The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERT MORNING. GISBORNE, SEPT. 14 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1558, 14 September 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERT MORNING. GISBORNE, SEPT. 14 1905.

I Tbe Gisborno Woolbrokers’ Association I hold their quarterly sale to-morrow. I Redstones’ Coast coaoh loaves at 7-80 I this morning. I The thoroughbred stallion Bulldog will I stand the season at Makaraka. Full parI tioulars will be published in a later issue. I A football match between tbe employees of Maokrell and Colley and W. O. Skeet will be played at the Victoria Domain on Saturday. The funeral of the late Mrs James A. Baillie will leave the residenoe of Mr H. Christophers, Fox street, at 10.30 this morniDg. The yonng man George Holloway, who fell from a building recently at Hamilton, is progressing favorably in Waikato I hospital. Tbe attraction for this evening will be I tbe grand plain and fancy drees ball of the I Caledonian Sooiety. Elaborate preparaI tions have been made for the gathering, and there should be a record attendance, I The town was enlivened last night by the inspiriting music of tbe bagpipes, played by kilted Highlanders, who were accompanied by prominent members of the Caledonian Society, A meeting' of Native representatives from Wairarapa, Waipawa, and Hastings deoided to support tbo candidature of Ihaia Hutana, President of the Maori Council, for the Maori seat at the general eleotion in the Government interests. A section fronting Road’s Quay between Peel and Lowe streets has ohanged hands during the past week, the price paid being £25 per foot. This is'strong evidence of tbe advance made in town properties daring the past few months. 1 The many friends of Mr George Henry Wilson will regret to hear of his death, which took place at the Hospital yesterday morning under somewhat sudden circumstances, deceased'succumbing to heart failure. The funeral takes place this afternoon.

Tha usual fortnightly meeting of the ! Star of Now Zealand Reohabite Tent wsb held last evoning, Sister R. Rioe, Chief Ruler, presiding. This Tent continues to make steady progress, and ere long should become the largest female Reohabite Tent in the colony. It is officered by popular yonng ladies, and offers advantages which should be appreciated by the fajr sex. A petition signed by ten medioal men of Invercargill and others was forwarded to the Governor yesterday, praying for commutation of Swan’s sentence. The

petitioners do Dot certify that Swan is insane, bet believe there is a doubt on the point, and the condemned man should have the benefit of it. An accident, in which a woman known as Madame Hard, a palmist, was out to piece,s has oconrred at the Boulder (West Australia) railway station. The woman purchased a ticket, with the intention of going to Kalgoorlio, [and was not seen again until the driver of the Kamballie train reported that he had experienced a bump on the line. When a soaroh was made, it revealed a mangled body with bead severed. Tbe deceased was a native of Oreowick, Viotoria. Tbe Singer Manufacturing Oompany’s beautiful exhibit of art noedlework at Gbrisp and Son’s is attracting a good deal of attention from tbe ladies of Gisborne and surrounding districts, who aro also availing themselves of tbe company’s [ generous offer of giving free lessons in the different kinds of work exhibited to those having Singer machines. A feature of the exhibit just now is a display of work executed by local pupils after a few lessons from the lady in attendance, wbioh redound credit to both pupil and teacher Ladies who have not yet made arrange □rents to receive lessons should do s< without delay, as the exhibition will soor dose.

Tbs following resolutions were oarried with enthusiasm at a very largo and represonlative meeting of building contractors held at Wellington on Friday " That the time given to the local archi* teots having expired without receiving any reply, and the following centres having adopted the colonial general conditions of contract, viz., Timaru, Christchurch, Wanganui, Napier, New Plymouth, Gisborne, and tbe greater part of Auckland, we, tbe Wellington builders and contractors and sub-contractors, resolve to refrain [topi tendering for any work other than for Government or local bodies that have not the new oolonial general conditions attached. This resolution to take effect on Thursday, September 14,1805."

Maila foe Napier and South por e.s. Fanny oloso at 4 p.m. this afternoon. Mossrs Warnook, Donald and Korsloy arrived from Auoklandyostorday to attend the woolbrokors' sale. A fancy dress hooltoy match will bo playod on tho Victoria Domain this aftornoon and should attraot a largo gathering. Mossrs Williams and Kottlo will offor upwards of 2000 sheep, all good sorts, and upwards of 100 hoad of oattlo at the Matawboro yards to-day. Tho sale oommonoos at 11.80. At tho Matawhero stook salos to-day Mossrs Common, Sbolton and 00. and Dalgety ond 00. havo a largo entry of sheep, including somo good lines of hoggets, fat wethors and wotbor hoggets. A numbor of good baoon pigs will also bo offered. Tho Indian Mool Ghand, who wbb forcibly deported from Australia by the immigration authorities, claims £IO,OOO damagOß for alleged falso imprisonment and unlawful doportation. Tho mammoth oheoso, weighing a oh, which was sent from Now Zoaland to ho Colonial Exhibition at the Crystal ?alaoo, has boon out np and divided imongst Dr Barnado's and tho Salvation \rmy’B oharitablo homes. A now geyser, whiah reoently broke out in tho vicinity of Obinemotu, and sent mud and water to a height of from 20 to 60 feet, was duo to a bar of soap, which had been placed in tho toolo by a Maori (without tho ieavo of Sir Joseph Ward.) The Maori was thoroughly plessod with the experiment, so wo Bball probably havo a few moro of the mud pools openod out in the Bamo way. Upon returning homo from ohuroh a resident of Epsom was told that a tramp bad boon lying under his trees for some time. He interviewed the man, who pleading that be was tired, was allowed to continue resting. Not loDg aftorwaids the man left the premises, and half an hour later a detective arrived in search of an escaped lunatio. . To - morrow evening (Friday) Madame Heller will give another lecture at Townley’s Hall, to show how Spiritualism and Christian teachings can be combined, also her final answer to Eev, D. Parry will be given at the same time. As the whole proceeds are to be given to the local Beautifying Society, Madame Heller paying her own expenses, it is to be hoped a large audience will attend.