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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2556, 17 July 1909, Page 4

Tho Cook County Council granted a slaughterhouse license to Messrs Holder and Co-., Tologa Bay, yesterday. The Rakauroa and Matawai mails, the Chief Postmaster advises, were delayed by bad weather, and did not leave Rakauroa till yesterday morning. The members of the Rev. W. Grant’s Bible Class will meet to-morrow afternoon in Townley’s Hall. At the evening service in St. Andrew’s to-morrow, Mr. Grant will give an ovangelistic address. Next Tuesday night a humorous social is to be held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms, and in invitation to this a huge black and white drawing of a skull has been posted at the Association rooms, bearing the words, “A good laugh.” There are at present thirty-five patients in the Gisborne hospital, and the accommodation is being rather severely taxed. On the men’s 6ido there are only two beds vacant, while the females’ portion of the building is also well filled. Tlio Rev. W. Lamb to-morrow will preach in the Baptist Tabernacle in the morning on “Absolute {Surrender,” and in the evening on “The Greatest Thing in all the World.” At 6.45 tho orchestra will play “Paradise,” the choir will sing several items, and a violin .solo will bo played. Tile services at the Methodist Church on Sunday will be conduct-eel in the morning by Mr. Kent, and in the evening by the Rev. J. A. JLtOchore. Bright music will be rendered, including a solo by Mr. Armstrong. The evening subject will be “The Touchstone,” being the first of a series of sermons on “The Divine Love and our Love.” The question of the adjustment of tho riding accounts between the Waikobu and Cook County Councils’ was mentioned at the meeting of the latter body yesterday. It was decided that, in the event of an unfavorable reply from the Waikohu County Council, application be made to the Auditor-Gen-eral for the appointment of an Inspector. At the meeting of the Cook County Council yesterday tho special order of 18th June, raising the fee for billiard room licenses to £5 per year was confirmed. The Clerk remarked that it would lead to tho closing several of the billiard rooms in tho County. “A good job, too,” responded the Chairman, "we do not want billiard saloons of a class that cannot afford to pay a yearly license of £5.” At low water yesterday morning, soundings were taken in the river with the object of ascertaining the extent of the recent shoaling'. The results were as* follows:—Off the corner of wliarf. 10ft, and thence down 9ft 6in, Bft, 7ft 6in. corner of groyne 7ft, beacon Tit, half way between beacon and crane 7ft, off small crane 4ft 9in, between there and end of breakwater sft 6in. end of breakwater 9ft to lift. The following notice of motion, to have been moved at vesterday’s meeting of the Cook County Council, was held over until next meeting owing to Cr. Matthew’s absence through indisposition: “That the by-laws be amended to allow one shilling per cubic yard to be charged on all road metal passing over the Coiuitv roads between and through the Patutahi and Gisborne ridings.” The schooner Kaeo is still aground at Tokomaru Bay. Tho weather yesterday was reported to bo fairly good, but with considerable sea. Two unsuccessful attempts have been made to haul the schooner off with tho help of a kedgo anchor. The s.s. JBlora, to leave Gisborne to-day, will take a quantity of additional gear for use in getting the Kaeo off, and the channel astern of the vessel is being deepened. It is expected tha\> she will be afloat again in a few days* time. A rehearsal of the cantata “Messiah’s Reign,” which is to be performed on Thursday, next by the choir of St. Andrew’s Church, assisted by that of Wesley Church, was held last night under tlie direction of Mr, A. _ T. liookey. It passed off very satisfactorily. Tho cantata is superior, as a musical composition, to that given by St. Andrew’s choir last year, and the performance next Thursday is expected to bo a very successful one. An orchestra. is to assist the choir for the occasion. Sitting as the Tologa Bay Harbor Board yesterday, the County <knm cll received an -application from tho Tologa Bay Lightering Company for permission to lease for a term of 14 years, a portion of the foreshore of the Uawa river for the purposes of wharf extension. On the suggestion of Mr. Boland it was decided to defer consideration oi tlie application until the next meeting of tho Board, in order that the Tologa Bay people might have an opportunity of becoming acquainted with, the position, and, if. they desired it, to forward a recommendation'to the Board. The popular and clever juvenile entertainers, known as the Biroriros, from the Salvation Army’s Children’s Homo at Wellington, are to give four entertainments in Gisborne next week in aid of the funds of the Home. On: Wednesday, July 2J.st, they, will give, the opening performance in the Army Citadel. On Thursday and Friday, July 22 arid 23, they are to appear in His Majesty’s Theatre, and on Saturday. July 24, 'they will give their concluding performance in the Citadel. The Hire firos obtained great popularity oil the occasion of their former visit to Gisborne, and that fact, coupled with The excellence of the object for punch tliev are to appear, should ensure liberal patronage from the public.

“Were they pretty hard kicks?” asked Mr. Sainsbury of a witness at the Court yesterday morning during tho hearing of an assault case. “Well, 1 couldn’t say,” said tho witness, ‘ 1 wasn't at the end to Btoj) them.” The Deputy Official Assignee,, Mr John Coleman, by advertisement in this issuo of tho “Times,” calls for tenders, to close at noon on Monday next, for the purchase of the book dobts in a number of bankrupt estates, of which, a list is given in the advertisement. Although there is a great deal of talk about tho want of employment, only one tender was received by the Waikohu County Council yesterday for forming and metalling a footpath at ie Karaka. The tender was accepted, the price being £34 6s. Tlvcs Hawke’s Bay Education Board anounees the election of Mr M. McLeod( North Ward) and Mr C. M. Whittington (Middle Ward) as members of the Board. It is further notified that an election to fill a vacancy in the representation of the South Ward will bo held on Monday, July 26. The candidates are Messrs J. CEcoles, W G. Hunter, and G. Wilson. Mr. D. Mills, junior, with the Clydesdale stallion Ettrick Shepherd jn the charge of Mr. E. Quirk, arrived at Gisborne last night after a trying journey of four days from Opotiki. Un Sunday he was delayed at Motu by the bad weather, and Mr. Quirk had to tako considerable risks and show some good horsemanship, in order to get his charge through in saiety. A numerously signed petition was presented to tho Cook County Council yesterday by residents of the vicinity of Stout Street asking that that road should be opened up right through to Mangapapa. After discussion, it was resolved that if the owner of Section 3 would form and dedicate a road, the same would bo taken over as a County road. The weekly meeting of the Junior Debating Society was held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms last night, the subject under discussion being, “Does the influence of the home or of companions produce the greater effect on character?” The subject was warmly discussed. and home influence received the greater support, the voting at the conclusion of the meeting being two to one in its favor. During the meeting of the Waikohu County Council yesterday, the chairman (Mr. W. D. S. MacDonald, M.R.) said that a good deal had been done for Karaka township in the way of drainage, and, after the necessary culverts had' been put in, if anything further was required the residents would have to consider the raising of a district loan to obtain money to pay for the work. A meeting of representatives from the Y.M.C.A. and the Gisborne Rifles and Defence Cadets was held m the Garrison Hall last evening, when it was decided to hold a combined athletic carnival in the Garrison Hall in October. A small joint committee was appointed to make arrangements. It is proposed to hold the display near the side, of the hall, the seats being raised round three sides. In addition to the military and gymnastic displays a number of competitive events, snch as tug-of-war, basket ball, etc., will be got off, and blindfold boxing; assault-at-arms, and other interesting events will be given. The recent frosts have had the effect of thwarting the hopes of many amateur gardeners who had hoped to get ahead of the regular season in the raising of vegetables. Potatoes whose tops were showing well above the ground have been ruthlessly withered upon many a garden. The mildness of the season up to the end of June is instanced bv the fact that the Rev. M. Butterfield., of Waerenga-a-bika, was able the oilier day to dig a very fair samplo of new potatoes which had been grown in the open without protection of any kind. On the shortest day he gathered both strawberries and raspberries from his own garden. The second instalment of Health Inspector Schauer’s report lias been received at the Borough Council office. The section to hand embraces the whole of Whataupoko and Kaiti, and a portion cf tho town division. Dealing as it does with the suburban districts, the last section of the report does not discloso anything like the bad state of affairs that was made known in the earlier instalments which dealt with the more congested areas. There are several cases' of defective drains, insanitary j-ards, and improper rubbish receptacles, and in each case where a recommendation has been made the necessary notice has already been served on the occupiers of the premises concerned. The monthly meeting of the Mangapapa School Committee was held last night; present, Messrs McLeod (chairman). Grundy, Ellery, Ooad, Brown, and Smith. The headmaster’s report showed that the number of scholars in the roll , was 211, and the average attendance 197. The visiting committee reported a number of necessary works required at the school premises, and it was decided to attend to them. Mr. McLeod stated that he Tad decided to resign from the committee as he had been elected to a seat on the Education Board. The committee expressed regret that they should' lose such, an excellent member, but congratulated Mr. McLeod on being Elected to a seat on the Board. In view of Mr. McLeod’s retirement, it became necessary to elect another memoer, and it was decided that Mr. Sawyer should be requested to act on tbe committee. It was agreed that the visiting committee and the chairman should confer with the headmaster to make the necessary arrangements in connection with the observance of Arbor Day. A number of accounts were passed for payment.