The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 26, 1901.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 142, 26 June 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 26, 1901.

Thu Hunt Club hounds are to be out to' morrow afternoon.

The Mohawk Minstrels give an enter tainment at Ormond to-morrow evening.

Messrs Williams and Kettle hold a special sale of stock at the Matawhero yards to-morrow.

Captain Edwin reported yesterday : “ Wind and sea decreasing ; glass rise ; weather cold ; tides good.” The Waihora arrives from the South to-morrow morning, and leaves for Auckland at eight o’clock. A [lady in tho country gave her child tricopherous in mistake for medicine. The child suffered no ill effects.

“ One bath is so good that it will cure you whether you arc ill or not,” said one enthusiastic Native in regard to Ilotorua. “It was glorious 1 ” is tho way Mr Kohero, the representative of tho Pipiwharauroa, sums up tho trip to Rotorua.

Brakes for the Mohawk minstrel entertainment at Ormond on Thursday night, leave the Albion corner at six and seven o’clock.

Tenders are invited by tho Whataupoko Road Board up to 2 o’clock on Friday afternoon for clearing out drains on Whataupoko. Tho Moura arrived at Napier yesterday morning. Owing to the heavy weather prevailing she was unablo to proceed to the breakwater, and had. to lighter her cargo in the roadstead. At tho Park Company’s ground on Monday afternoon, Mr W. Knights met with a, painful accident. He was trimming trees, and was among the branches of a big tree, when he fell ; he struck the ground heavily, and it is feared that he will be compelled to remain in bed for some time. Being an old man the shook was the more severely felt. In another column, Mr Donald Gordon notifies that he has made arrangements with the Gisborne Freezing Company to have all moat supplied by him after July Ist slaughtered at the Gisborne Works, where it will be inspected and approved by the Government Inspector. Special cash discount will be allowed to customers, and families will be waited on for orders.

Messrs W. Morgan, R. Johnston, and other gentlemen are making arrangements to provide tho Matawhero Cadets with breakfast npou their arrival from the South to-morrow morning. Tho boys will arrive from the steamer cold, and a good breakfast should be most acceptable to them before proceeding homo. An appreciative audience assembled in the Matawhero Church on Monday evening for Mr Buckingham’s entertainment. The slides are a first-class lot, and some of those illustrating the songs wore specially admired. Mr Buckingham’s singing was a rare treat. Tho lantern was manipulated by the Rev. B. F. Rothwell. Miss M. Stephenson played the accompaniments.

Mr W. J. Cox, the well-known grocer and provision merchant of Gladstone Road, has a special advertisement in this issue to which the attention of householders is directed. In order to reduce his large and well-assorted stock of groceries, ironmongery, etc., prior to stock-taking, Mr Cox is offering tho same at specially low rates to cash customers. He also calls attention to a number of special lines that ho has to hand. .These include dried and tinned fruitsin'great variety, tinned meats. Canterbury table potatoes, bacon and hams. Several shipments of first-class teas have also been received, and are being disposed of at the lowest possible rates.