers and discussions at their monthly meetings. Some of the •matters proposed to bo dealt with are : —Tlio Elfect on Trade ;Tlie Bare Alajority; No License in America; Gisborne’s Condition. Air. A. Graham opens the series to-night with a paper on “Control” systems. An invitation to tlie meeting is extended to all who are interested in tlie question.

W. T. Splatt was charged at Invercargill on Friday that, .being an unregistered person within the meaning of the Dentist Act, 1 1904, *he did by inference adopt the description of a dentist, also wjtli having performed a dental operation on behalf of one Septimus Cooper, a dentist, and not under his'supervision. After a deal of evidence had been heard, Mr. Macalister submitted that the case must bo dismissed, as the information was not laid within six months of the alleged offence. The ease was dismissed accordingly. Mr. J. l’eckover desires to acknowledge t£l received" from 15. It. Alakauri for “Friend’s” Russian Famine Fund. The sum of £O4 has been received and forwarded to London. Mr. Deckovcr will continue to receive donatio'xs- ..In a letter received it is explained the fund is distributed independent of unv Russian officials, though with the consent of the Government .through the personal supervision of English members of the Religious Society of Friends, who distributed £40,000 in the Russian famine of 1902. The fact that the steamer Warrimido was two days late in leaving Sydnoy this trip was not a disadvantage to New Zealand, and Wellington especially, as far as mail matter is concerned. The vessel yesterday landed a large English and Australian mail of 4GS bags, including the Brindisi mail, which in the ordinary course would have como via Auckland, and would not have reached there before Sunday at the earliest. This particular mail would have arrived at .Wellington next Tuesday night.

The Hon. J. A. Millar addressed a -well-attended meeting at Auckland lon Friday niglit. Ho dealt with, the financial position of the colony, labor matters, the Crown lands, and native lands questions, tariff revision, and the matter of reciprocal trade. In regard to the last-mentioned subject, he foreshadowed negotiations with the Commonwealth Government regarding a treaty with Australia. As to the tariff, he said that revisions of the existing'duties would be submitted during the coming 'session. A vote of thanks to Mr. Millar, coupled with one of confidence in the Government,. wqs carried.

A prohibition League mooting bold in Christchurch on Friday ni"bt, All. Ell, M.H.R., presiding, discussed wavs and moans of conducting 11 ‘ no-license campaign on the organisation of which tlio League is now centring its activities. All liabilities incurred at last election havo boon paid and thoro is a. good credit balance. It is intonded to raise a large iund to moot tlio ostiiuatod expenditure on tho approaching campaign. Air. I . E. Taylor, ox-AI.H.R., was elected president.

The funeral of the late Air. J. A. Harding took pluco at tlie Alakarakn Cemotory yostorday afternoon. Shortly after 2 o’clock the solemn procession loft doooasod’s Kaiti residence, and - a vast concourse of buggies, coaches, traps, horsemen, etc.., followed tho remains to their last rest-ing-place. It is estimated that thero woro over 300 vehicles of all descriptions at tho 'cemetery gate. The Rev. Dawson Thomas conducted tlio Inirial sorvico, and tho Rov. Grill on (for tho Masons) and Air. G. It. Darton (for tlio Druids) also officiated. Iwo carriages of wreaths were convoyed to the cemetery. The following were the pall-bearers: —Borough Council: Messrs. Townley, Whimsy, and Sheridan. County Council: ITOII. Captain Tucker and A., horde in thews. Harbor Boa rd : D. Hepburn. Gisborne Bowling Club: AV. 1 ottio and W. .1. llounessv. Druids: Arthur Wado and F. Harris. Masons: A. Sawyer and M. do Costa. Friends: C. P. Davies and W* J* Hawley.

A correspondent signing himself “Exile” writes as follows to the V\ airoa Guardian :— I “Sir,— Through the courtesy of a private individual who is making tho trip, although tlio mail contractors can not, 1 am enabled to send you this by field and llooil. Since Monday week tho unfortunate settlers on the Waikaroinoana road havo been isolated Iroin the world. Civilisation might have been 011 the other side of the Pacific as tar as wo arc concerned. No mail has >nrived since tlion, and the possibili > of one reaching us before spring- appears remote. Now, our mails were never interrupted like this oetoro under much worse circumstances. The former contractor novel' missed gotting them through, even though they hail to he sent per pacldiorse. A day’s delay can be understood, hut to keep us isolated for over a week is to bad. Thero is no necessity tor it either. If this delay and interruption .occurs every time there is. a slight fresh in tho river, how will wo get oil when a real flood comes airing. The absurdity of it is that private peoplo are making the tn*p all the time. Could you wake tlie contra citbrs up to a sense of their duty to $lO .public? The subsidy now received by the mail contractors "■> rants that full preparations should be made in cases of emergency, besides providing for a lino weather mail.