The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 29, 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1760, 29 May 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 29, 1906.

A meeting of the Ladies’ Ccmmiltte of the School Swimming Bith Social will be held in tha school al 6.30 this afternoon. Toe Extension Company’s cables bs» tween Sydney and Naw Z were res ored et 2.50 yesterday. Melbourne Naples despatches of the 25th April arrived in London on the afternoon of the 27tb inst.

Mr S T. S on cn, the looal tea merchant, has opened an rfctrootive branch ol his businces next Mr Lang’s boot warehouse.

Members of tbo Gisborne Harmonic Society aro reminded that there will be a prociico to-moriow night. Tenders a"0 invited for tbo erection of a residet ceat close at 12 todiywi'.h Mr C. Tilleard N Uusob, architect.

Tenders close a‘. 4 o'clock (o-morrow

ifb;rnocn with Mr Frank G. LundoD, architcc 1 , for the exertion of a house in Ormond road, Whstaupoko. A big success is anticipated Lr the monster social to be hold next week in aid of the sohool swimming bath. Great interest is being taken in the gatberiog.

Mr Dollamore leaves Gisborne tomorrow, having been promoted to tbe position of postmaster at Lyell. He is an ob iging and proficient officer of tbo looal post and telegraph staff, end tbe appointment should be very pleasing to the peop'e of Lyell.

In connection with tbo Technioal Bchool, tbe seoond quarter in Eoglisb, bookkeeping, and typewriting commences to-night, at 7 o’clock.

Sealed tenders will be received unti 8 30 to-night by tbe Gisborne Co operative Building Society for tbo purchase, in one or more lots, of the followiog ballot loans : —No. 1 issue, L3OO ; No. 2 issup, L3OO. At 2 p.m. to-morrow (Wednesday) a sale of special importance is to be held by Messrs Bain Bros, at Mr W. F. Crawford’s residence, 11 Cratloe,” Aberdeen roßd. The whole of Mr Crawford’s furniture and effects are to be disposed of, and also about one thousand books of r<.fereoce, travels, dovols, eto. The catalogue, which i.e published this morning, should be perused with interest by lovers of books. Tbe following teams will represent Haiti City Juniors in their match againet Huia on S'turday next: —Ljford, Donesky, Grant, Tershafeldt, Cone, OleeD, Saunders Butler, Willooks, Luttreff. Bright, Waymoutb, Robinson, Coleman, Birkett, Diues, Moles, sud Taylor,

Mr Burton, BM, yesterday granted renewals of sovon pensions. A oouplo of 11 drunks” woro dealt with at the I‘ulioo Court yosterday. Too Rev. Fa'her Digoaa has been tram* forrrd from Surrey Sills, Auckland, to Gisborne. P.ior io his dopaituro ho was tho recipient of Boverul valuable mementoo3 of tho ostcoin in which ho is htld by the pirishionora,

Tho gonorol question of rivor and bartor woiks is to bo discussed at a special mooting of tho Btard to bo held next Monday week. Wo understand that several scbcmis of river and harbor improvements aio to be put forward by members. oio proposal is the ex'onsioo of tho present breekwater and anotbor the oonsituation of un ouior harbor.

A Wakoponka messageyestordoy stated: Mr Bclfe. Now Zealand maDagor of tfco K-'storn Eetsusien Company, tt <toi that 'ho Recordor oomph ted repairs to tho aablo at 2.50 p.in. to-day Communioalien with Au-tra'.ia via ihe Eastern li"0 is o mpletoly restored. Tho Recorder proceeds to pick up and repair Ihe second oable,

At tho Harbor Board yeeteiday tbn fo) lowing l.hgrom woe ießd fiom Mr Mar chum, Marino Engineer : “Could repo t ou Gisborne harbor if ri quired for fco £2OO including out-i Jo plan an 1 estimate, survey work not inoluded. You have my testimonial?. Reply Ho'el Or oil, Welling tun, btfo o 12 u’olcck Widnesday.’' It was droided to to acknowledge tho telegram. Gisborne ladies who were connected with Ibo SievwrigLt Memorial havo docidod to foim a Humanitarian Society. At a meeting presided over by the Mayoress, reference wat made to the disolosuros by Dr Siedoborg at Dunedin; a rosolu ion was passed in favor of the appointment of lady inspectors by Benevolent Trustees, and also thanking Dr Siedebcrg for hor oourago in roxoilmg such case?. It was resolved to wti e to tbe Premier, aakii g him to piomole legislation providing ior Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards being eleotod in the same manner as Borough Councils. At the Police Court yesterday a young man nsmod Alexander James O’Rourke, arrested on Saturday evening, was remanded until to-morrow on a charge of breaking into tho dwelling of Frederick James Parsons at Ormond and attempting to commit a crime, on or about May 14 Mr Stock appeared for tbe accused, and Biated be was not prepared to go on with the case this week, witnesses having to be brought io from the bu,h, while Ssrgeant McK rzio explained (bat bis principal wi'ness had to leave next week to attood tho Supreme Couit at Palmerston North.

His Worship said he could hear the evidence for the prosecution, and then Mr Stock could apply for an adjournin'nt.