AUCKLAND SPECIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 232, 9 October 1901, Page 3

AUCKLAND SPECIAL.

A GibBuRNE CONTRACT. (Special to Times.) Auckland, last night. .Mr .1. .J. Holland, c.\ Al.Jl.lt-, a.al a prominent Auckland bowler, lull for Gisborne tills alternuon to make prelnnmary arrungenii-nis to carry out tile construction | of the new brick building i DeLnutuur's) fur Gisborne. Mr Holland s price being the lowest tor tile plans submitted by Milo. Hartley, architect, ul Auckland, was accordingly accepted. TWO I*I,EASING CEUE.UON LES. Two pleasing eeremonies of special interest to Gisborne people have taken place n. Auckland. Miss t.'heny, on the eve oilier marriage Lu .Ur Hamilton X. Jones, of Gisborne, was presented with a gilt in connection with Sunday services that she had rendered at the Auckland hospital. The young lady has taken a prominent part'in tnc choral portion ul tile serv ices on each Sunday. \ cry high tributes were paid to the recipient. Tileother ceremony was in connection with St Sepulchre's choir, of which Miss t berry had been a leading member lor years past. The "lit was an exceedingly handsome one, and in making the presentation a high tribute of praise was made to Miss Cherry, lu both eases very hearty wishes were "expressed lor her happiness ill her future home ill Gisborne. Thu wedding takes place on Thursday afternoon at St. Sepulchre's Church. TUK SOCIETY ISLANDS.

In conversation with Mr E. Caudill, who has pist returned from a trip to Tahiti, that gentleman informed me that he was niucli impressed with the Society islands. Thcv were really beautiful and wonderfully fertile. ill the hands of the British or Americans, these islands would, lie said, go ahead at a great rate, hut the French seemed to be floor colonists, for iliov certainly seemed lo encourage the Natives 111 tlieif habits of laziness, and in this quality me Xiiliiuans took the palm. A more lazv -.el ol men it would be impossible to imagine. This lameiiLahie slate of affairs he attributed to the fact that there was no need for them to work. Nature lias indeed been most kind to these people, lor sbe has provided them with an abundant loud supply, which it cost no effort to obtain, anil a climate

'Xiie women ot iuhiti ;iic vcry Ihie-lookinj', ami tney thlkicwl tiom the men imummcii as they were a tnlle more energetic. In tlio matter ot eleanlincss, Liiese tlusk \ damsels could put many wlnie women to shame. Hi ring the fete. He was sti uck with the spotlessly clean garments in which tiie giris were clotiied. lahiti was very fertile, and it seemed a pity that more enterprise had not been shown to develop its resources. Only a particle of tiie island was under cultivation ; the rest was a luxuriant garden, abounding in tropicol growth oi all descriptions. It energy and capital were brought to bear, there was no knowing what tiie soil would not produce.