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

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1557, 13 September 1905, Page 2

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

Mr Lissanl Clayton opena the electoral oampaigu at Tiniroto to-night, j Messrs Bain Bros, will hold a sale of froit at 11 this morning. A lioenaing oase will be dealt with at the Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Mails for Anokland close at 7- this morning. • - A general servant is wanted for Mrs Stevenson's Waratah House, and a waitress for a country hotel. An important anotion sale ia announced for Saturday afternoon by Messrs Miller and Craig. Attention is called to the fine show of hats opened up at the New Zealand Clothing Factory, Applications are invited for the position of secretary and treasurer for the To Karaka Racing Club. ' A meeting of West End junior footballers will be held at the Reoord Reign Hotel to-night. Mails despatched from Melbourne via Brindisi on August 9th arrived iq Londoo on September 9tb. Jndgtnont in the sheep case will probably be given by Mr Justice Edwards this morning, The Caledonian Society's ball takes place in His Majesty’s Theatre to-morrow night.

The same football team as defeated Wellington will represent Auokland against the Australians on Saturday. As the outcome of the visit of the New Liberal Party to Nelaon, a petition is being circulated there asking for a public enquiry into the vouoher affair. The Borough' Counoil decided last night to rent the vacant Library office at 10s per week, the Town Clerk stating that the Engineer would require accommodation. Messrs Gibbs and Co.’s tender for Patu> tabimetal at 8s per yard was accepted by the Borough Counoil last night. A number of other carters, who made similar stipulations, tendered at 90, Beep sympathy is felt for Mr James A. Bailie, of the Waimata Valley, in his sudden bereavement by the death of his wife yesterday morning. Many shops had mourning shutters up yesterday as a token of sympathy. The Borough Council sat until nearly midnight last night, Or Sheridan’s motion that a poll be taken for a lona of £5500 to construct the proposed Roebuck road bridge was seconded by Or Miller, and carriod unanimously. “On the bridge at midnight,” facetiously remarked one councillor,

The Auckland Weekly News pays a high compliment to Waiapu’s popular re* presentattve in its last number. Mr Seddon may be termed King Bichard, but the News evidently considers Mr Carroll monarch of the North Island, for in a humorous sketch he is represented os having a firm hold on the whole Island, and is made to say 11 Taihoa," meaning probably that in the sweet by-and-bye he may beocme Premier of the whole colony The fortnightly meeting of the Hiber* nian Lodge was held last evening. There was a large attendance, Bro. Walls presiding. Much general business, some of which had been deferred from previous meetings, was transacted. Four hew members werC initiated, and a number were proposed. The quarterly meeting of the Lodge takes plaoe on September 26th, at which a record attendance is expected. Several matters of special importance will be brought forward. at that meeting for disoussion'. The Lodge is steadily increasing in'strength.' A provisional agreement has been concluded, states the London Times, between the Alliance Assurance Company (Limited) and the Westminster Fire Office, under which the Alliance will take over the business of the Westminster, subject to the approval of its members. The Westminster Fire Office has no share

holders, and the business belongs to the members (septennial policyholders). The separate name and entity of the Westminster Fire Office will be preserved.

After the absorption of the Hand-in» Hand by the Commercial Union last year, it was inevitable that tho Westminster—the last of the old" mutual’

fire offices —should also be taken over by one of the great companies; it could hardly have gone to an office with a higher reputation for liberality and soundness than the Alliance Assurance Company. j

The Auckland observer states That an Auckland bookmaker who

has built a row of houses in a certain

suburb, has, with a fine appreciation of the source of his wealth, appropriately named the street "Mug’s JEtoad.” Miss Eileen Castles, younger sister of Miss Amy and' Miss Dolly Castles, i will shortly join the Kepertoire Opera Company, making the third member of that family to come before the J public