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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1942, 26 November 1906, Page 2

Mr E. H, Mann made bis first appearance in tho Magistrate’s Court on Saturday, and was hoartily congratulated by Mr Barton ou bis admittance to theGir. His Worship trusted that Mr Mann would have a long and successful career, A prohibition order was granted by Mr Barton on Saturday in the Magistrate's Court on the application of a Gisborne resident against bis father. Mr Mann appeared for the applicant. At tho Police Court on Saturday, before Mr Barton, S.M., Bichmond Henry Jones was flood 10s and 2s costs, or 48 hours’

imprisonment, on a charge of using indtceot language, Accused pleadod not guilty, and said bo had no knowledge of using the language complained tf. Lioy Bruishwaiio, of tho Federal Cafe, slated that aoouaed used certain disgusting and i Her sire words towatds her. His Worship found Jones guilty. Mr Barton to pri soner : 11 1 am not going to allow females to be talked (o in this way. You are fined £3 with 2s costs, or seyen days’ hard labor,”

In Mr 0. A. DaLiutour’s report as Oh orman of Directors of the Gisborne Sh icpfarmers’ Freezing Company will be found some strong reference to tho high charges paid by exporters to the Gisborne Harbor Board. Gisborne, according to these figure?, is one of th 9 doarest ports in the co'ony, if not Australasia. The Premier of Tasmania visits New Zealand this week on a two months’ ton 1- .

The Bov, W. L, Salter, of Ashburton, who reoently resigned the pastorate of the Baptist Tabernacle, has recepted a oail io tho pastota'o of tho BapfisS Church, Waihi.

At ifco Mothodict Synod at Nelson it was resolved : " That in she judgment of the Synod is iu unwiso for New Zealand Can oh to request comp'.c • scoaration 'ram tho Australian Church until the annua’ oonferenco has considered and accepted a scheme for tho legislative government of the Church when independent fer the protection of the interests o i supwnumei aries and nffnietors’ widows, for guarding tho itinerant principle, and for arranging our place in tho foreign mitsion field.”

Tho Turangaijui Bowling Club’s green was well patronised on Saturday afternoon, a number of pleasing games being played. The Club arc receiving entries for the Handicap Singles, closing on Thursday next.

A special mooting of tho Gisborne Becha bite Tent was bold on Saturday evening, Bro T. Fathers, District Superintendent of Juvenile Tents, presiding. The chief business was to receive the District

Visitor’s report on the work of the Toni In liis remarks Bro. Fathers congratulate!

the local branches on the excellent manner in which their boohs had been kept, reflecting great credit on the officers concerned- Ho urged the officers to bo care ful to invest their funds to the best advantage, pointing out the benefit derived thereby. Ho referred to the enthusiasm of the local members, and expressed the approval of the head office at their work. His stay in Gisborne had been a pleasant one, and he thanked them for the interest shown in his visit. The unwritten work of the Order was then given by Bro. Fathers. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Bro. Fathers for his visit and his favorable report. Bro Fathers left last evening for South by the Talune, On Saturday the Chief Justice delivered judgment in the case of Thomas I Warded v. the New Zealand Times Company, an application for an interim injunction restraining defendants, both the Company and its directors, from refusing to allow plaintiff to act as managing director of the Company. His Honor found as follows : He was not convinced that there was no power to remove plaintiff' from his office under article 87, there being no agreement; 2, the business was of such a character that it might be an injury to it to allow, by granting the injunction, a continuation of the friction which seemed to have existed in the past; it, plaintiff was losing nothing by not acting as managing director until the action

was heard; 4, plaintiff was still acting as a director of the Company, and even if lie was managing director he would bo bound to conform to the directions of th 2 other directors; 5, the struggle, therefore, was for a mere name. The motion would therefore be dismissed and costs reserved until the hearing of the action,

Tho Cook County Council invite tenders until noon on Saturday next tor ro-l'orm* ationand metalling Ngatapa Quarry road. Earth tremors were exporionced on Saturday night and yesterday morning. Mr J. H. Colobourno, who is now stationed at Hastings, returned by tho steamer yesterday. Friends of that gentleman, who has dono so much for tho military in this district, will regret to learn that his health has not heon good since ho was transferred from Gisborne. At tho Harbor float'd meeting this altornoon Captain Tucker moves : “ That tho resolution of this Jioard to erect a training wall or wharf on the Kaiti side be at once put into execution, that for this purpose Nelson llros ’ dredge bo purchased, and that any previous resolution to tho contrary be rescinded.” Hr Pomarc, who has been paying a brief visit to Gisborno, returned south yesterday.

Yesterday a parly of townspeople, including several councillors, visited the waterworks at 'l'o And. On the outward journey the roads were in excellent condition and the party reached the blacksmith's camp at 12 o’clock. Itain had previously set in and ovorythingpointed to a wet afternoon. After having luncheon the party proceeded to the stream, which at that moment was running clear and placidly. Half an hour later it bocamo a roaring torrent, dirty and discoloured, rising fully two foot while the visitors were watching.it. Two of the party with some difficulty, and also danger, managed to got | across the stream on horseback, and eventually reached the main dam. Samples of water were taken here, also immediately below the dam, and a further sample lower down still. A start was then made for town, the return journey being made through torrents of rain, and the road being almost impassable in places, Gisborne was reached shortly before eight, There was a heavy ihundorstorm, with a tremendous downpour of raia, shortly before noon yesterday, steady rain thereafter setting in and ooDtinuing throughout the afternoon and night. The tropioal downpour caused the rivers to rise rapidly. In the Te Arai Valley there was a heavy fall of bait, and within an hour it is estimated there was a risß of two feet in the river. In town a number of houses were partially deluged through gaiters overflowing. Near the post ofliae the pent-up water submerged the Customhouse crossing. In Lowe street the rush of water forced a trench through the sand in the uncompleted formation work; the footpath sand was out through and a good deal of it swept on to the Chinaman’s garden, On the Whataupoko and Kaiti drains overflowed while the heavy rain continued.

Judgment was given on Saturday by Mr Barton, S.M., in the case against George P. Priestley, licensee of the Waerenga a-hika Hotel, for exposing liquor for sale on a Sunday (November 4tb). Aiter reviewing the evidenoe, his Worship summed up : 11 After considering the evidonce and all the surrounding oiroumstanoes, I am of opinion that the three men, viz., Murphy, Fordyco, and Long, found by the constable at the bar slide, were not bona fide private guests of the landlord, and I therefore think that there is ample evidenoe before me to support a oonviotion in this case. Defendant will be fined in the sum of £5, with oosts of Court, 19s.’’ Mr Barton said viewing all the ciroumstances of the oase he would not endorse the lioense. Mr Stock said as his Worship did not intend to endorse the lioense, he would ask the penalty be increased to £5 Is. The penalty was increased accordingly. Two other oharges against Priestley were withdrawn by the pciioo.

Before Mr Barton, S.M ~ on Saturday Toomas Oates was charged with stealinga set of billiard balls, the property of Mr J. H. Martin, licensee of the Gisborne Hotol. Accused pleaded guilty, and elected to be dealt with summarily. He stated that while visiting the back premises of the hotel he found the billiard balls in a box underneath some paper. Whan he saw them he put the balls in his pocket, though he kuew ho should have returned them, As a proof of his statement ho said that he had not been in the billiard room of the hotel that morning. Ho knew ho was wrong in trying to sell than Evidenoe was taken as to the loss of the balls, and it was found acoordiog to the evidence that Oates had tried to sell the balls to the matker at the Coronation hotel for 10s, alleging they were purchased for £L in Sydney. His Worship disbelieved Oates' story about fiadiog the balls in the lavatory, and ordered him to be remanded till to-day to enable the police to make enquiries as to bis character.