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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2165, 22 August 1907, Page 2

Miatawhero stock sales to-day,

The Tai-Rawliiti Land Board wil meet to-day.

The Post Office reports that the Fao cablegram route is restored. The meeting of drovers on Saturday will be held at the Farmers’ Union room at 2 p.m. Another of the series of City Band socials will take placo at the Theatre Royal this evening. _ Mia ills despatched from Wellington, via Brindisi, on 12th July arrived in London on tho afternoon of tho 19th iust.

Tho Gisborne portion of the Vancouver mail, winch the Manapouri brought to Auckland from Fiji, will be brought on by the Mokoia, arriving to-day from Auckland. At PatutaM on Tuesday afternoon the funeral of the late Miss Helen Atkins, eldest daughter of Sir. and Mrs. -Jas. Atkins, was very largely attended and impressively solemnised. A florist’s establishment, with up-to-date hot-houses, propagating beds, etc., lias been installed by Mr. Jas. Allan, of Russell-,street, Wha.taujjoko. The installation includes four new structures.

A sawmilling plant, imported to the order of Messrs. Hall and Bedingfield, which has been awaiting shipment to AA’aipiro for tile past month, will probably fie despatched by the Kereru to-day. The Gisborne school children are celebrating Arbor Day this afternoon, at 2 o’clock. After a few* short addresses have been made a row of native trees will be planted in the playground by the children, under the direction of Mr. Dartou, who will subsequently give them a lesson on the taking of levels as for a garden or lawn. The committee invite the public to be present at the ceremony.

“Whoro nro the Opposition members,” queried a late comer nt last night’s meeting of tho P.B. Road Board, "Oh, they are away, working points, I expect,” replied the Chairman.

A grand ouehro party will he held at Whinray’is Hull this evening. The prizes, which are being donated b Mr. Segedin, tho popular proprietor of tho Victoria Billiard Saloon, will bo:—Ladies, a silver-mounted purso •with silver chain; gontlenion, silvermounted cigar and cigarette holder. Tho ouehro party will bo followed by a dance.

It is estimated that tho rate ol a half-penny in tho Poverty Bay Road Board district will, with subsidy added, produce betweon £SOO and £6OO. During an informal discussion last ovening tho opinion was expressed that under tho Board management, with this rate, tho roads would bo in a good state in two or three years, after which tho subsidy would suffice for a time.

Matters in connection with the Tapuihiikitea Milling Company having been satisfactorily adjusted, the mill is being removed further back into tho Rangatira bush. It is understood that tho management lias been placed in the hands of Mr. I. Hall, assisted liv Mr. Jaokson, that regular supplies of first-class, timber will be available in two or three weeks’ time, and that the Waihora hush will probably bo milled shortly.

An enjoyablo euchre tournament between members of the Cosmopolitan Club and tho Club of “Wandering Friends” took place at the residence of Mr. W. Pet.tio on Tuesday evening. An exciting contest resulted: Club 50, Wanderers 49. The guests were entertained at supper. Tho president of tho Cosmopolitan Club’ proposed til© health of tho host, and spoke, appreciatively of the pleasant evening arranged. Other toasts were also honored. The gathering was a continuation of thoso held formerly by tho late Mr. J. A. Harding and tli 0 club. Tho Rev. J. C. Jiamieson, secretary of the Presbyterian Bible Class Union, is on a visit to Gisborne, accompanied by his wife. A series of meetings will he conducted during the next 10 days. To-night a Bible Class social rail’- will initiate tho series. To-morrow night there will ho a ladies’ meeting, and on Sunday afternoon the Rev. Jamieson will address a gathering of men in Whinray’s Hall, and Mrs. Jamieson will conduct a meeting for women in Townie,v’s Hall. On Monday evening there will ho an assemblage of Sunday School teachers a.t St. Andrew’s, teachers from other schools being invited. Four evangelistic meetings will bo conducted on tho succeeding evenings.

Mr. J. W. Bright, manager of the Loan and Mercantile Company’s Gisborne branch, returned yesterday from a visit to Christchurch, where he had attended a conference of woolbrokers, organised with a view .to forming a N.Z. Wool Brokers’ Association. The new body was brought into existence, and an agreement was come to regarding various matters covering tlie relations between tho brokers, their clients, and the wool buyers. It is a matter for regret that tho Christchurch Wool Brokers’ Association, which had already made satisfactory terms with wool buyers, refused to join the colonial organisation, but Mr. Bright is confident that it will fall in line with the others later on. Mr. Bright was impressed with tho solid prosperity of Christchurch, hut the feature which appealed to him most stroll gR was the very excellent electric tramway system, which handled the immense crowds travelling during Grand National week with the utmost ease. Wherever lie went the visitor found that Gisborne is recognised as one of tho most promising towns in the colony. Everyone in the South seemed to be impressed with the fact that a great future is in store for tho Poverty Bay district.