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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2155, 10 August 1907, Page 2

Air, Somervell lias secured tho tender dor additions to tho Ormond Hotel.

Tho A. and V. Association has a notice elsewhere to donors to tho prize fund.

Bile driving in connection with tho Kaiti breast-work is bard, exacting work and necessarily progress is slow. An interested crowd watched operations from tlie bridge yesterday. 9

The Hon. Capt. Tucker arrives on Wednesday next to attend Cook County Council meeting on Friday, 16th hist. The Hospital Trustees will meet on the Friday evening.

The Rev. C. Griffin’s subjects tomorrow at Wesley Church are “Only One Talent” and “Fatherhood of God—Brotherhood of Alan.” Air. Griffin holds service at Ormond in the afternoon.

There are vacancies for a few recruits in the Gisborne Rifles. The second quarter’s section competition will start forthwith and the present is an opportune time for'intending members to join.

Under the auspices of the Gisborne Spiritualistic Society Airs. Cadwallailer, clairvoyant and inspirational speaker, of Christchurch,'will deliver a lecture in Townley’s Hall to-mor-row evening- .The Mayor has consented to preside, all are welcome, and there will be a silver coin collection.

A commercial traveller who rode on horseback from Port Awanili to Gisborne recently states that the road is in a fearful state. For the majority of the journey tho mud was up to the horse’s girth, and in some places it was found to bo safest, to leave the road altogether and travel along‘paddocks.

The Native Land Court was engaged all day yesterday on the AraiAiatawai case. The claims already filed cover a couple of foolscap sheets anti others are coming in. Sonje of the claims would not stand investigation, their compatriots volubly objecting. The hearing is likely to last a few days.

Under instructions from Air. John Hyland, the N.Z. Loan and Alercantile Agency Co. has a number of freehold sections, comprising 32 acres 29 perches, to offer by public auction at noon to-day in four sections. The property is occupied at present by Air. John Goldie. On account qf Mr. Wm. Richardson a 4-acre section, situated at Whataupoko, will also be offered for sale.

To-morrow will be observed as Bible Sunday at the Protestant Churches. It is announced that special sermons will be delivered dealing with the work of the British and Foreign Bible Society, and an offertory will bo taken up for the fund. In response to the circular appeal recently made by tlie Gisborne auxiliary, three of I/he old subscribers have donated £25, and the committee hope to be £l>le to transmit £IOO to the London headquarters.

The Orchestral Society will give their first concert of the fifteenth season at His Alajesty’s Theatre on Friday evening next. The members have been practising hard for some time past at an extremely varied and interesting programme, a sj _ apsis of which will be given in a future issue. Patrons are asked to note that in view of several other fixtures being arranged for next Thursday the concert will eventuate on Friday evening.

At last night’s parade of the Gisborne Rifles the muster was fair, but 1.0. C. Capt Beere, impressed on section commanders tho necessity for beating up the attendance. The men were put through company movements and manual drill, special attention being paid to exercise. The manual drill was carried out in excellent 1 style. At the close of the parade fourteen entered for another competition on the miniature range, seven shots, possible 25. Capt. Beere. Sergt. Hay and Corporal Rait tied with 21. On the shoot off Corporal Rait was successful. This afternoon, commencing at 1.30, a match at 200 yards will bo contested at the range between trained men and recruits.

At His Al'ajesty.’s Theatre last night Mis-s Ada Alurcutt delivered her last lecture in Gisborne, his Worship the Mayor presiding. The lecturers dealt a,t length with the position in Russia, explaining that Russia as a world nation was comparatively new —when Alexander marched with Ills troops into Paris in 1814 Russia was first recognised as a first-class power. It had to be recollected, said Alius Alurcuitit, that there .was no nation on the face, of the gjobe which had acquired; territory in so short a time as Russia and held it so tenaciously. Miss ATuroutit also described the horrors of the island unison of Saghafioii, but expressed the opinion that as Japan now occupied the southern portion of the island the previous excesses of the Russians would be modified. The lecture was opened with the glee, “Hail, Smiling Morn,” bv a company of students from Te Bail College, who on being encored gave a pretty concerted Maori song. At the conclusion of her lecture Miiss Alurcutt thanked all who had helped her, giving special praise to the press for the lengthv reports accorded her.