The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, AUGUST 21, 1901.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 192, 21 August 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, AUGUST 21, 1901.

Mr F. Teat loaves for Sydney and Mel bourne to-day, and will be absent frou Gisborne for five weeks.

Captain Edwin wired yesterday : Northeast to north and west gale after 16. hours from now; glass fall; poor tides; indications of rain. Mr W. Pettio has secured the services of Miss Hintz, from the firm of Messrs Hcrbort Haynes and Co., Dunedin, to replace Miss Robertson as head of the dress-making department, and of Miss Riach, from Messrs W. Strange and Co., of Christchurch, to take charge of the millinery rooms, in place of Miss Greener.

At the Borough Council meeting last night a petition was received from Mr Keefer on behalf of the liaiti residents, opposing amalgamation, and after discussion it was referred back, the subject not being before the Council yet, and any petitions having to be sent to the Governor. ,

The Rugby Ball, to bo held in the Theatre Royal on Friday evening next, promises to be a great success. Messrs A. F. Kennedy, A. IV. Rees, L. B. Sherriff, A. Sawyer, and W. Webb have been appointed M.C’s. The committee have doeided to open the gallery to the public, the admission fee to be 2s. The preparation of the floor for dancing is in the hands of Mr W. Webb, which is a sufficient guarantee that everything will be well looked after.

Our Auckland Special Correspondent wired last night informing us that Mr J. F. Sheridan’s advance representative left by the- Elingamito for Gisborne, and will make all preliminary arrangements for the production in Gisborne on Monday and Tuesday, September 2nd and P.rd, of two of Mr Sheridan’s latest London successes. Our Special states that the entire company will be taken to Gisborne and the productions will be on a scale of magnificence hitherto not attempted outside the big centres.

Petitions in regard to the amalgamation of the suburbs with the Borough have been largely signed by the ratepayers in each district. In Whataupoko, out of 290 possessing qualifications, over 100 signatures have been obtained up to the present. Only a fourth of the ratepayers is required in accordance with the Municipal Corporations Act, but it will be observed that over a half have already signed. When ready, the petition, together with the one from the Haiti district, will be handed to the Amalgamation Committee, who .will forward them on to the Governor-in-Council. .Counter petitions against the proposed amalgamation scheme are also being circulated. At the meeting of the Borough Council; last night the question of suggested repairs to the Old Men’s Home was brought up. The Mayor asked if the committee had any report to bring up, the -work being very necessary. Cr Jones said the committee had not yet conferred in the matter, but his own idea was that the Charitable Aid Board should lease the propertv from the Council, works done being allowed for in the rent. Thus the whole district would be paying its share, instead of the cost being left to the borough to bear alone. The matter was allowed to stand over until the committee reported to the Charitable Aid Board.

Mr It. Cole returns from the South on Saturday morning. Mr ,T. K. Sigley. of the Cook County riumbiug Works, has removed to Mr I’. Stafford's old shop in Gladstone road.

In order to keep pace with the increasing demands of his easiness, Mr P. Stafford, builder and contractor, Gladstone road, has made considerable alterations to his workshops. He has shifted the large building recently occupied by Mr H. Warren to the level with Gladstone road, and has thus obtained a large and commodious workshop. Two large show windows will be placed in the front of the building to display ironmongery and builders’ requisites of all descriptions, of which Mr Stafford keeps a large stock. For joinery work and special purposes, he has one of the largest quantities of seasoned timber in the district. Building timber of all classes is to be had in any quantity, and, owing to his paying cash tor his shipments, Mr Stafford is enabled to give customers the benefit of the discount. All work entrusted to Him receives his personal supervision, and his charges are most reasonable.