Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3252, 24 June 1911, Page 6

Local and General.

Theatregoers who remember Mr -'lax Jackson’s admirable performance as Algy in Miss Rosemary Rees’s play ‘A Judical Separation,” two years ago, will be glad to see him in another of Miss Rees's plays next T uesday evening at His Majesty’s Theatre. As Bobby Mentetli in “Her Dearest Friend,” Air Jackson has a. part which suits him admirably and to which he may be relied upon to do full justice. Later :n the evening he will appear as Dr. Burton in “The Peacemaker,” when his breezy personality and cheery manner will again he of 'the greatest value to the play. Mr J. Aneurin Jones will preach in the Methodist Church to-morrow morning, taking as his subject “Christ and the Individual.” In the evening the Rev. J. A. Loehore will conduct a special Coronation service. “The Last Great Coronation” will be the subject and special music will he rendered. There will be a morning service at Te Harpara as well as the usual 7 o’clock service. The Executive of the No-license League will meet in St. Andrew’s School room on Monday evening at 7.30. The League meeting will follow at S o'clock, when the delegates will give a report of the recent Convention held in "Wellington. To-morrow will be observed as Coronation Sunday at St. Andrew’s Church, Cbbden Street. At the morning service the Rev. Wm. Grant will speak on “The Coronation,” and in the evening on “Iving by Men.” Appropriate hymns will be sung and the choir will render an anthem.

The whole grammar of kissing nas been succinctly set -forth by an American writer, who thus conjugated the verb:—“Buss, to kiss; rebus, to kiss again; pluribus, to kiss without regard to number; sillvbus, to kiss the Land instead of the lips, blunderbus, to hiss the wrong person; omnibus, to kiss everybody in t.he room; Erebus, to i.xs in the dark.” Another American, bam Slick, described kisses as “.'ike <.n ation, because they are made out of nothing and are very good.” Newcastle- mTyne has a curious civic kissing custom, observed annually on “Barge day.’’ The mayor and corporation sail up the river in gaily decked barges to claim dominion over the Tyne. Tile great event is the disembarkation, when from the crowd assembled on tlie landing stage the mayor has the right to select any young lady he pleases ami give her a kiss. In return lie proteins a sovereign. An ironic teuch is given to the proceedings by toe mayoress, who, whatever may be her feelings, has to present some useful gift to the lady whom her husband has kissed.

Those who have not registered undei the new Defence Act are to be given another opportunity to hand in their names. Staff-Sergt' Alajor Bishop has received a telegram, from Lieut. Skelley to receive any registrations that may be. made irrespective of the date. This will probably be the last chance the Government will give before taking steps to enforce the penalties provided bv the Act.

Air AV. A. Barton, S.M., presided at the Police Court yesterday morSiing. Samuel Kennedy was fined 5s and costs for drunkenness, and 20s and costs, in default four days’ imprisonment, ’ for assaulting James Porter, of the Albion Hotel. *■

Parisian dressmakers have evolved another freak garment. This new article of feminine wear is what has been described as the “cut-off” skirt, so called because it reaches only halfway below the knees. It was the fashion journal Femiiia that first suggested this abbreviated skirt, and the costumiers were not behindhand in adopting tlie idea. AAdiether it will be more favorably received than that weird creation. the liarem skirt, or jupe-cu-lotte, as Parisians call it, remains to be seen, but the forthcoming Grand Prix meeting at Chantilly, when the daring mode will be launched, will afford society an opportunity of pronouncing its verdict.

It is now certain that the Irish delegates will visit Gisborne during next month, and the secretaries of the local conmiii/.ee would bo ;.L owd to lo.cfAe all subscription lists and promised donations to the Home Rule Fund at as early a date as is convenient.

To-day the skating rink will be open for three sessions, starting at 10 o’clock this morning with the children’s session. The big week-end session will be held tonight, for , which- special preparations have been made. Notice of the coming three-quarter mile race to be run on Wednesday next will be found in the advertising columns of this issue. A splendid line of ladies’ smart new Moirette Underskirts is showing just now at G. Rosie and Co.’s., in all the season’s leading shades. These goods are all fresh and new, are well cut and beautifully made in a variety of dainty styles. Ladies are invited to coine in and see the whole' showing of charming Underskirts. These prices range from 3s 6d to 30s, and each one spells VALUE to the letter.*