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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12377, 10 February 1911, Page 4

Sergeant Hutton is at present confined to bed through indisposition, and he is being relieved by Detective Connolly. For a first conviction for drunkenness, a young mah, who did not appear in answer to the charge, was, at the PoliceCourt this morning", ordered to forfeit the amount of his bail, 10s. John Ryan and Henry Dennett, alias Thomas Topping, on remand, were brought before Mr W. A. Barton, 'S.M., at the Police Court this morning, on charges of procuring liquor whilst, prohibited. They were both bound over in the sum of £10 each to come up for sentence when called upon. The annual meeting of the Presbyterian Young Women s Bible class was held last night in the Presbyterian Manse, Childers road. The reports showed that the class had progressed very favorably during the past year. The new officers elected were: Mrs McClymont, leader 5 Miss Peach, sub-leader ; Miss D. Dunning, secretary ; Miss A. Stevens, treasurer; Miss N. Lange, organist. Mr W. Benson, of the Ormond Valley., reports having found a valuable sulphurspring on his property. The water is flowing out of the side of a slip on the hillside. The surface smells very strongly of sulphur, but the water is cool and refreshing to drink. Several people are under the impression that the Avater contains curative properties for certain maladies. Mr Benson considers he has found a valuable asset. The ladies comprising the Mangapapa picnic committee desire to thank the following whose assistance went a long way towards making the picnic yesterday the success that it was: — Okitu Bacon Co., Common, Shelton and Co., Williams and Kettle, Muir, and! Bushnell (stationer's), W. J. O'Meara,! A. Dewing (all these gave donations of sweets, biscuits, ham, lemons, and prizes for races; Messrs McCliskie and Henaon, of Mangapapa, who put in the whole of ! the day doing the heavy work on the ground, besides providing unlimited milk I and traps for the carting that had to be done ; and last, but by no means least, Mr P. Gavin, who was good enough to lend the paddock. About 400 youngsters attended the picnic, besides a host of parents and • friends. Two good "spreads" were provided for them, together with a sports programme, swings and other games. , The big willow trees in the paddock provided ample shelter for the lot while the rain showers were on, so that the weather did not dampen their spirits much. Mr Cuthbert, representative of Mr W. Lissant Clayton, who is selling in conjunction with the Loan and Mercantile the, estate known as Haache's, situated on the Waimata river, states that there has been considerable inquiry at their office for particulars of sale, which will be held in Barlow's motor garage, Lowe street, at 11.30 a.m. to-morrow. He states that the low reserves placed on these valuable river frontages and terraced sites ai'e a strong incentive for purchasers to secure them at such reasonable terms that they must in a few years show a greatly enhanced value. Situated as they are on a good metalled road, on the mile and a half radius from the Post-office, with excellent drainage, and subject only to county rating, there is every reason to believe that the whole property will be sold outright. Mr J. W. Bright will act as auctioneer to-morrow, and purchasers of any lot will find both . auctioneer and vendor desirous of giving them every reasonable facility to acquire an adjoining section or sections on terms proportionate to those already agreed upon.

A letter from Mr W. D. Lysnar was received too late for publication to-day. There are five more regular meetings of the Borough Council, as present constituted, before the general elections, which will be held on April 26th. The matron of the Gisborne Hospital wishes to acknowledge with thanks the following gift* : Lemons, from Mr Gray ; plums, from Mrs Holden ; fish, Mr Atkins ; and a case of stout, Mrs Hacche. The weekly parade of the Gisborne Rifles will be held this evening. Recruits are required to bring the corps up to double the present strength, and any desiring may join, this evening. The annual picnic for the scholars attending the Anglican Sunday schools in the town and suburbs is to be held at Wainui beach to-morrow. In the event of wet weather the children will be entertained in the Garrison Hall. Messrs Williams and Kettle, Ltd, draw attention to the entry o£ horses for tomorrow's sale. Amongst the number are the racehorses Swarthmoor, Carron, Master Stead, five thoroughbred yearlings by Sabretache, and several good hacks and harness horses from Panikau station. The following players will represent Y.M.C.A. junioi-s in their match with High School to-morrow afternoon at Victoria Domain on the concrete wicket : W. Brown, D. Hutton, G. Pollock, C. Jones, J. Winter, F. Robinson, H. Muir, C. Shann, J. H. Robinson, P. Dudson, F. Everiss, J. Aitken, and N. Glasson. The usual matinee of Pathe Pictures will be given to-morrow afternoon in His Majesty's Theatre, when an entirely new set of films will be shown. This new programme can only be shown on Saturday, as the theatre is engaged on Monday and Tuesday by MacMahon Bros, for the Johnson-Jeffries fight pictures. The weekly meeting of the Gisborne Temperance Association was held last evening at the Oddfellows' Hall. There was a good attendance, and one new member was enrolled. It being brothers' night to entertain visitors" and sisters, the following contributed items : Sisters Reid and Lancaster, Bros. Mounsey, Lang, Lawless, Lancaster, Simpson, Kearney, and Hastie. Several games were also indulged in. Next Thursday will be "Australian night," when all Australian items will be given. .On Wednesday the Lodge entertain the members of the Old Men's Home by giving them a concert at the home. The following special message was received from Dunedin to-day: "Miss Amy Castles received a tremendous ovation \at her opening concert here last night. The theatre was crowded in all parts. Her success was electrical. The enthusiasm only culminated when the young singer was recalled a dozen times, and bowed her acknowledgments, amidst a profusion of floral tributes, finally responding with 'Home; Sweet Home.' This was followed by cheer after cheer resounding through the building, and tears welled in the eyes of the majority present. The supporting artists received a great reception. The booking for this evening's concept is splendid." The first number of a new quarterly review bearing the title of "The Round Table' is to hand. It is a co-operative undertaking, produced by a number of people resident in all parts of tho Empire. The magazine consists chiefly of articles contributed by writers in the various overseas Dominions. The aim is to produce a publication dealing 1 solely with Imperial affairs, and it is a 1 condition that the articles are to be ; free from party bias. The first issue ! contains contributions on the following subjects: "India and the English," 1 "British Politics," "The Constitutional ; Crisis," "Home Rule," "Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Tariff Revision," "Parties and the Navy," and a .very interesting article on 'South African Politics." Mr Edward Nelson, of Melbourne, who is touring New Zealand 'lecturing for the International Bible Students' Association, will give two discourses on important - Bible topics during his four days' stay here. The lectures are free, and no collections are taken. "The End of the World" is the topic for Saturday night. "The Empire of Jesus Christ" , will be trje subject in the Y.M.C.A. ', room on Sunday at 3 p.m. These meetings are non-sectarian, and should he of deep interest to Christians of every name seeking for light on the Scriptures, as well as for honest sceptics who desire to have the authority of the Bible as a revelation from God proved to them. Mr Nelson gave a series of lectures in , Auckland last week that were much appreciated by Bible students.