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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2188, 18 September 1907, Page 2

Mails despatched on August 6th, via Vancouver, arrived in London on the morning of the 13th inst. The Cook County Council has a notice in this issue regarding the taking of land in Ngntapa S.D. for ■making of drains. The water has been laid on to the Sievwrigbt Memorial, and all is in readiness for the unveiling ceremony on the 26th inst. Discontinuance has been filed in the case, Dr. Morrison v. the Gisborne Times Company, a claim for alleged libel. The Supreme Court Sessions w.ill open at 10.30 to-morrow. His Honor Mr. Justice Denniston arrives from Auckland this afternoon by the Moura. In another column appears an advertisement setting out the meetings to be held next week in connection with the-Salvation Army Self-Denial Appeal. The eighth number of the Gisborne District High School Magazine has been issued. It is an exceedingly creditable production, and contains a quantity of very useful information, presented in an attractive form.

Our Whatatutu correspondent reports that the settlement had a rough time on Sunday last, snow falling for three hours, followed by a deluge of rain. As a result the rivers are in high flood, and it is not expeoted that vehicles can communicate with the back country for at least a fortnight. The text of the petition regarding the outer harbor to be presented to the House of Representatives appears in our advertising columns, having been approved at a meeting of the committee yesterday. The announcement is made that Mr. Grahamo Johnstone is authorised to obtain signatures to the petition. Last evening an enthusiastic rower was observed training in the river. Although tho calendar indicates that the time has arrived to start rowing, the Clerk of the Weather has been endea.voring of lato to prove to the contrary, and the gentleman in question, apparently the first enthusiast to start training, looked rather incongruous in his light racing costume —ho looked indeed as though he were liable to “catch his death of cold.”

A number of town and country -e----sidents, after disoussing the Harbor Bill at a private meeting, have decided to address the following letter to the member for the district, the Hon. J. Carroll: —“Dear Sir, —Wo desire to inform you that "in common as we believe with many other ratepayers in the Harbor district we are of opinion that it is not desirable this session to proceed with the Outer Harbor Bill. Our reasons shortly are: That no satisfactory finmcial data prepared by the Board’s responsible officers or approved by a unanimous Board lias as yet been submitted to the public, or, as we are informed, to Parliament. That although the Board has thought it right—ias it undoubtedly is—to refer •Mr. Marebant’s plans to eminent engineers, it has not thought it prudent to await the report it has asked for. To force on the Bill this session in the present state of public uncertainty is to court further defeat, and to indefinitely postpone the time when an Outer Harbor can be obtained. Will you kindly communicate our views to the Local Bills Committee in such way as you see fitP”

Tho following aro the latest new connections with tho Gisborne Telephone Exchange : —327, Geo. Brocklobank, Carrier, Harris-street; 405, L. Hoirklon, Restaurant Keeper, Glad-stone-road; 443, AV. Gordon, privato residence, Te Hapara; 445, W. C. McLean, privato residence, “Goworvillo”; 440, T. Clarkson, privato residence, The Point, AVhataupoko. Tho following are deleted: —327, Gordon and Brocldebnnk, Harris-stroot; 405, Goo. G'olobrook, Gladstone-road.

It is a tribute to all concerned with the Band of Hope’s programmes that tho entertainments are so relished by young and old. .After next mouth, however, there will be an mterliwie for the summer season. Tlio couoluding programme of the present series will take tho form of elocutionary competitions for tho juveniles. There will bo two divisions, ono for competitors from 8 to 11 years of age, and the other for more advanced children,. to 14 years. The Women’s Ghristaan Tempera nee Union has donated a silver medal, and the committee of tho Band of Hope lias decided to offer two prizes in each division. Judging from tho interest displayed, and the evidences of talent and ability amongst the young folk, tho competitions will bo keenly con/tested.

The latest number of the Gißborne District High School Magazine has the following:— -“The progress of our town in recent years has been so abnormal that all our brightest and best boys and girls aro lured away from school by attractive and lucrative positions in offices, and of those wiho qualify it is but a very small percentage indeed who continue their studies at one or other of our colleges. It seems to bo tho fashion in G.isborne to consider that a boy’s education must be completed' after two years in the High School. Quite a number of scholarships now offer which make it possible for a boy to continue his studies with a little help from his parents, and it is certain tbit tho seeds of a good education will bear plenteous fruit. This is recognised, and has long been recognised in other centres, and if Gisborne does not keep pace with the rest of the colony it is not because the advantages do not offer.” Tho promoters of the entertainment given last under the auspices of the Gisborne United Band of Hope are to bo congratulated upon the success achieved. The gathering was the largest yet recorded at any of the series of meetings, Whinray’s Hall being packed to the doors. The Rev. W. Chatterton presided, and the programme for the evening was admirably selected, and highly appreciated by the audience. One of tho best items was a dialogue entitled “Whom Shall We Marry?” This momentous question was discussed with brightness and charm, but, as expected, the fair sex could not arrive at unanimity, to the amusement of a varied assortment of bachelors present. Aiiss Sussex presided over this debate, the parts being taken by Aiisses Redwurd, AVitty, Brokenshire, Skillicorn, Feaitherstoue, Quigley, Birrell, AVarron, Kelsey, and Holmes. Quite a “hit” was also made by the way in which a number of boys and girls pourtrayed “A Public Aleetiug.” Master ,B. Nesbit was a capital chairman, gaining much applause for the able way in which he presided and delivered the opening address. AVhen called upon by the “chairman,” tho other participants caano forward and rendered items in the orthodox style. These included : Reoitation, Miss Daisy Peters; address, Alaster Alec Porter; solo, Aiiss Alary Grace; address, Alaster Charlie Birss. Proceeding with the general programme, a dozen juveniles connected with the Sabbath School of the Salvation Army rendered a musical item in good style. A recitation was next given by Alaster Charlie Allen, and for a nicely-played violin solo Alaster Ryan Smith was accorded the compliment of an encore.. Other items, completing an enjoyable evening’s entertainment, were: —Pianoforte solo, Mr. Parsons; quartette, Mrs. Church, Aiiss Warren, and Messrs. Church and Chisholm; . action song, Aiiss Bertha Hedges ; recitation, Aiiss-Alice AA’hite; duet, tho Aliases Church. An elocutionary competition next month will bring the United Band of Hope’s meetings to a close for a time.