The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 15, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1431, 15 April 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 15, 1905.

Mails for Christchurch and South close at 4 o’clock this afternoon per Corinthio. To-night, one of the most successful plays of the century, “ Trilby," at Hia Majesty’s Theatre. The ordinary meeting of the Cook County Council will be held on Monday next.

The ooncert organised by Mr Liohtwark at Ts Karaka on Thursday night proved a great success.

Messrs Pettis and Co. have just landed large shipments of tailor-made suits of latest tweeds and worsteds ; also correct knickers for cadets. Members of the Poverty Bay Golf Club are reminded of the mixed foursomes to be played on the links this afternoon, commencing at 2 o’clock. The Star of Gisborne Lodge, 1.0.0. F. A.C., holds a special meeting at 8.45 this evening to receive a visit from Bro. HallJones.

Captain Edwin reported yesterday *< Moderate to strong westerly winds glass rise slowly ; tidos good ; sea mode rate.”

Much complaint was made yesterday by over-river residents through telephone and gas connections being out off while the little dredge was being taken through the bridge.

The Anderson Dramatic Company arrive by the Mokoia this morning, and will open at His Majesty’s Theatre on Monday evoning in *• A Sailor’s Sweetheart.” V A general meoting of the junior members of the Huia Football Club will be held at the Masonic Hotel this evening at 8 o’clock, to elect junior officers. There will be a practice on the Domain this afternoon.

The Dunedin Cash aro now bolding a stocktaking sale, and are selling glass and delf ware, stationery, saddlery and fancy goods at oost price. The sale will be for a few days only.

Owing to tho exceptionally heavy traffio on the railway on Thursday the two engines were severely taxed, and on the last run from Te Karaka met with a mishap between Kaitaraiahi and Ormond, which caused a slight delay. Fortunately the day went off without an accident of any kind.

The Government steamer Hinemoa leaves Wellington on the 14tb, and Bluff on the 27tb, for Campbell, Antipodes, Snares, Bounty, and Auckland Islands, and returns to Bluff, then leaves on May 17th for the West Coast Sounds. The following are the latest connections with the Gisborne Telephone Exchange : 18, John SimpsoD, baker and confectioner, Gladstone road ; 51, Chas. Lomax, Tnranganui Hotel ; 117, Harney and Hoskins, private nursing home, Te Rau ; 236, W. J. P. Gaudin, private residence, Aberdeen road; 266, J. S. Johnston, private reßidence, Haiti. Delete the following: 18, James Craig, baker, Gladstone road ; 51, E. H. Maokey, TuraDganui Hotel ; 117, Kov. H. W, Williams, Te Rau ; 236, W. TomblosoD, privato residence, Aberdeen road; 266, Hoskins and Harney, privato pursingbotiae, Haiti,

The train to-uight will loavo after the porfornmnoo of "Trilby” in ample time for country visitors. -

The annual meeting of the To Karaka Raoing Club will bo hold on Saturday ovoning next, April 22nd. Owing to the Native Land Trust Board’s Balo taking plaoo at 11 o’clock to-day, the Karuka township sections aclvortised by Mossrs Williams and Kottlo, Limited, will bo offered at 1 80 p.m. Mr P. Lomax, local manager for the Dresden Piano Compuny, announces the arrival of auothor shipment of pianos this day. Intending purchasers are advised to tnako on inspection boforo purchasing elsowhero.

The first heat of tho intor-Club oontosts took placo last ovoning, when tho Gisborne Club’s youth crow defeated tho Poverty Boy youths by a little more tbaa a length. Mr E. Taylor was startor and Mr W. Fraser judge.

This aftornoon tho senior o rews will meet at half past two and the juniors at about half past throe. The starters will bo Mr C. Taylor, and Mr J. Webb will be

judge. At acommittoe mooting of the Gisborne Bowing Club, hold last evening, final arrangements wore made for reooiving the Napier Club crows. It was also decided to hold tho half-yearly mooting on Friday,tho 28th, at which mooting the prizes won during the season will be presented.

After the immense succosb achieved by tho Napier Dramatic Students in the production of "The Magistrate,” Gisborne playgoora will no doubt bo delighted to hoar that the Napier Frivolity Minstrels have definitely decided to visit Gisborne with tho Napier rowing ' men on Saturday next, when they will present one of their charming entertainments. At St. Andrew’s Church to-morrow (Sunday) morning Mr Paterson will give a sormonette to children; Bubjeot of sermon, “ Philip’s new oireuit; ”in the evening the subject of lecture will bo, “ Your aooounts to be Battled at once.” Strangers cordially invitod. Seats free. Speaking at the Southland Freezing Moat Company’s luncheon at the Bluff the other day, Mr J. W. Mitchell asked why the farmers of Southland persisted in sending beef Home to bring 2d per lb forequarters, while he (Mr Mitchell), a Southlander, had to pay from 4d to 9d per pound for beef of the same quality. He did not mind their feeding the poor of London, but he asked, what about the

poor of Invercargill ? He continued : » When you are flashing your legs of mutton about at Home, you should leave a few here as well, whore they are grown.” During his stay in Wellington—from the 28th inst. to the 4th pros.—General Booth of the Salvation Army will be the guest of Sir Robert and Lady Stout. Commissioner Nichol, who is travelling with the General, and is the editor-in-chief of the Army publications, will probabty be the guest of the incoming Mayor of Wellington. The other oflioors travelling with the General, and who compose his staff, will be Commissioner MeKie (the chief officor of rhe Army in Australasia), Colonels Lawley and Hoskin, Lieutenant-Colonels Gilmour and Kyle, Brigadier Cain and Major Cox. During the General’s stay in Wellington there will be present in the city 120 officers, representing every town in the North Island where the Army is working. Mr C. W. Leadboater, who wbb for seven years a clergyman of the Church of England, beoame dissatisfied with orthodox dootrines, and finding himself unable to give answers to enquiring young men which were satisfying to himself, resigned his position. Soon afterwards he oame across Mr A. P. Sinnett’s book “ Esoteric Buddhism.” He then accompanied Mr Sinnett aud Madame Blavatsky to India, where he spent five years in making investigations into occult matters. Since then he haß been a devoted servant of the thoosophioal movement, and has written many books' in explanation of its philosophy. He is a member of the Royal Asiatic Society. Mr Leadbeater arrivos here on the 18th instant, and will deliver a couple of lectures in Gisborne. He then leaves for Auckland en route for India.