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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 933, 4 July 1903, Page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Whafcaupoko Road Board yesterday afternoon lapsed for the want of a quorum. On Tuesday evening nest a public meeting will be held for the purpose of discussing the water and drainage question. The Rev. H. Williams, and Messrs Bright, Bast, and Kennedy will address the meeting. Mr W. L. Bees will take the chair, Mr McGregor hopes to commence the erection of the Motu Dairy Factory in about a month from now. The machinery has all been ordered, and the contract of cutting 20,000 ft of timber has been placed ia the hands of Mr Hansen. At St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church to-morrow morning the subject of sermon will be “ How to be set free from sin. 1 ’ In the evening Mr Paterson’s lecture will be •“ Moonshine that puts shoes on the children’s feet, clothes on their backs i and learning in their heads.” ]

'A' gold tie pin, with greenstone bar, is ’advertised for in another column. Paddocking near town is required for two or three horses. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday: Strong westerly winds, glass fall, tides moderate. The anthem at the Holy Trinity Church to-morrow evening will be “ Lord of all Power and Might ” (Mason). A meeting of directors of the Kia Ora Factory will be held at Mr T. A. Coleman’s office this morning. The Bcv. B. F. Roth well will conduct tfco service at Mangapapa School on Sunday afternoon at 2.30. I An impounding notice in connection with the Gisborne pound appears in this issue. A black and tan collie found at Ormond is advertised in another columa.

The following new subscriber has been added to the Gisborne telephone exchange: 232, T. Morrison, private residence, Victoria township. East Capo reported yesterday: “N.W. light winds, barometer 30.18, thermometer 55, cloudy weather, moderate tides, sea moderate.’’

Messrs Dalgety and Company, agents for Huddart Parker, will be open on Sunday afternoon from three to four o’clock for the convenience of passengers. Business premises will close at

eleven on Thursday morning next, to allow townspeople an opportunity to

attend the Gisborne Racing. Club’s meeting. Tho other day the Auckland coroner in

asking a jury if they had all answered to their proper names stated that it had been found that gentlemen sometimes sent substitutes who answered in tho names of the

persons summoned,

To-morrow afternoon Mr J. M. Troup will deliver a lecture in the Whataupoko Band hall upon the subject of “ The Second Coming of Christ plainly foretold ; sure to be fulfilled signs that he is near.” Mr W. L. Rees will preside. Wairoa is enjoying -a singularly dry winter ; at the present moment there is not even a pool of water about the township. The dry weather, though cold and bracing, is appreciated by all, and by none more than the sheep-farmers. Hoggets we hear are doing well.—Guardian. The Rev. B. F. Rothwell’s subjects at Wesley Church on Sunday will be: Morning, “An unanswered prayer about property evening, “ The combined ministry of an angel and an exaggerated wasp.” Anthems will be rendered by the choir. Strangers are cordially invited. Wesley Church quarterly meeting was held at the Parsonage on Thursday evening. All reports were encouraging ; membership the same as ! last quarter. The congregations continue very, good, and the Christian Endeavor Society and Sunday School are flourishing. The balancesheet .was very satisfactory. At a meeting of the Karaka Racing Club on Thursday evening, the question of a racecourse was fully discussed. It was decided that if a course could not be procured the I next race meeting should be held at either the Park Company’s grounds, or at Makaraka. The meeting will be held on the Ist of January. At the display given last evening <by Messrs Adair Bros., Mr Thomas I Abberton won the special prize ofI fered by the firm to the person who guessed the number entering the shop during the evening. , Mr Abberton guessed 545, which was the exact -number. Mr Abberton’s name appears first on the Waiapu Electoral roll. I

The prizes in .connection with the Tirnaru to Christchurch road race, promoted by tho Dunlop Tyre Company, are first prize Swift cycle, second prize £6 10s, third prize £3 Bs, fastest time prize JEIB 18s. The winner of the last-named prize is to represent this colony in the great Warrnambool to Melbourne road race, which takes place on August 22. The Salvation Army services tomorrow will he conducted during the day by Adjutant Cook, whose morning subject will be “ Wanted, Messengers ” ; while at night Captain Pcnhall will give an address on “ Mis-spent Opportunities.” Special songs will be introduced, and the usual hearty services may be expected.

The half-yearly meeting of the Wesley Church Christian Endeavor Society was held on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance, and the various reports showed the Society to be in a most vigorous and growing condition. Messrs Hawkins and V. Wilkinson were elected

Vice-Presidents, Mr C. Yeoman secretary, and Mr F. Wilkinson assistant secretary. The following were appointed conveners' of committees : Look-out, Miss Freeman ; Prayer

Meeting, Miss Foster ; Sunshine,Miss Golding ; Social, • Miss Yeoman ; Temperance, Mr A. Richards ; Missionary, Mr Hawkins. Strong committees were appointed in each case.

Several new members were elected. A social is to be held in a fortnight, to which the St. Andrew’s Society has been invited.

Mr Seddon will require to manifest al the tact and exert all the force of which he is capable in order to keep his own followers in a condition of loyal subjection. Ho may succeed, but we do not envy him his task. But even without a revolt of the Government party there is every indication of the season being a trying one. The unsatisfactory results of some of the last local option polls have rendered an amendment of the licensing laws absolutely necessary, and Mr Seddon will he placed in the position of having to choose between the “ trade ” and the temperance party. He has been in a sifnilar position before, but on this occasion he will be confronted with much more definite demands, and he will, if we mistake not, be called upon to declare allegiance either to one side or the other.—"Wanganui Chronicle. At a meeting of the Committee of tho Te Karaka Racing Club the question of arranging for a course was discussed, and it was decided that the first meeting be held at Makaraka or the Park course, The Committee expressed the opinion that they would not countenance the Club racing permanently outside of the Karaka district. The Club would be registered, and in order

to keep going it was necessary to hold a meeting somewhere. On the present outlook the Karaka Club should be a strong one. The membership is expected to reach upwards of 100. A programme totalling £l5O in stakes has been passed by the Committee. The chief items are a £35 handicap, hurdles of £2O, and flying race of £2O. After the Club has been registered at the Conference in July, the programme will be sent to the Hawke’s Bay Jockey

Club for approval. It was decided that a surveyfshould be made of Mr Patullo’s property, and that that gentleman should be asked to let the secretary know what he would take for the land. If everything is satisfactory, the Club will purchase tbe property and get debentures out for it. A general meeting will be held on August Bth to consider the matter.