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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 391, 16 April 1902, Page 2

A letter by 11 Ibex ” will appear in next, issue.

The opening meeting of the Poverty Bay Hunt Club will be held at Wairakaia on Friday next. The Carpentors and Joiners’ Union hold their fortnightly meeting on Thursday next, in the room above Dalrymple’s.

The Rev. C. E, Beecroft, the able and popular Methodist minister from Napier, is announced to preach in Wesley Church next Sunday morning and evening. Captain Edwin forecasted at 12.411 p.m. yesterday:—“Moderate to strong winds from between west and south-west and south; glass rise; good tides; cold weather.”

At Dunedin yesterday Bolton, Mayor of Wost Harbor, and Walker were committed for trial in connection with the paintstealing cases instituted by the Union Company. The annual meeting of the West End Football Club will be held this evening at the Record Reign Hotel, at 8 o’clock, for the election of officers, payment of subscriptions, etc.

“Wo could raise the amount required in a week,” said Councillor Harding at the meeting last night, when the proposed town clock was under discussion.

“Just now,” said the Mayor at the Council last night, “ we hear all about the North of Auckland, but Whakatane and Cook and Waiapu Counties are not being mentioned. We must bestir ourselves if we are not to be left in the cold.”

After the Borough Council meeting last night the monthly meeting of the Charitable Aid Board was held. It was reported that the Old Men’s Home was now full. Messrs Kennedy and Lysnar were appointed a visiting committee for the ensuing month. In furtherance of his proposals for securing a training-ship for New Zealand native-born, the Hon. Mr Jennings, in telegraphing good-bye to the Premier, suggested that he should endeavor to secure from the Imperial Government two obsolete vessels, one for the North Island and the other for the South.

Mr T. G. Lawless, the well-known land and estate agent, has completed the sale of the site selected for the Maugapapa school. The seetions, which were formerly the property of Mr Arthur Martin, are situated' to the west of the Mangapapa creek, at the corner just beyond the bridge, and were purchased by Mr T. A. Coleman, agent for the Hawke’s Bay Education Board.

The following is yesterday morning’s weather report:—Auckland, fresh W.S.W. wind, cloudy, moderate sea Tauranga; Napier, light N.W., overcast, rain at Castlepoint, slight swell ; Wellington, light S., cloudy, rain and lumpy bar at Wanganui; Greytnouth, S.W. breeze, blue cloudy sky, earthquake at Kaikoura ; Dunedin, light S.W. wind, blue cloudy sky, rain and rough sea at Nuggets Point and Bluff.

A very pleasing ceremony took place on Tuesday evening after the settling-up of accounts by the Waerenga-a-hika School Picnic Committee, when the gentlemen of the Committee presented Mr George Schmidt, of Bepongaere, with a handsome pipe and case as a souvenir of the occasion, and a token of the esteem in which they held him for his untiring and disinterested efforts in procuring funds, and for his valuable aid on the day of the picnic. Tho presentation was made by Messrs J. Cooper and Lougher on behalf of the Committee. Mr Schmidt feelingly replied.

A largely attended meeting of members of the Waiapu Prohibition League was hold in tho Presbyterian schoolroom on Monday evening. A number of new members were enrolled. After some discussion of a somewhat lively character re tho working of the League, it was resolved unanimously that a sub-committee be formed, to be called together by the secretary to consider correspondence and arrange for meetings as occasion arose. Addresses were then delivered by Mr Buckingham and Rev. B, F. Rothwell dealing with tho prospects and work of the League. Arrangements were made for Rev. C. E. Beecroft’s meetings to be held at Gisborne on Sunday evening, Ormond Monday, and Patutabi Tuesday. A Committee meeting was held at the close.

It has already been mentioned in those columns that Dr Fisher had been kind enough to give series of St. John’s Ambulance loctures on nursing. These lectures are only open to ladies who have passed in “ First Aid.” Some ladies who have not passed 11 First Aid ” wish to take the Nursing Course, so the Doctor has consented to make it possible for them to do so, by giving another course of “ First Aid ” for their benefit. This class will be for ladies only, and will be taken very rapidly, about two lectures a week if possible. Those ladies, therefore, who wish to take the “First Aid” course should leave their names at the office of Mr G. Stubbs, the hon. secretary, from whom any fertber particulars can be obtained. The fee for the series is ss. After the course and examination have been got over, in about a month from now, the class for nursing will be formed. The question of a town clock for Gisborne was discussed at the thorough Council meeting last night, the Mayor reading information that had been supplied by the Chief Postmaster as to cost of clocks in other towns. The Ashburton clock, 4 faces, sft dial, and chimes, cost .£725. The Hawera clock cost £330 Is, with a sft dial, fpr which the Gisborne tower provided. The if ay or was opposed to chimes. He believed they would get a suitable clock for £250, of which they would would have to contribute £125, which he believed could soon be ra se i by public subscription. He moved that Cis Kennedy, Jones, and the mover be a committee to collect all information. Cr. Harding seconded the motion, saying that he believed the money would soon be raised. The motion ”/as carried.