The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 9, 1901

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 58, 9 March 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 9, 1901

A meeting of the Licensing Bench will be held to-day. Three horses lost from --the Native College grounds are advertised for. The Hospital Trustees are in hopes of getting Messrs Williams and Kettle’s large and commodious woolshed for the Birthday Ball on May 24th. Tho following additional entries -have been received for the Handicap Trot at the St. Patrick’s sports G. Primrose’s Polly, E. Quinn’s Market, G. Howarth’s Fluter, and A. McDonald’s Darkie. It is expected that upwards of two hundred entries will be received for tho Hospital Fund race at St. Patrick’s Sports on Thursday next, and a substantial amount should accrue towards the funds of the Hospital.

Arrangements in connection with St. Patrick’s Social, to be held on Thursday evening next, are in an advanced state, and there is every reason to believe that the gathering will be a record one upon the score of attendance. Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co., of Auckland, have an advertisement in this issuo with regard to their famous Standard blended teas. The firm’s teas have a high reputation throughout the colony, having obtained first award and only gold medal at tho Auckland Exhibition in IS9S-99. The teas' are to be obtained from all grocers.

The following will represent Eangiuui Cricket Club in their match against Gisborne to-day : —Gibson, Sharp, Zachariah, Hold, Te Reina, Jobson, Parker (5). Gisborne will be repreiented by: Hussey, Howard, Cole, Cuthbcrt, W. A. Dods, Vincent, G. Johnstone, Coleman, Clarke, McCrcdie, and East; emergencies, B. Johnston, J. Dods. The American Tobacco Company are offering an artistic gift to their customers in the shape of a beautiful oleograph, which they present to any person returning twenty-five Old Judge cigarette boxes or twelve Old Judge tobacco labels. The pictures are very handsome, and deal with a great variety of subjects. They are suitable for framing, and should be eagerly sought after. At the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., Edward O’Reilly was charged with breaking-in a horse in Gladstone road, contrary to the Borough by-laws. The defendantjstated that he had driven the horse in Palmerston road in single and double harness, and it was perfectly quiet. The horse subsequently did a little damage to a fence in the main street. A fine of 10s and costs was imposed. “ Onlooker ” writes : ference to a case which came before our worthy Magistrate yesterday, it would be interesting to know what ' can or what should be done with refractory horses ? Are they to be taken on the beach or some of the back roads, or possibly up Kaiti Hill ? Hardly a day passes without seeing horses strapped with breaking gear, and yet, in this instance, an example must be made at the instance of someone who had a few palings injured.” Last evening, Mr C. F. Lewis, received the following telegram from Mr E. J. Von Dadelzen, Registrar - General : —“ Instructions now received from Premier that all work in connection with referendum on federation is to be stopped at once. Please send back the letters of instructions for yourself and sub-enumera-tors with all voting papers. If you have issued forms to sub-enumators cancel your instructions directly to prevent papers from getting out.” The instructions in Mr Lewis’ case were a little previous, as he had not received the papers referred to.

The premises of Mr George Smith, hairdresser, in Gladstone road, wore broken into yesterday morning, and a cash box containing about ,£3O was stolen. Entrance was effected through a window at the back of the building. Mr George Smith, in company with a friend, was at the shop between 8 and 9 o’clock the previous night, and everything then appeared to be safe. At ten past eleven his brother, Mr C, S)?lith, according_to custom, had a look in to see that everything was right. He entered by the front .door, which he bolted from the inside. After looking round he left by the back entrance, which he locked, leaving everything safe) At midnight two men sleeping in a room in the yard heard the noise as of an entry being forced, but did nor attach sufficient importance to it to get up and see what was the cause of the noise. The matter was reported to Sergeant ISiddells, but so far no clue has been obtained.