LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 254, 31 January 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Attention is referred to the prospectus which appears in another column, in regard to the Gisbobnb Standard Newspaper Company. Three-fourths of the number of shares to be allotted have already 'been applied for privately, so that those who wish to take up shares would do well to make early application. The necessary forms can be obtained at this office.

The following crews have been selected for the Poverty Bay Rowing Club’s trial-fours: — W. Walters (stroke), W. Marshall (3). E. Kennedy (2), H. Warren (bow); C. Hansen (stroke), G. Smale (3), O. Sandlant (2), AIL Wade (bow); J. Read (stroke), S. Priestley (3), A. Lewis (2), A. Martin (bow). J. Lee has taken the stroke oar in the representative crew, Knight taking No. 3, Nesbitt No. 2, and J. Walters bow. It is now stated that Te Kooti will arrive in this district on February 12, and will remain two days. On the first day a great gathering will be held at Karaka, and on the second day it is said the ex-outlaw intends to come into Gisborne,

Mails for the United Kingdom (per direct steamer) close here per Bingarooma on Friday at 4 p.m. A foreign parcels mail goes by this boat. Registered letters and parcels must be in the office one hour before closing of mail.

There has been a good attendance at tha tent the laat two evenings. The subjects presented were of an interesting character. The Second Coining of Christ is advertised as the subject for discussion to-night. The Whataupoko Road Boord invites tenders for forming and metalling Ballance street.

The following are the results of the races at Wairoa yesterday :—Hurdles—The Moor 1, Nancy 2; Hack Hurdles—Bachelor 1, Snip 2; Maiden Plate—Tit Bitl, Matihana 2 ; County Stakes—Cairngorm 1, Orwell 2, Thyme 3. The steamers Australia and Ringarootna are both due here from North to-morrow afternoon. The last boats are advertised to leave the wharf at 7 and 5 respectively. The Maitai leaves for Auckland on Friday. The Ohau is expected to reach here to-day from the South. It is understood that an information has been laid by the Police against a local hotelkeeper tor allowing gambling to be carried on in his house. We learn that at a late hour on Monday night the Police made a raid on the house, and found several persons sitting at a table playing “ poker. ” Sergeant Bullen immediately took possession ot the cards and also 13s 6d which was laying on the table. ThsN.Z. Shipping Company’s ship Turakina (Captain Power) was expected to sail from Wellington on Monday last for this port and should therefore put In an appearance to-day. Tha Turaklna is a vessel of about 1,188 tone and comes hero to load with wool.

Our contributor tells the following story On Tuesday morning last a fair Hebe met with a rather unpleasant experience white bathing in the Turanganul in close proximity to the wharf. The young lady, it appeare, went in for her usual dip, but the tide was running out Very strong at the time and it carried her out into the otream, and becoming alarmed at her d mgerouo position the bather commenced calling loudly for help. Luckily there was a well-known Captain passing at tha time, who hearing the screams jumped into the river and brought hie charge safely ashore. The temporary trouble that was caused in connection with the Gisborne Rowing Club, by the representative crew declining to cou* tinue training unless they were assured they had the confidence of the members generally, ,hae completely blown over, the little breeze perhaps doing more good than harm. It is greatly to the credit of the members that things should have taken so satisfactory a turn, and it is hops that every encouragement will be given to the crew to persevere in tbeir work, for they must not shrink from the odds which they have to faoe. Our own rowing contributor may have a criticism to make at the proper time, but although what is said will be done honestly and candidly it will be done in a gentlemanly spirit, At a large masting of members on Tuesday evening Mr Ratcliffe was the only dissentient to a motion proposed by Mr Luon, and seconded by Mr Chrisp, expressing confidence in the selection that bad been made under the circumstances. An interesting experiment in land reform is about to be tried at Swauley, under the auspices of the Horticultural College there. It is proposed to introduce the Metayer system of farming, the leading principle of which.is to divide the proceeds equally between the cultivator and owner. This system prevails chiefly in Switzerland. No arbitrary rent being fixed, the cultivator is under no dread of eviction. Whatever his produce fetches one-half goes to the landlord for the rent. The system Is an equitable one, but in the working has of cousre its disadvantages. Twenty tons of molten metal exploded in an English foundry owing to its contact with cold water. Twenty workmen received dreadful injuries, and some of them are not expected to live. Queen Maria of Portugal is said to have a very masculinefgrowth on her upper lip, of which she is quite proud, and though to most of her sex it would be a decided and very unpleasant disfigurement, it is not unbecoming to her style of beauty.

The lamentable death of Mrs Donald Wallace, which took place three weeks ago, will be heard of with deep regret throughout the colonies. The deceased lady was one of the central figures of society, and her untimely death at the parly age of 29 has evoked a sincere and spontaneous expression of sympathy with Mr Wallace, who is probably the most popular sportsman in Australia.

A couple registered at the Farewel I House, in Ctiicago, as Charles Paulson and wife, of Milwaukee. At noon the next day t bey had not made their appearance, and the door of their room was forced open. The man was dead, but the woman was still breathing. The room was full of gas.' It is thought that the man was intoxicated, and inadvertently extinguished the gas without turning ths key. " A Gunner" writes asking when the affairs of the defunct J Battery are to ba settled, He thinks it about time a meeting of the members was held, a balance sheet presented, and tha amount (if any) lying to the corps’ credit at the Bank divided among them. The corps at the time ot disbandment was said by those who knew to be in a good financial position, and that being the case there should be no difficulty in winding up affairs, “Gunner” further adds that the majority of ths members are in utter ignorance ot what position they stand in, and complain bitterly of the dilaioriaeas of those at the bead of affairs.

From an English paper we olip the following re the new Governor for New Zealand :— “Lordand Lady Onslow will be missed in the Guildford neighborhood, which they have greatly brightened since their residence at Clandon Park. Both of them are kind hearted, and always ready to exert them* selves for the public good. Lady Onslow’s talents for acting are considerable, and many delightful private entertainments have been given under her auspices, and the masterly manner in which Lord Oaslow manages his team of beautiful bays wins admiration from all good whips, even in such a coaching bounty u Surrey. They are sure to become popular in New Zealand, and I wish them a save voyage to their new sphere of usefulness,” The heathen Chinee becomes more cunning as he grows older. At Hong Koqg the other day some Chinese gentlemen were Iplaying one evening at cards for considerable stakes in the Ku Yune Club in that city, when four strangers suddenly invaded the room exclaiming “Arrest them! arrest them I” Thereupon the company, assuming that their amusement was unlawful, and that the invaders were members of the police, fled precipitately, falling over each other in tneir haste, and the ground being thus cleared, the four thieves coolly raked the money on the table amounting to 750d015. and made off. Such is the ingenuity of the orimiaal Ah Sin. Country Services, Church of England, on Sunday next'oOriWd lit I’tiittehf S.