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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2560, 22 July 1909, Page 4

Mrs. Sheen, Waimarie, Kaiti, advertises for a housemaid and also for a supply of young poultry. A progressive euchre party is to take place in St. Mary’s Social Hall this evening. Flay is to begin at 8 p.m. A Church of England service will be held at AVaimata at 2.30 p.m. on Sunday next.

About 20 unemployed, sent by the Auckland Labor Bureau for work on the Gisborne-Rotorua railway, arrived by the Talune last evening. The Bridgo Hotel, Matawhero, has been taken over from Mr. J. B. Holder by Air. Al. Ready, of the Railway Stables. Air. Hollier has come to Gisborne to reside.

It is’ reported that there is a movement afoot to form another new county out of the Cook County, to absorb the Tologa, AVaimata, and 'AVhataupoko ridings of the Cook County. The Chief Postmaster, Air. Rennie, has been advised that the mail • coach capsized between AVaipiro and Te Puia yesterday. The mails were not damaged. The secretary of the Cook County Women’s Guild acknowledges the receipt of £3 from the Rev. Father Lane, being a donation from the Catholic community for a cot in the children’s creche.

It is announced that the Tc Kaka Minstrels and Variety Company will give an entertainment in the King’s Theatre, Te Karaka, on Saturday evening Popular prices of admission are to be charged. The usual fortnightly sale of stock will be held at the Alatawhero saleyards to-day, commencing with fat stock at 10.45 a.m. Alessrs AVilliaras and Kettle, Ltd., Common, Shelton and Co., and Dalgety and Co. advertise important entries.

The following passengers booked last night by Alessrs Redstone and Sons’ coaches leaving this morning":—For Te Araroa, Airs. AVills ; for.-Tokomaru, Air. Buchanan; for AYailiau, Aliss Loisel; for Tologa, Aliss Killburn, Aliss Alurphy, Air. Hay. It is reported that septic metritis has already made its appearance among the local dairy herds, and the Government Veterinarian for the Poverty Bay district, Mr. S. Burton, advises all farmers to treat their cows in the way recommended within 36 hours of calving. ■*

Owing to the fact that yesterday was Arbor Day, the Magistrate’s Court was closed. Air. AV. A. Barton, S.AI., attended at the Police Station and fined a first offender, who pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, ss, with costs 2s, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. At the Y.AI.C.A. rooms, commencing at 4 p.m., on Sunday afternoon next, the Rev. F. AA 7 . Chatterton will deliver an address to men, entitled “Alen that Win.” The address is to be of especial interest to footballers and athletes. Admission to the meeting is free, and tickets can be obtained from Air. AV. Miller or from the general secretary of the Y.AI.C.A. Alessrs Common, Shelton and Co. have received advice that the latest attempt to shift tho stranded schooner Kaeo towards the sea resulted in the vessel being moved about 10 feet. A private message from Tokomaru states that an unsuccessful attempt was made on Sunday to get her off. On that pay. it was possible to walk round the vessel dry-footed, and the crew were busily engaged in attaching a number o* empty casks to the bottom of tho vessel to assist in raising her. A sacred concert is to be given in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church this evening by the choirs of that church and AA 7 esley Church, under the direction of Air. A. T. Hookey. The cantata, “Messiah’s Reign,” will form the principal part of the programme, and is to be preceded by a number of pieces of sacred music, and a recitation by Mr. AV. Johnston Brown. The vocalists will have the assistance of. a full orchestra. Mr. C. East will act as organist, and Mrs. P. Schwabe as pianist. There is to be a chorus of fifty voices. The Baptist Tabernacle was filled last night, when Aliss N. Gainsforcl, a missionary from India, at present visiting Gisborne, gave an address on “Life and Work in India.” Aliss Gainsford oiitlined tho work she, with the other missionaries sent out by the Baptist Church, was carrying on, and appealed for the supnort and sympathy of all well-wishers in Gisborne. At the conclusion of tho address a collection in aicl of the mission work was taken up. Tomorrow afternoon, in the Baptist Tabernacle, commencing at 2.30, Aliss Gainsford will address a meeting for women.

Mr. Howie, Collector of Customs at Gisborne, yesterday received the following circular from Wellington: —“Beer Duty Act: The Solicitor-General lias given an opinion that in no ease can Now Zealand beer be legally sold in bulk, except in the original casks—this includes two-gallon iars—which have been sent out stamped rrom a brewery; hence the practice of filling small kegs or jars by bottlers or hotelkeepers from stamped casks is illegal, and must bo discontinued. In view of the fact that the practice has obtained in some ports for many years, collectors arc requested to give publicity to this instruction, and if thereafter unstamped two-gallon jars or kegs of beer are found, they are to be detained and the facts reported to this office.”