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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 171, 31 July 1901, Page 2

The next sale of stock by Messrs Wyllie and Mason will be held on Thursday. The monthly meeting of tho Hospital Trustees will be held at tho hospital tonight. A London cablegram states that Dr. Wcstcott, Bishop of Durham, is dead, aged 75. Messrs Common Shelton and Co.’s next sale of stock is to ho hold at Waerenga-a-hika yards on Thursday. By our Parliamentary telegrams to-day it will bo seen that tho Government contemplates further licensing legislation. The motion in favor of amalgamation, proposed by Mr W. D. Lysnar at the meeting on Monday night, was seconded by Mr T. B. Sweet. Capt. Edwin reported at 12.50 yesterday : —“ North to west and south-west gale; glass fall; heavy rain; weather cold; tides moderate.” A telegram received from Wellington yesterday states that Luttcr’s remarkable range-finding instrument has been tested at Island Bay under unfavorable atmospheric conditions, with satisfactory results.

Mr J. Score’s first-class butter factory at Matawhoro is offered for sale. Tho factory possesses an excellent plant, and the offer is a fine opportunity for those desiring of taking up the dairying under tho co-operative system. An advertisement in another column notifies a splendid opportunity offered by Messrs Kennedy and Evans for tho purchase of coal cheap from tho ship’s side, a vessel having just arrived with 300 tons of the best Newcastle coal for that firm.

At Christchurch yesterday Francis Haywood pleaded, guilty to stealing from William Mandell’s house, Addington, articles of jewellery and cash to the value of j£44 14s 6d. The offence was. committed on February 22nd, and the man was arrested at' Wanganui. He was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. The Manager of the Cook County Tinware Factory calls attention to a new tank iilter for which device he claims that it is simple, effective, durable, and cheap. These are good words. Any effective invention at a low price that will keep roof filth from getting into rain water cisterns will bo a boon to Gisborne residents. At the Police Court yesterday permission was granted to t-hc Salvation Army to take charge of the unfortunate woman, Annie Tosland, who' is to bo sent on to the Bcscuo Homo in Auckland this morning. T. J. Harris, on a third offence of drunkenness, was fined £5, or in default

14 days’ imprisonment with hard labor. A woman named Eleanor DeGray Birch, was fined 10s and costs 4s, on a charge of drunkenness. George Grey, laborer, for indecency, was sentenced to four days’ imprisonment. Mr Jones appeared for the defendant ; it was admitted that there had been an offence during drunkenness, but it was contended that the Act did not apply to such a case. Last night Messrs Adair Bros, adopted a graceful method of acknowledging the special services of their largo staff of employees. The yearly stock-taking by the firm was completed that evening, and at the invitation of the proprietors the employees adjourned to Messrs Allen Bros.’ City Buffet, where an excellent dinner had been prepared. Mr T. Adair, the senior partner, presided, Mr C. Adair occupying the vice-chair. About twenty-five sat down to the dinner, which- was served up in Messrs Allen Bros, best style. The tables were artistically set off, and the menu was a specially good one, A very pleasant hour or two was spent, and bofore the company broke up, best wishes wore extended to the partners in tho popular firm.

Our Waikato correspondent telegraphed yesterday : —The many Gisborne friends of Mrs A. Smith, mother of Messrs G. and C.- Smith, of Gisborne, will regret to hear of that lady’s death, which took place at Ivirikiriroa on Sunday evening. The deceased lady, who was in tier 54th year, returned from Gisborne early in May, and recently visited To Aroha for the'benefit o< her health, which for some time lias been tailing, 'Her death was somewhat unexpected, as her health appeared to have been much improved a few days prior to her death. Mrs Smith was one of tine oldest Waikato settlers, having arrived in Hamilton in 18G3. She leaves a family of nine children, four sons and five daughters. Three sons and one daughter are at present residing in the Gisborne district. Much sympathy is expressed with the members of her family in their great sorrow. The funeral takes place at Hamilton on Friday, having been deferred to enable Messrs C. and T. Smith to be present.

Shortly after one o’clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the row of houses near the Flagstaff. It commenced in a cottage occupied by Mr W. Burnand, being first noticed by neighbors, Mrs Boyle and Mr Langford. The fire was about the chimney, at the back of the house. Mr Langford and others who quickly came to the rescue did all they could, but were unable to save much, and the fire soon spread to the adjoining cottage, occupied by Mrs Boyle. When the Fire Brigade arrived they could not do anything to save the two cottages, but did effective work in staying the progress of the fire. Mr Burnand’s house was insured for £IOO in the Alliance office, the furniture being insured for £SO, but he states that he will be a heavy loser, £1.3 in cash being included in his loss. He cannot account for the fire in any way, breakfast having boon cooked in a shed at the back, and there having been no fire in the room for some days. Mrs Boyle is a heavy loser. Her insurances are £IOO on the building and £SO on the furniture. Mr Langford's house and furniture vyere also damaged.

Impounding notices from the Matawhoro and Ormond pounds appear in this issue. Mr D. J. Barry asks that all accounts against him he rendered not later than August Ist. Mr Alfred Kidd has L-.cn elected Mayor by the Auckland City Council, vice Dr Campbell. An arbitration case between Messrs

Oppenhcimer ami Co. and Messrs Coiniron, Shelton and Co. is being conducted reforo Mr W. A. Barton. If the Premier is anxious to visit London next year, we see no objection to him doing so, but ho should have sufficient ronfidence in his colleagues to leave the conduct o f affairs entirely in their hands. —Lyttelton Times. Applicants for the Puhalta hamlet for workmen's homes, IV miles from Timaru, near the Freezing Works, were being examined yesterday morning. There were only four applicants for eleven sections. Messrs Mackrell and Colley, contractors for the Tolago Bay post-office, intend making a start this week with the erection of the building. A number of their workmen have left town and Messrs Colley and Colebourno (Government Overseer of Works) have also gone up. A Magisterial enquiry into the wreck of the Lizzie Bell was opened at Now Plymouth yesterday morning before Mr Stanford, S.M., and Captain Hood, nautical assessor. The enquiry was adjourned till to-day on the application of the Marine Department to allow Captain Adamson, the second assessor, to arrive from Auckland. Messrs Law and Co., of Ormond, have sold their butchery business to Messrs Cassidy and Pennington, of the Waikato, and the latter will enter upon possession to-day. Mr Cassidy has had over eighteen years’ experience in the business in the Waikato, and has an expert knowledge of all branches of the trade. The new firm are thoroughly deserving of the support of country settlers. It is the semi-civilisation that is killing tlic Maori. Give him savagery, cr give him civilisation. Lot there be no middle course. As we cannot let him drift back into savagery, give him every advantage that his white brother enjoys. Let the Government offer the enlightened members of the raco the fullest scope for the amelioration of the race. Legislate benevolently for them. They have equal rights with the whites, perhaps, but not equal opportunities of grasping the benefits of advanced legislation.—Free Lance. On being informed of his release, \rabi Pasha, the Egyptian rebel, telegraphed to the Governor : “ Deceived your message with unspeakable joy. Kindly convey to His Majesty King Edward, the Khedive, and the English Government, my heartfelt thanks.” Arabi said that he hoped to go to England to pay his respects to the British Throne, and to thank the friends who had done much to help him. There was one thing he would not do, and that was to concern himself with polities. All he asked was to die in his dear homeland, and that his bones should bo buried in peace.