The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 27, 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1734, 27 April 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 27, 1906.

y The Bucentaur left Wellington for * Vancouver at 1.50 p.m. yesterday. For refusing to quit licensed premises when ordered to do so, a young 0 man from the country was yesterday 1 at the Police Court fined lOs and 2s costs. A first offender for drunkenness was discharged with a caution. A quiet wedding was solemnised at Holy Trinity Church yesterday morning, when Ernest N. Bidebottom, organist and choirmaster of Holy Trinity Church, was married to Mrs Sutherland, formerly of Mount Pleasant, South Australia. The bride was given away by Mr Harold Kane, and was attended by her sister, Miss Gilmour. Mr Kuby officiated,as best man. The ceremony was performed by the Bev. L Dawson Thomas The Elite skating rink was well patronised last night, the event of the evening being the couples race, which was won by Master J. Lang and Miss E Hayes The race was very evenly .contested. Messrs B. Tanner and G Madigan acted as judges, At an h early date an obstacfo race will be put on, which should cause .considerable £ amusement The ever increasing] ' popularity of roller skating was ] 1 exemplified by the large attendance a of ladies at the rink. E

-A general meeting in connection with the social to be held in aid of the public swimming baths was held last evening, the Mayor presiding. Considerable discussion took place in regard to th 9 management of the baths, and it was decided that the .control pf the baths would be in the hands of a swimming club, under the supervision of the School Committee. It was pointed out that the "baths I would be free to all school children throughout the district. The next meeting will be held on Thursday week.

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning j udgment wont by default in the following civil cases :—James Whinray (Mr Stock) v. Bichard and William Solomon, claim £4; 12s 6d, and costs 163; Isabella Erickson (Mr Blair) v. Maxmillian Joseph Mahoney, claim £l4 3s, and costs £\ Jls 6d ; Common, Shelton and Co. (Mr Stock) v. Thomas James Wright, claim £34 Os 3d, and costs £2 14s. The case of Evans, Neild and Co (Mr T. Alston

Coleman) v. the Official Assignee of property in the estate of W. O. Skeet and Thos. Craill (Mr F. W, Nolan) was struck out, with costs to defendant, £l Is. An order for immediate payment of balance, £4 17a 3d, or five days’ imprisonment, was made in the

case of Walter Henry Connelly (Mr Bright) v, Pararu Tamaikaha.

Mr R. Huy, tho waterworks engineer, arrives in Gisborne to-morrow and remains for tho opening of the tendons. Informations against Smith and Soott' builders, for allogcd broaohos of tho Bankruptcy Aot, aro sot down for hoaring today. Mr G. Smith calls attontion to his stock of guns and ammunition. Tho following unclaimed letters were rocoivod at Gisborne last month from places boyond the colony : —Mrs C. Clarke, W. Cook, C. S. Currie (C), T. J. Knight, W. J. McLaughlin, J. J. Rutson, Witcholl. Tho General Post Oilioe advise looal oflloo that the divortad inward San Fran oieoo mail'will bo oonvoyed from Fiji to New Zealand by the Tutanekai, and if the Moana arrivos at Suva on timo, the mail should reaoh Auokland on the 19th proximo. At their auotion mart to-morrow, Messrs Miller and Oraig will oontinuo tho sale of Horaoe Jones and Go ’s Btock. The stock must be olcared and the citato woundup. Tho lines will be submitted without reserve. Tho goods aro on view at the rooms, whore private sales will bo oonduoted.

An error ooourrod io a paragraph in the Timks yosterday morning, by which the names of the members of the highly reputable firm of Messrs Smith and Black, builders, were mentioned regarding a oase instead of Messrs Smith aud Soott For tunately the slip would have been obvious to anyone, the firm of Messrs Smith and Black being so woll known as ono of the soundest and most oarefully conducted in Gisborne. Their faithful and satisfactory work is an enduring testimonial. Me W. Miller reports the following bookings through Tboe. Cook and S ns* looal offioe: —For London: Mr H. Old-

field, per India, leaving Sydney, 12,h May; Mr F. Sutton, por Darmstadt, leaving Sydnoy 26ih May ; Messrs 0. J. Parker aud D. Lawtor, per India, leaving Sydney 12th May. For Durban : Mr H. WilsoD,

per Wakool, leaving Sydnoy 25th May. For Yokohama: Mr A. AudersoD, per Empire, leaving Sydney 6th June. For Hong Kong: Ah Fong, per Cbaugshs, leaving Sydney May sth. For Paris : Mr H. Martineau, per Dumber, leaving Byd ney 21st May. la addition to the above bookings, Mr Miller has issued during the month upwards of 20 orders on the firm’s Londou office for prepaid passages, London to Gisborne.