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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1864, 19 September 1906, Page 2

"The World’s Piotures ” at His Majesty’s to-night. The schooner Kaeo will leave Auckland for Gisborne about the 25th inst.

A notice is given that all outstanding accounts duo to Oathrell and Gsdye will bo sued for aftor the 20th inst.

Tenders aro invited by Mr H. J. Brownlee, architect, for making alterations at the rear of Messrs Common, Shelton and Co.’s drapery establishment. A sale of furniture takes plaoe at 2 this afternoon at the residence of Mr F. G. Lundoo, architect.

Tit for-Tat,” a oolored film to be shown by "Tho World’s Piotures" to-night, is said io bo the fineßt pioture ever shown through the medium of the kinematograph,

An invitation is extended to intending

in mbors of tho Gisborno Earmonio S -cioty to attond tho rehearsal of "Elijah” io Tiiuity schoolroom this eyouing, Mr Colebourue, formorly of Gisborno, hai been appomtol judge of tho leaping aol jumping competitions at tho Hswko’a Bay Show. Tho Kivaka tunnol was out through early yesterday morning. The ends mat perfectly, as was expected by those who ltiuw the reliability of all tho calculations made by the ongiaeer, Mr Armstrong. The length of tho tuunol is 900 ft, It is expected the work at the luunel will ba completed early in November. At a meeting of the Holiday Committee yostorday afternoon it was unanimously decided to grant a full holiday on Monday, Btb Ootober—Cook Day. At a meeting of the Tokomaru Farmers' Co-operative Company on Saturday afternoon tho books showed the satisfactory increase of 100 per oent. It was resolved to get an estimate Gf the cost of adding to tho length of the wharf in order to obtain, if possible, a depth of six feet at low tide. The present wharf has shown that it oan withstand very rough seas, some exceptionally heavy ones being experienced during the last six months,

Messrs Samuel Peach aud Sons, lacs manufacturers, box No. 636, Nottingham, England, who have been established since 1857, are perhaps tho most reliable firm of manufacturers iu the world’s great lace centre. They despatch regularly parcels of goods to New Zealand—curtain parcels, linen parcels, hosiery parcels, aod everything in laoa blouses, eliiris, etc,, at prices wbioh are really Burprising. The extrrmsly low rates aro accounted for of OGursß hy the faot that the articles oome direct from the looms, thereby saving the middleman's profit. It would perhaps be as well, beforo ordering, to obtain their hendsomo illustrated catalogue, which oan be scoured, post free, from the office of I this paper,

Another sensational diaoovoty of Cubtoma frauds baa boon undo in Australia. After considering tbo question of tho appointment of un Enginooc last evoning tbo Borough Counoil spont aorao timo in revising tho by-lawß. At half-past nino tboro being no quorum tho Council adjourned.

'i'ondora oloao at noon to-morrow for tbo delivery of fifty loads of black soil or clay at the Park for tbo A. and P. Sooioty

Proas Association tolegrama Btato : Tbo Auckland Racing Club rosolvod tn_ buy a now totulisator at a coat of £1.593. —Tho Grey Harbor Board passed a resolution urging tho Govorumint to oomploto tho Burvoy at Point Elizabeth. Tho Moroantilo Gazatto announces tho

formation of a private oompany, capital £IOOO, to ucquiro tho Polorus Guardian newspaper, in which Hon. C. H. Mills tiikois 925, Mrs Mills 50, arid Mibb Mills 25 shares. Ab tho paper already belongs to Mr Mills, tho floating of tho Company on the above lines is no doubt calculated to extond its influenoe and improvo ita circulation.

In a quarrel near Mount Jackson, West Australia, between two Italians, one namod Grogarini was horribly out about tho hoad with an axe, and has diod. No polioo live within a hundred miles. The residents sot out and oapturod tho assailant, who is named Bala.

An exceedingly useful little book for farmers and horse-owners is “ The Colonial Horse Doctor,” by A M. Paterson, M.BC.VS (late veterinarian and lecturer to the Southland Farmers’ Union), a copy of which lias been forwarded to us for review. It is veterinary science simple* iied so that anyone can understand it and apply the valuable information which it contains to practical use in cases of urgent necessity. With this book in his pocket the farmer need never depend upon the assistance of the quack horse doctor- It is neatly printed by the Otago Daily Times Co., and though its price is not stated no one need bo afraid it will cost them too much.