The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JULY 19, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1510, 19 July 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JULY 19, 1905.

Oaula.ii: Palmer lias been appointed ■to 'the command of Messrs Kennedy, aim Evans’ s.s. Karoro, while Mr A. ißob’instm succeeds Captain Palmer on the Tawera.

At the- Dunedin Police Court yesterday, Thomas Smith was fined five shillings and costs £2 9s for not registering his butchery business as a factory. ‘ The Mornington (Dunedin) School ,Committee allow the local clergy to give religious instruction between 9 and 9.30 a.m. There was- a heavy fall of snow at

Dunedin on Monday night. Several mining claims have had to stop operations-.

Mr Cyril Ward, eldest son of Sir Joseph Ward, is going in for journalism. Ho has joined the reading staff of the New -Zealand Times.

The .football match, Patutahi v. W'aerenga-a-hika, played ‘at Patutahi last Saturday, resulted in a win for the former by three points to nil. Both siclesi gave a very, poor exhibition of Rugby, breaches of the rules being, frequent. JVIr J. Thornton- as referee gave great satisfaction. Next Saturday Patutahi meet Mat a where; at JBushmcre.

The judges. ‘ for the Gisborne Poultry Club’s 'Annual Show arrive to-'day, anil a large number of outside ‘exhibits are also expected by. t<-day’s steamers. The exhibition promises to be very successful, the number of new fanciers and o.utsido comoctitors being very gratifying. I The art union in connection with the! show includes a number- of very va-j luablc prizes.

At the meeting of the Borough Council last evening a committee was (Set up to consider the advi-

sability. of securing the Park race course for a recreation 'ground for (Gisborne. The suggestion it,- one 11 , lit 3 right direction. and it is hopci that the Council, ‘will see its 'way to carry it out.,

Mr W, H. Renner, chief nosl!as tor, notifies that the telephone offices at Makajraka, Mann tuke, Ormond, Muriwai, Patutahi,, To "Ka rak a , Waerenga-a-hika, and Waercnga-.o-kuri now close at 1 p.m. on Thursdays, and Matawhero at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays. Mails despatched from Melbourne, via Brindisi., on June 14th, arrived’ in London on July 16th. At the meeting of the Borough Council last .. evening the following opinion was read by Cr Webb from Mf W. L. Rees, in regard to the appointment of an engineer for the water works :— *■* My o') ini on as requested on the effect of the 51st and 52 nd bye-laws Of the G islbornc Borough Council, re the appointment of officers: In regard to Number si, the appointment for which public notice must' he given. “is limiteii to any ‘permanent office,” but the 52nd bye-law relates to “all offices and Peaces at the disposal of the Council.” The appointment of engineer’ for the water-works may, or may not, he deemed ‘to lie an apiKiitlment to a pormirrienp office, hut the 52rid bye-)aw clearly relates id all offices and places at the disposal of the,Council.”. ’And .I. am m' opinion. that the provisions of this bye-law must he fulfilled before anv appointment- can be made, and oefore the advertisement cam be jgsyedci .iai

The Gisborne portion of fcho 'Frisco mail arrives from Auckland this afternoonThe annual show of tho Gisborne Poultry Club will ho held at the Theatre Royal on Friday uud Saturday next. A gonorul mooting of tho Calodonian Society will bo hold at tho Farmers' Club roomß to-morrow ovouing at 8 o’clock. Tho annual mooting of tho Gisborne Bowling Club will bo hold next Wednesday ovouing. Tenders aro invited by Mr W. J. Quigley for tho oreotion of a roeidenoo at Ptikowhai for Mr G. J. Black.

Watoh and jewellery repairs, also en graving, aro made special features at S. Moßornou’s, Union Bank buildings. A committoo mooting of tho Gisborno Poultry Fanciers’ Club wil' bo held at Mr 11. M. Porter’s office at 7.80 this evening, when special prizes will bo allotted. The sbp.ro transfer book of tho Gisborno Gns Company will bo closed from tho 20th to the 25th instant, both days inclusive.

At the Police Court yesterday morning a first offender for drunkenness was oau tioned uud discharged. Henry Catherell, ohargpd with drunkenness, did not appear, and had his bail of 111 estreated. For disturbing a publio meeting at His Majesty’s Theatre on July 10th, J. M. Henderson was Cuod 10s, with costs 7s. The team to represent Ivaiti-Oity third against West End on Saturday next will bo picked from tho following:—Sierman, Ilarrloy. Pollock, Sedon, But.trc-11, Martin, Graham, O’Neill, Moore, Neale, HeaDy, Clark, McOoiiviile, Dines, Riohardspn, Corbett, Huston, Steolo, Moore, Cooper, CarlyoD, Ford, Biddsll. A chal’eogo boa been received from a Te Auto football team to play a Poverty Bay team next Saturday afternoon. The challenge bus been accepted by the local Union, and Messrs McOrodie, Maude, and Eaton have boon authorised to pick tho Poverty Bay team. No oxtra charge is to bo made for admiasicin to the ground, while ladies arn to be admitted Lee. The game should be a good one, and, given fine weather, there should be a large attendance of the puhlic. In conseijnonco of this match, tha West End v. H.uia fixture will bo postponed till the following Saturday, but the junior matches will bo continued as usual.

There is at present on view at Mr S. MoLernon’s, Gladstone road, a very handsome shield presented to the Gisborno Bowling Chub by the president, Mr J. A. Hardiug. The background of the shield is of rich mottled kuuri, tho centre being of puriri beautifully borderod with rewarewn. Included in the silver decorations aro silver ferns with true-lovor’s knot, whilst the foot of tho shield is also beautifully tipped with silver. A number of pretty pl.tos are loft for the names of tho successful players. The inscription, “ The Gisborne Bowling Club,” is worked in silver, and there are several artistic designs above and below. A space is left for a bowling emblem. The shield was yesterday inspected by a : largo number of bowlers, who wore highly delightod at having such a valuable trophy for competition.