The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JAN. 10 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 164, 10 January 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JAN. 10 1906.

“ThoJ.P.” at Hu Majesty’s Theatre to-night. The box plans for the Czerny season will bo opened at Mr Miller’s this morning at 10 o'clock. a At the Police Court yesterday Mary Gamble was fined 10s and costs for drunkenness. A genera l meeting of tbe Chamber of I Commarco will be held to-night to discuei with the Hod. J. Carroll urgent matters affecting the prosperity of the.dist.iet. The Matawhero bridge grant require' the sanction of the Minister, which is taken to mean that an increase may be made in the amount offered as subsidy. Tho Wellington Free Lance says: Czerny presents his performance on n scale of magnificeuco in costly and elaborate scenery and effects and dainty and | decorative dressing and costumes not hitherto attempted in New Z:aland. The Gißborno cricket club wi 1 be represented by the fel'owing in their match against Patutahi on Saturday next:— Gorman, Foster, O’Hara, East, Williame, I Witty, Gibson, Vincent, Shiilabeer, Carroll, Vause. | The following playerH will represent the Un'ted Cricket Club against Taruberu on Saturday next; Hallamore (captain), Robinson, GibsoD, M. Sheridan, Gardiner, Ferri.--, Cato, Harkec, Carr, Dods, Goulding ; emergencies, Johns'on and Horne.

A special meeting ef (ho Borough Council was held last night to fix the day of the half-holiday for the year, Or Wbinray sa'd it was a pity that the County had adopted Wednesday, thus having two separate half-holidays for town and country. The Mayor said the Borough had rojeoted Wednesday nu aooount of it being mail day. They had had Thursday for a j longtime in the Borough, and no objection had been raised to its biing continued. He proposed accordingly. Or Harding seconded the motion, whioh was carried. Cr Webb said that Thursday bad worked I admirably ; there had not been a single complaint during the year. Or Bees said that day bad been got U3ed to. •* You can

get used to anything," be added, also ramarkirig that Wednesday would be a very bad day for the Borough. Cr Whinray repealed that he thought it a great pity there should pot bo a uniform day for town and country,

Tho Eon. J, Carroll remains in Gitborno for somo days. Tho steamer Manuka loft Auckland for Glrborno at 4 40 p,m. yesterday. Tlio Lml Board mods at Giaborno on Monday. Muils despatched from Sydney \ii Vanocuvor on November 28th arrived in London on January 6th. Owing lo provious bookings Mr Muedcrmott was unubio to tour tbo country around Giaborno with tho genuine piclurea of the New Zealand footballers in England. Mr Muodermott deaiioa us to atUo that ho has no oounco ion wth any ctber biegraph on tour, Tho oompany leave Giaborno for Wellington to-day. At tho Borough Council meeting last night Cr Colley brought up the subjoot of aro lights and tho nooeeaity for protection from such mishaps as recently occurred when ono foil o.nd .'struck a passer-by on tho hood, Tho Borough Inspector raid tho Gas Company and plumbers hud undertaken to affix a guaid on all nsw lamps to prevent risk of such accidents. A epiiitcd comparison was made in tbo Borough Council last on tho condition of Kahutia and Carnarvon street' l , Or Colley (support d by Or Wbinray) having a?ked for attention to tho footpath loading to tho Recreation reEcrvo on Carnarvon street, while tho Mayor olaimed that Kahutia etroct, noar tho centre of the town, was more in used of attention. Bome parts of Kahutia street havo been nice mid-summor duck ponds, At the Council mooting last night the Town Clerk,Mr R. D. B. Robinson, wrote : “Not having been in tho best of health lately I beg to apply for £a month’s leave of absence, say, from the next mooting, such being a suitabio time, as I havo got eve ying in oonDection with tbo offiee up to date, and as 412776 has been collected sinco last meeting not many rates a; o outstanding, and there will bo no difficulty regarding management during my absence.” Cr Sbcridan proposed, and Cr Miller seconded, that tbo permission be granted. In reply to Cr Harding, Mr Robinson said tho assistant would look aftor the offioe work, with tho assistance of Mr Little,

Tbero was auother crowded house at H;s Majesty’s Theatre last night when Mr Macdermott conoludod his short season at Giaborno. There was much enthusiasm throughout tho (entertainment, and “ Mack's New Piotures” .and the remainder of tho programme wore vociferously ackuowledgod to exceed the high ex peclations. The football match was of oourse again tho chief centre of attraction, but there were many other highly attractive features, not forgetting the olever Professor Scott, who gave what would have been a highly creditable entertainment in itself. The oompany procoed South by the Manuka this evening. At a committee meeting of the Chamber of Commerce the following new members (21) wero elected as tbo result of tho canvass made: —Messrs W. O. Skeot, F. T. Morgan, W. F, Cederwall, L. T. Byrnes, H. R. Smith, A. W. J. Mann, A. Zachariab, It. Robettson, J. S. Johnston, W. Good, A. R. Muir, T. Morrison, J. W. Ccok, T. Dalrymple, W. J. Cox, E. G. Reynolds. G. Williams, R. Johnitm', G. E. Sbierlaw, R. G. Hallanrore and J. Maynard. The President (Mr DeLautour) said that many called on were absent from their offices, and it was resolved to advertise asking all those desirous of beoonring membirs to communioate with the secretary. It was resolved that an advertisement bo inserted, stating the seerttary would be pleased to hoar from all business people desirous of exhibiting at the New Zealand Exhibition. It was dooided to oall a general meeting of tho Chamber for to-night, to meet tho Hon. Jas. Carroll, and lay before him urgent requirements of the district,