The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JULY 13, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1505, 13 July 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JULY 13, 1905.

The Matawhero stock sales will bo hold to-day. The Rangiora Borough Council proposes to establish municipal gasworks. A genoral meeting of the Caledonian Society will bo held on Thursday, July 20ih, nt the Farmers' Club rooms. Tho team to represent Kia Kaha Hockey Club to-day will be picked from the following :—Somervell, Steele, Moore, Hbusod, Bright, Koro, Man, Willook, Pettie, Rollinson, Seymour, and Harding. Captain Edwin reported yesterday :—. “ Strong winds to gale from between N.E. and N. and W. after 16 hours from now ; glass fall ; tides good ; sea heavy off shore ; rain probable.’’ Owing to alterations in his business premises Mr J. E. Whitby, the well-known groosr and provision merchant, announces a clearing sale. All goods will bo disposed of at prices considerably under eoßi. In his impersonation of the Bight Hon. R. J. Seddon this evening Mr Percy Denton will have something interesting to say in reply to Mr R. E. Slovens’ remarks in his address last evening. On July 31st the Rioo Dramatic Company will produce the sensational drama ‘Hinder the British Flag.” The proceeds will be in aid of the Gisborne Rifle Band. 1 Tho Magistrate’s Court and other Go- I vernment offices observed yestorday no a I holiday on account of it being Arbor Day. 1 There was otherwise no public recognition I of the fact. ! The Christchuroh Domain Board finds J a valuable asset in the gravel deposits of j the North Park, and estimates them as I worth JEIOOO. ~ I On Tuesday next, at Wnimata, a meet- I ing of the Farmers’ Union will bo held ; I also the aunual meeting of residents to | elect the hall'Committee, and a meeting of I members of the proposed rifle club. I Notwithstanding the roports in harvest I ing of Irish blight, potatoes are now j offering freely in Christchurch, the price I boing £6 per ton for Derwenss and Up-to- j Datos. i j

Tho annual meeting of the parishioners of Holy Trinity Church takes place on Monday, the 24th inßt„ when churchwardens and vestrymen will be elected for tho ensuing year and report and 'balancesheet received.

The followicg players will represent tho Huio Football Club against Haiti City on Saturday next: —Sharp, Leah, Bows, Te Beingo, Robinson, Gibson, Wauohop, Shcrratt, Park, Safton, Thompson, Swann, Sohwabe, Higgs, and Lasker. The following will represent the West End hockey club in tboir match against Kia Kaha, commencing at 2.45 this afternoon at the Victoria Domain : —Pirie, Wepiha, Brown Turei, Wi Friday, Wilson, Boderick, Bice, Pinie, Sharp (captain), Ellison, Johnston. Emergencies : Lewis, W. Harding, Somervell. The tenm to represont tbo Kaiti-City i in the third fifteen match against the School on Saturday will bo chosen from the following : Sterman, Liddoll. O’Noill, Luttrell, Graham. Ford, Martin, Huston, Neale, O’Donnell, Steele, McConville, Clark, Dinc-s, Kichardson, Haany, Corbett, j Moore, and Csrlyon. A practice will be I held at Whinray’e corner to-night. A musical treat was given the patients I and staff oi the Gisborne Hospital yester- I day, when a most successful concott was I given by Mr Percy Denton. Songs were contributed by Miss Madoline Knight, j Messrs Tren', Morgan, and Percy Denton. I The accompaniments were played by Mrs j Taylor. The visitors were most hospitably | treated. I

Beferring io our paragraph of Tuesday last we understand that no compromise has been arrived, at between tho supporters of Mr Clayton and of Mr H. H. Wall bb candidates for the House of Repre-

sentatives, and that Mr Clayton will bo a candidate at tbo "coming election. With four candidates in the field, there should be an interesting contest.