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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1919, 31 October 1906, Page 2

The Sin Francisco mail will bo to hand ihis evening.

The steamer Manuka left Auckland for Gisborne at 7.45 last nightA man arrested who was in Napier on a charge of wife desertion will be brought to Gisborne by the steamer this morning. Mr Hay, the waterworks onginoor, returns from Sydney to-day. The Oouneil should take an early opportunity to go into the matter recently discussed, so that a satisfactory understanding can be arrived at between the Oouneil and Mr Hay, A nnrnber of ratepayers, it is understood, intend askmg the Mayor to oall a publio meeting, with the object of forming a Harbor League, whioh will endeavor to secure a harbor for Gisborne on the lines to be laid down by Mr Merchant. Tho Ventura left San Franoisoo for Auckland on October 27th at 9 p.m. Toe solf-donia! effort of tho local Salvation Army brauoh proved a record, the total of JE4IO beiog received.

A welcome conversazione to the Rev, Wm. Grant and family will be held at His Mf-jrsty’s Theatre to-night. The Matawhero stock sales will bo held tc-motro w. Mails despatched from Melbourne, via Naples, September 2Gih, arrived in London, October 286 h. Tho charge against William David Turnbull, which oatna on for hearing ba for 3 Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, was withdrawn by the police, and Turnbull was discharged. Sergeant Williams said the evidence they now had would not justify them in going on with tho case. Mr Stock appeared for tbo accused.

Keen intorest is bring taken in the Poverty Bay Rifle Association’s meeting to be held on tho Kaiti range on tho King’s Birthday, It i 3 anticipated that there will be a large attendance of volunteers, returned oontingentere, and civilians generally.

As tho train was about o leave town yoslorday afternoon, a horse attached to a loaded dray persisted for a few minutes in blocking the lino, and some of tho load had to bo cast off before the horse could bo got to move from the line.

As a conference of th 3 High School Board of Governors and the Gisborne

School Committee for recommending an

assiaSanfi mistress for tho secondary classes, three names had been sent on by the Education Board, and it was de-

cided to reoommend the Board to appoint Mies Gow, M.A., of Dunedin. The other

names submitted wore those of Miss

Lewis, 8.A., and Miss Bowman.

A fine programme has been prepared for the Concert to bo given by Miss Liddell’s pupils to morrow night. The Concert is in aid of sending the City Band to the Exhibition contest, and will be held in His Majesty’s Theatre. The pro-

gramme appears in our advertising columns. Miss Liddell’s pupils will bo by other ladies and gentlemeci,

Me 1 40 Simson, Grown Linds RaDgor, lotivos this morning for the coast on a tour of inspection.

Judgo Jooos returned yeßtorday from tho coußt, where eitviuga of the Nativo Lind Court wore hold at tho various centres. A. sitting of tho Court will bo hold at Gisborne on November 12. “ I went to tho Police Station and nllered them five shillings for a bed, and they chased ms away,” said an oarly rißor to a Tutus representative at daybreak aftor the snow. Tho maD, with a little encouragement, wont on to say that he had been unable to got a bod on tho preceding night. Ho had refusod a shakodown, und though possessed of funds, ufturwurds could neithor get bed or shakedown, On being questioned us to whether tho quonehing of a show-day thirst had not boon tho real cause of his beoaming a 11 star ” boarder he indigaantly denied it, though admitting that he had had a fow glasses. Ho was one of a number who had spent the night in studying astronomy.

Tho season of tho Turaaganui Bawling Club opens to-morrow afternoon, and given fine vvuutbor thore should bo a large attendance at tho green. Tho soasun gives promise of bright things for the club; the splendid greon will doubtless attract many members, and the faot that tho olub has joined the Northern Association and is likely to oampoto in tho next tournument will onoouruge members in their devotion to the game. “Looker-on” adds his opionion to tho controversy regarding the cyclist cases recently dismissed : “ Sir, —Not riding a bic.ycie myself I hope will not debar me us an unprejudiced person from having a word in regard to tho recent cases Complaint has recently been mado that wo can’t spare an odd policeman to assist at the Exhibition rush. Assume then, policeman’s evidence to be correct in the recent case and the other to be wrong, can tho police be so very hard-worked when on a bright moonlight night, at tho twilight hour at the latest, an officer should worry so much about the possible breach of a Borough by-law ? Taking the evidence at the very worst would more than a warning have been necessary ? No wonder the police are so hard worked, under such conditions.”