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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 614, 30 May 1891, Page 2

At Earri, on the Adriatic, 165 out of 180 prisoners got sentences up to 15 years for belonging to an Italian criminal association. The coastal steamer Australia arrived from Auckland last night, bringing the Gisborne portion of the 'Frisco mail, which was sorted immediately after being landed, The, Australia went on to Napier, At the Police Court on Thursday morning M. Dinan was fined £3, and costs 17a, for the larceny of a saddle and bridle, valued at £5 10s, the property of Mihini Kerekere. Mr DeLautour appeared for accused. The case was dealt with summarily, the defendant having taken the articles when under the influence of liqour. Apataii Ropitini was discharged with a caution for being drunk, When the Minnesota town council decided to prohibit the publishing of show pictures which displayed limbs in nothing more than tights, a printer who had got out a lot of bills was left in a dilemma. He had just posted up the bills when the enactment was made, so he sought to get out of the difficulty by pasting some imitation petticoats on the paper. Unfortunately ths rain came down in the night and washed away the covering. He was arrested, but got off because ho bad shown a willingness to comply with the law. The King of the Belgians, while in London lately, lived at hie hotel with as little state and fuss as an ordinary visitor.