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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2255, 29 July 1908, Page 2

At the meeting of the Borough Council last night it was resolved that a letter be sent to the police authorities requesting them to enforce the by-law relating to the speed of motor cars within tuo Borough, At the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. W. A. iß.arton S.M. a young man named Alexander Young, for a third offence of drunkenness within six months, was committed to prison for seven days with hard labor. At tho 'meeting of the Borough Council last night His Worship the Mayor intimated his intention of expending portion of his honorarium in procuring a chain of office for the Mayors of Gisborne. A meeting of the .committee'appointed in connection with the Everitt Benefit will he held this evening in the Cosmopolitan Club to complete arrangements regarding the coming entertainment. In an editorial published in yesterday’s issue on tho subject of unimproved values, a typographical error oecured in the sentence which read—“An alteration that would result in a speedy erection of a number of wooden houses to meet the present strong demand, would probably provo a wise move on the part of the municipality.” “Wooden” should have read “modern.” “Jt is a disgraco and a menace to the community the speed at which motor cars travel in the town. I myself have often seen them tearing up the main street at >a speed of 40 miles an hour.”—Cr. Whinray at tho Council meeting last night.

At the Borough Council mooting last night it was decided to cull for tenders for. tho supply of 1000 yards of l’atutahi metal. Tho cloak iroom at (lie new Borough Council Chandlers is proving a great boon to Councillors, the convenience thus provided being apparently much' appreciated. “To see the Yankee smoking our cigars and drinking our beer will hot bonofit us much,” was an incidental commont by one of the workers at the mooting of tho unemployed in Timnru yesterday, when the action of tho Government in entertaining the American Hoot was being adversely criticised.

Residents of Alangapapa aro notified that they can now purchase the “Times” every morning at Mr. J. AVhilu’s Alangapapa store.

A provisional license was granted for His Majesty’s Theatre at the Borough Council meeting last night, and Air. H. Currie was granted a license for the Masonic stables. It is the intention of the proprietor of tho Okitu butter factory to remove tho establishment lat an early date to a sito in Peel Streot. between Childers Road and tho railway station. It is also likely that the Okitu bacon factory will bo similarly transferred.

Tho s.s. AA'immera, which arrived at Auckland from Sydney on Monday afternoon, had a rough passage. Tho passongers mostly remained on deck, and several of them received duckings, greatly to the"amusement of lookers-on. One or two doors of deck-house cabins wore stove in. Mrs. Gilbert, wife of Bert Gilbert, of the Hunipty Duinpty Pantomime Go., was in her cabin when the door was smashed in, and was drenched with water, but received no injury, An attractive entertainment will bo given in His Alajesty’s Theatre on Tuesday evening next in aid of tho proposed. Alateniity Home. The programme will, for tho greater part, ho provided by children trained by Alls. F. Hayes and Aliss V. Poirco. Tho programme will open with a representation of “Life on the Ocean AVavo,” in which Aliss Edna Hayes has the solo “Nancy Leo”; Alisses McConnell, Miller, Parkor, and Church have the quartette “Four Jolly Sailormen,” Master Len. Sheet tho song “Jack’s the Boy,” and Aliss Edna Hayes dances a hornpipe. The children then give a representation of tho “Grand Old Flag, which is said to bo a novelty. Other representations will be a street scene and “Coonland.” otilers who will take part are: Alisses Poareo (3), Nicolas, A’cra AVootton, Hoffornaii, and Okoy Kiwi. The latter is a tiny girl, whoso dancing of the cuko walk is remarkably clover and will certainly arouse enthusiasm. Master Rhinesnutli will give a couple of violin solos, and one of the entertaining vocal duets will bo “AVhy, of Course,” by Alasters Lowndes and Sheet. It is anticipated that the entertainment will attract a crowed house.

The Registrar of Electors (Air. H E. Hill) having received inquiries from a number of electors, wroto to tho Electoral Department, AVeJlington, asking when the supplementary rolls would bo issued, and tlio following reply has been received: “As there is only one supplementary roll at each polling booth, and the roll is kept open until tho issue of tho writ, tlio printing of the supplement cannot be done till after the date of issuing the writs; but, as in former years, you will bo instructed later on to issue an unnumbered supplement to those people who have purchased rolls. Unnumbered supplements will serve the purpose of satisfying persons who desire to know the electors’ names which liavo been received for inclusion in tho. supplementary roll; and the understanding with the printer will be that he shall keep in type the names in these unnumbered supplements, which you will find necessary to issue when you have received, say, 1000 names for the first, and 500 for the second, and possibly you will, issue a. third. By Keeping tho names in typo, the printer can finally consolidate the lot .into one supplement,, and insert the numbers immediately the writs are issued. I might,say that it is most important to have only ono supplement at each polling booth, for the sake of reducing the number Q f poll clerks and of securing accurate work.” Air. Hill also informed a “Times” reporter that a good many persons have applied to bo enrolled upon the supplementary roll whoso names are upon the chief roll. This is an offence under the law, and the person, so enrolling, as well as the canvasser making the enrolment, is liable to prosecution. In tlio last files from Homo it was reported, on apparently good authority that tlio voungest daughter of the late Crown I’rince was born with a Colorado silver fork an her mouth. AA’e cannot vouch for this, but this week it’s Colorado silver dessert forks •for eightpence each at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Sales, Ist August only.