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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 264, 16 November 1901, Page 2

Mr W. L. Rees returned from Wellington this morning. Tho Harbor Board Engineer’s office has been added to the Telephone Exchange list, the number being 194.

"While the Maori meeting was on on Thursday the hailstorm came. With ready wit the Hon. James Carroll quoted an old Native proverb to show the downpour was an excellent omen.. In St. Andrew’s Church on Sunday morning the subject of .Mr Paterson’s sermon will be : “ Take Care "What You Sow ” 1 and in the evening the subject of lsetu re will be ; “ Let us Alone, or How God Pills up the Line ” Young men specially invited. The severe hailstorm experienced in Gisborne on Thursday fell over a very large area, though not taking a wide course. At Nuhalta and Tiniroto and other districts out that way the hailstorm was very severe, and in some parts along the eastern coast there was a like experience. On parts of the Whataupoko the hail fell so thickly that for a considerable time afterwards the ground was white, and the paddocks looked as if a thick crop of little white daisies had suddenly sprung up. At Nuhaka there was a fall of snow, which accounted for the bitter coldness of the atmosphere in Gisborne during the evening. A somewhat novel race took place in Childers Koad last Sight between a former well-known athlete of this town aud a recent arrival. The distance was 100 yards. The new arrival was to receive 50 yards start, but in order to make a failhandicap was willing to carry a wellknown civil servant of about 10 stone weight. After the distance had been carefully measured off and starter and judge appointed, the rider was asked to mount. This being done the words “ are you ready ” were given, but the limit man, who bears a good record for beating the pistol, was ordered back, the 50 yards man still bearing the steadier of 16 stone. Again the words “ Are you ready—go ” rang through the cold air. An excellent start was effected this time, but after the first 25 yards had been traversed by the weight-carrier the scratch man was alongside, and romped homo an easy winner by 17 yards. Several ladies who appeared on the scene thought an aceident had taken place, and that the sprinter was after assistance for the IQ-stone man who was being carried.

The Commissioner of I’oiice is at present on a visit to Gisborne. Mr C. Tilliard Natuseh arrived from Napier by tho Waikare this morning. Mr J. Robb, photographer, has several important announcements in another column. Messrs A. F. Kennedy, J. Tombleson, and G. Stubbs were passe ,ors to Gisborne by the Waikare this .jrning. A brilliant meteor ligh - .up the sky at ■J this morning. It had .a appearance of a rocket Hashing throe;; .1 space at a great height. Mr W. ,T. Quigley, architect, leaves for Napier to-morrow evening. We regret to learn that owing to an affection of tho eyes he finds it necessary to consult a specialist, aud will in all probability have to undergo an operation before returning to Gisborne. Weslcv Church services will bo conducted on Sunday, in tho morning by Miss Lury, from England. In the ovoning Bsv. B. F. JKothwell will preach on “ Thoughts suggested by the storm on the English coast; tho Christian man who took the wheel.”

An accident of a somewhat serious nature occurred yesterday morning to Mr W. C. Walsh, of Makaraka. Ho was riding into town, when his horse bolted and threw him on to the road, with the result that lie received a severe scalp wound. Mr Walsh was taken to tko hospital, and is making satisfactory progress towards recovery. Messrs Wyllio and Mason report that at their monthly stock sale at Waereuga-a-hika on Thursday, there was a fair attendance of buyers, and bidding for all lots under the hammer was spirited : Cattle : Beef cows, A'G 2s 6d to £6 5s ; two-year-old heifers, in calf, £5 to JKS ; calves, ;£1 16s ; old cows, M 5s to £i 10s. Sheep : Shorn old ewes, in forward condition, with small percentage of lambs, 9s lid ; fat ewes, 10s. Horses were dull of sale. It is probable that there will be no summer show in connection with the Horticultural Society this year. Mr W. Gaudin, the secretary, leaves for Auckland this morning, and Mr G. 11 ait or. is going south next week. Others who take a prominent part in connection with the Shows will aiso be absent from Gisborne, and therefore it is not likely that a Show can be arranged for. Steps will, however, be taken to have an autumn show, and the schedule will be issued next month. An open-air concert is to bo held on Thursday evening next under the auspices j of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, the proceeds to be devoted towards the funds of the Coffee Rooms. The concert is to be held in Mr Morice’s grounds in Childers road, and a first-class programme of vocal and instrumental music has been arranged. Refreshments will also be provided. The object for which the concert is being promoted is one that should appeal to all classes of the community, and wc hope to see a large gathering on Thursday evening next. The Gisborne Ritlo Band give an open air concert this evening from the Masonic Hotel balcony, when the following pro gramme will be rendered: March, “ Hope - toun,” Bulch; grand contest selection, “ I Puritani," Boiline ; selection, “ Songs of Scotland,” including the following solos —cornet solo, “ Bonny wco thing wort thou mine,” euphonium solo, “ Bonnie Mary of Argyle,” trombone solo, “ The liowah Tree,” cornet solo, “ Scotland Yet,” “ Auld Lang Syne,” etc ; selection, “ Pride of Wales,” Round, including some of the famous Welsh airs; grand contest selection, “Beauties of Sullivan,” Sullivan, including the famous solos from “ lolantke,” “ Pirates of Penzance,” “ H.M.S, Pinafore,” “ The Beauty Stone,” “ Princess Ida,” “ Patience,” “ Rose of Persia,” “ The Yeoman of the Guard,” “ The Gondoliers ” ; selection, “ Pride of England,” Round, and the well-known English airs, The programme is a first-class one, and the concert should attract a largo gathering,

Roman Catholic Church Services to-morrow (Sunday).—'--iisbomo, Mass 8 and 11 a.m., Vespers 7 p m.; Patutahi, Mass 9 a.m.; Waerenga-a-hika, Mass 11 a.m,— Rev. T. Mulvihill.

Holy Trinity Church Services, to-morrow (Sunday).—Holy Communion 8 a.m ; Morning Prayer 11 a m., subject “ The Rest and the Rest Given ” ; Children’s Service, ;> p.m.: Baptisms, -1 p.m.; Evening Prayer, 7 p.m.; subject, “ The Path of the Just.” St. Andrew’s Church Services, to-morrow (Sundav).— Morning 11, subject “ Take Care What You Sow ” ; evening 7, “ Let us Alone ; or. How God Fills up tho Line.”—Rev. J. G. Paterson.

Wesley Church Services, to-morrow (Sunday).—Morning 11, Miss Lury ; evening 7, Rev. B. F. llothwell; subject, “Thoughts Suggested by the Storms on the English Coast; the Christian Man who touk the Wheel.”—Rev. B. F. llothwell.