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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2718, 25 January 1910, Page 4

Yesterday was the anniversary of the proclamation of King Edward VII. The Gazette contains notification of the appointment of Constable G. F. Bevan to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrate’s Court at Wairoa, vice H. ft. Carr, resigned. Last week’s Gazette contains a list of 94 firms or individuals in different parts of the world to whom correspondence from the Dominion of New Zealand will not be forwarded. The latest addition to the already large number of motor cars in Gisborne is a. fine new 20 horse-power “Reo” touring car, landed last week for the Mayor (Mr. W. D. Lysnar). The Methodist Church anniversary services are to be held on February 13. and the anniversary social on Tuesday, February 15. The harvest festival services will take place on March Ist. In anticipation of the influx of men consequent on the starting of the Rakauroa section of the railway formation works, large additions are being made to Mr. Hackett’s store and boarding-house at Rakauroa. The work is being undertaken with locallyfelled timber. No official intimation lias yet been received b.y the Harbor Board as to the new dredge Maui having sailed for New Zealand. The New Plymouth Board has been advised that their dredge and the Maui are both on the way out to the Dominion, and a private letter to a- Gisborne resident state 6 that the Maui was launched, and had steam up on the Clvde on December 6th. Land is not like a packet of tea. a horse, or a motor car. There is no disappearance with use, no breakdown or depreciation in utility. It is with you when you go to bed at night, and it is still faithful to you in the same place on waking on the morrow. It is tangible. You can feel it with your hands, look on it, walk over it, and it is a permanent and profitable investment. There is no wear and tear of flic corners, and it is a- constant reminder of your thrift and enterprise in saving. Mr. W. Lissant Clayton would be pleased to give intending investors plans and all information about the land sale to be held, on Saturday, the sth prox.* It is understood that there is a probability of the Mounted Rifle squadron of this district being represented at the Kitchener camp. To bring this about it will be necessary to make suitable arrangements for transport by steamer, and Captain Hellier Evans is at present looking into this aspect of the matter. He states, moreover, ,hat in any case the squadron will not go unless it i s likely to be strongly represented. It is to be hoped there will bo no difficulty in bringing the project to a successful issue, for Gisborne should certainly be included in one of the most important military gatherings that have yet been organised in the Dominion. There was a large attendance of members at the summoned meeting of the iLoyal Gisborne Lodge. 1.0.0. F., M.U., No. 6037, held at the Masonic Hall last evening. The annual report and balance-sheet Avere read and showed the financial position of the Lodgo to he in an exceptionally sound state. The capital of the Lodge totals £6388 11s sd, of which the value of the sick and funeral fund is £llOl 14s Sd, and the Lodge surplus stands at £950. There are 208 members on the roll. Tiiirty-six members were on the sick list during the year, and payments to such totalled £164 13s 4d. The management fund showed a balance -*n hand of £133 13s Bd. The election of three deputies to represent the 'Dodge at the Auckland district meeting resulted iu the election of .P.G. Secretary C. 11. Ambridge, P.G. Tharratt, and G.M. Chisholm. Past Grands W. J. Cox and Clias. Goldsmith were reelected ' auditors for the ensuing .year. During the evening P.G. McLeod, on behalf of the Lodge, presented' P.G. Sim with a framed Past Grand’s certificate. Just as every man thinks he is a judge-of music, so pretty well every inventor has a lingering idea that he can run liis own business in the matter of his patents. -Never was ■}. greater mistake. The wise inventor puts himself under the guidance of a skilled agent. Messrs Baldwin and Rayward, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, are agents of repute. They see to the preparation of working drawings, and stand between the inventor and his risks.

To-morrow is the anniversary of the death of General Gordon, who was slain at Khartoum in the year loco. A meeting of coast and country stoic - keepers is to be held in Mr. C. G. 11* esse’s office on Saturday, February sth, for the purpose of forming a Storekeepers’ Association. On Saturday heavy rain fell all the way down from Puha to Waihuka, the roads being knee deep in slush, but from there towards the coast the weather was comparatively fine. The plans for re-building the Strand Arcade, Auckland, on behalf of Mr. Arthur M. Myers, have been completed by Mr. Arthur P. Wilson, architect, and tenders are being called. Nominations are due next month, for seats on the High School Board of Governors. The Board consists of six members, two being nominated by Government, two by the Borough Council, and two by tho Cook County Council. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morn in" before Mr. W. A.__J3arton, S.M.. William Cowfiekl, previously convicted for drunkenness in April last year, was again convicted on a similar charge and fined 10s with 2s costs in default 48 hours’ imprisonment. The tramline which it was intended to construct from Rakauroa to Otoko, for the conveyance of timber, is now only to be laid down to McFee’s bog. A good portion is already constructed, and the rest is being pushed on at a fast rate. It is the intention now to cart the timber from the tram-head to Otoko and then rail to town. A gentleman who returned to town yesterday from Otoko states that on Saturday rails were laid over +h° Dreadnought bridge, beyond the Waihuka tunnel, and a - start has been made on the long incline to Otoko. This incline, which is several » mi belong, has; a grade of 1 in 35, and will be one of the three stiffest in New Zealand. The chief engineer has also put on a double shift on a number of the big cuttings, so as to uct the formation work completed right up to where the viaduct is to be built. The idea is to get the rails down and bring up the necessary goods for the line, without the ballast being put on. Tt has also been stated that the Public Works Department will bring up settlers’ goods as well. Mr. and Mrs. Weeks conducted a spiritualistic service at Town ley’s Hall on Sunday evening. Mr. Weeks delivered an inspirational address entitled “Proofs that the dead return.” The speaker said that the topic under consideration involved a belief that was world-wide and age-long. Among the most rude and undeveloped races of primitive man, he said, the notion that the so-called “dead” were still alive and could hold intercourse with those who dwell on the earth plane was a conviction that held an enduring sway. A conviction that was so persistent must necessarily rest on a firm basis. Mrs. Weeks gave a number of readings and spirit messages, that were atlnntted’in several instances to be strikingly accurate. The audience were interested and appreciative throughout the service. The film dealing with the “Life of George Washington,” to be shown tomorrow night by the Pathe Pictures, is the longest animated picture yet shown in New Zealand. The series opens picturing Washington in his early manhood—his loyalty to the British flag during the French and Indian war. His meeting with and ultimate marriage to Martha Custis. Then follows Washington under the American flag, beginning with Patrick Henrys’ memorable plea for independence. Washington’s career as commander of the colonial forces, his battles, hardships, and final overthrow of the British forces. iHis unanimous choice for President, and inauguration. The closing scene depicting his domestic life during his declining years at Mt. Vernon is most happily appropriate, and is a fitting finale to a greatcareer.

All things come to those that wait, we are told, but- this is seldom true. The man or woman who snaps up opportunities is the one that succeeds. Here is an opportunity to buy new goods at from 20 to 50 per cent discount at C. Rosie and Co.’s summer clearance sale, and hundreds of appreciative buyers are already taking advantage of these splendid terms.*

Are you aware that your personal appearance is vastly improved by a visit to our Hairdressing Saloon. Our Operators are Artists in their profession, and make a careful study of the gentlemen who come under their care and treatment. Don’t forget! We have the finest equipped saloon in the city. Try our Ice Shampoo and note that we always give our customers an Ice Wash aftor a shave. We are the sole agents for the far-famed “Parasene” hair-restorer. “Parasene” is no local concoction and is entirely free of acetic acid or any ingredient that will injure the hair or head. C. Morse’s Central Hairdressing Saloon, Gladstone Road.*