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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2043, 21 November 1907, Page 2

Tiie Gisborne Harbor Enabling Bill passed all its stages in tho Legislative Council yesterday, and now becomes operative.

A ’ la.rge crowd gathered at the wharf last niglit to bid farowell to tine members of Pollard’s Juvenile Opera Company, wflm toft for South by the A’ictoria. Bright sunshine in the afternoon and clear moonlight' in the evening are the only tilings now required to make St. Andrew’s Garden Party and Sale of AVorlc a success to-day. The opening ceremony takes place at 2 o’clock.

Two men named John Turner and Thomas Holmes appeared beforo Mr. Barton at the Police Court yesterday morning, charged with fighting in Gladstone road on tlio 19th inst. Both accused pleaded guilty, and his Worship imposed a fine of £1 with 2s costs, in default 48 hours’ .imprisonment, remarking at the same time that they would do well to settle their differences, oh any other occasion, in a more private place. - Judgment was delivered in the S.M.. Court yesterday morning in the case of Police v. J. M. Gouldsmith. Defendant was charged with committing a. breach of tho Borough bylaws, in leaving liis motor" car unattended after dark, without lights. In announcing his decision, Mr. Barton .stated that ho upheld the contention of defendant’s solicitor (Mr. Bright), that the statute ro motor ears superceded the by-law, and as defendant was not liable under the statute tlio information would bo dismissed.

Mr. G. F. E. Hiiidmai'sh, who will contest tho Bay ol" Plenty seat at next election; called in yesterday for the purpose of explaining that our description of him as a Socialistic supporter of tho Government was hardly accurate. He stated that he certainly supported the Government and such measures of Stato Socialism as had already been adopted in this country. He believed thoroughly in the Government’s closer settlement policy, “but,” said Mr. Hindmarsli, “I hare been a back country settler for twenty years, and that, does not tend to make a man what- is generally understood by the term 'Socialist’.”

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