The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, NOV. 22, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1608, 22 November 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, NOV. 22, 1905.

Two good carpenters are advertised for at Tokomarn Bay. Joseph Geddis was fined £3 and costs yesterday on a charge of disorderly be. havior.

The second round of the championship orioket matohes will be commenced on Saturday next. United and Taruheru meet bn the Viotoria Domain, and Te Bau and County at Waerenga-a hika. The management committee of the association does not meet this week. A meeting of the Charitable Aid Board was held last night, thore being present Messrs Jownley, Harding, Bright, Whinray, and'Webb. A quantity of routine business was transacted. The custodian of the Old>Men’s Home reported that the number of inmates at date was 11, one having died on the 20th instant. He acknowledged with thanks gifts from the following donors:—Periodicals, Mrs MoLean ; sandwiches and oakes, Gisborne Bowling Club; oakes, St. Andrew’s Christian Endeavor Society, At the Polioe Oonrt yesterday William Thomas Brnoe was charged with having driven a mob of cattle through town after 8 a.m. on the Bth instant without the eon- I sent of the Town Clerk. Mr Nolan appeared for the defendant, and pleaded I guilty. Ho said a number of bulls were I landed by the steamer from Napier. The eaptain coaid not get alongside tbe stookyard, and pnt the stock ashore about 7.80 at another part of the wharf. Tbe result I was that the first two bulls landed bolted away in different directions, and the two I men went after them. Whilst they were i away tbe other animals were landed from the steamer. When 8 o’olook came the captain would not wait for a permit. Sergeant MaoKehzie said tbe facts as I submitted by Mr Nolan were correct He | bad brought the oase more to bring the I sircamstanoes nnder the notice of the { Harbor Board and the Borough Oounoill rather than to pnnish the* accused. His I Worship said there was no doubt danger I n driving cattle through the town during I 'be busy hours. In tbe present oase he I vould not inflict a heavy penalty, but im-1 iosed a fine of ss, costs 7s. II

Mr' E. Warren and his family had rathei art unpleasant experience at their residence, Hastings, in the early hours ol Sunday morning, At about 2 o’olock Mr and Mrs Warren wore roused from their sleep by a continuous and energetic attaoh -err-the door at the rear of the house. The door ultimately suooumbed to the onslaught, and gave way before the insistent visitor, Tbe stranger advanoed further, and, mistaking the door of a linen closet for another obstacle against his advance, he plaoed his back againßt a wall and commenced to use his heels with considerable effect on tbe panelling. By this time Mr Warren arose to take a hand in the game, Bnd oalled ont loudly for information as to what the man wanted. This gave tbe housebreaker bis bearings and, etrikiug matches on tbe wall paper, the furniture and tbe doors, he walked up tbe passage swearing roundly at Mr Warren j for looking him out. He visited the room

where the children and a girl, who is stay* rng at tbe bouse, were sleeping, and, having calmly inspected them, be was leaving I the room when Mr Warren, takiDg all tbe | risks of handling a madman, advanced and I direoted him to leave tbe house at onoe. I This tbe man declined to do, and he used I up a considerable potion of ex-1 pletives in -conveying his opinion of Mr Warren, his parents, and his anceetry back to tbe twelfth generation. Mr Warren ... succeeded, however, in getting the intruder on to tbe verandah and he slipped over to tbe residence of Constable Walters, who quickly arrived on the scene and completely transformed the Situation. The stranger reoognised i the policeman and became apologetio, i stating he thought he was at home and t that he was only adopting bis usual mode i of entering his own home when those inside had barred the door against him. c

During Sunday he oame round in a repentant mcod, paid for oil damage, and told Mr Warren he should have punched him, which is all very well to say jp the ©erning.—Telegraph,

, The San Franoisoo mail arrives In Glbborne this afternoon. The site of tho proposed Eaiti school is on Crawford road. Mr W. Douglas Lyßnar addresses a mooting on tho No-iioouso question at His Majesty’s Theatre to night. The monthly moating of tho Cook County Council will bo hold at noon today. This will bo the first mooting of the new Council.

Captain A. Kennedy telegraphed yostor day : —Moderate winds from between wesi and southwest and south; glass rise tides modorato; sea moderato.

Mr G. Robb's Patutahi team of five horses, with harness on, were frightened yestorday, and did a sprint down Gladstone Road and aoross to the Kaiti, no material damage being done.

The Union Co.’s s.s. Haupiri arrived from Auokland via East Coast ports at 5.80 yesterday afternoon, and proceeded to Napier and Wellington at 9 o’clock. Tho vessel worked all the Coast ports with the exception of Te Araroa, and loaded a cargo of wool for transhipment to the Ruapehu.

An aooident happened on Thursday morning on the other side of To Uhi hill, resulting in the killing of three horses and severe injury to the fourth. It appears a Nativo was taking a load of coal from Mr M. F. Bourke’s yards to tho flaxmill, and when a few chains over the brow of To Uhi hill one of the horses became startled at tho rattling of a buoket, and after some plunging the dray went over the steep outting; the driver jumped olear, but three horses wore killed, and one injured, caus-

ing a loss of over £Bo.—Guardian. There wbb a large congregation at St. Mary's Church last evening on the occasion of the rendering of Mendelssohn’s “Atbalie,” wbioh wbb given under the supervision of Mr Palairet, and proved a most enjoyable treat. The choruses were well balanced and even throughout, the voicos blending sweetly. The soloists were: Meßdames P. Barry, D. Orr, Misses E. Power, L. Power, M. Oussen, Neill, MoQuirk, Mills, and Messrs Barlow and Mitohell. Several very successful duets and trios were also given, The whole production reflected great credit upon Mr Palairet, and upon the oonolußion of the evening's programme he was presented with a very handsome floral harp and a pair of gold sleeve links. The presentation was made by the .Rev. Fathac Mulvi* hill, who entertained those who contri* buted towards the programme. The rev. gentleman referred to . the excellent services rendered by Mr Palairet and the time and attention he had devoted towards making the production a sueoess. Two young men named Harry Hodge and Edward James Atkinson were oharged at the Polioe Court yesterday, with having stolen £lO from a Waipiro Maori named Whare Koto, on November 11th. Mr Stook appeared for the accused. The informant stayed at the Albion Hotel, was quite sober, and lay on the bed with his clothes on for fear of being robbed, he said. He was awakened by a hand in one pooket, and found that the money in his ' other pooket had gone. He followed the man, whom he ea'd was Hodge, and who went into another room occupied by Hodge and two others. He called the landlord, but did not point out Hodge as the man, In cross-examination the Native oontradicted himself many times, When Mr Harris had gone with him he bad shaken hands with Hodge, and said he did not think that person would rob him. His statements as to the amounts also varied. Atkinson was discharged, the Magistrate saying there w&3 no case whatever against him, and an adjournment was then made to examine the rooms, after which Hodge was discharged, Mr Barton saying that the informant’s evidence was so contradictory as to be unreliable, and as a jury he could not convict upon it. Hodge was then discharged. At the Police Court yesterday afternoon a man named John Hunter was oharged by John Faddeil, an Assyrian hawker.with obtaining money and jewellery, valued at £lO, under falsa pretences. Sergeant MaoKenzie oonduoted the proseention, and Mr. Stock appeared for defendant, who pleaded Dot guilty. Faddell stated that he had eeveral transactions with Hunter in connection with horsee. On the 9th he purchased- a horse from him, the price being £lO, for which witness gave £5, a watch at £2, at gold heart at £1 10s, and 10s sundries. He bad been given a note to Mr Redstone to deliver the horse, but did not get possession of it, When Hunter applied for it later, he was informed the horse had got away. He had reoeived no refund for the money or articles. Crossexamined by Mr Stook, witness admitted that defendant had offered to refund £lO if the horse was not found, and if it was recovered the mooey would be returned. When the bargain was made be did not ask defendant to go down to Redstone's until after the receipt was given. He bought apacksaddle and bridge with the horse. These articles were at Redstones’, but he did not take possession of them. J. R. Redstone, Btablekeeper, stated that he stabled the hoiso in question prior to the 9th, but it got away from the stable on the night of the Btb. The previous witness had corns to him on the 9th with an order for the horse. He saw Huoter later the same day, and asked him why he had given the order, knowing the horse was not there. He fe plied that he (Redstone) would have io get it. Witness made inquiries at Waimate, where the beast was usually kept. The value of the horse was from about £8 to £lO. Cross-examined by Mr Stock, witness said the aooused bad held him responsible for its delivery. Patrick McGrath, groom in the employ of Mr Redstone, also gave evidence as to the horse getting away from the stable. Mr Stock questioned whether there was any case at el l . There

was no attempt at false prstences, and it should have been a oivil aotion for the recovery of the horse. They were quite prepared to return the article 3, and refund the money. His Worship said he did not think that false representations had been made. Although the horse was not in the stable at the time, there was no evidenoe to show that the informant did not know that it would not be recovered in a short time. He would\diamiss the information, and accused would be discharged.