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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2446, 10 March 1909, Page 4

The Cinderella Assembly held a successful dance in Erskino’s Hall last evening. About 40 couples were present. Mr. AY. Pilcher acted as M.C., and Mr. AA’ootten supplied the music.

A sum of money has been found in tho public office of the local chief post office, and handed over to the authorities. Tho owner would do well to communicate with the Chief Postmaster.

The septic tank in use at tho Post Office was leaking very badly yesterday, and tho effluent ran over the footpath into the water-table. A garden hose was turned on to wash the foul stuff away, hut tho stench was very objectionable.

The following passongers arrived in Gisborne last evening by Messrs J. Redstone and Sons’ coaches:—From Tokonio.ru, Mrs. Bruce, Miss Dakin, Miss Mine, and Mr. Nesbit; from Waiplro, Messrs Aubery and Daulton; from Tologa, Messrs Johnstone and Patterson. . -

The funeral of the late Mr. AAL S. Lunn took place yesterday afternoon at tho Makaraka cemetery. Amongst the many floral tributes that were sent to the graveside was .a beautiful wreath from Mr Lunn’s old comrades in the J Battery, an artillery corps of twenty years ago. The accompanying card bore tho following inscription: “In Memoriam, Bombardier AV. S. Lunn. A small tribute to the memory of our comrade-in-arms in the old J Battery, N.Z.V.A., from Lieutenant-Colonel G. J. Winter, A r . D.. battery commander; Lieutenant C. F. Lewis, A.L., battery trumpeter sergeant; E. H. Pavi&t, battery sergeaut-majpr; AA\ 0. Skeet, battery sergeant;W. Miller, battery sergeant; Robt. Robb, battery bombadier; Geo. AVilliams, battery bombardier; H. R. Simeon, gunner; M. DoCosta, gunner.” Tho funeral was largely attended and the Rev. Dawson Thomas Vicar of Holy Trinity, tread the service at the graveside.

The annual general meeting of the Poverty Bay Hockey Association will bo held at the Itoyal Hotel at 8 p.m. to-day. Intending members, as well as members, are invited to attend.

The public schools annual sports are to be held at AVaihirere to-mor-row, and promise to afford an excellent outing. A special train is to leave Gisborne at 10 a.m. The return fare for children is to be 6d.

A committee consisting of as many members of the Borough Council as can attend will meet Dr. Mason, Chief Health Officer, to-day to discuss with him the epidemic of typhoid in the borough.

In order to allow the public a further opportunity of contributing to the “Bread Fund/’ for the relief of the British unemployed, Adjutant Melksham, of the Salvation Army, will make a collection at Miller’s Corner to-day from noon to 1 p.m.

The working of the Gisborne-Ka-raka railway for the four-weekly period ending January 30 showed a prefit of £3BB, the revenue totalling £lOl9. The passengers numbered 5308, parcels 319, sheep and pigs 10,,046, goods 1578 parcels. Passengers’ revenue represented £360„ parcels, etc., £37, sheep £552, miscellaneous £52, rents and commissions £l6.

At the Y.M.C.A. rally meeting, held in St. Andrew’s Schoolroom last night, great rivalry immediately sprang up between . partisans of the “Reds and Blues.” It caused the captain of the “Reds” to assure his followers that at any rate they were not starting off with the blues. This ambiguous remark brought forth roars of laughter from all.

Next Monday night will be the occasion of a brilliant function in Whinray’s Hall, when Air H. J. Brownlee will give a conversazione to further the efforts of the “Blue” members of the Y.M.C.A. The hall lias been kindly lent by Air. Whinray for the evening, and' it is hoped that this novel idea of canvassing will bring in a strong number of new recruits to the ranks of the Y.M.C.A.

Air. W. A. Barton, S.AI., presided over a sitting of the Police Court yesterday morning. David Stewart pleaded guilty to two charges of drum kenness, and was fined os. with 2s costs in each case. James Spencer was fined 10s with 2s costs for a similar offence. Robert Alerritt was also fined for drunkenness, and a prohibition order was issued against him on the application of his wife.

A native of Alauritius named George Alanns appeared before Air. Barton. S.AI., yesterday to answer a charge of criminally assaulting a little girl on Alonday afternoon. Sergeant Hutton applied for a remand, and when the accused was asked if he had any objection to the application being granted., be replied,---T am not guilty. Your Worship.” He afterwards said that lie had no objection to being remanded if he could get bail, but His Worship replied that he could not allow" bail, and the prisoner was re manded for a week.

The Pennsylvania railroad propose to build the largest bridge in the world, connecting the mainland _ol New York with Long Island. A\ ith the approaches it will be three miles long. The greatest span, over Hell Gate Channel, will be 1000 ft long. The bridge will be 140 ft over the water, permitting the passage of the tallest vessels. The entire structure, except the piers for the arch, will be of. steel, having an estimated weight oi 80.(000 tons. It will have four tracks, two for passenger trains and two for freight. The estimated cost is between £3,000,000 and £4,000,000.

The provisioning of a Maori tangi is an important matter. At the Kaikolie tangi the other day, states the Auckland correspondent of the •‘Canterbury Times,” fifty bullocks, twenty sheep, and innumerable geese, ducks and fowls were consumed. On the first day nine bullocks were 'killed and eaten. There were vegetables, kumaras, and potatoes; these came in big waggon loads from all parts of the district, the whole time the tangi was on. The chiefs and distinguished visitors dined in one eating-place and the ordinary Natives in another. In the latter place 200 could be seated, and though in the former dinner consisted of plates of cockles, beef, mutton, vegetables, and pastry, the tea menu was much simpler, beef and bread and pastry. The killing and quartering of the beasts was done close at hand. The vegetables were prepared in huge quantities by the women. Water was brought from an adjacent well, and the only drink apart from that was tea.

A puzzling case arising out of the wreck of the Penguin intimately concerns a small contractor who resides at an out of the way settlement- in Pelorus Sound, writes the Wellington correspondent of the “Canterbury Times.” He had done some building work for a public body which has its head-quarters at Blenheim, and a sum of £6O odd payment was forwarded to him by post. As there are no banks anywhere near his residence, the Board’s officials, to suit his convenience, sent the money in the form of bank notes, taking the precaution to register the letter. The department, it is asserted, should have sent the letter overland from Blenheim, for there were two overland mails it is said on the day that the letter was posted, but unfortunately it was sent to Wellington by the s.s. Penguiu on tho occasion that she was wrecked, and so far there has been no trace of tho mails discovered. The post office authorities when they register a letter, it is stated, specifically decline to be liable for more than £2 in the event of tho letter miscarrying, and now the question arises as to who is responsible for tho loss. There is a likelihood that the committal of the registered letter to the post office officials forms an act of constructive delivery in the eyes of the law whereby the post-office becomes agent in trust for the addressee, and if this is proved to be the case the loss will apparently be upon a small contractor instead of upon the public body, for though the post-office has legal liability it is understood to be limited by the express declaration that no sum in excess of £2 will be paid for a' lost letter. J