The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1909.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2641, 25 October 1909, Page 4

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1909.

There was a clean sheet at the Po.ice Court on Saturday. The borough loan proposals will probably be before the ratepayers in the course of six weeks or two months. The Customs duties for Gisborne last week were £602 13s Id, and other receipts £1 3s 4d; making a total of £603 16s sd. Owing to very heavy weather in the south, the U.S.S. Co.’s Monowai, duo to arrive here on Wednesday morning, ha.i been delayed, and will not reacli this port until Thursday morning. Mr. W. Howard lias completed his contract for the painting at the Catholic Church and Presbytery. Rev. Father Lane lias expressed .himself as being greatly pleased at the manner in which the work has been carried out. Captain C. Hcllier Evans has received from the National Defence League copies of a petition in favor of universal military training. A copy of the petition in question lies for signature at the office of the ‘'Gisborne Times.” Mr. J. W. J. Preston has kindly consented to act as organiser in connection with the City Band Art and Curio Exhibition, and the members of the committee are requested to meet him at the Borough Council Chambers at 5 p.m., to-day. The local branch of the Boy Scouts, recently formed in connection with The Y.M.C.A. have notified their intention of attending His’.-Majesty’s Theatre tonight in full force to witness the production of “The Boy Scouts to the Rescue.” The management are reserving special seats for them. “I am convinced that some day the British people -will stand up and put an end to the barbarism of war,” declared the Hon. J. T. Paul in the Legislative Council the other day, “and that, as in labor disputes, we may be able to agree on some system of arbitration among nations.” The Maternity Home Bazaar continued open during Saturday. There was a fair attendance in the afternoon, and a good one during the evening, when the different stalls were doing brisk business. In the evening a good musical programme was given, and the results in the various competitions were made known. The bazaar has been a success, and although the final accounts have not been made out, a substantial balance is expected. A meeting of the committee in connection with the old settlers’ picnic was held on Saturday morning, when the detail arrangements were gone into. The gathering is to be held at the Patutahi Domain on November 9th. Tlioso attending will take their, own luncheon, hot and cold water and milk being supplied free. A paddock lor horses will also be provided free. Arrangements will be made for refreshments to be had on the ground. A programme of sports will be arranged on the ground, and it is promised that there will be plenty of fun for young and old. As usual there will be several sideshows in connection with the agricultural show this week, most of which arrived in Gisborne on Saturday. An exhibition that is sure to be popular is O’Neill’s circus and buck-jumping company, and the smallest pony in the world will be on view at Fox’s Novelty Show. Carlos and Bonita will give exhibitions of rifle shooting, Cleopatra will charm snakes, and local athletes can try their powers with Pearce, the champion wrestler and Jiu-Jitsu exponent, or watch the feats of Sandow and “Buster” Brown. There will be shooting galleries, cocoanut shies, and a score of smaller attractions to amuse the public when they desire a change from the show ring. The Rev. Wm. Lamb returned to Gisborne on Saturday morning, having been attending the Baptist Conference at Wellington. Speaking to a “Times” reporter, Mr. Lamb said that the Conference- was the. largest and one of the most successful ever held. There were 108 delegates present, and it was the first conference at which lady delegates had attended. A sum of £2OO had been spent in opening up the work along, the routcrof the Main Trunk, railway also in the North Auckland province, and £2700 had been spent in mission work in India. A great deal of pleasure was expressed ..during the conference at the prosperity which had attended the opening of the Baptist Church in Gisborne. Owing to lack of funds, the conference was unable to entertain any of the several applications received to open churches in different parts of the Dominion.,

A inueting'of the Gisborne No-license lit ague will be held in St. Andrew’s Schoolroom at 8 p.m. to-day. The executive is to meet in the'same place at 7 p.m.

A meeting of tho Hospital Social Committee will bo hold tins evening at the Borough Council. Chambers at 8 o’clock to jeceive report and . balancesheet in connection with the social.

The public are reminded that the gymnastic and military display in tho Garrison Hall . to-morrow evening. The most popular features of the former programmes will be repeated, and some additional items are promised. Mr. J. IT. Hall, secretary of the East Coast Trades and Labor Council, left by the. Tarawera last evening to attend the Trades and Labor Councils’ Conference, which opens at Wellington to-day.

A meeting of shcepfarmers is to be held to-morrow evening, at 7.30 p.m., in the Farmers’ Union Cliib rooms, Masonic Buildings, to consider the question of forming an Association to protect their interests. All owners of sheep are invited to attend.

The net cost of the Government Valuation of the Land jJepurtment lor the year ending March 31st last was £11,121 15s 6d. The total expenditure on the Department was £35,401 11s 9d, of which £24,369 Os 3d was for salaries. Among the receipts is an item of £lO,219 17s 8d as representing fees paid for valuer’s reports. This afternoon the collection of oils arid wader color paintings by Max Stewart', that has been on view at Messrs F. S. Malcolm and Co.’s rooms' in Gladstone ItoacJ: during the past week will be put up for sale by auction. The sale ; will commence at 2.30, and will be continued at the same hour tomorrow.-

The tourist season has set in early, according to the Tourist Department’s advices. At Rotorua most of the accommodation houses have been well patronised since the beginning of September. A big season is expected, especially as there will be increased excursion* facilities from Australia between Christmas and April next. O’Neill’s Buckjumpers have returned to Gisborne, and are announced to open a four nights’ season at 8 o’clock this evening on the vacant section in Gladstone Road near to Mr. E. D. Smith’s chemist shop. The attractions of tlie show will comprise buckjuniping, trick ponies, bucking donkeys, and the “playful calves,” Jerry and Rangi. Amateur riders are to be permitted to try their skill on certain of Mr. O’Neill’s mounts, of course at their own risk.

It is understood, says the “Dominion,” that at the instance of Dr Findlay, Minister for Justice, the Judges of the Supreme Court are considering the framing of a new rule to simplify the procedure in applications for probate and administration. It is proposed that such applications may be transmitted by post to the various Registrars of the Supreme Court, instead of being filed personally by a solicitor »s at present. It is thought that the new practice will prove very convenient, and will tend to-lessen the cost of obtaining probate, etc. .

On Saturday evening the members of the Gisborne Chess Club concluded a competition for a handsome trophy—a silver rose bowl on an ebony base—presented by Mr. Claud Sanisbury. Every member had to play one game with very other member, and a sealed handicap was prepared by Mr. Sainsbnry and handed by him to the secretary, Mr. J. W. Witty. When this was opened it was found that Messrs Blackburn and H. Bull had tied. They bad. to play off best two out of three games. Each won one, and the deciding game was played on Saturday night, and resulted in a win for Mr. Blackburn, who thus secured the trophy. Mr. Claud Sainsbury has been elected to represent the dub at the. annual contest of the New Zealand Chess Association.

A special meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held in Townley’s Hall on Saturday evening. The president (Mr. W. Duncan) occupied the chair. The secretary submitted a bal-ance-sheet of the Labor Day demonstration, and which showed a substantia, profit. The president congratulated the Council on tlie success of the Labor Day function, and trusted that the Council would work as energetically on all future Labor Days as they had done on the recent occasion. It was resolved to donate the sum of £2*2 IQs (half the net proceeds) to the Cook County Women’s Guild, to aid the Maternity Home. The Council welcomed Mr. W. P. Porter back to their, ranks, ancl congratulated him on becoming convalescent after his four months’ illness