The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JULY 15, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1507, 15 July 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JULY 15, 1905.

The Gietrictj Rugby competitions will be continued this afternoon. Messrs C. Rosie and 00. draw attention to their discount sale. The Ea3t Coast and Wairoa coaches leave on Monday morning at 7 o'clock. St. Mary’s Convent High School, Lowe Street, will bo open for the reception of pupils on Monday next. At their Auction Mart, Lowe street, this morning, Messrs Bain Bros, will sell the balance of Messrs Williams and Kettle’s consignments. Captain Edwin roported yesterday “ Moderate to strong southerly winds ; glass rise ; tides moderate ; probably very cold night.” At the Central Mart this afternoon Mr W. T. Raymond will sell a large consignment of men’s suits and clothing ; ulso a quantity of glassware, and a 200-egg incubator.

After the conclusion of Church services

to-morrow evening Mr Percy Donton will hold a sacred concert at His Majesty’s Theatre. Admission will bo by silver coin collection.

Special attention is drawn to Mr A. Zachariah’6 window, whioh has been handsomely set off with now season’s goods and many novelties. Something very at tractive in ladies’ costumes and gentlemen’s apparel is exhibited. At St Andrew's Church to morrow (Sunday) Mr Paterson will give sermouette to tho children at 11 a.m. ; subject of sermon “The Second Blessing” ; in tho evening the subject of lecture jwill he “ Prom bad to werso.”

Judging by tho fnss they make about it, anyone would think that the owners of prize egg-laying hens took some credit to themselveß for the :mimk* of eggs laid. They do more cackling than the heno and far more crowing than the roostors.— Truth.

The following football team (Patutahi) havo been picked to play Waerenga-a bika this aftornoon :—Full-back ; W. Bougen ; thrae-ouarters : A. Moby. Woodward, and Martin ; five-eighibs, T. Oraill ; Kai-auria ; Wings : McKernie and Newman ; Forwards : Morrow, Hyde (2), Scragg (2), Young and Moncbton.

Oar Whangara correspondent wrote under date of Thursday ißst (July 13) : A end ease of mental derangement ce eurrad hero (bis morning, when a man developed symptoms of insanity. A slight peculiarity m 3 noticed in his behaviour yosterday. but not pronounced enough to attach any importaned.to, but taken with this morning's development it cculd then be easily seen that' yesterday a behavicur was but the forerunner of wbat was only too apparent this morning, when it was plainly seen iiow matters .stood. -.f* Cxi3boriie police wc?e communicated with and arrangements were ultimately made for the officers of the law to moot Jibe man atTatapouri. In the meantime two epationbands started with the unfortunate and succeeded in getting him as far as the Pooawo, where he was met by the police and conveyed to town this evening. The friends of Captsic Hawke will be pleased to hoar that be has secured an appointment in the service of the Steam Ship Company ns chief officer of the Occapany’s now steamer Tuafcea. Captain Hawke for many years has been in the service Messrs Kennedy and Evans, latterly as master of the Karoro, in which position be has given oomplete satisfaction to his employers, the pnbjic, and those under his command. The Jafi.er expressed their appreciation of Cap.ain Hawke in the fonn of & very handsome presentation, which was made at the wharf yesterday afternoon. Ho leaves .or Auckland this morning to jpin the Union Company’s s.s. Hnupiri at that port for the purpose of gaining experience in tho navigation of the Coastal bays. Captain Hawke will probably be commissioned to bring the Company’s new steamer Tuatiea down from Auckland.

The b.a. Tawora was placed on tho slip yostorduy fur repairs and overhaul.Owing to an accident to tho ooaoh on Thursday tho Coast mail will not roach town until this morning. Tho City Band will givo a suevod oonoort on tho Waikariao bouoh to-morrow afternoon, conimonoing at 3 o’clock. Intending oxhibitora uro romindod that ull entries for tho Poultry Show oloio today at Mr H. M. Porter’s offioo, whero ontry forms may bo obtainod. Tho Gisborne school will not ro-opon until tho 241 h inst., owing to several of tho toaohorn boing in attondanoo at tho winter classes in Napior. At Towuloy’s Hall to morrow (Sunday) evening Mr H. E. Howes will lecture on ‘•Tho Religious doubts of tho Democracy.” Tho locturo will bo followed by a clairvoyant description. At tho Magistrate's Court yostorduy morning, in tho case of Patrick Hofon v. Goorgo Paton, judgment was given for 10s 4d aud costs,- and in tho case of P. Hofon v. B. Paris judgment was given for £i 5s 43, loss 11s 4d paid into Court. Constable McLeod arrivod in town last night, having in chargo a native lunatic who bad boon brought down from-Wai-piro. This will mnko tho third case of lunacy doalt with in tho past oouplo of days. At tho Police Court yesterday morning William Glorko and Richmond H. Jonos were fined 10s and costs on charges of threatening behavior at Te Karaka on July lltli. Two prohibition orders were granted. Mrs Slattery and Mias Gilbert will sing at tbo Army Barracks to-morrow evening n duot, entitled “ Tbo Penitent’s Plea.” There will no doubt bo a large gathoving Tho Barracks is becoming too small to accommodate the Sunday Dight's congregation.

Tbo case of W. D Lysnar v E M Dunlop, a claim for work done and money advanced, was continued nt the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, when defendant concluded her evidence The case wosjadjournod until Tuesday next for tho hearing of furthcc ovideace for the defence. Tbo City Bond givo o sacred open-air concert (imder tbo ooc-doetorskip of Mr Don) on tho Waikanae beach, opposite Lowo street, at 3 o’clock to-morrow afternoon. The prc-grammo will bo : March, •• Praise ” ; chorus, “ The Heavens are Telling ” ; song, “ Holy City ” ; selection, 11 Sabbath Chimes ” ; song, ” Nazareth ” ; Marche aux Flambeaux; National Anthem. Tho following will represent the school in the matoh against Kaiti-City (third grade) on Saturday, at 1,15 sharp:—Fullbacn, P. Stubbs ; three-quaiters, J. Lang, S. King, Kora ; five-eighths, E. Luttrell and J Halbert ; half, C. Pollock ; wing forward, G. Fromm ; forwards, A. Chrisp, I. Tansley, Woodward, Wi Tuke, Moßae, P. Fromm, Dunlop ; emergencies—forwards, Liddlo aud Bright, bock A. Burns.