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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 187, 8 October 1906, Page 2

A c'ose public holiday will bo observed ;o day.

Cambridge is organising an egg-layiDg competition.

Tbo unfortunate man who made the demonstration in town on Friday night was oonveyed by eteamer yesterday morniug for treatment in Avondale mental institution.

The Licensing Committee on Saturday granted to Mr G. F. Priest'y a temporary transfer of the lioenae of the Waerengaahike Hotel from Mr C. O'Oannell. The Tuatea will leave the wharf at 9 30 this morning to bring a detachment of blurjuckofcj and the band from the Challenger to take part in the Cook memorial j ceremony,

, Mr R. H. W. Biigh, tbo lecturer of the Australasian White Cross Leegne, who will ho in Gisborne to commonoe meeting* on Sunday next, has earned great famo as an orator. Ho addresses ycung men over 14 years, and a mooting will bo held at Earaka on Monday. There was a pitiful case before Mr Barton, S.M, on Saturday. Bamcra.l hereto, who had been brought down from I Hick’s Bay, where ho attempted to commit suicide, admitted that ho had tried to hang himself, but it was explained that his legs had been paralysed for four years, and the affliction had so gi-cived him that in desperation he had tried to take his life. In the belief that a term of imprisonment would be advisable under the circumstances, he was sentenced to three months’ • imprisonment in Napier goal, whither he was taken by steadier last night,

Mosditnts Oarroll and Frasor aro among tho visitors who arrived by tho Tutanekai.

Qiabormi’c) linn now echool ia to bo oponod to-day at 0 80 a.m. Eosidontß aro boooming impatient at the delay in ro-oreeting tho Lowo street foot' bridg'. Now that tbo bathing Boason has hot in tho need of tho bridgo to facilitate aocess io tho boach in koonly felt. Two piloH woco sharpened over a fortnight ago, and at that stago tho work rumaiuß. "Jack " ashoro always onjoys himaolf. Number.* of larj could bo Bonn yesterday afternoon oarcoring along tho rouda to tho country on horseback, Otbors, not bo dating, dtovo in hired vehioloa. Tho stylo waa inamonao, and tho pnoo as warm as tho horßcs would lot them make it.

Though thoro wero many alipu to " starboard ” no aooidents happoned, and all enjoyed thomßolvoa. An old and highly resident of tho district, Mra Susan Winohoombo, passed peacefully away at hot lute roeidoooo, Bright Btrcot, yostorday. Mra Winehcombo oamo to tho Bay from Auckland about 30 years ago. She leaves a eon and two daughtors.

Tho steamer Tarawora rnado an unusually long passage from Auckland yeetoruay. leaving that port at 230 p.m, on Saturday and uot arriving in tho Bay until shortly before 8 last night, tho run from tho Oapo taking nearly seven hours. Tho dolay was oaused by heavy woothor.

Mr A. J. Harding, tho genial bouifaoe of the Masonic Hotel, held tbo ribbons behind four groya yesterday afternoon during tbo visit to To Aral. Ho bad ohargo of tho “ big guns ” of tho Parliamentary party. Good horses, a good whip, a nice afterooon, and a beautiful, country, left nothing to bo desired.

Four drunks found repose in the lookup on Saturday evening. One had charge of a horso at the time of bis arreßt. They will be dealt with this morning. Mr Mason, of McNab and Mason, contractors for the construction of the Oook memorial, arrived from Auokland by thes.s. Tarawera last evening, with the object of beiog presont at the unveiling ceremony to-day* Telephone Exohaoge subsoribere are re* minded that to-day is the last day of grace in connection with the payment of the ourrent half year's subscription. Any subscription unpaid after to-day will render the subscriber liable to be out o£E in accordance with the regulatioos. During the drive to To Arai Church yesterday afternoon, many . flattering things were said of the district by the visiting members. Tho country passed through was much admired by all, and generally speaking the fine appearance of the stock and the grazing power of the land was an “eye opener” to a great majority of them. Messrs G. H Scholelield (N. Z- Times) and J. J- Grealish (Evening Post) of that ilk came up on Sunday with the Parliamentary party on duty bent. Private Secretaries J- Thomson (Hon. J, A- Millar) and W. T Gordon (Hon. J. Carroll) are also here, and we trust they will enjoy their visit.

The great attraction for this afternoon w>)l be the football matoh between a team of blurjaekrts and a team representing the United Friendly Societies. The visitors will be entertained at luncheon in the Tneatro Royal, They oan place a really good team in the field, as oan be judged by the fact that of threo matohej they played in Wellington they won two, The band from the warship will play on the ground.

Miss Tittell Brune and company gave their oonoludiDg perforinsnue in Gisborne on Saturday night, when the theatre was orowded in every part, and the performance of “ Sunday ” was a great suco9ss. Miss Tittell Brune was given a splendid ovation, and on farewelling was called before the curtain, and tho intense enthusiasm was proof of how the aoting had been appreciated.

There was a large attendance at the do monetration of earmarking, given by Mr Maddison on Saturday afternoon, Mr Bimell presiding. The system was described on the lines already given in the Times, with the additional advantage that Mr Maddison was able to personally explain all points raised- He was c itechieed on many points by Messrs A. B. NewrnaD, A. Oimeron. DeLautour, Bruce, Aislabie, and others, the asking cf questions giving him an opportunity to deal in detail with the possible objections offered by thoughtful farmers. The following members of Parliament have come up to the memorial oeremony by the Tutanekai on Sunday, morning : Hod. J, Carroll (Waiapu), Hon. J. A. Millar (Dunedin Central), Hon, T, Thomson (Auckland), Messrs H. J, Greenslade (Grey), F. Li wry (Parnell), G. Witty (Ricoarton), W, T. Wood (Palmerston), H. Poland (Ohinemuri), A, B. Barolay (Dunedin North), T, Parata (Southern Maori), C. H. Poola (Auokland West), J. McLaohlau (Ashburton), W. T. Jennings (Egmont), and D. Buddo (Kaiapoi).

A good day’s sport is offered at the Vio'.oria Domain this afternoon, when a football team from H.M.S, Challenger will play a looal fifteen. The warship has a veiy strong combination, several wellknown players being included in the team. The Visitors play in all blaok, their team being as followsH. Desforges, MoBowers, Clark, Eiohards, Mayall, Lieut. Terry (oaptsm), Ferguson, Isaacs, Tarlton, Orme, Lawrence, Godfrey, Hedditoh, Christie, and Dunlop. Poverty Bay (blue aud blaok) :—Tate, Weymouth, Rowe, Roderiok (2), Kfipara, Robinson, RlO9, Brown, Pirie, Tier, Stewart, Moutu, Win* ter, Patterson, Somerville, Wright, P. Turei, Butterwortb, and Wi Friday. A very large number of blue jaokels are ' oxpeoted, who will tnaroh up to the ground, headed by tho Challenger’s band. Play oommenoes at 2.30 sharp Mr Howard ( will referee.

A statomeni that requires explanation from those at the head of the Agricultural Department was made on Saturday by Mr Maddison, in the oourso of bis brand demonstration, Ho Btated tbat Mr Ritchie, seoretary of the Dipartmint, had raised the objeotion to his soheme that the number 150 would require three ohaDgee. The lecturer then produced a diagram of the soheme tbat Mr Ritchie himself had put forth, whioh he (Mr Maddison) said he bad oounted aud found that the above number oould be manipulated 1040 times, and he showed how eooh earmark could bo changed by a soeond punoture. 11 How is that going to prevent sheep-stealing (he lcc.nrer asked, and adding, “ That has only kept my soheme to the background, preventing it from receiving the consideration it might have done by the Parliamentary Committee.”

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