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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 999, 18 September 1903, Page 2

An advertiser requires a town or country property of the valuo of ijSOOO. A general meeting of members of the Gisborne Bacing Giub will be held this evening at the Gisoorno Hotel. This evening Messrs Adair ;Broswill give a promenade show, by electric light, when all the new season’s goods will be displayed. Character delineations from handwriting can be obtained from “ India,” Palmerston North. See advertisement in another column.

The appeal against the Stipendiary Magistrate’s decision in tho recont licensing case against the Turanganui Hotel will be heard at the Supreme Court today, before Mr Justice Cooper.

At tho Police Court yesterday morning, George Maxfield was charged with procuring liquor for a prohibited porson. The case was adjourned until Monday on tho application of Sergeant Siddells. Attention is directed to the great clearing sale of groceries and ironmongery to bo held this morning at II o’clock by Messrs Williams and Kettle on account of Mr D. M. Orr. The sale will accord a rare opportunity to householders to replenish thoir stocks.

To-night at the Academy of Music a concert will be given by the pupils of St. Mary’s Convert. The proceeds will be devoted to paying the interest on the Convent debt. A capital programme is being prepared, and there should bo a large attendance.

Yesterday afternoon at the Holy Trinity Church tho marriage of Mr S. Aviss, son of Mr W. Aviss, of Coventry, England, to Miss Maefarlane, eldest daughter of Mr Jas. Maefarlane, Te Hapara, was quietly solemnised, the Rev. H. W. Williams officiating. Miss Nellie Maefarlane attended as bridesmaid to her sister.

“ Saponaceous ” writes : “ I see that one of Mr Mestayer's supporters has taken to describing opponents of Waihirere as lunatics who ought to be sent away with poor old 1 Soapy Tom.’ lam afraid that if all opponents are to be sent with Tom the accommodation after Wednesday next will require to be largely increased, and there will bo some pretty intelligent lunatics among the number.” At the Kaiti bowling groen yesterday afternoon, a West End rink comprising Holmes, Williams, Robinson, and Massey (skip) met Nicholas, Lewis, Pettie, and Witty (Kaiti), and an interesting game resulted in a victory for the home team by 21 to 19. A second game was played between Williams, Pettie, Witty and Gaudin (skip) and Nicholas, Holmes, Coleman, and Simson (skip), the latter being defeated by 19 to 6. The visitors were entertained at afternoon tea by Mr and Mrs Witty. Mr Stewart Hastie has taken over the shop lately occupied by Mr J. Kempner, tailor, of Gladstone road, and will open on Monday next with a large and assorted stock of all kinds of leather and grindery. A large stock of travelling, Gladstone, hand, and school bags, leggings of all descriptions, rugs and saddle straps, horso and cow covers, of the bost manufacture, will be stocked, and sold at the lowest price. Mr Hastie should receive a large share of public support. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., judgment went by default in the following undefended cases Robert Nock v. Thos. Cahill, claim £1 2s 6d, costs 11s ; Robert Nock v. Ramaka Teruawi, claim £4 3s, costs 19s ; Robert Nock v. Eru Tepene, claim £4 6s sd, costs £1 9s; W. A. O’Meara v. Alexander Francis Brown, claim £lO Bs, costs £1 Is 6d. In the case of Williams and Kettle v. Charles Butler (Mr A. Coleman), claim £9B 10s Id, judgment was given for amount claimed, less £SO paid into Court. A largely attended meeting of ratepayers opposed to the loan proposals on account of being dissatisfied with the source from which the water is to bo drawn was held in Mr Whinray’s Hall last evening. Great interest was manifested in the proceedings, and a committee of forty-six ratepayers was appointed to oppose the proposals. Captain Tucker was appointed chairman of the committee and Mr James East secretary. The committee will meet again this evening at the conclusion of the meeting of West End ratepayers convened by Mr J. East.

The Supreme Court was occupied yes' terday in hearing the case of Albert Elliott v. Thomas Hollywood and Edna Eliza Hollywood, claim cl £SO damages for alleged assault and battery. Plaintiff further claimed (1) £l5O for loan on land ; (2) that the defendant Edna Eliza Hollywood be ordered co convey to the plaintiff the equity of redemption of the said land, being lot 2of section 4, Gisborne. Mr W. L. Rees for plaintiff and Mr DeLautour for defendants. After hearing the evidence of plaintiff His Honor pointed out that the statement of claim alleged a joint assault on the part of the defendants. So far there was on the evidence a separate assault by Hollywood. Mr Rees said he would abandon the portion of the claim for assault. His Honor gave judgment for plaintiff, statiDg that Mrs Hollywood held this property in trust for him. Costs were allowed on the lowest scale. As regards the claim for assault against the defendant Thomas Hollywood, judgment was given for defendant with costs on the lowest scale.

At the Park Racecourse yesterday afternoon the point-to-point steeplechase,.held under the auspices of the Poverty Bay Hunt Club, was a great success. The race was run over the town course, and a large number of people avr.iied themselves ol the opportunity of witnessing a first class race. Mr G. B. Oman officiated as starter, and Mr T. E. Holden capably acted as judge. The following horses were starters:—Mangamahaki, 14.0, 0. Evans ; Haiti, 13.6, C. Parker; Sailor, 12.8, C. Dunlop ; Czar, 12.8, C. White; Fencer, 12.7, J. M. Gouldsmitb ; Sandy, 12.7, A. McKenzie; Totangi, 12.3, W. O’Reilly; Angus, 12.0, R. Williamson ; Yellowtaii, 12.0, K. Campbell. From an excellent start, Sailor aesumed the lead, and led across the first fence, with Sandy arid Mangamahaki close by. On nearing Reynolds’, Sailor had the misfortune to fail, and Mangamahaki took up the running, leading into the Park Company’s grounds, Sandy, Czar, and Fencer in close attendance. Mangamahaki jumped in splendid style, and won the race easily.

Our cablegrams report the ssrious illness of Sir Thomas Lipton at Chicago. A meeting of West End ratepayers interested in the water supply will be held in Wninray’s Halt this evening. The Poverty Bay Hunt Club expresses thanks to those gentleman who kindly allowed the use of tiiair properties yesterday fur tho point-to-point steeplechase. There is a great demand in the South Island for young horses, and over 200 have hern scut from Feilding this season.

A letter from Capetown, dated July S.h states that the price of ir.iz> n mutton is Is p.r lb. A cottage of eignt rooms commands a rental ot £8 a month.

The annual general meeting of tho Poverty Bay Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association will be held at the Gisborne School to-morrow morning at 10.30.

The Ratepayers’ Association have received advice from Mr Leslie Reynolds stating he is leaving Sydney on the 26th inst., and will communicate with them on his arrival in New Zealand. It is estimated that the dogskin mats in the Maori room at Canterbury Museum are worth about £BO each. They aro made of the skiu of tho Maori dog, which has been extinct for many years. A shipment of 23,740 3acks of bones from India was brought into this port recently by the Aparima (says the Auckland Herald). Upwards of 20,000 sacks had been treated in accordance with requirements in Calcutta, and during the week the balance was treated locally and found to be free from anything likely to introduce anthrax or other diseases into the colony. Mr J. A. Pond, analyst, acting for the Stock Department, also tested tho bones that had been treated beforo leaving India, and found them in a satisfactory condition.

A lecture was given in the Whaiaupoko Band Hall on Sunday afternoon by Mr J. M. Troupe, on tho subject, “ Must we keep tha Sabbath now ?’’ In the course of his remarks tho speaker contended, on the evidence of tho Scriptures, that the seventh-day Sabbath, as a law, was not now in existence. It was first given to Israel, aftor coming out of Egypt (Exodus 16, 26-29), which is tho first mention of it in the Bible as a law. It was afterwards incorporated in the law given from Sinai to tho children of Israol on two tables of stone, and that part of tho law that was written on stones was the Ten Commandments, which proved to disobedient Israel to be a minstration of death, which Paul in his 2nd Epistle to the Corinthians, 3, 11-13, plainly states was done away with and abolished by Christ. Paul also says to the Colossians (2, 14) that the handwriting of the ordinances amongst which was tha savonth day Sabbath, Leviticus 23-1-8, was blotted out by Christ, and that, therefore, they were to let no man judge them in the keeping of an Holy day, new moon, or Sabbath days, and in addressing the brethren at Rome, in the seventh chapter of Romans ho plainly tells them that they were dead to tho law. He means by quoting from the ten Commandmonts, verse 7, that contained tho Sabbath law, which he previously stated was abolished. To contend that tho ten Commandments wore a perfect law in themsolves is absurd, for a law to bo of any use to a sinful nation like Israel would require to have penalties attached to it to make it operative, which the ton Commandments had not, which clearly shows that it was not a perfect law by itself, but had to be taken aloug with all the laws and ordinances of God, tho whole forming one code, called tho Mosaic, which Paul says was done away with, abolished, 11. Corinthians hi., 11-13, and blotted out, Colossians n„ 14, by Christ, having served its purpose which was only temporary, as Paul says in Galatians in., 24, 25, the law was our schoolmaster unto Christ, but after Christ came we are no longer under the schoolmaster or law, which law ho says, Galatians iv., 24, was given from Sinai, and being represented by the bond maid, verso 22, and her son, is now cast out, therefore to contend that wo are now to keep the seventh day Sabbatli as a law of God is, as Paul says, to pervert the Gospel of Christ, make men foolish, and bring a curse on themselves. As to tho keeping of Sunday, or tho first day of tho week as the Sabbath, there is absolutely no warrant in tho Scriptures for so doing, the only authority the churches have today is the first so-called Christian Superior Constantine, tho head of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the year A.D. 321 enjoined the solemn observance of the first day of the week, which ho called tho day of the sun, “ Die Solis,” after his onco favorite God, so that those who contend for tho seventh day Sabbath are perverting the Gospel of Christ, and thoso who contend for Sunday as a Sabbath are following the command of Rome, whilo at the sama time speaking against her, but Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ, says lot no man judge you of the Sabbath, because in Jesus only is the rest now and in the future, aye, will be the Sabbath or perfect rest that remaineth for the people of God.