The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1909.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2584, 19 August 1909, Page 4

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1909.

A special mooting of the committee ■of the Cosmopolitan Club is to be field at <8 p.m. to-morrow. Captain Hugo, who has been.inspecting the. local Volunteer Eire Brigade, left for the* south by the s.s. Moura last evening. ! 'The Hon. J. Carroll yesterday exammod the. plans of the new High School building, as designed by Mr. Albert ..Illinois, and worked out in detail, by Mr. P. Graham. Mounted Constable Dandy went south by the Moura last evening for a holiday, and during his absence_ Constable Scott will take up bis duties as ■mounted constable. it is announced that hot lunch will bo served at the Poverty Bay Tea Rooms, Lowe Street, to-day, from .11 a.m. to 2 p.m., to suit the convenience of racegoers. The rooms will be closed during th.o rest of the afternoon. The house destroyed by fire on Vv’hataupoko Riil'on Tuesday night was insured in the Hun Office for £125, and .Hie furniture and contents, belonging to Mr. W. M. Pilcher, were insured for' £l5O in the State Office. The annual general meeting the Gisborne Rowing Club is to be held at the ■ Cosmopolitan Club at 8 p.m. on Friday, August 27. It is hoped that there will bo a full attendance of member's on the occasion. A young Chinaman, hailing irom Dunedin, and who has been studying dentistry in England, returned to New Zealand by the Corinthic. Ho went through a full course oi training at Home, and is now a duly qualified dentist. The following passengers had booked last night by Messrs Redstone and nis’ Coast coaches, leaving this morning:—For Tologa—-Mr. Bremner; for Tokomaru—Mr. Erskinc, Mr. Henty; for Waipiro—Miss Aitkin, Miss Mahoney, Mr Williams and three children.

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, Charles Wilson, on a second offence for drunkenness, was fined £l, with costs 2s, in default four days’ imprisonment, with hard labor, in the Gisborne gaol. A first offender for drunkenness was also convicted and fined ss, with 2s costs, in default 24 horns imprisonment. A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that Messrs Meynell and Gunn have decided to cut New Zealand out of their theatrical itinerary henceforth, and to confine their operations to Sydney and Melbourne, with a company in each place, and a third touring the Commonwealth. Heavy shipping charges, recurrent travelling expenses, and the quiet state of things in New Zealand have led to tins.

It is expected that the Gisborne Orchestral Society’s second subscription concert will be given in His Majesty’s Theatre during the second week in September. One of the orchestral numbers under rehearsal is the overture to the third act of Richard Wagner’s grand allegorical opera “Lohengrin.” Ihe overture contains some of the great German composer’s finest music, and as it will be the first Wagnerian selection to be given by any orchestra in Gisborne, its production should encourage the Society to produce other works by the greatest composer of grand opera music that the world has ever known. A charge was brought against John Mackenzie at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning for obtaining £3 Os Gd from Antoni Dean, a fellow emplovee on the railway works at Gold Creek. Mr. L. T. Burnard, for the informant, said that he wished to have the information withdrawn. He stated that the accused when borrowing the money for a brother in distress had promised to pay it bade but of Ins next pay. When he failed to do this, suspicion was aroused, but as the man had rectified and satisfactorily explained the matter, leave was asked to withdraw the charge. Leave being granted, the case was withdrawn. On Saturday next the Pathe Picture Company will'make their first complete change of programme, and will present a special list of magnificent films, including “Napoleon and the English Sailor” and “All Blacks versus Kangaroos,” one of the best football Pictures ever taken. Another beautiful subject is “Venice from a Gondola,” and “A Motor Trip Trough France is also a splendid sample of art. A verv fine industrial picture will be exhibited entitled “Poor Man’s Butter, descriptive of the margarine industry in Denmark. Some splendid comics are on the bill, including “Kidnapping a Mother-in-Law,” “The Pocket Policeman,” “The Energetic Woman, and several others. The company appear at Ormond to-night, Te 'lCaraka tomorrow, Patutahi on Monday, and le Arai on Tuesday.

There should be a largo audience m His Majesty’s Theatre to-night when, under the auspices of the Young Men s Catholic Club, a performance will bo given of a “Breach of Promise Case. Several well-known residents have kind]v consented to assist in the pro duetion, for which, it is understood, extensive preparations have been made. I lie play is said to be decidedly interesting and entertaining, and it is to be mounted with every attention to detail. Messrs Vita Bros.’ orchestra is to play selections during the evening. A full-dress rehearsal was held last evening, when the performers went through their parts in capital fashion. The ease is brimful of humor from beginning to end, and those who attired this evening are certain to be treated to the healthful medicine oi a good night’s laughter. Mr. W. D. S. MacDonald, M.P., has rooeived the following letter from Mr. Brodrick, Commissioner of Crown Lands: “Re school site Kanakanaia, in reply to your letter of the 11th inst., the resumption of part of Kanakanaia settlement for a school site would have to he undertaken by the Governor-in-Council resuming the land, by proclamation, under the provisions of section 144 of the Land Act, 1908; or, it might be taken under the Public Works Act, 1908, but the former way is the cheapest. It would be still better and simpler if the lessee would consent to surrender the two acres • remiired. You will be kind enough to <r C t the Education Board to formally apply to me to have the required aipa resumed, and at the same time send a sketch of its position. , I will take tho necessary steps to have it done; but, if possible, get tko consent ot tho lessee.” ■

Tho Wanganui Museum received £74 J.9s 5d lust year in its contribution boxes. Sergeant Hutton returned by, the Monowai yesterday morning from Napier, where he had been attending the Police Commission. A special'; matinee) with an entirely new programme will be given on Saturday afternoon by the Bathe Picture Company. At a meeting of the committee of the Turanganui Bowling Club held yesterday afternoon, Mr. Freeman was appointed caretaker to tho club. lie; duties are to begin on September 1. The annual ball given by 1 the Poverty Bay Hunt Club was held in His Majesty’s Theatre last evening. There wore a large, number present, and dancing was indulged m until an oiu iy hour tins morning. Messrs Williams and Kettle, Ltd., report tho sale of Mr. J. H. 'Ai.slabie’s Matawhoro property to Mr. T. McIntyre, at a satisfactory figure, after tlie 'closing of. tins stock sale at Matav.hero yesterday. Unclaimed letters received from places boyorul the colony for the -following persons arc lying at the G-sbonie Post Ollice : A. T. Bo 1, G. Blake, 1 lies. Boyle, Miss L. A. M. Eden, Mrs. F. Henry, Chas. Lance, 1). A. Lots, L. Marsh, F. McGuire, P. MeGroo, Miss J. McKenna, F. E. 0. Bmith, Dr. Gcrard Smith, H. N. Smith, Alios C. 11. G. fs to wart, Miss F. A. Stewart-, James Stuart Miss P. Stewart, B. M. Stuart, G.-Ej Stone, G. S. Symons, W. Yuisey. F. Wilson. \ A cardinal virtue in any medicinal •preparation is purity of ingr: diont;. An aromatic alcoholic beverage that is recommended by eminent dec tors cud by scientific journals and lias Mm • hall mark of public approval of over 70 years is Wolfe’s Aromatic Schnapps :it ie ma nufactured exclusively in Holland, and is warranted bv the proprietors to bo not only pure from every injurious property, but that it is of the best- possible quality. Owing to its m.et-hcd o; preparation, Wolfe’s Schnapps possesses medicinal properties that rentier it- /A service in any ailments that r< quire stimulative, carminative, and diuretic action, and. is therefore of great hep in cases of gravel, flatulence, and colic, and also for kidney and bladder troubles. The agents'of Wolfe’s Schnapps have asked us to draw our readers’ attention to the necessity when purchasing to particularly mention “Wolfe’s’’’ Schnapps, as there have lately been some imitations placed upon our market.*