The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEB. 1, 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1663, 1 February 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEB. 1, 1906.

1 A wheelwrighti’d shop io a good locality is advertised for lease. An impounding notice in oonneolion with the Gisborne Pound appears in this issue. The district representative for the International Correspondence Schools is Mr 0. H. Ferris, whose post-office box is 112, The District Shield bowling matohes will be played this afternoon, play commencing at 1.45 sharp. I A plant for gilding sixpences so as to make them resemble half-sovereigns has been discovered in Perth, West Australia A meeting of the Gisborne branoh of tho Povetty Bay Farmers’ Union will be held in the Farmers’ Union Club rooms on Saturday afternoon. We understand that Mr Edeibeck has large assortment of new postoard views of Gisborne. Mr Ellerbeck has an advertisement stating different lines he is prepared to execute, ■>' The Broady Vaudovillo Company have booked His Majesty’s Thea're for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday n:xt. Th 9 combination is highly spoken of, and should attraot large audienoes. •: Some important information in regard to the connection with Rotorua is anticipated from Mr H. G. Tucker, who bas returned from Rotorua via Waikaremoana accompanied by Meesrs [Vernon Mitford and Curtis. They think highly of the routo from Rotorua via Maogapohatu, which they consider will be the ultimate road to the Waikato.

At Lyndhurst, near Dandeuony (Vietoris), Mr H. H. Heatb, proprietor of > Tongalla Estate, has been killed through the boiler of an i ngine exploding. He wbs , blown aome distance in the air, falling , about 40 yards from the spot where the ongine stood. “ Electric Polish,” a splendid article for o eaiiog tinware, s her, geld, marble, etc, is now obt finable from looal storekeepers, and orders may be s nt to Mr J. Paterson, care of Messrs Claylo Bros. The article is maoufao'.urol fro .' material obtained loc d’y, aid houaeloders obtaining a sample will be sure to receive satisfaction. A disgraceful scoae u reported to have occurred at a wedding at Warren (New Souh Wales). Men walked over the seats, Bnd hymn books were torn up and scat lored on tbo floor. Outside the bride’s veil was lorn off, and she wa3 showered with rioe, earth, flour and pepper.

" Thousands oi the best type of manhood that ever came to a country were gathered on tbo West Coast,” remarked Mr Seddon at Hokitika last week referring to early times; “but, hang them, they never got married, and they are not having any youngs'ers behind.” The half-yearly installation of officers of the Star of Gisborno Lodge of Oddfellows was held on Tuesday evening when the fol'owiog officers were installed for the current term J.P.G., Bro. J. A. Bobb ; N.G., Bro, T. A. OolemaD; V.G., B:o. A, E. Smith ; Recording Secretary, Bro. H. P. Hamilton ; Treasurer, Bro. Allan Coleman; Permanent Secretary, Bro R. Robb. The following will represent the UnionCricket Club id the match against Te Rau this afternoon at the Victrria Domain : Lang, Tattersall, Sheridan (2), O’Hare, Bayly, Ferris, Grant, Prießtley, Sims, Delaney, Harker, and Melville. Te Rau : Gibson (3), Pasley, Wynyard, MoConnell, Witty, Puflett, Roderick (2), and Andrews.

For tho past month tho vital statislics at Gisborne were : Births 85. mavrjagos 10, deaths 4. A bioyolo raoo is among tho events on tho Waikarouroana Racing Club’s programme. An advertisement in regard to two dogs left at tho Ormond Hotol last mouth appears in this Usue. Tho Hamilton Borough Couuoil ore urging tho Government to legislate in tbo direction of a universal half-holiday, Saturday for proforonoe. A small oonsigomont of Ca’iforniaa oranges and Island fruit will bo sold by Mossrs Bain Bros, at thrir auction mare this morning at half-past eleven. Flags were half masted on tho public buildings yostsrday in connection with the death of the King of Danmark. For the quarter ending December de, posits in tbo local S vingsßank amounts 0 to £81,674 and withdrawals £80,722, the balance in favor of depositors being <6951, Tho tenders of Messrs Smith and Soott have been aocepted for tbo ercotion of tho Tolsgo Bay Polioo Station and the Toko matu Tost Oflioe. Unclaimed letters lio at tbo Gisborne Post Office for the following personß H. S. Edwards (2). United Kingdom; R. Lawlor, A. E. Loggo, Victoria; W. H. Philips, Canada. The stock sales take placo to day at the Mntawhero yards. Messrs Williams and Kettlo offer 0000 sheop and 100 head of mixed oattle. At Meesrs Dalgoty and Co. and Common, Shelton and Oo.’s sale 200 head of mixed oattle and 1000 sheop will be offered, also 8 specially selected 4 tooth Romney rams.

In Anckland on Tuesday ovening, the prompt action cf motorman Donald Brown, who was driving a Ponsonby oar, saved an old man from serious, if not fatal injury. The car was turning tho corner of Wellesley street West, into Quoon street, and the old man stepped right in front. The motorman applied the emergenoy brake, bringing the oar to a standstill in a quarter of its length, tbo aar iust touching tho man’s shoulder,