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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9304, 18 November 1901, Page 2

A meeting m connection with the N.Z. Farmers' Union is called for Saturday next at Te Karaka. The Hon. Jas. Carroll left for Wellington by the Moura last evening. The Native Minister intends to visit the district again about the middle of December. The Commissioner of Police visited Ormond on Saturday, and left this morning for Tolaga and Awanui, on a visit to the coast police stations. He 1 leaves on Wednesday for Napier. Mr W. J. Quigley left by the Moura last evening on ins way to Hastings to consult Dr Nairn, with regard to an operation necessary to remove a growth under the eyelid of his left eye. The s.s. Moura, which called here yesterday, was a full ship, having on board 1500 tons of cargo, consisting chiefly of transhipments received at Auckland irom the 'Frisco and several Home steamers. Some fifty tons were landed at Gisborne. The Borough Council staff, under Mr Morgan, Overseer, resumed asphalting operations at the Taruheru bridge this morning, and will continue the work during the week, tne bridge being available only to light traffic. The intense heat and the appearance of the atmosphere to-day betokened the commencement ofbush fires. There has been a large area of bush felled m this district this year, jind during the next fewmouths' we anay expect a. number of sweltering days such as we had to-day. The death is announced of Mr John O'Meara, who has been some 25 years resident of this district Mr O'Meara, who was the father of Mr W. A. O'Meara, Mrs D. M. Orr, and Messrs Frank and Fred. O'Meara, of the 1 Union Company's service, was 73 years of age, and wa« well known to many people here. He was an ardent horticulturalist. The Hon. J. Carroll stated on Saturday that he had seen a letter from the' Hon. Mr Cadman, stating that the flotation of a company to work .the Taranaki ironsands was assured. The product ofl the ironsand is now being submitted to every possible test, and it would seem that a strong and durable steel can. be manufactured m this colony. The Kaiteratalii Hotel is about to change hands, Mr Joyce^ having leased the hotel to Mr Wm. Law. Mr Law was well and favorably known for several years as mine host of the Ormond Hotel, and under his management the Kaiteratahi should continue to be a popular house of call. Messrs Aislabie and Sheridan are taking valuations to-day for the incoming and outgoing tenants respectively. Several head of Shorthorn cattle wffre shipped by the s.s. Moura yesterday afternoon. One animal objected to the handling m being transferred to the Tawera, and for a time took charge of the wharf. A general scatter ensued, and the animal proceeded up Bead's Quay. A brilliant display of rough riding, however, was made by those m charge of the animals, and the un/uly beast was soon aboard the tender with the rest of the consignment. There was an unusunl amount of "winebibbing" m town last- Saturday. Ample evidence of this was afforded by the' proceedings at the Police Court this morning. A round half-dozen cases were 1 dealt with by Mr Barton. The hot weather on' Saturday, following on the cold snap of Thursday, may be a probable cause of the number of offenders. Commissioner Tunbridge's opinion of the sobriety of the district will not be! of a favorable character after his present visit if this performance is repeated. Last Saturday evening wa« the sixthanniversary of the first performance of the band lately reorganised and! now known as the Gisborne Rifle's' Band. The band appeared at their initial performance with but six members, and were content with a programme consisting of simple quicksteps, polkas, and waltzes. At their reteent performance the instrumentation of the band included twenty-one members, while the repertoire ofl music presented was of the highest class, as a glance at the programme abundantly testifies. " A young man named Charles Perry suffered a painful injury to one of his eyes while engaged m lightering work last Wednesday. He was unloading*, drums of some material supposed to be caustic soda, and while looking up at the descending drum some of the stuff managed to escape and lodged m his eye. Tne unfortunate sufferer was taken South by the Moura last evening m order to undergo treatment at the hands of a Dunedin specialist. Both eyes have became affected, and Perry had to be led on board the Moura. Mr B. S. Cox, of the Gisborne Photographic Studio, dui'iug the recent visit of the Duke and Duchess of York, received the distinguished patronage of the Royal party, for whom he executed some views lof local scenery. Mr Cox's show-rooms are full of samples ofl his work, which from an artistic point of view it. will bei a matter of difficulty to surpass m any part of the_ colony. By advertisement special attention is directed to a large assortment of views which have been made up into cards suitable for the coming season. We have received from Mi- Thomas Adams the current issue of the Auckland Weekly News, which is a Gisborne number, containing some five pages ofi views of Gisborne scenes, illustrating a letterpress article descriptive of the district and the progress it has made. The view of Gladstone road has been taken m a glaring sun, and not at a time when its traffic is Dusiest, but the other pictures are much more creditable, and give an excellent advertisement of the place 1 , for which reason we can recommend people to buy copies and post them to their friends. At the Gisborne bowling green ou Saturday afternoon some interesting games took place. Following were the results: Piesse, Jones, Cussins, Quigley (skip) ,26, v. F. Pettie, Nasmith, Colebrook, Orr (skip) 28; Gibbs, Matthewson, Burton, Pettigrew (skip) 10 v. Lewis, Sheridan, Sidebottom, Brown (skip) 21; Ollivier, Ferris, Simsou, Batham (skip) 20, v. Massey, McGowan, Pousford, Holland (skip) 22. Champion Doubles : Humphreys, Bright (skip) 21, v. Willock, Coleman (skip) 24. Somewhat ofi a record was put up at the Magistrate's Court this morning. Six Bacchanalian offenders who had come under the eyes of the myrmidons of the law were brought up for their corrective medicine. Two first offenders pleaded guilty to the weakness of being found drunk on Saturday night, and were let off with the gentle treatment of a caution, as provided by statute.— David Stewart was charged with a slightly worse offence 1 , that' of being "m charge" of a, horse m Customhouse street when not m a fit and sober state to look after the said •equine. The police stated complaints had Deen made of x the reckless manner m which accused was riding about town. His Worship remarked that Stewart was a long way off being a first offender, and inflicted a fine of JBI, • costs 48s ; m default 48 hours' "hard."— William Trevalyan's offence was stated to be the second within six mouths, and he was fined 10s, costs 2s ; m default 24 hours. — John Hurley was penalised m the sum ofi £1 18s, costs 2s; m default four days' hard labor. There was no appearance of accused, whom the Sergeant stated he had seen m Childers road hardly able to ( retain his seat m the saddle. John O'Connor, a prohibited, person, pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness His Worship said it was a most deplorable thing to see the easy, way m which prohibited persons obtained liquor. It seemed. tba. •there -was a class of people about town willing to carry liquor to prohibited persons with the object of getting a little themselves. Bis Worship said a stop should be put to this sort of thing if possible, and if anyontS were brought before him and convicted of this charge, he would impose a heavy penalty. O'Connor was fined 10s, costs 2s; m default 24 hours'' imprisonment.

The Pollards played "Florodora" fourteen times consecutively at Auckland. Mr W. S. Black has a valuable property for sale on Kaili, particulars of which will be found m another column. If the Manawatu Railway is taken over by the State all heavy traffic now run over the Riiiiulaka will be diverted on the newly-acquired line via Woodville. Choice for the Surveyor-Generalship, an office which has long been vacant, is said to rest between Messrs Mueller (Chief Surveyor m tha Auckland land district) and Marchant (Wellington land district). The Premier will leave for London about the end of April or beginning of May, and will be accompanied by Mrs and the Misses Seddon. The journey will probably be made via Adelaide. The proposal to build a municipal openi house m Pnlaierston North is being strongly supported. Tli-j petition to the Council iv ( tho matter has beun extensively signed. From May, 1900, to date the Tuiiaiu Borough Council has paid £25 17s 6d for 2200 rats destroyed, as a precaution against plague. A proposal to discontinue the purchases was rejected. The Marton Advocate is informed that a well-known contractor has decided to dispense with the services of all married laborers owing to the working •of the Compensation for Accidents Act. The' Post has a remarkable article on the: Premier arjd the Farmers' Union, which begins with a statement that the Union is destined to be the Nemesis of the House of Seddon, and ends with the prediction that the autocrat will make it one day his very humble and obedient servant. When at Frankton, Waikato, General MacDonaid expressed a desire to know M~r D. M. Ross, the Stock Inspector, whose father, a Highlander of the old school, he hod met m Otago. When he found out Mr Ross's status he laughingly remarked : "Do you know, every man you meet almost m this country seems to be m the employment of the Government." The machinery for the new steam dire float -for the .Auckland Harbor Board has just been despatched from their Greenwich works by Messrs. Merryweather and Sons, of London. The fire-pumps are of the Merryweather "Admiralty" pattern, capable of delivering 2000 gallons of water per minute,- and will throw 12 powerful jets simultaneously, or one 2£ jet, over 200 feet high. Writing to Mr D. Berry on the prospacts of forming a company to work the Taranaki iron-sand, Mr Cadman refers to the harbor as one of his difficulties, and indicates the desirableness of -something being done m that matter, find m the course of his remarks on this subject says:— "Either the Board or the Government must complete the harbor, otherwise it will be 'futile to think that the company will put a plant of the value 'of £200,000 m a position, where it cannot be utilised to the greatest advantage." According to the Free Lance, Captain Russell was heard m his happiest mood at the Gaelic dinner given to- Sir Hector Macdonald. "When I heard you all sing 'For he's a jolly good fellow' just now," said the ex-leader ofi the Opposition, "then I realised that you were musicians. You will therefore the more fully realise my having to play second fiddle to Mr Seddon for ten weary years. . As on ardent admirer of the violin, I have all along felt how much better I could have played first fiddle. But, m the words of the tragedian, 'The day will come !' Then I will play the lead with dexterous hand, while my right honorable friend will have the consolation of playing upon a brazen instrument!" The Captain went on to refer to the remark made to the effect that m politics Mr Seddon "was a great general." He admitted the contention, "but, my honorable friend must be 1 likened to a Boer general. He's the wiliest man I ever met. No rock is too small for him to hide behind." A musical treat was afforded lovers of band music on Saturday evening by the Gisborne Rifles' Band. The programme discoursed from the Masonic Hotel- balcony by the Whataupoko players, under the able leadership of Mr D. McKillop, was one which premier city bands would haver considerable diffidence m submitting without lengthy practice. The Rifles' Band, however, gave splendid renderings of the high-class selections which comprised the evening's music. Their perfjormonce on Saturday evening marks a distinct era of progress m the band's history. . Mr McKillop is to be congratulated on having brought his players on so well during the six months they have been under his charge. The programme was opened with the stirring march, "Torador," by that well-known cornetist, Herr Von de Mehdeu, at present conductor of! the fine Fitzgerald circus band. Bellini's beautiful selection of operatic airs, "I Puritani," followed, and - the large crowd which had been attracted by the 1 lively strains of the quickstep heartily applauded the players at the conclusion of the number. Round's contest selection, "Songs of Scotland," gave plenty o£ scope for the soloists, the cornet taking "Bonny Wee Thing,' Wert Thou Mine." A pretty and lively strain, with a short horn solo and accompaniment, led into the favorite euphonium solo, "Mary of Argyle," which was effectively given. The trombone part, "The Rowan Tree," was nicely played, and the comet numbers, "Scotland Yet" and "Auld Lang Syne," concluded a capital selection of Caledonian melodies. A grand contest selection, including solos from some of Sullivan's famous operas, such as "lolanthe," Pirates of Penzance," I'H.M.S. Pinafore," "Rose of Persia," "The Gondoliers," etc., was followed by "The Pride of Wales," a splendid grouping of the most tuneful Welsh airs. "The 1 Pride of England" was a. companion selection by Round of English songs, and the three last numbers were well received. "God Save the King" concluded a firstclass programma