TOWN EDITION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11249, 13 April 1908, Page 6

TOWN EDITION

The mail by the Maitai for Auckland on Wednesday closes at 6 p.m. The Referees' Association hold their annual meeting at the Royal hotel tliis evening. Sergeant Hutton left this morning upon a visit of inspection to the Coast stations, Detective Rowle being at present temporarily m charge of the local station. The Te Arai settlers are losing no time m establishing their homes. Messrs Evans, Nield and Co. have four houses to construct, and the first load of timber -was sent out to-day. Ur Scott, who lias. been, ill for some time, left ' for Auckland' on Saturday, accompanied by Mrs ' Scott. It is hoped that the change and rest will restore the popular doctor to healtlu. A half-caste youth named Leonard Oosgrove has been arrested by Constable Wales at Port Awanui on a charge of breaking and entering with intent to comniit a crime, and will appear before the Court at that township to-morrow. Mr Reg. H. Copeland, advance representative for West's Pictures, arrived m Gisborne to-day . tor make arrangements for the season opening, iii Gisborne shortly. The company * has had a very successful tour down* the West Coast/, and among otlier places played air-iivriin of eight nights was. put m at GreymoutllY to excellent business. , ' ; - ■ Owirjg to;Eo,ster manoevurves/ a .number of footballers included m the ings team to visit Gisborne at Easter, are .unable to mate the journey, and the trip lias consequently been abandoned. In connection with the visit of the Palmerstoir North, juniors at the same- time, no further information has been received, and the secretary of the Union, Mr D. Cowan, is now making enquiries by -telegraph. The secretary of- the Kaiti-City Football Club received word this morning tliat 20 players representing the Scinde Football Club would arrive m. Gisborne on Friday next, for the purpose of playing their annual fixture with : the, local club on. Saturday next-. _ The* committee have arrangements well m hand for the match and entertainment of the visitors, and should the weather .prove favorable, a, most enjoyable holiday should ensue. Messrs J. J. Martin, W. Hay and J. A. Eaton have been, entrusted .with the selection of the Kaiti-City team, add will make their. final choice .after a.practice, game on Friday morning next. Ah interesting case is set down for hearing at the Magistrate's Court .tomorrow, a Wairoa resident proceeding against William Maddem, late detective stationed at Gisborne, for the return or value of a horse. The matter is the outcome of a charge of horse-stealing preferred against a young man at the last session of the Supreme Court, but which was not sustained. The horse was prior to the Supreme Court session m the possession of Mr G. Smith, of Gisborne, upon whose complaint the charge of horses-steal-ing was laid. The accused was acquitted and the horse returned to Mr Smith. The Wairoa resident, who purchased the horse from the young man /in question, is now proceeding, seeking the return of the horse or its value. . "Old Hand" writes : '.'Sir,— l notice with surprise that the customary mark of mourning was not displayed at the fost Office to-day, though ' one' ■of the permanent staff of the office had passed away. The omission to fly, the flag, at li^li^mast \h unprecedented. -In any business office the flag would have been so flown and why it should .not be so m connection with the death. of a member of the post and telegraph staff I fail to understand." The Chief Postmaster (Mr W. H. Renner) explains that the flag can only • be hoisted under instructions from headquarters. The Under-Secretary was duly informed of the sad event, and replied, asking that his sympathy be conveyed, to the relatives, but. not giving instructions to half-mast the nag, which usually is only done m the case of those high up m the service. There was a large attendance at the Recreation Grorand yesterday afternoon, when the Gisbame Private Band (under Mr. D. McKillop) gave another of' their popular .open-air concerts. Thie* programme included the selections:: "Opera Boquet" and. "Songs of the Rhin-eland," m .which the, solos were played with nice j expression by Mr H. Murphy (cornet), ! Mr Somervell (euphonium), and Mr .J. Richards (trombone), whose assistance, was appreciated ; an intermezzo "Iola," .-which, is a delightful tune, whilst the triple tongue cornet solo . of . Mr -A. Rodger*), "Tliß Village Festival," was /very ■ well received, the other numbers being "Daman Wellan" and "Gay Paris" waltzes, . "The Royal Rifles," and "Postman's Paiu.de',-" concluding a very pleasing programme. The band intend to give another concert to-morrow night on the Trafalgar rotunda. «.' '