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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2164, 21 August 1907, Page 2

Messrs. Adair Bros, have just received a large shipment of summer goods from Homo and at present are busily occupied opening up their new stock.

The Fao cable route to Europe is interrupted. Tho Rev. W. L. Salter arrives this week, tho Baptist Tabernacle will be reopened for services on Sunday next. To Rangi Pai (Mrs. Howie) is visiting Tolaga Bay, and a concert will be held there this week.

Additional subscriptions to Cook Memorial rectification fund: Mr. Geo. Coop £2 2s. The Post Office is advised that the telegraph wires running east from Vancouver are now in good order. A social in aid of tho Ormond Catholic Presbytery is’ announced for Thursday evening, in the Te Arai Schoolhousc. In the case Whinray y. Graham in which judgment was given in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday, the verdict was in defendant’s favor.

Tho Rev. W. Chattel-ton has been confined to his room for tho past few days through illness.

Messro. Nelson Bros, are duplicating their wool-drying machine, in anticipation of the coming season’s output. Twelve tons of machinery came by the Rum.

M iss Moore will play tho dance music extras at the Hospital Social. Her provious services at similar junctions woro appreciatively rotorred to by members of tho committee.

AVairon is said to be making rapid progress, and building is brisk. Messrs Dalgoty and Co. recently bought out tho business of Messrs Loos and Mountford, merchants.

Tho tedious work of laying tho water main acrosl tho Taruheru was successfully accomplished yesterday. The pi lies withstood the required pressure of 3001bs.

Tho meeting of tho Borough Council in committee, which was to havo boon hold last night, for the purposo of considering tho appointment oi a turncock lapsed for want of a quorum.

Describing tho bad stato of the roads to AVniroa, a recent traveller, who has: had 28 years’ experience of tho district declares that the roads aro worso than ho has over before seen them.

A visitor to Wairoa says there is a feeling there in favor oi railway conimunication to Gisborne, irrespective of connection with Napier, lapping Morero a line would open up a lot or good country.

On Thursday evening a Grand Euchre Tournament will eventuate in Whinray’s Hall. Tho prizes are now on view at Miss M. Neill’s drapery establishment. A dance will he held after the Tournament.

la different countries the advent of Spring is heralded bv different oniens.In Gisborne tho coming of Spring was clearly indicated by the fact that yesterday morning about a dozen gentlemen indulged in a bathe on tho Waikanao beach.

Arrangements aro well in hand for tho social to bo given by the City Band at His Majesty’s Theatre tomorrow evening, and .it is expected that the function will be quite as successful as tho two which have proceeded it this season.

Professor and Miss Sylvia Bates, of the Wild West Show, promise their patrons a very lively timo on Tlmrscja.v afternoon next, when four local buckjumpers of exceptional ingenuity and staying powers are to he introduced to the audience. To-night the usual performance will bo given. To avoid misapprehension it should he stated that the City Band had not been approached to play the dance music at tho Hospiatl Social, so that tliero was nothing in tho way of a refusal from the band. Tho offer of the private band was purely voluntary.

Messrs. Dewing (Nelson Bros.) and Cedenvall (Gisborne Sheepfarmers’ Co.) had a conference with tho Mayor anil Town Clerk yesterday to discuss the price to bo charged for water consumed at these works. Messrs Hodge and Jones, of the respective engineering staffs, were present. It is understood that a definite price was offered tlio Council, and the Mayor will report to next Council meeting.

Tho following letters aro lying unclaimed at the Post Office:—From tho United, Kingdom—W. Attenborough, Mrs. E. Hamoiid, H. Harris, Mrs. Lovell, G. Smith ; Queensland —H. Endert; Tasmania—W. L. Epping, W. Jones, M. Mors; United States of America—Mrs. IT. Mcllroy; South Australia—A. Mcßao; New South Wales —C. Nicliolls, C. Parnell, Mrs. W. M. Pascoe, T. Richardson. H. Stevens; Victoria—E. R. Purnell.

Iu order to mako arrangements for the Hospital Social a meeting of ladies' was held, yesterday afternoon at Townley’s HalL Tho Mayoress presided, and though tho attendance was not large there was no lack of enthusiasm in a good cause. After discussing ways and means to ensure tho success of tho undertaking, the ladies’ committee adjourned for a fortnight. Ladies willing to assist aro asked to attend.

The Post Office reported yesterday morning that owing to line interruptions tliero would be a delay of some hours on telegrams for the South Island, except the Nelson anil Blenheim districts. The delay was then thought likely to be serious. All the East Coast, wires were down between Waiau and Kaikoura owing to a snowstorm. AVellington had only one wire to Christchurch, via Grey mouth. Later it was reported that all wires -were working as usual. A meeting of drovers of the district will be convened for Saturday afternoon, at the Farmers’ Union Club rooms, to discuss tho formation of an Association. It is proposed to fix an annual subscription and with the proceeds pay lor the services of a secretary who will watch the drovers’ interests, keep a record of the times at which members aro open for eilgagements, receive messages from stodkowners in want of men and generally act. as an intermediary between employers and drovers. . This method, it is understood, is preferred to the proposal- that a register be kept by tho Provincial Secretary of the Farmers’ Union.

The following letter from Mr. R. L. Mestayer has been received by the Borough Council: —“Referring to my letter of Julie 24th last, my attention has been called to a report made by tho Borough Engineer to your Council that it would take six months to get the information I require. I presume that Mr. Gibbon meant that it would take him that time to get the information himself in addition to his regular wo k. All that I require could bo obtained in a month of fair weather, or allowing for broken weather in six weeks in the field at the outside. To prevent delays and furnish your Council with a report on the subject at tho earliest pbssiblo datei I am prepared to send my assistant to Gisborno to take the levels and obtain all tho information required, and will supply vour Council with a full report for the sum of' £260.”.