Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2, 1901

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 9035, 2 January 1901, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2, 1901

A meeting of proposed co-operative factory . directors is called for the 19th inst. at Patutahi. Fully 100 people yesterday visited Murewai, where a Maori race meeting was held on the beach, providing good sport. -Rev. H. Williams made a very droll reference to the Maori divisions of time in the course of his address on Monday night. Their only distinction was "Taihoa—wait a bit/' and those who had had dealings with Maoris would know that in some cases it did not matter how long. Trooper Hall met with an accident at the Park yesterday, a horse rolling over on him. Beyond a shaking, he at the time appeared to suffer no serious results. This morning, however,- he became very ill, and it is feared that his injuries were more serious than were -first supposed. Two cadets were thrown . from their horses, which stumbled with them, and one named Bishop was badly shaken. Following are the altered* hours now observed at the Gisborne Telegraph Of-, fice : The office will remain open to midnight, with a further extension to the time the cable station at Wakapuaka closes. On holidays the office will be open from 9 a!m. to 4 p.m., and from 7 p.m. to midnight. On Sundays an officer will be in attendance from, 9.30 a.m. to 10 a.m., and from 5 p;m. to 5.30 p.m. i 'A particularly impressive New Year's Eve service was held at Poututu on Monday evening by the Rev. Canon Fox, who, returning from the Motu, conducted service at the accommodation house, and delivered a striking address. He associated with, the arrival of the New Year such speculations as those which attend the birth of a child as to its future prospects, and urged his 'hearers to "improve the time." A number of visitors from town attended the service, which was greatly enjoyed. Visitors to the country during the holidays were impressed ' with the beautiful greenness of the fields for this time of the ye«ar._ There does not appear to be a great quantity of hay this season, nor quite so many crops of oats and other cereals as usual. The unfavorable planting season is probably responsible for this, and for the same reason there are not many large fields of potatoes. Beans are being very largely grown this season, and the crops are flourishing. Harvesting is backward, very little hay being yet cut. Monday night's- midnight Mass at St. Mary's was an impressive ceremony. The beautiful music of Mozart's Eighth Mass was splendidly rendered by the choir, under Mr G. Palairet. The soloists were Mrs Orr, Miss Buchanan, Hyett, and McGuirk, and Mr Barlow, whose efforts added considerably to the naturally great interest of the service, which was further beautified by Novello's bright arrangement of the "A~deste Fidelis." In the course of an eloquent address, Rev. Father O'Connor touched on the progress of the century,- exhorting his hearers to higher ideals for the coming century. It would scarcely be imagined there were so many vehicles in Gisborne as seemed to be pouring in , and out of town by all roads yesterday. There were broughams and buggies, dog carts and gigs, and every sort of vehicle that could be made to accommodate picnic parties.. On all the roads of the district there was an unusual amount of traffic and all the usual camping resorts on the beaches, up the rivers, and in the" country were visited by crowds of town and country people. The; weather was glorious, and the faces of the^ tired holiday makers as they returned to their homes in the evening proclaimed that they had spent, a most enjoyable day. 'I The Poverty Bay Rowing Clubx-last night concluded their holiday festivities with a well-attended dance in Macfarlane's Hall. Good music, . a good floor, and excellent arrangements, conduced to a higlily successful and pleasing function. The, dance was entirely managed by ladies. Dancing was continued to the small hours. The picnic near Ormond Quarry on Monday was a great success. Four large drags were, needed to convey the party, who spent a most pleasant day. The, usual games were carried out with even more than the usual zest. There was an abundance of provisions provided by the ladies. ,— At the Police Court yesterday before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., Albert Higgs, a laborer, was charged with alleged attempted suicide, and remanded to Monday on the application of the Police. A plea of guilty was. entered in the case of Robert Mawhinney (Mr R. N. Jones) charged with indecency in Gladstone Road, and a request was. made for defendaat to be- treated as a first offender, judgment being deferred to Friday morning. A charge. of alleged obscene language, preferred against Cecil William Rhodes was remanded to the same date, bail of £25 being not found. In the New Year's Eve bowling pennant matches, the unexpected happened. Gisborne overcame their .handicap in the shape of Whataupoko's lead of 48 points, and Kaiti narrowly missed making a dead heat with the winners. Play throughout was very fine, following being details of scoring : t— Gisborne : McGowan, Nasmith, Gaudin, Ponsford (skip), 33; Robertson, Matthewson, Humphreys, Coleman (skip), 19 ; total, 52. Kaiti : Jackson, Pettie, Dixon, Bright (skip), 14; Willock, T. Witty, Davies, J. W. Wittv (skip), 18; totalj 32. Following matches were also played : J. Rosie, Johnson, Ferris, Wallace I'skip) 31, v. Quigley, Parker, Price, and C. Rosie (skip) 21; Orr, O'Meara, and Birss (skip) 14, v. Nichols, Lewis, and Simson (skip) 25. A wedding of considerable interest to the residents of the district was celebrated yesterday at Waerenga-a-hika. The contracting parties were Mr Fred.' Steele (Auckland) and Miss Ann Somervell Colley, the ceremony being conducted at the residence of Mr Burrow, by the Rev. J. ,G. Paterson. Mr Burrow gave his step-daughter away, she' being supported by Miss Janie Colley, . and Mr L. Steele filled the timethonored post of "best man." j The bride looked charming in a handsome grey .travelling costume,' with surah silk t and lace trimmings, and carried a pretty . shower bouquet. Her bridesmaid's pretty j dress of white muslin was completed by ! insertion and lace trimmings,- the effect being considerably enhanced by a hand- ! some shower bouquet. There' were numerous guests, and the heartiness and number of good wishes were commensurate to the deserved popularity enjoyed by ,this j happy couple. Auckland will be their j home,: for which place they left, by this morning's boat.