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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2538, 26 June 1909, Page 4

The Rev. AVm. Grant is to return .to Gisborne this morning by the s.s. Victoria from South. Inspector Dwyer, in charge of the Nanier police district, is to ariive iii Gisborne this morning on a short visit. The box plans for the Allan Hamilton season \v 1 1 ■ be opened on iVlonday moinincr at 10 o’clock at Mr. Miller’s. The annual meeting of tlie Poverty Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Association "will be bold at the Farmers Club, Dunlop’s Buildings, at 2 p.m. todav. At the meeting of the Waikohu County Council yesterday, it was decided 'to give four days’ notice to a man named Aubrey Nicholas to remove his camp from the AYaihuka valley road. The annual meeting of the Slaugliterinen’s Union will be held in Townley s Hall at 7.30 p.m. on Monday next. A special meeting for receiving the nomination of officers will lie held \at / p.m The tender of Mr. A. F. Lawrie at £3«O was provisionally 'accepted. by the Waikohu County Council yesterday lor the erection of Council offices and clerk’s residence, on the YVaikoliu road. The work is to be completed m fifteen weeks. The half-yearlv meeting of the Gisborne Ileclmbite Tent was held on Thursday night, Bro. A. J. Hill, v,.1 ~ presiding. The election of officers resulted: 0. It., Bro. E. Mmpsey ; P.C.R-., Bro. A. G. Hill; D.Il Bro G Mcßae; secretary, Bro. R. 11. Clark; treasurer, Bro. D. Coleman. While being exercised over the sod vail at the Park racecourse a few comings ago, the steeplechaser Boay ell and injured his fetlock, ana lonsermcntlv, be unable to fulfil au\ if his engagements at the approaching vinter meeting of the Gisborne Racing 3'lub. - The horseman llao, who was •iding Reay when he fell, had his colarhone broken. . Great preparations are being made ir the special ten days’ mission to be ommenced in Gisborne to-morrow week v the Rev. R. S. Gray,, of Cln'^tinirch. The Sunday evening meetings re to be held in His Majesty’s Tlietre and the wedk night meetings ni lie Baptist Tabernacle. A very large lioir-has been hard at work practising iJitiy new luolodicfi: from "blm. famous dexander Red book now being so ir< T eb' used in Australia. Each eveu--I<T a bright song service will be held jj? l ltl ]f •an hour before the usual meetig I logins. At the Baptist Tabernacle to-morrow e Rev. W. Grant, will be the. preacher the morning service. In'the e.veng the Rev, W. Lamb will have for 5 subject.: “Satan in Kid Gloves. . At to the orchestra, is to play ocipio, d the choir will redder some beauul melodios. Mr. Gfanville is to sing Vhen I Survey.” 3 lie officials m ar«e are so dry that last Sunday ovi„ ,7 some persons who desired; to atid°had to lie disappointed, but liai- ■, obtained nf number of extra clians ; v expect.to/be able to accommodate • to-morrow/ evening, ,

To-day the train which usually leaves for Te Karaka at 0.130 p.m., will ledve at 10.30 p.m. The services in Waerenga-a-hika parochial district to-morrow will be as follows:—at iWaimata, 2.30 p.;n.; at Waerenga-a-hika and Makaraka 7. p.m. The No-license League meets in St. Andrews school room at 8 p.m. on Monday next and the members of the executive are asked to meet in the same place at 7.30 p.m. The tender of Messrs Evans, Nield and Co. has been accepted by Mr. P. Hamilton Graham, architect, for the erection of a large two-storey residence at Makauri for Mr. H. G. Tucker. The Gisborne Master Butchers’ Association, having decided to disband, the cash balance in hand will be divided and presented to the Children’s Creche and the Maternity Home. The following passengers arrived yesterday by Messrs • Redstone apd Sons’ coaches: From Tiniroto, Messrs Lloyd, Hendrie, Lowe,, and Versailles; from Waipiro, Messrs Russell and Stanton; from Tologa, Messrs Maloney and Gibbels, Misses Clmrches, Moore, and Maude. The urgent necessity for foot-paths in Te Karaka was brought before the Waikohu County Council yesterday by Cr. A. M. Lewis. “The country is being fast opened up," ho exclaimed, “and the townships are not being improved as they should. All the children- as they plod along to school are up to their necks in mud." Mr. A. M. Lewis, of Te Karaka, was unfortunate enough, during the last few days to lose a valuable thoroughbred mare, in foal to Multifid. The animal fell over a steep bank while running in the paddock and sustained injuries which necessitated her being destroyed. Unclaimed' letters from places beyond the Dominion are lying at the Gisborne Rost Office for the following: D. Clifford, E. Currie, C. Derham. Miss M. Duggan, Mi's. Fannie, J. Mackay, Mr. McDoudell, J. Nolan, M. Porter, H. Paulinson, Sirs. C. Iteid. O. E. Richard,son. Fred. Robinson, E. Stubbing,-?, T. Waller, J. G. White and Miss Leslie. Reference was made at the met-TTng of the Waikohu County Council yesterday to the large number of country people who make use of the railway to visit Gisborne on Saturdays. In view of the short day in town allowed by the present time-table, it was decided to request the Railway Department to run the train half an hour or so earlier in the morning. The bad state of the Waiapu inland road was mentioned by Cr. Tiffen at the meeting of the Waikohu County Council yesterday. It was stated by the overseer that the two large bridges were unsafe and full of holes, and that in burning scrub the settlers had also succeeded in burning all the culverts on the road. Before taking any steps towards closing the road, the Council decided to ascertain exactly how much of the road lay in the Cook County. The committee in charge of the Gisborne. School Baths met at the Gisborne School on Thursday evening, when the Chairman (Mr. F. J. Rowley) laid before the meeting a statement of receipts and expenditure incurred in the construction of the bath, showing avery ' satisfactory state of affairs. It was decided to hand the bath and every tiring connected with the same over to the School Committee, and to place on record the excellent work clone by Mr. Rowley in bringing the matter to such a {satisfactory issue. The committee tender sincere thanks to the public of Gisborne for so generously assisting in procuring the bath. After transacting some routine busness, .the committee decided to disband. In the Y.M.C.A. rooms last evening Mr. T. C. Cox gave a lecturette upon the chemistry ol : a candle to the members of the Junior Debating Society. There-was a good attendance of members, and the speaker, by a number of chemical experiments, sought to show that matter could neither be created nor destroyed, and that, as far as human knowledge goes, matter had always existed, and would always continue to exist. At the conclusion of thb lecture a number of questions were asked and answered. Special Services will be held in St. Andrew's to-morrow in connectem with; St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Sunday School. The Rev. TV. Lamb, the Baptist Tabernacle, will preaenu, the morning at 11 a.m., the Rev. F. W. Chatterton, M.A., ink'the afternoon, at 3 p.m.. and the Rev ,) A. Loclipre in the evening at 7, A Targe attendance of children is ..expert '’ p the - afternoon if the nra-Ti -i' is hive, and it is hoped that the church will be filled morning and evening.- A sgccxid collection of .£4O is being asked for. The song service, will consist of hymns, choruses, and solos. The purging of the Parliamentary and Local Option roll has almost been eom>ted by the Registrar of Electors (Mr H E. Hill). The last of the notices were sent on the 14th April to those who did not vote at the general elections, and totalled 1480. Up to the date of finally purging, the 19th mst., about 265 electors had returned notices sent them as still residing in the district, and others requesting their names to Tie removed from the roll as having left the district. A number of notices have been returned since the 19th inst., With tlic result that the persons concerned have been struck oft through their failure to answer the notices sooner. Formal notices will be sent out in the usual way informing those who have been struck off, and enclosing an enrolment form for the purpose" of re-enrolment. It- would also be well for those elector's who have returned their notices to enquire .whether their names are all right', as if a general election or by-election were suddenly required, numbers would 'be ■ disappointed on going to the polls. The Registrar desires those electors to make enquiries concerning their claims,, which it is their duty to’do. J'he latest bulletin from Petti e and Co. "announces that their sale is a commanding stroke of enterprise. \\ batover tliev have done in the past and thev have achieved a wonderful success with their past sales —this Expansion Sale outshines the rest. J o begin with, there is a bronclor selection ol merQluuidise and more of it, and they have put more thought into arranging the sate. They are animated by the one desire to materially reduce stocks, and to that end prices have been reduced without any consideration lor actual or possible losses. The", have had three record days’ sales, but it will take a lew weeks to bring stocks down to .what they aie aiming, at. / Those who visit tins sale with l>ig. exr-.octatienis will i/ot bo disappointed.* \ t

Country farmers declare that thepresent winter so far constitutes a record as far as the mildness of the weather is concerned; although there havebeen several winters during which there has been even less rain than has been experienced this year. The frost which was experienced in town early yesterday morning was also keenly in evidence in the surrounding country^districts.‘ In the vicinity of Te Karaka many pools were frozen over, and residents of the township state that it was the most severe frost that lias been experienced there for a very long time. A public lecture is to bo delivered by Mr J. R. Thomson, of Auckland, entitled, "An Outline of Theosophical Teaching,’’ in the Masonic Hall, Childers Road, to-morrow (Sunday) evening, at 7 o’clock, under the auspices pi the Theosophical Society. Mr. Thojnson has had well attended meetings in the places he has visited in the North and South. Written and verbal questions will be answered by the lecturer at the close of his address. The Abattoirs Committee of the Borough Council held a meeting yesterday afternoon to inquire into the passing of a boef carcase affected with tuberculosis through* the abattoirs. The meeting lasted for some hours, and Messrs Burton, Government Veterinarian, Spragg, Government meat inspector, and Kinnimont, manager of tinabattoirs, were called to give evidence. The result of the committee’s investigations will be placed before the Borough Council on Wednesday evening next in the form of a report.