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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1972, 7 January 1907, Page 3

A fine performance at 200yds was put up by Trooper Kimpton, of the Franklin Mounted Rifles, at Penrose. He succeeded in finding the bull's-eye for 16 shots in succession. At the meeting of the Taranaki Executive of the Farmers’ Union, Mr Maxwell said that the situation created by a re : division of electorates was a peculiar one as regarded the pledges received from the candidates at the last election. Where are our pledges now ? ” he asked. The Secretary (Mr Naughton) : “We have them here.” “But who are they responsible to ? ” queried Mr Maxwell. “ They are not responsible to their old constituents,” he said.

Just before midnight on NewYear's Eve, a shooting accident happened on board the scow- Wanderer lying off the Railway Wharf, Auckland. It appears that two men helonging to the scow went aboard the Wanderer some time previous to the accident, and it is believed had with them a bottle of spirits. One of the men named Christian produced his revolver and two cartridges, and started to load. One of the cartridges while being put in the revolver got jammed, and Christian endeavored to force it, when the hammer slipped, and the cartridge wont oil, and David Biulgen, cine of the other men present, was shot in the cheek. Budgen was taken to the hospital, where the bullet was extracted from behind the ear. His condition, in the circumstances, is reported to bo favorablo. According to‘ information furnished to the police, it was Christian's intention to have fired the revolver at twelve o’clock,-at the passing of the old and entering of the new- year.

Of New Year’s Eve one might, paraphrasing Macaulay, say, “such a night in Christchurch licer hat.i been,” and add with probable truth, “not ne’er again shall be,” at least _ not for years to come. In jollity ancl festivity it excelled anything previously experienced in the city. 1‘ roni an earlv hour in the evening the electric trams on seven routes, loaded to overflowing, brought thousands into town. The streets were crammed until about nine o’clock. Then large numbers moved off to join the thousands who had thronged the Exlnbi- • tion grounds all the afternoon and evenin''. By half-past ten there must have been close on 20,000 people in the Exhibition grounds to witness a display of fireworks by Messrs, l am, of London, which was quite the best affair of its kind over seen m Christchurch. Bands paraded the Exhibition at intervals .playing festive airs, and there was a life and swing about the building which wan most enjoyable. Towards midnight the crowd collected in the main hall, and in front of the main entrance under the clock, and greeted the New Year with cheers and “Auld Lang Syne.” Tile visiting pipers marched in procession through'the city to the Exhibition, and “first footed” it, the general manager meeting them, the traditional' whisky and oat cake being consumed. It was one o’clock before the building and grounds were cleared, and the vast gathering slowly | sought the last homeward trams. The neather was warm and windless, and those who spent the evening at. the Exhibition and the various other entertainments were evidently in the proper New Year’s Eve mood, not caring in many cases when they went to bed, or, apparently, whether they got there at all.