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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2114, 13 February 1908, Page 2

The services of a private deteetivo have been secured % the Poverty Bay Turf Club for tho mooting today and to-morrow. The rain which fell yesterday morning did a great- deal of good to tho Makaraka course, and it should now be in first-class order.

Tlicre will bp a cloak-room in the grandstand at the Makaraka 'racecourse, in charge of a lady attendant as usual, and ladies will find it of great convenience.

The local offices of the Veterinary Division is very shorthanded at present, Mr. Burton is absent owing to his accident, and Mr. AAL C. Mooro lias been suddenly called south, ‘AH’. Spragg is in charge, and Mr. G. Carter is acting temporarily as meat inspector.

As the Borough Council’s steam roller, which is being used for Perry's Biorama Company, was proceeding along Gladstone Road about six' o’clock last evening, a chestnut horse, ridden by a young man, took alarm and gave considerable trouble, *' moderato crowd was collected M serve his progress, hut wh’ " difficulty the rider mau»;, P /* n of the alarm without £S-

The following notice* of motion will come before the County Council at its me&cing to-morrow week : —By Or, Ken way‘‘That, having in view the great- increase in the work of the office, the officers of the Council are hereby prohibited from furnishing returns or statistics except by instruction of the Council.” By Cr. A. Forde Matthews; “That a sum of £50,000 bo borrowed for the purpose of constructing a light railway from Gisborne to the Patut-ahi quarry and from the junction of the Arai and Patutahi roads to AVaingake.”

At the Police Court yesterday, the police applied for the issue of a proliihition order against AA'illiam Tharratt. Tharratt appeared in person, and apposed the granting of the order. Sergeant Williams gave evidence of the habits of Tharratt. The latter asked the Sergeant if he did not know that the doctor had ordered his wife three drinks a day, and that he had to fetch them for her. He also asked if the Sergeant had ever seen him taking home liquor for his own consumption. The Bench issued the order, but Tharratt then commenced to argue with the Bench, and on being called to order moved away muttering, it is stated, remarks disrespectful to the Bench. Previously Tharratt had been warned that ho was hardly in a fit state to address the'Court, and at this point he way arrested on a charge of drunkenness,

Telephonic communication -with Wharckopao was lintcrrupted yi-aicr-day owing to a break in the line.

A reminder is given of tho welcome social 10-night to bo tendered the Rev. All-. Lamb at the Baptist Tabernacle.

B is -stated that a case involving botwoon £OOO and £7OO in coin’mission on a land deal will ho filed for hearing shortly.

The local tailoring employees intend forming an industrial union apart from Auckland, and get an award 'for Gisborne.

Air. S. Gumming, senior clerk and telegraphist at Gisborne, has received notice of transfer to Oainauu, and Mir. \V. I). Li-vick, of Thames, lias been appointed to replace Mr. Cumin in g.

A priv ito letter received yesterday by a local resident from Dublin is to the effect that the Dublin International Exhibition, just closed, has proved a groat financial failure, although the Exhibition was very good.

Tho Private Band’s concert, which was to have taken place -at itlio Recreation Ground, Rotunda, this evening, has been postponed -until Sunday afternoon, owing to tho unfavorable weather.

A Alotu farmer, ill town yesterday, states that there is plenty of good feed in his district. There have been occasional odd showers, and tho grass is -still green. Tho land also benefits by tho heavy dews which fail at night.

Air. S. Burton, of 'the Stock Department, met with an -accident yesterday morning. AVhilo riding towards tho -abattoirs, ho suffered a recurrence of an injury to his hip which occurred in tho AVairarap-a. Ho was taken homo in a cab.

Gisborno was favored with a welcomo downfall of rain yesterday morning, -and all day tho sky remained overcast, but no more came. A fall is reported in the Wharckopao district, but at 9 o’clock in the morning none had fallen some distance up tho coast. Tho rain clouds are still hanging about, and there is yet hopefor tho farmers.

A pleasant ceremony took placo on Tuesday evening, when Air. T. W. Witty, who is severing iiis connection with tho firm of AY. J. Cox and Co., was the recipient of valuable memeiitoos. Air. AV. J .Cox presented Air. AA rtty with a silver waiter and tea service, and the employees’ gift took t-lio form of a cake stand. Air AA’itty, who has been associated with the firm ior six years ,is loaving to enter into paitnorship -with Air, C. J Riesso.

On inquiry at the Labor Office yesterday, a re nor tew -ascertained that lately there had been very few applications lor laborers by employers. Several persons called -at the office for wo-rk, but they were -from other id aces, not local men, and some of them bad -been placed during the last fortnight. “I think,” said Air. Gohns,_“tliat tho supply and tho demand is just about oven, and the respective trades are pretty -brisk,” The present dry season has much to answer for, says the Taihapo Daily Times. A “drunk,” when charged

at fbo Police Court, in extenuation of his guilt, said that tho water was so bad in the part of the country where he had been working, -and obtained so many insects, that he made a bee-line for the goarost publichouse and sought to kill the microbes with copious draughts' of whisky. Tho opisodo cost him five shillings. Tho final match of the tournament which has been running for a considerable time in tho Victoria Bililard Salo.qn. Pool Street, was brought to a conclusion last night, in tho presence of a large and interested audience, when Te Kani Pore and Harry Aston, two well-known local players, met. Tho excitement was intense from the start, and a close game followed, tlio result being in favor of tbo ruunor-up in the Gisborne championship of 1907, Te Kani Pore, by tho small -margin of six. Air. AI. Segedin, the proprietor'of the saloon, was In charge of the scoring, and gave overy satisfaction to the contestants.