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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2461, 27 March 1909, Page 4

Services in the Waerenga-a-hika parish will be held to-morrow, as folloav's : —Waimata, 3 p.m.; AVaerenga-a-liika and Makaraka, 7 p.m.

Tenders, closing on April 14, Avill be received at the office of Mr. H. J. Brownlee, architect, for the erection of a teacher’s residence- at Te Arai.

The annual social of the Poverty Bay RoAvmg Club is to be held in the Garrison Hall on Easter Monday, and is expected to- be an exceedingly successful function.

Attention is directed to Messrs Williams and Kettle’s annual balance notice in this issue. Their store department will he closed on the 31st inst for stock-taking, the offices remaining open as usual.

The general committee of the East Coast Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will meet in the Borough Council Chambers at 2.30 p.m. tC-day. A full attendance, including the vice-presidents, is desired.

The Gisborne High School Board of Governors call for tenders for the lease in two lots of the two portions of the Maringa block, severally occupied by Messrs Barker Bros, and Air. H. Oldfield, for four years, from July 2. lenders will be received by the secretary (Air Morgan) till noon on Alay 1.

The morning subject at- St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church to-morroAV is “The Holy War.” The subject in the evening is “Friends.” The Rev. AY. Grant will occupy the pulpit. Parents aro specially invited to bring tlieir children to the morning service. Avhen an address is always given from the “Golden Text-.”

__ At Wesley Church to-morrow, Air. Kent will preach in the morning. The Rev. C. Griffin’s evening subject is “A Grand Christian.” A solo and anthem will be given by the choir. The Young People’s Bible Class will meet in the afternoon. Air. Griffin will conduct ■farewell services at Waihuka in the morning and Ormond in the afternoon.

In order to present their plays in Gisborne on the same scale of completeness as in the metropolitan cities, Alessrs Aleynell and Gunn are shipping from Auckland to-day the Avhole of the scenery, wardrobe, and properties for their opening piece. A staff of mechanists Avill come with the scenery, and Avill have everything in readiness for Wednesday night.

Land values in parts of Auctoria appear to be high at present. A land agent from Bacchus Alarsh, a small town in that State, writing to a Gisborne friend, tolls of a. sale he made of an acre paddock for £528. It faces on a residential street, but is at present used for growing lucerne. Six cuttings per year can lie obtained, hence the great value of the land.

To-morrOw evening, at the Baptist Tabernacle, the Rca'. AV. Lamb Avill take for his subject “The World’s. Alisgovernment, a Plea for a Higher Patriotism ; some straight home truths, suggested by the mad competition for Dreadnoughts.” Prior to the service, the orchestra will play “Airs from Eli” (Costa), and Airs. Sliierlaw will sing a solo. An earnest invitation ’s given to all avlio desire humanity’s uplift.

Alessrs Dalgety and Co. announce an important sale of station property lor Saturday, Alay 29, when. under instructions from the executors of the late Air. Ralph St. Leger, they will offer to public auction the Tamvliaretoi property, near Tiniroto, comprising 5009 acres of good sheep country, together with 7000 sheep, 100 head oi cattle, a number of horses, etc. The whole' is to bo offered as a going concern.

A meeting of ladies interested in promoting the candidature of Air. \A . D. Lysnar at the forthcoming Alavoral election was held at the Farmers’ Union Club rooms yesterday afternoon. There was a fair attendance, and Airs. Haines Avas voted to the chair. Air. Lysnar gave a brief address on municipal questions, and at hie suggestion it wns'docided not to form a committee, but that all Avould use their individual influence in the election. Another meeting will be called at an early date.

Captain Jonassen, the aeronaut, avlio was seriously injured Avhen his balloon caught fire “several weeks ago. has /so far that he is able to go about on crutches. He is phtckily determined to. resume his performances as soon as possible, and says he Avill not disappoint, the public of Gisborne, and intends to make another ascent here. His leg, which A\ - as badly broken, aa-uI not, hoAvever, permit him to do this before next summer.

The following passengers arrived in Gisborne by Alessrs Redstone and Sons’ coache yesterday: —From Tologa : Mrs AndrcAvs, Aliss CaldAvcll, Air. Hawkins, and tiA'o Natives; from AVairoa : Airs. Williams, Airs. Watkins, Airs. Wallas, Alessrs Vernon, Buzza. and Stranger; from Tnrewa : Air. Johnstone; from Waipivo: Airs, and Aliss Ready, Airs. Readmond, Alessrs J. AloKister and AA’hitworth ; from Tokomaru : Alessrs Barclay and Crows.

Air. T. G. Lawless, ay ho has recently returned from a visit to the Ayorks of tlie Ferguson Alining and Smelting Co., informed a “Times” representative yesterday that he. had seen a test of the capability of the Pyrit-e smelting process, which is to be employed there. The test has been completely successful, and ores so refractory that they have in the past baffled all efforts for profitable treatment, have been treated and the resultant matter is worth up to £47 per ton. The manager (Air. Myers) informed Air. Lawless that he was delighted with the test, and rv-as confident that the process would extract from the Thames ore the full quantity of precious metal contained therein. Those, interested in the mminrr industry in the north are greatly concerned in the Avorlc of the Ferguson Smelting Company, for it is recognised that once the success of the process is commercially proved, other companies will take it up, and tremendous benefit will accrue to the Thames- and other districts where refractory ore ts to be found. Specimens of the ore and matte can ho seen at Air. Larue.s office; KaitL

The Hawcra Borough Council has decided to revert to the system of lighting the istreeffi with gas, m lieu oi eiectn city.

It is requested that all accounts against fit. Patrick’s Sports Committee be rendered at once to the scciotary (Mr. M. Segedin). The prizes won at the sports will be handed ovei to the winners at Mr. Segedin s establishment from 3 to 5 p.m. to-day.

The question what to do with the Pakarao punt which lias been thrown out of use since the bridge has been erected was discussed informally by tne Cook County Council yesterday, and it was decided to offer it to the Mm wai settlers for use on the TV aipooa river.

Those interested in sports gatherings were loud in their praises of the excellence of the arrangements made l.y tlio ground committee at ot. J. ■Vxirts on Thursday afternoon. .> i-e gentelman chiefly responsible for tne completeness of the arrangements was .Mr T. Haisman, chairman of the ground committee, who worked hard throughout the gathering, and whose expert knowledge stood the committee m good stead.

Attention is directed by the Registrar of Births, Mr H. E. Hill, to the raciuirernents of tire Births and Deaths Registration Act, which imposes a duty under a penalty of £o upon the occupier of any house in. which a child io born alive to give notice of such birth t othe Registrar within 72 hours (if 1)1 a citw or borough) or 21 days m .any other case. This notice, of birth, which is in addition to the usual registration, is to be strictly enforced by the Department.

The nominations' for the.Muriwai racing club’s Easter meeing ciose at J p.m. next Tuesday. March 30th. The club has decided to enforce the regulation :—‘‘That .all bookmakers must, before proceeding to the course, pay their fees to the .secretary or a member of the committee appointed to receive thorn at the store next the Muriwai hotel. This is being done in order to save time at the course. l bookmakers, on payment of the fee, win he given a pass on to the couise.

An elderly man called at the Police Station on Thursday evening and mad 3 a muddled statement about the loss rt /■4 As be appeared to be under the influence of liquor and uncapable n looking after himseif he was locked and charged with drunteennecs. was duly brought before Messrs J Sheridan and Tv. Akroyd, J. s 1-, , the charge, pleaded not guilty, and defended the case. Evidence of c man’s condition when he arrived at tl-c Police Station was given by Seigeaob Hutton and Detective Rawle, and tldelinquent was fined

During the sitting of the Cook County Council yMteiclay Cr. White question of preventing heavy tiaffic on seme of the Comity roaus during the winter months. He .sngge.it.d that - by-law should be passed to regulate the width of tyres on heavy vehicles duirng the winter. "It would pay tho Council over and over . again to take the traffic off the roads m the wet weather.” said Cr. White, and he moted that all vehicles on certain roa s -- fomnplled to be shod with bm. tyr.s. The 1 Council ‘considered the imposition , basSaUe, and dacidad to meet agam on Friday night.to lully «* ' question of revising the vulth of „ bv-law.

That was a naive letter which the Rev. C. Smith, at Otaki, wrote t.ie Horowhenua County Council (sa;>s . Palmerston paper). He is •about several things m.relation cemeteries. In the first place he has to robe under the trees, winch he says is • most unpleasant in wet weater. ' Then lie wants the cemeteries regarded so that the bodies may Vie laid “east and west,/ and not north and south ’ as at Otaki, but as lie admits that at his first funeral, “being a stranger m Otaki. • he did not know winch was east and wuieii was west—“ Not being sure <n Ins bear-ino-s,” the thought occurs that it me hve clergyman eonkl not tell east from west, was the dead Otakian supposed to be more certain oi “his bearings and more concerned about them.

I am not an office' man but I do know something about leather. Being overstocked with the best selected Boots, I am having my annual eleaimg sale, from 15 per cent to 2o per cent discount, to make room for a large stock of indents arriving. Thousands of pairs which must be sold. For Cash. For Cash.—At H. <3 - -Andrew s, the Gisborne Boot Shop.*