The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 17, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1483, 17 June 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 17, 1905.

The Guardian’s satire“ The Wairoa County Council is now the only county on the East Coast that encourages the cultivation and spread of ragwort.” Mr Howes, of England, will deliver a leoture in Townley’s Hall to-morrow evening on the subject, “ The Religion of the Future.” Mrs Slattery will sing “ Saved by Grace,” with guitar accompaniment, at tho Salvation Army Barracks to-morrow night.

Tho. Bank of New Zealand report, presented at Wellington yesterday, showed a highly prosperous state of affairs, A dividend of 5 per cent was declared. A meeting of the executive and general committee of the Caledonian Society will be held in the Farmers’ Union Club rooms at 7.30 to-night. Tenders dose at noon to day for privileges at the forthcoming Steepleohase meeting. There are three lots—grandstand booth, outside booth, and right to tako charge of horses. A fine opportunity to obtain Te Karaka sections will be afforded to-day, when Messrs Williams and Kettle dispose of Mr G. How Chow’s sections in the rising inland town. The sale commences at halfpast one in the afternoon. The services at the Wesley Church toI morrow morning will be conducted by Mr John Kennedy, and in the evening Mr C. Hawkins. The Bev. G. Hounsell has morning and evening engagements at Waimata and Makauri respectively. As will be seen by advertisement in- our columns the Bev. D. Parry (late of Auckland) will inaugurate Baptist Church services at Whinray' new hall to morrow. In connection with .the Baptist denomination Mr Parry has come to organize a Baptist Church in Gisborne. At St. Andrew’s Church to-morrow (Sunday) at 11 a.m. Mr Paterson will give sormonette to the children ; subject of sermon, “ Playing.the men for our God, and for the cities of our people”' ; and in tfio ! evening the subjeot of lecture will be “ One of the saddest of all sights ! National suicide,” All interested in the subject cordially invited. On our first page appears the specia replace . advertisement inserted by the Dresden Piano Company, calling attention to their great annual sale of pianos and organs. During She month of June only, the company are offering exceptional terms to those contemplating the purchase of a piano dr organ. - -\Vo are now in the third week, und all orders placed with the local representative, Mr P. B. Lomax, will participate in the special sslp terms. The annual meeting of the Hawke’s Bay branch of the New Zealand Educar tional Institute will be held in Gisborne during the midwinter holidays. The meetings will begin on Saturday, July Ist, and a large number of teachers will be ■ present from Napier and the Hawke’s Bay district. The Gisborne teachers are actively I engaged in making preparations for the f accommodation and entertainment of the visitors.' In previous years the meeting has always been held at Napier, but it has now been decided to hold the meetings at Gisborne, Napier, and Daucevirke in successive years. The meetings will be held in the high school, and the social in His Majesty’s Theatre on July Ist. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Mr Barton, 8.M., Frederick Hepburn was fined 10s and costs for cruelly treating a horse on June 2nd. Sergeant McKenzie stated that defendant, who was a carter, left his horse on the Whataupoko, and it was not liberated.. Mr W. D. Lysnar, who- appeared for defendant, said that Hepbnrn was delivering parcels on the'Whataupoko when his horse drew off into the drain, and ho was obliged to leave it. He locked the wheel, placed the cover off the horse', and left the nosebag. It was stated that if Dr Williams had not had the horse taken out of the dray it might have jjeen left there pntil the morning*

A' f . the lanM sale this afternoon an aero on DuLiiwtoiur road, Kaiti, with, fivo-roomad boiu,so and Oiubbuiildings,, will bo ohe red.

Over 2500 sihoep, and 300 ‘head oC cattle have already, boon entered for Messrs Williams! anil Kettle’s stocksale next 'weak. 'At the Police Cqu.r't yesterday, Robert Barwiclr, who pleaded guilty, was lined &1 anjdi oositsi-14s, for disorderly belravio)uß at Ormond on tho oth inst., and 5s anid costs ‘for digtuib'i'ng a j)fu,l>l i c mooting at Ormond on tho same (lay. Tho To Kanaka members of ‘the Star of CM sib or no Lodge of Oddr l'ellows will be ‘enltortainoU. by the town lodge at a meeting to be held •In King’s Theatre this evening. Candidates are to be initiated, anid Dr, Schumiacrker will- bo in attonidanco to pass inten-diihg members- A gooid programme lias been arranged, and a first-rate evening's enjoyment .‘is promised. The traiin will leave town at ‘1.30 p,.m,„ an|d Te Kanaka at 11.13 p.m. The following will represent the Gisborne school in their match against Kaiti-City at 1.30 p.m. to-day sharp: full —Stubbs ; three-quarters:—Koro, Halbert, and King ; five-eighths —Luttrel! and Lang ; half—Pollock ; forwards—Fromm, Chrisp, Tansley, Wi Mate Kouri, Woodward, MoUrea, Dunlop, and Wiuter.

A case against John Palmer excited interest at tho Police Court yesterday. He admitted having gone into the Salvation Army ring on Saturday night and joined in the singing, but there was a conflict of evidenoe as to whether he was drunk, used obscene language, and resisted on being arrestod by Constable Dell. A good deal of evidenoe was taken, and the charge of drunkenneES was dismissed. On Mr Finn’s application the charge of using obscene language was adjourned until Monday.

Special attention is directed to the announcement in this issue of Mr J. B. Leydon, who has acquired the wheelwright business of the old-established firm of Messrs Humphreys and Son. Mr Leydon has had a wide experience in the wheelwright trade, and should receive a fair share of public patronage. He learnod his trade in Wanganui, and went to Melbourne in 1888. There, in partnership with Mr Cameron, hiß firm made a Bpeoiality of tradesmen’s vehioles, and soon won a well-deserved reputation for sound work, being successful exhibitors at the Royal Agricultural Show. Mr Leydon came to New Zealand and entered into partnership in the firm of Mr J. JBett and Co., of Palmerston North.