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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1876, 4 October 1906, Page 2

The stook Bales at Matawhero take plaoe to-day. Me and Mrs Ellerbeck proosoded North yesterday on their honeymoon tour. At Westport last night a purse containing £l5O was presented to Mr F. F. Munro. His Lordship Bishop Lenihan returned to Auckland yesterday. Ho states that ho was astonished by the progress Gisborne has made since his previous visit. Mr A, J. Cox arrived yesterday from South . Africa via tho Continent and Loudon.

After Dr Ball’s return to Wellington from Gisborno he was oonfined to his room Buffering from tho effects of over work, but will probably be able to resume duty next week. The Star of New Zealand will be the Tyser’s Line’s first steamer from the colony for the January sales. She will be loading at Gisborne about November 12th, Labor Day holiday will oause the steamer Tarawern on her next trip South to miss the oall at Lyttelton on the 10ih Ootobor, sailing direct from Wellington to Dunedin.

Our Napier neighbors will feel anything but pleased that the turbine steamer Mabeno will not berth alongside the breakwater to-day. Great intorest was taken in the U.B.S. Company's magnificant steamer Maheno, which arrived in the Bay yesterday from Sydney and Auokland, Passangors by the turbine steamer speak very highly of the oomfortable travelling by the vessel, Notioe of a motion has been given to wind up the Uawa Dairy Company. Tbe difficulty of obtaining a site suitable to probable suppliers has been found a formidable obstaolo. Mr EL N. Moore, who has been a resident of this district for about a quarter of a contury, died at Makaroka yesterday morning, aged 7G. He had latterly been residing with his son, Mr H. Moore. How Lionel Terry was re-captured: 11 Good day, sir,” Constable Simpson said politely. "Mr Terry, I presume. I’m a pol-ce oflioer, I suppose you’ll guess.” "Yes,” answered Terry, "I thought so from you? cape. I wish you had misled me though. This is tbe only way I could protest.” In answer to an inquiry as to whether ho was prepared to oome quietly, Terry auswored, " 1 don't mind having a bit of a go, but as you have spoken so j courteously I’ll come with you, but don’t send me back So the asylum to night.” " And why do they call is Poverty Bay'? ” asked a visitor to Gisborne by the turbine steamer Maheno yesterday, noting that in the Gisborne portion of the bay so called there were two large oceangoing steamers (Mimiro and Kumai a) busily [ loading; also the ooastal steamer Haupiri, I and the Tarawera had been met steaming from the bay ; and to these vessels had to be added tbe Maheno. But the orusher came when the visitor said, "If this is really Poverty Bay, I would like to see the Bay of Plenty.” " We’re going to tap that by railway some day,” responded a local onthusiast and admirer of Captain Cook,

At tho Polioe Court yesterday (presided over by Captain Chrisp and Mr A, H. Wallis, Justices) a first offender for drunkenness was fined tbe usual sum of 5s and coats. The young man W. D. Turnbull was further remanded for a week on a serious charge. John Darrell, who had been concerned in a fistic bout with a man named Craig as to wbo was tho better man, was fined 10s, and costs 7s, or in I default 48 hours’ imprisonment. ‘’Brawling must bo put down," intimated the Bench on tho oharge beiDg proved. The defendant declared that tho other fellow was tho aggressor, but Sergeant Williams gave a different version. Ho said that defendant in company with another man just released from gacl was drinking about the town, and an altercation ensued as to the bettor man. They adjourned to the Record Reign Hotel premises to settle it, a orowd of about fifty people collecting. The other man, Craig, could not be found,

Me and Mrs F. A. Ford returned from England yesterday. An uttruotivo bazaar is to bo held at Patutabi this uftornoou with a promenado oouocrt to-nigbt.

Tho Gas Company’s lino exhibition in tho Masonic sample-rooms ooDtinuos to attraot much attention on acoouut) of its exoollonoo.

Judge Jonos finishes up Land Court work at Tolugo B»y to-day, aud leavoa in tho morning for Tokomaru to hold a sitting of tho Court thero. Mr J. Oorroll notifies that ho is prepared to do general gurdon work, making a specialty of landscape and spraying work. Among tho many testimonials Mr Oorrell possesses are some excellent ones from local gontlcmcn.

Tboso who somotimos have an unkind word for Gisborne’s harbor should mako a note of the Btoamor Kumara’s work yes-

terday. Tho Shaw-Savill liner arrived in the morning, and before midnight had cleared the Bay after loading 5000 oaroases, besides wool and tallow. Tho Chief Postmaster advißos : The Giaborno-Mororo coach is stuck up at Stowart’s Crossing. It will bo unablo to cross before to day, and thoreforo unable to loavo Wairoa until Friday. Mossrs W. R. Holmes and R. T. Chat-

field, who are proceeding to Christchurch in connection with tho Exhibition, wore through passengors for Lyttelton by the Maheno yesterday. Mr G. W. Hallalieu, tho well known Amorioan wool buyer, and Mrs Mallaiieu, wero passengers from San Francisco to Sydnoy by the mail stoamer Sierra. A London correspondent writes: Mr RaDgiuia is on a professional visit to IreI land. A few days ago he was in Dublin, and I hear that he has been appearing with distinct success at the Kingstown pavilion, 11 We have the sympathy and goodwill of all classes of the community,” said the captain of tho Salvation A-my at last night’s gathering, 11 from His Worship the Mayor—(applause)—who is always ready

to rondor us assistance, and who has the hearty goodwill of all Salvationists, who appreciate his kindnesß on the present and on past occasions—to the humblest person.”

Our ooastal oorreapondent writing before the 1 abt wintry outbreak, states: “ The weather is again fine, and the lambing is almost over. The wet weather recently has been a drawbaok to the com menoing of dcckiog, which will now be proceeded with vigorously on all the coastal stations. Another month or six weeks will see the bushfelliog at an end, whilst the exceptionally fine winter will undoubtedly account for the bushmen makiog deoont cheques."