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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8447, 20 February 1899, Page 2

This morning Mr K. Matthews, Secretary ol the Tennis Club, received a telegram from the Napier Club stat ing that they were sending a team to Gisborne" on Saturday next. Prepaiations are accordingly] I being made lor the reception of the visiting team. ; The Premier has received intimation by cable that the (.lucen has assented to the Divone Act of last session. It will bo reinciiiboied I hat His Excellency thcGoveruor I reserved this measure for the signification of Her .Majesty's pleasure. The. Act does I not come into operation until ii.procl.uua-) ! tion to that effort is published in the I Gazette, not less than one month after the I publication in the Gazette of the nouficaj tion of liar Majesty's assent. | j His Mncollciicv the Governor leaves Wei- j !lin;;tmi on a (our of the North Island on j i March -Itli. ifc will arrive at, Kawhia on j thc-rilli, Ouehunga 1,11 the 7th, Dargaville Mnli ; HoliiaiiL'a, 1 Dili ; MoiiL'onui, l.tli ; j Whangaroa, Uth; Ku-sell. l.'ith ; Wh.ui-Jgai-ei. 17lh: Gisliorne. li)th : Katikati, jL'L'nd; Opi.fiki, L'.'iid ; Wli.'ik.iunc, 2-Ilh; Tauran'.'i, 'Jiitb ; I'oiomanclol, '27th ; Thames, ■iOtli. Kis I'WueUuiicj will be j iiccompaiiiL'd from Auckland by the j I Premier. : I That New Zealand is the daily scene of jteinfying earthquakes, is, according to I the Hon. .1. (!. Waid. a prevalent belief ! among .1 l.'rgc -i-iHion of the Austialian I public. They seem to cling t:> this idea I with a tenacity similar to that of many peison(S m England whom no amount of argument can convince that a child born in the colonies is not black. Needless to say, Mr Ward was assiduous in his efforts to combat thi-. libel on our islands, but at the same time his hearers, apparently, still had their doubts!

Mr Timbridge, Commissioner of Police, has is-ued a circular to inspectors on the subject of fire-escapes in hotels. Tc unsure thy safety of each lintel, Mr Tunhridgc j thinks thdt when: there is no verandah I immediately accessible, each bedroom [ above the ground lloor should have iUown '■ lire-Bsoipo. or, as .111 alternative, each |eonidor out ol which there are sleeping I rooms should be provided with at. least 1 two escapes (one at each end), and direc- | tious to t ho same printed in larce letter*. I He think;:, also, that ilexible wire rope ladders lire the um-t suitable escapes, and tli.il loud-sounding electric bells should he fitted in call hole!. The Evening Post say^ : Those who live at the Thorndou e-ud of the eilv will have noticed the rapidity of the growth towards completion made by the nuw I'iirliiinicntary ISuildings sii.ee the coiHiact was placed in the hands of private contractor — Messis WiNon. The wretchedly slow progress made with the election of the building by co-operative labour under the supervision of the Public Works Department is in striking contrast with the present condition of thing?. Those, who pa?.« the building frequently, and have taken the trouble to observe, will have noticed, no doubt, the difference in the manner in which the men go about their work and the change in the methods under the conj tiact as compared with the co-operative system. Bishop Lcnihan, of Auckland, interviewed by a New Zealand Herald representative, stated that at the recent Dio--1 cesan Synod, held in Auckland prior to the meeting of the Provincial Synod in Wellington, among the quest ions discussed was the need of fighting inlidelity among the Maoris. Amongst other things which were suggested, was that the tohungas, who mined the race, bodily and mentally, should be removed. It was suggested tint the Government should be approached to restrict their actions in lessoning the qualities of so lino a race. "We have," said the Bishop, " twelve priests working in the -Maori Alissiouf living amongst the Maoris, contented with their food, and ' supported by a small allocation from the funds of the Propagation of the Faith. Their Superior purposes that eventually ; they should go among the Hauluus and j into the Urewera country, which is the I 1 district which has been the least accessible to the influences of civilisation.

The Ormoud School picnic was held in theOimund School grounds on Friday list, and proved a thorough success, =onie "2~>o adults and children being present. The catering was in the hands of Mr W. C. Xisbolt, and all the eatables and tea provided were of the very best quality, and gave full satisfaction to all concerned. -V ltMiLjthy programme of <ports was get through, Mr Jardine (master) and MrA. Parsons being the handicappers, and the close finishes kept Messrs A. M. Newman, M. Hoe, and A. Hal ton (the judges) very busily engaged in picking out the winners. Messrs R. McC'oomb, W. ,J. Rankin, 0. Fitzell, and Mrs A. Parsons distributed the prizes, which on the whole were of a valuable nature, a part being in toys and clothing and a part cash. The committee wish to sincerely thank all those who so kindly contributed to the picnic funds, and also to Messrs Teat and Friar, 1). M. Orr, Common, Shelton and Company, Primrose and Leslie, and F. A. Foid for their contributions of lollies, biscuits, toys, clothing, etc. While the children's races were taking place in one paddock, Mr J. A. C:u«ar in another was getting up numerous games for the adults, such as rounders and French tig, which were much enjoyed. At (i./JO p.m. ended one of the mo-^t enjoyable picnics that lias ever taken place in the Ormond district. In the evening a dance was held in the hall, and the young people enjoyed a few horns' dancing.

The jury list for the ensuing year is .it present being compiled by Constable Smith. I A sitting of the Native Lands Court was held to-day at the Magistrate's Uouu, au unusually large number of Natives being in attendance. The Hon. J. Carroll returned South by the Flora yesterday. Mr Sheridan, Chief Land Purchase Officer, and Lieut. -Colonel Porter were passengers by the same steamer. The. statutory meeting of the Harbor Board for the election of chairman will bo held to-morrow evening in half-past seven, and the ordinary business will bo taken then instead of Thursday. The polo match Mangaheia v. Poverty Bay, played on Saturday at Mangaheia, resulted in a win for the former team by two points to one. Honors were even until the last moment, when Mangaheia scored and obtained a victory. Mr 15. Rnwson, clerk to the Police Court .it Auckland, has passed his examination as a barrister. There, arc many people in Gisborne who remember Mr Rawson's connection with the local Court many years ago, and will be glad to hear of his success. At the Magistrate's Court this morning before Mr J. Booth S.M., Annie Tosland, ■v middle aged woman of small stature, was charged with having been found drunk in Gladstone Road on Satmday 18th inst. The accused pleaded guilty to the charge, His Worship said that since the '23rd August last year the defendent had been before him seven times. lie would therefore put her down as an habitual drunkard and sentence her to three months imprisonment in the Napier gaol. The Coralio salvage party report that the buoy they placed on the wreck of the Tasmania was carried away by the recent heavy sea, and as any buoy that they could afford tn put there is likely to mectwith a similar fate, they suggest that the Government should send an iron buoy with a stout cable to the wreck, and they have offered to put it in position. The request is a reasonable one and should be acceded to, for in the position that the Tasmania lies the wreck is a menace to navigation. A very pleasant ceremony took place at Messrs Adair Bros.' establishment this morning. Miss North, who has for some time boon in charge of the showroom and who is leaving on Saturday next, was the recipient of a valuable present from her fellow-employes and membeis of the linn. The presentation - was made by -Mr T. Adair, who referred , to the good feeling that had existed between Miss North and those working wilh . her. He wished her every happiness in , liev future sphere of lilc. On Saturday afternoon Ihe first, round of ' Ihcgcntlemeu'sbaiidii'apdoubles was played 1 .iff at the K'liti tennis courts with the 1 following results : Watson and Craig (20) <■ beat L. Rees and T. Colman (."0) by JOOto > 57 : Mann and Wilson (20) beat K. Rr.cs '• md Matthews (owe 15) by 100 to 89 ; A. t Rces and Morgan (owe ,">) beat Paisley and 1 Buttler (20) by 100 to 9S ; Sim and A. 5 L'oleman (20) beat Chrisp and Williams s l.i) by 100 to Si. In tins second round of :he mixed doubles, Wilson and Miss O. Lieylan (,k>) beat Coleman and Miss N. v Jrawford (3n) by 100 to 8,5 ; and Craig and 5 Miss Pasley (10) beat Watson and Mrs Virgil) (scr) by 100 to !)2. On Saturday lext the handicap ladies' singles commence f ov a trophy presenter! by the Club. Uteinoon tea was provided by Misse-> ■'erris and Adams. Some two or three years a^o a fair o iisborue and Xapicr residents invested in I cctionc of land in and around the city of t 'crth, Western Australia. In every case a he ventures turned out successfully, for b he investments now are worth more than tl loublc the amount paid for the property. <:1 'he negotiations were conducted through ci well accredited Sydney company, whose tl enresentative, -Mr Blvthe, is now in tl iisborne, staying at the .Masonic hotel, tl nd is pieparcd to deal with those desirous in f taking up sections in and about the v< une locality. Perth has now a, popitfaion of 50,000, and any investment in the ipilal of ,i i.olony with a gold yield of ,000,000 ounces a" year should be a very . ife one, especially as the lots can be 2 urch.iacd on the casist terms, a small \' eposit, and the balance by cjuarterly pay- la icnts. Sir J. Forrest, the Premier of ,'cstern Australia, speaking at Perth icently, said that the niatcnal industries i the colony -were in a nourishing condion. The expenditure of over £1,000,001; i public and municipal works would soon ive an effect on the labor market. The iport of gold in IS9S would amouut to m; 050,000 ounces. nii