The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, MARCH 27, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1414, 27 March 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, MARCH 27, 1905.

Mr A. Zaohariah has received a contract to supply the uniforms of the Hauili Brass Band.

The following tenders have ' been accepted for metalling Te Arai road ■ Section 1, T. Hay, £225 ; section 2, W Peryer, £lB7.

There was no bid for the Borough Council's section at Makaraku, which was offered for sale at Messrs Williams and Kettle’s auction mart on Saturday. Mr O. VL Davis, of Taradule, who will act as judge of the Waiapu Sheep Dog Trial Club's trials on Tuesday and Wednesday next, arrived by the Zealandia on Saturday.

A tramway catastropho was narrowly averted yesterday afternoon, when the prompt reversing of the motive power on one of the cars alone prevented wbßt must have been fatal coueequonoes. Io their hurried exit, fearing a collision, three or four of the passengers, among them Mr T. H. Hamer, chief private secretary of the Premier, received bruises and a nastv shaking, J A first offender for drunkenness . was cautioned and discharged at the Police Court on Saturday. A young single woman was fined 10s and costs fora second offence of drunkenness. A prohibition order was granted against a man on the application of his wife. A young man arrested at Pafutahi for drunkenness was remanded for treatment. The largest estates of deceased persons’ certified last month were :—Wellington : C. h. Izatd, ,£40,343; J. Studholme, £19,780; Prances Bethune, £10,548. Canterbury : W, D. Wood, £87,185 • D McMilian, £20,183. Otago : D. Heenan, £16,146; E. H. Carew, £15,295. The estate of Bobert Moate, of Gisborne, was certified to at £4429. An obituary notice in our cablegrams this morning will he irotei’d \ydth considerable interest by, studious hoys and girls, as well as by those of a more advanced age. The death is announced "of B.ules -‘Vcrncs whose writings have won such fame for him. as "an author. The death of Sir Alfred Cadman,thongh it creates no irreparable blank in the public life of.tha colony, is nevertheless an event which has produced a feeling of profound regret, for the lovable personal qualities of the man had endeared him to a very wide circle, embracing all shades of political opinion. He was the very antithesis of his masterful and aggressive chief. By nature modest and retiring, he shrank from the fierce glare of publicity, and thongh Ministerial office and high honors came to him with a rapidity unparallelled in our colonial history, they came unsought by him. Had he followed his own inclinations he would have preferred to be allowed to jog along in his own quiet way, unmarked by any special notice. He was not a “ society” man, he abominated ostentation,be shrank from prominence. But such is the irony of Pate, that in spite of bis diffidence,: his modesty and his own innate sense of the congruity of things he was not permitted to fill the humble role that be felt to be more in keeping with his own tastes, but was made in quick succession Minister of the Crown, a Knight Commander of the Order of St, Miohael and St. George, nnd Soeakor of the Legislative Council. —N.Z, Hereld, . I

Kedaljoiio’s busses will leave Ifcho (Masonic corner at 10.25 this ;inorniu;.| for Uio N'uruhci:il cricket ground.

The I lon. .Jus. Oaiuioll,. who arrived over bund from the Mblu om Saturday, night, leaves for Wellington on Wednesday., evening, returning in time for the opening of the railway. •

The visiting Bluff Tliil howlers were yesterday morning taken- up the river in two oil launches, and in the aftormoioni were taken, for a

drive in the country. They 5 expressed themselves highly pleased with their visit. Miss Parker, daughter of Mr Robert Pinker, of Wellington, who was one of the Now Zealand school tnnehors ongnged for South Africa at the termination of the war, left Wellington for tbo Transvaal on Mondoy last, for tho purpose of giving evidence for the Crown in an important trial. MiBS Parker will probably go on to England from South Africa, and then return to Wellington.

The services at the Salivation Army yesterday were most attractive and interesting. Staff-oaptaini Ward (chief organiser of the young people’s work in the colony) was in charge, and was well received. He gave a stirring address at each .service. There were large congregations, especially in the afternoon. Tho children from the local Sunday school . (trained by Mrs Slattery) gave all oxceUcnt programme at the afternoon and evening services, there being sc 1-os, duets, and company songs, .with action.- “ When the Arms of Death Enfold Mo~ ’< with action, was very touchingly sung by the children, and the duet. “ Feed My Lamlis ” by, Misses Andrews; and McCoo-m-h, was given with imipres, silva effect. <CSaplain. and Mrs Slattery, presided at the organ. To-iiight there wilt he a special programme "of" action songs, dumb-bell exercises, bar drills, flag drills, character songs, recitation®,' etc.