The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 2, 1905

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1443, 2 May 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 2, 1905

Large entries have been received for the stock sales to be hold at Matawhero on Thursday next. The box plan for Mr J. C. Williamson’s opera season will be opened on the stage of His Majesty’s Theatre to-morrow morning at 9 sharp. ■A* 'the Police Court yesterday morning a Native named Nga Kakapa •iwa's' sjcntesiccdj' ftp- seven dbysf i m gris oilment fpr stealing a Pair of trousers from a sjhop on Saturday last. Captain Edwin reported yesterday : “ Strong winds to gale from between south-west and east and north-east after 16 hours from now ; glass high ; tides very "high ; sea heavy after 12 hours ; rain heavy.”

At the meeting of the Harbor Board yesterday afternoon Mr Harding drew attention to the bad lighting at the wharf, the necessity of the passage-way to the gangway being kept open on the arrival and departure of the Waihi, and the need of a better system of getting from the launch on to the steamor. The Board decided to erect a lamp on the wharf at the moßt serviceable place. At the Police Court yesterday James Patrick Mooney was fined £3, costs 2s, for stowing away on the I'alune from Auckland to Gisborne. For being an idle and disorderly person without lawful means of support, Mooney was sentenced to three months in Napier gaol. Two offenders for drunkenness wero fined 5s and costs. In his report to the Harbor Board yesterday Captain Cumming stated that the Tuahine light would be seen that evening, and should prove a great benefit to I shipping. Ho recommended the present oaretaker of the harbor lights as a good [ man to look after this one. The lights now under his charge were kept in splen- j did order. The Board decided to offer Mr Hardy £2 a month to atteod to the Tuahine light, which would require to be visited once a week. A wedding of interest to Auckland and Gisborne friends took place on March 21 •it West Green, North London, when Mr F. J. Cherry, son of Mr Francis Cherry, jf Auckland, was married to Miss Jessie STorke, of Weßt Green. Mr H. B. Watts, jf Auckland, was best man, and Miss Obalkley (of Bo’ness) and Miss Mabel Yorko were bridesmaids. A pleasant family gathering followed the ceremony, ilr Cherry bus recently passed bis eximinations, and now holds a chief en. gineer’s certificate. “We shall save a good round sum to he country if we go on with the remainiog cases this evening,” remarked Mr Justice Edwards at the Supreme Court last evening. Later he added : «< I have some very important business to attend to, and I have to be considered first. Ido not make a practice of sitting late, and I am sure that it will not not hurt the members of the legal fraternity here to have one late night. If the Judge comeß here and people are not prepared to go on I will not wait ”

Among the cases set down for hearing at the civil sittings of the Supreme Court '8 a claim for compensation brought by E. P. Joyce against the Public Works Department in connection with a gravel pit taken at Kait iratahi The matter was previous'y adjoufned in order to allow the question j of ownership to be tested. The Appeal Court recently decided in favor of Mr -Joyce in regard to the land, but leave was I asked and granted to appeal to the Privy I Council. When the case was mentioned }

last evening Mr Justice Edwards stated ihat until it was definitely decided that the

case was not going to the Privy Council he wnuld not hsar it. As far as he know no

deoision had yet been arrivedjatj whether it was intended to take the case to the Privy Counoil. He had, he said, been

turned into a land assessor against his will and without remuneration. Mr Nolan in-

timated that when Dr Findlay arrived on ' Wednesday an assurance in regard to the Privy Council proceedings would be given.

A' general meeting of subscribers to. tho ,Tc Ivaraka library wilt be hol'd at tho To Kiaraka I-liqbcl on Thursday evening. In* conseci'uonoo of a teebn i cal'error in. tlio description of the tiounUaries of the ICanaeJoanao bridge rating disiti.iefc, tho Moll of ratepayers appointed to bo taken on the proposal to raise a loan wilt not ho taken.

Tlio small 'dredger sprang a leak on Saturday last, was ruin on to the slip. Jiad the damage repaired, arid was l.au.‘iiclicd again in less than an hour, At the recopition to General Booth, given iii Wellington on Saturday, there were several Gisborne Salvationists present. Among the rum her was Mr James Ryan , who took advantage of the only, opfportun'itjr, lie said, ho was likely to have of "seeing the General.

The business at iilie Supreme Court; yesterday was carried or* willr the utmost Uispatcjr, anid of the criminal' cases: there oiiitv remain two to lj» disposed of. ‘ Ills Honor Mr 'Justice Edwards was prepared to ileal with these case§ last evening, hut counsel engaged .in the civil cases were net prepared to go ion to-'day. Mr Nolan explained that he himself was prepared to go on, hut Dr. Findlay/ the. counsel engaged on the other side, would not arrive from Wellington until Wednesday morning. lin ‘another, civil case it was stated that the chief witness would not arrive from Auckland until Wednesday evening. His * Honor Said that, urfdei such circumstances, nipt-hing was to be gained by sitting iasb evening, and added :• In future, I wish it distinctly, understood that cver,v case miusit he ready immediately tiie Judge arrives in Gisborne and takes his seat.’i’ l