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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1920, 1 November 1906, Page 2

The Matawlicro stock sales take place to-day, Me H, W. Marchant left for Timaru last evening. Owing to pressure of work and land line interruptions, telegraphic traffic for the South Island was showing three hours’ delay yesterday morning, [ A native, arrested last evening for drunkenness, had over £57 in his possession, An Otaki telegram states : A. largo sea leopard, about I2ft long, has been washed ashore at the mouth of the Waikawa Hiver, It is alive, but apparently sick, Several residents are caring for and feeding it, with the view to having it sent to the exhibition. Sir Joseph Ward has been communicated with concerning the matter. The Turanganui Bowling Club opens its season this afternoon Play commences at 2 o’clock sharp, while the opening ceremony takes place at at 8 o’clock,. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Mr Barton, 8.M., Henry Jury, driver, pleaded guilty to using obscene language at the show ground, and was fined 10s costs. Norman Decent for riding a bicycle without a light was lined 10s' with 7s costs. Portions of the shipments of iafeoted orangoa fouDcltaoir way to Wairoa. Tney worn traced by Mr Williamson, orchard inspector, and destroyed,The business estibliehad as Wairoa by Mosers Laos and MoantforO, formerly of Nr.pier, has been formed into a limited luhidty company with a capital of £IO, OOO.

Tuesday's Napier Telegraph atntos : The Catholic Church this morning was the scone of a very quiet but popular wedding, the participating parties being Mr John Flynn, of Hastings, and Miss Zena Healy, of Gisborne. The Very Rsy. Dean Scnyths performed the ceremony, and p.i the conclusion the newly-married couple left by express traia for Wellington, where the honeymoon wbl bo spent. Both of the young people aro well kaown ' hero nod held in high regard, and they carry with thr-m into their now life sincere wishes for their happiness of a wide circle of friends, Mr J. S. Largo has retained to Nr.pier after a visit to tbo Old Country, by way of Vancouver. When crossing iho Atlanfio in fho steamer Arabia on his return journey Mr Large feil and brtned his arm and forehead so severely that ho was in iho doctor’s hands for a little time. On reaching New Zealand Mr Largo made a visit to Rotorna.

Me L. A. Mclntosh with £lB5 heads the list of winning owners at the spring meeting of the Poverty Bay Tuif Club. Messrs A. Champion and j. Clark with £9O eaoh come next in order, and then follow Messrs J. M. Gouldemith £7O, W. Davidson and J. Carroll £65, F. Rhodes and J. Jones £45, H. Goodloy and J. H. Foster £35, J. A. Caesar and P, Dodge £3O, Wright £lO, 8. Bandiooote, Robson, p, Lpomb, Adams, and G, B, Oman £5,

Mr and Mrs Barkor and Mr 0. J. Parkor roturnod from tbo Old Country yestorday. Mr E J. Ohrisp rotumed from Sydney yostorduy. Tbo worm wosterly wind gavo way last night to a 000 l aouthorly, with welcomo rain.

Mr E. P. Joyoo offora for Bale 420 acroa of first-class hilly country within a mile of the Borough. Me J. Shoridan roturnod from Auckland yesterday, bringing with him a handsome Dirrucq motor c »r. 0 i board the Manuka there were four fine motor cure for service at Mount Cook.

Tbo stoamoe Manuk-t loft Auckland at 7.45 on Tuesday evening, and dropped atnihor at Giaborno at if p.m. yosterday. The Gisborne Bowling Club Committee at its last mooting arranged that play should atart to-day (Tuursduy) in real uarncat. Hundio-.p foura will be picked next Thursday, uud players should get into form, ns a team is to bo soleetsd for the Exhibition eompot-tion.

“ Hooliganism ” should bo an unknown thing in Gisborne, bui judging by the willul dam-go douo to the pavilion in Victoria Djinuin, this is not so. The Eoot« ball Union recently bad new windows put in trie pavilion, and as they were constantly being broken by stone-thrownrs, wire-net-lug w>>- placed fur protection. A fuW days ag > it wa- found that some person or pars ins had pui-h.-d a pole through »-.cri ot the windows. A rewaid is being advertised for too discovery of the prepetraturs If found severe application of the hiroh would mmt the oase. The 1-idles and gentlemen of tbo Amateur Op-ratio Society h.tvo decided to givo a “Gondolier" dance tomorrow evoning in ilia M-»j siy’s Theatre. Any members of the company desiring invisations to their friends cart obtain sumo from Mr Waymouth, tho secretary. The members of the society ata requested to appear in oostume and bring their oas* taofiis.

In making an appeal for good strong support for Maori mission work at the Wesleyan Oburob, Napier, the Rev. Ropata Haddon told a good story. There was onoe a man, he said, who rode through a certain town. Ho was a big, healthy, well-oondmoned, splendidly dressed man and he rode on a very Bkinny hor3B. He passed a boy on tho street, “Whatato you doing?” he said to the boy. “ I'm soiling papers,” replied the boy. “ I'm a paper boy; what are you?’ ‘‘l’m a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ,” said the man. “You’ll never catch him on that horse,” said tho boy. Before Mr Barton, S-M., yesterday, Albert Grey Skipworth was brought up on warrant, charged with deserting his wife, Margaret Skipworth. Mr Stock appeared for the complainant, and Mr Alston Coleman for defendant. Mr Stock applied for a remand which had been agreed to by Mr Coleman’, who asked His Worship to allow defendant at liberty without bail, as he would not leave the district. Mr Stock objected, and the defendant was remanded till Friday; bail allowed, self in £25, one surety of £25. Later on the charge was withdrawn, and by consent an order was made under the Married Persons’ Summary Separation Act, 1896, that the wife bo no longer required to cohabit with defendant.

A domestic quarrel brought Taka Rewita, a Maori woman, into Court yesterday on a charge against her husband, Tauha Nill ora, for assault. Mr Charles Ferris acted as interpreter, ltewita appeared in Court carrying a baby, which took the greatest interest in the scene, and fairly chortled as its dark eyes wandered round the Court. The woman moved painfully,- and was accommodated with a seat in tho box. It appears that the row was about children and relatives,, and defendant caught complainant by the hair and swung her around the wliare, The woman stated her husband had been summoned and convicted before for a similar offence, but it subsequently transpired that this was seventeen years ago. His Worship fined Nikora £2 and £1 Os 6d costs or seven days’ hard labor, and warned him even if His wife did interfere with tho children, lie must not assault her Seven days was granted to defendant to find tho money,