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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1469, 1 June 1905, Page 2

'A’ bay marc, lost from. Tc Aral on .Taos day, evening,, is axt|vqriiscd for. Tbe Union, Company, have -accepted £SOO for services rendered to, .the barqtuc Helen at ’Hicks. Bay, and for towing her jto Auckland.) The annual general meeting of the Agricultural and Pastoral Society, will he held oni July, Ist. Nominations fox committeemen ‘must he

in the hands of the Secretary* Mr IT. M. Porter, not later than Friday, J|une 0 th. A tram conductor named Drewitb alighted from a double-decker at the Epsom depot '( Auckland) to change ilia cash hag. A tram from the opposite direction struck him, and knocked him down. For some moments it looked as if the man, would be killed, hut he was saved from serious accident by, tee lifeguard, and feseaped w*t& a, severe stoking,: , .

A lady’s purse lost in GUboruo yestorday uftornouu is advortisod foe. Mr H. E. Howes, clairvoyant and magnolia brulor, notifies that ho may bo oon suited from 10 u.m. to 8 p.nri. daily.

Tho Gieborno Woollnokors’ Association hold thoir next sale of wool, shoopskins, hides, tallow, oto., on Friday, Juno 16th.

On Saturduy noxt Messrs Williams and Eottlo, instructed by iVlr Nixon, will soil a high-class ussoitmout of household furni-

A general mooting ofj the Gisborno Rifles is to bn hold on Monday evening next, at 8 o’clock, to elect a captain, vice Captain Warren, resigned.

The fourth annual ball of the East Coast Mounted Rifles takes place in His Majesty's Theatre on Friday, June 9th. The function promises to bo the most sueocssful yet held by tho corps. Tho committee appointed to carry out tho Rochabito social, which is to be hpld noxt month, have appointed Sister Somervell and Bro. Nasmith as joint secretaries for tho gathering. The Cook County Council invite tenders for quarrying and crushing road metal at Patutahi for a term of two to five years. ! Tenders olose at noon on Friday, June 16th.

Intending members of tho Kaiti-City third fifteen oro requested to moot at tho Viotoria Domain at 8.30 this afternoon to elect officers and pick toam for Saturday noxt.

On Monday ovoning noxt tho East Coast Mounted Rifles, assisted hy tho City Band, hold a first-elass eonoert at To Karuka in aid of tho library fund. A good programme has boen arranged.

The Gisborne Rochabito Tent hold its fortnightly mooting last evening, Bro. T. A. Holdswortb, Chief Ruler, presiding. A syllabus of an attractive nature for tho eusuiog half-year was drawn up, and othor business doalt with. At their Matawhoro salsyatds to-day, commencing at 10.30 a.m., Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. and Dalgoty and Co. hold their usual stock sale. The catalogue comprises 150 head of cattle and 100 good lambs.

Messrs Williams and Kettle hold their stock sale at the Hatawhero yards to-day, when they will offer 1500 sheep, 500 head of cattle, and 8 prime bacon pigs. The sale commences at 11.30 a.m. At a meeting of the Ballance Juvenile Rechabito Tent, held last evening, Sister Bean, Chief Ruler, presiding, two new members were initiated and seven proposed. This Tent is now assuming a very strong membership. The members of this Tont have resolved to have an open night with their friends at the next meeting, when the prizes won in the competitions at their recent social will be presented.

The following handicaps have been declared for the road race to Te Karaka on June Bth :—H- Anderson ser, C. Crane sseo, A. Elliot 40secs, B. Byron 80secs, A. Morris 85seos, H. Butterworth 85secs, A. Davis lOOseos, D. Page 120 socs, C. Drummond 240sec8, T. Drummond 240 secs, B. Hacche 360 secs, T. Kane 600 secs, O. Morris SOOsecs, B. Lucas 900 secs. No pacing will bo allowed.

The Rugby, matches in the various grades will bo continued at Victoria Domain on Saturday next. West End and Huia seniors meet in the first match of the second round, and a good game should result. The junior match will be Kaiti City and Huia. Mr Hallamore will referee in the senior match, and Mr Wynyard in the junior match. The following will represent the West End Hockey Club this afternoon in the match with Kia Kaha :—Pirie, Wepiha, Brown, Wi.'s.n, Roderick, Wi Friday, Johnston, McLernon, Sharp, Pini, Clark. The Kia Kaha toam will bo picked from the followingßright, Witty, Steele, Somervell, Gibson, Hansen, Wfllock, Clarkson, Mann, MoLaughlin, Wauchop, Hamilton, and Williams. Play commences at 2.45 pm. sharp. Dr Pomaro left Welli.ugttm. for (Aiucklaikl on -Monday to inivicsfbigate an oiuKbroak of (typhoid odj Waikato Heads. Two. Maorisi Hied fast week and another (all being of the same family) is very ill.

morning, an elderly man named Win! Higgins, alias Pierce and O’Connor, iwas oliargq'd with drunkenness. Sergeant; McKoniaie stated that accused was fo|ijud very drunk near the Kaiti; bridge on 1 Tuesday afternoon, and While the police were obtaining a vehicle, he made liis way into the riven. His- condition was serious, and medical attendance had to he called in.' IBis Worship imposed a fine of £3 costs 2s, in default seven, days’- imprisonment. A meeting of West End footballers was held in the To Rau College Inst evc-niDg for tho purpose of forming n third fifteen UDder the Rugby Union. There were over thirty members present, and tho following officers were elected : —-Captain, Mr Alf. East; vice-captain, Mr R. Somorvell ; committee, Messrs A. East, R. Somervell and P. Muldoon; coaches, Messrs G. Peterson and F. Burke. Tho coaches offered medals to the best back and forward during the season. Mr Jas. McCurdy, Colonial organiser of the Farmers’ Union, visits Gisborne this month, coming ovorland from the Bay of Plenty. He will deliver addresses aB follows :—June 15tb, Te Araroa ; 16tb, Port Awanni; 17th, Waipiro and Tokomarn : 19th, Tolago; 20th, Ormond; 21st, Rakanroa ; 22nd, Motu ; 23rd, Karaka ; 24th, Waimata; 26th, Patutahi; 27th, Hangaroa and Tiniroto; 28th, Wairoa; 29th, Morere. It is hoped that Mr McCurdy’s tour through this district will be the means of awakening fresh interest in the Union here, which, in tho words of the Provincial secretary, was a “ debating society purely, and not an active body.”