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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2515, 31 May 1909, Page 4

\ meeting to arrange for a bachelors’ ball will be held in the Waerenga-a-hika Hall to-night.

The outward Gisborne-Motu mail was despatched from To Ivaraka on Satinday morning.

The Farmers’ Union Conference will be Feld at Mr. A/ Graham’s office at noon to-day. Mr. A. J. Graham will represent the Gisborne branch.

A meeting of the shareholders in the ”'ihi East Goldmining Co. is to be held in His Majesty’s Theatre this evening.

The Poverty Bay Rugby Uniop notifies that all players must nay their club subscriptions on or before Saturday next, June sth. A meeting of the Union will lie held this evening.

Meetings of householders in the various school districts which failed to elect school committees on April 26th are to be held this evening for the purpose of electing committees.

The semi-final for the Y.M.C.A. billiard tournament took place on Saturday night, Morgan beating Grenfell, and Robinson beating Malcolm. Robinson and Morgan play off the. final tomorrow ni glit at 7.30.

The following passengers’ wore booked to leave Gisborne by Messrs J. Redstone and Son’s coaches this morning: For Tokomaru, Mr. Busbv and Miss Busby; for Tiniroto, Mr. Dukes.

Tire .'following have been added to the telephone exchange: —373. jM. McLeod, residence. Man gap apa ; 567, J. 1 ownlev, residence, Peel Street; 568, Alhambra Club. Gladstone Road. Deleted: 373, M. Kingston.

Mr. J. H. Warren, who successfully tendered for the supplying of the first lot of sealed pans, has received advice that his application for letters patent for an invention of an improved lid for the sealed pans has been granted.

The survey operations in connection with the cutting up of Mr. S. Williamson’s Ngatapa property, of 10.b.b acres, recently purchased by the Uoveminent for closer settlement, will be commenced on September Ist. the work being entrusted to Messrs E. H. Farme and 'J. Roddick, of the local Survey Office.

The following was the revenue collected at the Custom Houset las week: Customs duties £723 13s lid, beoi duty £25 3s 6d, light clues £4 8s lOck shipping fees 11s 9d. other receipts £7 9s lOd; total £761 7s lOd. .The port charges collected amounted to £I9S 10s. “

A monster social will be held by the Druids, in His Majesty’s Theatre on June 10th. to celebrate the silver jubilee of Lodge Turanganui. His Worship the Mayor will preside. Invitations have been sent to Borough Councillors anil prominent citizens. Some of the. original charter members, including Bros. A. Sawyer, J. A. Lucas, A. Thomas, and W. Adams have also been invited to he present. The I'-inro+ion,. it js anticipated; will bo a mg *?•£?. Vt* ....

The only business dealt with at the Police Court yesterday was a charge of against a lirst offender who was fined os with costs 2s in default 24 hours’ imprisonment.

This morning the business of the Gisborne branch of the Bank of New South Wales, which has for several years been carried on in premises next door to Messrs Williams and Kettle’s, will be opened in the handsome new building at the corner of Gladstone Road and Peel Street. This edifice is of brick, finished in stucco, .and is a vast improvement, both in appearance and convenience,'on the old premises. It was designed by Messrs Crichton and McKay, architects, Wellington, and was built under the supervision of Mr. P. H. Graham. Mr. Colley was the contractor for tire erection, and the sub-contracts for painting and plumbing, and plastering, were let to Messrs F. Hall and Sons,' and F. J. Cowlriok respectively.

Mr. J. Jeune has presented to the Turanganui Bowling Club, as a trophy to be competed for next (season, a walking stick of a decidedly interesting character. It is made from a single cabbage stalk, grown in the island of Jersey, where, it appears, cabbages are found with stalks of portentous length. In. appearance the stick somewhat resembles a bamboo, and it is exceedingly light. The stick is to be competed for on rather curious terms, in a challenge singles match, of six heads, with an entrance fee of one penny, the winner to be open to be challenged at any time during the season, on one day’s notice. Each challenger is to deposit a penny with the club. The whole of the money received as entrance and challenge fees is to be handed over to the hospital at the end of each season. The stick is,to be retained in- trust as a challenge trophy by the club.

The question of the boundary between the Cook and Waikobu County Councils was finally settled on Saturday, when a conference was held between the Hon. Captain Tucker, chairman of the Cook County Council, and Crs. Hutchinson and Telford, of the Waikobu County Council. After a little discussion it was' agreed that the Aroha road district should remain in the Cook C-ounty. and that the boundary line shall he along the NgatapaWharekopae road to the stock bridge, following the river as far as Mr. Murphy’s boundary, and will follow the latter to the Hangaroa river. This will mean the inclusion in Cook County, besides the whole of Tangihau. of part of Mr. J. D. Williamson’s property and small grazing run No. 48. Approximately a total of 25,000 acres of land has been handed back to Cook County. As part compensation for this consideration, the Cook County Council will probably maintain the Ngatapa-Wharekopae road. The Hon. James Carroll, Native Minister, with his private secretary (Mr. W. T. Gordon) left for Wellington yesterday. In conversation with a representative of the “Times,” the Minister said that the first business of Parliament would be the consideration of the Prime Minister’s visit to the Imperial Defence Conference, to be held in London. Mr. Carroll thought that in view of the great question involved, the Defence of the Empire, and especially the fact that the Imperial authorities had -ostponed the date of the conference to suit Sir Joseph Ward's convenience, the Prime Minister should go Home, and that due provision should be made bv Parliament to enable him to do so. Mr. Carroll remarked that he hoped that a short session of not more than ten days would be held in June, and that Parliament would then adjourn to some time in September, by which time the Prime Minister wouhl have returned to the Dominion. If the House attended strictly to business, there would be time to do the work of the session before the Christmas holidays. The monthly meeting of the Cook County Women's Guild was held ou Friday afternoon. Mrs. W. D. Lysnar presided. There was a large attendance. Four now members were elected, bringing tlie total membership tip to eighty. It was reported that Mr. J. P. Kirk'had consented to act as legal adviser to the Guild without fee. It was decided to fit the new creche with a bath and copper, and to collect for the amount of the cost, and to open the new building by the holding of a kitchen and nursery tea. at which each person present is expected to bring something for the use of the ’kitchen or the nursery. All tlio churches in the district will be asked to supply a cot, which will cost about £3. and to provide the cost of maintenance, about £2. A vote of thanks was passed to Mrs. Townley for the gift of a French easement window, and to Mr. Wootton for the gift of a stove. A sacred concert in aid of the creche Is to be held on Sunday, June 6. A record attendance Is hoped for. The “brick social.* ’ to have been held on June 10th, has (on account of the Druids’ social) been postponed until Thursday, June 17th. It was decided that each member* of the Guild pay threepence a month for a broad and milbk fund. Anv donation towards the furnishing of the creche will be thankfully received by the Mayoress or Mrs. Townley.