Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE THURSDAY SEPT. 26,1901.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9261, 26 September 1901, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE THURSDAY SEPT. 26,1901.

A general meeting of the Cycling Club will, be held this evening. The Cook County Council meet tomorrow. The Gisborne Bowling Club's green was opened for practice this afternoon, a good many members attending. Mr W. Adair offers for sale three buildings in Lowe street, to be removed by October 7th. The Gi6borne railway, station buildings are expected to be completed in about four weeks time. The City Band have -kindly offered to journey to Patutahi to supply music on the afternoon and evening of the bazaar on Thursday next. ; Mr D. M. Orr notifies that he has received a shipment of seed potatoes, oats, etc. He also specialises -a number of lines kept in stock. Mr S. Hoyle announces that he has taken over Mr Von Pern's milk run, as from the Ist October, and intends to conduct the business on up-to-date lines. The Fire Brigade had a most successful practice last evening, the engine, which has lately been overhauled, working well, and throwing powerful jets of water. The Chairman of the Harbor Board stated to-day, when signing a. cheque for stamps, that the Government to assist local bodies should let their rate demands go out freer. The East Coast Mounted Rifles intend holding a military tournament at the Gisborae Park oir the King's Birthday. The programme will be issued as an inset with this paper on Monday. At the Magistrate's Court this morning, before Messrs J.Townley and J. W. Bright, J.P.'s, the only case dealt with was Adair Bros. v. Benjamin Boyle. Judgment was given for amount of claim owing, 6s 3d, costs ss. The Matron of the Hospital acknowledges with thanks gifts of eggs from Mesdames Holden and Tucker, and sodawater from Mr J. Lucas ; also, illustrated papers and magazines from , Mrs . (Dr) Craig.

The latest price quoted on the London Stock Exchange for debentures in connection with t.lie Gisborne Harbor Board loan of , £200,000, maturing November 1, 1915, is 106, which is very satisfactory as showing the appreciation iu which the debentures are held. After the transaction of business at the meeting of the Gisborne Tent last evening, the brethren and sisters of the Rechabite Order held a social gathering. Bio. M. G. Nasmith, jun., C.R., presided. A capital programme of songs, recitations, etc., was gone through and a pleasurable time spent by all. A vote of thanks was accorded to the gentlemen by the visiting ladies. The scow Whakapai is still stranded at Tokomaru. Aided by the high tides, the vessel was # hauled high up on the beach, where the' sand was scooped away from under her, and temporary repairs were effected. The difficulty now is to get her off, the tides having again taken off. Captain Bonner is waiting patiently for the return of high spring tides, when he hopes to have his vessel afloat once more. At the meeting ol the Fire Brigade last night it was decided to hold the usual competition on November 9, and Deputy .Superintendent Wildish and Firemen Henderson and McLachlan were appointed to draw up a programme of events. It was also decided to meet the members of the City Band on Monday in a tournament on similar lines to those played by the Fire Brigade and Native Association. Upon receipt of the message brought yesterday afternoon by the Mararoa from East Island lighthouse, stating that immediate assistance was wanted, the Union Company, tlirough their local agent, Mr Cramond, offered to send the Omapere across to the island with Dr Davis, but the Marine Department wired from Wellington asking that the Waihi be sent from Gisborne with instructions to wait as long as required. Accordingly, at midnight, the Waihi left Gisborne for Waipiro, where she was to take on board the doctor and convey him to the lighthouse. Waipiro was reached at noon, and a start made for East Island at 1 p.m. The steamer is expected to reach Awanui on the return voyage this evening. Another argument in favor of the Hospital Trustees, as acting for the united hospital district, to take up the question of providing accommodation for cases of infectious diseases, was the fact mentioned by Mr Johnston at last night's meeting that a case of scarlet fever had been sent in from the country to the Mayor. The patient was brought in to Mr Townley, seemingly with the idea that he was the right person to apply to to find accommodation for such cases. As the case came from out of the Borough limits, the Mayor very properly refuspd to recognise his liability as head of civic affairs to find a private hospital for every sick person brought in. The case was therefore taken back to where it came from, and is now being treated there. The following programme of music will be discoursed by the City Band from their stand adjoining the City Rink to-morrow (Fridayj evening, at 8 o'clock:— l. Contest March, "Invincible" (Cope) ; 2. Two movements from Gounod's "Faust," viz., the Romanza "Quando a te Lieta" (cornet solo with horn obligato), and the "Soldiers' Chorus"; 3. overture, "Tancredi" (Rossini) ; 4. selections from Sidney Jones' "Gaiety Girl," introducing "Sunshine Above," "It Seems to Me," and "Tommy Atkins" ; 5. march, "Amazon" (Walters) ; 6. selection of Harry Dacre's songs, introducing the popular melodies, "Lay yer hand upon ma heart," "Give him themoon to play with," "As your hair grows whiter," and other favorites. Out of sympathy for the American nation, now in mourning for the late President McKinley, the band will conclude its programme by playing the American and British National anthems as a bracketed number.