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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2093, 20 January 1908, Page 2

To Rangi Pai gavo a concert at Alororo during the stay of the Hon. Air. AlcNab and party. A slight shock of earthquake was experienced in Gisborne at about four o’clock oil Saturday afternoon. The dull weather yesterday morning had the elfect of keeping the majority of surf-bathers awav from the AVaikanao beach. A visitor from up the coast states that there is great need for water, and there is very little feed. The crops are dried up -and are- pra-etki-a.-lly -useless, and. even if ram doeeome they will only get their eecunil growth.

At the Police Court yestorda- morning, before Air. AV. A. Barton, S.AI., two first offending ineljriati:;-, were each- fined os -and costs. -For the- same offence, James Clements and AVillia-m Crilly were each fined 10s and costs. Tlio music at the Gisborne Racing Club’s (meeting will be supplied by Mr. D. MoK-iflop’s private baud. This will be the baud’s first public appearance since the Hospital Social', and a® members have been practicing assiduously of late come good music is promised. On Friday and-Saturday the Weather turned cold, and the sky was overcast. Sunday commenced dull, hut the afternoon was very fine, and the opportunity was taken by the bathers. A number of camping parties are at present on the Kaiti beach, and they all appear to ho enjoying thomsolves thoroughly. ALr. Charles Gray, of AA 7 aioliika, lias been nominated as the member to bo elected by the Crown tenants to the Hawke’s Bay Land Board Air Gray is. well known in tlio district, and is likely to gain a very large measure of support, for it is considered that in the past, Poverty Bay interests have not been sufficiently_j , epre..ented on the Board, At- the end of the interview with Air. AlcNab," published on Saturday morning, the last emoted sentence should read as follows: “You will see before the 31st Alarcli next that the large landowners themselves will be making a new assessment of their properties, and thus will bump lip values.” It is not the Government that is making a fresh assessment.

At tlirco o’clock yesterday afternoon a party of Gisborne residents left for AVniyoa by motor-car. Tlio party consisted of Messrs AV. Lissant Clayton. Air. Julius Caesar, and Air. A. B. Carmichael, in Air. Clayton’s ear, and Alessrs Norman AJair and A. F. Kennedy, in Air. J. AI. Gouldsmitli’s car. They proceeded yesterday as far as Air. Carmichael’s station at AVaerenga-o-kuri, where the night was spent, and to-day they continue their journey. The roads are reported to be good, anil it is expected that tlie trip will be a Peasant one Tlio party, who intend to bo present at tlie AVairoa show and races, expect to be away for about ten days

On Saturday afternoon the O’sborne Rifles proceeded to AVainm tor the purpose of holding a week-end instruction camp. On the march out operations similar to those occurring on a service march were carried out. On arrival ,it the camping ground the corps were put through operations, necessary to. dislodge a supposed enemy who had landed and entrenched themselves. In the evening the operations of the day were rc 7 viewed by Captain Hislop, Adjutant of the ’Battalion, who, with Stan Sergeant-Major AAillMins, was pressent throughout the cnini. On Sunday the corps was exercised in defensive operations, taking the position of entrenched invaders. There was a fair muster, and' altogether a very pleasant and instructive time was spent.