The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 25, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1413, 25 March 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 25, 1905.

Mrs E. H, Pavitt, Eaiti, advertises for a lady help. Messrs Redstone and Sons’ coaohes leave town at 7 on Monday morning for both the Coast and Morore. Mails despatched from Auckland via San Francisco on February 17th arrived in London on March 22nd. / East Capo roported yesterday morning a moderate S. wind, barometer 30.10, thermometer 63, blue sky, smooth sea. Captain Edwin roported yesterday : 11 Strong winds from between north west end west and south-west ; glass fall slowly ; tides and sea moderate.” Tho East Coast Mounted Rifles held a mounted parade at the Makauri range on Thursday afternoon, under SergeantMajor Tuck. The squadron wore instructed in distance firing. The servioo at Wesley Church to mor- J row morning will be taken by Mr W. I Frazer. The Rev. G. Hounsell will conduct the evening service. The subjeot of the sermon will be 11 A Great Problem.” Young men are invitod. At St. Andrew’s Church to-morrow

(Sunday) Mr Paterson will give tho usual sermonotta to children ; subject of sermon in the morning, “ Can a Church be called dead that has living Christians in it ? ” Lecture in the evening, “Is modern Christianity oivilised Heathenism or what ? ” Strangers cordially invited. Messrs Williams and Kettle report having at their Matawhero sale disposed of the leading lines of their cattle entry at the following rates 37 Meaners at £2 17s 6d, 37 steers 423 15s to £3 16s, 11 light beef £5 ss, 7 beef cows £4 17s 6d, 15 ditto £5, i 15 steers £4 15s, 14 bullocks £5. 36 Hereford Bteers £5 12s 6d, 22 steers £3 11s, 15 bullocks £4 10s, 19 heifers JB2 15s, 30 heifers £3 16s to £4 6s, 65 bullocks £5 18s 6d.

Mt J. Correll. of tho Dunedin Cash Cooperative Depot, in Gladstone Boad, invites inspection of his choice collection of stationery, glass and crockery ware, painting and fancy goods, which are to be sold at low prices. Mr Correll has also obtained a second-hand dealer’s license, arid is prepared to buy, sell or exchange goods at most reasonalable rates. At the Police Court yesterday morning an elderly woman, named Mary Amelia | South, charged a lad named William Whitfield with using insulting language on March 21st, in Gladstone Boad, within the hearing of passers by. Mr Arthur Coleman appeared for Whitfield, who pleadsd I not guilty. After hearing the evidence his Worship dismissed the information with costs 7s and soiioitor’s fee £1 Is. I Stafi Captßin Ward, chief organiser o* the Young People’s Work (Salvation Army > arrived by the boat this morning, and will I conduct special services at the .Army I Barracks to-morrow. The Staff Captain I has just recently arrived from London. The local Sunday school children, who have been trained by Mr 3 Slattery, .will i give special items at the afternoon and j evening services, and will also give a demonstration on Monday night,

Bowlers arc rorinested to lie on the green at 0 sharp this morning.

This evening Sergeant-Major Tuck .will instruct the Gisborne Cadets in out-post 'drill. Tlio Bluff Hill bowling representatives arrive this morning anil play a series of matches on, the Gisborne Club's green to-day.

A'photo of Me F. A. Martin, the lioted bowler, appears in tbc last number of the New Zealand Mail.

The Hawke's Bay. cricketers leave Auckland to-night and reach Gisborne to-morrow night.

The frame work of Messrs Murray, Roberts and Op’s new• store in Customhouse street ip now partly erect-

The Secretary of tlic Hawke’s Bay, Cricket Association, Mr Id. Siuyrk,,

is accompanying tile team on Northern tour.

Mr -J. Innes’ now, brick, building is nearing completion, and will make a ha.nidsiomo addition 1 to West idnd architecture.

The erection of now buildings in ‘Peel street is causing outside enquiries to bo made as to the prices at which sections-may be obtained. The cricket match between Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay; commences at 10 o’clock on Monday morning.;

Goo/d progress is being made with the erection of the now Convent in Lowe street.

Thirty-six new members were proposed at the meeting of the .West End Football Club last evening. The erection of. the Gisborne Club’s handsome new building is nearing completion, and it will probably, bo opened next month.

The Tyser liner Indxadevi completed loading yesterday, and sailed for Auckland last night.

Mr C. Hawkins, cash draper, advertises fresh shipments of new dress materials and ladies new jackets, marked at .very low prices.

Yesterday tha iron girders jdividing the upper and lower stories of Mr H. J. B'Ushnell/s new brick building were placed in position. Rapid, progress is now being made with the work.

Mr W. Miller advises that the George Darrell Dramatio Company will appear at His Majesty’s Theatre on April 10th, lltb and 12th.

At noon to-day Messrs Williams and Kettle will oiler for salo the Borough pro party at Makaraka, well known as having been occupied by the late Mr J. Booth.

The Gisborne Harbor Board invite tenders for the supply of Newcastle coal from date to 31st December, tenders to be given in by noon on Thursday, March 30.

The Commissioner of Crown Lands notifies thatseotionsin Lindsay settlement, Hawke’s Bay, and sections in Hangaroa district will be thrown open for selection.

At the Police Conrt yesterday morning a find offendor for drunkenness was oautioned and discharged. A young man, a recent arrival here, was charged with committing an indecent action in tho Al bion lano on the 10th inst. A fine of i£i, costs 7s, was inflicted.

A large attendance i,s expected at Taruheru on Monday, and Tuesday, next to witness the representative cricket match between Hiawkc’s Bay agd Poverty Bay.; Messrs Redstone an,d Sons’ busses Will run to the ground both - days,, The City Band have kindly, agreed to, assist tho local cricketers in making the o.uting attractive to the onlookers.

I A cablegram was received from Melbourne yesterday announcing the death of Mr Jas. King (father of Mrs Nicholls, Gisborne), at the age of Si years. Mr King was a member of the well-known firm of King, Smith, and Kqnihan, and at one (time took a prominent partin public aliairs. He was a 'J.uatice of the Peace, and was much esteemed. There are enough parsons in New (Zealand to handle the religious business of the country, and if they, cannot do it without "a revivalist’s help they should take to some other calling. iß,ut there are not so many, pajrsons in New 'Zealand that it is necessary, for any of them, to run away from hand times and small stipends ini the badkblocks to fill a cooking ovem for a cannibal feast in New- Guinea.; —'Wellington Free Lance,

I Great Britain requires all the posI siblo power an;d, prestige in the PaeiI tic Ocean, and it) is ito he regretted I that Mr Sed'dion was not in office 20 I years ago, amid with .the present ParI (lament at his bade* If so, ...ms I would not have lost. Samoa or TaI hiti, and on-n political position in the I Pacific would have been very differI ent’ 'from what itis at the present I timo-'-iWanganui Herald, ] The 11 West End ” is still progressing. | Mr J. Whinray is having another handI some bniding erected—a commodious and I up-to-date hall for dancing and other I purposes. The new building is of brick, adjoining the site of Mr Whinray’s old hall, and will bo a substantial asset to the I west end of the town. It is an open question whether borrowing should be made too oa=y for any Bettier, whether leaseholder or freeholder, but it certainly does seem unfair, as the Premier said at Stratford the other day, that the Crown tenant should be treated more I severely by the Advances to Settlers Office than the possessor of a freehold, the value of his improvements being, of course, equal.—Blenheim Express. In reply to his telegram regarding rag. wort on the Government reserve at Tiniroto, Mr W. D. Lysnar has received the following wire from the Hon. J. Carroll at Opotiki:—“ Government did take action, though their men failed them. That might happen with any contract. However, I have recommended that immediate steps bo taken to cope further with the evil, which I trust will be such as will prove satisfactory.” Mr Campbell Thomson, Stock Inspector, has instructed Mr Hingston to proceed to Tiniroto, and also to collect men to clear the reserve.

I At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday a I resident of Tolago Bay named George KilI burn was brought up on a charge of having assaulted his daughter, Nellie Kilburn, on Tuesday last, and was remanded for a few days. The information received by Sergeant McKenzie is to the effect that I accused came homo drunk on Tnesday, and demanding tea from .'his daughter' caught her by the throat. She escaped, and ran out of the house. The man, following, caught her and threw her down, patting his knee on her ehe3t, which caused severe I injuries. The girl was removed to Mr Tulloch’s, and was attended by Dr Beekie, who reported that her condition was j critical for a time, but that she is now out I of danger, I

I There was a largo and enthusiastic I attendance of the Poverty Boy Bowing Club at a meeting held at the OJub’s shed last night (Mr A Pritchard in the chair) to make arrangements in connection with the [ forthcoming social, to he tendered to the Hawke’s Bay rowers, numbering about I thirty, at Easter time, and the following gentlemen were appointed on the committee, with power to add :—Messrs A. Pritch- I ard, M. McLeod, K. McLeod, A. Bichard- I son, E. Smith, J. Smith, W. SchraSt, W. I Hackett, A. Pool, J. Third, B. Kellett, A. I Pool, TV. McGuffie, A. Sawyer, junr., W. I Fraser, B. Jones, Arch. Kirk, TV. David- I

[ son, A. Sawyer, sec., H. Miller, W. Webb, J. TVebb, H. Taylor, T. Spiers, J. Hill, J. Kosie, C. Taylor,' J. Pool, A. Clark and T. Clark. The secretary stated that he had engaged His Majesty’s Theatre for the social. It was decided that a meeting of ladies willing to assist be called for next Thursday night at the treasurer’s rooms. It was also carried that Mr A. Pritchard and K. McLeod wait on i

Mr J. Whinray to try and make arrangements to secure the new hall for the

dancing season.