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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1968, 2 January 1907, Page 2

The Sonoma left San Francisco 28th December, 6 p.m. Mr J. W. Witty, Secretary of the Gisborne Harbor Board, leaves this morning for Rotorua on a short 11011-. day. The first meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of 1). M. Orr will take place at 11 to-morrow morn-

An election for the Harbor Board takes place next month, the elective members being Messrs . Hepburn Harding, psnar, and AVhinray. The famous cherry groves at te Roinga are likely to be considerajly lessened in number before the next fruit season. A number of the trees are dying, and the natives aiso talk of removing some of the trees so that the land can be put under crop.

The following passenger? have booked to leave for Auckland this morning:—Misses Eliza, Ross, Brackenshire, Messrs. A. AV r.eatli H. AY. Heath, A. Piesse and cwo children, D . Hepburn, Symer, F. W illiams, Cliamier, and vVitty, M. Adams, Homi te Au, AVI Hoeta, and A. Goodnight.

Mr C. H. W’lmite, representing the Brongh-r lemming Cornedv Company arrives in Gisborne on Sunday next to make arraii'pCments for the companv appearing in Gisborne on the 10th, 17th, 18th, and 19th January. Oil their opening night in Auckland last week the whole of the dress circle seats were booked before the doors opened , and before p.m. every available space in the theatre had been taken up, a great many people being turned away.

Mr W. McNeill’s Hauiti made a double win at the Baraka races yesterday, but in the Station race a protest for having aii unlicensed jockey up was maintained. The owner said the jockey had assured him he had a license, and the latter before the stewards persisted that he had one, going so far as to say that he had left it at home accidentally, through changing his coat, the license being in the coat he had left behind. Later on the jockey (6. Olsen) admitted that he did not possess a license.

The following have booked passages for South this afternoon by the steamer Victoria: - For Napier: Miss - Sefton, Mrs P. Sefton, Mr P, J.-cefton, Mr Hooper, MiY, and Mrs East and infant, Miss Booth, Mrs Parris, Messrs Kevins, J, Thomson, O. Monckton, A. Hogg, Te Bau bowling team (4). For AVeUington : Mrs and Miss Beatson, Mr A. Lind For Dnnediu: Miss Siovwright, Mrs lan Simson and child, Mr A. Howard. For Lyttelton : Mrs Banger and infant, and Miss Tuohy,