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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2145, 21 March 1908, Page 2

Steps are now being taken, to form a Carriers’ Association in Gisborne.

Mails for the East Const per s.s. Haupiri close at 9 a.m to-day.

Air. M. 11. Strachan lias forwarded a subscription of £lO to the Gisborne Hospital.

I’ho usual meetings of the Salvation Army all day to-morrow will bo conducted by Adjutant Dickens. On Thursday next the Salvation Army Band will give another of the series of concerts in connection with the Band League.

Yesterday morning Sergeant Hutton, recently appointed to take charge of the police in fhe district, made his first appearance in the Police Court.

Mr. Grubb will preach at Wesley Church to-morrow morning, on “Forward, the only direction.” Rev. C. Griffin’s subject in the evening is “Christ’s Perfect Salvation.” The United Biblo Class meet in the afterlion. Mr. Griffin will conduct service at Waihu'ka in the morning; and at Ormond in the afternoon.

The Gisborne Rifles paraded under Captain Beerc at tlio Drillshed last evening. Despite tile heavy rain there was a muster of about 20'men. Captain Beerc announced -that a prize of 10s a man would bo given to the best pair of semaphore signallers, the competition to be held before Easter. The shooting arranged for to-morrow lias been postponed on account of the woatlier.

A meeting of the Holy Trinity Junior Ladies! Guild was hekl at the schoolroom yesterday afternoon. The following officers were elected : President, Mrs. Thomas; secretary and treasurer, Miss HamertOn; committee, Misses Black, Beeson, and Hingston. It was decided to meet weekly, on Wednesday afternoons, for the purpose of working for the sale to be held in the spring. A large number of names of probable members were handed in, amt it was decided to actively canvass the parish for further members.

Next Thursday and Friday the Cook County Curious Coons will make their second appearance before the Gisborne lmblic, under the patronage of the Mayor and Borough Councillors. Tlio first part of the programme will be on Christy Minstrel lines, and tho second part will be devoted to vaudeville. A Jot of novelties will! be submitted, and as members have been practising hard for some weeks a good performance can be looked for. The orchestra, under Air A. Don, will be particularly strong. The box plan will open at Miller’s on Monday.

The prospectus of Grundy and Shenuan Ltd. has been issued. The capital of the company is £SOOO, divided into 5000 shares of £1 each, of which 1800 are to be paid in part, payment for the business and 2000 are to be offered ft> the public. The proposed directors of the Company •aro: —Messrs Earnest Grundy and Geo. V. Shell nan- (managing directors), Francis Stafford, John J. Rossbotham, Chas. D. M. 'Rosie, Robert Robertson and Tlios. Corson.

The report of the department of Industries and Commerce shows tho following exports from the port of Gisborne for the month of February, 1908: Butter, 558 cwt, valued at £2723; beef, 4103 cwt, valued at £4678; frozen mutton, 14,513 carcases, weighing 7823cw.t-, and valued at £9714; and 60 legs and pieces, valued at £80; frozen lamb, 26,946 carcases, weighing 7806 cwt, valued at £13,149; hides, 1019, valued at £1074 ; ski us, 34,785, valued at £3152; tallow, 103 tons, valued at £1848; and wool, 3,896,909165, valued at £147,365. The figures are taken from the Customs Department returns, and include products for export oijtside the Dominion only.

.Special lenten services are advertised for to-morrow in Holy Trinity Church. The vicar occupies tho pulpit morning and evening, and continues the double course of lenten addresses. The morning course is on “Some lesser known friends of the Saviour,” the subject to-morrow being “Pilate’s Wife.” Tho evening course is based on “Tho Lord’s Prayer, its message for our time.” The vicar invites questions on any point raised to be sent -in. A warm welcome awaits all attending the services.

At tho usual meeting of the Gisborne School Committee last night there were present Messrs. Somervell (in the chair), Spence, 'Wildish, Sawyer, Blair, and Darton, and the Revs. Grant and Griffin. As the cost of l'onnection with the water Isupply and of boarding in the lower portion of the verandah of thru infant school was more than the funds of the committee could bear, it.was decided to ask the Education Board for increased subsidy on the work. Tho headmaster reported that the average attendance'was 799, or 89 per cent .of the roll number. Miss Pullett had taken up her duties on tho staff, and Miss Gow and Mr. Powell had resigned. tie forwarded the Inspector’s report on the secondary department and the pass list of Standard VI., 59 having gained proficiency certificates, which entitled the winners to free tuition in the secondary department, and 15 gained competency certificates or pass certificates. The visiting committee reported on various repairs needed about the school. The headmaster submitted a list of children who did not return to school lor at least ,a week after the re-open-ing. .and it was decided to take action against the parent who was the worst offender ns a warning to parents generally. Ranking amongst the notable events which mark the rapid advance of things commercial in our town, must be placed the novel idea put forward by Messrs A. Parnell and Co., ironmongers, of offering each Saturday a special article at a surprisingly low price, In another column are adver-tised-fire shovels for iiext Saturday. We might remark that this figure holds good for the day mentioned only. Afer the exceptionally dry summer, it is anticipated the winter will be an Unusually wet one. To be well shod enables man, woman and child to defy the elements. Genuine bargains ill hoots and shoes of every variety are to be had at 11. J. Andrew’s Beit Depot, Gladstone Road. Mr. An Irew is leaving shortly for Auckland, and his largo stock must be I cleared. Come and see what liberal; discounts are allowed on all lines* ■

Tho surgeon-superintendent of the Gisborne Hospital (Dr. Oarlylo Wilson) reported to the Trustees last evening that there were 43 patients at present in tlic institution.

“A deplorable state of affairs,’ said tho S.M. yesterday morning when told tint two of tho first-offend-ing drunkards dealt with wero man and wife.

Telegraphic communication was interrupted all day yesterday, owing to tho heavy weather, and was only restored late in the evening. A great amount of work had thus accumulated at the local office. Tho operators, however, rose to tho occasion, and got it away in .remarkably quick time, but it was at a very late hour that the press messages commenced to arrive.

It is the intention of the Salvation Army to inatal livo bioscopo plants in the Dominion, run by operatore trained by Brigadier Perry in Melbourne. At intervals exhibitions will be given in nearly every town and settlement in the Dominion. Tho films to be used were manufactured by Brigadier Perry. Gisborne and district will have tho benefit of one of these plants during the first week in April, and the settlements to be visited will, be announced next week.

Mr. W. Lissant Clayton reports among recent sales Mr. A. T. Mitchell’s sheepfarm at the Motu to Mr. V. Thomson, Mr. J. It. Shaw’s run, comprising 1200 acres of fine alluvial flats at Tolaga Bay, to Messrs Gear and Gordon, of Manawatu, and Mrs. S. Peach’s desirable run, comprising rich flats and hills at Patutahi to Mr. Tansley. Two valuable business sites have also changed hands. Mr. W. Miller’s valuable property, comprising 165 ft front,ago to Childers road adjoining the Poverty Bay Club to a local resident at a very satisfactory figure,- and a valuable allotment (adjoining the site recently purchased by the Union Steamship Company) to Messrs Blair and Sainsbury. Tho latter firm are erecting handsomo ollices almost immediately. Several sales of houses and sections on Kaiti, Victoria. Township, West End, and W'hataupoko, have also been completed. ■