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Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1759, 26 May 1906, Page 2

The County wheel tyre by-law is hum force.

The football matches to day will be Takithnu v. West End and KailL-City v. Huia,

To-day Ah- J. S. Huckltmd will sel buggy and quiet pair of horses, am number of other useful horses.

Messrs Williams and Kettle will sell at their auction mart to-day the well-known Imnter I acko. The Gisborne Co-operative Building Society invite sealed lenders fur the purchase of jGOUU in No. 1 and No. '1 issues.' Mr S. T. Stanton, local ten blender, tenders his sincere thanks to the residents of this district for their generous patronage. and solicits.a further continuance of their support.

Captain Slattery will conduct the services at the Army Barracks to morrow. The Brass Baud and Salvation Songsters will take part all day. Young men arc cordially invited to all services. The overciirried mails from Auckland by tbe Wcstralia will reach Gisborne this morning, and the overcarried Southern mail by the Tahpio will arrive to morrow-. < hying to the long delay caused by the weather it is to be hoped the Postal officials n'iil sort the hitter mail on arrival. The opening of the Baptist Church has been fixed for Sunday, tilth Jijnc, not (lie 2-lth July as previously notified. The opening service will be conducted by the Bcv. Parry, and on the following two Sundays (he lie v A. North and the Rev. C, Pallaston will officiate. A meeting of the Swimming Baths Social Committee was hold last evening, Mr J. Somervell presiding. It was decided that special attention should be given to the ladies' and gentlemen’s cloak room, and caretakers will be appointed. The secretaries stated that several offers of provisions had been received from country people, and they would be pleased to received further offers in that direction. The various reports submitted augur well for a large and successful gathering. Captain Blattery asks uk to thank tba Gisborne City Bind for tbo groat servioes tendered at tbo mueicsl festival on Thmsd.y evening in a'd of tbo Balvalion Army band fund.

It is txpeoted that upwards of fifty members of tbe East Coast Mounted R fias wid attend tbo church parade at the Ho y Trinity Church to morrow. The spo and

Bpan appearance of the corps yesterday was the subject of much pleasing comment amongst townspeople, it being generally conceded that the company would rival that of any in tho colony. The Princo of Wales' Birthday is to bo observod as a general holiday on 4th June. The post and telegraph rflites will observe Monday. Tho postal brauoh have a closo holiday, and tho telegraph olli?e will be open from U to 4 and 7 p m. to midnight. To-morrow’s Baptist Church ee vices will be hf)J as usual in Wbioray’s Hall. In the morning the Kev. D. Parry will I discourse on “ A Great L-gacy,” aDd in tho evening he will giio a deliverance ou " A Timely Visit.” Wo are requested to ! intimate that the opening of the Gisborne Baptist Tabernacle will take place on June | 24tb, not on July 24th as was inadver* tently stated in yesterday’a issue. A light wind set in fcom tho north west on Thursday evening and tbore was evory prosptet of the sea calming down, but in the ea’ly morning the wind freshened up again from the south, and tho violence of the sea increased. The worst feature was that the great rollers were being entrained into the river entrance, making it very dangerous for any attempt at communication with the vessels in the Bay, The sea increased during the afternoon, but there is every reason to believe that the passenger tender and lighters can get to work to-day. The Jodradovi of course

conld not be lightered yesterday, and the Toroa after venturing towards the river

returnod to tbe anchorage, and will prob-

ably eomo in with tho lido this morning. Tbe steamer Mokoia arrived from tbo

Couth early this morniDg,

A prohibition order wan granted at the Polioo Court yoetorday, the justices boiDg Mesars Townloy and l’yke, Arrangements bavo beon completed for Mr Holman Hunt’s piotnri', “ The Light of tho World," to bo Hhown at the Now Zealand Exhibition.

Tho Ooi“hs Tea Ito un* r. qii o a sma t g'rl to help wnts.

A smart lady as-ist >nt (juniui) is wanted by the Murk Way llouao for the drapery department.

In anothor column tho Melbourne Cosh have an uttraotivo chango of rrlvortieo ment, in which tho firm quote low prioos for various linos of goods.

Mr Androw Hindi and company mode their farowoll appo tranoo in Gisborne last night. Thero was a largo and very enthusiastic audiouoe. A splendid and popular progrommo wna given, and every bom was onoorod. With Mr Blaok as vocalist. Miss Ethel Sinclair as violin soloist, Mr Adolphe Borecbko as pianist, and Mr Horace Gleeaon ae accompanist, tho company ia very etroDg in every department. Last night all musicians woro in testacies, and ovon those who oould not claim to have a lovo for music wero de'igbted. Gisborne people oan join in heartily wishing the company success wherever they go.

St. Androw’a Church Services.—At 11 am. ; subject of sermon, 11 Beware of Stumbling Blocks.” Bible class in the manse at 245 p.m. At 7pm, special looturc to youcg men and women on "The Divine Passion of Madness.” S raDgors most cordially welcomed. Mr Andrew Black and company leave for Auckland ibis morning. They will have oause to remember Gisborne, but we hope not altogether unkindly. Certainly they will be remembered with feelings of the keenest pleasure by all who attended the concerts. The boisterous elements have caused them to miss their Auckland dates, but tbo company oan also claim another experience. It is not generally known that tho director, Mr Tait, did Bplcndid service last Sunday nigbt in the obi eking of the incipient fire at the Coronation Hold. He was one-of the first to notice the id ire, and bis presence of mind and promptness, with other aid soon to baud, prevented what otherwise would have been a d sastcr to tbo town, .