The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, OCT. 25,1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1593, 25 October 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, OCT. 25,1905.

display of saddlery at .the Show grounds. Tbß Ellerbeck stndio has an art exhibit at the Agricultural Show, whioh is of a most attractive character,

Tho Gisborne Sbeepfarmors’ Company have an excellent exhibit of tinned meat at the Agricultural Show. At the Police Court yesterday morning a first offender for drunkenness was oautinned and discharged. Frank James, for being drunk, was fined 10s at the Police Court yesterday morning. The alternative was 48 hours’ imprisonment. In order to allow oi the steamer Shirley Hassel being placed on the Harbor Board's ■el'p, the dredge John Townley was yeßterday engaged excavating at the approaoh thereto. The Shirley Hassel waß subsequently placed on the slip.

There are twelve inmates at present in the Old Men’s Home. The custodian acknowledges with thanks the following gifts: Clothes, Mr R. Sunderland, Mrs Morrison, and an anonymous donor; magazines, Mr F. T. Morgan and Mrs Gray; cakes, Lawn Tennis Club.

Messrs ’Williams and Kettle report sb follows on their Ormond horse sale:— There was a large attendance at our annual horse fair, and bidding throngbont the sale was very brisk. Haoks sold at from £l2 to £24 ss, light draughts (unbroken) £22 to £3O, heavier sorts (broken to shafts and chains) £4O to £4B, mares and foals £5 10s to £$ ss, paokhorsea £5 {0 £9 10s, weeds 25s to £2 10s,

Judging commences at the A. and P. Show this mocning at 0 o’olook. An ioglosldo in oouncotion with tho Calodonian Society will bo hold in Whintoy’s Hall to-night.

Moßßta Redstone and Sons’ East Coast coach lcavos town at 7 sharp to-morrow morning.

Luncheon will bo sorvod at tho Troondoro on Bhow and Raoo days at 10 o’clock, hot toa at 5 o’olook. " You oonnot firo an arrow into tho air without It falling on tho hood of a Government inspootor."—Mr H. H. Wull at To Araroa.

" I would not woik for 80s n week at tbo ago of 21 whon I was in tho Old Country.”—Mr J. W. Whinray at the Borough Council mooting. “It takes over a million pounds to oatch tho votos of tho oleotors of tho colony,”—Mr H. H. Wall in his address at Pott Awnnui.

Captain Edwin telograpbod yostorday : “ Strong northerly winds; glass fall tides moderate ; soa moderate ; rain pro bable.”

Tho following passongors have booked for AuoklaDd by tho s.s. Taluno this morning : Misses Stewart and Blick; Mosdamos Roatloy and Howard ; Messrs W. and A. Taylor. v , , ' “ The tremendous strides that Poverty Bay has made during the past ten years must bo apparent to everyone present,” remarked Mr Wall at Te Araroa on Saturday evening last. “You have an ideal district, some of the best laud in the colony, but tho present native land laws are your chief drawback. It is n shame to see so much land lyiDg idle.”

An .entire ebango of programme is , annonnood for West’s, pictures and the -] Broscians to-night. Among tho pictures j to be shown are “ The falls of Niagara,” “ The lifo of an English oollior," “ The man in the iron mask,” “ A trip toLondon Zoo,” “ Moifa'a in tho Grand National.” Thus Mr H. H. Wall on his politioal opponents: “I am too liberal for their conservative views. There are some who would like to keep the working mon down and grab the land for themselves. They have therefore brought forward another candidate, and .they are using every possible effort hostile to me. At all my meetings thoy have endeavored to hustle me, but thoy havo been unsuccessful. (Applause.) I bavß Btrong promises of support from several quarters, including tho ladies, the prohibitionists (although not as a party), end the working men, and that is quite sufficient to put mo at tbo bead of tho poll.” A pleasing feature iu connection with tho A. and P. Show is the large number of local Industries represented. The Okitu Baoon Factory has a very large exhibit of bacoD, bams, butter, lord, oto., whioh yesterday attraoted considerable attention. The looallymade confectionery shown by tho Swcoterios, shows the progress that Mr J, Jowers has made in this direotion. A great variety of sweets are on view, the quality of the goods being highly spoken of by all who visited the stall. Throughout the district tho Lynda soap is iu strong favor, and the show made by Messrs Williams and Kimbel is one of the features of the industrial department at the Show.