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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1927, 8 November 1906, Page 2

Tho Times will not bo published tomorrow (King's Birthday). The mail steamer Sierra arrived at San Francisco on November 6th at 5 p.m. Tho chief attraction for the holiday tomorrow will bo tho Floral Folo to be hold at tho Park grounds, Tho mombors of the Turangsnui Bowling Club intend having a field day on their green to-morrow. Prize moneys in oonnootion with the recent Bhow will be payable on and after Saturday cost. Spooial train arrangomout.! are published for the holiday to-morrow. A meeting of the Friendly Sooielie3’ Committee will bo held ou to-night in connection with the proposed Btoa testimonial. An excellent opportunity will be given

to wind-up the holiday to-morrow, there being a sooial in His M-jaßty’a Theatre. The sooial is under the paironage of His Worship the Mayor, and the arrangements being in good hand", a most enjoyable evening should bo spout. Tickets are obtainable from members cf the Committee.

At a meeting of the General Committee organising the Floral Fete, the various eub-oommitteßS submitted reports. The Comm'ttee gratefully aeoepted the services cf the Munioipal Band, and generous offer of Mr Barry to supply a largo keg of 11 soft drink.” The following oventa wore added to the programme for the u'tornoon : Jumping event for boys’ ponies under 13 bands and trot for boys’ ponies under 13 hands, Final arrangements were made for the jumble and flower stalls and the gipsy tent.

In tho oriokot matob, Married v. Single, to bo played at tho Victoria Domain to-morrow, the names of Cary and Maude wero omittod from the list of players.

The Poverty Bay Rifle Association’s second prizo meeting, to he held tomorrow, premises to bo a groat sucoese, Vory large entries have boon received by the bon. secrelary, Lieut. 0. Hellirr Evans, and further entries are expsoted by m ul. Complete arrangements have beon unde for ‘.be supply of refreshments on the ground. The following players will represent To Rau Crickot Club in the match with Tnru-ho-u rn Saturday afternoon : —Oiry, Cox, Pine, Week, J. Gibson, Olsen, Dudfield, Viuipby, Koipnra, Lang, end German. Emergencies —Carroll, Foster, an 1 Brown. A brake will leave the fireball, Gladatono

road, at 1.30 sharp. Another meeting of creditors in the baokiupt estate of W. B, Markio, citper.ter, was held yostoiday, the Assignee ixph'nir.g that the previous rosolmion was not in order, some of those who had voted net having provod their olaim3.

Bankrupt in nuking his offer had given no guarantee, and ii was no good prepar iDg papers for tho Court unless Shis was doao. Mr B!air'6tat£d debtor could not now make an oiler of 53 to creditors. He had been depending on a loan offered by a friersd so pay the 5b and not on whafc ho might hope to make out of tho esiatp. This offer of a loan was made by the friend 'with the obj-'ct of preventing the necessity of debtor’s filing. After going into the matter of the timber the Assignee said there seemed no option but to windap the estate, Discussion took place a 3 to tho building transactions with Captain Tucker. The Assignoe said Captain Tucker had told him he was willing to olaco all statements that he bad from Markie in his hands. It was decided to adjourn the meeting for a fortnight to enable debto- so get a guarantor for bis os efisr it p ’saiblp, the Assignor) in tho meantime to obtain from Captain Tucker all j statements in his possession regarding the the various contracts, and to prooaod wiih I tho realisation of tho estate,

Mr Bmll Jones, manager of tbo Frimley Canning Faotory, will bo in Gisborne on Saturday for tho purpose of buying fruit, -,nd requests local fiuitgrowers to meet him in connection with tho maitor. Tho b.». Maori will bo tho first of tbo Hbaw-Savill anil Albion boats to load at

Gisborne for tbo Jmu try wool sales in Liu Jon, Messrs Common, Sbaltoa and Co., who tiro tbo agents, state that they have already Bconroi a large quantity of oilr K h

Mr D. N, McMillan, engineer for the audio’s Day district, is in town, and is aking enquiries into certain propositions lure Fiirliiunont Mr McMillan will renin in Gisborne a'fcw days.

Mr Williams’ “ barrel boat,” which i« intended for it trip round Ilia globe, wan successfully launched at Whaugarci on (Saturday, in Doctor’s Creek. She limited on ail even keel, and took in no more water than a newly launched boat generally does. From the way the vessel sits on the water she will probably prove a

lively craft, and keep the steersman busy. Mr Williams hoped to leave Whungarei yesterday, and to exhibit tbo craft in Auckland on Friday. At tho Police Court yoatorduy, boforo Mr Barton, 8.M., Annio Hutton, olios Moody, ploodod guilty to hoving been found dcunk in u public plaos, and uak?d his Worship for a ehouee, promising tbo» it would not happen sgiin. His Worship indicted a Goo of 5i with 2s coats, warning Button, if she cauao before him ogain, ho would iud 01 a severe penalty. It was very sod to see a woman in her position. A first offjndor was warned and fined si, and 2s coals.

Mr Charles F. Busoko, who for the post elnvon years has been e inneoted with the well-known fi m of Messrs Common, Bh-l on and Cjoipsuy, Ltd., was pro sented with a hondaomo too find c >ffee aervioo by the staff on his leaving the firm to Biort business as an acoouutaot and o immission agent hore. In making the pro-eutalion, Mr Kells, the managing director, referred to the sterling qualities

tba recipient had always shown, and feu suce that his energy aud ability would ensure him suoooss in his new undertak ing. Mr Busoke suitably replied, and stated that if he should meet with success, ho would attribute it to tho sohoaling he had received at Messrs Common, Shelton aud Cj.’s.

William Stephenson Aioken, charged with sending a threatening letter to Sir Joseph Ward, was before the Auoklaod Polioo Court on Tuesday morning. Mr James Hislop, the Premier’s seoretary, gave evidenoe that too letter was reoeived bv Sir J. G. Ward at Oamoru on October 18th. Accused pleaded guilty. In answer to a request that accused should be released on bail, the Crown Prosecutor said he would consent on condition that the sureties were very substantial. The of' fenoe was a serious one. Aooused bad been shadowed by the polioe for many months. Accused was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Bail was a'lowed with two sureties of £SOO each, aooused not to leave the proyiace, and to report himself to the polioe at 5 p.m. daily. The surelies were forthcoming. At Dsrgaville a young man named Arthur Cjnnoll was sovorely cut by a saw at tho Tangiwahine mill, and died in a few minutes afterwards. He was fixing the guard, whioh had gol out of order, when somo sawdust got in his oyes, and while temporarily blinded he fell on the saw, wiih fatal result. At Dunedin John Laffey, ex-publican, travelling on the railway in a first-olass carriage on a concession ticket obtained through one J. Long, manager of a trade journal called tba Tribune, who exercised his claim as a journalist to apply for a privilege tioket, whioh was given to and used by Laffey, was fined 40s and oosts. Long will come before the Court later.

In connection with the proceedings taken against a Thames publioan for exposing liquor for sale, a deoision of considerable importance was given by Mr Bush, 3.M., who said the details constituted a new sets of faots. The Crown Proseoutir oondaoted the oa3e. The evidence disclosed the faei that several boarders were at the slide of the hotel bar on Sunday evening, being served with drinks by the publican’s wife. Three other men, not boarders, entered the hotel by the baok door unknown to the landlord, One of the men said he had businofe with one of the boarders, and the two other men followed him in. None of the nou-lodgera had a drink or asked for any, but one passed the bat slide aud -conversed with one of tho lodgers. The licensee’s wife, who was behind the bar, sa'd she did not know that any man other than lodgers was present. The Magistrate quoted the deoision of Mr Justioe Richmond, who also had said that while tho lioanseo wbb committing a legal act (serving drink to lodgers) he could not oommit an illegal aot by exposing liquor at the same time. The Magistrate held that the amendment of 1904 threw still greater onus on the lioensee,and convicted defendant.