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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2221, 26 October 1907, Page 2

Tho .members of the Native Land Court which has been sitting up the coast returned to town yesterday. The Assessment Court will meet on Monday, when the To Arai compensation oa.se will be dealt with. A meeting of tho East Coast Railway League will be held at the Borough Council Chambers this afternoon to urge the more expeditions advancement of the Gishorne-Motu-Opotiki railway. At W'liinray’s Hall to-morrow Miss K. Browning, agent of tlio Tlieosophical iSociet.v, will deliver a lecture on “Reincarnation.” The outward train i.s to be delayed to 10.30 to-night. This will afford country patrons an opportunity of visiting the Bazaar at the Theatre. Several leases wore orovisionnlfy approved at the sitfing’of the TaiRawliiti Maori Laud Board yesterday, and other matters adjourned. The Board will moot on December 4.

During tlio AVillougliby-AVard season in Christchurch the police stopped tho sale of tickets on two consccutivo nights, and hundreds were turned away unable to gain admission.

Oil A fond ay next a special practice will be held by the Cook County Curious Coons, when the whole of tho programme to 'lie given a.t the society’s first concent will bo gone through.

On "Wednesday a picnic under tho auspices of the Salvation Army wus held on Miss Mor ice’s paddock Childers-road. There was' a good gathering of Salvationists and sympathisers, and a happy day was spent, Aid and young indulging in gnnes and competitions.

' Following are tlio weights of the animals in tho guessing competitions at the Show: Class 264, dead weight of bullock, 821 Jibs; class 256, dead weight of sheep (5), 781bs, "7211b5, 58£lbs, 641bs, 731bs, total 3461b5. Tho guesses sent in liavo not yet been classified.

In tlio Salvation Army Barracks on Monday evening the result of the collection for the Army’s Self-denial Fund will bo made public. The amounts collected will be displayed by means of Mr. Robb’s fine magic lantern, and a number of general slides will also be shown.

Air. Peach will occupy the pulpit at Wesley Church to-morrow morning, his subject being “A Royal Visitor.” Tho Rev. C. Griffin will preach in the evening on “The best time to seek God.” The United Bible Class will meet in the afternoon. Mr, Griffin holds service at AVaihuEa in the morning, and a't Ormond in the afternoon.

A meeting of the School Committees’ Association was culled for Thursday evening, but as the members who turned up dkl not constitute a quorum the meeting had to be abandoned. It was deckled to communicate with country members to arrange a suitable day for the meeting, which it is expected will he held at an early date.

In the Native LaTid Court loom are displayed two ‘pieces of wood sent down from the coast by Air. Goffe, interpreter to the Native Land Court. One is the shape of a triangle, and lias a piece of stone embedded in it, and the other is in the form of an irregular ellipse. Both have naturally grown into these shapes, and are considerably water-worn.

Two gentlemen were charged a.t the Police Court .yesterday with ridden bicycles on footpaths. Mr. AY. S. Lunn, whose third offenco it was, extensively cross-exam-ined the police witness, Constable Pratt. The constable held that the road was in very good order near where the offence was committed, while Mr. Lunn as strongly affirmed that it was almost impassable for cycling. Air. Lunn tried to put in as evidence remarks made by the Mayor regarding riding on footpaths, but the S.M. refused to allow him to do so.

A holiday can be too highly paid for. One gentleman who appeared at the Police Court yesterday was called upon to pay fines and costs aggregating over £8 for happenings on a “night off” on Thursday. It appears that lie became drunk, and while in that state took charge of the Poverty Bay Club. Ho refused to leave when requested, and made himself so obnoxious that the police had to be called in. Yesterday morning ho was fined for drunkenness, for damaging property, for trespass, and for breaking the terms of a prohibition order in force 'against him.

Anniversary services are to be held in St. Andrew’s Church to-mor-row. Tho Rev. "Win. Grant will occupy the pulpit at both sevices, and a special collection for tlio building fund will bo taken morning and evening. Subscribers and those who have not yet intimated the amount of their donations to the building scheme arc asked to pay the first instalment at one or other of the services. From the amount of the collection to-morrow and tlic money promised the managers will be able to form some idea as to when building operations can be started. Friends and sympathisers are earnestly asked for help. All the Judges of the Naitivo Land Court are now fully occupied (says the New Zealand Times), and will be until tho end of the year. The Wanganui Court, over which Judge Gilfedder is presiding, will close down at the "end of this month. Requests have been received that it should go to Taranaki, but there is a great pressure of work in centres where no Counts liavo sat for a considerable time, and Judge Gilfedder will go on to Otorolianga, in the King Country, where he will open oil tlio 12th prox, Tlio Native Appellate Court “is likely to he kept in the Russell and Whangarei district until oir.ly in the new year. Judge Edgar will remain at Shortland at any rate until Christmas; Judge A lair cannot get away from Whakatane until the beginning of next year; Judge Rawson has enough to do at Wlairoa, Hawke’s Bay, until the end of November; and Judge Jones lias a. full panni ait Port Awaniii and the East Coast district. As soon as the session of Purl i aim opt is over Chief Judge Jackson Palmer wUI hold a special sitting of the Court at KaikouUi, Marlborough, to decide certain matters of which Parliament lias directed settlement. After that he will hold a sitting at Rotorua and make his usual circuits iu the recess. Commissioner Bishop will open a Court" at Puketiraki, Otago, on the sth prox., and at Riverton oil the 12th.

Air Jacob Kindler has been licensed as an auctioneer. In place of the usual evening service at St. Mary[s to-morrow a special organ recital is to bo given. Regarding the state of the road near the gasworks as to which there was a dispute in the Police Court yesterday, it i.s alleged that a gentlemen riding in the vicinity last night met with rather a nasty accident. The bicycle was completely crumpled up, and the rider fell, sustaining considerable injuries.