The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, NOVEMBER 15, 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 573, 18 November 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, NOVEMBER 15, 1902.

Captain Ed/, in telegraphed ut 1.20 y ester-cay Strong westerly winds; glass ris'. ; tiles good ; heavy souißt-rly : ■SWC i. Ci: i ( The Waikitre au-ivcs i:i And;.a: a i...m , Sidney tins at Lem .on, u.. i is i-xpec-te-i to j i, a-t i.r Gidjji ’ie iin'.i .Southern port* it i liiidnigin. 'j'iie steamer is due Jure lu j morrow ut about midnight. Messrs Parker and Siicrriff, horseshoe 1 " and blacksmiths, announce tout they u r " prepare.! to shoe horses at the reduced price oi tour shillings tor hacks —cash ; worit m anship g u arau teed. By advertisement it will bo seen that a mass meeting uj ladies will be hold in the Theatre J loyal , to-morrow afternoon, at ■j o e.oeii, wiie.n addresses will be delivered by Miss Liaigauiie and others. In connection with the no license campaign, tiie j.iev, W. Thompson will speak uguiusc prohibition at Patutnhi this evening. Miss Balgarnie lectures at Waereugauiiika, and the Kev. J. Dawson in the Theatre Iloyal, Gisborne. Mr W. Lh Lysnui' will address a meeting at the Waimata Hall to-morrow evening.

A n, W. moderate gale was blowing at Cape Maria Van Dieinan yesterday, with cloudy sky; Auckland, fresh fi. breeze, cloudy; Napier, .S.W., overcast; New Plymouth, B.id,, blue sky ; Wellington, S„ cloudy: Gieymoutli, J.-h, blae sky; Nelson. N., blue sky ; Christchurch and Dunedin, H.W.; Invercargill, N.; Must Cape, S., sea moderate to good. The sea was heavy at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Auckland, Tnitiri, Castlcpuint, and Wellington ; rough at Manakau Heads; smooth to moderate elsewhere. At the Police Couit yesterday a young man named Richard Caldwell was charged that he knowingly and wilfully made a false statement and claim under the Electoral .-Vet, to the effect that he resided in the district three months. Accused said he was guilty of signing his name, but he was innocent of doing wrong. Tha Magistrate : You did not know what you were signing '! Accused : 1 did not know that I had to be here three months. The Registrar of Electors said the case was a bad one, accused having signed the claim the same day as he arrived. Every man should know that lie must be in the district for some time before he could, sign. The Magistrate said that declarations of this; kind were too frequently made without persons reading them first. They should read the claim before signing, or get it read over to them. The maximum penalty was £2O, but as it was the lirst case brought before the Court lie would line the accused £2. costs 7s, in default seven days’ imprisonment, ilis Worship remarked tha accused must have known he was doing wrong making the claim the same day lie arrived.

The lirst meeting of creditors in the estate of Charles Bernard .Jarman was held at the Deputy Official Assignee’s ol'lieo this afternoon. Present: .Messrs Townley, Gandhi, E. J CJirisp (representing the Dunlop Tyre Company and A. Li. Healing), and L. Bees (debtor’s solicitor). In answer to questions put to the Assignee, debtor staled that the only capital he had when he took the cycling business over from Mr Gusli was the sum of X'-iO, advanced by his brother, and the greater portion of this sum was paid to Mr Gush. Debtor had little or no knowledge of the business. The Assignee said that alter the preferential claims wore paid the estate would not realise 2s Od in the pound. Mr (iluisp complained of the treatment that the Dunlop Tyre Company had received, they having been induced to give a second lot of goods on promises made by d, btor, who must have known that he could not meet his liabilities. Ho urged that debtor should be submitted to a public examination. Mr Gaudin said that the young man had started in the winter time, and the town at present would not stand so much competition in the trade. Ho commented on the practice of mercantile firms pushing their goods on tu small traders, especially when, as in the present case, they were aware that debtor had no previous knowledge of the business and was without capital. He thought that the matter might bo left with Mr Coleman, who would do his best for the creditors'. Ml- Townley said that although bankrupt had boon working rather loosely, the cycling business was a peculiar one, and lie would not like the case pushed. Ho thought that some consideration should be shown to bankrupt. There had been worse eases in Gisborne which needed public examination. Mr Clnisp suggested that the meeting be adjourned for a fortnight to allow timo to communicate with bis clients. Mr Rees said that bankrupt could only bo charged with reckless trailing and foolishness, and there had not been any attempt at fraud. The meeting was adjourned for a fortnight, the Assignco stating that as there had been no tenders received for the stock it would be sold by auction.