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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 496, 7 August 1902, Page 3

DISTRICT ORDERS. Headquarters, Wellington. 28th July, 1902. compliance with General Order 188 of 12th May, and instructions since received, the following is published for general information and guidance of all concerned:—• 1. On 9th August, the occasion of the Coronation of His Majesty King Edward VII., ail Volunteer Corps, including Cadets, will parade at an hour to fit in with that of the Procession or other Ceremonial arranged for by the Civil Authorities at their own centres. This parade will count as a Daylight Parade towards Capitation. The Hon. the Minister of Defence desires that no troops are to be taken away from any Borough or Sub-District in v which it is proposed to celebrate the King’s Coronation.

2. His Majesty’s Veterans of the Navy, Army, and Colonial Forces, and Officers and Men of returned Contingents aro invited to assemble with the troops at their respective centres, and the Volunteer Officer in command will assign to them the post of honor at the head of the column or right of the line. 3. Defence Rifle Clubs are also invited to join the parade at their nearest centre, and will occupy the rear of the column or left of the line. 4. Immediately after parade every Officer Commanding a Corps of Volunteers or Cadets, and Captains of Defence Rifle Clubs, will telegraph (urgeDt) direct to Major Smith, Staff Officer, Wellington, the number of (1) Officers, and (2) Men on parade at their respective units, and, to prevent mistakes, the name of the Corps or Club must be written after the name of the sender of the telegram. In like manner the Senior Volunteer Officer present will wire the number of Veterans and returned Contingent Men. The total number will be communicated to His Excellency the Governor, who desires to transmit the same to His Majesty the King.

5. It is confidently expected that attendance of all ranks will make the Coronation Parade a memorable one, thoroughly representative and worthy of the colony. 6. The troops will fire a Feu-de-.loie, and afterwards give three cheers for His Majesty tho King. A Salute of 101 Guns will be fired by the Permanent Artillery from the Saluting Battery at Headquarters, Wellington.

7. South African War Medals will be distributed on Coronation Day by His Excellency the Governor at Wellington ; and the Mayors of the undermentioned Cities or Boroughs will bo requostod to presonfc any Medals still in their hands—Masterton, Dannevirke, Napier, Gisborne, Palmerston North, Feilding, Wanganui, Hawera, Stratford, and New Plymouth. STUART NEWALL, Colonel, Commanding District.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY. CORONATION DAY. BY instructions from the Government, I hereby proclaim SATURDAY, the 9th AUGUST, 1902, a CLOSE PUBLIC HOLIDAY, in honor of the Crowning of King Edward VII. All Business Places MUST BE CLOSED on that day, but they will be open on Thursday Afternoon and Friday Night in lieu of Saturday. JOHN TOWNLEY, Mayor. CORONATION DAY.

IN honor of the Coronation of King Edward VII., the Hotelkeepers of Gißborne have decided to STRICTLY CLOSE THEIR PREMISES On SATURDAY NEXT, AUGUST 9th, Prom II a.m. to 2 p.m. J. M. CUMMING, Secretary, Licensed Victuallers’ Association.

District Office, Gisborne, 2nd August, 1902. N EW rgEALAND RAILWAYS. GISBORNE SECTION. CORONATION DAY. ON SATURDAY, August 9th, the ordinary time-table will be cancelled, and instead the following trains will run both ways, if required. Tickets available for return on August 9th or 11th. BY ORDER. HOLY TRINITY CHURCH. A GENERAL MEETING of the Parishioners of Holy Trinity Church will be held in the Trinity Church Schoolroom, on FRIDAY, Bth inst., at 7.30 p.m., for the purpose of adopting last year’s Report and Balance-sheet. C. W. FERRIS, G. J. WINTER, Churchwardens. Gisborne, August oth, 1902. TEN SHILLINGS REWARD. LOST, Stolen, or Strayed, from Te Karaka Hotel, on July 10th—One BAY MARE, shod all round, white face, one wall eye, blotch brand on near shoulder. A reward of 10s will be offered to anyone returning same to Te Karaka Hotel, or G. HINTON, Kaitangata Station. POVERTY BAY HUNT CLUB.

THE HOUNDS will meet TO-DAY (THURSDAY), 7th August, at Taruheru, at 2 p.m. J. M. CUMMING, Secretary. OBMOKD, Are CASH BUYEBS Of FAT, SKINS, HIDES, Etc. TO LET. TWO Well-lighted and Ventilated BOOMS, suitable for Offices or Dressmaking, in the “Alexandra” Tea Booms. Apply— ALEXANDKA TEA BOOMS ; Or, ALBION HOTEL. jyj-ONEY TO jTEXD. MONEY TO LEND, on Freehold Seourity. JOHN COLEMAN. /"NASSIDY AND 00., J. BONES,