LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 258, 9 February 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Garrison Band will play the following pieces this evening, near Oily Rink, pawmanning at 7.3oQuadrilles “ Patience?' Vais# “ Dream Faeoa,” Polka 11 The Little Treasure,’' BwhsUitohe “Jack and Jill,’* March. “ l4wuraejn, 1 ’ March “ lh» Broem o' the KoWdeu ftaom 1

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London have written to the Times protesting against a Sunday issue of the New York Herald being published in London. Messrs J. Cunningham and Co. mean to centralise trade more than it is at present, and have commenced business at Makaraka, where they propose to sell at town cash prices. A trial is solicited, and the firm feel sure that satisfaction will be given. The “ All Ireland ” football team was so angry about the animadversions of the Freeman’s Journal anent their fifteen not being the best that could have bean got together for the match with the Maoris, that they have threatened to “ tar and feather ” the reporter next time he ventures on the football ground. There will be no meeting at the tent tonight, but Mr Hare has advertised a meeting for 3 p.m. to-morrow. The subject he will take up ie “ Church History from the time of Christ to the end, a« presented in prophecy.” At 7 the lecturer will deal with the Sabbath Question. Seats are free and all are invited.

At the annual meeting of the Christchurch Harbor Board the accounts showed that the Board had a credit balance of £4OOO, and also £5OOO on deposit as sinking fund, which brings in a small rate of interest but is on the best security. The chairman recommended for consideration the reinvestment of the money owing to the high price quoted in London. The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co. Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London office:—Wool —The sales progress firmly ; medium end inferior greasy have declined id per lb since close of last sales. Fine crossbred market firmer. Other descriptions unchanged up to date. 64,000 bales have been sold — Frozen mutton: Market has a hardening tendency, and the demand has increased—Frozen beef; Market firmer, owing to light stocks. Professor Durnev, the Champion Skater of Australia, arrives from the South by to-mor-row’s steamer, and his performance in the City Rink takes place on Monday evening. It is a remarkable thing that since the skating contagion broke out last season, Gisborne has not been visited by a professional in that line, and many of our local amateurs who imagine they have reached perfection really do not know what movements they may yet learn. Before and after the performances general skating will be permitted, Statements are current of some mischiefmaking person endeavoring to frighten females by appearing before them in the suppositionary garb of a ghost, This mean skunk has taken the vicinity of the Recreation Ground as a choice spot on which to indulge his contemptible tricks. Many of ths etories told are no dqiibt the outcome of imagination, but there is a rod in pickle for the culprit if hands can be laid on him, It a few young fellows catch him, a gentle chock over the bridge, into the placid waters beneath, will not ba the only joys that await him, A visitor to the Wairoa races, which were held the other day. states that there were between thirty and forty spielers on the course, and they did pretty fair, most of them. He asserts that he never saw such a big crowd of swindlers assembled together in ths whole course of his life, When they could not induce the public to play at their different games of ohsnee they played and endeavored to swindle between themselves, At the seeond rsee meeting at North Clyde there seemed to be nearly as many spielers on the ground ae there was of general public. For months a gentleman has been, cays an Indian contemporary, confined to a dark room suffering from an attack of ophthalmia. The symptoms, became so severe that it was feared that the patient would be deprived of his sight. An unexpected visitor in the shape of a wasp found his way into Ae sick room, where he parched himself on the foot of the invalid, and there, in order that his presence should be known, made a puncture. The enfeebled condition of the patient made the pain thus caused to appear tenfold worse than it would ordinarily have done, but instantaneous relief was granted to the inflammation about the eyes. In twelve-houre from the time that the puncture was made, the sick man was convalescent, and he has had no relapse. Is not the treatment of the hoinoepath for ophthalmia “Apis," a medicine made from the sting of the bee 1 A Wellington visitor to the last Gisborne race meeting relates how he put up at a certain hostelry and when he retired at night he placed what money ha possessed between the mattress for greater security, the spieling element being like a plague in the town. He had been in bed only a tew minutes when he was aroused by a noise under his couch, and putting his hand beneath the clothes where he had placed hie cash, he clasped another hand. A suspicious character was discovered beneath the bed, but as the man appeared to be intoxicated and had not appropriated anything, the rightful occupant of the room was content with forcibly ejecting the intrader. Going back to bed he slept for a while, when he was again awakened by hearing the window open, and on striking a light he found that the same individual he had had ejected, seemingly intoxicated, had returned. It looked too much like an attempt at robbery this time so the Wellington man gave his uninvited guest a lively ten minutes, and wound up by unceremoniously kicking him out.

A rather peculiar, and yet an important point, was raised by Mr DeLautour in the Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, during the hearing of the case Robert Crok v. R. J. Reynolds, claim £4l6s, balance of wages due on a bushtalling contract which the defendant had let to one Edward Sargent. From the evidence of the plaintiff it appeared that Sargent bad confessed judgment for the amount claimed. Mr DeLautour then requested that the previous summons which had been issued should be produced in Court, and this was accordingly done. He pointed out that the summons had been made out on the 19th December last and that Sargent had confessed to the claim on the 18th—a day before the summons was issued —and he oontended that the summons had never originated, Mr Johnstone, deputy clerk, stated that Sargent went to the office while the plaint was being made out and he admitted the claim, at the same time saying that he (Sargent) did not want the summons to be served. As there was a lot of work to be got through on that day he did not get the summons issued, which was not necessary, as it had been already confessed. Mr Macdonald, who appeared for the plaintiff, said it was quite clear that it was a clerical error, but that he ought not to be at a loss in consequence. After brief argument on both sides Mr Booth considered that he would have to grant a nonsuit without casts. At a late stage Mr Macdonald said he had looked up the Magistrate’s Act and found that he could apply for a re-hearing of the ease. The plaintiff has since made the necessary application for the re-hearing and the case will probably be heard on Tuesday next.

The following oases were disposed of at the RrM. Court on Thursday lastM. Macdonald v. J. Jackson, claim £2 15s, judgment by eonsent with costs, £1 6s; D. M. Qn v. 8. Locke, claim £3 16s 9d, no appearance of either party, case struck out; Common, Shelton and Co. v. J. Mullooly, claim £lll3s lOd, judgment by consent with costs, £1 7s; G. K. Turton v. Rowley and Martin, no appearance of plaintiff, ease struck out; A, Allanach v, W, Curtig, claim £l7 3s Gd on a judgment summons, order insde ter Immediate payment, execution to bi stayed for one month; N.Z. Native Land and Settlement v. Thomas Haskett, claim £35 5s Id, judgment by default with costs, £ll4s; J. Tutohen v. G. Trimmer, claim £l6 6s 6d, judgment by default with costs, £1; J, Tutchen v, A. Qillije. Claim £l4 Bs, judgment by consent with cCatsJ £1 IOS; A. Olsen v, A. Ferguson, claim £5 5s on a judgment s'smpsonc, order made for immediate payment, exedution td'ba stayed for 14 days. Yesterday morning the cases beard were—M. Macdonald v A, Beeves, claim £lB 6a 3d, bill of costs. After hearing the evidence judgment was entered up for £l7 14a 9d. Mr Beeves applied to have the bill of costs taxed, which was granted by Mr Booth and execution wad ordered to be stayed till Monday. Judgment was' given for'the plaintiff in the case M. Macdonald v John Trimmer, claim £l5 17a Bd, and costs £2 Is.' The evidence in the case J, T. Cassidy vA, Ward, claim £l6 3s 9d, money lent, was partly heard, bat, owing, id 14? Brassey, who appeared lot the plaintiff, haying M Btt»d tfls Laad Court, the case g&fl to H t|il Tuelsdey.