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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2111, 10 February 1908, Page 2

On behalf of the Ladies’ Guild, the Pollards’ gave a sacred recital yesterday afternoon, when tho sum of £fi 10s was collected.

The mails far the United Kingdom via Vancouver, despatched on 24th December, arrived in London on the afternoon of the 6th inst.

The race-books for the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s summer meeting, to be held this week, will be available for sale at this office and in the’ streets at 12 noon to-day.

Mr. .0. Morse has in liis shop a stick of burnt manuka scrub, about nine inches in length, which was taken from the body of a sheep killed the other day at Nelson Bros. Freezing "Works.

The calico classroom auxiliary to the Alauapapa school was finished today. Thanks to donations of material from Messrs Dalgety and Co., tho addition cost only a little over £lO to the committee. Parents need not be afraid to send their children to the school as there is ample accommodation, and the new room will be very cool and comfortable during the hot weather. The three teachers will now teacli in separate rooms.

Sales by Alessrs Gaudin and Co., land and * estate agents, during last week include four sections with dwelling thereon on the Kaiti Esplanade, fronting tho Gisborne whafT, from Mr. R. Little to Alessrs Niven and Co. of Napier and Gisborne; lot 32, Gladstone road and 'Wellington street, from Air H J Andrews to James liololowav, of AVailii; J-aero section, Aberdeen road to Mr J II Buchanan, of Tokoniaru Bay. Tho firm have a number of very cheap town and suburban properties which should well repay tlie attention of investors. The combined Kaiti and Holy Trinity Sunday School was Held at Ivaitaratalii oil Saturday in glorious weather. A happy family of about 300 left by the special train, and a camp was made under the trees near the AVaipaoa river. A pleasant day was spent in races, sports, bathing, etc., and tlie refreshments were done ample justice to. The return train left at a quarter past five, and the children came back to town after a pleasant outing. The children seem to prefer tlie Kaitaratahi trip to the coach trip round to the Wainui beach.

.One of the gentlemen charged at tho Police Court on Saturday with a first offence of drunkenness created a scene. After tlie charge had been read and before he had entered a plea, lie tried to open a discussion with the S.AI. as to what properly constituted a “public place.” He was stopped in this endeavor, and entered a plea of guilty “to save trouble.” Later on when his fiim was announced he wanted information as to why he should pay costs of Court, but lie was persuaded to leave the dock, through he continued grumbling and arguing right through the sitting of the Court; and had to be called to order on many occasions.

Many of the prisoners in the Terrace Gaol, Wellington, are said to be extremely angry with the one who was discovered making preparations to escape lately (says the “Dominion”)♦ At the rear of the gaol there is a large neatly-kept vegetable garden which is tended, by the wellbehaved prisoners, and it is said that it is not unusual for these good fellows to find blossoms on the cabbage, carrot, and turnip plants in tbe form of plugs of tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes, all properly addressed to inmates of tlie Government retreat on tho hill. It is not suggested that the warders knew of this., and winked at it. but, since Sinclair’s little plot was discovered, the garden has been searched Jiy the warders before the prisoners were allowed-in to hoe. weed, and meditate on the liberty or the lark tint carols overhead, and fbeir searching has not been in vain. Hence tlie wrath of tlie pent-up gardeners .who have found that even the expenditure of the greatest energy in looking for blight in the potato pa.cn yields nothing resembling the weed they yearn for.

Chronic coughs are best treated by Stearns’ Wine which, by strengthening the system, enables it to throw them off. It does more good than cod liver oil, and tastes as good as fine old port.—AAvt.

A remindor is given of Clio Manchester 'Unity of Oiidlull invs’ social and presentation thin evening.

Constable McPherson left for Napier last night with Campbell, committed for trial on a charge of causing wilful damage to the Tuatea, and Holton, recently convicted for vagrancy.

Tl in continued dry weather is causing very great anxiety to the. farming community, and feed is getting scarcer every day. A good downpour of rain would be worth thousands of pounds to the district.

This morning the ily- wheel for the G.S.F.M. Co.’s new gas-engine will he discharged from the Squall. Special gear was brought from Auckland for the discharge of the wheel, which is in one piece and weighs ten tons.

An ordination ceremony was held at the To Arai Native church yesterday, when 1J is Lordship the Jfishop of Waiapu ordained Rewi Tawhiri a deacon. He has been appointed first assistant teacher at the Wai-ronga-a-liika college.

The suggested programme for the St. Patrick’s sports was submitted to the committee at a short meeting held last evening. The sports arc to ho held this year on the Domain, on Thursday, March 19th, and from the nature of the programme a successful mooting should eventuate. The Salvation Army meetings yesterday were conducted by Adjutant Dickons, and the attendances were good. During the day the band rendered a number of selections under the conductorship of Mr H. Jones. At night, Mr and Mrs Roke, who are leaving for Matakana, Auckland, spoke a few words of farewell. Tomorrow night a farewell coffee social will be given them, and a miscellaneous programme will also ho submitted.

‘■The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world,” and the fact that a number of such hands did not do battle for the Whataupoko Tennis Club on Saturday resulted in the club being badly beaten by the Gisborne Club. The defeat of the Whataupolso Club was put down to the abseneo of some of the rather better lady . players, and the club’s victory over tlio Gisborne Club in the previous inter-club match was attributed to a similar lack in the Gisborne Club’s representatives. On Friday evening the Kaiti and Holy Trinity Sunday School teachers presented the Rev. H. N. Wright who is leaving for Christchurch, with a silver-mounted oaken in'kstand, suitably inscribed, and a set of ebony brushes. The Rev. L. Dawson Thomas made the presentation on behalf of the teachers, and referred to the good work done by Mr. Wright. The recipient suitably responded, returning thanks for their kindness, and said he would always remember the time spent in the work here. The Mayor, Mr Townley, visited the upper portion of the waterworks yesterday and stated, when seen by a reporter, that the line is at present being tested opposite Mr P. Livingstone’s residence. The water was cut off during .the time -the testing was proceeding. The water will bo available a portion of to-day, but it may bo cut off, as testing is proceeding section by section, and residents are advised to provide themselves with a sufficient quantity of water to prevent inconvenience. This will continue all the week, and the public should take due notice. Mr Couston and Mr Bignell are also up there and they will probably remain for about a. week for the purpose of continuing the tests. As the pressure was put on each section, a leak here and there was discovered, and these are being repaired.