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The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JANUARY 7, 1902.

The Kaiti Road Board meet to-day at 11 a.m. The quarter for Mr J. Godfrey’s bookkeeping classes commences to-day. Tho fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council takes place to-night. Tho annual meeting of contributors to the Gisborne Hospital takes place on Thursday night. Mrs East, of the Gisborne Registry Office, has situations for general servants, also for married couple, and a cook.. Messrs Common, Shelton and Co.’s monthly stock sale takes place at Waerenga-a-hika yards on Thursday next. IVe understand that Mr R. Cole, of Gisborne, has declined the position of master of the Frasertown school. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday : “ Moderate southerly winds ; glass rise ; ordinary tides.” The vital statistics for tho Gisborne district for the year ended December 31st are: Births 289, deaths 79, marriages 80. A meeting of membors of the Karaka branch of the Farmers’ Union will beheld in the Te Karaka schoolroom at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Intending members are invited to attend. In connection with the Gisborne Racing Club’s forthcoming meeting it may be mentioned that nominations are due with the Secretary, Mr M. G. Nasmith,-on Monday next, 13th inst. In another column Miss Somervell notifies that she is prepared to receive' pupils for the piano. The young lady holds high honors in connection with the Trinity College examinations, and should prove a most able instructress. Whenever there is an attempt made in Gisborne to obtain sanction for raising funds for a water supply there is sure to be a wet season. It would not be surprising if there was rain on Wednesday night, when the meeting of ratepayers is to be held.

A vexatious practice has recently become common on the lower Taruheru bridge. Boys' assemble there, and not only throw out linos, but do some fishing vvi.th rods, and sometimes there is trouble in getting a spirited horse to pass the swing of the bridge. The programme given irj connection with the recent junior demonstration of the Salvation Army was repeated at the Barracks last evening, and drew a crowded attendance. The meeting was in charge of Captain Sharp, but the children’s programme was given under the supervision of Lieutenant Hill. An exhibition of club swinging and dumbbell exercises were amongst the most interesting items of the ovening, whilst the floral cross attracted a good deal of attention. Thirteen young ladies took part in this piece, and each one brought a wreath or a bunch of flowers, and attached it to the cross, repeating a verso of poetry or singing a song at the time. The following took part: Misses Ada Grey, 4hnie Henzler, Ethel Vincent, Mary Huston, Carrie Smale, Edith Holden, Edith Stuckey, Bhoda McCoomb, Nellie Smith, Annie Smith, Cissy Sawyer, Edith Forest, and Cissy Stuckey. A living bouquet and live cross was represented by fifteen children, the solo being taken by Miss Edith Holden. The utmost interest was manifested in *’ proceedings, and all present spent a most n joy able evening, A meeting of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association was held last evening. Present: Messrs W. Miller (in the chair), Hawkins, Cummings, Ciesar, Boland, MeCredie, and McDonald. Considerable discussion took place with regard to the question of increasing the number of rounds. of matches to six. Mr Ctesar opposed tbo increase, on the ground that it would not meet the arrangements of the country team, and he did not think the latter would be able to fall in with the suggested alteration. It was finally decided that the numoerof rounds should be inerea'seS to six, with the proviso that the Association have the power to close the season on the filst March. Discussion took place with regard to the visit of a local team of cricketers to Frasertown, but nothing definite was arrived at, consideration of the matter being deferred until after the Secretary had communicated y/jth the Frasertown players. The question of 'defaulters was brought up, and it was decided to notify members that if subscriptions were not paid before the 20th inst. they would be debarred from taking part in matches.

The memorandum of association of the Gisborne Sheep-farmers' Frozen Meat Company, Ltd.; was settled and signed yesterday, and'the prospectus and application forms are being distributed throughout the district by this morning's mail. The committee has accepted the responsibility of varying the resolution passed at last Friday’s meeting in order to meet the views of all sheep-farmery, and have limited the contribution to be levied from | subscribers absolutely to £25 per thousand or sixpence per sheep. It wLI thus be seen that the shares will be fully paid up and that there will be no further pr contingent liability. It will be necessary therefore to extend the range of subscribers so as to obtain at least £15,000. The articles of association are not, aye understand, absolutely settled, but it is proposed to limit the sub c cription to sheep-farmers, and also to limit the percentage payable in dividends so as to insure that the farmers who supply produce to the works will receive the full benefit of co-operation. A copy of the prospectus, setting out the objects of the company, appears in another column.

•'lt's Boyd’s Laundry is now open. Orders may be left with Messrs Smith Bros. Turanga Church Services. Sunday next: Waerenga-a-fcika (with Holy Communion) 11, Makaraka (with Holy Communion) 3, Ormond 7.—Rev. B. G~. Fox. Wi cn ti:e iirst contingent; were sent awav from New Zealand, opinion was d.Nnied on the desirableness of taking an active part in the wars or the Empire. But this division has since given place to remarkable patriotic unanimity, if we may judge from the fact that tlu- whole of the members of our Parliament, with three exceptions, are f i.oiable to the despatch of an Eighth Ccuiingent. Apropos of these three, an ir(filiation is being shown to make political capital out of their opposition, and to use it against them at the coming election. Tiiis would be both paltry and unfair. Whatever the majority of the people of the colony may think. these three members are entitled to the free expression of their honest convictions. As members of Fa; liament, they would be the veriest hypocrites if they silently assented, fidiii motives of expediency, to any s eep ir. public policy that they did not approve of. And believing as they do, the people will think none the worse of them for honestly and straightforwardly expressing their opinions.

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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 307, 7 January 1902, Page 2

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The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JANUARY 7, 1902. Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 307, 7 January 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JANUARY 7, 1902. Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 307, 7 January 1902, Page 2

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