The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEB. 22, 1906. W. O. Skeet has filed in bankruptcy.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1680, 22 February 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEB. 22, 1906. W. O. Skeet has filed in bankruptcy.

The Poverty Bay Turf Club make a profit of i£SQO in conocciion with their last meeting. At the Police Court yesterday James Rhodes was committed fur trial on a charge of perjury.

The allotments far tbo Tolago Bay raoi* have been adjusted by the handicapper to p-event infringing the rule as to minimum weight.

The half holiday will bo observed from noon, to enable people to attend the Turanga Church Fete at Waerenga-a-hike. It is anticipated that there will be a record attendance.

At the Police Court yesterday Henry Loomb was fined £3 and costs for drunkenness, and Hugh D. Campbell 10s aud costs for a like offenoe. Karaitiana Ruru was fined £2 and costs for suppljing liquor to a DaffVß woman at the races. The tendering of the steamer Waikare wasoonduoted under very unpleasant circumstances josterday. There was a tremendous sea running into the Bay, and the signal “ dangerous ” was hoisted at the flag staff owing to the confuse! sea running into the river. The Tnatea took the passengers from the Waikare shortly before eight o’clock, and observing the danger'signal 'Captain Hawke turned the vessel when nearing; the entrance, and anehorod under shelter- df Young Nick’s Head until 11.30, when with the inflowing tide passengers word safely landed at 12 30. The passengers to and from the Mokoia were safely tendered in the evening, and the lighters were able during the day (o do good work. On one day during the present week there were upwards of 20,000 sheep iD different mobs on the Coast road between Gisborne and Pakarae, a distance of about 18 miles. Tbrss iro'uded 1500 fat wethers and lambs for the fret zing wo>ks in obarge of Mr T. Martin, and 2000 in the care of Mr J. Walker. Mr F. Bousfield had control of a fine lot cf 3000 ewes from Waipiro going to Mr Baxby’s at Mangatu, and Mr Mclntosh a lino of fine wethers from Mr Hindmareh’s station roidr to Mo-srs Nelson Bcor. Other mobs were a mixed lot of 2300 going to the Matawhero ea'e from Mr White’s at Makomako. and upwards of 4000 wethers from Mr K. 8. Williams’ s’ation at Tuparoa in oharge of Mr J. Woodford. Mr Leslie Oates was in oharge of a fine lino of Lincoln ewes, which ho was taking fr:m Mo;srs Barker Bros.’ Lowdeu Hills property to their Rukatnre station.