The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1907.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2104, 12 June 1907, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1907.

A. social in aid of tho prize fund will be held in the Kaiteratalii schoolroom to-morrow evening.

A social under the auspices ,of the Poverty Bay Rowing Club is to be held in Whinray’s Hall to-morrow evening.

At Patutalii to-morrow an address on political questions will bo delivered by the organising secretary of the Political Reform League.

In another column the Gisborne Harbor Board lias a notice regarding the removal of material from the Ivaiti and Waikanao beaches.

The Post Offico advises p —The Essex will leavo Melbourne for Adelaide, Durban, and Capetown on June 21st.

Tho Maoriland Copper Company, Ltd , have received advice from their agent in Sydney that the shipment of 500 bags Sent to Cobar for smelting realised £l3 per ton. Church services on Thursday and a magic lantern and musical' entertainment on Friday are to be held in connection with the jubilee of tlio Anglican Church.

Cr. Bright mentioned last evening that some box-thorn overhanging the footpath near tho Courthouse threatened the eyes of pedestrians. . The Council authorised the foreman: to

cut the plants out, root and brand

For a foreign object the support accorded tlio Russian famine relief fund was fairly liberal locally. The secretary (Mr. Peckover) has now £CB 3s in hand. Donations will still be welcomed.

The crew of the Frank Guy report sighting a cow whale and calf, the latter about 10ft or 12ft long, and only a day or two old. The. prow of the vessel just avoided contact with. tJie young creature while crossing Tasman Sea o n the outward voyage.

The S.M., Mr. AV. A. Barton, held a short sitting of the Assessment Court yesterday morning at the Courthouse. The proceedings were formal, in case any objections were lodged- There were none, and the rolls were signed.

The petition for continuous attendance at the telephone exchange is being circulated by Mr. Graham Johnstone, for the Gisborne branch 6f the Farmers’ Union. Good progress has been made and a number of subscribers have signed. Copies of the petition are available for signature at both newspaper offices.

Mr. Alexander, mate of the barquentine Frank Guy, harpooned a young porpoise on the voyage to Newcastle, and the skull is at present oh view at the Westport Coal Co.’s local office. There are 128 teeth, all in good order. Mr. Alexander intends presenting the skull to the Auckland Museum.

The Pahiatua County Council passed a resolution protesting against the manner in which valuations of land were made, and alleging they are too frequent. It was asserted prices were being forced to fictitious values by speculators, and the valuations were based on the results of their . operations to tho detriment of legitimate farmers.

The Post Office advises: Mails despatched from Wellington via Naples on May 3rd arrived in Loudon on Juno 9th. Mails for Raratonga, Tahiti, Ponrliyn, and Niuo Islands close at Auckland per Hauroto at 8.45 a.m, ou tho 12th. Vancouver reports line down to Montreal. "Work is coming through slowly from Winnipeg. Suva advises line restored to Levuka. Vancouver reports lines to east restored,

The Itcv. Mr. Chattel-ton, speaking at the Jubilee of the Anglican Church-last night, made a reference to Run, the prophet, and said that he was in tlieif reach during the time ho was in the .vicinity and To Rau students, unknown probably, had been holding services. He may have been somewhat sullen and it was not wise to cross them. The Bishop, who knew the Maoris, bad ,had communications, and ho knew whether it was right to deal with him at the present stage.

Following is a list of letters received at the Gisborne Post Office during May and still unclaimed: United Kingdom—E. C. Beamish, W. Beecher, Miss S. J. Bryson, D. Campbell, E. M. Garsia, E. Morgan, Tom.-'Spence, T. St.L. Toner; Tasmania —J. Bates, J. W. Buchanan, M. Madill, O. Petterson; New South Wales —C. Bauder, A. F. Johnston, P. H. Kelly, P. J. Owens, A. Young; Victoria—Miss A. Bowling, H. It. Hammill, A. McGrath; Ceylon—D. A. C. Brown; Denmark—H. L. Halvorsen; Tonga—F. Hodgson; Germany—E. Monzheimer. It is likely that tho Borough Council will come to a satisfactory arrangement with property owners, regarding protection of the foreshore at Victoria township and Waikauae beach: The Mayor (Mr. Townley), Crs. Sheridan and Whinray, the Town Clerk (Mr. Robinson) and the Engineer (Mr. E. Harvey Gibbon) visited the locality yesterday afternoon, and saw the necessity of steps being taken to prevent further encroachment. . A report as to tho cost of suitable wotk null be submitted by the Engineer, and the committee favour the grant of a substantial subsidy which will in all probability subaccepted by those interested.

Tell me not in mournful slumbers Life is but an empty dream, Indigestion ne’er encumbers Tlioso who live Ou “Bermaline.” - r- Dustin's.

"Bopnirs to the railway siding, damaged during the gales, were commenced yesterday, In renewing tl.e fascines, iron piles are. being- used, the protective work being solidified.• A permanent wall has not yet con authorised by tho Dopurt IIH-111.

A start was made. yesterday with laying tlio water mains across the Taruhoru, and operations were viewed with interest by passers-by. pipes are being deposited in a t,( 'ic i which averages in depth throe I cot below the river bed, so that tlieie will bo no danger of inteHooonoc. from passing .vessels or from 16 o(loots of flood, wators. Tho work is of nil exacting kind, n boat having to bo availed of,, and will take two or three days to complete. Mmns have yob to bo laid across tl.e Wuimata, which" will finish tlio task of connecting up tlio whole o tic rc tic-illation area.

Mr. IV. Miller reports tho follow-, ing bookings through Thos. Cook and Son’s local agoncy: —For London: Messrs. G. P/ and .G. Malchit per Orient, leaving Sydnoy Juno 15th; Mr. E. Wills and Mr. P- Gavin, por Oratava, loaving Sydney Juno 29tli; Mr. 11. C. Curtis, por Orontos, leaving Sydnoy July 13tli. For Hongkong: Mrs. How Chow, per Waldemar, leaving Sydney July 2nd. For Yokohama: Mr. F. Ballin, por Kumani Maru, leaving Sydnoy July 10th. For Capetown:, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Alison, per Salariiis, leaving Sydney June 21st. For Hamburg: Mr. O. Johansen, per Bulow, leaving Sydney July 13tli.

Wlion plans of additions to the Poverty Bay Club wore submitted to the Borough Council for approval last ovening, a knotty point had to be solved: Did the premises come under tho category of a public-house or private residon.ee P Cr. Sheridan succeeded in demonstrating that the premises constituted a private residence. A club did not come under the heading of a public-house, board-ing-house, or place of business, consequently it must be a private building. The intimation that additional rooms were for the caretaker and stewards appeared .to clinch the argument. As to description, tho building was stated to be of wood, with iron walls. Visions of by-laws seemed to trouble councillors, until Cr. Bright moved that the plans be approved, the additions to correspond with the present structure. Cr. Mann seconded the motion, which was unanimously agreed to.