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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2279, 26 August 1908, Page 2

The? latest addition to the telephoii exchange is 392, I{. McArn, fruiterer and confectioner, Gladstone Road; deleted, 392, Chilton and Co. The Mayor (Mr. IV. D. Lysnar) yesterday received a telegram from Mr. Jickell informing him that the report on a drainage scheme had been posted, and will reach Gisborne ibis morning.

Ihe Riroriros, under the command of Major Holdaway, arrive from South by the s.s. Monowai this morning. This talented company of little children will give entertainments in the Citadel to-morrow and Friday and Sunday evenings, and in liis Majesty’s Theatre on Monday evening. The cases in which tho Inspector of Factories proceeded against airs. Annie Nelson for failing to comply with the regulations of the Factories Act, touching the payment of wages, were called oil at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning. Mr. Stock, for defendant, said that the wages had been paid, and Mr. Carmody corroborated the statement, adding that ho had only brought tho cases for tho benefit of . the assistants. His Worship iiifiieted the nominal penalty of 2s, with 7s costs. A fresh consignment of tho latest American literature has just been received by Mr Adams, bookseller, and those who havo read Alfred Henry Lewis’ story “The Boss” will appreciate his latest “Tho Sunset Trail,’ ’a graphically written account of Wild West .and Indian life. Another good novel is “The Brass Bowl” by Lewis of Vance, a romance of love and burglary akin to Raffles, but much superior iu style to that popular book.

Miss Hughes, who lias been doing very successful temperanco work in Australia and in different parts of this Dominion, will pay Gisborne a short visit, arriving next Saturday morning from the South and leaving for Auckland on the following Wednesday. She will probably speak in the open air on Saturday evening and in the Theatre on Sunday and Tuesday evenings, and pay a visit to the country on Monday evening.

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, before Mr. AY. A, Barton, Martin Kimbel was charged with having sold tickets for an art union without authority. Sergt. Hutton detailed the circumstances of the case, and said that) defendant had admitted selling the tickets. Defendant said that lie did it in ignorance and under the belief that he was helping an honest man. His AVorship pointed out that he could hardly take that as an excuse. He knew the circumstances of tile case, however, and would only inflict a penalty of £1 with costs 7s.

A large-attended meeting of the parishioners of AVaercnga-a-hika was held in St. Luke’s Church last evening, the vicar (Rev. E. AVard) presiding. The vicar nominated Mr. R. 11. Image as vicar’s churchwarden. Mr. C. Gray was elected as parishioners’ churchwarden, and the following vestry was elected: Rev. C. Jennings, Messrs Ellis, Reid, Mortleinan,Lough, Hyland, and AYotten. The meeting spent a little time discussing various questions concerning the work of the church.

The Gisborne i3oroti*i;]i Council met last evening, Init as Mr. R. Hay, ot Dunedin, engineer for the waterworks contract, was in attendance at the request of the Council, the ordinary business was adjourned until this evening to allow the Council to discuss the conditions of contract with the Spiral Steel Pipe Company, and the advisability, in view of the difficulty ill enforcing those conditions, of alleviating them. A short discussion took place as to whether the interview with Mr. Hay should be a private one, and the Council ultimately decided to exclude the reporters from the Council Chamber. The Star of Gisborne Lodge.l.O.O.F entertained the Rebekah (ladies) Lodge and their friends at a social evening at Kr,shine’s rooms last evening. About 100 couples were present, and tin; Noble Grand (lire I l '. Gray) in a brief speech, cordially welcomed the visitors. Dancing was indulged in until early morning, all present greatly enjoying themselves. During the evening songs were given bv Sisters Osborne, Scott, Miss .Swain, Bros. Cowlrick and Alelhuish and Mr. Dudley Trent, recitations by Misses Evans and Smyrk and Bro. Nicol, a violin solo by Bro. Cuthbcrt, and a musical selection by Mr. Barraelough. At the meeting of the Borough Council last evening a deputation consisting of Messrs C. A. DeLautour, Grant, and Davies, waited upon the Council to ask that serious consideration to the application of the Poverty Bay Bowing Club in reference to'the erection of a boatslied oil the riverbank at Haiti he given. The residents and property owners objected to the shed being erected on the hank, which was a public road. The residents wished the hank conserved to the use of the public for recreation purposes, and lie presented a petition signed by a large number of residents against the shed being erected on the bank. Air. Grant said ho had every sympathy with the Bowing Club, hut the river-bank had been beautified, and he thought it a pity to spoil the residents’ view by erecting a boatslied. The Mayor said the committee set up to consider the matter did not favor a building being erected on the bank, and the deputation withdrew.

The interest taken by the travelling public in the accommodation provided by the shipping companies and railways has been the main 1 actor in inducing them to make better provision for tlieir clients, similarly this week it’s asbestos stove mats for twopence each at Parnell’s Popular Saturday sale, twenty-ninth iust. only.