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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1906, 16 October 1906, Page 2

The Native Laud Court is now sitting at Awanui. Mr A. Dawiog r( turned to Gisborne on Sunday after an enjoyable visit to the Old Couutry.

Yostordar, in the adjourned ease of Mackrell and (Jolley (Mr Nolan) v. W. B, Ma:kio (Mr Blair), claim for goods sold, judgment for Ll6O 2s 4d, and costs, was entered by consent, Mr George Bissett, who for about 15 years has fi led the position of agricultural editor of the Canterbury Times, has been appointed editor of the publications of the Department of Agriculture, and leaves Ghri.-tiburch this week for Wellington. Wo congratulate our old friend ; but we especially congratulate the Department on having secured the cervices of so oompatent a man for the work. At a meeting of the Holiday Commtttee yoiterdsy, there being present Messis Townley, Pettie, Cox, Friar, Ambridge, and Kennedy, it was decided to grant a while holiday for Wednesday (People’s Day of the Show), and fiom 12 o’clock on Thursday for the races, Country people are a«ked to note that business premises will be absolutely o'.osed on the Wedoesdy.

Gisborne people are heartily pleased to welcome back to the dietriot Mr and Mrs A, T. Hookey and family, who arrived on Sunday from Wanganui. Mr Hookey is egain at the head of the local branch of Messrs Archibald Clark and Sons. Piior to leaving Wanganui Mr Hookey was the rcopient cf several gifts marking the esteem of the people. Messrs Williams and Kettle hold their spring Horse Fair at Ormond on Monday next.

Mrs Cavanagh, Hirini road, Kaiti, has vacancies for several boarders. At eleven o’clock to-morrow Messrs Miller and Craig, under instructions from Mr C. Johnston, will sell the whole of bjs household furniture and effects,

'Tho eoinliinod Matawhoro stock sales will bo bold on Thursday noxt. The steamer Manuka loft Wellington at /],SO pun. on Saturday, called at both Napior and Gisborne, and arrived at Auckland at 2.20 p.in. yesterday. The Auckland San Francisco dospatch of the lltli Soptcmbor arrived in London on the 14th inst,

Mr R. II W. Bligh will address moot

ings in His Majesty’s Theatre to-day ; at i! p.m. ho will speak to women, and at Sp.ni. his talk is to men and boys over 14 years-

Boforo Mr BartoD, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court yeßtorday morning, Loonaid Courtenay was charged on remand with being on licensed premises after a pro bibitton order had boon gcanted againßt him. Mr Blair, who appeared for Courtenay, said bis oliont pleaded guilty to being on the licensed premises, but at the time of the offonoo the order was not

legally in existence in terms of the Act, not having beon written, and he (Mr Blair) contended the ohargo should be dismissed, His Worship said bo had ruled that if the person against whom the order was granted was in the Court at the time, the Bcnoh would consider this sufficient evidence that that person know the order was in existonoe. Mr Blair then ploadod extenuation on the grounds that Courtenay was not aware that the order oamo into operation for twenty-hours after the gr.ntiDg of same. Courtenay then went lDlo the box and gavo evidouoe to this effoot. It transpired that he himself had applied for prohibition. His Worship pointed out that many persons were under the impression that suoh orders did not oome into operation for a space of twentyfour hours. This was ontirely wrong.

Unfor the .mitigating oiroumstanoes ol this oase he would only fine the defendant ss, with 8s oosts.