LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 292, 30 April 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The mail steamer Zaalandia arrived in Auckland on Sunday afternoon, from San Franoiso. Site brings English malls to ths 3Brd Marsh.

Work is steadily proceeding at the Minerva, and the boro is how about 40 fret below the concrete. A wing of the reamer has broken in the hole and several unsuccessful attempts have bean made to fl»h it out and it has now been decided to drill it out.

Mr J. Sandlant was the sufidror by an unfortunate accident on Saturday morning, His horse bolted, with the meat cart at the upper end of Aberdeen Road; tha meat was scattered in all directions along the road, and before the horse was brought to a standstill the cart had been smashed almost to pieces. 11 Variety is charming,” and those who wish to see a good variety in tha drapery line are Invited to pay ah inspection visit to the D. 1,0. Mrs Adair has recently returned from Auckland, with an entire stock of goods, and notbwithstanding the increased tariff, it is announced that the gnode will be sold cheaper than ever. For the dressmaking department tbs services of Miss Gemmell have been ascured, and under the new principle of scientific dressmaking a perfect fit ia warranted.

Notwithstanding the counter attraction offered on Q teen’s Birthday by the Fire Brigade demonstration, it appears probable that the Waerenga-a-hika Jockey Club will secure a large patronage for their meeting. The absence of outside horses (which also means a pleasant immunity from the spieler element) will leave the stakes to be fought tor by the local cattle, and thua increase the interest and be an assurance that the horses will go for the money. Nominations must be in by 8 o'clock to-morrow (Wednesday) evening.

There was a large attendance to witness the closing of the A.J.U. Meeting. The following are the principal wine : — Steeplechase : Marmion 1, Melton 2, Studleigh 3 ; Peter Osbeok waa the favorite, but he fell half a mi a from home. Time, 7 min 18J eec«. A J.C. Piste: Carbine 1, Abercorn 2, Melos 3. Won by half a length.

At tha Mutual Improvement Society last night Mr C. Goldsmith read an essay on ” Perseverance." Tha essay, attn ugh short, WM wail composed, and listened to with great interest. A short debate followed on a subject Suggested by the speech of one of the critics. An ordinary (?) meeting of the Borough Council takes place to-night. There is likely to be a ** bumper houee,” the attraction being a curious motion of which Mr Joyce has given notice. Even if there is no seconder available an eloquent peroration (after Dan O’Connell) may reasonably be anticipated.

An item of good news for dishorns is that the wool market is in a spirited condition. What we should much better like to hear, though, is that there had been a substantial rise in prices.

The Vienna Socialists are not of an aesthetie torn of mind. During the recent riots caused by the strike of the tramway employees, the Socialists joined the rioters, and the military were submitted to showers at filthy water. The soldiers were with difficulty restrained from discharging their Are arms at the aggressors, Tbe tramway company is to be heavily fined for tbe irregularity in the traffic —a practical way at oonvincing the directors.

A big strike is impending in -England. The colliers hau decided to insist on an advance of ten pet'cent in wages, to take effect from the beginning of Joly, Three hundred thousand colliers make the demand, and if no settlement is arrived at the struggle between labor and capital will be a giUAiiiic one, perhaps the biggest yet known in Britain, s

What is to be done with all the medical students ? This profession seems to be preparing for the coming war, Thirty.six colonial students have secured high honors st the Edinburgh University and Boyal College of Burgeons, Of that number nearly half are from New Zealand,

The dispute between th» Auckland Grocers’ Association and the farmers was again considered at a meeting last week, when it' was decided to appoint a committee comprising three members of tha.association and three farmers, who shall fix the market prices of butter and eggs. The Auckland Amateur Athletic -Club intend, it is slated, to take proceedings for tbe return of'tbe prizes won at their recent carnival by two of tha, members who are alleged to have broken the rate by running In protessionnl raoas.

A boy of 14 named Maddarion, white out shooting at Manildra; near Molong, was blowing down tbe empty barrel of g double* barrelled gun when his trousers caught the trigger of the loaded barrel. The charge entered the boy's mouth and came out at the back of his head, causing instant death. The final stone of the Centennial Hall, Sydney, a large structure which forms part of the city municipal buildings, wee placed in position oa the IQ th instant by Miss M, A. Harris, daughter of Aiderman John Harris, the Mayor of Sydney. . The building*, which were commenced in 1883. are expected to be ready about the end of rhe year. The new hall will Cost about £170,000, and the total expenditure on the entire Town Hall buildings, including a grand organ to cost £14,093, will be about £300,000.

The football matoh played at Napier on Saturday afternoon between Poneke( Wellington) and Pirataa wae won by the former by three goals to one.

A scratehtfootball match was played in Capt. Tucker's paddock on Saturday, Sides were picked by Bern end Stalls, and after » good game tin tqatah was won by thi forifin twill,

Advices from Samoa state that mat'ere there are quiet, and that everybody is wait ing for the Berlin Conference. Provisions of all kinds are plentiful, and there is no danger of a famine. The American warship Nipsio has been floated, and Admiral Kim berley intends to send ber to Auckland in charge of the Alert, which was expected to arrive from Honolulu about the end of April. The Nipsic, in charge of the Mawhera, w.c coming to Auckland, bat her machinery

broke down and she had to put back. Mr Barbury, Oamaru manager of the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, reports having sold the Awamoko farm of 1000 acres, the property of Dr Watt, at £ll per acre ; also three other farms, of ebout 8000 acreeach, at prices tanging from £lO 15s to £l2 car acre. He reports a brisk inquiry tor (arms of all descriptions in ths Oamaru dis trict. The same gentleman notifies having sold during the week Tuscan wheat at 4s 81, velvet and Mold’s ennobled at 4s Id, short oats 2s, tarlarian 2s Od.and Danish 2s 4d, all f.o.b.

M< Quarrie has been committed for trial on the cnarge of murdering Robert G Ulan, of the Mahia, and sitting fire to the house. H - waa perfectly self possessed, sod aubmi el the witnesses to a clever orose-examins'io >. without, however, shaking their testimniv. Reihana, the boy who accompanied th prisoner, was severely tested, but he was firm in his statement, the purport of which ha* already been published in the Stasdahd. Detective Grace watched the proceedings on behalf of the police, and the prisoner reserved his defence. The tale of the dog sitii g by his late master’s remains, and crying piteously, is a most touching one. The prisoner was taken to Napier on Saturday by the steamer Weka, and is at present lodged in the Napier gaol. He is now said to be a full Maori, belonging to Arawa (Waikato) tribe. Our attention has been called to a sample of pumice of exceedingly close texture and delicate grey colour in the passession of Mr Hamilton, the curitor of the Napier Philosophical Society’s museum. This stone is from the Mahia. It can ba procured in any quantity, and ia so dose to the sea that in fine weather lighters could lie alongside and take in cargoes of it. It la easily worked, and is admirably adapted for the inside decoration of buildings, and tor pulpits, fonts, Ao. We may add that the sample in Mr Hamilton's possession has been beautifully carved by Mr Smith, who ex -outod the carving for the new buildings in Hastings street, ths carving representing a head of our Saviour in a circular panel.—H.B.Herald. Alfred John Thomas, by trade a painter, was yesterday charged, on the information of the police, with stealing a saw valued at 3s, the property of Mr G. L., Greenwood. Mr Turton, who appeared for the accused, applied for a remand, on the grounds that he had been unable to communicate with one of the principal witnesses— Mrs Woon. He stated that the saw and some other things had been purchased at Niooll, Reynolds and Co's, auction rooms by the accused. Sergeant Bullen also asked for the case to bo adjourned so as to enable him to procure further evidence. Mr Booth accordingly granted the remand till Friday morning next, Bail wae allowed accused in 410. .