The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1907.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2121, 2 July 1907, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1907.

There will bo a sitting of the Assessment Court at Wairoa next month. An advertisement appears elsewhere regarding the train service to the races next Thursday. In another column the Mayor asks townspeople to close their, business premises at noon on Thursday next. Wi Hori Kingi, of liigldy aristocratic descent in Maori genealogy* succumbed to old age at Tolaga .Bay on Sunday. The Borough Council meets this evening at 7.30. A"* meeting of the Charitable Aid Board will be held at 7 o’clock. • The New Zealand Farmers’ Union Conference at Wellington commences to-day. Mr. W. Lissant Clayton is the Poverty Bay Union’s delegate. The ladies’ committee in connection with the School Bath Social is to meet this afternoon. An advertisement appears elsewhere. The Gisborne Racing Club announces in this issue that bookmakers or their assistants will not be allowed on the corse during the Steeplechase Meeting.

It is understood that the fine inflicted on the lady cyclist, who appeared at the Magistrate’s Court on Friday for riding on the footpath, has been paid. The secretary of the Technical School classes annonces in this issue that a meeting of those interested in the formation of a class for vocal music will he held in the schoolroom on Thursday. About £4O has been subscribed to date or the memorial to the late Rev. Patterson. As a minimum of £7O will be required friends and sympathisers might furnish their donations without delay. A young sailor from a sailing vessel in port- was fined 5s and 2s costs or 24 Hours imprisonment, at the the Police Court yesterday morning, for being found drunk in Gladstone Road on Saturday. The Telegraph Office advises that during the interruption of the Port Darwin to Banjoewangi, and Broome to Banjoewangi cables, traffic for India and the East will be diverted via Cocos without extra charge. ’

The Post Office advises that cablegrams intended to be routed via Pacific and Darwin should be routed via Pacific, Cocos and Aden during the interruption- between Australia and Banjoewangi (Java). A general meeting, of the Management Committee of the Turanganui Fishing Club was held last evening at the British Empire Hotel. It was decided to charter a launch and venture on a fishing excursion on Thursday next.

The Te ICaraka school children are at. present enjoying holidays on account of the large number of children who come long distances prefer-' ring mid-winter vacation, instead of term holidays. This is believed to be the only school in the colony where the old system is in vogue. An experienced settler, who has been round the district, declares that the district is looking remarkably well or the season of the year; better in fact, than he has noted for years past. He lias‘not much fault to find with the main roads within a reasonablo'distance. bf town, blit says that the majority of the by-roads aro in a deplorable state.

At last valuation the Government valuer .put up the figures on a certain property 110 per cent. This seems a bit stiff on the face of it. but the increase has since been justified by the sale of the adjoining property at a figure 30 per cent/ in oxcesr of the valuation referred to. The valuer’s estimates, almost without exception, can be substantiated on collateral evidence.

The petition for continuous service of the telephone exchange has been signed by about 200 subscribers, but Haiti, Whataupoko, etc., have not. been touched. The business and townspeople’s signatures have been .mostly obtained. It is stated that the Chairman of the Gisborne branch of the Farmers’ Union made arrangements for a man to circulate the petition in the suburbs.

There appears to be a widespread desire that the names of “contingenters” should be removed from the Captain Cook memorial, and placed on some separate monument. A petition to this effect, for presentation to his, "Worship the Mayor, has to date been signed by 201 persons. Members of the contingent prefer not to apend their signatures, as- it is a matter for the public to decide, but undoubtedly they are in sympathy with the movement.

A party of townspeople, on a country drive a day or two ago, got a scare when a wild boar disxiuted the right to the highway. The animal iVnaslied * his teeth and showed fight but. an application of the whip led to his retreat. The owner should have more regard to the public safety than t-> allow the porcine at large, no doubt it would be very dangerous for ladies or children- to encounter the beast on the road. One lady, safely ill tike vehicle, confided to the driver that she would, if walking, have “died of fright,

Timo: Race week. Place: Tnranaki. I Occasion: An election mooting. Question to candidate: Aro you ill favor of raising the height of Mount Egmont in order that pooplo may sit on top ami see the Melbourne Cup runt It was some timo boforo tho audience rocovored from tlio lauglitor which greeted the witticism. . Shakosponro has a saying about tho man who has ijo music in his soul. A fox-terrier, or Irish terrier, or some other Kind of dog which was present on tho floor of His Majesty a theatre last night, evidently had this saying in mind, and tried, to show its musical ability by joining in Chopin s scherzo in C sharp minor when being played by Miss Bossio Boattio, but it was promptly suppressed. ? Ono of tho most popular numbers sung by Mr. Androw Bladk at His Majesty’s last “night was Rossini s “Gia la lima,” and there was considerable suppressed laughter during its performance. As a matter or tact tho matter of . the aria is very senous, but tho words .aro sot to a tarantella molody, dud the risible faculties ot the audience wore arousod to a large dogroo, probably bopeuso of the uniqueness of the form of melody.

Tho programme at His Majesty s last night, was, for the most part, severely classical. In tho second part of the programme Promyslav had finished his contribution and received a decided encore.'’ When lie ro-ap-peared one of the denizens of tho pit called out, .“Give us a jig.” Ho could not, of oourso accede to so extravagant a request, but he played something so much approximating the tiling asked for that another appearance was demanded.

Messrs Nivon and Co., of Port Alniriri, Napier, has taken over tho business of Mr. J. Brown, Lowe street. The firm aro running this as a branch, and Mr. Brown will be manager, with Mr. K- H. Humphries as foreman'. They intend enlarging tho plant by putting in all the machinery 'necessary to suit requirements for some timo to come. At present Messrs Niven aro obtaining a gas-producing plant and engine for driving, machinery., A. pneumatic power hammer for forging will bo installed as soon as the premises are erected, and a start will be made with the foundry.

Yesterday morning a start was made with preparing for the foundations of the two-storied building to lie erected in Lowe street for Messrs. Williams and Sherratt., The building is to be in brick with a. stucco front and will bo in the Renaissance style. The frontage of GGft will be occupied by two shops, and upstairs there. Will be ten suite of,offices. The right end of the building will have a warehouse entrance, from which will go a handsome staircase,: and on the left hand side will he a eart entrance. Each of the offices will be boated by gas and bo provided with a strong room. The contract price for the building is ,in the vicinity of £7OOO, Messrs. Maokrell and .Colley being the contractors.

A coloured postcard depicting a bachelor (in a partial state of undress) sitting on a chair and laboriously mending his nether garment, has been received by the Debating Society from an anonymous champion of the fair sex. In a neat feminine hand is the inscription, “I’ax all bachelors,” and it is sent “with tho spinster’s compliments.” The postcard evoked considerable laughter when displayed at last night’s meeting. Sovoral eligible young men seemed anxious to correspond with the fair writer if she will send her address, “with a view to above,” as the advertisements say. Mr. Bloore, who so eloquently spoke or:_tlie marriage question, was urged to seize the opportunity, but lie seemed to want to see the photo before running any risk. Gisborne bachelors are very .canny, ye ken.