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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 20, 25 January 1901, Page 3

DEATH OF HER MAJESTY. PUBLIC OBSERVANCES AS TO MOURNING. Ranfcria-, Governor. Order in Council. At the Government House at Wellington, this 24th day of January, 1001. Present: His Excellency the Governor in Council. HIS EXCELLENCY the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having been advised by the Secretary of State for the Colonies of the lamented death of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Colony, doth hereby enjoin as follows upon Her late Majesty’s loving and lamenting subjects in the said colony, in token of their grief and sorrow for the great loss the Empire has sustained:— 1. All ministers of religion and all congregations are invited on Sunday next, the twenty-seventh instant, and also on the day appointed for the funeral of Her late Majesty, to hold solemn services of public worship and mourning on behalf of the people of the colony. 2. The New Zealand Ensign, with a scarf of crape attached to the flagstaff one foot above the flag, shall be displayed at half-mast on all public buildings in the colony till sunset each day, and until sunset of the day appointed for the funeral. 3. All ships in the various harbors of the colony are invited to display their ensigns at half-mast each day until and iriCluding the day of the funeral. 4. AH oflicers of the Government are enjoined to wear mourning until further notified, and all other subjects of Her late Majesty arc requested to do the same in such a manner as their loyalty and feeling direct. S. And, generally, until after the day of the funeral it is enjoined that all festivities of a public nature be suspcndedjAhd on that day a.ll _ places of businers and public entertainment bo closet’, ’ J. H. MACALISTER, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

p OVERTY >AY rpUEP 0 LUB ANNUAL MEETING, To bo held on tho Makaraka Racecourse, on THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, February 21 and 22, 1901. President: J. W. Nolan. Vice-President: G. J. Winter. Stewards: James Orr, J. Clark, R. Sherratt, .J. Maynard, W. Wethcred, J. A. Harding, C. White. Judge: Captain Tucker. Treasurer : L. T. Symes. Starter: H. Piper. Handicapper: A. T. Danvers. Clerk of Scales :G. It. Wyllie. Clerk of Course: A. Pritchard. PROGRAMME. Fiust Day. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1001. (To start at 12.30 p.m.)

1. Makauri Handicap of 20 sovs. Entrance, 1 sov; to close Saturday, lGth February, at 9,30 p.m. Winner to be sold by auction, with engagements, directly after the race for 5 sovs. The surplus over the selling price to bo divided equally between the owner of the second horse and the race fund. Distance, 7 furlongs. 2. County Stakes Handicap of 30 sovs; second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. For all horses bred in the Counties of Cook and Waiapu. Distance, 1 mile. 3 Maiden Scurry of 10 sovs. Minimum weight, Bst. Winners at any time barred. Post entry, 1 sov. Distance, 4 furlongs. 4. Turanga Stakes Handicap of 100 sovs ; second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. The winner of any race of the value of 50 sov3 after the declaration of the weights to carry 31b extra ; of 100 sovs, slb extra; of 150 sovs, 71b extra; of 200 sovs, 101 b extra. Distance, 1J miles. 5. Telephone Handicap, of 30 sovs; second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. En-

trance, 1 sov; to close Saturday, ICth February, 1901, at 9.30 p.m. Distance, 5 furlongs. G. First Handicap Hurdle Face, of 40 sovs; second horse to receive S sovs from the stake. The winner of any Hurdle Face of tho value of 50 sovs after the declaration of the weights to carry 31b extra; of 100 sovs, slb extra. Distance, 1J miles, over 7 flights of hurdles. 7. Handicap Flat Race, of 20 sovs; second horse to receive 5 sovs from tho stake. Entrance, 1 sov; to close on Saturday, 16th •February, at 9.30 p.m. Distance, 1 mile. 8. Flying Handicap, of 50 sovs; second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. The winner o any race of the value of 50 sovs after the declaration of the weights to carry 71bs extra; of 100 sovs, lOlbs extra. Distance, 0 furlongs. Second Day. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1901. To start at 12.30 p.m. 1. Stewards’ Handicap, of 50 sovs; second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. Distance, 7 furlongs. 2. Second Handicap Hurdle Race, of 40 sovs; second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. Distance, 11 miles, over 0 flights of hurdles. 3. Second Flat Race Handicap, of 20sovs; second horse to receive 5 sovs from stake. Entrance, 1 sov, to close Saturday, 16th February, at 9.30 p.m. Distance, 7 fur-

longs. 4. Sunderland Stakes Handicap, of 80 sovs ; second horse to receive 5 sovs from stake. Winner Stewards’ Handicap to carry olb penalty. Distance, 1 mile. 5. Koseland Handicap, of 30 sovs. The winner to be sold by auction with his engagements directly after the race for 5 sovs. The surplus over the selling price to be divided equally between the owner of the second horse and the race fund. . Entrance, 1 sov; to close 9 p.m. night of first day’s races. Distance, G furlongs. 6. Maiden Scurry, of 10 sovs. Minimum weight, 7st. Winners at any time barred. Post entrance, 4 sov. Distance, 5 furlongs. 7. Publicans’ Purse Handicap, of 50 sovs! second horse to receive 5 sovs from stake. The winner of any previous race the same day to carry 51b extra. Distance, 5 furlongs. 8. Forced Handicap, of 20 sovs. Post entry, 1 sov. Distance, 7 furlongs. The stakes will be paid is pull. Acceptasces —SATUßDAY, 16th February 1901, at 9.30 p.m. Flying Handicap 14 sov First Hurdles 1 sov Turanga Stakes .. .. .. 3 sovs Weights for First Day’s Races will be declared on Saturday, 9th February, 1901, at 9.30 p.m. Weights for Second Day’s Races will be declared at 8 p.m. on night of First Day’s Races. Acceptances for Second Day’s Races — Sunderland Stakes 3 sovs, Second Hurdles 1 sov, Stewards’ Handicap 14 sovs, and Publican’s Purse 14 sovs—9.3o p.m. Right of First Day’s Races. J. H. AISLABIE, Secretary.

TUBANGANUI PUBLIC LIBBAKY. Applications for the position of Librarian, at a Salary of £52 per annum, will be received by the undersigned, from whom full particulars can be obtained, until Noon of FBIDAY, 25th inst. L. T. SYMES, Hon. Sec. 'ENNESSY’S for Depenpaoles.