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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2385, 29 December 1908, Page 4

T. Bell, 52, has been deleted from the telephone exchange. .Special train arrangements have been made for -New Year’s Day. Trains will leave town at 7 a.m., 10.35 a.m., and 3.30 p.m. Passengers for the races at Puha will be set down and taken up at the course. The Borough water supply, will be cut off after 8 o’clock-this morning, owing to repairs to the pipe line at Te Aral. It is anticipated 'that the supply will not be renewed until late m the afternoon. Mrs A. B. Walker, who has acquired considerable reputation in Australia as a lecturer, is announced to give a lecture in the Masonic Hall to-mor-row evening on the subject of “Ull- - Marriages: their cause and cure.” The custodian of the Old Men’s Home "desires to acknowledge the following Christmas gifts for the. inmates :—A turkey, from Mr. AA D. •Lysnar; cakes, from Mrs. Erskine; whisky, from the Hospital Social Committee; and a box of cigars, from an anonymous-sympathiser. A novelty, in flower-growing is being shown hYMr. AV. Miller’s window. The specimen is an orange-colored lily of the ordinary variety, and the .first colored lil.v to be grown in the North Island. The flower was grown by Mr. George Grant, AVliataupoko. . The Job Printing Department of “The Gisborne Times” havo in stock a large assortment of New Year cards, upon which they arc prepared to print purchaser’s own words. The prices are exceedingly reasonable, and vary from 4s to 11s per dozen. Tlio following passengers left by Messrs J. Redstone and Sons’ coaches yesterday (morning: For Tokomaru Bay, Mrs Harding and Misses Harding (2); for AVaipiro, Messrs Green, and boy and AVallaco; for AVaipare, Master Colley; for Hangaroa, Mr Jounc; for Tiniroto, Messrs Lewis and Smith; for Morere, Messrs Crombie, Cato, Munsey, Nixon, and Ball. The Variety Troupe of Entertainers who havo engaged His Majesty’s Theatre for January Ist and 2nd, should prove a good draw to the ge--neral public. The first part of tlio programme on both nights is devoted to tlio-.usual variety turns, and tho second half is devoted entirely to a one act play entitled “No lools like old Fools.” Tlio box plan is now open at Millers. , . Mr AV. A. Barton, S.M., attended at the police station yesterday morni,lg ancl dealt with a number of prisoners. 0110 first offender, 011 a charge of drunkenness, avas fined os, with costs 2s ; and another first offender, who did not appear, was ordered to forfeit his bail,, £l. James Swan, who admitted having been previously convicted of drunkenness, was fined 10s, with costs 2s, in default 48 hours imprisonment. " AVhen an acknowledged humorist like Mark Twain in his reminiscences remarks that on reading a well-known book of medicine lie imagined lie was suffering from every disease mentioned except liousomaid’s knee, no excuse will be necessary for housemaid s gloves for thirteen- pence each this week at Parnells’ Popular Saturday Sales, New Year’s Eve, instead of Saturday.

and morning resulted in an addition of £3O to the Army’s funds. The first prize in the-raoe for Children of (Mary at the Catbohc picnic sports on Boxing Day »« * handsome silver, manicure set, pie sented by Mr H. J. Grieve, .and won by Miss Haughie. . A very tasteful card, conveying the Christmas greetings of the Lyttelton Times” and “Star” companionship and staff has been received by the P staff of this journal, by whom the good wishes in question aie heartily reciprocated. Seven applications have been received by the Gisborne High School Board of' Governors lor the position of first assistant master lor the ncfv High School, but the appointment wiU not be decided until after the holidays. M r Carmody, local representative of the Labor Department, has been advised that amongst the assisted immigrants on the Tainui. which arrived at Wellington on Saturday last, there are seven for Gisborne. They include four farmers, one farm laborer, ana two domestics. . " 1 One of the earliest settlers in the district, Mr Samuel Hoe, died at In’s residence at Mangapapa on_ Thursday last, after a very short illness. The deceased gentleman came to Gisborne 34 years ago, and resided foi a .long* period at- Ormond. He was 73 yearsfat the time of his death and leaves a number of relatives in the district. The Austral Uniscope Company gave another performance in His Majesty’s Theatre last evening to a large audience. A new series of films, many of them entirely new, was brought forward, and those present thoroughly appreciated the programme. Levarto, the juggler, again appeared, and introduced a number of now feats of skill. His turn is an excellent one, and the audience encored him .repeatedly. Th company will appear again this evening, when half the takings will be given to the Old Men’s Home. An old man named James ©Smith appeared before Mr. AY. A. Barton at the police station yesterday morning to answer charges of drunkenness and indecent exposure on Saturday at the corner of Grey-street and thc YY’aikanae beach. The indecent act was committed in .front of a number of women and children, and evidence was given by Alexander Malcolm of the man’s conduct. The magistrate said that women and children seeking recreation. on the beach must be protected from such indecency, and sentenced the accused to 30 days’ imprisonment on the charge of indecency, and to 48 hours’ imprisonment oh the charge of drunkenness. The quarterly meeting of the Loyal Gisborne Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U.. was held in the Masonic Hall last evening. It was decided not to enforce the fines for non-attendance owing to the holidays. The following officers were elected for the ensuing six months: — Noble Grand. AUG. Bro. Sim : ViceGrand, E.S. Bro. Chisholm; Elective Secretary, Bro. Poole; Lecture Master. G.M. Bro. McConnell; Guardian, P.G. Bro. Stewart; Warden, P.G. Bro. Schwa be; Supporters to N.G., Bro. Morgan (right), Bro. Rose (left); Supporters to V.G., Bro. Newing (right). Bro. Ambridge (left). The installation was conducted by Lecture Master Bro. L. Sharland. It was decided to present P.G. Bro. Sharland with a past officer's emblem. 'The following visitors are at the Pakarae Hotel:—Air. and Airs. C. Adair, Air. and Airs. Stock and family, Air. and Airs. G. K. Pasley and family, Air. and Airs. Ingram, Air. Curbv, Air. YY'ilkie, Air. Brown, Air. Desmond. Air. Smith., Air. Forsvili. Air. AY T . Aliller, Air. T. Adams, Air. J. Lawrence, Mr. and Airs. J. H. Martin and family, Aliss AY'alsli. Air. T. Fraser, Air. R. Fraser, Air. T. Prince, Air. AY 7 . Prince, Air. AY'. Burgess, Mr. J. Alaekay, Air. Wilde,. Mr. K. Leach. Air. S. Kennedy, Air. YY'ebster., Air. Johnston (2), Air. Gordon, Air. Black, Air. J. Hays, M. A. How. Air. AI. Rice, Air., A. AY'alsh, Air. Dufour. Air. Gordon, Air. AY 7 hite, Air. Hawkins. Air Dreedon. Air. AY 7 ebster, Air. Whyte, Air. F. Richardson., Air. and Airs' G. Louglier and family, Mr. Alorice. Air. Parkworth, Air. Murphy, Atr. J. YY’illiams. "...