The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 16, 1901

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 64, 16 March 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 16, 1901

Acclimatisation Society meet to-day at 2 o’clock at the Masonic Hotel. Mr F. J. Lysnar advertises for a bay mare lost from Parikanapa station. Mr John Rosie invites offees for the lease of ten acres of ground, with cottage, on Kaiti. There will be no afternoon Church of England service at Waerenga-a-hika tomorrow. Mr Sinclair, of Tolago Bay, wired last evening:—“ Weather has cleared for hunt to-morrow. There is every indication of a good race meeting.” It is estimated that about 1400 bales of wool were grown in the Nuhaka and Mahia districts this season, exclusive of Maori clips. About nine years ago not more than 400 bales wore produced from the same area. Considerable interest is taken in the cricket match Gisborne v. Frasertown, to bo played at the Victoria Domain this afternoon, and provided the weather is fine there should be a large attendance of the public. Play starts at 1 o’clock. A meeting is convened for Wednesday evening to arrange for the holding of the annual Hospital Ball on the evening of what it is believed will Become known as Victoria Day. The proposal should be readily taken up, and a substantial bonefit to the Hospital funds be obtained. At Holy Trinity Church to-morrow afternoon, His Lordship Bishop Wilson will deliver an address especially to children, and there should be a large attendance. Bishop Wilson’s addresses to young people are full of interest, and those given in the South were greatly appreciated.

A general meeting of the Gisborne Cooperative Building Society will be held in the Wesleyan School-room, on Wednesday, 20th March, 1901, at 8 o’clock p.m. Shareholders will require to produce their pass-books at the door of the hall to entitle them to admission. The business is the declaring of an appropriation by ballot, and the declaring of an appropriation by sale by tender. At St. Mary’s Catholic Church to-mor-row, the Rev. Fathers Gregory and Augustine will, commence a week’s mission. The services have been eagerly looked forward to, and should be well attended during the week. Fathers Gregory and Augustine are both good speakers, and have devoted a good deal of time to mission work. They will at the conclusion of the mission at St. Mary’s visit Ormond and Patutahi. Mr M. H. Browne, the New Zealand representative of the Bile Beans Company, is at present on a visit to Gisborne, his object being to supervise the distribution of literature impressing upon the public the value of the company’s medicinal wares. We have received a copy of the company’s fortune-telling pamphlet, which is being distributed among householders. A study of its pages will be found interesting and instructive, while a fund of amusement may be drawn from the pamphlet by following its directions. The drawing of Mrs Scott’s art uuion took place at Mr C. F. Lewis’s musical depot last evening, when there was a large attendance. The drawing was done by Masters P. Adair and J. Newton, under the supervision of Mr C. F, Lewis. The following were the winning numbers : First prize, No. 6, Mr F. Harris ; 2nd, 161, Mrs E. H. Mackey; 3rd, 331, Mr J. B. Clark; 4tli, 396, Mr J. McFarlane; sth, 272, Mr J. Hodson ; 6th, 354, Mr H. Sandlant. The first prize won by Mr Harris, is a very handsome portrait of Mr Scddpj}, the artistic work having been beautifully done by Mrs Scott.

* The Residont Magistrate has requested us (Oudtshoorn Courant) to publish the following extract from a letter -written by a Boer prisoner of war, now in gaol here, to Ills wife, the writer having expressed a wish that-rit should be made public “ Oudtshoorn, January 29,1901, ' Mrs G. Pretorius, Braudfort. Esteemed wife, — I gni in the hands of Her Majesty’s troops, v/hereof I am very glad. I am well, and be assured that I am treated like a gentleman, As we have always been stuffed with lies, I now have experience that everyone is well treated,—Your husband, G.: J; Pketobious. ’ *

The Bishop of Melanesia arrived from the South this morning by the Elingamite, and will remain in Gisborne for a few days. His Lordship will hold three services at the Holy Trinity Church tomorrow, and, as he has the reputation of being an eloquent preacher, there is bound to be a large congregation upon each occasion. On Tuesday evening, Bishop Wilson will deliver a lecture on the work of the mission. It will be illustrated by a number of beautiful lime-light views of the Melanesian Islands, including Norfolk Island (the headquarters of the Mission), Solomon Islands, and many other places of interest. Admission will be free, but there will be a collection in aid of the new ship, which is urgently needed to carry on the work of the Mission, The object is one that should appeal to all sections of the community, and we hope to see a crowded house on Tuesday evening. A very jovial gathering took place at the Albion ; Club Hotel last evening. Messrs Fred and Thomas Allen, who have : been with Mr Steele since he started business in Gisborne, are about to leave to take over the management of a country hotel. Mr Steele, anxious to show his appreciation of their valued services, entertained them and their friends at dinner. About twenty sat down to an excellent spread, and after full justice had been done to the good things provided, a number of toasts were given. In proposing the health of Messrs Allen Bros., Mr Steele made special mention of the very valuable services which they had rendered to him, and he wished them every happiness and prosperity in the future. Messrs Allen having suitably reponded, the health of Mr and Mrs Steele was proposed with enthusiasm, and appropriately responded to. An adjournment was afterwards made to the drawing-room, and a pleasant couple of hours were spent in social intercourse, a number cf songs being given by the ladies and gentlemen present. Messrs Allen have made themselves deservedly popular with the travelling public, and they have the good wishes of many in the business in which they are about to enter,

Our report of the Matawliero stock sale will appear on Monday.

A slight shock of earthquake was experienced shortly after eleven d'clock last evening. Early this morning Constable McLeod arrested a man on a charge ofdrunkenness, and on a charge of vagraiicy ho arrested a woman who has previously been before the courts.

_Mr J. Davey, of Frasertown, has sold his engine, threshing machine and chaffcutter to Mr Geo. Walker, Nuhaka, there not being sufficient inducement to koep the plant going in Wairoa. The Minister of Lands has, according to our telegrams, been telling tho Wol : lington people which is the worst road in the Island. He might have had a look at the backs blocks of this district before he spoke. It will be interesting to obtain furthor information as to the proposed experiments with burnt papa. Such an experiment could easily be tried in Gisborne. The road overseer, Mr Morgan, could possibly arrange for such a test with the aid of one of the local brick kiln proprietors.

The letter Mr Ward received from Portugal was an especially kindly one, and in the course of it the Councillor Director-General romarks, “ I felicitate you upon this measure of wide reaching importance, of which I am fully cognisaut, and although regretting that my administration is not able to render reciprocity I assure you that it will not fail to deliver without surcharge to addresses in Portugal letters which are passed by your colony prepared at-Id per half ounce.” The writer also stated that ho had sent a copy of Mr Ward’s letter to tho Minister of Marine, with the object of having a similar arrangement made in regard to Portuguese colonies. A trap accident, which occurred in Lowc-street yesterday afternoon, caused a little excitement, but was fortunately unattended with much damage. Two young men, named Jones and Mends, had a minute previous taken their seats in a gig with the intention of proceeding :to. Ormond, but before getting in' the trap they neglected to see that the breeching of the harness was secure. The result was that as soon as they got underjway the trap came right over, and both were thrown on to the road. Mends had the presence of mind to retain the reins, and was alongside the horse as soon as it was on its feet. Tho animal then commenced to plunge and attempted to bolt, but Mends pluckily held on until assistance came, to hand. He narrowly escaped several times being struck with the point of the shafts, which were loose, as most of the harness came off the horse when the trap struck it. The gig and harness were slightly damaged, and after repairing theso at Mr J. It. -< Redstone’s the two young men resumed their journey.

One of the Imperial troops “ billeted ” at Dunediu, there related his experience : —“ I was put up with a middle-aged couple and their big sons. The dad says : 1 1 must tell you that this is a prohibition house, and we have no strong drink on tho premises.’ I bore up and saw it was alright. After tea the dad asked me if I’d like to look over the house. I went, and as soon as we were in a quiet corner the dad pulls out a bottle and asks me to have a nip; but ho told, me not to mention it to mother and the boys. We went back and mother said she’d show me my room. When we got into tho passage, mother whispered, 1 Don’t let dad and the boys know, but I’ve got a wee drappie put by for you, and you can have a nip whenever you want it.’ After a short yam with the family again, the boys said, ‘ Perhaps you’d like to have a look at our workshop in the yard.’ ‘ I would that,’ says I, and out we goes. Blest if the boys didn’t sneak me into their room, make mo swear I wouldn’t tell dad or mother, and then I had another one 1”