The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, SEPTEMBER 30, 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 534, 30 September 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, SEPTEMBER 30, 1902.

Mr and Mrs James Macfarlane returned to Gisborne yesterday. Messrs Stubbs and Co. advertise for a copy of the old Poverty Bay almanac. '['bo fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council takes place to-night. A concert by the pupils of St. Mary’s Convent School is to be held in the Academy of Music to-night. A rise in the prices of meat is notified to-day by the butchers, owing to the increased price of stock. Mr J. B. Von Pein has been elected to the vacancy on the Poverty, Bay Road Board.

“ I do not like to pay children to go to school, but that is practically what it comes to, to give them a lot of scholarships,” remarked Mr Rolan at the Board of Governors’ meeting yesterday.

Messrs Williams and Kettle notify us, in regard to Gladstone road sections for which tenders were called to close on Saturday, for a lease extending ovor 10 years, that none of the tenders receivod came up to the owner’s ideas of value, and that they have not accepted any of the tenders in the meantime.

The ‘Rev. J. Lyali will conclude his mission in Gisborne to-morrow aftornoon, and he leaves by the Zealandia for Dunodin, where ho is to couduct a mission in the Garrison Hall in that city, commencing next Sunday evening. Since his arrival in Gisborne, Mr Lyali has made many friends, and his mission has been a most successful one.

Mr A. Bull, formerly in the service of the Union Company, lias secured a good appointment in South Africa. In a letter to Mr 11. DeCosta lie states a tremendous rush has set in, and adds •. “ Advise New Zealanders not to come at present, as the place is overcrowded." He sends regards to his many Gisborne friends.

The member for Waiapu must he a very sanguine sort of individual when ho gives utterance to the following “ The Government wore malting such good progress with settling all the Native difficulties now that very shortly they would have very few, if any, Native petitions coming before that Committee.” We are afraid that very few settlers on the East Coast view the recent Native legislajion with the same favor Mr Carroll does.

On Sunday morning the wedding of Mr James Walker Bain, son of the late Mr J. W. Bain, Invercargill, and Miss Hilda Cox, daughter of the late Mr F. Cox, of Gisborne, was celebrated at the residence of the bride's mother, Gladstone road. The Bev. J. Cr. Paterson officiated. Miss Freda Cox acted as bridesmaid, and Mr C. Adair was best man. The bride was daintily attired in a costume of white muslin and lace frills, and white hat with pink and yellow roses and black velvet ribbon. The bridesmaid, Miss Freda Cox, woro white muslin and lace, and a blue bat trimmed with forget-me-nots. Mr J. 11. Ormond gave the bride away. The wedding gifts received were handsome and valuable.

At the meeting of the Board of Governors of the High School held yesterday afternoon, a letter was read from the Gisborne School Committee, asking that the successor to the lady teacher at the High School bo a male graduate with some knowledge of the work in commercial schools. Mr DeLautour said that the salary' paid to the lady teacher was £l2O. He did not think that the Board should give more than £175 per year to a male teacher. Mr Nolan : You cannot offer anyone less than £2OO a-year ; I should not like to insult them by doing so, Mr DeLautour: That is all very well, but you must remember that young men often graduate at lb, and we shall in all probability only get a young one. The Chairman pointed out that the secoud and third assistants at the Gisborne School were paid less than £l4O, while the firstassistant- only received £235. Mr Nolan said there was not much prospect of getting a teacher who had had commercial experience. There were very few commercial schools in the eoiony. After further discussion, it was decided to acceae to the request of the Committee, and invite applications for a male graduate with commercial knowledge, at a salary of £175 per year.

At Waihora crossing. Karaka, yesterday, Mr Currie’s team of horses bringing in a load of wool, were swept off their feet. Mr Currie had a hard struggle to get to the bank. The horses got clear oi the vehicle, hut the wool was swept down the river.

_ A football match will be played on A ictoria Domain next Thurday afternoon beside which in point of interest the recent big match between Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay will pale its ineffectual fires. We refer tu the meeting of teams representing the linns of Williams and Kettle and Common. Shelton, and Co. Both fifteens arc- in active training. Every night for the past week signal sounds ol strife have issued from Williams and Kettle’s wool store, and night has bean made hideous with the whoops of the braves preparing for tile war path. It is further reported that Jack Nisbett overturned a wool-bale in Common, Shelton’s store the other evening by simply packing a scrum against it. All admission-fee of 6d will be charged, and the proceeds will be generously handed over to the Cook Memorial Fund.

“ The Sign of the Cross,” was the subject of the address given by the Rev. J. Lyali, at the Theatre Royal, last- evening. There was again a crowded attendance, and the Mission is still increasing in popularity. The text was taken from Ist Corinthians, chapter I, 23rd verse, “ But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness. ’ The rev. gentleman ably dealt with the various -‘signs of the cross,” and also the question of the Cross of Christ and his finished redemption work, vvnich twenty centuries ago was unto the Jews a stumbling block and the Greeks foolishness. The speaker said he was afraid there were a great many of the same class of people living in this 20th Century ; although they might not believe in the blood of Christ, or in his finished work, yet that made no difference, it was true for ull that ! Throughout his discourse, which was listened to with very marked attention, lie quoted many texts in support of his contentious, and especially dealt in the texts where, the shedding of blood was necessary for the remission of sins. The after meeting was again a very bright one, when many frosh converts came forward to mako a stand on the Lord’s side. To-night will Be the last evening of the Mission, and those who have not had the pleasure of hearing Mr Lyali should make a point of doing so.

Ait Australian writer thus refers to the home - coming of the Australian cricketers I They are coining home victorious from many an English playing ground. They, have beaten All England in the “ test ” matches, and thetefore “ recovered the ashes,” to use a sliwig phrase of the game, which is frequently heard, but whose meaning is as dark as night. The record of this team is about- the best achieved by any combination that ever saued away to show John Bull how his own game ought, to he played ; and one of its members lias done such incomparably illustrious feats that already the people of Sydney, where he belongs, are preparing to give him a reception which might make old Roman generals restless ‘in their graves, so insignificant, relatively, were some oi their imrcl-wdn triumphs. The wonderful thbig about these cricketers is that on setting out they were generat’y decried on what seemed to be reasonable evidence, as an inferior lot. Ho far as tint goes, the contrary is not necessarily proved. The Englishmen may he weaver than usual. Everything depends on the other side. Yet England

spcins to bp particularly strong this year, both in batsmen and bowlers. Wore than that, Murdoch, about as good a judge as there is, declares this the best team Australia nas ever sent out. On this, added to their record, it has to be assumed that they really are very much better than was thought here acid there, lint anyhow, the deciding fact 'is that they have won. l’he monthly meeting of tho High School Board of Governors was held yesterday afternoon. Present: Messrs \V. Morgan (Chairman), 0. A. DeLautour, R. Johnston, J. W. Nolan, and J. Coleman. A letter was received from Mr A. Oldfield, stating that tho necessary improvements required under his lease had been done to the proporty which he occupied. Mr J. B. Morris, of Hauiti, wrote certifying to tho same. —Approved. Tho Auckland Commissioners wrote forwarding the sum of £179 9s 8d. —Received. A letter was received from Miss Aikman, assistant teacher at the High School, stating her willingness to remain in her present position until the new year. She also regretted, on account of her defective hearing, having to resign her position in the school. Members spoke in terms of praise of the good work done by Miss Aikman. The Chairman said that ho was exceedingly sorry that Miss Aikman was leaving tho school, as besides being a capable teacher sho had interested herself in the private life of tho girls. On tho motion of Mr Nolan it was decided that tho secretary be requested to write to Miss Aikman expressing tho Governors’ regret

at her resignation, and expressing appreciation of the services she had rendered. The question of technical education was discussed, and it was agreed that the Board of Governors should be the controlling authority in connection with tho proposed course of instruction that it is intended to draw up. A suggestion was thrown out that several local associations might bo represented on tho Board, and also be invited to assist tho cause with a substantial vote, but nothing definite was arrived at, The sum of £lO (a quarter's salary) was passed for paymont to Mr Anderson, drawing instructor, At tho monthly meeting of the High School Board of Governors, hold yesterday afternoon, Messrs DeLautour and Morgan submitted tho following report upon the question of scholarship examinations : “ The secondary classes being free to all children who pass Standard VI., there is now but little inducement for special application in order to sit for scholarship examination. The Board deducts i-5 Bs from each scholarship, returning 36s only to the pupil. We would recommend that scholarships of

1 tho value of £2 per year be granted to the 1 extent from Time to time of funds avail--1 able for such purpose, and always in every case in the discretion of the. Governors, to pupils in this district who at the scholarship examination gain not less than 00 per cent, of the total marks obtainable, That in the case of country scholars, each scholar allotted a scholarship of £2 to receive a travelling allowance, the amount of which shall be fixed according to the special circumstances of each ease at tho time of allotment. Scholars holding scholarships for the second year, as at January Ist, 1003, to be treated if possible as having earned a £2 scholarship from that da'e for the ensuing year.” Mr Nolan thought chat more attention should be paid to children living in the country who should bo offered special concessions to attend the secondary school. It was not always the best children who took scholarships. He suggested that four prizes of jEIO should bo offered to country scholars. Mr Morgan said that no scholarship could be given by the Governors unless the pupil obtained 00 per cent, of the total marks. Mr DeLautour said that the Governors had power to grant scholarships even if 50 per cent, of the total marks was not obtained by the pupil. He understood that Mr Nolan desired that

four scholarships should he reserved and given to the best country pupils, who sat for the examination. Mr Nolan said that that was his intention. After further discussion, the following addition svas made to the report : —“ As funds will permit the Governors will offer from year to year, four £lO scholarships,,payable quarterly, to punils from the country schools in the district who have sat for Board scholarships and failed to o.biain the same; or having attained it have not—through funds'not being available —obtained a two pound scholarship and travelling allowance from this Board.”