The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, JUNE 20, 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1788, 20 June 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, JUNE 20, 1906.

The entrance to the Post Office was yesterday draped in mourning. The Wairau Hospital Board recently decided to cancel a conditional contract of £12,000 for a new hospital. The architect now demands a progress payment, amounting to about 5 per cent on that amount.

George McDonald was sentenced at the Auckland Police Court to two months’ imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretences. Detective Marsaek stated that accused represented lie was a jockey employed by SiPGeo. Clifford, and that he had £7OO in the hank, but was uuablo to operate in Auckland upon liis substantial credit. The new valuations for Invercargill borough show a capital value of £,532, •197, an increase of 17 per cent, on the previous valuation, and an unimproved value of £689,779, an increase of 82 per cent. For the borough of Core the capital value is £417,182, which shows an increase of 81 per cent., and the unimproved value is £IBB,OOO, an increase of 78 per cent.

There was a large attendance at His Majesty’s Theatre last evening, when Mr F. T. Bulicn delivered his iinal lecture, entitled “ Whales and Wlialcfisliing,” which W'as listened to with the utmost interest. The exciting incidents of the whalers life were most realistically narrated by Mr Bulicn, who carried his audience with him throughout, aud elicited frequent and hearty applause. Mr Bulicn leaves for Napier this evening,

Two women wore brought before the Police Court yesterday on charges of I drunkenness, and were discharged with a I caution. A fine of £l, and costs 9s. Od. was imposed against Fanny Bcvan for I the theft of a coat, valued at £2 7s (id., 1 the property of Clias. Ambridge. I At the Police Court yesterday a lad I aged thirteen years pleaded guilty to a charge of smoking a cigarette in a public I place on the 12th inst., and was discharged with a caution. A plan submitted to the Borough Council last evening showed, that the I owner of an acre section in the suburbs intended to build no less than ten fourroomed cottages on one acre of land. The plan was objected to on the score that the houses would not face a sixtvsix feet road, but not a word was said against the overcrowding of building on such a limited area. In the interest of the public health, such close building should not bo encouraged. Sergeant Meckecz’e and fami'y laayc this evening for Gore, whera the sergeant has egain been aiationpl. He has proved a careful and effisient officer, and be and bis family will take with them the b.est whiles cf the Gisborne people. The local polios district is nowin charge of Sergeant Williame.

Mohbih Mi lor iuil Craig bo'd an important solo of furniture to-day. A reminder of tbo good old dayo in Gisborno that some paoplo writo about: '' Tbo soow Fairburn has boon bar-bound at Woiroa for some days,” On Thursday next the mails por train olobi' at 2 p.m iuHioud of 3 pm. This iuoludis mads for tho Motu lino.

Tbo Borough Oouooil have appointed Mr J. A. Harding to represent them at the funeral of tbo Fromier at Wellington on Thursday, and hsvo requested him to prooure a wreath on their behalf. At tho Polioo Court yosterday L. T. Symcs, for oyoling on tho footpath ia the suburbs, was fined £L and 14s costs, this being a sooond offenoo. John Q. Robortbou gave evidenco that tbo cyoliag took [ placo at 7.80 on a dark evening, tho oyolist having no light. The Juatiooa wero Mr Townley and Captain Tuoker. Tho following tenders wero received by I Mr C. Tilleard Natusoh, arohiteot, for new I wool and produoo Btqres and additions to cilieoß for Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd. : Mackrell and Colley £1899, J. Somervell I £1999 9s, Mooro and Kirk £1999 15s, Smith and Black £2058, Evans, Nield qind Co. £2200, Glendimiing £2290, Skeet Bros, £2387 17s 6d, Quconin aDd Boland £2390, and M. Hnisman £2410. Messrs Mackrell and Colley’s tender (the lowest) has been accepted, and they have signed the contract. The threo lowest tenders were all below tho architect's estimato. Holy Trinity Sohoolroom was crowded to tho doors laßt ovening, on tho oooasion

of the entertainment given by the Trinity Girls’ Union in aid of tho piano fund. The interior of the building was (aitefully deooratod, and preeontod a most pleasing appooranco. A capital programme was submilted, and each item was most enthu eiustioally rtoeivod. Amongst those who contributed items were the following: Misses Thompson, Bright, Lang, Eirkby, Ferris, Bsdstone, Revs F. W. Ohatterton and H. N. Wright, Messrs dittos, Liohtwork, Pickford, Buby, H. E. Hill, Hicksod, and D. Trent. An abundant supply of refreshments was provided by a committee of ladies, and needless to say were much appreciated. Tho Bey. Dawson Thomas and Mrs Thomas wero present during the evening, The authorit'ea of the Girls’ Union express their thanks to all who contributed towards tho suooees of the entertainment, the financial result of whioh will materially assist the olub in securing a piano. Mails despatched from Melbourne on May LGth arrived in London on June 16th at G a.m. Tho Narrung leaves Melbourne for Albany, Durban, and Capetown on Juno 29th, aud the Medic on July 19th,

Kov F. H. Spence? - ; the colonia agent of the British and Foreign Bible .Society, is announced to visit Gisborne again. In former years he has shown excellent lime light views of different parts of the world. As will be observed in our advertising columns he is to give an illustrated lantern lecture on “What was seen in Fiji, in W. America, India, and Ceylon.’’ The meeting is to bo in the Theatre Royal on Monday next, admission by tickets. A 1 profits go to help the Society. We aro indebted to Mr Frank G. LundoD, architect, who was employed by the Government on the new Bath House plans for the new bath buildings at Rotorua, for the following description of the buildings now in the course of erection, and a view of a photograph of the elevation. The building will be 320 ft long, the main feature of which is the centre hall, surmounted by a pretty and well-pro™ portioned octogan tower at the intersection of the gable roofs. This portion of the building is two-storied, the wings which extend on either side (north and south), being of one story only. The entrance hall contains i • vuuouiung rooms, Traiolug - auu dressing rooms, and ticket office, and two elaborate and easy-winding staircases leading to the gallery above, which runs round the hall, providing room for an orchestra, and giving a view of tho hall below and the beautiful lake and gardens from the many windows in east and west ends. On either side of the entrance hall corridors lead to the baths, which include Rachel, Priest (private and public), swimming, douche, Aix, massage, mud, sulphur, vapor, and sun baths, with extensive dressing-rooms to each. Tho baths are of porcelain and the floors throughout tiled with red tiles, which will give the whole a clean and inviting appearance. The design is treated in the old English half-tim- | bered style throughout, and is most elaborate. The construction is somewhat unique, being of local pumice concrete for the foundation and partition walls, and the outer walls of heavy totara rebated tinbers with 1] inch cement panels between, and lath and plaster internally. The roofs are redtiled, which, with the many projecting gables and verandahs, gives the building a very showy appearance. The building will be situated in the Sana

torium Grounds on a small peninsula, with the Lake Rotorua on either side. The present contract is let to Mr Hutchinson, of Auckland, for and the building when completed should tend to increase the popularity of Rotorua as a health resort,