The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 26, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1490, 26 June 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 26, 1905.

The Harbor Board meets this afternoon at 2 o'clock. meeting of the No-iicense League will be held in St. Andrew’s schoolroom this evening at 7.30. Workers are requested to forward their reports to the secretary.

Messrs Coramon, Shelton and Co. and Messrs Dalgaty arm Cc.’s stock sale fixture at Matawbero will be found in another column.

The tender of Mr J, T. Juliao, for the erection of the two-storied building on the corner of Gladstone road and Peel street, has been accepted by Mr F. Hail. The Okitu Bacon Factory secured first prize at the Palmerston North winter show for the two best hams and sides of bacon (factory cured). The Eltham Bacon Faotory received second prize. The box plans for the Nellie Stewart season will be opened at His Majesty’s Theatre on Friday morning next. The season is limited to four nights, oommenc- [ ing Wednesday, the sth inst. At the Polion Court on Saturdav John McLean was fined £1 and cos'ts for drunkenness. Louisa Davy was flood 5s with 7s costs, for not having her house’ licensed under the Infant Life Protection Act.

He Barton, S.H., on Saturday gave a ssecn to a man named John Bruce, who demanded food at a house at Waerouga-a-hika, and on being refused, used filty language to the two ladies in the house. Ho was sentenced to two months' hard labor in Napier gaol. News was received from Waipiro on I Saturday of the death of a bushfeiler named MoCrorey. While working at Waitchaia deceased fell from a scaffold, a stump ponetcating his back for several nebas. He lingered for some days. He iwas brought into Waipiro last Friday and buried thero. Hr Gr. Eliott, lqeel manager for Dalgety and Co., leaves for Napier on Wednesday to teko charge of the firm’s business in that place duriDg the absence of Mr Goudy, who is taking a six months’ trip Home. Mr Wscbsmann will have charge of the Gisborne office, Hr Eliott making periodical visits to Gisborne. In our Saturday’s issue in referring to I the weekly stock sales at Matawhero, which it is proposed to hold after the Ist oi October, we inadvertently omitted the New Zealand Load and Mercantile Company as selling in conjnction with Messrs Williams and Kettle. The firms mentioned will from the Ist of October next hold weekly sales each Thursday. Particulars of same will be found in our advertising columns, “

I A very old resident of Poverty Bay I passed away at the Gisborne Hospital )a=t Saturday in the person of Mr P. Callagher, | senior, of Te Aral. The cause of death was tetanus, supervening on blood-poisoning | caused by a small splinter of wood in the hand. Deceased leaves a wife and a grownup family of three sons and five daughters. The funeral will leave Mrs Bean’s residence, Lytion road, at 2 30 p.m. to-day for Makaraka cemetery.

I At the conclusion of the school cookery classes the following prizes were donated ! by Miss Ivey for progress duriDg the season High School: Hilda Hogg, Kathleen Morgan and Nellie Fraser; Standard VI, Lima Cox; Standard v| May Lewis, Violet HoKenzia and Hilda Nasmith,

A furnished house in Stout street, Wha' ;aupoko, in advertised to let.

In Townloy’s Hall last evening Mr Howes delivered his 7th lecture, tho subject being “ The Power of Thought.” Thoro wus a large attendance. Tho leoturer contended that thoughta lived on for over, that through them it was possible to heal tho side and give help to our fellow beings, also that no thoughts woro now, but came to ua from the groat sourco of life and were clothed in our own individuality. Tho lecturer also gavo sumo clairvoyant descriptions.

Thoro was a large attendance at His* Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday evening, when tho Rev. Father Hays gavo his final totnperanoo locturo in Gisborne, the subject being 11 Tho Lifo Story of Father Matthew.” Tho good work done by Father Matthew wa* ably dealt with by tho locturor, who drew many lessons from the lifo of tho illustrious roformer. Father Hays’ remarks were followed with close attention, and at the close ho was heartily applauded. The Mayor proposed a vote of thanks to tho lecturer for his address, and specially referred to tho independence of his views. Father Hays’ visit would long be remembered in Gisborne. Mr Owen Gallagher, of Patutahi, seconded the motion. Speaking to the resolution, the Rev. Dawson Thomas said that tho secret of Father Hays’ power was that his mind was pertpeated with tho spirit of broad religion. Hi; sought for the amelioration of tho condition of his fellow beings irrespective of oreed. Ho had been wondering whether they could not keep Father Hays in Gisborne. If they did so, he (tho speaker) know that he would suffer, beoause his congregation would take wing and fly. Nevertheless he would himself be the first to put his name down to enlarge Father Hay’s church, (Applause). The motion was carried amid great applause. Father Hays briefly replied, thanking the meeting for tho vote of thanks. Prior to his departure from the wharf last evening Father Hays was aooorded three hearty cheers. He speaks at Napier this evening*