PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2119, 29 June 1907, Page 3

PERSONAL.

Mr. H. F.. Gibbons, manager of the Bank of New Zealand, at Palmerston, was entertained on Thursday night by a largo and representative gathering of citizens, previous to his removal to the position of Resident Inspector at Wellington, and was presented with a gold watch and a silver salver to Mr. and Mrs. Gibbons. Mr. J. M. Johnston, President of the Chamber of Commence, presided. The Rev. Father Lewis, ViearGoneral of the arch-diocese of Wellington since 1898, died in Wellington on Thursday night. Father Lewis underwent a*surgical operation about five weeks ago. He was 54 years of '’Brigadier Albiston, the chief Salvation Army officer for the North Island, will lie visiting Gisborne for four days early next month. He will be holding special services. Miss Lousley, who has been cookery instructross in the local Technical School since January last, leaves tomorrow week for Dannevirke, her new headquarters. From there, she holds classes at Woodville, Waipawa, Waipukurau and Kaikora North. Mr. Jas. Brown has been nominated by the Mangapapa School Committee for a seat on the Education Board, but it is not his intention to oppose Mr. Darton. For the Middle Ward, Messrs. W. G. Maddison and Tanner have been nominated. ■A Press Association cablegram from London states that Mr. James Mills, general manager of the Union S.S. Co., who attended the recent Navigation Conference in London, has been created a Knight Bachelor.

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. j X'rcss Association. i ' DUNEDIN, yesterday. ' Jolm McMillan, Into of tlio firm of McKenzie and Fleming, building contractors, was yesterday committed for trial on a charge of ombezzlement of ;eilol 19s 19d of tho partnership funds. Bail was granted, accused m :£;200, and one surety of a like amount.

Tho Wanganui Herald and the local Stipendiary Magistrate are at loggorheads. It appears Mr Stanford, S.M, refused tlio Herald reporters access to his written judgments, and the proprietors of tho journal in question brought the facts under the notice of tho Minister of J iistico. In its reply tho Department of Justice says : “Tho Minister does not approve of tho attitude adopted by Mr Stanford, but as it appears to be tho rule that writton judgments are the private property of tho porson who delivers them he is not able to give any instructions in tho matter. In tho Minister’s opinion all writton judgments should bo tiled in tho court with the papers in the case, and should bo available for inspection of the public.” In common equity (says tho Herald) a Magistrate who, after all is only a public servant, has no right to claim that his written judgments are his private property. Ho is paid by tho public to adjudicate on 1 cases brought before him, and tho result of his work is their property. If Mr. Stanford has the smallest conception of the full responsibilities of the office lio occupies he will now oease his childish conduct. T However, we are given to understand that step 3 will be taken during the coming session to bring the law into line with the Minister’s opinion on this particular matter. A stray liorso which wandered casually of a stable in a Cashel street, Christchurch, the other day, created somo consternation in that vicinity. In a spirit, apparently of pure rrion- i dliness; it followed a lady, who was escaping from the danger, into tho shop of Messrs J. Bates and Co., china and crockerywafe merchants. The horse stoored its way, without doing any damage, to tlio far end of tho shop, where it was brought to an abrupt staiidstill by the fact that i there was no room to turn, and no * further straight passage for its exploitation. The owner arrived on - the scene directly afterwards, and it was decided to take the animal round , the shop as tho only means of getting I it out. This operation was success- 1 fully performed, but not without the i (hriso getting its feet among a line s (if tlio cheaper ware, stocked in tho < shop. Damage to the extent of about £lO was done before the recalcitrant was ultimately wooed into tho street. One of the curios brought back to ;Now Zealand from Terra del Fuego by Mr. W. E. Gunn (says tho Oama'nu Mail) is a Chilian spur—a formidable looking implement of torture. The rowel lias a diameter of at least five inches and-the total length of the spur (irrespective of the shank) is six inches.