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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1946, 30 November 1906, Page 2

To-day is a Bank holiday (St- Andrew’s Day).

A prohibition order was granted by Mr Barton, S.M., yesterday morning on tho application of wife against her husband.

In the Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Mr Barton, S.M., John Ileaphy, an old offender, was fined 103 with 2s costs, or 4b hours, for drunkenness. For procuring liquor while under prohibition Hcaphy was fined £o with 2s costs, in default 80 days’ hard labor in Gisborne gaol, llis Worship remarking that Hoapky was bent on defying tho law,

Rain fell sit and beyond Pakarac yesterday, and the discoloration of the rivers crossed from Tolago indicate heavy rain in the back country. Losses of sheep are reported in the Tolago district, and the shearing has been somewhat disorganised owing to wet weather. A fine llock of 8000 two-tooth wethers, machine shorn, from the Waipiro station, are cn route for Mr Fred Hall’s station at To Arai. They will roach Pakarac tomorrow, and arc in charge of Mr Fairlie. The funeral of the late Mr F. T. Hickson took place yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended, those present in-, eluding many old friends of the deceased,' There was a large gathering of the Masonic, brethren. The funeral left the residence at Kaiti, the burial taking place at Makaroka cemetery, The pall-bearers were Bros. J. Erskinc, .Hepburn, J. AV. AVadc, E. P. Joyce, Richards, Little, and Scott. Tho Church-, of England buriol service was conducted by the Rev. Dawson Thomas, and the Rev. Mr Grifli dispensed the Masonic rites. H.M.B. Pyramus arrived here from Auckland yesterday afternoon, _ and anchored in tho roadstead. She is simply oruTing, and will leave seme t"ne to-day for Napier, en routs to Woffington. Tho winners of yesterday's Crown Lands ballot were: —Fra cos ,1. Marshall (140 marble), SS3 acres, -ee. % block 2, Uutawa district, ":93 co; ipeti.ors; Amic [.Little (.no ballot, only applicant); secs. 43, 40, 47 (each five acres), Tinoroto village: and Mabel S; once, sec. 49, Tinoroto (5 acres) only two competitors.

Hop?? w Sbe Mmister ?iio (■ .ioa up his our- iiiiZtt ia fobo" HJySibitio. V* uiu-Lo dsputatioaista must H » ulc'od ia Sho a count of ono shilling rc liead, before Shpy cm gala acosss to li u. —Press,

A Gisborne resido»s r Hies that while roinrn’ig from Weiiinc; ■ ,n last Friday by rail as far as Napier, rsi3 side of D.mnovirkr, the Srr’.a ran into a stray oow, which had ventured od the line. A passenger who was aaleep on the seat awoke suddenly at the impact, sod without wailing to I owe'' the window, j stained his head through t' e glass. It was hard to say who n a? the moat sirprised, the oow who broke her horns against the “ oow-oatehor ” or tho man who broke the window. Both made expressive noises. Tho final round in the GHborns Rowing Club’s trial fonts for Mr C. Buscks’-i jigo-h'."' was rowed last night. on-tan—Vvaimata course. The •" HZ crews were Bayly, Oemming. Bobinsou, C,. and Brown (<• <7.) voseua Elomilton, Basok.. Natures, Fraser, and Lutirell (oox), Both seams got away before the pistol, and had to be recalled. Sue sac end sond-oH wa3 a good OOP, both crews gotliog away well to* (rather. Tho race was a ratsliog one, Hamilton holding a (light lead for about (iireo ports of the oourso. Bailey then put on a spurt, and -van by about half a length, Excallont ent:io3 arc being received for Mr Houncssy’s trophies, nine crews having nominated ng to the present. Tho Union Company’s turbine liner Maheno, on arriving at Lyttelton from Sydney on Thursday, December 13tb, will withdraw from her time table running, and will proceed to Sydney in order to ieavo there on Thursday, Daoembor 20th, fur LjtlilSon direct, as a special eteamor i i .connection with the Exhibition trr.ffie. Tho Mokoift on arrival at Danediu from Sydney via East Coast ports on Bunday, Deco nbsr 16Sb, will proooed to Melbourne in 1 1130 of the Maheno. The Waikare will take the Mokoin’s run in tho East Coast Sydney trade from Lyttelton on Wednesday, Decombor 19ih, the con.oo Sion be t ween Dunedin and Lyttelton being made -by the Tarawera, which ro'enters the East Coast running. In tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday I before Mr Barton, S.M., judgment was i given in the following cases :—Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. (Mr Stock) y. Frank Rhodes, balance of account 9s, costs £1 10s Od. In this case the larger amount had been paid after issue of summons, the claim being for charges on same. Robert Colcbrook v. Rutcno Parata, £7 9s Gd, costs J2l 10s Gd. In the case of Langgutli and Co. v. Jos. Roland (Mr Burke), the plaintiffs had withdrawn their action which was originally commenced at Auckland Mr Burke now claimed on behalf of his client certain moneys representing expenses ho had been put to owing to change or venue, etc. A verdict was given as prayed, the sum of 02 1-is being allowed by Ilis Worship

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