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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1592, 2 November 1905, Page 2

Mr Lissant Clayton speaks at Mangapapa this evening. Tho Matawhero stook sales will be held to-day. ! The three-masted scow Southern Isle left Auokland for Gisborne on Monday. East Cape reports that the s.s. Cape Breton passed south' at 4,'46 p.m. yesterday. v ■

.For, the month -of Ootober tbo vital statistics at Gisborne were: Births 33, deaths 3, marriages 12. A meeting of the - Caledonian Sooiety will be l held this evening to mako arrangements for. the annual sport3.r The appointments of Messrs Allen Aislabie and Alexander Gordon are gazetted as postmasters at Tiniroto and Poututu respectively. •

Messrs 0. J. Parker and H. H. Wall have.been ‘nominated for Te Arai Biding ia the Cook County Council. Tbe election iB to be held next Wednesday. . ; The s.s. Tutanekai leaves Wellington on northern lighthouse trip' tb-day, and calls at Auokland, Bussell, Eaipara, and Manukau, also visits Kermaded Islands.

Tbe Waikato Farmers’ Club passed a resolution urging the early completion of the railway between Gisborne and Botorua as absolutely essential te the welfare of the Auckland province. The s.s. Hooraki, which arrived at Auokland yesterday from Sydney, brought 37 foreigners in her passenger list, including 23 Chinamen (17 being newcomers), 4 Italians, 3 Danes, 4 Syrians, and 3 Germans.

Owing to a difficulty in securing His Majesty’s Theatre, a slight alteration ooours in the dates of the Hon, James Carroll’s addresses to the electors. On Friday, November 10th, be will speak at His Majesty’s Theatre, Gisborne,’ and on Monday, 13th inst., will address the electors at Ormond.

The Gisborne Bowling Club open their season to-day, when a, large gathering ia expected. Members oan obtain invitation cards for friends from the secretary of toe Olab. or any member of committee. At two o’olook sharp sides will be picked between teams representing the President and vioe-President, and at three o’clook the official opening will take plaoe. ■

! A meeting of the Gisborne Rechabite Tent was held last evening, there being ■ a large attendance of'members, Bro. H, Lord, Chief, Baler, presided. A large amount of business was transacted. One new member was elected. Sister Somervell was appointed pianist to the Tent., After the conclusion of business the members carried out a programme oi Irish songs, recitations,, and anecdotes. ; 'ln the town v. country cricket matoh, which is to take place on the Domain on {Novemoer 9th (King’s Birthday), play will oommence at 11 o’clock. AH players are requested to be bn the ground sharp to time. . The oonntry team will be picked ! from the following:—Hodge, Wynyard, Raymond, Barton, Davie, Torkington, Lasker, Murphy, Kere, F. Sharp, Charles, McConnell, Fenwick, Neale. , A cablegram from Melbourne states Sir .William Lyne is ill. A man visited and warned him of conspirators who disliked his method of administering the Customs Department, and had resolved to ruin his health. Sir W. Lyne laughed at the idea, The visitor assured him that :Sir Thomas Kingston’s health : had been ruined by a similar prooess, and .' departed with a solemn admonition to beware of attempts on his life.

.Mr F. Carpenter, district agent of the International Correspondence Sohools, Scianton, Fa., U.S.A., is staying at the Gisborne Hotel for a few days, and will be pleased to supply full particulars as to the working of these famous sohools to those interested. These schools are the originators of correspondence instructions, being established iu the year ,1891, with one course of instruction. At the present time they have over a million students in various parts of the world, including 8000 in New Zealand. They teaoh 175 different subjects, employ over 3800 persons at the sohools, and the postage amounts to £BO jper day. At St.? Louis Exposition they were awarded the grand prize for correspondence instruction, being the highest award possible. Circulars on various subjects supplied free.