The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 19, 1901.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 42, 19 February 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 19, 1901.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council takes place to-night.

A meeting of St. Patrick’s sports committee is to be held at the Masonic Hotel this evening. A meeting of the Indian Troops Reception Committee is to be held at 9.30 this morning.

The tohunga or witchcraft case, at the Magistrate’s Court, is to be heard this morning.

Captain Edwin wired at noon yesterday i Moderate to strong westerly winds ; glass rise; poor tides. After the Borough Council meeting the monthly meeting of the Charitable Aid Board will be held.

Settlers will do well to make a note of the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act. Mr Campbell Thompson, Inspector of Stock, has on hand copies of the Act, which settlers may obtain on application. Major McCredie yesterday received a telegram from the Commandant of the New Zealand Forces, to parade the. local volunteers to form in the procession with the Indian troops on their arrival on Thursday morning. - The Bain Company commence a season in Gisborne in the Theatre Boyal to-mor-row night. The Auckland Star thus refers to Mr Bain, the premier comique:—“ The popularity of the performance was evidenced by the crowded audience winch assembled last evening in the City Hall, A new and varied programme was pre- 1 sented, and the principal feature of the programme was the appearance for the first time in Auckland of Mr James C. Bain, the clever Australian comique, Mr Bain is an exceedingly clever artist, and has fully proved his versaitlity in his amusing “ turn.” His imitation of various “ Styles of Singing ” was intensely funny, and his next appearance, as a Scotchman, who detailed his experiences with a chorus of “I Never Enjoyed Myself so much Before,” highly amused the audience, and was loudly encored. “At the Seaside ” was another very clever , vocal sketch, and sent the audience into roars of laughter. Mr Bain’s clever facial play was not the least amusing feature of his performance. His parody on “The Ab : sent-Minded Beggar ” was equally successful, and he had no reason to complain of his first reception by an Auckland audience"

The result of the steamship race from Auckland to Sydney is given—Sonoma, 3 days 3 hours 45 minutes; Mararoa, 3 days 7 hours.

Mr H. J. Buslinell, of the City Planting Works, has secured the race book rights for the Turf Club’s Annual Meeting this week, his price being the highest offered.

There has been a big decrease of business this season (since July 1,1900) at the Sydney wool sales, amounting to 94,000 bales, as compared with the corresponding period of last season.