The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, SEPTEMBER 18, 1901.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 216, 18 September 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, SEPTEMBER 18, 1901.

Friday is the last discount day for gas accounts.

Tlie annual general mooting of the Gisborne Lawn Tennis Club will bo held on Tuesday evening next. Visitors to Auckland will find excellent accommodation at the Central Hotel, situated in Victoria street, close to Albert Park.

A bowling match will bo played tomorrow between Kaiti and Gisborne. The Whataupoko Club also open the season at Capt. Ferris’ green. The Gisborne football representatives leave for Napier by the Eliugacnite this evening. They meet Hawke’s Bay on Friday, and return on Saturday. Tenders are to be called at an early date for additions to the Public Librarybuilding. The plans provide for another

reading-room, a museum, and a ladies' reading-room, to be built at the back and side of the present building. Mr Finneran has been instructed to prepare specifications, and to call for tenders at once.

America has paid another very heavy price for tile shelter and countenance she gives to the anarchists of the world. It is by no means the first precious life she has yielded up unwillingly as a sacrifice to these demons of anti-government, and so long as she turns a smiling face and holds out a welcoming hand to the murderous political outlaws of other nations, so long will the lives of her greatest men be plotted against and wantonly taken.— Observor.

The Star of Gisborne Lodge, No. 01, 1.0.0. F. of N.Z., held an emergency meeting last evening at the Lodge Boom, Masonic Hall. The N.G., Bro. J. H. Colebourne, presided. Several candidates were advanced in the degrees. Bro. Wheeler, P.G., assisted the Noble Grand in the ceremonies, which were very im-

pressive. 'The next meeting of the Lodge will be quarter night, to be held on Thursday, September 26th, at 7.30 p.m., when all candidates for initiation are requested to attend punctually, and bring the Lodge surgeon's certificate with them, There is an agitation on foot for the extension of Auckland city by the i amalgamation of suburban boroughs and j road boards to form one large munici- ; pal it 7. A conference of all the localities suggested to be included is to be held on the subject. There are said to bp no less than twenty-three local bodies in existence on the Auckland Isthmus, and it is believed great economy could be effected by amalgamation. It is also proposed to include Onehunga and the Noriji Shore in the scheme of amalgamation, which is likely to become an accomplished fact in due course.

The Borough Council proceedings las 4 night took an unusual turn. Cr Lysnar Was making an eloquent speech on the subject of road metal, when a dog that had been slumbering peacefully, calmly rose from the vicinity of the reporters’ table, introduced himself to the Mayor, and set up a prolonged howl—{be hands of the clock were pointing towards eleven. The Mayor did not in stentorian voice call “ Order!” Ho just joined in the hearty laugh that ensued when Councillors had recovered from their surprise. Cr Lysnar also heartily joined in the laughter. It was considered that the dog was protesting against late sittings, or else discussion on abattoirs had aroused his enthusiasm. No one claimed the dog, but it may be explained that the sagacious animal hails from the vicinity of Cook street.

Mr C. G. Piesse has vacancies for several shorthand pupils. An impounding notice in connection with the Matawhero pound appears in this issue.

“ Our men do marvellously good work ! with the appliances the Council supply them with,” said Cr Miller at the Council meeting last evening. The Wairarapa Times is not flattering to some members of the House. It says: The member for llere-ami-there fixes his eagle eye on a ten pound rise to a badly paid olik'ial and chokes with indignation. He will resist that ten pounds being spent with his last breath—but he will vote for fooling away a quarter of a million of money to maintain that popular fetish, the co-operative labor movement. He strains at a miserable gnat —and swallows a whole drove of cameis. The people believe in him and consider him to be a consistent economist. The ten pounds I they understand—the quarter of a million 1 is beyond their comprehension.

The ancient custom of " tin-kcttling the happy couple was carried out the other night in one of the suburbs, with the result that quite a number of lads and two lawyers had an innings at the Police Court. The perils of matrimony arc quite great enough without having to go through such an ordeal. The friends of the couple appear to have headed oil’ a charge by ladling out refreshments, and had distributed another dose to pacify " the enemy." As the outcome of the episode a vase got knocked down, the front gate lifted off its hinges, and some lemon trees were damaged. The youthful warriors have been let off on the understanding by the Bench that the damage was made good, but as several of the boys offered •jds as compensation, the youthful exhibition of jollity is likely to be expensive to the youngsters. Judging from the weddings going on this week it would appear that not even " tin-kettling” will deter the young people from being married or being given in marriage. In some of the Southern districts the young hopefuls have mounted the roof of the dovecote and fired down a fusiiade of tin cans and kerosene tins, and the exasperated bridegroom has seized a shotgun and let fly, so that the comedy uf marriage threatens to degenerate into a tragedy.—Auckland Herald.