The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, OCT. 31, 1907.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2225, 31 October 1907, Page 2

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, OCT. 31, 1907.

A mail for South closing at 7.30 will be despatched by the Squall today.

In another column appears a list of unclaimed prizes in connection with the late Catholic Bazaar.

A meeting of those interested in the Baptist Tabernacle will be held at the Tabernacle this evening.

The auxiliary schooner Kaeo, which arrived last night, had on board a billiard table consigned to Air. C. J. Parker, To Arai.

Tho following addition has been made to tho telephone exchange: 422, AV Grtvham, Stout- street-. Tho following is deleted; 422, A. E. Nightingale.

At AVhinrny’s Hall next- Sunday Aliss Browning, representative of tho Theosophical Society, will deliver a lecture under tho heading “Does Justice Rulo the AVorld?”

- E. Cassidy and N. Harper, who guessed 451bs, have been declared the winners of the weight-guessing competition held at tlio recent Catholic IXizaar regarding a cako which weighed 4-llbs.

In connection with the O’Dowd case it is understood 'that tlie visiting committee of tlio Hospital is preparing a report oil the matter, which is to ho" presented at- next .meeting of the trustees. Ivaiti and. Wkataupoko residents are notified that they will be cut off from telephonic communication at or about 10 o’clock this morning for the shortest time possible, in order to open the bridges to let the sand pump through From Taruhcru, The Friendly Societies’ Conference met last evening, the President,, Pro. 0. F. Lewis, presiding. It was decided to hold a basket- social on Friday, November Bth. Great enthusiasm was shown, and a monster gathering is looked forward to.

At the Police Court yesterday morning two first-offending drunkards were, dealt with in the usuyl" way. David Wright, who had been fined for a similar offence a week earlier, was fined £l, costs 2s, for drunkenness', and on the same charge John Heapliy was lined 10s 4 costs 2s.

The latest copy of the Christchurch Press contains the following advertisement:—“Gisborne Hospital Superintendent: Applications will bo received until noon of Wednesday, 6th November, for the position of nonresident medical superintendent of the Gisborne Hospital. Salary, £350 per annum with right of private practice.’’

An inquest- was held yesterday at Wlmtatutu before Mr. Geoffrey McLean into the circumstances surrounding the death of Charles Jones, a. bushman, at Manga tu. Messrs B. Barton and H. Aitken, mates of deceased, gave evidence corroborative of the circumstances outlined in yesterday’s issue. Tbe jury returned a verdict of “Accidental Death:” The funeral loaves the Gisborne morgue at 11.30 this morning.

Air, IT. Anderson, the local eyelo dealer.' Iras arranged for the holding of a cycle road race on the afternoon of Monday, November 11 (King’s Birthday holiday). The course is to lie over - the usual Wibataupoko route. A set of tyres offered by Messrs. H. H. Smith and Co. is to be the first prize. Air. L. Hearldom will present a silver and gold medal to the second rider, and a similar trophy will be presented to the third. The i ace will lie a handicap, with, a special prize for the rider setting up the fastest time.

A meeting of Lodge- Turangamii, No. 7, U.A.0.D., will be hold at Patutahi on Thursday night tor tbe purpose of initiating over twenty candidates from Patuhalii and surrounding districts. Druidism lias a very strong bold at Patutahi, there being at present over 100 members in the Patutahi and surrounding district. After the initiation ceremony a harmony meeting will be held, and as a very large number of the town brethren have signified their intention of being present, the gathering should be a most successful one. The brakes will leave the ATasonic Hotel corner at 6.15 p.m. sharp.

Go to Dustin’s for your Bummer Drinks. Ivops’ Ale and Stout, Swan s Hop Lager, Iced I-emon Squash, Raspber— Ginger, Sarsaparilla, and .Soda, L&ot-arl. etc,, drawn from the Soda. Fountain, the best and latestmethod of making cooling drinks.