The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JULY 22, 1901.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 163, 22 July 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JULY 22, 1901.

The anniversary services in connection with St. Andrew’s Sunday School are to bo held on Sunday week. Owing to the reception to tho returned troopers to-night, the weekly meeting of the Mutual Improvement Society will not be held. Adjutant Hatcher, in the Salvation Army Barracks to-night, will give his “ Thrilling experience of twenty years’ Army warfare.” The Adjutant is a j forcible and original speaker, and a good crowd may be expected. The special service at Wesley Church last evening drew a large congregation. The hymns specially selected to illustrate the “ Life of Christ,” were excellently rendered by a strong choir, and heartily joined in by'the congregation. Mr Barlow sang “'Ecee Homo,” with much pathos and power, and Mr Buckingham’s ■ rendering of “ Calvary ” was up to that gentleman’s best form, and very effective. 1 Mr C. East, at the organ, rendered several good selections. The EeY. B. F. Roth- < well dealt with the subject in an eloquent 1 manner, showing that tho advent of 1 Christ into the world had brought sun- 1 shine and gladness in the place of gloom, f

The Poverty Bay Turf Club invite applications for the position of caretaker of the grounds.

A meeting of the general committee of the Beautifying Association is called for this evening.

At the. parade yesterday, Captain Winter was in command ; the infantry were under Lieutenant Lewis; and the cadets under Captain Graham. Auckland auctioneering firms are protesting against the provision in the new Auctioneering Bill, which compels an auctioneer to announce the name of the last bidder in a sale. At the Dunedin Police Court on Saturday George Francis Hobinson, Government Engineer, was charged with the manslaughter of three men killed at Inchvallov lime-kiln. A remand till Wednesday was granted.

At Messrs Wyllie and Mason's sale on Saturday section 137, Butene road, Haiti, one acre, was purchased for 6150 by Mr F. Harris. A section on Whataupoko and one in Disraeli street were offered, but not sold.

On Saturday Mr Barton, S.M., gave judgment for 623 3s, and costs .63 9s, in the adjourned case of William Siovwright v. Valentine Aston and others, claim 620 lbs 6d. Mr DeLautour for plaintiff, and Mr Jones for defendant.

41 a meeting of the Young Men’s Sunday Class yesterday afternoon officers were elected as follows :—President, Mr E. H. Buckingham; vice-Prosidonts, Bov. B. F. Both well and Mr J. D. Holley ; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr K. It. Macdonald ; Committee, Messrs F. Brown, M. G. Nasmith, jun., and Nicholas. Members gave a review of books read by them during the week. Next Sunday afternoon the Bov. J. G. Paterson is to give an address on the subject “ Books as companions in relation to mental and moral culture."

At St. Andrew’s Church last night tho Bov. J. G. Paterson preached on tho subject, “A tragedy'of the football field.” lie made special reference to tho death of Mr Kirk and the suddenness with which ho was cut off from among us. Tho preacher referred in terms of deep sympathy to the grief of the parents, and he impressed upon young men the necessity of being prepared for the life beyond the grave, as none know how soon their time might come. During the evening Miss Heaney sang “ The Bettor Land ” in rich voice and depth of feeling. Mr Massoy presided at the organ. In tho frozen meat companies’ dispute at Christchurch, the Conciliation Board’s recommendation is that tho rate of pay be Is Id and Is 2d per hour between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., and Is 6d before 8 a.m. and after 5 p.m. In the furniture dispute, the Board recommended that 48 hours count as a week’s work, that tho minimum wage for mattrass-makers and indoor hands bo 8s fid a day, all other branches of tho trade a minimum of 6s 9d. In the hosiery dispute, tho recommendation was that the hours of labor be 48 a week, and tiiat tho minimum rate of wage be 20s a week.

At the golf links on Saturday the ladies’ championship competition was decided. The play was of a fairly good character, and tho“scores were very even. Mrs King secured first honors with a score of 170, the two cards handed in reading 87 and 83. Miss Matheson was second with 177, her scores being 93 and 84. Mrs Cole was third with 188, 90 and 97 ; Mrs O’Meara fourth with 90 and 106 ; and Mrs L. Bees fifth, 110 and 111. The men’s competition was also commenced on Saturday, and will bo continued on Thursday. So far Mr E. Hutchinson lias handed in the best card, being 99, less a handicap of three. Mr Bull (scratch) 100, is also well to the front.

Those desirous of obtaining prolific raspberry plants should leavo their orders at Messrs Bennett and Sherratt’s, for plants from Glcnfoyle gardens. Tho Cutlibort, known as the Queen of the Market, is thus described by an authority : —“ This is unquestionably the variety best adapted to our climate, and one of the best red raspberries in cultivation, fruiting freely when all other sorts fail ; a healthy and vigorous grower, very productive and hardy, remains in fruit a long time. Moro largely grown in tho United States than all red raspberries combined. We recommend this variety with tho greatest confidence ; wo have fruited it freely during the last seven years.”

At the'ianding of the Fourth and Fifth Contingents at Wellington the other day the Premier and the Mayor of Wellington were prominent figures on the wharf, but for a time the general public was kept back by the insurmountable rope barriers of the Harbor Board. Presently, however, it occurred to Mr Seddon that it would be a kind thing to allow tho relatives of troopers to come a littlo nearer. Therefore he invoked tho officials to “ let them come through.” Immediately tho whole populace came over tho barrier. It was another case of “'Lot ’em all come." “ They feel as if they are all relatives,” was the Premier’s comment.

A great deal of interest was caused on Saturday by tho Timms’ report of the shooting of an opossum at Kanaokanae, and the question as to whether or not tho capture - clears up the kumi mystery. Many believe that it is a satisfactory explanation of the Arowhann mystery. Mr Bruco informs us that the weight of the opossum shot was 241 b, so that it was an exceptionally largo one. The skin is being cured. “It would scare tho wits out of any Native to see an opossum in a tree,” said one gontloman, “ I don’t wonder at ‘Dummy’ magnifying the doar littlo thing into something of the nature of a kumi. I would be startled myself to see a ’possum in a Poverty Bay bush.” Wo have boon informed that some years ago opossums were liberated on Mr Wethered’s station.