The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 28, 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1735, 28 April 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 28, 1906.

Gisborne Painters’ Union meet this evening. The*East Coast Acclimatisation Socioty meet at 11 o’olook this morning. Messrs Miller and Craig will oantinue the sale of Horace Jones and Co.’s stock at their rooms to-day. The Federal supper rooms reoeive shipments of oysters and fish by every boat. In futu'e, the London Dsntsl Institute will be open a'l day on Saturday. Kaiti-Cily footballer:? meet for practice this afternoon. The trotting staiiirn Merrycup will be offered for sale by Messrs Williams and Keit'o this afternoon. At their ma*t to-day Messrs Baia Bros will sell a piano Beized under distress variant.

To Ranpi Pai’s vooal reoitai has been definitely fixed for Friday next at His Msjeisty’d Tbeßtre. Full particulars will be pubff'hcd in Monday’s' issue. M.ssrs B. Hannah and Co. are offeriog special value iu (he way of footwear. Tboir new shipments should attraot considerable attention. The Beehive has removed into Hall’s Boildiogs, Peel etroet, business being resumed this, morning. Ths large stock of stationery and fancy goods is being offered at exceptionally low rate?. The monthly meeting of the Gisborne

iraoch of tho New Zealand Farmers’ Jnion will be held at two o'olook this aftornoon. Several important subjects ere - to come np for consideration. " Mr L. Qroy Barton, surgeon dentist, Herald buildings, Gladstone road, has a basinets notice in this issue, Mr Barton bas been fortunato in securing on excellent suite of rooms, which have been fi.ted up with tho most up-to-date appliances to be obtained. The Government subsidy of £6OO for the Cook memorial has been reoeived locally, and the next two or three months should see the monument brought to a snooessful issue. The secretary, Mr W. Gaudio, acknowledges the reosipt of £1 from Mr W. K. Chambers towards the fund, and other contributions will be weloomed. Mr B. Bobertson, batter, meroer and outfitter, haß removed to his new shop in Hall’s buildings at the corner of Peel street and Gladstone road, where busine°s will be in fu'l swiog bom to-day. Mr Bobertson has received «ery heavy shipments of goods wbioh ere now open for i isprclion. The establishment is fiitf dup on the most modern lines, and Boberlson’s corner should in a very short time be one of the best known plaoes in Gisborne. The Misses Martin, general drapers, are commencing business in Gisborne to-day in the premises recently occupied by Mr C. Hawkins, opposite Victoria firebtl; towjr, Gladstone road. The etock has been carefully eeleqted, and town and country residents are recommended to inspect the goods. The best value at the lowest possible margin of profit is (be firm's motto.

The adjourned annual mooting of tho Huia Football Club wilt bo bold thia evening. Among tho visitors to Gisborno in con-

nection with tho water supply is Mr Roderick MoKonzie, M.H.R. At tho Polios Court yesterday William MoOarthy was finod 63 (or drunkonness. Captain Slattery will oonduot tho sor* vioos at tho Army Barracks to-morrow

(Sunday), Mrs Slattery will sing with guitar aooompanimont at tho evening sorvioo; tho band will also play a speoial pioco.

No evidonoo was oilered at the Polioo Court ycßtorday in tho ohargo against John MoNnmara for being on the promises of G. H. Lysnar without lawful excuse, and tho information was dismissed. At St. Andrew’s Church to-morrow I morning the subject of sermon will be “ Some of the Precious Things God sees,” and at tho evening service the subject of lecture will be “ A I Young Scapegrace’s Home-coming.” Strangers are cordially invited.

A praotioa matoh between the West End Football Clubs’ senior and junior teams will be held this afternoon. Tbe junior t9am will oomprise: Johnston, Burke, Cowan, Riddle, Heaney, Benoott, Peterson, Oman, MoOonnell, Hiki, Patterboo, Ngira, Muldoon, Somervell (2), and Martin.

An elderly man named John Hall was brought before Captain Cbrisp and Mr A. H. Wallis, J.’sP., at tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday, obarged with committing poi jury at tbe hearing of a ease at a sitting of tbs Magistrate’s Court at Gisborne on April £th. Accused asked for. an adjournment, and was remanded until Tuesday. The Rev D. Parry, la connection with the Baptist Church sorvioes at Whinray’s Hall to-morrow, will take as his evening subject, "A Touohiog Appeal.” We are sptoially requested to state that Mr Parry will gladly reoeivo the names, and weloome the aid of auy ladies and gentlemen who may bo willing to strengthen the choir in preparation for tho opening of the now Baptist Tabernacle. One of the most attractive Bbops in town will be that opened to day in Hall’s Buildings, Gladstone road, by Mr C. Morse, hairdresser and tobacconist. No expense has been spared in regard to the appointments of the hairdressing sa’oon, whioh is one of tbe fiaest in the colony. New shipments of tobaooonist’s goods have jußt been opened, and inspection is invited. At tbe Magistrate’s Court yesterday Mr T. Alston Coleman applied on behalf of the informant, John Perston, to withdraw a oharge againßi A. F. Saunders, expressI mao, of having resoued two horseß seized for tbe purpose of impounding, the oomplainant stating that he was a neighbor ot defendant, and did not wish to press the matter. Mr Ktoek, for defendant, stated that there was a good defenoo, and asked for costs. The oase was then dismissed, £1 Is oosts beiDg allowed to defendant, A maeting of footballers was held at Te Arai last night, a large number of representatives from Patutahi, Te Arai and Murewai attending. Mr C. Gibson presided After discussion it was decided to strtt anew district club comprising the dist iot on the western side of Waipaoa river, and to eoter senior and junior teams for tho Poveriy Bay Rugby competition. It wai reso'ved that the name of tbe club be tbe Takitima Club. Ofiioers were oleeted a 3 follows: —President, Mr F. Murpby; vice-presidents, Messrs J. Ferguson, Knight, W. Currie, R. Preston, T. Daulton, J, B. Hollier, J. D. Bruoe, Tulloob, U. J. Patker, H. H. Wall, G. J. I Bhck, F. Ferguson ; manngr-ment committee. Messrs R. Breingan ; V. G. Smith, T. Svano, J. Jones, P. Te Hau, R. Thompson, A. McKenzie; secretary aad treasunr, A. Tuohy; delegates to Rugby Union, Messrs W. Gibson and A. Ferguson; auditors, Meesrs G. Daulton and F. Ferguson. It was deoided that the oolors be maroon, and the subscription war fixed at ss, playets under sixteen to be admitted to membership for 2* 6d. Christchurch Truth ou a legislatorAs the lonely leader of a lost hope, John Rigg is a picturesque rock on a dreary political coast. John Rigg is. a sort of Labor Pope —too exalted to sit and wrangle with the other Labor leaders in the ordinary Tiadeß Conference ; too dignified to de* cend to the oommooplace level of his rank and file. Wherefore John Rigg, sitting on tbe far end of a promontory of Labor in lonely state, surrounded by water on three Bides and sand on one, is a very isolated leader ibdeed. There is something pathet’c about John Bigg’s position. There isn’t even another political Labor leader for him to swap anecdotes with. He has to bear his cross in solitary splendour, wrapped in the toga of a bleak isolation. There is a similarity between John Rigg and Cape Van Diemen—both are very lonely, very isolated, and, except when they bump up against something and oause a smash, very little thought about. Sarcasm from Christchuroh Press

Labor having deoided (bat a six-hoar day is the oorreet thing until the world is sufficiently educated to understand that four hours is enough for its wants, all real patriots will now start work at 10 a.m. There won’t be any ocoasion to get up early when six hours is the regulation day’s work, Poets, policemen, and other over-burdened toilers will regard this as a special boon, The only objection to the six hours' system is that it is tco long—six hours too long. No self-respecting man with a vote ought to need to work. He ought to be able to live on the uuearned increment of tbe unimproved value banded over weekly by the State, Nobody ought to work. Work ought to bo abolished, If six hours is better than eight, and four is better than [ six, then two is obviously better then four, and none best of a'.l, Of course, it there wasn’t any work, there might be a shortage of food and clothes, and luxuries for tho world to eat and wear and use, and Labor m’gbt find it slightly monotonous after a while, but apparently that is Labor’s ideal. We onoe heard of a mao whose ambition waa to be hung. Labor’e aspirations evidently trend in the same direction.

There was a fair attendance in response to the invitation of tho St. Patrick’s Sports Committeo to receive the balance* sheet in connection with the recent sports. 1 Before proceeding with tbe business of tbe evening, Mr G. Wildish extended a hearty weloome to the Rev Father Lane, whose first appearance it was as president of the St. Patrick’s Sports Committee. Father Line thankod the oommiiteo for their welcome, and assured them that he appreciated it all the more coming from a member of another denominat'on. The lato Father Mulvibill, ho said, succeeded

in establishing a kindly spirit amongst the various classes of the community, which he would endeavor to the utmost to maintain. The balance-sheet showed a profit of £2B 13s 63. Mr P. Maher, who had charge of the children’s prizes, presented a balance sheet. He began with nothing, and succeeded at tbe end in handing over a net profit

}of 10s. In congratulating Mr Maher [on the result, tbe president said that a man who oeuld make such a profit I under these conditions should be able io I make gigantio profits in private onterI prises. A vote of thanks was passed to tbe chair on the motion of Mr Wildish, seconded by Mr Mahrr. In responding Father Lane congratulated tbe oommit’ee on (be result of the 1906 mestiug, and attributed a large measure of the tucorss attained to the indefatigable secretaries, Messrs J. H. Martin and E. Williams. Whilst ho wished to thank the members of his own church for their assistance on this oooaaion, he wished in a special way to make suitable acknowledgement of the services rendered from other denominations on this and on many previous occasions. The total proceeds of the St. Patrick's sports and Booialamounted to about £137, whioh result Bhould be highly gratifying to all concerned.