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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8699, 19 December 1899, Page 2

The Fire Brigade meot for steam practice to-morrow evening. The installation of Mayor takes place to-morrow evening, when the ordinary business of the Borough Council will be taken. We understand that an officer in the Lands and Survey Department at Giaborne has telegraphed to the Government offering for service in South Africa. The public schools throughout the district break up for the Christmas vaoation on Thursday, 21st inst., and resume on Monday, February sth. Acceptances for the Gisborne Racing Club's principal events, first day, and also entries for Shorts, the two Welters, and two Haok race 3, close with the Secretary at 9 o'clock tomorrow night. At the Police Court this morning, before Mr J. Booth, S.M., John Cleary was charged with the theft of an overcoal valued at 355. Sergeant Blaok appeared for the prosecution, and applied for a remand until to-morrow morning, which was granted by the Benoh, bail being allowed, accused in his own recognizances of £40, and two sureties of £20. The Maori election for the East Coast electorate is being held to-day. The Magistrate's Court, Gisborne, is the chief polling booth, Mr J. Booth, S.M., officiating as Returning Offioer. The voting is conducted on the open system, each voter as he comes forward declaring the particular oandldate he wishes to vote for. Mr Booth has his table placed in the lobby of the Court and is assisted by the Native Assessor and Mr G. J. A. Johnstoue. The natives in turn stand in front of the Returning Officer and give their names, tribey hapu, and abode, as well as the candidate they desire to. vote for. Of the first forty votes recorded thirty nine were cast in favor of Wi Pere, whose return is fairly certain. The electorate, however, is a large one, extending as far south as the Wairarapa, The adjourned meeting for the establishment of a branch of the Now Zealand Natives Association is to be held this evening. Already a large number of young New Zealanders have handed in their names as willing to join. The objects of the Association are thus set forth ; — " To promote the happiness and welfare of its members ; to implant and cultivate kindly feelings rand mutual sympathy; To stimulate patriotism and national sentiment ; to provide for sooial intercourse; and to unite all worthy sons of New Zealand in one harmonious body throughout the colon) by the ties of a friendship mutually beneficial to all, and unalloyed by the bitterness of party politics or religious differences, the discussion of which is most stringently forbidden in its meetings ; to elevate and cultivate the mental faculties ; to rejoice with one another in prosperity, and to extend the "Good Samaritan" hand in adversity."

The championship athletic meeting is to be held at Wellington on February 17th. The Hospital Sports Committee meet this evening at 7.30 at Mr McKay's office. The Mr Leys who has left a valuable bequest lo Auckland is Mr William Leys, not Mr T. W. Leys as telegraphed yesterday. A plan of the Mangatu"No. 1 Block, which is to be leased by auction by Messrs Williams' and Kettle on January 6th, appears as an inset to-night. Other plans will follow in to-morrow and Thursday's papers. At a meeting of the Wairoa County Counoil a letter was received from Mr R. Colebrook, claiming 10s for getting his horse out of a bog on Nuhaka road. The application was referred to the Cook County Council. The following double scull crews have been selected to go into training for the Gisborne Rowing Club :— Macleud (stroke) A. Sherriff (bow), Pine (str) C. Busuke (bow), Lee (str) Nolan (bow), Symes (str) Kennedy (bow), Graham (str) Harding (bow), Markmann (str) Bright (bow), Holmes (str) Bushnell (bow). Messrs E. Chrisp and Son, of the Music Warehouse, are to the fore again this festive season, promising great attractions for their numerous patrons. In their new advertisement on the next page they enumerate their various' pianos, organs, and mußical instruments, showing the advantages of their method of purchase and stating their ability to produce many testimonials. As showing the improved state of the New Plymouth harbor, a local paper states that on Tuesday night the Takapuna swung round from the western to the eastern side of the wharf at about low water. It is less than a year since the western berth was made available, it being nothing less than a dry Band-baDk a few monthß before that time at low tide. The dredging operations seem to be very effective.