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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2685, 15 December 1909, Page 4

The ordinary meeting of the Borough Council will be held at 7.30 p.m. today. The annual meeting of the Cook County Women’s Guild will be held in Townley’s Hall at 2.30 p.m. to-day. The monthly meeting of the Charitable Aid Board will be held at the Borough Council Chambers ati 7 p.m. to-day. Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., will probaly return t-o-day from his judicial visit to the Coast. There is a big list of cases awaiting his arrival, and he will endeavor to clear thejn off before the Christmas vacation. Yesterday morning an application was made by Mr. J. R. Kirk in the Magistrate’s Court for the re-hearing of the case Dr. Morrison v. Reginald Oswald Sheet, but was adjourned till this morning at 10.15 a.m. The two young champion billiardists, G- Gray and F. Lind rum, who are touring the Dominion, are expected to arrive in Gisborne this morning. Up to last night no arrangements had been made for any exhibition games to be played here. A oleasant function took place yesterday at Messr Clayton Bros.’ premises', when the foreman, Mr. T. Munro, was presented with a silver teakettle on the eve of his marriage with Mss Donovan. The presentation was made, on behalf of the firm’s employees, by Mr. E. Luttrell, and Mr. Monro suitably-'expressed his thanks. Shearing operations in the surrounding country districts have been considerably retarded by .the rain which has been experienced recently, and many of •the sheds will nob be “cut out” untd the New Year. A shearer from the Wjhatatutu district informed a “Times” reporter yesterday that during .six weeks work was only possible on nine days, and that the men were barely abie to meet their “tucker” bill. A pleasant little ceremony took place in the engineering works of Messrs J. J. Niven and Co. yesterday afternoon, when Mr. E. N. Kent, one of the firm’s employees, was presented with a 400-day clock, suitably inscribed. as a mark of esteem from his comrades, in view of his approaching marriage. The presentation was made by the foreman, Mr. K. H. Humphreys, who spoke of the esteem in which Mr. Rent was held, and wished him every happiness in the future. Messrs Jas. Brown (manager) and E. Muncey also wished Mr. Kent every ha-ppiness, both from themselves and from the men. Mr. Kent suitably responded. An adjourned meeting of the Civil Service and Citizens’ Co-operative Bakery, Ltd., was held in Townle.v’s Hall 1 st night, Mr. C .F. Lewis (chairman of directors) presiding. The meeting ■was in connection with the proposal to increase • the capital of the concern, by ‘ the issue of new shares. There was a very representative gathering of the different trades unions. A general discussion took place, those present expressing themselves as strongly in favor of supporting the bakery, and it was repprted that several new customers and shareholders had been secured ■as the result of a canvas. It was decided that a meeting be held on January +b, 1910, to receive a further report, and to eLect three directors in.place of three who retire by rotation: Morse is the sol© agent for the farfamed “P&rasene” hair restorer. Paraesno is no local concoction, hut is imported direct from the manufacturer, E. Holland, Melbourne. We give a guarantee with “Parasenp,”.. and have numbers' of. local ao<;tors, and, leading citizens. C. Morse, Tobacconist and Hairdresser, Gladstone Road. The leading sports depot in Poverty Bay.*

The entertainment “The Flower Queen’s Court” will be repeated at the Salvation Army Citadel this evening. The annual picnic of the Murewai School has been postponed till Wednesday, December 22nd. According to His Worship the Mayor, the tramways will be the best jjayable item in the loan proposals, anti the rails and railroad will, with very slight alteration, be suitable for the installation of electric cars in the The Patlie Pictures will show •; complete change of programme to-night. “The Fighting-top of a Battleship,’ “The Cowboy’s Sweetheart,” and “Yachting at Cowes” being included ■among the new pictures. 1 A meeting of the Trades and Labor Council will be held in Townley’s Hall at 8 p.m. on Friday to consider the borough loan proposals. ' Unionists and other xvorkers interested are invited to attend. At last night’s meeting of the borough ratepayers in favor of the loan proposals, the Mayor intimated that he and the Town Clerk would be in attendance at the Farmers’ Union rooms; each evening, in order to supply any information which might be required by ratepayers regarding the proposals. A man was arrested last evening near the Post Office and will be charged at the Police Court this morning with committing an indecent act. A woman, drunk while in charge of a horse, was also arrested yesterday evening, and will he brought before the Justices this morning. Few people realise the rapidity with which the number of houses in the Borough of Gisborne is increasing. According to official figures, between 500 and 600 houses have been erccetod in the course of about five years, and in the last eight months 118 building permits have been issued. The recent Bible-in-Scbools Association’s examinations were responsible for some most amusing replies by some of the students. In one instance the question “What did Samuel say to God when He spoke to him in the night,” elicited the following startling answer, “Samuel said, Lord, Lord, why persecutest thou me.” As instancing the advance in the value of lana in Gisborne, the Mayor, at a meeting of ratepayers last night, referred to a block of 12 acres in upper Childers Road, which 12 years ago was offered to the Athletic Club for £2O per a are. Six years ago its value had risen to £2OO Tier acre, and now quarter-acre sections were being sold for £2OO. There has been received at this office a very handsome soecimen of the printer’s art in the form of an embossed letter-rack from Mr. W. Stewart, boot importer and repairer, Lowe Street, conveying seasonable greetings. The design consists of a lady’s tan shoe, floating in a pond, and bearing a frog, who is steering his craft through bul.rusbes. The dispute over the shipment of timber, recently brought by the scon Tramp, and which was lying on the wharf for some time, has been amicably settled. Messrs J. Harrison and Sons and Messrs Colley and Clayton have agreed that the former should deal with the timber. The Harbor Board's wharfage and carting claims were settled yesterday afternoon. Unclaimed letters from places beyond the Dominion for the following persons, are lying at the Post Office, Gisborne : H. Bain, B. Baxter, J- Berry W. Bignell, W. Brown, E Butterworth, G. H. Cook, X. Dalgomr, C 1. Derliam, XV. A. Eyre, 'J. Goldsmith, Mr Grinlinton. J. G- Haase, T. B. Hamilton, P- Hennessy, Horeaore, G. Huxtable. P. McGrath, Miss J. Munro. W. Phillips, Arthur Tan J. Waddell, Mrs. C. Waugh, W. J. Wood. "Word was received at the Police Station yesterday, that a man had jumped out of an upper storey ffi ° f the Tatapouri Hotel on Monday .evenin" and was acting in an eccentric manner. Constable Dandy subsequent, ly arrested the man on the Wamui beach, and his case was brought before the Justices yesterday morning and remanded till Friday, the rnan to e kept under observation in the meanwhile. The Oddfellows’ Hall was a scene of o-aiety last evening, when, as the windup to a month’s membership campaign, whereby 25 new members were received, a banquet was given by the busborne Rochabite Tent. Chief Ruler Bro. Muncev presided, and. a toast list; and musical programme was gone through. After “The Ring” Bad been honored. P.O.R. Bro. Hill proposed “The Rochabite Order,” to which Bro. Coleman responded, giving an interestincr account of the advancement or the Rochabite Order throughout the world. Other toasts were: “Kindred Societies,” promised by Bro. T. Jackson, responded to by Bro. T. G. Lawless, on. behalf of the Druids, Bro. Braddeley on behalf of the Hibernians, Bro. Geo. Hall on behalf of the American Order of Oddfellows; “The Visitors,” promised bv Bro. Mcßae,, responded to bv tb-e Revs. Dawson Thomas. Grant, and Lamb and Mr. C. R. Webster, secretary of the Y.M.0.A.; “The Ladies,” proposed bv Bro. _H V Ingram, responded to by Bro. A. Rice; “The Tent,” proposed bv Rev. W. Lamb, responded to by tile secretary, Bro. Clark; “The Press.” proposed by Bro. Burgess and responded to by representatives. The nresentation of collars by the Chief Ruler of the Tent took place to P.C.R.’s Bros. Hill and Coleman and the secretary, Bro. Clark, and during the evening songs were contributed by Mrs. Clark. Miss Dunning, and Messrs Cowlrick, Greaves, &nd S. Tate. Miss Heffernan and Mr. C. RWebster acted as accompanists. There is much money to lie made by patenting the right ideas. The shrewd inventor puts himself into the hands of an expert. We -are intimately familiar with all matt era concerning patents. Expert knowledge in our Case is backed up by an elaborate system of reference. Ogilvy and Co., land agents, Gisborne.