The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, SEPT. 8 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1553, 8 September 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, SEPT. 8 1905.

The Supremo Court silting resumes at 10 this morning. . The adjourned annual meeting of tbo To Karoka Racing Club will be held to morrow night. Mails for Napier, Wellington and South, per s.s. Fanny, close at 4 o’clock this afternoon.

Even the hotels dosed at Napier yesterday during the funeral of the late Dean Hovell. Adelaide yesterday advises as to the interrupted cable: "Advice has been received from the Company at 10.20 p.m. that'communication with London has been restored on one wire.” •'> 'V Mr H. H. Wall's address to the eleotors of Waiapu appears in our advertising eolutnhs. Mr Wall is an but and-out Oppositionist, and bis address should attract attention throughout the colony. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday—- » Moderate to strong winds from between north-east and north and west, glass fall, tides decreasing, sea moderate, rain probable,”,'-'

At 11 this morning Messrs Bain Bros, will by auction dispose of Mr E. Quinn's furniture and . offoots at the residence in Palmerston Road., A sale of fruit will take place at the Mart at 3 p.m. The popular concert to-night should prove a great attraction. An excellent programme has been provided, the ohargeß are reasonable, and as Mr Dudley Trent has given considerable assistance at local entertainments: his services may well bo acknowledged by a good house by way of farewell. The concert takes place at His Majesty’s Theatre. Hannah’s handsome new shoe store will be opened for business tomorrow. This progressive and up-to-date firm has spared no expense in fitting up their store and show windows in a manner likely to attract buyers, and their' immense new etook oontains everything useful and ornamental in footwear.. ..- Mr R. Mitohell is manager of Messrs R, Hannah and Co's Gisborne branoh.

Daring an exciting football ‘match at Oparau, near Kawhiai on Saturday between the Bushfellers and Oparau and Kawhla combined, won by the latter, a player named Dnnoan, a member of the first named team, ooiUdod with another player; and had his collarbone badly fractured. Hodgson, with whom Dunoan oollided, had his noße broken. A cottage, owned and oooupied by Robert Parkor, butcher, at Rimu, noar Hokitika, was burned to the ground on Wednesday evening. Practically nothing was saved. It was insured in the Manchester offioe for £l5O. \

A Press Association te'igram. from the Thames yesterday states:—George Houghton, aged about 80, an inmate of Tararu Homo, was drowned this morning accidentally. He fell from the landing at Grahamstown, and when rescued was too far gone to be resusoitated. He was well known throughout the goldfields. There being no criminal business to bo dealt with by the Supremo Court yesterday, His Honor was presented with a pair of gloves by the Registrar, Mr W. A. Barton. Mr Justioe Edwards replied: *• I am much obliged to you, Mr Barton. I may say that it is no new thing for mo to receive such a present. For some time I was kept in gloves by the Court at Blenheim through the absence of criminal cases there.' I congratulate the district on establishing the record, and hope it will keep up its reputation.” '

The grand plain and fancy dress ball to be held under the auspices of the Poverty Bay Caledonian Society at His Majesty’s Theatre next Thursday evening promises to be one of tho most successful events of the social year. The ball oommittee have spared no pains to make the funotion an artistic success, and the grand march, headed by.“.tbe kilted children of Gaul in plaid ond tartan, to the strains of the warlike pibroch will be worth going a long way to see. An excellent supper will bo provided, the catering being in the oapable hands of M a Erskine,

The funeral oi the late Mr Henry Williams took place yesterday afternoon from his late residence, Palmerston road, and was largely attended by brethren from Lodge TuraDganui, No. 1480, E.C, MasoDio, and Loyal Gisborne Lodge, I 0.0. P., M.U. The brethren of both Lodges formed procession and marohod behind the ooffin to Roebuok road, and also again at tho Makaraka cemetery, Tbe burial servioo of tbe Church of England was conducted by Rev. Dawson Thomas and the* Masonic rites by tho Rev. Bro. Hounseli. The services were of a most impressive character, the brethren of both Lodges forming a procession round the grave, ond dropping in their emblems as token of respect. The late Mr H. Williams was a very old member of Lodge United Service (Masonic), Auckland, and latterly member of Lodge Tnranganui, 1480, E.C. (Masonic), Gisborne ; also a member of the Good Intent Lodge, (1.0.0. P., M.U.), Auckland. Tho deceased gentleman was brother to Mr F. Williams of this towD, and was greatly respeoted for his retiring ond straightforward disposi- 1 tioa.

"I do not attach tho slightost Importanoo to what pooplo say they would have done, but whattboy havodono," said Mr Jhatioo Edwards yostorday. Tho famous vouchor worry was still going strongly in tho Houso at midnight. It will cost tho oolony many hundreds of pounds before it is dono with. A very auooessful Oindorolla danoo wbb held in His Majesty’s Thoatro last evening. There was a largo nutnbor of <3anoors, and danoing wois kept up with spirit until tbo usual hour for suoh danoos. The arrangements for tho danoo woro oaniod out by an indefatigablo committee with Mias A. MoOabo at its head.