The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MONDAY, JULY 1, 1907.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2120, 1 July 1907, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MONDAY, JULY 1, 1907.

Black-Proniyslav Concert at His .Majesty’s to-night. The Waikohu riding election petition will bo heard to-day. A jaeeting of the Gisborne Wharf Laborers’ Union will be held to-mor-row evening. A meeting ~of the Gisborne branch of the Farmers’ Union will be held at. 2 p.m. on, Saturday next. On Wednesday last the barometer in Gisborne registered 28.8, which is believed to be a record for lowness.

A sitting of the Tai-Rawhiti Maori Land Council is to bo held at Wairoa at an early date.

The annual meeting of parishioners of the Church of England-will be held about the second week of this month.

The annual offertory at Holy Trinity Church for the Maori Mission was not taken last night, as there had already been one through the year.

A notification to those interested in the examinations of the New Zealand Accountants’ and Auditors’ " Association appears in this issue.

Mr. G. Smith’s tender of £3047 has been accepted for the erection of a two-storied brick building in Gladstone road for Mr. G. F. Andrews. Tlie lease of the “Quarry Reserve” at Patutalii was put up to auction on Saturday morning, and Air. St. George secured the section at an annual rental of £196.

At last meeting of tho Land Board at Napier, approval was given of a transfer from Tlios. Macgregor to Martyn and Smith, sec 4, 61. Z, Urutawa East, 261 acres o.r.p. Among the successful candidates at tho dental examination, held recently in Wellington, was Air. It. F. Johnson, of Gisborne.

During the month of June 35 births, 13 deaths, and 19 marriages were registered, the figures for the quarter being:—Births 127, deaths 49, marriages 19. Mr. Alesta.yer has agreed to supply the Borough Council with a fresh report regarding a drainage scheme tor Gisborne, and has written for further information oil sundry points. A meeting of the Paterson Alcmoriai Committee will be held at- the Presbyterian school rooom on Wednesday evening fo make arrangements. Notwithstanding the rough weather experienced by the Squall on her run to Wha-ugarei from Gisborne lasttrip. only one sheep out of the total of 500 was lost on the voyage.

The fault on tlio AVaimata telephone line was removed on Saturday. The line betweoen Tatapouri and - Tolaga was interrupted during the morning and a lineman was despatched to investigate.

Tiny racehorses Aqua Regia, Lavinisi and S'an Cruz came up by the Zealandia o n Saturday morning from south and Bonomiana, Silicia. Kanaka, Loch I*«yne, Engraver and Vizier arrived front Auckland by the Tarawera yesterday

> The following messages relative n tele ,, i , ai)h- communication were received oil Saturday by the local Telegraph Ojf; Cv -» ; —The Darwin to Bonjocwnngi aaid Broome to Bonjcaiwangi cattles are interrupted. Vancouver- advoed ci 15 a..m. I—'‘Lost- all wires east- ot Moose Jaw.” Cape -Mari-. V D line restored 10.15 a.m. \ ance j.-er ad--vises 10.30 a.m., lines restored. Mr Andrew' Black is a?-most, genial personality. One of the greatest singers of modem times, he is 111 priia.te life a pleasant good-natured Scot, full of humor and humanity. Everywhere? in New Zealand during the present tour liis rousing songs of Scotlaaul have thrilled his hearers and given him more than double worn m the shape of encores