LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 201, 27 September 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The schooner Waiapu, sailed for Auckland via coast ports on Tuesday morning. It has been decided to postpone the Library Concert that was to have been held to-night. The Australia leaves for Wellington and Napier, at 7 o’clock tc-morrow night. Holy Trinity Country Services —Ormond, 11; Patutahi, 3; Holy Communion after each service. Mails for Tonga, Samoa, Tawhiti.and Raratonga close per Mararoa, on Saturday, at 7.30 p.m. Michael Davitt declares that the alliance with the Gladstonian Liberals has “ handcuffed ” the Home Rule party. The Union S S Coy intend placing the s.s. Maitai on this coast again, to take up the running of the wrecked steamer Suva. Mr H. C. Wilson, dentist, leaves for Napier to-morrow, so that persons requiring his services should lose no time in consulting him. Captain Edwin wired yesterday afternoon as follows:—North-east to north and west. Gale after 12 hours from now. Indications of rain. Glass fall soon. The members of the Eire Brigade had a good wet practice last night. The manual engine was overhauled, and got into thorough working order. All the members were present. Captain Skinner of the schooner Gisborne, wired from Tologa Bay yesterday to the effet that he was discharging cargo at that port, and would sail for Gisborne in the even-

ing. In consequence of the death of the late Mr R. C. Vallance the celebrated , Kahumingi racing stud is to be sold by auction at Masterton to-day. It includes some first-class animals.

At noon to day the s.s. Te Anau leaves Auckland for Melbourne via south, and should reach here shortly after 1 o’clock on Friday. She goes on to Napier same evening. A Hawke’s Bay paper states that for a second time in Hawke’s Bay a single voter has decided the question of more licensed houses in a particular district. This time it is at Meanee, where a solitary voter plumped for an increase of licenses. Mr Stubbs, the Managing Director of the Minerva Petroleum Co., returned from the works yesterday; the depth was 640 feet, the boring is now proceeding through blue shale, the rate of progress being about 20 feet per day. It is intended to insert the first section of the 6-inch pipes next week. At the inquest yesterday Sergeant Bullen opposed the adjournment for lunch until the cross-examination of the witness was completed, as it would lead to collusion between witnessess, when Mr Good interpolated—- “ Our wives won’t know when we’ll be home.” After a little argument Mr Booth granted the adjournment, remarking that it would be a pity to keep the young married jurymen, who wanted to go home. When the jurors were called on at the inquest yesterday morning, Sergeant Bullen said Mr Lucas, who was absent, should be made an example of. Mr Lucas had claimed to be exempted, but he was not exempt, and he (Sergeant Bullen) thought a Justice of the Peace should show a better example. The Coroner said he had looked into the matter and he could not say that Mr Lucas should be exempt. Mr Brassey contended that Mr

Lucas was exempted as Coroners were exempt, and being a J.P. Mr Lucas was liable to be called on to act as a Coroner.

There is to be a great Salvation Army revival to-morrow, when Gisborne is to be favored with a visit from Commandant Booth (third son of General Booth), Colonel Taylor, Major Lovelock, and other prominent members of the corps. Last Sunday a number of the local Salvationists went up to Auckland to take part in the big meetings that are being held there, and they return homeward by to-day’s steamer, accompanied by the various officers, who pass through on their way South. Arrangements have been made through the courtesy of the local agent of the Union Company, by which a big meeting can be held in Gisborne in the evening. At its conclusion the officers proceed on South. Local politics must be at a low ebb at Waipawa, judging by the Mails’ opinion of some of the candidates. Referring to the recent municipal election there, the local journal remarks:—The question before the ratepayers is whether they wish to have a Town Board mainly composed of men or of straw, or men who will conserve their best interests. The whole thing lies in that. If the ratepayers are anxious to have pot-house politicians ruling their local affairs, well and good. We ask ratepayers in all earnestness where would they be landed were the reins of local Government given into the hands of know-nothing blatherskites, who can only wax valiant or “ orate ” when they have a long beer in their hands and the strength of several more in their heads ?

At the R.M. Court yesterday Mark Davis was charged with assaulting Thomas Harris by striking him on the face. It will be remembered that some time ago Davis made an application to the Court to have Harris bound over to kaep the peace, but the presiding justices dismissed the application, remarking that the case was b frivolous one. On Saturday last Davis met Harris and accused hip; of putting his son in the witness box to swear falsely, and as Harris and a witness stated, struck him on the face. On the other hand two witnesses stated they did not see a blow struck. The defendant was fined £1 and costs. The amount was at once paid. Mr Harris* applied for his witness’s expenses, but Mr Booth held that he should have applied before the money was paid, e.Q tfcat the defendant gained a few shillings by his promptness in settling up.

The great rinking carnival takes place in the lOijiy Rink to-morrow night, everything so far giving promise of a big success. The large number ,qt skaters in attendance each evening should be sufficient proof of . this. To-morrow evening the charge of admission will be one shilling to the gallpry and two shillings to the floor, it being essential that those who appear on the floor shall he in fancy costume. The arrangements for the carnival have been made as complete as possible, and there seems but little reason to doubt that it will be the greatest success of anything of the kind previously attempted in Gisborne. It is whispered that aome of the novelties to be introduced will create quits a sensation, and the spectators are likely to be treated to something out of the ordinary, as well as to graceful and ludicrous skating. A band will discourse gay musical selections. On Saturday afternoon the children’s carnival Will eventuate.

Says the Otago Daily Times The manner in which a named Berwick was recently oonvkted of certain .bveaches of the Licensing Act was rather amusing. -Gnfl night> or rather morning, drinking and other yera going on during prohibited hours, wn?n there was an alarm of police, and some of the women present, in aeaordanaa, as they stated subsequently on oath, with a reoognispd understanding, pocketed the glams they were using previous to scuttling off the premises. The licensee, however, whether not sufficiently informed, or inspired by some spirit of miMhief,- took upon himself to proceed against his fair customers for the larceny of the glasses. The case was heard and dismissed, but the pyidence disclosed such flagrant breaches of the law that the police were at once on the qui and had no difficulty in inducing the individuals wrongly accused of theft to testify to the circum- | stances. Berwick was fined £25, and no time was allowed for payment, an order being made io levy the amount on his furniture.