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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2236, 31 October 1908, Page 4

A meeting of Mr. G. E. Da r ton’s Committee ivill be held this evening. Penny-in-the-slot telephones have been ordered from Home, and will be shortly established in the streets of tlio principal centres. * The Chinese of Wellington have subscribed nearly £IOO for the hospital. The amount will carry a £ for £ Government subsidy.

Members of. the local Rechabite Tents are requested to meet at the Oddfellows’ llall this evening to welcome the District Visitor, Bro. Calder.

Mr. T. Downs will give a lecture in Townley’s Hall to-morrow evening under the auspices of the Gisborne (Spiritualists’ Society. His subject will be “The World Beyond our Senses.”

The Rev. E. Wbiteliouse, vicar of Ashburton, will occupy the pulpit in Holy Trinity Church to-morrow evening. A special service for children will be held to-morrow afternoon, at 2.45.

Several 'instance® of subscribers’ papers having been stolen from their premises have been reported at this office. A reward of £5 is offered for information leading to the conviction of persons committing such theft. The Gisborne Borough Council •notifies that a pound for dogs has been established on section 5, Palmerston Road, and that Mr. John Parsons lias been appointed poundkeeper and ranger. A gentleman interested in the Bay of Plenty election desired to obtain a copy of the roll for that electorate, but found it impossible to obtain one in Gisborne. He expressed surprise that in order to get a roll lie should have to send .as far away as Rotorua. Rev. C. Griffin’s subjects at "Wesley Church to-morrow are “A Contrast,” and “A Father’s Love.” There will be communion at the evening service. The Y r oung People’s Bible Class will meet in the afternoon.

Written tenders will be received at the Lands Office, Gisborne, at 4 p.m. on "Wednesday, November 25th, for the grazing rights from year to year of section 26, Block X, Hangaroa Survey District, ' containing 160 acres, situ ated four miles from Tiniroto village, on the Bushv Ivnoll Road.

At the Baptist Tabernacle to-mor-row, the pastor, the Rev. W. Lamb, who has returned from .attending the Baptist Union meetings, will be the preacher. In the morning the subject will be “Some Things Better Forgotten.” In the evening the subject will be “The Great Race Meeting; the Spectators, the Course, the Competitors, and the Prize.” A curious case of longevity of fever germs has come to light in Dunedin. A case of scarlet fever was investigated by the local Health Officer, when it was found that several children of a family were down with fever. The only thing to which the disease could be traceable was to some old wallpaper, which had been left on the walls of the house iu which tliere had been scarlet fever six years previously. Tlio old paper was stripped off for new, and the children played with it; scarlet fever followed.

Anniversary services in St. Andrew’s Church will take place to-morrow. "The annual collection for the building fund is to be made morning and evening, for which envelopes may be obtained from Mr. "Warren or in the church porch. Competitive plans for the new church and manse, of which thirteen have already been received, will be considered at the managers’ meetings next week. At the morning service the anthem “The Lord is my Shepherd” will be sung. Tlio anthem in the evening will be “God of Israel.” Mr. A. Gray will sing the solo. The following mining quotations have been telegraphed to Mr. W. Lissant Clayton, sharebroker:—Brilliant Block, con., buyers 3Jd, sellers 4d; do. do. 6d paid, 44d and s£d; Champion Mines, paid up, 5s 2d and 5s 6d; Crown, 4s 4d and 4s 6d ; Kurangahake, Is and Is 2d; Komata Reefs, Is Id and Is 3d; Talisman Consolidated, 40s and 41s; Tairua. Conqueror, 5d and 7d; Tairua Triumph, opt and 9-Jd; Waihi Grand Junction, 33s and 355; May Queen, 2s Bcl and 2s 9d ; Tairua Consols, N.L. Id and 2d; Waihi, £9 Is and nil; Dixon’s Consolidated, 2£d and 4|d ■ Shotover, 6d paid, 6d and 9d. The last meeting of tlic committee of the All Nations Fair was held yesterday afternoon, and tlio final arrangements were made for the Fair which will be opened cm Tuesday afternoon by the Mayoress. It is the intention of the committee to leave ■no stone unturned to ensure success. Mrs. Mood is very busy training the children for fancy dancing, ° etc. I lie Natives are also busy preparing hakas, poi dances, and singing .in connection with this gathering, which is to be held in the Garrison Hall The proceeds are to go to the buildrng fund of the Anglican Church. The committee will bo glad of tlie assistance of young men on Monday for the erection of the stalls and other work.

A meeting of the Railway Appeal Board ior the North Island was held at Wellington yesterday. Judge Lyre Kenny presided. Mr C £ Ryan represented the First Division and Mr. P Reddington the "Second Division. Thomas Bartosh, porter at \\ aipukurau, appealed against his dismissal from the service for alleged attempted theft. The Board reserved its decision. C. F. Hill, stationmaster at Masterton, appealed against lus position •in. the classification- list, on the .ground of the district officer wifholding u. certificate for promotion. Ilie Board decided that under the circumstances it had no jurisdiction to entertain an appeal .where the aggrieved person complained of refusal of promotion. A reward is offered for the recovery of a gig .lamp lost on the way te the racecourse, - •

A Southern paper states that the Salvation Army self-denial week i Hawke’s Bay wul provide £j)U, an increase of OA& 4-ovei last j oar. Kev E A^lutehouse (Ashburton) and Her F. AV. Ohatterton'ivxll speak at' tlio Sievvright Memorial to-night, on the subject of Ad-license, at P 'T Press Association message from Home, received at 9.55 p.m. yesterday, states that His Holiness the Bone his given an audience to the Ri|ht it A Dr. Whan Roma,, Catholic Bishop of Auckland. A small boy 1 had a narrow escape from serious injury m Gladstone Road yesterday. A cart was belli*, driven along slowly with an empty buggy tied behind, when by some unexplained manner the lad got in between the two vehicles and was knocked down. The wheels of the empty buggy passed over his ene.s , but the vehicle being a very ngu ' one the boy escaxied with a lew bruises. ‘ Several settlers m the J e Aiai distinct have lately been complaining of petty thefts of produce, household goods, etc. The matter was repeated to Sergt. Hutton a day or two ago, and inquiries were instituted with the result that two natives will be charged at the Police Court this morning with the theft of a quantity of maize and 'kerosene, -the property of Mr. Charles Gibson, and a third native will also appear on a charge of having stolen maize, the property of Mr. Robert Preston. .. . . The great furniture sale which is to be commenced to-day by Messrs F. iS. Malcolm and Co., should attract considerable attention. The goods have just been landed from Home, ex s.s. Surrey, and are all of high class British" (manufacture. They are of ebony, rosewood, and mahogony, and present a handsome appearance, as well as being eminently useful. At the same time there yill be offered dinner and tea sets, and a full range of travellers’ samples in glass and chinaware. The firm will further dispose of a heavy consignment of men’s and hoys’ clothing, sheetings, tapestry, and lac© curtains, table covers, and a quantity of sundries of various descriptions. The whole is announced as an imperative compulsory sale, and each lot will be offered" for absolute unreserved sale. The sale will be continued on Monday, Tuesday, and AVednesday next, and will commence each day at 1 p.m. Up to time of going to press we have received no apology from Mr. AV. Lissant Clayton for omitting, probably unintentionally, to mention at his political address in His Majesty’s Theatre that this week it’s asbestos stove mats again for twopence each at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Sales, last day of the month only.