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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 1006, 1 December 1881, Page 2

We hare been requested to state that the outgoing San Francisco mail will close tomorrow Friday afternoon, per Ringarooma.

Leading and local matter, including report of Mr Locke’s address at Patutahi, on Tuesday evening last, are crowded out of this issue and will appear on Saturday.

Mr John Coleman has been appointed Gisborne agent for the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company, and is prepared to receive proposals for risks.

W e learn that Mr C. D. Berry has drafted out a good mob of horses for the Auckland market, and that they will be on the niove for their destination this morning, via Wairoa.

Mr Allen McDonald notifies that he intends to address the electors of the district on four different occasions during the next week, particulars of which will be found in advertisement.

The Town v. Country game of cricket will be played by the members of the Club at the Hapera on Saturday next at 2.30 p.m. Traps will ply during the afternoon, for the convenience of visitors.

Mr M. J. Gannon will make his final address to the electors on some new subjects, and in reply to Mr Rees, in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening next. The above Hall has to be utilised owing to McFarlaue’s Hall being engaged all the week.

Intending competitors at the forthcoming sports at Waerenga-a-hika, will do well to remember that the entries for the Tradesmen’s Handicap, and the Handi ap Hurdle Race, will close on Saturday night at the Masonic Hotel.

Mr. G. Williams became the purchaser of the wharf dues on Tuesday last, for the sum of £550. Mr Williams has had a large experience in shipping business, both in the old country and New Zealand, and we doubt not he will make this venture a success, while giving satisfaction to the public.

In a recent number of the TFairoa Guardian we find that the season for stock-driving has commenced ; last week a large mob of sheep (2500) passed through the district on their way to Poverty Bay. About the same time also a fine mob of cattle were brought from Napier by Mr Rymer of Meanee consigned to the same place.

Mr. S. J. Cohen, late of the Masonic Hotel, Gisborne, has leased the Argyll Billiard Rooms, and, from what we have seen, and experienced at the hands of the new lessee, he is just the sort of man to draw a good connection amongst the lovers of the game.

We clip the following from the Wairoa Guardian : —“ A Lockite : As you have given publicity to one version of Mr Locke’s meetings kindly give equal publicity to enclosed message this time from one of Mr Locke's supporters. “ Locke’s address was enthusiastically received vote of thanks passed on him ; make this known, reports in papers here show the matter good, much superior to previous speakers.” We can only suppose that the foregoing was sent from Gisborne.

Two loving beings who were about to be married, were sitting together one evening, going on as is usual in such cases, when she observed to him rather petulantly : “ Charles, you don’t understand anything about hugging; you haven’t got the knack of it.” “ Indeed,” lie replied, in a disheartened tone, “ that’s very strange, for I’ve been practising on two or three girls for several months.” It required one pair of 5 6-8 white boots from Garrett, Brothers, Gladstone-road, to soothe her wounded feelings.—Advt.

The N. Z. Times understands that Captain Malcolm, late of the Penguin, has, resigned his command, and also retired from the service of the Union S. S. Company. We believe he has definitely decided to “ coil up his ropes and anchor on shore.” His many friends will wish him well in his retirement from active service, none more so than ourselves. He has had a full share of the vicissitudes of a seaman’s life, but, on the whole, has been very fortunate. He was amongst the pioneers of the West Coast of the Middle Island, the scene of bis greater successes, and his name will be associated with it “ for all time.” Oantain Malcolm still retains his connection with the Union Company us one of its largest shareholders.

The Bruce Standard tells the following story of a zealous ranger : — It came to his ears’that certain lovers of the sport of fishing were in the habit of enjoying themselves at the expense of the Society in a 'river a considerible distance from Milton. Furnished with his authority and information as to the locality, he immediately proceeded on his errand of vindicating the law. Safe and sound he arrived at the river in question, but unfortunately, on the wrong side, as he soon ascertained. No bridge nor ford was near. Here was a dilemma 1 But the -energetic ranger was equal to the occasion. Unnoticed he carefully made his way to the banks of the river, immediately stripped, and with his authority in the safe embrace of. his teeth, heroically swam the river. Arrived at the other side, he triumphantly caught the law-breakers, who were, as may be imagined, somewhat astonished at seeing the Acclimatisation Society,s ranger suddenly approaching them robed in a garment similar to that first worn by the primitive Adam.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, GISBORNE.

Tuesday, 29th November, 1881. [Before Captain Preece, R.M.] T. PARAM V. A. PENFORD AND WM. C. CAMPBELL. Defendants we're charged by plaintiff, Ranger for the Borough, with driving horses in the public streets and injuring the footpaths. Mr. Brassey for the Borough ; and Mr. Nolan for the defendants. Plaintiff sworn, deposed to the defendants being in the employ inent of Mr. S. Stevenson, and that they drove a large number of horses from the paddock in Childers-street. at 8 o'clock on Thursday morning, and some of the mob ran for several chains along the footpath, followed by Campbell. Wm. Daly and Wm. Rowley corroborated plaintiff's statement and were witnesses to the horses being on the footpath on the day in question, and the defendants were driving them, and Campbell riding on the footpath after them.

J. Drummond, Borough Engineer, gave evidence in support of the charge and proved the damage done to the footpath,' the marks were fresh, but he could not say that the horses in question did the damage.

Mr. Nolan said that the case must be dismissed, inasmuch as there was no proof before the Court of such a place as the Borough of Gisborne, nor was there proof as to the locality of Childers-street. He quoted from the 189th clause, subsection 7, of the Municipal Corporation Act, to show that special permission was given to drive horses before 8 o’clock in the morning and 5 in the evening, and asked, the Court’s ruling on the point. His Worship said he should dismiss the case without costs, as he thought it would be stretching the by-law too much to punish the defendants for driving horses after the Act had given permission to do so. M'DOWELL V. GISBORNE BOROUGH COUNCIL. Adjourned to 20th of December, on the understanding that the particulars are to be amended in the meantime. WM. ADAIR V. HIRINI WIIAKATAKA. Chum, £35 11s 9d. No appearance of the defendant. Judgment for amount claimed with costs, 255. 11. E. WEBB V. W. L. REES. Claim, £B9 2s lOd. Mr. Brassey, for the plaintiff, consented to a further adjournment to Tuesday, the 20th Dec., the defendant having elected to have his evidence taken iu Auckland. WM. SEARLE V. R. COOPER. Mr. Brassey for defendant, asked for an adjournment. Adjourned accordingly to Tuesday, the 20th Dec. COMMON V. ROSS. Adjourned to the 20th December. QUINLAN V. TUTCHEN. Adjourned to the 6th December. HENRY LEWIS V. WI TAKO. No appearance of defendant. Claim, £1 Is. Judgment for full amount with costs. K. HAMILTON V. A. GILLIES. Claim, £ . Mr. Nolan for the defendant, confessed judgment for the amount. H. E. WEBB V. C. ANDERSON. Adjourned to Tuesday next. 11. E. WEBB V. P. BARRIE. Claim, £2 2s. Judgment for plaintiff with costs, 17s. 11. E. WEBB V. A. SKILLICORN. Claim, £8 16s. J udgment for plaintiff with costs, £1 Is. H. E. WEBB V. E. BENSON. Claim, £1 16s 6d. Judgment for plaintiff for amount with costs, 17s. H. E. WEBB V. J. A. JURY. Claim, £2 3s. Judgment for plaintiff for amount with costs, 7s. H. E. WEBB V. J. HEAPHY. Judgment for plaintiff, by default, for amount, 14s, with costs, 17s. 11. E. WEBB V. BOUGEN. Enlarged to the 6th December. 11. E. WEBB V. MORTON. Enlarged to the 6th December. A. GILLIES V. THOMPSON. Claim, £5 7s, money lent. Mr. Nolan for the plaintiff. Defendant sworn, deposed to going to the Wairoa races, and saw the plaintiff, who said he wanted me to take his horse Penguin to Poverty Bay. I said I wanted £5 for faking a valuable horse, as I should be responsible in case of accident. He gave me a cheque, and 1 brought the horse through, but he subsequently would not allow me more than £l. By Mr. Nolan: I don’t believe I offered Gillies an order on Goldsmith for the balance of the £5. By the Court: I was coming through to Gisborne, on my own account. Frederick Carden deposed to having filled in-the body of a cheque for £5 which Gillies signed and gave to Thompson. He understood it was payment for driving the horse through, but he was not aware what the agreement was.

Judgment for plaintiff for £3 and costs.