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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1949, 4 December 1906, Page 2

The Now Zealand Shipping Co.’s Kaikoura sailed from Auckland at last evening for Gisborne. Among tho entries received for Messrs Williams and Kettle’s stock salo on Thursday aro 1000 sheep. Tho fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council takes place to night. A special meeting of tho Hospital and Charitablo Aid Board will be held at 7 this evening to consider the subject of an isolation hospital.

By advertisement it will bo soon that tho special horse sale to be held at Ormond by J. 8. Buckland on Thursday next has been postponed till the lilth inst. Tho alteration in date is made so that tho horse sale will not clash with the stock fixtures at Matawhcro. The big land sale to bo held on Saturday next by Messrs Williams and Kettle has aroused much interest. It is anticipated 'that there will be a very large attendance of town and country people, and that there will be a keen demand for the investments offering.

A first offender for drunkenness was fined ss, with 2s costs, before Mr Barton, S M-, yesterday morning. Another “ drunk,” who did not answer to his name, was fined tho amount of his bail, 18s, with 2s costs.

In connection with the annual meeting of tho Gisborne Auxiliary of • the British and Foreign Biblo Society, to be held on Thursday afternoon at the Bcv. 11. Williams’ To llau grounds, it is pointed out that tho work of the Society is incrcasidg to such a great extent that the demand for assistance becomes more insistent, and as the Society this year is faced with tho necessity of curtailing its labors in various

■cctions unless means can bo found, a

hope is expressed that all who can sub scribe to tho finances of this deserving institution will do so.

A mooting of the committee of the Poverty Bay Turf G'ub was hold at the Turf Club rooms, Masonic Hotel, yesterday afternoon, to roccivo tenders for the position of caretaker. Sixteen tenders wore received and it was decided to leave

tho matter stand over for a few days, to onablo a report to be presented, before making a final selection. A meeting of tho Tai Rawhiti Land Board was hold yostarday. Colonel Porter (President) and Messrs G. Mattfcewson and Oiene Pitau being on the beneh. Tbo Piesidont announced amendments of the j mica of procedure that had been decided on, and somo general bus'noaa was dealt with,

The Hon. .T. Carroll, who has beon oon fin:d to his homo since his recent serious

illness, was ablo to walk info town yester' COY.

Advice bos been rtocivcd by the Hod. J. Carroll from tbo Postmasterr-General that authority has bseu given for tbs extsosion of the telephone lino from To Karaks to Mctu, and of tbo line from Tohgo Bay to Eikuwah It will also bo phas’ng to know that tbo work .of orociion is to be comm-noed at an early dato, as both lines ?rs urgently required. An nfroclivo gathering for this evening will ba the camp concert at tho Victoria Domain, With a warm, moonl'ght night like last night tbo Domain will be a model pl ion to obtain a couple of hours’ onjoy I menf. The military encamped havel plenty of entertainers, and a really good I programme osm bo rolled upon. *

Tbo steamer Squall, whioh arrived from Auckland via Tulagj Bay yostorday, brought 250 tons of waterworks pipos, bosidos otbor cargo. Tho booking fo? tbo school operetta, to bo given next Thursday and Friday, has boon oxooptionally good. The box plan wan opened as Mr Millor’s yoßtorday, and Eho demand for seats was a happy augury for tho success of tbo ontortainmont. Those who desico to rosorvo Boats should book without delay. Two yours ago Turunguroro, on tbo Maiu Trunk lmo, was bush, Now tho people thoro have daneoH with 25 co spies, aid tho local pupor publishes a list of tho ooatumoß.

Thore is an agitation at To Kapua to lot tho stock graze on tho roads, so us to keep down the grasr, ao thus tho grass won’t get long and dry and oatch flee. Tho logic seems convincing.

Mr J- Muthora, of Sandon, informs the Aivooato that a paro-brnd Romnoy hogget, a last yoar’a pot, and not shorn while a iamb, recently clipped 17i 1 b of woo', tbo staple boing 14in long. Too cheques paid to suppliers by tho Opotiki Dairy Factory for last month totalled £lOBl Is lid. For tho corresponding month of last year tho amount was £6lO 3s 41, thus showing a considerablo increase.

A Press Association telegram from Invoroargill last night states :—Two lion cubs were born in Wirth’a monngerie during tho voyage from Australia.

Too wockly mso.ing of tho Poverty Bay Cricket Association was held last night at the British Empire Hotel. Taere were present: Messrs (1, B, Oman (in the chair), G. K. Pasley, H. Mauls, Oaroy, W. Gibson, D. Barry, H. E Hill. Gorman, and J, Gardiner. Oorrnspondooc 3 with regard to Balli soil for wicket pitches was received irom Mr George Marshall, of Christchurch, and from Mr George Mills, Auckland. Aiscr some discussion tho subject was do* fenol until tho next meeting, further replies boing expected in the meantime. Details wore arranged in connection with tho concert to bo held next week (13lb). A general ditcussion took place on the advisablenoßs of devoting two or more days to ohampionship matohes, and the question comes up for discussion at next meeting.