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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2568, 31 July 1909, Page 4

On account of delay in the arrival of the necessary furniture, tho opening of the new school at Puba has been indefinitely postponed. A meeting of the parishioners of Waerenga-a-hika parochial district will he held at St. Luke’s Church at 7.30 p.m. on "Wednesday next, August 4, for the election of churchwarden and vestrymen, and general business. A general meeting of the Gisborne Co-operative Building Society will be held in Townley’s Hall,:at 8.30 p.m. on Monday next, August 2, to dispose of loans. Sealed tenders will be received at the Society’s omco at 8 p.m. on Monday for the purchase, in one or moro lots, of a ballot loan of £3OO. The extraordinary mildness of tho winter is being evidenced by the fact that in several places tho willow trees are beginning to show sips of bursting into foliage. Many other trees and plants are also commencing to testify their appreciation of the unwonted geniality of the mid-winter sun. Mr. J. McCredie, of Te Kara’ka, met with a very painful accident on Thursday afternoon.. He was chasing a calf in one of his paddocks, and in jumping down into a small ditch he fractured one of his legs. Medical assistance wag sought, and Mr McCredie was conveyed to his home, where he is progressing as satisfactorily as can be expected. Notice is given that separate tenders will be received at the District Lands Office, Napier, up to 4 o'clock p.m., on Wednesday, 11th August. 1909, for the grazing rights over portion of the Ngamoko forest reserve, situated in Block 11., Norsowood S.D.: Lot 1, containing 1060 acres, minimum annual rental £SO ; lot 2, containing 900 acres, minimum annual rental £35. “He 6aid he had money in the bank, your Worship, and an examination of <iis Savings Bank book showed the sum of one penny standing to his credit,” said Sergeant Hutton, giving evidence in a vagrancy case yesterday. The statement of the sergeant elicited a smiling response from the S.M. ‘ Avel|« at any rate, sergeant, there appears to he some truth in what the man says.” In the report of the Gisborne Bowling Club’s annual meeting, the D.I.C. are credited with having donated the trophy won by Mr. H. Mackintosh in the Handicap Singles competition. Thq trophy, which consisted of a pair of silver-mounted bowls in a solid leather cose, wos presented to the club by tho Distillers Co., Ltd., through their local agents. Messrs L. D. Nathan and Go., Ltd. The “D.0.L.” firm intend to present a similar trophy for competition next season.

Teams representing . the Alhambraand Y.M.C.A. Clubs met last night in the Y.M.C.A. rooms, when a ping-pong tournament took place. Messrs Hull, Paa-ka Turei, Newton, Bradv. Tremlett, and Doyle represented Alhambra, the Y.M.C.A. team being Messrs Grenfell, Brown, Hogg, Barker, Watt, and Miller. Eighteen games of 31 points were played, and the total results were: Alhambra 418, Y.M.C.A. 549. The games were for the most part evenly contested, and some exciting finishes took place. At the conclusion of the games su"’>or was partaken of and a pleasant evening came to a close. Speaking at tho annual meeting of the Sdhool Committees’ Association, Christchurch,, the Rev. I. A. Bernstein said that he hardly agreed with the v<>rv optimistic report read by the Chairman. In point of number ol school committees represented, the association was falling back. Lost year the Richmond and Sydenham school committees had left the association, and there were now : only six out of seventeen schools in the central district of Christchurch represented, while the association represented only about 5 per cent of the school committees of North Canterbury. The Chairman (Mr. W. R. Smith) replied that, taking tho attendance at the schools whose committees were affiliated to the association into consideration, the association represented a majority of the children attending school in the district. The Ormond and Te Karaka Gun Clubs had a very interesting match at Te Karaka on Thursday, before a large number of spectators. The clubs were represented by eight men, with eight birds each: The Ormond team comprised Messrs A. McKenzie, N. Newman, L. Keane}', H. Rougher, D. Keenan, L. Newman, H. Coolco, and W. Neenan ; and the To Karaka team was composed of Messrs 0. Sandlant, F. Patfullo, D. Monckton, M. > Manuel, G. Pitcher, F. Clayton, J. King, arid F. Pitcher. Mr. M. Doyle acted as referee. The To Karaka team were victorious, with 18 birds to their opponents’ 14. Messrs Monckton, Sandlant, and Pattullo put up tire, best scores for Te Karaka, and Messrs McKenzie and N. Newman for the Ormond team. A return match will Italic pl?co- at Ormond on August 12th.

An advertiser has a large furnished room with fireplace, and use of bath, to let. An entertainment in aid of the Coo County Women’s Guild will be given in His Majesty’s Theatre by the Juvenile Variety Company on Thursday next, August. sth./ To-day Messrs F. S. Malcolm and Co. will hold an auction sale of poultry, produce, and fruit, at 11 a.m., and one of furniture, bicycles, boots and shoes, etc., at 2 jp.m. The church services in Waereuga-a-hilca parochial district to-morrow will bo as follows: —Waerenga-a-hika, li a.m,; Makauri, 3 p.m.; Ormond, l p.m.

It is announced that a three days sale will start at the Melbourne Cash drapery and clothing establishment this morning; when a quantity of goods will be submitted at half-price. It is announced that the Cook County Council will meet on August 2/ to confirm a special order making a bylaw prohibiting heavy traffic on the county roads from May to September, inclusive, in every year. The following passengers arrived by Messrs Bedstone and Son’s coaches yesterday:—From Toioga, Mr. Reid; from Waipare, Mr. and Mrs. Myers, Miss Myers, Mr. Lloyd andchild; from Wairoa, Mr Laver. The services in the Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. J. A. Lochore. The morning subject will be “Strength fo-r the Day//, and the evening “Constraining Love.” The choir and orchestra will render bright music, including the anthem “0 Father Almighty.”

“There are too many men of your class in this town for the good of the community. Mne who are born tired, and who, while professing to look for work, are hoping not to find_it,” remarked the S.M. at Court yesterday morning to a man -charged with vagrancy. Subscribers are reminded that the quarterly collection for the building fund will be made at the morning and evening services at St. Andrew’s tomorrow. In the morning, Mr. Grant will preach on “The Joy of Worship,” and in the evening on "The Good, the Enemv of the Best.” According to the latest edition of the New Zealand Post Office Directory, Tiniroto boasts of a 1 dentist,” a “hairdresser,” and a “mud-slinger.” The two first-named are old-established professions, but there is a considerable amount of vagueness regarding the exact meaning of the third appellation.

The Kaiti school has probably established a district record in the matter of attendance. On Thursday last, out ,of a total number of 168 scholars, 165 wore present, and the average for the month was 157.3. This speaks volumes for the popularity of the schoolmaster (Mr. J. H. Bull) and for the healthiness of Kaiti. *'• The Rer. W. Lamb is to preach at the Baptist Tabernacle to-morrow morning on “Internal Enemies.” In the evening his subject will be _ “Robert Blatchford’s ‘God and my Neighbor.’ ” At 6.45 the orchestra will play “Pia Mater,’ and “The Gloria.” There will also be a male quartette, and an anthem.

The concreting work in connection with the cut in the groyne has been completed, and given line weather the whole work will be finished to-day, and will be ready at the first opportunity to provide the long-looked-for test as to its efficacy, or otherwise, in minimising the danger to shipping owing to the range in the river. There is a block of land, some 70,000 acres in extent, lying between the Waitotara and Wanganui Rivers, which is, without doubt (says a contemporary) the most valuable stretch of unoccupied land of its size in New Zealand. The soil is composed of vegetable mould and volcanic deposit, and is of inexhaustible fertility, and timber—rimu, matai, of at least one million pounds to be found there. The forest would make a perfect sportsman’s paradise—pigeon, kaka, tui, blue mountain duck, and pigs duriug the day, and kiwi, morepork, rats, eats, wild dogs, and taipo by night. Let us consider that the 70, 000 acres would make 1400 farms of 50 acres each. A family of six on each farm would make a population of S4OO. producing wealth to the extent of. 6ay, £210,000 annually. A largely-attended meeting of the Cook County Women’s Guild was held in Townley’s Hall yesterday afternoon, Mrs. J. Townley in the chair. Mrs. Scott presented a long report on the recently established creche, and stated that there were nine weekly boarders and two day boarders, under the charge of the matron. Mrs. E. D. Smith and Mrs. R. Johnston were appointed the visiting committee for the month of August, and it was decided to arrange for the matron to have a weekly holiday. Votes of thanks were passed to all who- had sent donations to the creche, and especially to the various butchers who supply free meat. Arrangements were made to hold a concert in aid of the Guild’s funds in His Majesty’s Theatre next week, and a bazaar to be held in October next. Members of the Guild are asked to forward their monthly contributions of Gd to the creche bread and milk fund to either Mrs. Scott or Mrs. Townley. Postage stamps' will bo accepted in payment.

Writing to tho “Masterton Age” in reference to Dr. Hosking’s withdrawal of liis offer of £SOO for swimming baths for ladies, ‘‘A Lady Swimmer” says:—“With all due 'respect to Dr. Hosking and with keen appreciation of his generously intended gift, I cannot but help remarking that that gentleman has, unwittingly, no doubt, contributed materially in delaying the erection of the bath. In view of this I cannot refrain from observing that his withdrawal of the ‘gift’ is not worthy of the fine sentiments that prompted tho proposal in the first place. Dr. Hosking 'harnessed his gift with such a multitude of conditions that tho Council hardly knew which way to turn, and hence the delay. Then, when, the tenders were called, the donor refused to accept the lowest. Tho specifications were elaborate enough to cover the construction of a 'Dreadnought,' and the result was high tendering from all contractors. Seoing this it would have been a very simple matter for the' Council to have reduced the scheme a little, and call for fresh tenders. Finally Dr. Hosking consented to the Borough Engineer carrying out the scheme, that officer haying stated that he would erect a larger batli for £SOO by day labor. The Council, however, would not agree to this on the ground that it was an unnecessary risk for the Council to undertake, when competent contractors could not come near the price, There was certainly something in favor tof this argument. Had Dr. Hosking made his gift to the Council for the erection of a bath, with instructions ‘not to consult his wishes too often’ the bath would have been an accomplished fact weeks ago.”