The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JAN. 16 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1649, 16 January 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JAN. 16 1906.

The representative bowlers return to Gisborne to-morrow. Mails (or East Coast ports close at 3 o’olock this afternoon. Messrs Miller and Craig hold a sale of furniture at Mr E. Surrey's residence, Customhouse street, to-morrow eflernooD. Mr Lissant Clajtoa has several good lines of wethers, ewes, and lambs for iaimcdiatesalc. Among the new items at Czerny’s entertainment to-night will be : Goi-Goland the dictionaries, the (Mental wonder bowl, illustrated soag by Miss Minnie T'oppiog, " The Songs my Mothor used to Sing.” Samples of the Fuller’s p.arth, obtained from the Thame? are cn view at the shop of Mr A. W. Mood, ohrmisS The quality of the product srems quite equal to the best impo'tcd, aud the venture should piove a highly successful odo. A damagod beat aud a pair of blue dungaree trousers have be n found on the beaoh beyond Mr Humphrey Bayley’s station. This is bi lieved to finally olrar up any doubt as to tbo fa'o which befol Charles Danielson aud Henry Watson, who left Gisborne in the Minnehaha on November 21 cn a fishing excursion.

Tfco funeral of the late Mr F. J. Francis tcok place yesterday afternoon aud was largely atlenied, among those present being the Hen. James Carroll. The Bev. J.G. Pa'ecson cooductid tho burial service, Flags were flying half-mast in token of sympathy with the relatives. A great many floral tributes and messages of condolence were sent by friends of the family, among them being the following : Mr F Hall and family, Mr and Mrs John Sheridan, Mr and Mrs J. A. Harding, Florence Francis (Christchurch), Joseph H rbert Frauds (Christchurch), Mr Charles Hill (Christchurch), Messrs Bain Bros , Mr and Mrs Frank Harris, Mr and Mrs J. H. Martin, Mrs and Mr Burke, Mr and Mrs G. B. Oman, Alice Hart, Herbert H. Do Costa, M. Lowney, E. J. Harrie, Mr and Mrs M. Mabouey, sisters and brothers, Masonic Hotel staff, Coronation Hotel staff, H. Aston, Mr and Mrs W. A. Heaney, Mrs While, Mr and Mrs It. Little and family.