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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2467, 3 April 1909, Page 4

It is announced that the banks will be closed for the holidays on Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, April 9 to 13, inclusive.

Services, will he held in the Waercnga-a-hika parish to-morrow as follows: Waerenga-a-liika, 11 a.m.; Ormond and Makaraka, 7 p.m.

An address to the burgesses of Gisborne by Mr. W. Miller, in connection with his candidature for the Mayoralty, appears on the first page of this issue of the “Gisborne Times.” -

The Cinderella Dancing Class will hold their monthly long night on Tuesday next. Dancing is to be kept up from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Good music and supper are promised.

A meeting of the Coo'k County Council was held yesterday to alter the width of tyres bylaw, but as only the Chairman (Hon. Captain Tucker) and Cr. White attended the meeting lapsed.

The Inspector of Factories (Mr. D. Carmody) wishes to remind factory owners that the time for registration is now due. Neglect to register renders owners of factories to a fearly heavy penalty.

At the Police Court, yesterday morning, before Messrs. Jolni Townley and John Warren, J.P.’s a first offender for drunkenness was convicted and fined 5s and costs in default 24 hours’ imprisonment.

A young man was apprehended by the police yesterday afternoon on a charge of having stolen a pair of hoots from the rack outside the window of the Paragon hoot shop in Peel Street. He will appear at the "Police Court this morning to answer the charge.

The following- reply has been received from Mr. F. W. Marcliant in answer to a communication from the Town Clerk as to whether lie wanted the plans forwarded to him: “Shall visit Gisborne, shortly; please send plans that I may study them before going.”

The Rev. Mr. Grant acknowledges on behalf of the “Bread Fund”: S. T. ss, Wesley Church (additional) £2 17s; making a total of £lO 19s for Wesley Church. A remittance for these amounts, with 16s previously acknowledged, making a total of £3 18s, will he sent away to-day.

The Rabbit Inspector for the Hawke’s Bay district (Mr. Ross) has informed the Gisborne branch of the Farmer?.’ Union that he will visit Gisborne on or about March 21st to confer with .the members of the branch upon the best means to be adopted to prevent the spread of the rabbit pest northward from the neighborhood of Aloha ka.

The following passengers arrrived in Gisborne by Messrs Redstone and Sons’ coaches yesterday: —From Tologa : Air. and Mrs. Oliveren, Aliss ■Morton. Alisses Lockwood (2). Mrs. Handcock; from TePuia: Mr, Moorehouse; from AVaipiro: All's. Sinclair and child, Aliss Sinclair, Air. lieald; from Tpkomaru: Mr. Deaiont, Air. White, Alias Buchanan.

In the case of an elderly woman, an old age pensioner, charged with lunacy at the Police Court yesterday. Alessrs J. Townley and -J. .Warren, J.’sP., decided to refer the case for the consideration of the. Charitable Aid Board. Drs. Wilson and Williams both expressed the opinion that the. woman was not in a fit state of health to hear removal to any other place.

The Malor (Mr. W. D. Lysuar) on Thursday sent the following telegram to the general manager for railways : “Would be glad to 1 know when Ivaitaratalii connection at gravel pit will be started. Borough urgently requiring metal, and unable to get any unti. connection completed. 9} \esteiday the Mayor received the following reply from the Railway Department: “Kaitaratahi ballast pit : Instructions issued to have siding extended temporarily to enable locomotive crane to be placed on Council’s tramway. Other proposals submitted now under consideration.” The Mayoress (Mrs. W. D. Lysuar) has, in response, to a request from the committoo established to promote a movement started in Cambridge, decided to convene a meeting of women and girls, to bo held in the Garrison Hall at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday next, to consider the question oi giving a freewill offering towards the cost of a battleship being presented to Jie Mother Country bv this Dominion, when His Worship the Mayor, Lioutonant-Co.one Porter, the chairman of the local school committee, and the representatives oi the Education Board will be invited to attend and ; . givo sliort speeches, priorto the question being dealt, with by Inrlios "nrcsent. h;.:Vv-:eh ; .=,? .

Tho art classes in connection with the Gisborne Technical School will conimenco at 7 p.m. on Monday next, under the direction of Miss Cubiih!d o .

The jury lists for the district, both Maori and European, were passed yesterday morning at the Magistrate s Court, by Messrs J. Townley and J. Warren, Justices of the Peace.

The meetings of the Salvation Army to-morrow will be conducted by Adjutant and Mrs. Melksham, assisted by a large staff of soldiery. A hearty welcome is extended to one and all. *n the afternoon ‘the band will pay their usual visit to the hospital and render a programme of music..

The Rev. W. Grant will preach mornino- ancl evening at St. Andrew’s tomorrow. The communion of tho Lord s Supper will be celebrated at the evening service. Members are reminded that the cards are not to be distributed on this occasion. Mr. Hugh McUymont will sing “There is a Green Hid.

The Rev. W. Lamb will preach at the Baptist Tabernacle'to-morrow morning on “Chastening.” In the evening the subject will he “The Great Tragedy or History.” The orchestra will play at 6.50, and Mr. llhinesmith will render a violin solo, “Traumarei.” The choir will sing the anthem “The Sower went forth Sowing.”

Extensive preparations have been made in connection with the Poverty' Bay Rowing Club’s social, to be given in the Garrison Hall on Easter Monday night. A strong orchestra has been engaged, and special arrangements made to secure a good floor for_ the dancing. The price of double tickets has been fixed at os each, and that <f extra lady tickets at 2s each.

The Rev. C. Griffin will preach morning and evening at Y/csley Churcji morrow, on the subjects “The New Kingdom” and “A Straight-out Question.” This will be. Mr. Griffin’s last evening service at Wesley Church, as he leaves for Marten, his new circuit, on Easter Sunday evening. will conduct the morning service at W T esley Church on that day. The Young People’s Bible Class will meet to-morrow afternoon at 2.4-5.

An elderly man named Thomas Laidlaw pleaded guilty, at the Police Cou,rt yesterday, to a charge of having wilfully exposed his person in a public place. * Sergt. Hutton explained that the accused had .been found lying in Ormond Road at 5 p.m. on Thursday, in .a state of intoxication, and with his dress derailed- Accused was convicted and ordered* to enter into a surety of £5 to come up for sentence when called upon. Messrs. John Townley and J. Warren, J.P.’s occupied the Bench.

A meeting of the Gisborne Hospital Trustees was.held in committee yesterday evening, when the applications, 18 hi number, for the position of matron of the hospital were considered. The names of two applicants were selected, and will be forwarded to the InspectorGenera] of Hospitals, Dr. Vaiintine. The Trustees considered five tenders for the supply of meat to the institution for the ensuing year, and that of Messrs Machell and Russell was accepted, at per pound all round, less o per cent, discount on small goods.

"When the Government steamer Hinemoa arrived here some little time ago she brought almost all the material for the new lighthouse at Tuahiue Point. The work of carting the material to the site is now almost completed. This work was attended with considerable difficulty as it was onlv possible to take the goods a portion of the distance on the carts, and then it was necessary to transfer to sledges for the remainder of the trip. The lens and glass have yet to came to hand from Wellington, and it is anticipated that the new light will be in operation in a little over a month from now.

At Mr. Miller’s committee meeting last night the question of the desirableness of procuring recreation grounds for the town was raised, and the candidate came immediately’ to his feet with the remark that he yielded to no ratepayer in such a desire. Mr. Miller, with no uncertain voice, told his friends that such a proposal was absolutely in accord with his heartiest desires, and, if any scheme could be devised, he would like, to have the principal handling of it, as, with all due modesty, he could fairly claim that in the matter of laying out and constructing recreation grounds his previous experience and success -in establishing such grounds gave him a fair claim for public confidence.

A largely-attended meeting of shareholders in the Kia Ora Co-operative Dairying Company was held in the • Waerenga-a-hika Hall last evening. Mir. J. A. Caesar occupied the chair. The secretary (Mr. Andrew Graham) outlined the business done during the past six months as compared with the corresponding period last year, and the report was considered satisfactory. Mr. A. F. Matthews gave a short address on the advantages of keeping the company’s plant up-to-date, and Mr. Burton, Government veterinarian, gave an instructive address on the various dis-« eases that affect dairy cattle. Refreshments were served, and a vote of thanks to the chairman brought the meeting to a close. .

To-morrow being Palm Sunday, the iu'st day in Holy Week, special services will be held in Holy Trinity Church. At 8 a.m. there will be a celebration of the Holy Comnmnion. There will also be a ce.ebrat.on alter the 1 o’clock service. In order that these services may not be unduly lengthened the vicar will have clerical assistance. The preacher at the 1 o’clock servj.ee will be the Rev. W. H. Roberts, of To Karaka. The vicar will conduct evensong at 7 rfclock in the church, and will also occupy the pulpit. Special Palm Sunday music will be sung at the services. The sacrament of Holy Baptism will be administered at 3.45 p.m. The evening services at 7 o’clock will be conducted in the schoolrooms in the suburbs of Haiti and Mangapapa, and all residents are heartily invited. During Holy Week (that is, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Tlmrsay) there will bo a short service each eveniug, beginning at 7.30 o’clock. Tlio Rev. F. W. Ch'atterton, of Te Ran College, will give a course of short addresses on those evenings, and . special music will be sung. All necessary books will bo provided at tlio services.

At the conclusion of the parade of tlio Gisborne Rifles last night, Captain Beere -gave an interesting address on the. “War Game.” He dealt with'military manoeuvres, pointing out the manner in which various tactics of an enemy might be foiled , and countermoves made against them. The address, was listened to with great attention by all present. These lectures will' be continued at 'regular intervals, and as the public is. to. b?> admitted, to them