The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, THURSDAY, OCT. 24, 1907.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2219, 24 October 1907, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, THURSDAY, OCT. 24, 1907.

The box nl ms for the AViUoughby-AVard-Paloitta season will be opened to-morrow morning at 10.

dir. A. Barron, chairman of the Land Purehuse Board, arrived yesterday. After attending the sitting of the Te Arai compensation case he will go on to Auckland.

Yesterday the trawler secured a ling fully 6ft long, which was exhibited in‘town during the afternoon. By advertisement in this issue the Alayor requests tradespeople to observe a holiday from noon to-dav on account of the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s Pice meeting.

A wrestling match is advertised to take place on Friday night, at a location to be advertised, between Harry Pearce, the famous oatoh-ias-ca.tch-eaii wrestler, and the Alaori champion, A lon a Parutene. A scientific exhibition of boxing will also he given by Messrs. Porter and Ted Pearson.

Our Tokomaru correspondent writes: —The friends of Mr. T. if. Hindmarsh, J. P., assembled at To Puka Hotel, Tokomaru Bay, on Saturday evening last to bid farewell to him at a champagne dinner. Over thirty gentlemen were present; Mr. T. Powell being chairman. The speakers referred to Mr. Hindmarsh’s residence here ol 17 years, during which time he had displayed an interest second to none in the welfare of the district, and had also been iai great patron of athletics in all its branches, and that all were very sorry he was leaving Tokomaru Bay. During the very pleasant evening spent, the early pioneering difficulties were referied to, the great' expanse of business in recent vears was noted, and the speakers were optimistic in regard to future prospects. The various toasts were ably dealt with by the Chairman and by Messrs. Oates, Williams, McCrackeii Willis, Buchanan, Fairlie, Saxby, and Watkins. Mr. Hindmarsh in a feeling speech thanked the residents for the very hearty send-off that had bean given him. Before closing the host Mr Jamieson, came in tor great praise for the excellent dinner provided, and the perfection of his arrangements. air. Jamieson in reply, trive the credit to Ins mother, and the staff. Messrs Baker, Oates Braitl.~..i:,,. Williams' McCrakcn, Buchan- ‘ Watkins and Fairlie gave musical items and songs which wore much appredated'. KfSsSS'iJI waTdeme^ed 0 . He obtained a number of £lO notesMiom .the bank and liung them on «> i„ the window of Ins simp. 1 j- I ';' prominently in flic window, tluii vas -i large notice announcing that the notes were for sale at the following advantageous rates:—One loi Is (id, two for 3s, six for Os, one hnndm! for £4 10s. 'Sergeant lvecgan walked into the shop, but could not see ony one, nor could be make any ’bear apparently. lliimllj ne noticed something which looked like th~ muzzle of a pistol barrel piotruding from a newly-bored hole in the shop door. Booking behind, the door, the officer found the propnetoi sitting there with a revolver, hut the Chinese refused to give it up, and the officer had to take it from him l,v force. 'The weapon was found to be loaded in six chambers. 'lmmediately he was disarmed the Chinese took the bank notes out of the window, put them into Ins pocket, and walked out of the shop, leaving the sergeant in charge. When questioned as to Ills conduct, Ah Sam Bet said that recently he had had two diamond rings stolen from hull, and that if anyone had attempted to approach the spot where the notes wore exposed he intended to shoot.