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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1952, 7 December 1906, Page 2

Me lan 3. Simeon hag returned from a vfnis to Mororo district, The steamer Atbenio loft Wellington last evening for London, Me T, W. Gibbs has been appointed oatotokor for the Povorty Bay Turf Olub, The remaining portion of tho wrecked Aotea’s cargo was takou to Tolago Bay by tho schooner Kaoo. At tho land sale on Saturday, Mr F. J. j Pettie, in conjunction with Messrs Wil-

liams and Kettle, will offer the remaining unsold sootion in Whataiutu. Tho omission of tho vowel “ a ” in a word in our loading article yostorday materially altered tho sonso of tho sentence. Tho word 11 septic ” should have been " aseptic,"

An advertisement for a lady's bracelet lost in tho street appeared in tho paper yesterday morning, aad this ontebing tho oye of the finder ho brought tbe article to the Times oflioe for delivery to tho rightful owner. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Mr Barton, S.M., a woman named Rene Walker, was convicted of drunken- I ness, and fined 10s, with 2s cost?, in default 48 hours,

It is reported that tho wall-known bnsinoes of Messrs John Sheridan and Company has changed hands, Mr F. J. Potsie being the purchaser. Mr Potsie will soke pcssc-ailcn about tho middle of the month. Thoro were 15 oases on tbo Civil list in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, most of which wore struck out through non-ap-pearance of parties, or aujoorned by oon- I sent- In tho ease of Reg. Henry Image (Mr Biair) against John Turnbull, judgment was given by default in £3 Os 3d, with 15s ooets, 1

Captain Skinnoria to bo congratulated on tbo Kaoo’a Qno cun down from Auokland, only one day’s working (a Sunday) baing inlßßod. Tbo eohoonor brought d7l) baloa of umdumpod wool down from the coast for trunshipmont at Giaboruo.

In response to advortiaomont calling for applications for an additional Inspector to lluwko’a Bay Education Board. ropließ bavo coino from all parts of Now Eoaland, somtJ of tbo applicant* pomi-asu'g very high qualifioationa. Asi Be.ton will bo uiado by tbo Board noxt Monday-

Another mail service between Gisborne and Wairoa via Mororo lias started, and will continue until the end of April next. 'The service leaves Gisborne and Wairoa simultaneously on Mondays and Thursdays. The service via Tiniroto will now leave Gisborne on Tuesday, and Wairoa on Thursdays as at present.

I«’ow public ollieials have the good for tune to be able to reply as Mr Be GEraser, County Engineer, does to a statement made at Lite annual mooting of the County Council, and recorded in a Tjmes paragraph, to the ollect that Mr I 1 laser bad been indisposed for several, days, suffering from inlluon/.a. “ I have not, writes -Mr Eraser, in asking that a correct tion bo made, “ been suffering from in* llucn/.a, nor have I been absent from my duties either in the iicld or office for a single day. lam happy to say that during b six years’ service I have only been prevented from working for two days, and that through a trap accident.” May this pleasing record of good health be long maintained.