Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, MONDAY, MARCH. 18, 1901.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9099, 18 March 1901, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, MONDAY, MARCH. 18, 1901.

The quantity of wool so far shipped from Tolago Bay this season is 2463 bales. The annual general meeting of -the. A. and P. Society is fixed for Saturday, 30th inst. The Baptist Missionary Society has benefited by a legacy of £250 by Mrs' Anna Robinson, of Auckland. Mass was celebrated m the Courthouse, Tolago Bay, yesterday by the Rev. Father O'Connor, there being a large attendance. A line of 3000 sheep from Waipiro station are now being driven down thie coast to Messrs Nelson Bros, freezing works. It is reported that a local speculator m sheep has secured a line of 3000 at 11s 6d, which- he is fattening, and hopes to clear m two months at 16s. - It is announced tbftb this is the last week of McMaster and Shalders' sale, as they have further instructed Wyllie and Mason to clear the balance by auction on Saturday next, 23rd inst-. j His Lordship the Bishop of Waiatra preached to & large congregation . of Natives at Tolago Bay yesterday afternoon, and m the evening to a moderate attendance of Europeans m the Schoolroom. Amongst the business to come before Mr Barton, S.M., at the Court at Awanui this week is an: application for a license to prospect for gold m the Hick's Bay district: . The survey of the Waipiro township has been completed, but it is expected that it will be between four and six before the sections are thrown open for selection, as a certain period has "to be given to allow the Native owners to object'; The maize cro^s about the Tolago Bay district are giving heavy yields this season. _ Formerly Tolago had to import maize ; now enough ' is grown for local requirements: The settlers there are going m for pig-raising with considerable success. . Good progress is being made with the Hikuwiu road contract, m the Tolago Bay district, and that portion that is .completed is said to be very satisfactory. The two' concrete pillars of one of the bridges that Messrs. Skeet and McLaughlin are building have been set up. . Two typographical errors occurred m our last isssue. The woman Elizabeth Booth was sentenced to two months' ■imprisonment for' 1 vagrancy,- not twelve months ; and Mr Gray, m his remarks at the A. and P. meeting, referred to the 5 per cent, charge by auctioneers; The attention of fanners is directed to the special sale of stock to be held at Matawhero yards on Thursday next by ihe ' 2Je w Zealand Loan and -Mercantile Agency Company. There are large entries of Messrs Reid and Bartrani's stock, and also a number of other good lines. - • Mi' R. h. Meslayer writes ; '- "t notice from a- paragraph m this day's issue of your paper that I am credited with having stated the Liernur system to be sixty years old. This is not quite correct. I said I had known. of it. since about 1866 to 1868, and tliot no far as my" memory served me the Amsterdam installation i was laid down early m the sixties."

I Tenders are required by the Ngatapa Station for cartage of posts from Gisborne to Totanga. Tenders close to-morrow at the Public ; Works Office for the erection of a Native school and residence at Whareponga; also with Mr Quigley for the erection of a cottage on Kaiti. • The following names have been added to the Telephone Exchange list: 169, D. J. Barry, private residence, Aberdeen road; 170, T. Quinn, livery stable, Peel street; 171, C. P. Browne, private residence, Whataupoko. The people of Tauranga are indignant afc the manner m which the Minister of Lands bolted through their town and district, seeing nobody bub a few personal friends, and ignoring the fact that the settlers had arranged to interview and entertain him. Bishop and Mrs Wilson are to be entertained by the church people of Poverty Bay at an afternoon gathering on Tuesday, afe 3 o'clock. Mr Mann has kindly lent his house and grounds for the occasion. It is hoped that any church people wlio through inadvertence have not received a card of invitation will pardon the omission and will be present. Mr Alexander McKay, Government Geologist, leaves this week for the Motu distriob, to make observations and collect data that may be of use m regarti to the proposed operations for the discovery of petroleum. Mr McKay may possibly visit the Waipaoa district. His work here is likely to take about three weeks to complete. Mr Leo Cam informs us that he has started with quite a. number of learners of the "harmony" system, his patrons being delighted with the simplicity and beauty of the chords. He has also illustrated the system to several parties, proving always tha* practical accompaniments, waltzes, etc., can, be formed with \ very slight trouble. Attention is drawn to_ his new replace advertisement, containing matter of interest to. learners. St. Patrick's Day was auspiciously celebrated yesterday by the. commencement of a week's mission which .Fathers Gregory and Augustine, Redemptionist priests, are holding m, St. Mary's Church. The services were largely attended and most" impressive discourses were delivered by the Eey. Father Augustine. The mission promises to be most successful. Special music was contributed yesterday by the choir, under the leadership of Mr Palairet . ■ '. ■ . It ia estimated that the cost of bridging the Uawa river at Tolago Bay' will be £6000. It is understood that' the Government would be willing to provide half the money if the settlers raised the other half by loan, but there is a difficulty m defining the special "district to be rated for the loan for a work which would be »f such great benefit to the whole coast, and the Government will be strongly requisitioned to provide the whole sum necessary for the construction: of the bridge. A painful accident happened near Waerenga-a-hika yesterday afternoon; when an inebriated individual on horseback galloped into' a buggy driven by Miss Tucker, mistress of Te Arai School, and Miss Veda U'Ren. The shafts of the buggy were broken, and the young ladies were thrown out violently on to the road and rendered. unconscious. The man responsible s for the accident decamped, but several persons who. observed the casualty -went to' the assistance of the youndr ladies, who. were taken into Mr Colebrook's residence, and subsequently brought to town. They were considerably shaken by their fall, but ■under Dr Craig's skilful care are rapidly recovering.' ' . ■■ • . A quiet wedding- was celeDrated m Holy Trinity Church yesterday afternoon, when Mr Fred. Stevenson, son of the late Mr Sam. Stevenson, was united m wedlock to Miss Ada'Niddrie, of Northern Wairoa. The ceremony was performed by the Rev Canon Webb. The bride wore a handsome costume of white silk, with passementerie and chiffon' trimmings, and a beautiful bridal veil, the gift of a South African trooper. The bridesmaids were the Misses Stevenson, attired m costumes of grey bengaline silk, trimmed with; white. Mr J. Sheridan gave the bride away, and Messrs. George Sjjtevenson and George Saunders acted as groomsmen. The nappy couple left for Nuhaka on their honeymoon. , = " There was only a moderate attendance at the Bowling Green, on Saturday afternoon. Keen interest was evinced m. the games played, the scoring of which was rather uneven. In the match Lewis> Willock, Sidebottom, and Ponsford v. Quigley, Witty, Batbam, and Thomson, the former rink won by 28 to 12. Other games were not finished. In the Handicap Singles J. T. Witty met F.- W. Pettie, the respective scores beings 32 and 49. The final will therefore be played off by Pettie and Gaudin, Mrs Willock provided afternoon tea. Very few- names were handed into the secretary of ( those members who intend visiting Napier during 1 Easter holiday, and the secretary requests those who intend making the trip to hand m their names as early as possible. . At a. meeting of the Gisborne Women's Political Association on Saturday evening a motion to disband the Society was negatived on the casting vote of the President, Mrs Sievwright, an amendment proposed by Mrs Scott being carried that the matter be postponed until the nextannual meeting on September 19th. There were about a dozen members present, and the motion for disbanding was moved by Mrs Somervell, and seconded by Mrs Maynard, who both spoke of the apathy shown by members. Mr, Sievwright supported it, but Mr Johnston, Mrs. Scott, and others strongly opposed the course proposed. The President, Mrs Sievwright, remarked that she could not help feeling that ofttimes their meetings were a sham, and shams were both ugly and depressing. Members who measured their responsibility by the payment of 2s 6d were not quite desirable. At the same time,' it was possible that many of these women took more interest m what was going on than they were aware of. It might be that 2s 6d was the only outward sign by which some of them were able to express their sympathy. Mr J. Lines announces having commenced business as a photographer m premises adjoining -.-.Mr Whinray*s furniture warehouse. Mr Innes has gone to considerable expense m altering and "fitting out an up-to-date studio, the apartments consisting of waiting, dressing and dark rooms. . The studio, which is an entirely new addition to the premises, is a large and well-lit apartment, and is replete with all necessaries appertaining to successful photography. . The camera, a Dallmeyer 3b Jense, is one of the latest makes, and is capable of turning out excellent work, . as is 'evidenced by the collection of photos on view. Mr Innes is. assisted by Mr EUerback, who conies to Gisborne with exceptional references, he having occupied important positions on the staffs of Saxony and Co. and Hemus, of Auckland. The. studio was thrown open to the public on Saturday, and the work displayed was favorably pommented on. The importation of a- collection of the Westby series of photographs, which are printed on blue carbon paper, were especially admired, and as works of art are superior to anything of the kind imported to the colony. A man named James Madder is m the hands of the police on n, charge of a serious nature. The accused was early on Saturday mixed up, in. a street brawl, and only managed to escape being arrested by leaving Die sceno before the police arrived. In the evening at 7.30 o clock he is alleged to have mot an iuotfensive foreigner named Charles Michalson, who describe:) himself as a Russian Finn, between the stores of Messrs. Dalrymple and Faiar, and inquired of him the time. Michalson states he pulled out hia watch and gave the accused the information he asked for. Madder told him his watch ! was wrong, and taking it out of, informant's hand, he detached it* from, the chain and ran off with it. Michalson went m pursuit of accused, who ran down into Peel street. came m violent contact' with a verandah-post at the corner of the street with fearful impact, and severely damaged his face. Accused made good use of his opportunity and escaped during the confusion. La the meantime a large crowd had collected around Michalson, who repeatedly stated he h>d been robbed, and Coostable Clark, who appeared on the scene, took him to the police station, where he explained what had occurred. Detective Henderson took the matter m hand, and yesterday, from the description given, arrested Madder. Accused, when charged with the offence, said he would not feny the charge, as he vr&sioo drunk at the time to remember anything. Detective Henderson made a vigorous search for the missing watch, but without ayaoL Accused was charged at the Police btatidn this morning >efore Captain Chrisp, JP. who remanded the case to Thursday next- It will be remembered Madder served a term of twelve months' imprisonment for burglarising Mr T. Adams's premises and carrying away his safe. The police have not yet recovered .' I the watch, and are anxious to receive information concerning it.

Sir George Whit-more, who is seriously ill at Napier, was visited by the Premier last week. There were only four race meetings being held m the colony to-day : Hawke's Bay, Tolago Bay, Greymouth, and Stratford. It is expected that about 11,000 Australian soldiers and 5000 cadets will assist m the dem(/nstration at the opening of the. Federal Parliament. In the five yef rs 1895 to 1899 inclusive there were 658 "prosecutions for sly-grog selling m the colony, and 300 convictions. Clutha, Invercaigifl, Mataura, and Waikato electorates furnished more than half the cases. Dr Graham (Mayor of Sydney) intimates that the matter of lighting the city with electricity will at once be expedited. The Mayor states that the Council can spend up to £250,000 at once, this being sufficient to cover the cost of the electric lighting plant. Mr F. Rogen, of Evansdale, Otago, the well-known poultry and dog breeder, has been advised by the San Francisco mail that his^ black Langshan cockerel secured first prizes m his class at Bockingham and Liverpool Shows, and second on the list at Winslow Show. This is the first instance m which New Zealand-bred poultry have secured first honors m the. Old Country against all-comers. . The sculling championship between the Gisborne and Poverty Bay Rowing Clubs will commence to-morrow evening. The Poverty ' Bay representatives, Kirk • and Jones, have both won Lit twice, and should either win again to-morrow t^e cup becomes the winner's property. The first heat will be between Kirk and Duggan, the boats leaving the sheds at a quarter-past five. The second heat is between Jones and -Holmes. We draw attention to Mr J. H. Ormond's new advertisement, which appears on our first page, and is worthy of perusal. Mr Ormond intimates that he has on stock some American buggies with the latest improvements, which he sells on easy time payments, and he .wants owners of horses to note : that he has engaged a .first-class horse-shoer; with splendid credentials. " Under the* superintendence of Wellington's energetic Fire Brigade captain, a new system of electrical fire alarms has just been completed. When the alarm is given from any of, the signal-boxes placed about the town, the number of the box from which the alarm is given is recorded on a dial at the Fire Brigade Station. At the same tune an alarm is sounded and alarms are rung all over tihe building by the same electrical current, which also throws open the stable and station doors, and stops the clock m the station, so as to show exactly the moment- at which the . alarm was given. When the bell is rung the man m charge at the station switches on the lights of the various compartments. The horses are trained to come oub of the stables and to stand at the poles of : the engines, so that they may be harnessed up with the least possible delay. Persons giving" an alarm are requested to stand by the box till the Brigade arrives and give it directions as to where the fire. is. The cable told us of the pathetic incident of a ragged boy m Dublin placing a bunch of violets on the Queen's name, but not of the sad sequel. A correspondent of the British Weekly tells the touching story thus : A small, ragged, consump-tive-looking urchin of about'' lo 'years' of. age, sauntering . up ,, Graf ton street— the most fashionable thoroughfare m Dublin — after noticing a newspaper contents bill on the roadway upon which was%e solemn legend, "Death of the Queen," went forward to a flower-girl, gave a penny (most likely his last) for a bunch of violets, and, with tears stealing down his cheeeks, and not speaking a word, placed them reverently over the word "Queen." A few minutes afterwards the child was run over by a passing cab, and carried to a hospital m a dying state. The same moment another cab crushed the tiny bunch of violets beneath its iron whee],, and left them there to languish- and die also. At the hospital, on being asked why he was so extravagant with all -the money he had, by one who witnessed the incident and had driven straight to the infirmary as soon as he heard of the accident, "Shure, sorr," the lad answered, m a weak, tremulous voice, "Her Majesty was so kind to the sojers; an' ye know, sorr, Pat and Phelim are out at the war foightin* now." The end of the story is a sad one, for the little boy died soon afterwards.