THE Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1908.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2315, 7 October 1908, Page 2

THE Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1908.

The Borough Council has decided to authoriso tho xmi'cliaso of a trailer tor tho now Straker waggon at a cost of £65.

This evening, at 7.30, the general mooting of tlio Gisborne Swimming Club will bo hold in the High School, •when officers will bo elected, rules adopted, etc.

The annual general meeting of the Povorty Bay Cricket Association will bo held in tho Farmers' Union Club Rooms on Friday evening next, at 8 o’clock. •

At thfe Borough Council meeting last night it was resolved that tho name of Harris Street, Read’s Quay bo changed to Pitt (Street, as there aro two Harris Strcots in tho Borough.

A special meeting of the Borough Council to consider the question of a drainage scheme will be Held in tho Council Chambers on Monday, 19tli inst., the night prior to the next ordinary meeting of tho Council.

In connection ‘ with the nuisance referred to in this column yesterday morning of dead dogs lying on tho Waikanao boacli, the Sanitary Inspector states that he' visited tlio locality yesterday afternoon and abated tho nuisance by burying tho bodies.

It was stated at the meeting of the Borough Council last night that the now hoppers at tho Kaiteratahi gravel pit were started yesterday and the first lot of gravel will arrive in town to-day. From this out tho Council will be obtaining their gravol at 3s 3d per yard lees than has been paid hitherto.

The lady correspondent of tlio “Post” (says our Wellington correspondent) states that the marriage of Mr. Cyril Ward and Miss Davidson is fixed for stli December, tho date of Sir Joseph and Lady Ward’s silver wodding. Miss Ward and Miss Gladys Webster are to bo bridesmaids, and Mr. Will. Prouso best man.

The Borough Council last night decided to grant a, month’s leave of absonco on full pay to Mr. Morrison, the caretaker of tho Fire Brigade station. Several councillors spoke ill high terms of the services of Mr. Morrison, and it was mentioned by one speaker that his application to his duties had been so dose that for considerably over eight years lie had not been haif-a-milo away from the Fire Brigade Station. The funeral of the late. Mr. Geo. Maher took place yesterday, and was largely attended, the last rites at tho graveside being conducted by the Rev. Father Lane. A largo number of letters, telegrams, 'and lloral emblems were received from friends, amongst whom were the Hon. J. Oarroll, Mr. and Mrs W. D. Lysnar, Judge Jones, Adjutant Dickens, Mr. W.. Morgan, and many others.

The Rev. R. B. S. Hammond will give liis final addresses to-day. He will speak at the Gisborne Freezing Company’s- wharf at 12.30 instead of at the iSievwright Memorial, and in tile evening lie will speak at the Sievwright Memorial at 7.30, when he will show 50 limelight views of liquor advertisements -and tactics. Mr. Hammond has had such a wide experience of outdoor speaking and his appeals are so forcible that lie is almost certain to have a large audience. At a committee meeting of the Turangauui Bowling Club last evening it was decided to open tile season on Thursday, 22nd inst., and that an invitation to attend the opening ceremony be extended to the officers and members of the Gisborne Bowling Club.- It was resolved that tho caretaker’s salary bo increased, and that -lie be granted a bonus of £5 for last year’s work. It was also decided that gas be laid on to the green for the convenience of making afternoon tea. Messrs J. J. Martin and W. 0. Skeet were appointed a Grounds Committee, and several new members were proposed for election.

The Rev. It. B. S. Hammond addressed a large crowd at noon yesterday at the Sievwright Memorial. The lecturer, who was accorded an attentive hearing, compared the prosperity of the no-license districts with the licensed areas in New Zealand, and in a straightforward manner advanced reasons why his hearers should vote liquor out of the Gisborne electorate. In the evening Mr. Hammond delivered an illustrated lecture to ladies only. in the Baptist Tabernacle on “Slum Life in Sydney.” At its conclusion he repeated the lecture in Holy Trinity Schoolroom to men only, and on . both occasions received a gratifying reception.

Yesterday’s mining quotations telegraphed to Mr. W. Lissant Clayton, sharebroker, are as follows:—Brilliant Block, con., buyers 2d. sellers 4d; Brilliant Block, Gd paid, 2Jd and 5Jd: Champion Mines Ltd., contg., 4s 3d and 4s 9d; Champion Mines, paid up, 5s and 5s 9d; Crown, Ltd., 4s and 4s Gd; Karangaliake, Lt., Is and Is 3d; Korn at a Reefs, Is Id .and Is 4d; Mountain King, con., 5d and Gd; Talisman Consolidated, 41s and 435; Tairua Conqueror, B]d and 9)d; Tairua Golden Hills, 7s Gd and 8e; Tairua Triumph, Gd and Is; Wailii Grand Junction, 35s and 365; May Queen, 2s 8d and 2s lid ; Wailii, £9 4s and £9 ss; Dixon’s Consolidated, 3fd and 4Jd. A Maori woman, is reported to have acted tlie role of Tolnmga. at Patutahi, on Sunday. The waliine, who is up in years, gathered a number of the younger generation, around her anti performed many of the mystic rites, and recited the ritual of the old Maori cult. These included the marriage of the spirits and the imaginary baptism of the children of the gods. The ceremony was a strange mixture of primitive and European customs, and many of the wiser individuals present lookedon with feeling of The waliine is generally considered to be a victim of religious mania, and sonic of the Patutalii residents fear that if her practices arc not checked she might attempt to exercise devils, or offer living sacrifices to the primitive deities slie worships. At the conclusion of the meeting of the _Borough Council list night, the Mayor brought up the matter of Captain Cook’s monument, and said that lie did not think it should be allowed to remain in its present disgraceful condition. He suggested the erasing of the troopers’ names from the monument, and stated that public opinion throughout tlie Dominion was that outside subscriptions for the erection of a monument had been obtained under false pretences. There was a considerable difference of opinion amongst the councillors as to the right to 'have the troopers’ names on the monument, but the general feeling was that they ought to be removed. It was finally decided that the matter he left in the hands of tlie Mayor to confer with the Patriotic Committee and report to a future meeting of the Council. We have it on good authority that President Roosevelt has expressed a desire to visit tlie Dominion after the next election, and it has been decided, df nothing occurs to alter his arrangements in the meantime, to notify him that this week it’s sewing machine oil cans for threepence each at Parnell’s popular Saturday sales, tenth inst. only.