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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2148, 2 August 1907, Page 2

Th-> Wairoa-Gisborne mail, via Tiniroto, is delayed at Wairoa owing to slips on the road. The Post Office has been advised that the route via Turkey for cablegrams to Europe is interrupted. A meeting of the Gisborne Poultry Fanciers’ Club is to bo held at Mr. Porter’s office this evening. The Borough Engineer made an inspection yesterday of the Haiti roadway from the freezing works. It is probable that tenders will bo called for the necessary work. Among the various sales effected for the month through Mr. IV. Lissant Clayton’s agency is that of Mr. G. Carter’s dairy farm and business known as the Jersey Dairy, WhataupoKo, to Mr. S. Irvine.

Miss Ada Murcutt who is to deliver lectures in Gisborne during next is to be tendered a public reception at the Presbyterian Schoolroom tomorrow afternoon. His Worship the Mayor will preside. AVoi’k on the Karaka cutting has been suspended for the present, owing to the inconvenience of having the road blocked whilst the river is high. The contract will probably remain in abeyance until the spring. Last week the Christchurch City Council laid the first pipe in connection with its new water supply scheme. The water is to be obtained from artesian wells sunk outside the City boundaries, and the cost of the system is to exceed £IOO.OOO.

The following are the latest new connections with the Gisborne Telephone Exchange:—4l2, A.C. Steele, Tahunga, 2 long and 2 short rings; 412, Geo, Robb, Ngatapa, 1 long 2 short and 1 long rings; 412, S. Williamson, Ngatapa , 2 long rings; 412, G. H. Morice, Tahunga, 1 long, 1 short, and 1 long ling; 414, F. Hall, “The Willows,” 3 long rings; 436, John Harvey private residence, Haiti; 437, Miss. A. C. Neill, draper, Gladstone road; 438, J. English, private residence, Wliataupoko; 439, Captain A. G. Beero, private residence, Wliataupoko; 440, C. G. Piesse, private residence, Salisbury road; 266, E. W. Burton, private residence, Haiti; 391, E. W. Burton, ironrnonger, Gladstone road: 362, W. N. Moore, private residence, Wainuiroad. The following are deleted:— 266, Burton and Griffiths, Haiti; 391, Burton and Griffiths, Gladstone road; 362, F. J. Single, Wainui road.

The Otago Daily Times says;—An introsting fact full of significance is the extent to which the parcel post is being utilised by mercantile houses in AVcllington and elsewhere for sending hats, lack, scarves Itios, and other merchandise to their agents and customers in Dunedin. These articles arc now being sent by parcel post instead of as freight by steamer. The Dunedin postal authorities report a tremendous increase in the parcels department, no less than 234 bags and boxes of goods passing through their hands recently in one day. They ascribe this to the fact that the public is realising tlio impossibitily of articles going astray or coming to grief per parcel post. It is like posting a letter, and the goods 1:01110 through without paying wharf rates or the 6s per ton harbor dues. Tins naturally affects the harbor authorities and steamship lines, who however, seem unable to move in the matter at present. All that can'bo done is to try and • induce the Government tq refuse tQ parry, per parcel post, goods of a certain clasg or above a certain quantity, except as samples, which practically meant one article of a kind at a time. The subject will probably be brought before a meeting of the Otago Harbor Board shortly.

The Wesley Scliolroom was crowded to excess last evening when an enjoyable concert was given in aid of the choir funds. The Rev. Griffin acted as Chairman. Ail excellent programme had been arranged, highly creditable to all concerned, and the audience insisted upon numerous encores. The programme included the following items : Pianoforte duet, MisJohnston and Seymour; song, “King of the Road” Mr. Trent; •song, “Just the old Way” Mrs. Lewis; duet, “Maying” Mrs, E. East and Mr. Bull ; song, “Sunshine and Rain” Mr. J. East; flute solo. Mr. Don ; song, “Land of Nod” Miss. R. Ratclilfe; quartette, Mrs. C. East. Miss. Langford.and Messrs. Bull and Goldsmith; song, “Sailor’s Grave” Mr. A. Gray; recitation, “My first Recital” Miss. Sussex; song “Golden Love” -Mrs. Shierlaw; duet “Friendship” Mrs. Sharp and Miss. L. Brokenshire; song. “In the Chimney Corner” Mrs. Colebourne. A most amusing dialogue, “A Leg of Muttlon” concluded a uniformly good programme.. The worries of “Mrs Juvenile” ! over 'servants provided plenty of scope for hearty laughtery • and all the characters were well sust tained. Mrs. C. East (as f, Mr?, Juvenile”) and Miss. Brokenside as the irate cook were perhaps the most successful, the other Toles being played .by Misses Sussex, Featherston, Holmes, 'find .Gentle, ' Messrs. Fitzell, Vincent, Miller, and C. East. The “Natipnal Anthem” ’ concluded the proceedings. .

A notico regarding accounts in connection with tho Jersey Dairy appears in this issuo.

Tho scarcity of bricks locally lias been a handicap to the building trade. Mcssro Mackrell and Colley, who'were uliable to got satisfactory supplies from' Auckland, have arranged to obtain 45,000 bricks from Napier. N Tho bricks will be conveyed by lticli- k ardsoii and Co.’s vessels, and tho first load is oxpectod within a week. c Constable W. 'fait, who lias boon , stationed at Auckland for tho past ] two and a half years, has arrived at I . Gisborno on transfer. Ho is, well-1 known as an athlete, and at tho I last Auckland provincial tournament carried off the heavy-weight wrest,- I ling championship, catch-as-catch-oan l style. I It is many a day since the town and environs Avero so saturated as at) I present, and pooplo are hopeful that the clouds will lift. Tho street's and roads are for the most part in a deplorable state, and on the flats of tlio district the water is lying about I in all directions. It is a pity the I distribution of tho rams was not a I little more equitable—-parched Cam-1 terbury could very well do with »ome I of tho superfluous moisture which has I surpassed tlio limits of usefulness in I this district 1 . The annual social of tho Hiborniau I Society, hold last evening in His Majesty’s Theatre, was a pronounced success, there being 120 couples pre- ' seat. The floor was in capital order, ■ and a programme of about 20 dances was gone through. Tho M.C. s, W. Haskett, M. O’Halloran, and H. J. Alley, were assiduous in their efforts to promote the success or the 1 function, their efforts being ably sec- , onded by a strong committee, con- ! sisting of Bros. R. K. Graham, 1 . Gavin F. Haughey, V. Petersen, ’ Parker (3), Kieley, Bowman, Mu - > doc-ii, Martin (2), Malome, and 1 . I Barry (lion, secretary). The ca.ter- > ing, which was in the hands of a ladies’ committee, comprising Mrs. i Barry, Misses McConville (2), and 1 M. -.' Williams, left nothing undone to b • 'desired on that score, full jus- ; tice being done the excellent supper 1 provided. Dancing was kept up till about 1 o’clock. Delegates from all ' th 3 town lodges wero among those 9 present.