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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 91, 26 April 1901, Page 3

Poor old China’s gone to pieces, Of her vast possessions reft, Day by day her power decreases, Soon there’ll be but little left. She’ll no longer be a nation, But for ever be obscure ; Coughs and colds have no foundation, Dosed with Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure,

GISBORNE BOROUGH COUNCIL. ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS. AT a Poll taken on the 24th day of April, 1901, for the return of NINE Councillors to represent the Borough of Gisborne, the following Votes were recorded for the respective Candidates':— Whinray, James 519 Jones, Robert Noble .. .. 506 Kennedy, Alexander Francis .. 486 Miller, William 478 Harding, John Alfred .. .. 477 Lysnar, William Douglas .. .. 462 Hepburn, Duncan .. • • . . 449 Morrison, Thomas .. .. ~ 443 Bright, John Willson .. .. 412 .-•■'Johnston, Robert .. .. 399 Sheridan, John .. .. .. 369 Somervell, John 272 Joyce, Edward Pattvicks .. .. 260 Lewis, Cecil Francis .. .. 260 Taylor, Allan 92 . Informal 23 I therefore declare James Whinray, Robert Noble Jones, Alexander Francis Kennedy, William Miller, John Alfred Harding, William Douglas Lysnar, Duncan Hepburn, Thomas Morrison, and John Willson Bright duly elected Councillors for the Borough of Gisborne. W. J. QUIGLEY, Returning Officer. Dated Gisborne April 25, 1901.

TO THE BURGESSES OF BOROUGH OF GISBORNE. J" adies and Gentlemen, — For the honor you have done me in re-electing me to represent you f 0 on the Borough Council, I tender my sincere m thanks. f* Your doing so convinces me you fully ”■ endorse my actions of the past, and I beg to s j assure you I shall do my utmost to merit a j r continuance of your approval. Yours faithfully, J. A. HARDING. t TO THE BURGESSES OF THE BOROUGH OF GISBORNE. Ladies and Gentlemen,— n I beg to heartily thank those ladies and gentlemen who exercised their votes in my favor at the election on Wednesday, and in doing so, take this oppor- E tunity of assuring them that their renewed confidence in me shall be carefully guarded. The future administration of municipal allairs, as in the past, will have my most careful consideration. A. F. KENNEDY. THANKS. 1 I DESIRE to express my deepest gratitude to those ladies and gentlemen who supported my candidature at the recent Borough Election, and to acknowledge my immense indebtedness to the excellent friends who made such sacrifice of time and worked _ so assiduously on my behalf. The unexpectedly large number of votes recorded m . ”my favor are appreciated as wholly the result s of their untiring eifurts, and plainly indicate that given similar' assistance and a better acquaintance with the burgesses, my election on a future occasion is assured. To the elected candidates and their supporters, I oiler my cordial congratulations, and to those . who, like myself, were not elected and their friends my sincere sympathy. . JOHN SHERIDAN. GISBORNE B OROU GH'COUN OIL. thanks;. I DESIRE to express my sincere thanks to those ladies and gentlemen who exercised their votes in my favor at ' Wednesday’s Election, and undertake that their interests shall at all times have my [ best consideration. JOHN W. BRIGHT. TO THE ELECTORS. and Gentlemen, — I thank you very heartily for electing me to a Seat on the Borough Counoil, and I trust that I shall merit the confidence you have reposed in me. WM. MILLER. THANKS.. I BEG to thank those ladies and gentle’me'rl who recorded their votes on my behalf at Wednesday’s Election. ' r C. F. LEWIS. st 16 KRUGER Wears Hennesst’s Depen dables, and that keeps “De Wet from defeat."—Pirated from Hastings Bulletin.