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Gisborne Times, 18 October 1906, Page 2

Thoso who have horses entered for the trotting events at the A and P. Show are requested to send in previous performances (if any) at onoe to the secretary’s office. The Gisborno Bowling Club opens the coming season this afternoon. Invitations have been cent out, and a large attendance is expected. P.ay will commence at 2 p.m., and the opening core* rnony at 3,

Two first offenders wore fined in the Police C.)urt yesterday morning 5i and 2j c.stscuehor 24 hours for drunkenness. The hearing of the serious charge egainat W D Turnbull was postponed until Monday next to allow for the return of acoueod’s eclioitor.

A statement is made by the Wellington Time;! that o propoiior blade of the steamer Kan), which was snapped off when leaving Gisborne on Friday, was rcplaoad on Sunday by Mr A Gow and his diver, al.ngside the wool wharf. Too 11.8. Herald states :Mr Palk, the New Zealand Alliauoo organisor, has been transferred to Gieborue, to work that eleoiotalo.

The Commissioner for Crown Lands (Mr tl. Trent) and several membere of the Lands Board have returned from their insp.ction of the solections of settlers dam agtd by the recent flood. At the committee meeting, bold yesterday afternoon, it was decided that recommendations would be m .do to the Ministo: for Lands towards grouting concessions in ease where hardships had occurred, Mr Troni oxprossed himself highly pleased with his trip, and at the healthy epp'araucD of the country.

At a farewell social to the Rev. end Mrs W. Grant at- Leceton, Mr Grant was preIsrntnd with a gold Rotherham watch and Chain, suisabiy engraved, and Mrs Grant was presented with u lady’s gold watch. At Brockside Mr Grant was presented with o, purse of sovereigns and Mre Grant was presented with a gold watch chain, ana as Dunsaodel Mr Grant reoeivod another purse of sovereigns. Tito hou. secretary of the South African Mounted Rifles Aasccia'-ion, Mr G. B, Oirte", writing to the Cook Memo'ia] Committee, says : 11 1 have been instructed by my cummitieo to wiiie and ascertain from you the cost of removing names from the Cook memorial and placing them on the base. Trusting you will be able to furrith mo with the desired informs'

tion, oto.”

Those mombors of the A. and P. Association iVlio have not yet obtained tickets will greatly oblige by calling for them at the Secretary’s oiliec as early as possible

Moiara Evans, Niold and Ce. received a la gi shipment of building timber and a c.maignmcnt of aerooned Tuupiri ooal by tbo schooner Awauui, which arrived youtor day,

The bon. soorotaricß of tbo Hospital -ooial arc asking that those who have not yet Bant in returns of tioketa will kindly doso ut onoo, as they wish to oloso tbeir soeounts this wo l k Returns and remit" tanoos may bo forwarded to either Messrs J. 3. Wsuohop and J. R. Lit vie, or to Mr ■l'. A. Oolsmon, secretary to tbo Hojpital Trustees,

Captain Slattery, tho earnest and pnpu lar looal oornmandor of tho Salvation Army, is tn bo transferred to some other oentro in January next. Thu work of tho Captain, assisted by his devoted wifo, has boon very successful in Gisborne, and nows of thoir intondod departure will bo roosivod with gonoral regret, Mr 0. H. Buffer, who has boon on tho Gisborno atuff of tho Union Bank of Australia for many yoars, and latterly has boen acting ai acoountant, loaves Gisborne on Sunday for Wanganui, whither he has boon transferred. Mr But'et’s departure will bo much regretted, both by tho clients of tho bank and by his many friends generally, by all of whom ho is held in high outoom.

There was a full mu‘ter of members of tbo Gisborne Fire B -igado last night at tile fire station for tbo purpose of receiving instruction from one of tboir number ou tho use of tho ambulances. Tne call for

the meeting announced that a lecture would bo given, bus this was incorrect. O.io of tbo Lnomhom of tba Brigade is well acquainted with ambulance work, and us tho majority of tho firemen wore anxious to receive instruction how to uao too two nmbulanoo stretchers—ono of which is kept at tbo firo station and the other at tho wharf—this member volunteered to demonstrate tho method of handling the siretchors in oases of aeoident. The instruction given was highly appreciated, and as one or other of the firemen are always to be found, their aervioes for ambulanoe work can be availed of whenever necessary.

Tbo ooDgregatiou of St. Andrew’s Pres- ’ bytorian Ghuroh gathertd together last r night in goodly number for the purJ pete of inducting the Rev. Wm. Grant as ■ tbeir new pastor. The Rev. James Paterj eon conduced the service, and preaehed • from Cor. 2, chapter 8, on work and life of . St. Paul, defining the work and aims of ' m n Biers of tbo Gospel and tbeir influence on the lives and minds of the members of the congregation. The Rev. Robett Gardner, of Matawhero, read tbe usual ' questions to the inoomiog pastor, whioh, having been answered, Mr Gardner gave a ; short address detailing the selection, and E culogisiDg Mr Grant's work elsewhere. . He assured Mr Grant that, though eomiDg . te Poverty Bay, he was coming to a land flowing with milk and honey, a growing, important district, in which tbe new minister would find plenty cf eoope for his energies. He aseured Mr Grant that he would have the hearty co operation of the congrrga ion. At the oonolusion of Mr Gardner’s address, the Rev. Mr Paterson ■ informed the congregation that he would, , at the request of Mr Grant, take servioe in tho kirk on the following Sunday for tbo last time in Gisborne, when he would formally introduoe tho congregation to their now pastor. Ytsterday afternoon Holy Trinity Church was tho soene of a pretty wedding, when the Rav. L. Dawson Thomas united in the bands of matrimony Miss Irene Harding, eldest daughter of Mr J. A. Harding, of Gisborne, to Mr Godfrey F. Wilson, san of Mr W. 0. Wilson, Launceston, Tasmania. A large crowd of friends, and relatives were present at tbe churoh to see the ceremony, and many £1 igs were flown in different parts of the town, as well as by the shipping in port, in honor of tbo event. The bride was given away by her father, and wa3 attended by Misses D, Jjnos, E. Simson, Lena Hawley, and Nancy Harding as bridesmaids. Mr J, Saunders was best man, and Mr J. Harding groomemau. Tho dress worn by the brido was of soft ivory tioted material, with full traiD, the skirt beiog handsomely trimmed with silk chiffon ruchings, arranged in true lovers’koot. Au embroidered yoke and pretty bertha of duohesse laoe adorned tho bodice; the bride also wore an exquisitely embroidered veil oovered with a wreath of oraDge blossoms, Misses Jones and Simson wore pink silk, trimmed wish ersnm French silk laos, with white tulio hats, pink plumes aud roses, and carried shower bouquets of pink and white roses. The two little girls, Lena Hawley ond Nancy Harding, were dressed in cream silk, with eroam s.lk bonnets to match, and carried crooks adorned with white i'o3ss, Mrs Harding, mother of the brido, wore a skirt of black satia mar voilleax, with a dainty E npire ooat of saino material, trimmed with accordeoopleatod chiffon, aud handsome blaok silk applique trimmings and a white cbiffjn toque. After the ceremony the bridal party drove to Haiti, where they were entertained at the residence of the bride’s paroats. The bridegroom's present to the brido was a poarl pendant. Similar gifts of pearl pendants were made to Misses Jones and Simson, and pearl and ruby brooches to the Misses Hawley and Harding. Mr and Mrs Wilson left last night for Wellington on their honeymoon,