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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2605, 13 September 1909, Page 4

A meeting of the Gisborne Harbor Board is to be held at 2 p.m. to-day. The monthly meeting of the Freezers’ Union is to take place in Townley s Hall at 7.30 p.m. to-day. A meeting of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union Committee will be held at 7.30 p.m. to-day. There were no cases to be dealt with in the Gisborne Police Court on Saturday. A meeting of the Hospital Social Committee will be held at 7.30 o’clock this evening in the Borough Council Chambers. ■■ The following revenue was received at the Customhouse last week: Customs duties £777 15s 9d. light dues 12s sd, shipping fees 4s 9d, other receipts 11s Bd, making a total of £779 4s 7d. Gospel meetings will be held in the Mission Tent, Albert Road, opposite Newtown Store, every evening, except Saturday, this week, commencing at 7.30 p.m. A special general meeting of the Turanganui Bowling Club will be held at the Royal Hotel at 7.30 p.m. on Mondav next for the purpose of adopting rules. £< Henri of Navarre” which has been acquired for Australia by J. C. Williamson is, according to “The Daily Telegraph” “one of the conspicuous successes of the season”, having scored its 200th performance last month. The following passengers had booked last night by Messrs Redstone and Sons’ coaches, leaving this morning:— For Frasertown, Miss Flemming; for Tologa, Mesdames Wilson, Lloyd, Reid, Misses Reid and Bristow, Mr. Ovenden; for Waihau, Mr. F. Crammond. The following show the principal exX>orts and values which passed through the Gisborne Customhouse for August: Frozen beef, 19,984 cwt, valued at £19,947; mutton, 4454 carcases, at £2044; lamb, 4330 carcases, at £1905; hides, 1927, at £2574: tallow, 160 tons, at £3137; wool, 61,7021b5, at £2199. Under instructions from the District Coroner (Mr. W. A. Barton, S.MI) an inquest was held at Te Karaka on Saturday afternoon, touching the death of Mr. Dudley McKenzie, whose body was recovered on Friday. Messrs C. E. Armstrong and F. Pattullo, J.P.’s, officiated as Acting-Coroners, and after evidence had been taken a verdict of accidental death was returned.

It is anticipated that the annual social to be held in the Garrison Hall on Thursday, September 30, in aid of the funds of the hospital will be highly successful. The committees are working hard, and the arrangements are already well in hand. The children’s social, to take place on the following night. Friday, October Ist, is also expected to be a great success. The final of the two out of three matches between the Te Karaka and Ormond Pigeon Clubs was fired on Thursday last, and resulted in Te Karaka winning by one bird after a very exciting finish. Te Kara'ka was represented by Messrs F. Clayton, O. Sandlant, F. Pattullo, Fred, Pitcher, J. Graham, Frank Pitcher, J. King, and Bell; Ormond by Messrs A. McKenzie, Newman, H. Lougher, J. Oates, H. Cooke, W. Neenan, R. Graham, and h. Newman. Messrs J. King, F. Clayton and G. Bell shot best for Te Karaka, and A. McKenzie and H. Cooke for Ormond.

Yesterday afternoon', at a special service, the Rev. J. A. juochore dedicated the new north transept of the Sunday School. The Rev. J. A. Lochore took for his text Hebrews, 12, 25, ‘‘See that ye refuse not him that speaketh,” and illustrated his sermon with a phonograph, pointing out that the Bible was God’ phonograph. During the service the children were given an object lesson on tlio s&nd taiblo tli&t* li&s boon acquired for the Sunday School. At both the morning and evening services, conducted fby Mk\ Lochore, special hymns were sung by tne children. An entertainment is to be given m the school on Thursday next.

Some years ago a melodrama was being performed in a certain theatre, the leading actor of which was disliked for various reasons by one and all. In the last seen© he was supposed to visit the tomb of his ancestors. In the centre of the stage, upon a marble pedestal, stood the statue of his father. A heavy drapery covered the figure. Once again,” began the leading nfcan, ‘to gaze upon these features which in life so often gazed on mo with tenderest affection. Father, thy mourning son now comes to pay thee adoration. Let me remove the veil which shields the beloved image of a once dear parent. Off went the drapery and disclosed the father standing on his head ‘ The effect was simply electric. The shouts of laughter which followed effectually nut an end to the scene, amid the ‘‘bravos” of the convulsed audience and the uncontrollable rage of the actor.

A large number of Sunday School teachers assembled at St. Andrew s Schoolroom on Saturday night, when the Rev. Geo. Jupp, M.A., of Christchurch, organising secretary of the Presbyterian Bible Glass Union, spok on “Practical Hints” to Sunday School teachers. On Sunday afternoon Mr. Jupp addressed a well-attended meeting in the Y.M.C.A. rooms .on lhe Temptation of Powery’ taking as a tort St.. John VI., 48, 51, “I am that bread of life. I am the living bread which came down, from Heaven It any man cat of this bread he shall iuo forever, and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” The speaker’s message was directed towards young men, who, from the inherent power in them,, were, he pointed out, liable to stray away from the influence of the power of God. In the evening, the pulpit at tho Presbyterian Church was occupied by Mr. Jupp, and am address on “The Watchwords of the Biblo Class Move- . meat” ' was given. As a preface, the growth of the union, which Btarted about 20 years ago, was reviewed, showing that the membership at the pie sent day was 8,000. Mr. Jupp then spoke on the watchwords, which were “Salvation, consecration, and service.”

A meeting of the committee of the Gisborne Rowing Club is to be held at 7.30 p.m. to-day.

The annual meeting of subscribers to the Gisborne-Mbnutuke-W amgake-Ma-ngapoike telephone lines will be hela at To Pu'rii at 7.30 p.m. on Monday, September 27th. The inmates of the Old Men’s Home attended the Pathe Picture matinee on Saturday at the invitation of the management, and greatly enjoyed the entertainment.

The championship billiard tournament was continued at the Victona Saloon on Saturday night, when s . Wilkinson beat “B. Richards by 300 to 183. The games will be continued as soon as possible.

His Worship the Mayor (Mr. W. D. Lvsnar) has received the* following telegram from Dr. Bell, Director of Geological Survey, in response to a telegam sent t<o that gentleman informing him of the striking of oil at Waitangi : “Delighted to hear of success of bore. Please keep me informed of developments. Many thanks for wire.”

The programme for the second subscription concert of the Gisborne Orchestral Society for this season, to he given in His Majesty’s Theatre tomorrow evening, is advertised in this issue. It is an excellent one, and the instrumental numbers are to be supplemented by songs by Mrs. F. P. Wilson, of Wellington, soprano, and Mr. J. Ryan, or Auckland, bass, who come to Gisborne with a very high renutation. A final rehearsal of the orchestral numbers is to be held in the Citv Band room at 7.45 p.m.,to-day. Ike funeral of the late Mr. Dudley McKenzie, took ’dace yesterday afternoon in the Makaraka cemetery. Quite a large number of people, including •vany country residents, attended the ceremony, which was conducted by the Rev. E. W. Walker, of Ormond. The service at the graveside was a most imressive one, the officiating clergyman drawing attention to the uncertainty of life by referring to the fact that within one week the deceased and two other young men had been cut_ off in the flower of their lives by accidental death.

Miss Ada Reeve, in an article entitled “A Word to the Stage-struck,” says that she received £9OOO for a season of nine weeks in musical comedy in South Africa. Despite this, however, she does all she can to discourage stage aspirants. The only concession that she makes is at the end of her article, and is as follows:—-“That there is still room for talent on the stage I am ready to admit, and a girl with real ability may make her way to the top of. the tree •co-day just as much as she might have done so at other periods; but this is not, and never has been, an easy achievement, although many people appear to think otherwise. To begin with, there is a great deal to learn, even for the most gifted, and* in the second place all progress is a matter of real hard work. This is where the uninitiated are most apt to go astray in their ideas, thinking as they do- that acting and hard work have nothing to do with each other, the exact opposite being, in fact, the case. My principal advice to girls about to take up acting would be: Never forget that it means hard work, and that only real ambition backed by patience and determination, will bring you within sight of success.