NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13049, 8 March 1911, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A GiEborne wire says that the Harbour Board decided to confer with Mr Holmes, Enginctr-ih-Cliu'f, when he is visiting Gisborne, as to the best method of coping with the range, which causes trouble at the entrance to the inniT harbour in stormy weather.

A first offender for drunkenness \vas brought before Mr. J. S. Evans. S.M., yesterday morning, and convicted and discharged on condition that he left the town immediately. The defendant promised to get away to Reefton.

In our report of the performance of Dr. Bill" by the Ne'son Amateurs in aid of the Children's Ward at tho hospital, we omitted to mention the excellent service rendered by Hpjt Lemmor as conductor of the orchestra.

A notice regarding claims for enrolment on the district"electors' ioFg. appears in our advertising columns this morning.

The annual meeting of tho Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be held at Messrs. Rout and Sons' rooms this afternoon.

The New Zealand 'Shipping Company's steamer Rimutaka .sailed for London, via Waitara, Waiiganiii, arid Lyttelton, yesterday afternoon. The Rimutaka takes 5578 carcases of meat; 6000 cases of apples ; 588 JwVs wool and skins; 59 casks tallow; ]I crates of kidneys; and 123 packages of general cargo from this port.

The Temperature.—At three o'clock this morningl, the thermometer, outside this office registered oi degrees. It is said that poets arc born, not made. There are many budding poets in the Dominion, who only require, as the waiters in tho United States say. a "little encouragement" ole I veiop their latent talents. Byron sends us a poem, from which we quote two verses. . The poem extols Lock's Great Furnishing Emporium, which undoubtedly ?.s the cheapest and host place to purchase furniture and furnishings. Lock continues to give big bargains. "If tables and chairs you are lacking. If a range or stove you desire, Lock's will-chosen stock's at your service, Ho has always the tiling you require; If a sewing machine's your ambition, Tho Atlas is just what you need. And you'll find the old proverb i& truthful, For Lock's is a friendship indeed. "You may journey to Sydney or London, To Melbourne, Chicago, or Cork, You may ransack the houses in Paris, Or the marts of Berlin and New York: But you won't furnish better or cheaper, Nor find any house that can shino With William Lock's Warehouse in Bridge street — He's the King in the Furniture Lime."