The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 7, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1474, 7 June 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 7, 1905.

The second day’s racing at Dunedin wil be held on Saturday. .The Borough Council sab xmtil nearly 11.130 last might. The dredge John .Toyvuleyj ;isj being overhauled on the slip. The San, Francisco. mail; arrives this afternoon,. * The Hjon, J. .Carroll Eipoaks at JJatntahi torfuight. The Inspector, of Machinery, is espeelecl to arrive in, Gisborne. this: morning, 31 u J, Doyle, pi the Ooa’s staff,, leaves for, Auckland thiq mornings

•The Kia Ora Co-operative Dairy Company decided to pay oat Od pec lb for butter-fat for May., ,Tlio Hon, J ; , Carroll ad.dres.sca the electors ig Has Majesty’s .Theatre to-morro.Wj night. Judge Jones) returns 'to-day ‘from ! Blastings,i ’ where a sitting of the Appellate ‘Court Was being held-. Mr W, Douglas Lysnan tenders his thanks to those who voted lor him at .the Barnorj Board election, A hey of one of the private post | boxes has been, found, and. may. be Obtained by the owner, at the post oilicc. The Harbor Board notify the appointment of Mr. Jt. W, Turner as custodian of the Harbor Board shod -r-hut responsibility, is not taten in regard to goods stored. The Metropolitan Joelvey. Club dismissed the aWPeal of J., Reildy ag- ' ainsit the awarding of the stakes to Wiaimaori in the District Welter run at the .Waiapu, .Clulh’a meeting. At Ormond last evening the Native. Minister received a most .cordial reception, and was accorded an unanimous vote of thanks and .continued confidence, .Gisborne will shortly be .visited by a party of Tog of s countrymen—Japanese ' mem|hera of the Salvation Army, The soldiers, numbering 20 to 30' arrived ini! Meiftourne last week from Japan,

1 I ff You see,- Xacliest ami gentlemen,, I the lon'g time in* y,our service lias* I almost dimmed my eyesignt,,’*’ reI marked the Lion. James Carrolili ait Ormond last evening, when Placing some statistics before .the meeting. Owing to the Native Minister’s meeting to.-mjo.rr.awi night, the Salva- - lion Army’s annual) social meeting has "been postponed until next Tuesday night, when the Mayor, will be able t-q preside and Cauitoiiiorsi and ■other repregentativo 'gentlemen attend. *A very large attendance is (anticipated. A demonlstration of the Imperial system of jteessciutting is announced for Thursday evening next in rooms oven Me Good's shop. The first lessons in connection with the above system will he held on Saturday, next in the same rooms at. 3 p.m.

A meeting of the Charitable Aid; Board was held last tve ting. Tfce 'O were present :—The Mayor (Mr JohD Townley) and Mr W. D. Lysnar and Captain Tucker. The report stated that? Dr. McGregor had visited the Home, and had expressed himself satisfied with the general appearance. One of the inmates had died in the Hospital- since last meeting. The number of inmates was fifteen. The Custodian acknowledged with thanks gifts of magazines, etc., from Mr Bright, and cakes from No-Licenseg League social. I Messrs Colley and Gray were appointed J an inspection committee for the ensuing I month.

A mealing of the lluia Football Club was held in tin., Masonic Hotel lust ovoning to arrango the forniuliou of a third iifcoon. Mr Thaxfcor was olccfed captain and Mr J. ltobineon vice-captain. Messrs Mauusoli, Robinson, and Thaxtar woro olocted as a solection committee. Judging from the interest'shown by tho largo number present tbeso games wiil prove most interesting, and will probably (ill a purposo in looal football that has boon lung felt nocossury to assist in bringing young players forward.

A ooremony of a pleasing nature took placo lust ovoning, whon Sister A. Pattersou was presented by tho sistors of the Star of Now (Zealand Rechabito Tent with a hundsomo Past Chief Itulor’s diploma. In making tho presentation tho secretary, Sister F. Somervell, regretted that they wero losiDg Sistor Putterson, who bad been an ardent worker, sho boing the present ocoupier of tho Chief Rulor's chair. In a few well-chosen words Sistor Patterson

thaukod tho members for their gift. The young lady loaves for Auckland by the Tuluno to day.

At the Police Court yesterday Ik Courtenay wosi lined £l aud costs., He was charged on tlic information of the Registrar, of Electors; with Laying -wittingly: anjtl knioiwinglyi made a false declaration,, that liis age was not under 21 years, in a claim for enrolment on the Waiapu, electoral

roil for, 1905, Defendant pleaded guilty,, amid stated that the paper was road to him',, hut he way listening to something else at the time, and misunderstood it. iEvlidcnco was given by the Registrar, of Electors. His Worship said defendant had pleaded guilty to. making a false statement under the Electoral Act. His Worship's experience was that many p.cnsioms signed claims for enrolment without reading them on having the claim read to them. There were a number of going aro|un|d with forms of enrol-

ment, and Bio thought it was iho duty of those Persons to read to. or insist on the forms hieing read by claimants, I-He would deem it his duty to increase the penalty if Other cases were brought before him.