The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 13, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1402, 13 March 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 13, 1905.

The plumbing olasses at the Technical School commences this evening. The fee is half a guinea. The auxiliary schooner Kaeo leaves for East Coast ports and Auckland on Wedneaaay nest. The ** Lynda” brand of soap is becoming very popular with householders, and is highly spoken of by all who have used it. At Whitehouse’s Bioscope entertainment to morrow night children will be admitted to all parts of the Theatre for 6d. The conference of the Cook County Council and the Kailway League to have been held to-day has been postponed until Monday, 27th inst.

There was a fairly largo audienoo at Hia Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday evening on the occasion of the baby show and singing and dancing competition. A good night s fan was obtained. The funeral of the -late Mrs Sievwrigh* took place at Mabaraka cemetery on Saturday, and although of a private of friends'^ 0 “ VeCy large attend anoe The Town v. Country cricket match was played at Taruheru on Saturday last, and resulted in a win for the Town team, the scores being: Town 92, Country 74. The railway working account showing the revenue and expenditure for the period ending February 4th last gives the revenue on the Gisborno-Karaka railway at £242 and the expenditure at 1203 The entries for the foot events at St Patrick s sports closed on Saturday ever..' mg, and the results of the entries are vprv satisfactory. Sixteen have entered for the 100yds event, 13 for the 220, and 12 for ion°V, T i? Br0 l a o°- ® competitors in. the 120yds hurdles, 13 in the half-mile, and a similar number in the mile. The handi caps will be declared this ovenrng, and will appear to-morrow. The Harvest Festival servioes yesterday at the Salvation Army Barraolcs was of a most interesting nature, and there was an exceptionally large congregation. The hall was decorated in a very attractive manner, there being several painted scenes depicting the farming industry, whilst there was an abundant supply 0 f erain and fruit. Captain Garland, of -Auckland conducted the services. The morning ser. vice was a special holiness meeting In the afternoon there was a servioe of music and song, and in the evening there was a special salvation meeting. A feature of the meeting were the company songs rendered by a special choir. Captain Garland, who is a very able speaker, gave several logical addresses. To-night the servioes will be of a most interesting and attractive character. The platform will represent a harvest field, and the seasons will be dopioted with limelight effects Company songs, soloh, and duets will be" given, and all the phases of the harvest field will be pourtrayed with song and story. On Tuesday night the mooting will be special music and song. A very large attendance is expected. A battalion parade of the Poverty Bay school cadets was held nnder Major Kinder on Saturday last. The Gisborne school had three companies in tho field No. I under Lieutenant Woodward ; No. 2 under Captain Morice, and No. 3 under Captain Wauchope. The Makauri, Mangapapa and Waerenga-a-hika oadots were in charge of Captain Ellis, and the Matawhero and Ormond corps were in command of Captain McLeod. The town corps paraded at the Gisborne school at 10 o’clock, then marched through tho golf links as far as the railway viaduct, where the train stopped and dropped tho country companies. The boys wore then marched to the Recreation Cronnd, where ceremonial drill was indulged in, the boys perfecting themselves in the march past in view of tho Governor's" visit. Instruction was also given in field fighting. Colonel Loveday was present, and inspected the Cadets. He complimented the lads on their smart appearance and the exceedmgly creditable turn out. He pointed out the Btrides the oadet movemont had mado in the Poverty Bay district of late years. A couple of years ago the corps did not include 24 boys, and now they could bold a battalion parade in which 276 boys wore present. Ho was veryploasod at the manner in which tbo movements bad been oxoouted. Tbo country Cadets were entertained at lunch at the Gisborne school,