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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 483, 22 July 1890, Page 3

We understand that the year’s business of the Gisborne Building Society will yield 9 per cent interest. The Patutahi people do not seem to be very religions-at least on a wet day. The Rev. Canon Fox rode out on Sunday, through all the rain and slush, and had a congregation which just managed to reach the plural number. The final payments for the Christchurch Grand National Meeting are Steeplechase ; Enterprise, Daddy Longlegs, Little Arthur, Squib, and Ahua. Hurdles : Little Arthur, libion, Erin-go—bragh, Leonardo, Harkaway, Romulus, Trimolite, and Iriquoise. A number of Oddfellows went out from Gisborne on Sunday morning to attend the funeral of the late Me R, Scragg. After the Anglican Church service had been conducted by the Rev. Canon Fox, Bro. P.G. Tharratt read the Oddfellows’ burial service. There was a large number of country settlers at the funeral.

The programme in connection with ths entertainment in aid of the survivors of the famous Balaclava Charge, will be published in our next issue. The entertainment takes place on Friday evening; an excellent programme will be presented, and the good cause that is being supported should attract a bumper house. The annua! meeting of the members of the Garrison Band was held last night. Mr Brown having, through pressure of business, resigned the position of Bandmaster, Mr T. Morrison was elected to the office. Mr Sherrill was re-elected Secretary, and Mr H. Reed Treasurer. The financial position was deemed fairly satisfactory. Two probationers, C. Adair and H. Reed, jun., were elected bandsmen, and G. Davies and James Robb were nominated probationers. There are openings now for several more probationers, but early application will be necessary. Mr J. Brown’s resignation was received with many manifestations of regret by the members. He has been connected with the Band for a number of years, and it is really due to him that the Band did not fall through at one critical period in its history. Though Mr Morrison will be congratulated on his promotion, by the general public as well as by the Bandsmen, the former will also sincerely regret that Mr Brown is severing bis connection with an institution which he has done very much to make so popular. “ Who is there,” cried the orator, “ who will lift a voice against the truth of my statement?” Just then a donkey in the outskirts of the crowd gave vent to one of the piercing “hee-haws” of his tribe. The laugh was on the orator for a moment, but, assuming an air of triumph, he lifted his voice above the din to say, “ I knew nobody but a fcekau would try It,’ 1