WAIROA NOTES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 225, 30 September 1901, Page 4

WAIROA NOTES.

(Times Correspondent.! At ibe Magistrate's Court on Thursday, S'.-puniber I.9th. before Justices \Y. Moloney and U. Britnell. judgment was given tor the plaintiff in the following cases :—C. Huberts v. Karena Taranui, All 11s lid, costs it 1 1 "*s ; same v. Ivoiu Korn, Xi its. costs 7s Od : same v. Hupa. . £5 -is Ou, costs, XI 7s (Mr Scott Smith j appeared tor plaintiff in each ease); j Thomas .1. Tunks v. To Keena, X'j Os lid, costs .I*l 12s. I am pleased to state that once again our local band is going to have another try to revive. Several new members have joined, and under the abie conduetorship of ilr S. Sargent ought to be able to supply the public with an abundance of good anisic, during the past the band has received very little or no support from the public. 1 hope when it lias once got fairly started, to hear of the public responding in a hearty and spontaneous manner. Frank Lincoln appeared in custody on September gist, before Messrs U. Rvitnell and D. Whyte, charged with (1) having been drunk in charge of a horse on the '2och inst.. (2) assaulting ilr J. l’owdreli, (ii) assaulting Mr C. Roberts. It appears that ou the Wednesday of the 20th inst. Mr Powdrell was returning home from Wairoa, when he saw a man lying on the road, Ou going up to him he found the man asleep. He then woke him, and Lincoln immediately got up and struck at Mr Powdrell. He continued abusing Mr Powdrell until the arrival on the scene of Mr C. Roberts, when Lincoln turned his attention to him. However, Mr Roberts evidently knew how to take care of himself, and knocking the prisoner down, held him until the arrival of the police. The prisoner was lined on the first count a sum of X's, or six weeks in -Napier Gaol; on tile next two counts, six weeks each without the option of a fine, sentences to run concurrently.

The police are busy at present trying to trace some thieves who have been robbing their mates at Buakiluri, but so far 1 have not heard of anyone being arrested. A daring theft was committed yesterday (24th). A person went into the shop of Mr Smith, our local jeweller, and stole a iiotherham watch out of a glass case on the counter. fSo far no trace of the thief has been found.

Our local volunteers journey to Frasertown to-night (25th inst.), to hold a company parade, when the men will be put through a series of guard and outpost duty by the officer in charge. Tho local Theatrical Company are busy at present studying a two-aet Irish comedy “ Pike O'Gallaglian,” which they hope to stage in about live weeks’ time. As the play is one with plenty of Irish wit and humour, besides sentiment as well, it should draw a crowded house.