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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2427, 16 February 1909, Page 4

The annual meeting of the High School Board of Governors which was to have been held yesterday was adjourned until Alonday next.

Owing to the unexpected shortage of water through a leak in tho pipe, the. town’ supply will be cut off today, probably until the evening. Tho annual general meeting of tlio Poverty Bay Sheep Dog Trial Club has been postponed until next Saturday night, at the Ormond Hotel. A (general meeting of the Gisborne Co-operatic Building Society will be held iat tie Society’s office at 8.30 p.m. to-day, to dispose of two loans. A hoy with, a horse is wanted to deliver papers in the morning. Good Wages will be paid to a good lad. Application is to be made to the “Times” office.

Two cases of typhoid fever" in Lowe Street were 'reported to the local health officer yesterday. It is alleged that proceedings are likely to be taken by ia gentleman against the Borough Council for allowing certain promises to be in an unsanitary state. A /

The labor market in Gisborne at present is somewhat depressed, few vacancies occurring for unskilled labor,' and there are a number of laborers out of work. There is also a slackness in skilled labor, a few tradesmen being out of employment. The number of workers arriving here lately has been in excess of the demand, but the Inspector for Labor (Mr. D. Carmody) considers that the matter will right itself with time.

On account of the continuous wet weather, the auction sale to bo hclu by Messrs AVilliams and Kettle nu Kiwi Station, has been 'postponed until further notice.

It is understood that information has been laid 'against a number ol local trades people for tailing to provide proper receptacles for rubbish at, their premises as required by the law of the Borough Council. The intimation that unregistered greyhounds will not be allowed to compete at the coming meeting ol the Poverty Bay Coursing Club has awakened local owners, and within the last three days the names of 42 dogs have been handed in for registration. The tenders received by the /Public AVorks Department for the erection of buildings at Otoko station, 324 miles from Gisborne, have been rejected. It has" now been decided that the work shall be done by day labor.

Owing to the inclement weather Air. AV. A. Barton, S.M., has been detained .at A'iorere on the return journey from AVairoa, and in consequent was unable to be present at the courtyesterday. . As a result of his absence several cases were adjourned until to-morrow.

The sheepfarmers of the _ district continue to take advantage of the facilities offered by the Railway Department for the travelling of their sheep, over fifteen hundred of which were brought into town yesterday. It is understood that a new and powerful engine is at present being constructed for the .local line.

Some interesting discoveries of the .work of rats have been made during the demolition of the three shops under tho Albion Hotel. A number of light articles and papers of various descriptions have been found, and the. rodents have even succeeded in adding to their store & large menu bill similar to the ones used in the hotel.

As the display at the Garrison Hall does not conclude until this evening, Aiessrs F. S. Alalcolm and Co. have decided to extend their “Limerick’' competition until 'to-morrow, by -which day all competitors must have handed their efforts to the Editor of the “Times.” A good number of replies have already been received and tlie result will doubtless be interesting.

At tho meeting of the Poverty Bay Sheep Dog Trial Club at Ormond on Saturday evening, Air. A. AlcKenzie exhibited the two handsome silver cups held by him since Tlie last trials. The cu/ps, which are of chaste design, and suitably inscribed, were tilled with champagne by the holder, and handed round as loving cups, Air. AlcKenzie remarking that he. was sorry there was such a small attendance* of members to participate in the ceremony.

Towards the end of the present month an inspection of the proposed site of the Gisborne-Eotorua railway will be made by the Aiinister for Public AVorks, Hon. R. AlcKenzie, who will probably- be accompanied by Mr. R." AV. Holmes, engineer-in-chief, and Air. J. H. Blow, Under-Sccretary for Public AVorks. The inspection a-ill cm i-uc i3«;y vr-rienry end, and arrangements have been made for Air. X). Armstrong, Residentengineer, to meet the party at Opiti'ki.

It is understood that a ‘requisition is at present being signed by a number of local shopkeepers, askinir that they be allowed to close their establishments at noon on Thursday, and remain open until 10 p.m. on Saturdays. Mr. D. Carmody, of the local office of the Labor Department, pointed out to a “Times” reporter that such would be contrary to the Act, as shopkeepers cannot deduct an hour from one day’s work and add it to another day. It is considered unlikely that the proposal will come to a definite conclusion.

Mr. W. Miller reports the following bookings through Messrs Thos. Cook and. Sons’ Gisborne office: For London: Mr. W. Carrington, per Mahva, leaving Sydney 24th March; Mr. and Mrs. F. Wilson, per Asftirias, leaving Sydney 31st March; Mr. H. Williams, per Bremen, leaving Sydney 20th March. For Hong Ivong: Mr. Loo Sing,, per Yawata Maru, leaving Sydney 17th March. For Vancouver: Mr. and Mrs. W. Buchanan, per Aorangi, leaving Sydney loth March. For Antwerp; Mr. 0. Christensen, per Boon, leaving Sydney 17th April.

The following passengers left town yesterday morning by Messrs Redstone and Sons’ coaches: —For Wairoa: Messrs Brodaick, Keefer, Williams, Bunney, McLeod, and Doylq; for Morere : Mesdames Downey, Brady and two children, Hardwick (2) Messrs Williams, Solender, and Adams; for Tiniroto: Messrs Cooney (3) and H'oldsworth; for Waerenga-o-kuri: Mr. Hardwick; for Tarewa: Mr. Webber; for Waipiro: Mr. Darker; for Toko-mam: Mr. Connelly; for Tologa: Misses Edwards (2), Mrs. Taylor; for Tatapouri: Miss Hancocke, Mrs. Taylor; for Glenroy Station: Mr. and Mrs. Edwards; for Puatae Station: Mr. and Mrs. Merritt.

Messrs Vita Brothers are, in receipt of the following acknowledgment of the amount collected by them in this district and forwarded to the Italian Consul at Wellington, in aid of the sufferers through the recent earthquakes in Italy:—Messrs Vita Brothers, Sirs, I have to acknowledge receipt of your kind letter dated the. 3rd inst., enclosing Money Order, for £lO 10s (ten pounds ten shillings) as a donation towards the Italian Earthquake Fund, subscribed by residents of your town, and I have to tender my heartfelt thanks to all those who so kindly donated. Your amount will go forward with tho genonnl fund to Romo im due course and acknowledgment will be made through tho local papers here.—l have tlio honor to be, dear Sirs, Tours faithfully, Roland T. Robinson, Consul Agent for Italy.

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iV Press Association telegram. from ChHstohurcli, received nonnces the death ui the lit . an/J j o ra McManus, parish l n ' ie^ l( d p S^ on He was formerly in the Palmerston North and Auckland distncts.

Tho Rev. (Father Lane intends to make a .periodical visistation m the northern part of his parish next weex. He will, weather permitting, start about the Wednesday or J.hursday, and will go up the coast as far as VWu-nii-o Bay. He expects to be absent from Gisborne for about a fortnight/.

The City Band will leave for Hastings by next Sunday’s boat to compete at the Hastings Band contest. The Newtown Band will also be travelling by the same vessel, and it is probable that the northern combination will come ashore in the afternoon, and, with the City Band, give a concert at Trafalgar Rotunda, when collections will be made to help defray the expenses or both bands. A definite announcement will be made later in the week.