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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2539, 28 June 1909, Page 4

The annual meeting of the Slaughtermen’* Union will be held on lownley’s Hall this evening. The 'usual ''monthly meeting of the Gisborne Harbor Board will be held at 2 n.m. to-day. ' The adjourned annual mooting of the Poverty Bay 'Employers’ .Association* will lie held in the I<armors Union rooms at: 8 p.m, to-day. The members of /the Poverty Bay Hunt Club met at Mr. . Tom Cnulls property. Patutuhi,\ on Saturday, and line! a ' 'most. successful cross-country In in*- -\ large number of ladies were 1 the party,'.and the day was free from Tjcchlonts. f.£. tf ’• '• _ • •n’s homo Established by uhty Wonubf fi Gmd, m is 'to be opened by the , "* .{rysnar ,at 3 Woot touts '.dance, and ••cl. The unested, v, with

7 The box plans'for the Allan Hamilton season will be opened at Mr. ’ Miller’s at 10 ; o'clock this morning.

The Imperial Picture Company concluded their Gisborne season on Saturday.

Messrs Brownlee and Grenfell, architects, call for tenders, closing at noon on Saturday next, for the erection of a store at Tologa Bay.

Mr. George Edwards, Kenny Street, AVaihi, advertises a brick two-storey building in Gladstone Hoad, containing shop and six large rooms, for sale.

The throwing have been added to the telephone exchange : 571, Salvation Army residential quarters, Carnarvon Street; 421, Busby, Miss A., Tupura Street., Deleted: 421, Tombleson, AV.

Tenders are invited by Messrs Brownlee , and Grenfell, architects, for additions and alterations to the business premises of Messrs AA 7 . Pettie and Co., Gladstone Road: Tenders are to close at noon on Saturday, next.

A meeting of the Gisborne No-Li-cense League for the transaction of important business will be held in St. Andrew’s Schoolroom at 8. p.m. to-day. The Executive will meet at the same place at 7.30 p.m.

The following revenue was received at the Custom House last week:—Customs duties £590 10s Id. beer duty £27 Is 6d, light dues £8 15s lOd, other receipts £2O 8s 2d ; total £646 15s 7d. Tiie port charges collected by the Gisborne Harbor Board this week were £lO7 7s sd.

The fol owing .. i.booked last night by Messr^" Sons’ coaches: —Fqr Hang.. • -=■. r r-. -and Mrs. Miller: for Tologa, Mis. "v* glierty, Miss S., Sydney. Miss Chui Messrs D. Maeßae, Gillies, She Forbes. J. Sccon: for Morere, ' Airs. Skipworth.

Inspector Dwver, officer in charge of the Hawke’s Bay police district, which includes Poverty Bay, arrived from Napier on Saturday, and left on his return yesterday evening. Part- of his business here was the inspection of chartered clubs, he being inspector oi clubs for the district.

Tn order to r>resent their plays in a fitting manner, the Allan Hamilton Company are sending over 100 tons of scenery and properties to Gisborne, part of which came to hand by Saturday’s steamer in charge of .a staff of mechanists, who arc now employed at His Majesty’s Theatre preparing for the opening nroduction.

There was a large a’udience at the Masonic Hall last evening when. Mr. J. R. Thomson, of Auckland, delivered a most' interesting address upon Theosophv. Mr. R. Johnston occupied the chair, and the lecturer dea.t at length with the influence of the soul upon the moral, phvsica-, and psychical natures of man, and sought to show that not only the body, but even the soul goes through an evolutionary process or development: -Mr. Thomson also answered a number of questions.

- The man named Jack Jensen, who pleaded guilty to a charge of theft at the Police Court on Friday,- and was remanded for the probation officer’s report. was again brought before Air. AAA. Barton. 'S.AL, on Saturday. His Worship said from what could be as-certain-'-d,accused’s past history appeared to \>e good. The excuse he had made that -ho was drunk was no excuse at ail. If that was the cause, lie had better leave liquor; alone. Accused was admitted to probation for a term of six months. . v - >

The second theory examinations of the year ll\o9 under the Associated Board of the' Koval Academy of Music and the Royal- College of Music. .London, will be* hold on Saturday. November 20th, at the Gisborne School. Intending candidates should forwaid their names to Mr. F. J. Rowley, honorary local representative, bciore October 23rd. Entries for practical subjects from candidates who have not yet entered tor the rudiments examinations will he accepted on duly Ist \if accompanied by entry fee for the examination, in rudiments to bo held in November. • ' V ",

It is intended to endeavor to form a troop of the East Coast Mounted Rifles at Batutahi, where, hitherto, the corps has not received much support. There are,' however, many young men in the district whom Captain- Mellier Evans and his officers would be glad to welcome as members of the squadron. With the view of obtaining these desirable recruits, and of. organising them into a troop in connection with the squadron, a meeting is to be held in the Ratutahi Hall at S pan. to-day. /.Hie Mayor of Gisborne, Mr; AY. D. Lysnar. ‘has kindly consented to preside, and addresses are .to he given by Air. AY. Bissau t- Clayton, Dr. J. Clive Collins and other friends of the corps. v‘ r-

' Short'y after' eleven o’clock on' Saturday night a lire occurred in a fancy goods shop conducted by Air. 0. H. AVhittot. opposite tlio Y.At.C.A. rooms in Gladstone Road., The fire was first discovered bv some young men, who saw smoke coming from the rear of the shop. They at once’ broke' open the door, and extinguished, the flames. Others had meanwhile given.the alarm from the firebell. but when the brigade arrived the fire was well under control, and oti’.v. a /.few buckets of water .wore, needed to put it. out. Very little of Air, AVliittet’s stock appeared to. have been damaged, but the wall of the lmilding,..which,' was of wood, was bully r'Cfii'bliVdv'i 1 The shop, which js. owned hv Air. R. S. Chiton. was. with the adjoining shops, covered by insurance. and Air. AYli'ttet’.; stock was also jnsured. ,

The Af.iv.mtis (Airs. AY. D. Tivsnnr) has iveoived a letter from Aliss Rochefort. Secretary, of the AYomen’s Patriotic League, oyprijssing appreciation, of her sincere and hard work and tUe oilvcient w’-" in which'she organised the nroeoedipgs in connection with the .girls’ ,D>e idnnii'dit fund. The writer 'dadlv acknowledged the generous sum from Gisborne, and staled -.—-“ The -'bin-mitteg-;would..jhfyploaswl if you kindly ■woud. if ybui have the opportunity .convey to thel various bodies (if school • girls th.eir-i&Wat pleasure; at receiving his their lo”al and patri ” . s | ) .lr%|Ahiis standing shoulder t.p 5 rs "’omen iu give, V*’” f ; momentous t i»><■- ' , y > •,. y ;; ;1 „ :eef ,;;