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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1806, 12 July 1906, Page 1

Tho preacher of tbo Irish Gaelic sermon in Glasgow on a recent Sunday, Father Creban, once bad a row with tbe local post office, which refused to deliver letters addressed to him in Gaolic. He complained in tbo papore, with tbo result that thou-ands of letters and post cards addressed in tbe obnoxious language came to the local postmaster daily, until at last be gave in and delivered tbe letters. It is said that it took four mail vans to bring tbe first delivery to the rev. gentleman’s abode.

Among the steerage passengers by the Sonoma from Ban Francisco to Sydney was the jockey Ellis, who some montbß ago was induced to travel America, in company with a celebratod criminal, who pretended to possess great wealth, and by whom Ellis was decoyed to a bouse and nearly murdered. Ellis still bears marks of tbe assault msdo upon him ia tbe shape of a big scar on the ecaip. A lady in Paris, who brought an action against the owner of a motor-car, whioh splashed her clothes with mud, has been awarded damages.

A. Hokitika man was asked it the West Coaster's affection for tho late Premier was as deep as it was alleged to be ? 11 Well,” said the Hokitika resident, “ yon know bis history io Knmara as a big storekeeper. When the crowd left there he lost badly, and called his creditors together, but between the issue of the circular and our meeting £2OCO bad been bequeathed to bis wife, which neither his creditors nor he could touch. Well, we met. Mr aod Mrs Seddon both attended the meeting, and laid the whole amount down on the table ! You ask my opinion of him, Can you beat the giving of that money in your wide knowledge of men and woman ?”—Wellington Free Lance.