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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2216, 21 October 1907, Page 2

A carved ball-stand has been donated to the promoters of the Catholic bazaar by Mr. John Townley.

Mr. J. G. Lilley has accepted the tender of Mr. IV. Oman at £791 for the erection for a client of two cottages at Haiti. Tho balance-sheet in connection with the recent social will be presented at to-night’s meeting of the Hospital Social Committee, to bo held at the Council Chambers.

Despite the rather unpleasant weather yesterday afternoon a good number gathered at Trafalgar Rotunda to hear ail excellent programme of music provided by the City Band.

Messrs IV. E. Holder and IV. F. Sinclair have been appointed liquidators of the Uawa Dairying Company, the final steps towards the windinglip of the company having been taken. The season of the Fuller Vaudeville Company in Gisborne was concluded on Saturday, when performances were given in the afternoon and evening. The company left for Napier yesterday.

His Worship the Mayor has a public notieo in this issue,requesting busines people to close their premises at 10.30 on Wednesday (“People’s Day” at the Show), and at noon on Thursday for the race meeting.

The Zealandia was a full ship when she arrived from Napier on Saturday, no less than 220 passengers being landed here. About 170 joined the steamer at Napier, and numbers of people had to ho refused passages. There was a regrettable occurrence at the performance of tho Ban-aba Buckjumpers on Saturday evening. Some persons took tho trouble to pull down a good deal of tho canvas wall round the ground. The canvas was quickly replaced, however, and the show proceeded.

At tho Wesleyan and Presbyterian Churches yesterday was observed as Young People's Day. The Rev. E. O. Blamires (Christchurch) conducted the services at the Wesleyan Church, and the Rev. Wiliam Grant those in collection with St. Andrew’s, both being highly successful,. At a short meeting of the Licensing Bench on Saturday (Messrs Barton, Hepburn, and Tombleson being present) Mr. Wray Nolan applied, on behalf of the licensee, for permission to carry on the business of flic Tolaga Bay Hotel in temporary premises for six' months. The application was granted. A sitting of the Laud Purchase Board is to bo held in Gisborne shortly for tho purpose of deciding the compensation to be paid for the Te Arni estate. The Chairman of the Board (Mr. A. Barron) arrives in Gisborne on Wednesday, and the Chief Justice (who presides) will arrive on Saturday next. Mr. B. Cox met with an accident in town on Saturday afternoon. While endeavoring to avoid a horseman when crossing Gladstone road, he was 'knocked down by a dray. The driver of the dray pulled up, hut while backing to save 3\lr. Cox the wheels passed over Mr. Cox’s thigh. The sufferer was at once attended by Dr. Collins, who does not expect any serious results.

Major Crawshaw, secretary of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board, arrived in Gisborne on Saturday, in order to make a thorough inspection of tho local school. With Inspector Hill he leaves at an early date to visit tho Coast schools and to report on the proposal to erect a teacher’s residence at Waipiro. If circumstances permit Major Crawshaw and Mr. Hill will go to Opotiki and return through the Motu district.

A mooting of the Teachers’ Insti.tuto was held on Saturday afternoon for the purpose of meeting Inspectors Hill and Green, who explained the re-cently-adopted system of simultaneous examination. For the purposes of the system the Institute was asked to suggest examining centres, and the following list was prepared for submission to the Education Board: Gisborne as centre for the Gisborne, Ivaiti, Mangapapa, and Matawliero schools, with Messrs Rowkv, Marshall, and Cole, as supervisors; Waerenga-a-hika as centre for tho Waerenga-a-hika, Maltauri, Kaiteratalii, Ormond, and Te ICaraka schools, with Messrs Ellis, Sefton, and Wauchop as supervisors; Te Aral as centre for the Fatutalii, Te Aral, and Maraetaha schools, with Messrs Woodward, Faram, and Webber as supervisors.

At St!. Andrew’s Church yesterday “Children’s Day” was celebrated at both services. A printed order ol service was used, and was greatly enjovod bv those present. The church was filled at both services, and although a regular order of service is an innovation in the 1 resbyterian Church, yet no one could suggest that the devotional portion of the service was in any wav impaired. The church was nicely decorated with appropriate texts and flowers. The collection toi the day amounted to £lO Hs. which about £2 Us will be paid to the “Youth of the Church build. The Rev. William Grant preached at both services. In the morning lie spoke to children, taking Samuels call and life as the pattern of a sweet childhood that developed into a noble manhood. Tho sermon in tho evening being for young men and women, the subject was “Righteousness oxalteth a nation.” Tho reverend gentleman gave some splendid advice as to nliat constituted true patriotism, showing the failures of tho patriots ol Greece, Borne, ami Israel, and placing the ideal of the fine followers of Jesus Christ as serving their fellows, and making tho most of their own lives by helping tho weak and erring olios to stand in tho hour of trial.

At tlie Polico Court on Saturday a (irst-ollonding inebriate was convicted and lined ss, with costs 2s, in default 2-1 hours’ hard labor.

Mr. R. Thelwall, county inspector, has just returned from his tour of inspection up the Coast, lie reports that at Tolaga measles are rife, there being quite an epidemic amongst both Maoris and Europeans.

At the British Empire Hotel this evening a few of the fellmongery employees of the Sheopfarmers’ Co. will meet to ma'ko a presentation to their foreman, Mr. Geo. Morrison, who is leaving shortly for Wliangarei.

The case Sullivan v. Sullivan was hoard in Chambers at a sitting of the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday. No agreemnt was come to, and a further hearing of the ease was adjourned till November 4th. Tho telephones on No. 095 are now ; W. D. Lysnar, private, coastal residence, Waimoann, I long 2 short rings; Makarori station, 1 long 1 short ring; Okitu Bacon Factory, 2 short I long ring; Okitu Bacon managers’ house, 3 long rings; Okitu Butter Factory, 1 short 1 long ring; Okitu butter manager’s house, 1 short 2 long rings.

A passenger by yesterday’s steamer called in at tho Times Ollice to offer some forcible opinions about tile methods used in handling horses. Passengers were off the launch by 2.30, but the horses were not alongside the wharf till 10 p.m., and the operation then of disembarking them, lie says, was painfully slow. Ho considers the animals were delayed some hours over what should he regarded as a reasonable time.

The matter of the agitation for continuous service at the telephone exchange was mentioned at the meeting of tho Farmers’ Union on Saturday. Tho chairman said about 200 signatures had been got to a petition for a continuous service, but tlie number was insufficient. If enough names could iiot be got they should at least try to get a service from 6 a.m. to midnight. The secretary of the Union had had a good deal of trouldo in getting signatures. About eighty more signatures were required. to canvass for signatures.

At Saturday’s meeting of the Farmers’ Union a letter was received from Mr. L. E. Jackson. Feilding, who wrote stating that . the rabbit pest had been dealt with in that district, and giving an outline of what was clone- there to keep them down. One difficulty was that small settlers had not in the past thoroughly recognised that rabbits would thrive and increase even oil small holdings. It was absolutely ncccssary to have united action, and the Feilding settlers had formed committees to work with the Government Rabbit Board Inspector—lt was decided to write thanking Mr. Jackson for his information. —Tlie chairman said it seemed proved by Mr. Jackson’s experience that preventive measures wero more necessary than remedial action.

Mr. IV. D. Lysnar has received tlie following letter from Mr. H. D. Bell regarding the Gisborne Harbor Bill.: “Last week I understood from Mr. Carroll that the Chairman of the Local Bills Committee had promised that this Bill should bo brought on to-day (Wednesday). Yesterday afternoon, however, upon seeing tlie Order Paper of the Committee, I found that this Bill had not been set down, and I thereupon wrote to Mr. Carroll urging him to push the matter on as much as possible, but- I have not yet received a reply from him. Mr. Carroll assures me that the Bill will he put through by the Committee and passed during the present session, hut there is great difficulty in getting a fixture from the Committee, and I am quite unable to force the matter though I have done all in my power.