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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2575, 9 August 1909, Page 4

Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M.. will leave on his periodical visit to Wairoa this morning.

The following revenue was received at the Custom House last week: Customs duties £1478 Os 7d, light dues £l2 15s 9d, other receipts £6 Os 2d; total £1496 16s 6d.

Applications for the position of manager of the Gisborne Co-operative Meat Supply Company, Limited, will be received by the secretary, Mr. H. E. Dodd, till Tuesday, August 31st. Mr. A. Zachariah’s lease of the Record Reign Hotel expires next month, and Mr. R. Caulton, at present licensee of the Whatatutu Hotel, will take over the Record Reign Hotel at the end ot Mr. Zachariah’s term. Mr. Andrew Graham has been reappointed secretary to the Kia Ora Co-operative Dairy Company. There were nearly 200 applications for the position, many having been received from Taranaki, Wellington, and from even as far South as mined in.

On the application of Mr. Nolan, tho Gisborne Licensing Committee,' consisting of Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M. (chairman), Messrs A. Dewing and M. McLeod, on Saturday granted a temporary transfer of the license of the Bridge Hotel, Matawhero, from J. B. Hollier to Michael Iveady.

The following passengers had booked last, night by Messrs Redstone and Sons’ coaches leaving this morning: For Wairoa, Mr. J. Blair; for Waipiro, Mr. Cowell; for Hangaroa.. Miss Hansen ; for Tiniroto, Mr. Whyte; for Rototahi, Mrs. Walker; for Tologa, Miss Johnston, Messrs Pallant, Gdooall. and Buckland.

Tenders are to be called shortly for a two or three-storey brick building, to be erected for Mr. It. S. Chilton, on the vacant section adjoining Mr. E. D. Smith’s pharmacy in Gladstone Road. It is understood that the new building wall comprise a series of shops and offices, and will probably later on be continued round the corner into Bright Street.

The monthly meeting of the Gisborne Typographical Union was held on Saturday evening, Mr. T. L. Steel (vicepresident) in the chair. A large amount of correspondence was received and dealt with. The question of insuring the members of the, union to cover accident or illness was brought up, but definite action was deferred till the next meeting, when detailed schemes will be laid before the members.

Sympathetic reference was made at St/Andrew’s Church last evening by the Rev. Wm. Grant in connection with the loss to the church of the late Mrs. Perry, who, lie said, had been greatly sustained in' her last hours by the' decision for Christ which she had made years before. A pleasing act of sympathy in connection with the demise of the late Mrs. Perry was tlie forwarding of a handsome wreath by the mistress and girls of standard 5 of the Gisborne school. There was a large crowd of people in the vicinity of the Tragalgar Rotunda yesterday afternoon, when the Gisborne City Band rendered the following attractive programme: —March, “Pomp and Pageant” (Anderson); fantasia, •Olga” (Fraser); sacred solo, “Abide with Me” (Liddle); selection, “Diamond Star” (Greenwood); waltz, “Elsinore” (Laski); march, “Bendigo” (1. E. Bulcli). By request the first march, “Pomp and Pageant,” was repeated as a concluding item.

Much amusement was afforded to spectators at the Domain on Saturday afternoon when watching the thirds match, between High School and the Y.M.O.A. Amongst the Y.M.O.A. for-wards-was a player over 6ft high, who towered above the school forwards, and at almost every line-out the* Y.M.O.A. wing would throw the ball to this giant’s outstretched hands. The big player would then leisurely turn, and after picking out a particular back would throw the ball to him. Many or Y.M.C.A.’s passing bouts were started

The monthly meeting of the Freezers’ Union will be held m Townley s Had at 7.30 p..m to-day.

Applications for the. position of caretaker lor rho Turanganui Bowling .Club will be received by the hon. sec., Mr W. O. Sheet, till 4 p.m. on Friday next

At the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday morning a prohibition order was issued against a town resident, on tno grounds that by excessive drinking no injured his health. “I have never been drunk in my life” stated a witness at the b.M. Court on Saturday morning, adding m explanation, “at any rate I could ap ways find my way home.”

The s.s. Iluru, which arrived from Wellington early yesterday morning, brought, amongst other cargo, over lortv tons of furniture for the Gisoorno Hotel.

The new school at Puba will be opened this morning. It is probable that Messrs G. E. Barton, W. Morgan and M. McLeod, members of the Education Board, will go out by the early train. The Salvation Army Band paid a visit to the public hospital yesterday afternoon, and played a programme of music, which was greatly enjoyed by the inmates of the institution.

While fishing from the end of the fi'oin yesterday, a fisherman had a rtr nge catch, bringing up a shark .aboiit two feet long. On it being opened ten well developed young sharks were found within. 1 '

Five men will appear at the Police Court this morning on different charges, including drunkenness, obscene language, and breach of prohibition order. One of the arrests for drunkenness was effected yesterday. A painful accident occurred to Mr. vV. A. Martin on Saturday. He was out riding, and bis horse falling with him, Mr. Martin sustained a dislocation of one of his ankles, tie is at present confined to his room and receiving medical attention.

A meeting of the Poverty Bay Beekeepers’ Association was held in Townlay’s Hall on Saturday afternoon, when the question of the appointment of an apiary inspector for the district was discussed. It was decided to bring the matter under the notice of the Ministers when, they visit Gisborne. Mr. Henry Hayward, general manager in New Zealand tor West’s Pictures, announces that the first of a series of picture entertainments, to be given nightly at His Majesty’s Theatre, will take place on Thursday next, Aug. 13. th. The programme is to consist of the famous Pathe pictures, and there will be an entire change of programme weekly. Everything in connection with the exhibition, it is announced, pictures, optical apparatus, and electric installation, will be new, and it is confidently expected that the entertainments will be a revelation to the public of Gisborne. Popular prices of admission are to be charged, and it is anticipated that His Majesty’s Theatre will, in consequence, become a favorite evening resort of the residents of the town and its surrounding districts. Every Saturday afternoon there will be a matinee for the entertainment of the children.

Some of the members of the Progressive League, accompanied by a uumber of other gentlemen, naid a visit of inspetcion to the Gentle Annie quarry yesterday. An examination of the metal resulted in the most favorable opinions being expressed as to its quality. The party also went through the piece of bush adjoining the quarry, and the general opinion was that some steps should he taken to preserve it as a reserve, several of those present remarking that it was easily the best bush within any reasonable distance of town. A good deal of depredation has been going on in the bush, and while itstill contains a great variety of native trees and shrubs, the work of the despoiler was ir> k evidence by the scarcity .4 palm trees/ many of which have been ruthlessly cut down to supply ball-room decorations, etc., just leaving the stumps. Part of the bush belongs to the Cook County Council and part to the Borough, and a suggestion was made yesterday that the services of a caretaker, or ranger, should be employed to assist in the w-ork of preservation. The subject taken'by the Rev. Wm. Lamb at the Baptist Tabernacle lastnight was “Tuesday’s Grim Drink Tragedy and tho Melbourne Coroner’s Startling Utterance.” Tlie preacher quoted Habakkuk 11., 15, “Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, and from tlie last portion of Second Timothy, 111., 3, “In the latter days

. . . . men shall be without natural affection.” In connection with the tragedy, he said that it was an expression of God’s wrath against those who encouragod drink, and stated that if no-lieense had been carried at the last election the open bars in Gisborne would have br/n closed and the victim of the tragedy would probably have been alive. In dealing with the Melbourne coroner’s remarks, that Australia was drifting into a condition similar to that which existed in the worst days of the Roman Empire, when' infant life was not considered, ho said that when the homo life was weakened the empire began to fall and decay. What had been said of Australia might also be said of England, because there seemed at the present time to be a wanton lore of pleasure which would not be for the preservation of the great nation.