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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2536, 24 June 1909, Page 4

Mr, J. R. Redstone, of Gisborne, lias filed an application for letters patent in respect of an improved horse drench. The Poverty Bay hounds trill meet at Mr T. Cr a ill’s house, Patutahi, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, instead of at Whatatutu. The friends of the Rev. \\ mi. Hiant will regret to hear of tho death or his mother, Mrs. George Grant who died at Ormondville on Tuesday last. ai» the age of 75 years. Mr. Grant left for Ormondville yesterday evening. Members of the Gisborne Rifles and Defence Cadets who can attend the funeral of the late Mr. H. E. Featon are to parade at tho Garrison Hall at 2 p.m. to-day, iu service uniform, with caps and side arms. It is notified that the revised valuation roll for tho Arai Riding of Coot Countv will be open for public inspection at the Cook County Council office from June 24 to July 1. Objections to valuations must be lodged not later than July 10. Mr. b. Carmody, of the local Labor Office has just received several copies of the fifth edition of the volume 'Labor Laws of New Zealand. The contents are right up to date, and a digest of tho different laws is contained in tho hook. The volume is bound m stiff boards, and is to be sold at a very reasonable price in order to placo it within the reach of every person whether employer or employee. * The secretary of the Board of Governors informs us that the information contained in our paragraph of .vesterdav’s date as to the High School buildin J is only partially accurate. I he Governors are most anxious to build, but nothing can be done until a site is definitely arranged for. Meanwhile it being known that a building will shortly be required, many valuable suggestions have been sent in for the consideration of the Governors when the time is ripe for action, but no plans have been asked for. The whole matter has yet to be considered by the Board when the Minister has finally approved the site. Anniversary services in connection with St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Sunday School are to be held on Sunday next. A mass meeting of children is to be held on Sunday afternoon at J o’clock, to be conducted by tho Rev. F. W. Cha.tterton, M.A., of Te Ran College. The pulpit is to bo occupied in the morning by the Rev. W. Lamb, of the Baptist Tabernacle, and in the evening by the Rev. J. A. Lochoio, of Wesley Church. Special music by a children’s choir, assisted by the. adults, will be rendered at all the services, and a special .collection will be made tor the Sunday School. ; The weekly meeting of the Y.M.C.A. Literary and Debating Society, having been postponed from Tuesday flight, will be held ' this . evening .m tho Y.M.C.A, rooms. The subject under discussion will be “Should Women hold office on Public Bodies.” As tins will be the ladies’ night, the speakers on the subject will be the lady unembers of the Society. The monthly membership social was to have been held tins evening, and it has been decided To hold that function also. The ladies auxiliary of the Y.M.C.A. have been hard at work for the past week, with the iosult that a very pleasauV evening wi.l be anticipated. The Te Rau student are to give a series of glees, and, in addition, a generous programme of items lias been arranged for. At tho conclusion ol : the meeting, refreshments will be handed jound;

A petition in bankruptcy lias been filed by William John Mark Attwood, second-hand dealer. A committee from the Y.M.C.A. has been appointed to confer with representatives of the Gisborne volunteers with a view to holding an athletic carnival in the Garrison Hall in the near futuro. The wet weather prevalent for the last few days has caused the streets to become thickly coated with slush, and yesterday a much-needed work was ac- , complished, when the borough road- f scraper was put over the main streets I to remove the slush to one side and so give the roads a chance to dry. | It is rumored that the creditors in a Gisborne Danlcrupt estate are anxious as to the whereabouts of the insolvent debtor. The deficiency in the estate amounts to some hundreds of pounds, and at the second meeting of creditors some caustic remarks were made on the way the bankrupt had kept his books. A foot-race, which is exciting considerable interest in sporting circles in Gisborne, is to be run at the Victoria Domain at 3 p.m. to-day, when two long-distanco runners, M. Griffon and J. Sexton, will run a mile course for ;1 00 ai side. G'riffen won the Mile Handicap at Napier last year, and Sexton was at one time the mile champion of New Zealand. Napier admirably sustained its reputation os the sunniest spot of the Dominion yesterday, tlie shortest day of the year, says the “Telegraph” of the 22nd inst. A record taken at the Private hospital, George-street, showed that King Sol beamed his brightest for an unbroken period of 4hrs. 3omin. in the morning, and for 4hrs 20 nun. in the afternoon, practically from sunrise to sunset. A quiet wedding took place at Holy Trinity Church yesterday afternoon, when Miss Eleanor Elizabeth Sargent, of Patutahi. was married to Mr. Frederick Horatio Cunningham, of Wae-renga-a-hika. The ceremony was witnessed by a number of friends, arid was conducted by the Rev. E. H. Wyatt. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. E. Sargent. Miss B. Cameron was bridesmaid and Mr. 11. Cameron acted as best man. The annual ball of the bachelors of W r aerenga-a-liika was held on Tuesday •light, it being a- pronounced success. The committee deserve credit for the way in which they carried out the arrangements. There were fullv_ 80 couples participating in the dancing. The music was very efficientlv supplied by/ dr. A. B. "Wootton’s orchestra. The su”->er arrangements were in the capable hands of Mr. S. Wootton, and he gave every satisfaction. The duties of M.’sC. were carried out by Messrs Hyland and Cook. The Feiiding Technical School Committee have arranged for wool/dassing instruction for various parts of the district. The instructor engaged is Mr J. T. Cahill, well known to all large wool growers. The first class was held at Waituna recently. Forty-three pupils were present, and after an instructive lecture by Mr Cahill, Mr E. Short, the famous Romney breeder and prize winner, gave an address on bow to start and manage a flock. Classes in other parts of the district promise strong support. The Works Committee of the Borough Council met yesterday afternoon, and considered several matters of importance. The question of street. levels was discussed, and it was decided to recommend to the Council that all work on unformed streets should be put down to the permanent Jerels, also thatstreets already metalled should be put down to the permanent level basis, unless the expense is considered to be too i great, when the matter will be referred to the Council. Consideration was given to the question of numbering tiie houses in the streets, and a!so„other matters, and the meeting was adjourned until Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. Half a dozen compositors and 20 girls left the Government printing office last Saturday week, and some machinists loft at the end of last week. The amount of work at the office has been during the past two years quite abnormal (says Mr. J. Mackay, the Government printer), and the staff has been as a consequence unusually large. The Consolidated Statutes and the main electoral rolls for the whole Dominion have been the chief causes of the pressure, and now, with these jobs out of hand and Parliament not sitting, the staff has to be reduced. Most of the Government departments are cutting down their requirements in printing and stationery, and this process will obviously affect the Government Printing Office. The Rev. Father Lane celebrated a quiet- but pretty wedding at St. Mary’s Roman' Catholic Church yesterday afternoon, when Mr Arthur Christophers, son of Mr. Henry St. John Christophers, of Gisborne, was married to Miss Dora Booth, daughter of Mr. Robert Booth, of Mangapapa. The bride’s father was unfortunate enough to meetwith an accident some weeks ago, and is at present under the care of Dr* Scott, and that gentleman filled Mr. Booth’s place at the. wedding and gave the bride away. Miss V. Simpson acted as bridesmaid, and Mr. Edward Dovery as best man. After the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the bride’s parents. The happy couple left for the South by the lalune last evening to spend the honeymoon. "What Is business? This game which men play, rove) in, live for without rest or monotony for decades. This game which creates as well as delights, which develops men and builds- up industries and nations as a by-product of the joy of playing. What is there in this game that attracts men, holds them, atid inspires them and stimulates them? The men who have themselves played this game in the front line, the greatest figures in the commercial world to-day will tell you, that profit which is the' reward of industry and ability in business, is not the sole object and consideration that actuates the really successful man. The love of gain cannot inspire him to the highest endeavor. There must be something more enduring to call forth his supreme efforts and satisfy his ambition. Arid that something is the same spirit- that is possessed by the men of war who go into battle to, do or die—who fight to win and forget all else. - The scone in Rottic anrf Co.’s yesterday carried convincing proof that profit was not the propelling force. Ask whom you may of the great- crowd assembled from the opening to the closing hour of the first day of this great sale, and they will tell you that- it -is the desire to win that makes them forget all profit and smile at big losses. Tty, in tbo winning hour that the victor -.fiiuls lvis .joy; and so it is with the finrjjf Pettic and Co.*- \. J \