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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2152, 30 March 1908, Page 2

Tho Wairoa via. Moreno mails close at 5.30 a.m., instead of 7 a.m., on Mondays and Thursdays until further notice. A wedding will take place at Motu to-morrow, when Mr. Victor Thomson will he married to Miss Muriel Watkins. A petition is being circulated for signature in. the Waikcilm road district- asking the Cook County Council to merge the road hoard into the county. A shareholder in the Wailii East Goldmining Company, has just returned to Gisborne from a visit toWaihi, -and! reports thart the new -low level tunnel, which lias been driven Into tho reef shows greatly increased value.

Applications for tho few remaining sections unallotted on tho To Arai Estate, prill be received up t 0.4 6 dock This afternoon .

A prohibited person will appear at the Police' Court tlvis 'morning on charges of drunkenness and procuring liquor.

Air. Rusher, of tho Federal Cafe, has secured a lease of one of fclio three Commodious shops in Andrews’ new buildings, Gladstone road, and intends to shortly .open it as an up-to-date luncheon and supper establishment.

The contractors for tho new hotel at To logo Ray have made a satisfactory start, .amt are proceeding rapidly with its erection. The building is "on the site of f.lio previous hotel which was recently burnt down. _

Daanago to the extent of £BO was done to stock by a lire at Franklin and llosking’s workehops at A Vestport. Tho insurance was £IOOO in tho Manchester office: —Tress Association.

Tho following was the revenue received, ait tiio Custom House last week;: —Customs duties £877 2s sd, boor duties £36 2s, light dues £2B 11s7d, shipping fees 7s, Harbor Board revenue £2O 12s, other receipts £2 ss; total £965.

Tho following people)Rlnve been connected with the Telephone' Exchange:—lßß, S. Muir,' Cliffordatrept; 451, G. B. Oman, Fitnhorbertstreet; 457, AV. J. Hamon, Ohildersroad. Amended: 256, British Empire Hotel (R. 8. Chilton). A TV.ogo Bay farmer at present in town says tho district his nnuto a wonderful recovery after the recent drought. Ho does not remember having previously seen such an abundant supply of feed for this period Of the year as there is at present.

Tho Morere road, between AVliarerata.aiul Tarawa, is at present in a very bad state, and is almost impassable. The Tarawa hill is .particularly bad, and some immediate improvement on its present condition is very necessary.

The steam trawler Beatrice was out all day yesterday, and returned late in the evening ( with a splendid haul of fish. Mr. Rusher, of the Federal Cafe, who takes all the catch, states that the vessel lias not had such a successful catch for a long time.

A visitor from Motu states that the turnip crops in both that and the Mangntu districts have not come up to expectations. In the earlier stages rain was very badly wantod, and although later it foil in abundance, it was too late to bo of any real valno.

It. has been stated that the present Mayor of Gisborno will offer himself for tho seat on the Borough Council vacated by Cr. Miller, but Air. Townley states the report is ridiculous, and .that lie will not stand. “Let them have some new blood at the Council table, ’ said the Mayor to the “Times” reporter.

A requisition is being signed by the electors asking Air. AV. D. S. McDonald to stand for the Bay of Plenty seat at the coming election. .Mr. AlcDonald, seen by a “Times” reporter on Saturday, states that should his private business arrangements permit, be will be prepared favorably consider the proposal, and will stand in .tho Liberal interests should ho decide affirmatively.

An unsuccessful applicant at the recent To Arai ballot was overheard rather bitterly reviewing his previous efforts to gqt “on the land.” “I have,” he said, “taken part in a great number of ballots, and altogether luivo put applications in for over 200 sections, but I have never got one. I’m going to try no more.”

Tho appointment of Air. 0. E. Bartram as'Government 'nominee on the Hawke’s Bay Land Board lapsed early in the present month, in accordance 'with the- new regulations allowing Crown tenants to elect their own- representatives, .and up to Saturday had received no notification of his reappointment.

A meeting of the Technical School Committee was held on Friday night, there being present: Messrs J. Somervell (chairman), C. A. do LuutouivJ. Coleman, R. Johnston, A. Spence, Revs. Grant and' Griffen. The secretray (Mr AV. Morgan) reported that the. school classes of woodwork and cookery were going on as usual. In the class for English under Mr Cowan, tliero were six pupiOs; bookkeeping and typewriting, under Air' Kinder, three pupils.. It was decided that unless six pupils offered for the .second quarter tho class would have to be discontinued. There wero nine pupils in the shorthand class, under Miss Wilcox ; two offered for tho vocal musical class, but none for the art classes. The secretary is to try and make arrangements for the art class, and also for the vocal music class. It was reported that the plumbing class had been started, Air Bay taking the practical .instruction and Air Leslie the 'theoretical. There were 14 attending the former and ten the latter. Letters were ■> read from the headmasters of the Alatawhero, Alakauri, and \Vaeven.ga-a-hika schools, stating that the parents 'were Very nleased with tho work done by pupils attending tho dressmaking classes,last year.

Shortly after 8 o’clock on-'Saturday night «. rather serious disturbance took place at the corner of Gladstone Road and Lowe Street, In accordance with tlieir usual. custom, the Salvation Army people were holding an open-air service in front of Air. AV. Aider's shop, when a man named Joseph Geddes, who was on horseback, pushed iiis way through into the ring, brandishing a short heavy stick, which was loaded with lead at one end. One of the onlookers, Air. Joseph Spence, fearing that some injury would he done .to the women or children who were present, stepped into the ring with the intention of seizing the horse’s bridle, when Geddes, ..who was apparently under the influence of liquor, struck him a heavy blow on the head with the stick, .inflicting- a nasty wound and rendering him unconscious. The injured; nian was carried into Mr. Mann’s chemist’s shop, and was- attended by Dr. J. G. Collins, who pronounced him to he suffering from a contused wound and a slight concussion of the brain. After the wound luuj been dressed, Air, Spencer was removpd in a cab to bis residence in Stanley Road. Inquiries last night elicited the information that lie was doing as well as can he expected, hut it will j lie fully a week before he will he able to he about again. Constable Scott was promptly on the scene, and arrested Geddes, who., will- appear at the -TV»li<?(i Court- this morning, charged witb heing drunk while in charge of a lvorse, and also with committing an assault with intent to cause actual bodily- harm.

It is interesting to look hack on the various attempts of man to prolong the day by taking from the night. Indeed, so great is tbo contrast footween tlio rush light of our forefathers- and, tlio brilliancy of tlio artificial light of to-day, that, this week it’s candlesticks fit Rarnell’s Popular Saturday Sale.