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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2191, 21 September 1907, Page 2

The services to be held at the Baptist Tabernacle to-morrow are advertised in this issue

The A. and P. Socioty has an advertisement in this issue regarding alterations and additions to the Show programme.

vDesigns for the new offices of the Cook County Council will be considered at a special meeting on Friday next-, at 11 a.ill. * .

At last night’s meeting of the Hospital Trustees Dr. Coker forwarded his resignation of his position on the honorary staff.

“1 consider the health of the children of more importance than the school work,” Mr. Rowley assured the School Committee last evening.

Major James Dutton, who will accompany Brigadier Albiston to Gisborne, is one of the Salvation Army’s special vocalists and musical officers. This will be his first visit to Gisborne.

' A long agenda paper kept the County Council hard at work all day yesterday. At a quarter to. G p.m. the business paper was still unfinished, and a wearied Council was glad to adjourn til] 10 o’clock this morning.

The Outer Harbor Committeo announces by advertisement in this issue that tables are to be erected in various parts of the town to enable everybody to sign the petition to Parliament regarding the outer harbor.

At Wesley Church to-morrow Mr Frazer preaches in the morning. Tlie Rev. C. Griffin’s subject in the evening is “Double Forgiveness.” The United Bible Class meets in the afternoon. Mr. Griffin will hold a service at Waihuka in the morning, and at Ormond in the afternoon.

There is an old saying that troubles never come singly, and the fact has been sadly evidenced in the case of a local family. During the present week the -head of the house anas confined to his bed through illness, four children were stricken with the measles, and a fifth .died as the result of another- complaint-.

The ton days’ period of training for volunteer officers,' which as a .part of tJio now scliome in dofonco masters, was to bo held in Wellington, has been postponed. Tlio opening day his boon altered from September 23 to October 1, on account of the Dominion Day celebrations intervening. Tho alteration will cause considerable inconvenience to those who had already mado arrangomonts to attend, and more than one local ofheor will, in consequonco, be debarred from taking part.

Adjutant Dickons and his local staff have tho arrangomonts well m hand for tho special mootings which tho Army are having next wook under tho leadership of Brigadier and Mrs. Albiston, assisted by Major J. Dutton and Staff-Captain Ward and Adjutant Dickons. On Wednesday evening next His Worship tho Mayor, Mr J Townley, will open tho Sato of Work There will bo special meetings each night. On Sunday night, September 29th. a special missionary service will bo hold m His Majesty’s Theatro after Church at 8.15 p.m. Special singing and musical items will be rendered during tho evening.

An enjoyable gathering took place at Whinray’s Hall last evening, when the employees of Messrs. Common, Shelton, and Co. were entertained by the firm. Mr. J. B. Kells presided, with Mr Pasley in the. nco-clmir After those present iiad partaken of an excellent dinner the following toasts wero honored: —“Football,” “Past Employees,” “Mr. Common,” “Kindred Institutions,” and “The Ladies.” Subsequently a capital programme of musical items and recitations was gone through, tho following being amongst the contributors: —Messrs Teat, Barlow, Powell, Walker, Roderick, Hogg, GrinLiniton, Dwyer, Ivells, G. and H.. Puflebt, Brown, and Euridge. During an interval Mr. J. B. Kells, oil behalf of Messrs. Common, Shelton, and Co., mado a presentation to Mr. Massey, of the grain department, who is about to sever his connection with tho firm.

At the meeting of the County Council yesterday the Chairman moved that tho Council strike a general rate of one penny separately for each of the ridings. TJie motion was curried unanimously. Ur. W. D. Lysnar then moved: —“That the whole financial position of the Council bo referred to a special committee, comprising the Chairman, Crs. Matthews, AYJiite, and the mover, to bring up a report upon the following heads—(a) To advise tho Council on the best means to follow in apportioning and expending the County funds in the future; (b) to consider and report upon the advisability of raising a general loan over the whole County, with the object of substantially improving the roads, so that tlio rates levied should be applied towards maintenance and interest only, .and not for making roads, tho report of the committee to specifically define the apportionment of the loan moneys throughout the distriot.” Tho motioi* was oarried unanimously, the Chairman, Crs. Matthews, White, and W. D. Lysnar forming the committee. Cr. Lysnar proposed that if tho reiiort of tho committee were favorable £IOO,OOO or £150,000 should be borrowed for new works. A farthing rate over tlio whole County would be almost sufficient to provide interest and sinking fund on £IOO,OOO. Tlio Chairman said lie was in favor of borrowing £50,000.

The School Committee decided last oveiling not to reopen tho school till Monday week. Even then another postponement may be announced, if tlio chairman of the Committee (Mr. J. Somervell) and the head master (Mr. Rowley) consider it advisable. It would seem, from the .statements made at the meeting, that the epidemic of measles is at its height, to say nothing of sundary oases of whooping cough and influenza. It had been intended to resume school work on Monday, but in an institution of such dimensions there is a possibility of infection being spread owing to pupils, in .tbeir anxiety to win the attendance prizes, com hi g back to school too soon. Mr. Darton first pointed out the need for caution. The Rev. Griffin considered sufficient care was not taken either a.t school or at home to guard against infection. The Rev. Grant held a similar view. He related to the Committee that just before tlio holidays a teacher asked one of the senior classes how many of them had cases of measles in their homes, and seven pupils held up their lmnds. As only one class was questioned it was hard to estimate the total number of cases. The position would have been rather bard on the staff, it may be added, bad the inspectors timed their visit for the 30tli inst., as originally intended. It comes as a relief to Mr. Rowley to learn that the Board’s officers will not commence tbeir inspecting work until October 23rd.