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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2468, 5 April 1909, Page 4

The Makauri School concert will take place on Wednesday evening next, instead of on Thursday evening, as previously arranged. It is understood that the Government has decided to purchase Mr. S. Williamson’s Ng.it an a Station, of 10,697 acres’, in order to cut it up for settlement. The reserved judgment in the case of Ahenata to Alaire and others v. W. D. Lysnar has been forwarded fronr Wellington, and will be read by Mr.. W. A. Barton at 10 a.m. to-day. The following revenue was received at the Customs-house, Gisborne, last week: —Customs duties -£667 5s sd, beer duty £25 3s Gd, light, dues £49 11s 6d, shipping fees £1 3s 9d; total, £743 5s 2d. \

To-day will be a exceptionally heavy day at the Police Court, as no less than 17 charges will be preferred against 12 persons. The list includes charges of drunkenness, breaches _ of prohibition orders, attempted suicide, wife desertion, and horse stealing.

The annual general meeting of -the Kaiti-Gity Football Club will be held at the Iloyal Hotel to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 8 o’clock." All members are requested to attend, and also all footballers wishing to join the new club proposed to be formed at. the termination of the above meeting.

Dr. Mason, in reply to His 'Worship the Mayor’s telegram stating that the Borough Council had decided to engage Mr. Marchant to report upon a drainage scheme for Gisborne and to submit tlie reports to experts, states he will gladly arrange for experts to consider the schemes as soon as they come to hand.

Yesterday was Palm Ynrday. and special services were held in Holy Tiinity Church. Holy Commun.on was celebrated by the vicar '.the Rev. L. Dawson Thomas) at S a.m. and alter matins; the morning eerrice lting taken by the Rev. W. PI. Roberts, ol Te Karaka. At the evening service the vicar preached an appropriate sermon.

Constable Phillips, of Auckland, arrived by the s.s. Waikare yesterday morning in charge of a Native .named Hap: Tanari, who was arrested in the northern city on a charge of forging a cheque for" £5 10s on February 19th; and littering the same to an employee of Air. R. Robertson. The accused man will appear at the Police Court this morning.

The shares in the new Waihi East Goldmining Company are being rapidly placed on the market, and as soon as the company is formed a shaft will he started to test the large reef and other reefs of the Waihi system. An offer was made by an English syndicate to take over the business of the company, but was declined. A large parcel of shares will, however, be offered on tiie London market.

The following tenders were received by Air. F. J. Wilson. scm\, architect, on Saturday, for alteration and additions in brick to the Iloyal Hotel: J. Colley £970, Aitken aud Wilson £971, J. AY. Aiackrell £1029, AI. Haisman £1039, G. Smith £1047. Evans, Nield and Co. £1143, E. P. AATJJiams and Co. £ll4B, Skeet and Co. £1175, J. Somervell £1279 16s. Air. J. Colley’s tender was accepted.

Communication with East Cape being still cut off, the chief postmaster (Mr. llenner) has communicated direct- with AYellington on the subject. On AYednesday last Air. Renner arranged for the Waikare to signal to telephone at East Cape to connect his wire, but although the signals were answered, no communication has reached here. This would point to the fact that the defect is in the cable itself.

By Saturday’s, mail' the Alayoress (Air's. A\ T . D. Lysnar) received from the Alayoress of Christchurch a copy of the petition in connection with the domestic help movement. A meeting of the committee is being arranged to be hoM at the residence of the Alayoress tomorrow afternoon, at 3.30, to consider the question of adopting the petition, as presented by the Christchurch ladies, and to make arrangements for the circulation of the petition for signatures.

By advertisement this morning ratepayers and property holders within the borough of Gisborne are notified that the rates for the year 1909-1910 will be strunck on Tuesday, April 20tli, and will be due andj, payable' on Alay Ist next. The following 1 are the various rates:—General rate 2s in the £, waterworks rate 9jd in the £, Roebuck Roacl bridge loan rate in the £, old borough loan fd in the £, Ivaiti loans 2d in the £, AYhataupoko loan lid in the £, and Stout Street loan 3d in the £.

■The weekly .meeting of the directorate of the Gisborne' Oil Company was held on Saturday, there being present: Mssrs AV. D. Lysnar, F. Hall, Anderson, and J. Clark. It was reported that the whole of the shares had been applied for by the end of March, and that there was sufficient capital in hand to put the present bore down to ovoV SoOOft. The boiler had been got over the hill to the site of the well, and the balance of the 6iu pipes had arrived. There were now sufficient in hand to carry the bore to below 2000 ft, and the work of prospecting was progressing very satisfactorily.

About 11 o'clock on Saturday irghrt a message was sent to the Police Station that an individual was attempting to break and enter Mr. J. C. Parker’s wine and spirit store in Lowe Street. Sergeant Hutton, accompanied by Detective Rawle, immediately went along to the scene, where they discovered .a man at the rear of the premises, under the influence of liquor, and apparently engaged in the occupation of smashing up a number of empty, two-gallon jars. The mail, who is an ex-eontingenter. is verv powerfully built, and on the way to the Police Station lie offered violent resistance. He will appear at the Police Court this morning charged with drunkenness, resisting the police, iml wilful damage to property. The death occurred on Saturday afternoon of Mrs. Taylor, wile of Mr. A!Yn Taylor, of Berry Street, Gisborne. the deceased lady arrived in Gisborne with her family in 1878, and had resided here ever since. She nad l)eeu suffering from heart trouble tor some time past, hut was a little brighter and . more cheerful than usual on Saturday morning. She suddenly took bad turn during the morning, and passed away at half-past .1 o clock in : the afternoon,, before Mr. Taylor, who was. absent from, the house, . had. timeb to reach home. Mrs. Taylor: loaves one son (Mr. Charles Taylor). and two daughters (Mrs. I-oomh and Mrs. Pool). The' deceased lady was (50 years of ago. The 1 uncial cakes jiycc this nUernooii.

The girls attending St. Alary’s Roman Catholic School will be present at the public meeting of ladies which is to beheld in the Garrison Hal! on AVednes-

day next, in reference to the proposaL for a women’s offering in connection ' with the offer of a Dreadnought to the British Government. -The Rev. Father Lane, as representing the school, will briefly address the meeting. It has been suggested by the Alayoress that no collections be made from children attending the meeting, but that later on the collection, as from the children, be made by the master of each school, theschool children’s colllection to be specially earmarked. It is anticipated .that the meeting will decide on an opportunity being given to all adults present to contribute.

The Board of Directors of the Young Afon’s Christian Association will tills evening show in a practical manner their appreciation of the assistance accorded by the residents of Gisborne towards placing the Association on its present very satisfactory footing. A reception is to be held- at the rooms of ' the Association at S pan 1 . Practically, everybody is welcome to attend, and the general secretary (Air. AVebster) wishes it known that any citizens who have not received cards of invitation may procure the same by applying to liim to-day. The principal feature of" this evening’s gathering will he the official opening of the rooms by His Worship the Alayor (Air. W. D. Lysnar). Addresses will. probably* be given by other gentlemen, and - a musical programme will be gone through. Refreshments, provided by the lady friends of the members, are to be served. The billiard table, which arrived last- week, has been placed in the rooms, and by dint of hard work on the part of the members, they already present a bright and attractive appearance.