The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, JUNE 30, 1906

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1797, 30 June 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, JUNE 30, 1906

Messrs Williams aod Eettlo's cow woo store at Napier is to cost £BOOO, The looi-l railway revenue last month was £4ll, as against an ixpcnlituro ol £3O?.

General Babiugfcon arrives (his morning, and the military will pat'adot.bis afternoon at 9.15,

The Hon. Randall Jobu3oU, who is now a residont of England, is to pay a v'sit to (£:“ district charily.

Cock’s oictures will bo presented pt a mstioee this afternoon, and there wili be a special performance this evening. Advice haa been received of Government loaoa of £2500 for Waihcka Va'ley road and £3OO for the mtialdng of College road.

Mr W. L. Falconer, a wcll-kcown resident of Fernridge, near Maslorton, is taking rountf a petition foe signature ask* ing that he be appointed to the L-gislatiye Council!

Mr A. Loudoun, tn nager of the Hawke’s B<y Farmers’ Co-operative Association, has resigned the position iD order to enter tho firm of WoDiey and Eanauze.

Tho box plun for " Too Oolloon Bawn”

is now open at Me Millot’d,

Tlioro will bo a Into train from town to night for Cook’s Pioturos. Tho Bchoonor Aotoa loaves for Auoklond on Monday evening. Tho annual mooting of tho A. and P. Sooioty will bo hold at 2 o’clock this aftornoon in tho Masonio sample rooms.

Professor Bcckford’s ontortaiomont will jbo givon at To Karuka on Monday night, and at Ormond on Tuesday night. t A remindor is givon that to-day is the o last day for paying tho allotmont foes on g tho shares in tho Gisborno Oil Company.- ( An atlraotivo afternoon’s ontortaiomont c is ollorod by Profossor Beokford, tho 1 famous vontriloquist and mimic, who ( , appears at tho 'i’hoatro it oval this aftor- ( noon. | Captain Slattory will oonduot tho sors 1 . vioos at tho Army Barracks to-morrow. The Army band and singing company will J take part at all sorvioos. Mr Makuand Lai, a Hindoo morohant of Molbourno, is to bo installed Worshipful Maetor of the Duke of Albany Lodge of 1 Broomasons on July 8. Ho will be the first Hindoo placed in tho ohair by an I Australian lodge, Messrs Kerr and Carter, land; stock and commission agents, have a business advertisement in this issue, The firm have a | number of excellent properties on their lists which aro well worth tho attention of investors.

Tho Fbilosophioal Society at Palmerston North haa dooided to purohase a large toloeoopo for aatronomioal study, and also to erect an observatory, tho latter on the latett designs. " Tho Appeal Court yestorday reserved judgment on Victor Braund’s opplioation to appeal to tho Privy Council in connection with tho Colonial B ink's books, and instructed tho Registrar to wire to Dunedin for the purpose of having tho books preserved meanwhile. At the Taranaki Poultry, PigeoD, and Canary Show yesterday the entries were good. The North Island Championship for brown L’ghornß was won by a pullet owned by A. Montgomerie, Palmerston North, in a olas3 of 46. Tho following playors will represent the liaiti City Football Club in the match with Tak timu this afternoon :—Erekana, Broughton, Hay, Sohraff*, Robinson, Puflett, Poulsen, Sha’p, Parker-Turel, NewtoD, Hanseri, Willcok, Johnetan, Wells, and Bayly. Major Perry with tho famous Biorama Company and brass band is to have a triumphant tour. On Thursday night orowds were turned away from the publio ball at tho Thames unable to gain admission. Tho major says the brass band, gloo party, aod orchestra aro better than ever, They open here cn tho 11th July. A snow white hare was lately captured roar Tongala, Victoria, by Mr Day, a well-known farmer. Tbe hare, whioh is a full grown strong animal, was offered to tho Zoologioal Gardens authorities. They offered 10s for it, but this was refused, as a muoh more liberal offer had been received from a local resident. Certain political bodies in Melbourne have lately been passing and publishing in tbo press resolutions “fuff of sound and fury." Tha May Dry Committee bas plaoed on record tbo following fulmination against Mr Bent, the Victorian Piomier: —“That this committee indigoant'y pro teets against tha tyrranioal treatment to which tho May Day deputation was sub jeeted by Mr Bent, and considers it a seiious disgrace to this Stats that an unmannerly Bombastrs Furioso should be permitted to assume tbo dcublc role of 1 clown and Czac in a free and enlightened community, and thus oonvey to outsiders that if Now Zealand be ‘God’s own country’ Viotoria has tbo 1 Desil’a own Premier,’" The Gisborne Spiritualist Booioty bas been fortunate in sreuring a visit from a leoturcfs of suoh ability as the Rev Loie E Prior, who arrives from Wellington this morning. Loading journals throughout tho oolonies have given interviews with the looturess, wbo is a most eutertain'ng conversationalist on a Rreat many subjects, besides being one of the most notable mediums. Tbe Mayor is announced to preside at the first lecture, which will be given in His Majesty’s Theatre to-morrow night, commencing at 8.15 Tbe subject will be, "Are tbe teachings of Spiritua'ism in harmony with ' the teaobing3 of Christ ?" Questions will 1 be answered.

The services at Wesley Church tomorrow will he takon by the Rev. C. Griffon. At the morning service the subject will be “Two kinds of Prayer,” and in the evening, the subject will be “ Better than gold or silver.” Communion will be held after morning sendee. Strangers invited.

At St. Andrew’s Church to-morrow, the subject of the sermon at 11 a.m will be “ Doing the will of God.” There will be a Bible Class for young mem in the afternoon, and at the evening service the subject will' be “ Building from the top.” Communion will be taken at the close of the evening service. ■