LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 297, 11 May 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A southerly gale sprang yesterday, and a heavy sea was running in the bay, Ths Tarawer* from Sydney and Auckland, which was due here in the afternoon, passed on. The Snark went out shortly before 3 o'clock with the outward passengers, at which hour the steamer was expected, and the Tarawera pot putting in an appearance the launch had to return after a rough tripl The following were booked to leave by the Tarawera—Mr* Hill, Misse* Rose, Hall, and McKenzie, Messrs Shaw, HiH, Brassay, D'Arcy, Davies, aad MeKettoi*,

Mita Sylvester gave her concluding per. formanea in the City Rink on Thursday night, when there was again a crowded house, and if any additional testimonial to her aooomplishment can be thought worth anything to one so famous as Miss Sylvester, she certainly has obtained the highest admiration of the Gisfeerne people. As the steamer by which Miss Ryiyeeter was to leave Gisborne passed on, she will hyvp to stay here another week, during which timij it is to be hoped she may bs induced to give another pertorpiafiM, a? many of than* wht) have already a'eeri her fancy skating Jtaarg than once, would lijse to see it Maith

Some interesting sporting new* will be found on our fourth page. The Manapouri arrives here to-morrow morning from Southern ports. The last boat goes off at 6 a.m.

A native named Ahipene was arrested yesterday charged with lunacy. He will be brought before Mr Booth thia morning.

At Malbourne on Thursday a well-known organist, named Philip Plaisted, murdered his wife by cutting her throat. The man was insane.

The last lot of cement for the Harbor works did not come by the Australia as expected, but it will be transhipped into the Maitai, which arrives here next Friday.

A desperate attempt at murder was made by a man named Brooks, upon his inamorata Mr* Armstrong, in Melbourne on Thursday, but being foiled in his attempt, Brook* committed suicide.

A little Maori girl was burned to death last week in the upper Waiapu Valley. A terrible disease has broken out in Japan. It* name is unknown, but it is said to be worse than the cholera.

Gisborne people can afford to look on and enjoy the lively competition that has been started between the new line of steamers and the Union Company. The Ringarooma leaves Auckland to act as a sort of greyhound on the Centennial, and the development* will be watched with interest.

A cablegram has been published to the effect that Mr Balfour has said Ireland will have absolute Home Rule in five year*. They may get it, but we are «ure that Balfour never said so. There is not much love for him in Ireland.

A Nelson telegram says:—At the B.M. Court there were sixteen charges of breaches of the Beer Duty Act against Wallace and Page. The brewery is a small one at Motupipi. The charges were all of false entry. The charges against Page were withdrawn, as it was shown that he had ceased to be a partner. In five charges convictions were given, and fines of £3O in eaehjease inflicted, with costs, total £254185. The plant and stock were forfeited. The other charges were withdrawn. Mr A. McGiven, the diver employed by the Harbor Board, had a narrow escape on Thursday afternoon about half past three o’clock. He was under the water levelling for the block* which were to be placed in position, when a portion of hi* diving suit burst just below the knee, Ths danger was imminent, but with oharaotarlstic coolness he refrained from giving the danger signal and made straight tor ihs ladder attached fa the boat, The water by this time had filled the suit and had reached his neck and in another few seconds would possibly have reached tbehelmet. He was much exhausted when undressed and was some few minutes before recovering. He himself describee the accident as being one of the most dangerous he has experienced. It will ba remembered that on one occasion in an encounter with a large shark here he was in great danger and subsequently had to undergo an encounter with an octopus in Wellington. At a Road Board election in the Hawke's Bay County a settler was not allowed to vote because he had not paid his rates, but he was allowed to stand as a candidate, and was then elected 1

The following cablegrams were published in New Zealand "It is reported the Times will pay £5OOO into Court it Mr Parnell brings a libel action in England,” and “ Mr Parnell has withdrawn his action for libel against The Times which ha commenced io the Dublin Court." In Australia the messages read as follows With reference to the action that ha* been brought by Mr Parnell against The Times in England for damages for libel, which are laid at £lOO,OOO, it is reported that it it is the intention of The Times to pay £5OOO into Court on account of the Piggott letters, the other counts being defended ; ” and 11 Mr Parnell has elected to withdraw from the libel action against The Times commenced in the Irish Court*, and to rely on his London suit for damages." General Boulanger, in the course of the twenty-two election* between May 22, 1887 ahd Jnnuary 27, 1889, wherein he has competed, has had the satisfaction of receiving 974,566 vote*. The prospects of a glorious day's outing are promised for the Queen’s Birthday meetng of the Waerenga-a-hika Jockey Club. The acceptances close on Wednesday evening and will certainly prove to be large—the handicapping being exceptionally good and giving every owner a chance of winning. In fact the meeting promises to be a revival of the good old days we all remember, when there was Invariably an absence of ropeing, pulling, and other little tricks pertaining to racing of the present time. According to an English authority there are this year 6799 students in the four universities of Scotland, which i* just twice the number recorded in 1862. There are no fewer than 3460 students at Edinburgh, and Glasgow conies next with 2200 ; then Aberdeen with 918, and St. Andrews with 221. Of all the Professorships those of the Edinburgh Medical Faculty are considered the most valuable, some of them being worth nearly £3500 a year. The Chairs of Greek, Latin, and Mathemabs are each worth about £lBOO a year at Glasgow, and average £l4OO at Edinburgh. Mr Booth, R.M, has been occupied during the last two day* in hearing a large number of contested oivil oases, and after hearing the evidence, he gave judgment for the plaintiff in the following oases H. Cannon v. P. Maher, claim 9s; costs 6*. H. Cannon v. W. Adams, olaim 9s; costs, 6s. Charles Seymour v. Hapi Kutia, claim £l5; judgment was given for £lO, or the return of a horse, and cost* £l9 13*. Judgment was reserved in the case Borough Council v. George Williams, olaim £6 4* 6d, and the plaintiff was nonsuited in the case J. Cavanagh v. P. McLoughlin, olaim £46 3s 4d. Several other coses which were set down for hearing were either confessed or adjourned to the next Court day. A correspondent informs ua that large number* of sheep (have been driven during the past six month* from Poverty Bay to Napier, and the supply still keep* up. Both the number, and the condition of the stock on arrival at the freezing work*, have been ■poken of as extremely aatiafaotory. The past season may be considered an experimental one, and from the result there can be no doubt there will be such a large development of the trade that will surprise all who have not been watching the progress of the freezing industry.—Napier Telegraph. The population of Canada, exclusive of Montreal, has decreased by 230,840 in five years, caused by the French Canadians leaving for the United States.

It may not be generally known that Sir Henry Loch, the Governor of Victoria was a prisoner in the Chinese war. He was sentenced to be executed, and was taken out every morning for a fortnight in the belief that the sentence wa* to be carried out on each occasion, The fright alone would have been enough to kill many men, but Sir Henry is said to have borne it with great composure. Sir R. Stout ba* sent the following reply to a letter from Mr Joyce, M.H.R., asking whether he would contest Christchurch North : 11 Many thanks for your letter, but I have resolved not to enter politics, meanwhile at all event* • whatever may happen in the future I do not know, and I shall not therefore make rash statement*. But I must say that the longer I am out of politics the las* inclination I feel for entering public life again. I am rather pessimistic over the future Liberalism in New Zealand. I mean the near future. Our land i* going from us, and not being properly settled. The need of further developments is not felt, and the political pendulum seam* swinging towards partimonioq* conservatism that must injure us. The Young New Zeeland party has shown no national enthusiasm, and it has made what it calls ' economy ’ (I call it parsimony) its god. It is a poor deal for a party, and is a Will-o'-the-wisp, not a star, to guide them. Outside I do, and shall do all I can, but I can't at present, even it desired by a constituency, enter the inner area," One house in Berlin, that of Mr Borsig, has turned out 4000 locomotives since 1840, in which year Mr Boraig began with a capital of 4)1,500 lent him by afriofld, Ho omjiloys LOjQOo mon,;.

A beautiful mirage was seen over th Wairoa and Mahia last Saturday night. It has been decided by the Wellington Fire Brigade to invite the Fire Brigade’* Association to hold the next conference and demonstration at the Empire City. Rev. Phillips Brooks, of Boston, recently delivered a sermon of 3,000 words in a remarkably short space of time, which moved a personal paragrapher to remark that he was the only man in the United States who could talk as fast as his wife. It is accounted for by the fact that he hasn’t a wife. The Sydney Morning Herald, which is said to return a profit of about £BO,OOO a year, has just passed into the hands of Mr J. B. Fairfax and his three sons, Charles, Geoffrey, and James. Mr E. Bos* Fairfax, the younger brother of Mr J. B. Fairfax, has sold out hi* share, and means to settle in England. It is said that a million sterling was lately offered for the paper without leading to business.

A crop of wheat has been threshed for Mr R. Briston, which ha* yielded a little over 57 bushels per acre, which is supposed to be the heaviest yield in the Amberley district (Canterbury). Chinamen are rare stickers when they have a grudge to pay off. Revenge is very sweet to them, and they never tire in seeking it. Mr Sow Mee, one of the Chinese community in this city, is experiencing this to his sorrow. He was a witness in the now famous cow case, and since then life has almost been a burden to him. What with assaults, law oases and heavy swearing he has had his bands full. Last week he appeared as complainant in an assault case that was dismissed by Dr. Giles, and now he has dropped in for another. On Friday evening he was in Abercrombie Street when three or four Celestials commenced scragging him, much to his discomfort. He cried out, and some Europeans resident in the neighborhood, rushed to his assistance, his assailants at once decamping, Poor Sow Meo was in a bad way ; he was bruised all over, and there was a pretty bad out on hi* head. He has been attended by Dr Dawson, and to-morrow he will swear an information against those who beat him. Dr. Laishley will conduct the case for him and this time there ie some hope of a satisfactory conclusion as the assault was witnessed by Europeans, and we will thus not have such an amount of conflicting Chinese testimony as in previous cases.—Auckland Star.

Much ha* been said of late about the special properties of the Westport coal for us* in the furnace* connected with marine engines, and doubtless not without reason. Much attention la, howevnr, being given to the perfecting of combustible fuel, both In Scotland and in the United States. The idea of tiling pulverised fuel is an old atje, but till recently It has never been successfully carried out on a practical scale, but now Mr M'Auley, in the United States, ha* got into satisfactory working order a method by which powdered fuel can be perfectly burnt. The coal, coke, or anthracite ia ground in the new and interesting cyclone pulveriser, which consist* essentially of a small strong chamber in which two very strong screw* revolve in opposite direction* opposite one another. By their revolution they produce a terrific miniature cyclone in the space between. Any solid bodiea dropped in are whirled about in auch a fashion that they grind one another to the finest powder. The powdered fuel fa fed in automatically to the furnace, into which only just the right amount of air to burn the fuel is admitted. Thus no hast it wasted in heating useless air. The whole combustion of course 1* beautifully under control—a matter of importance to the metallurgist. A large saving of fuel is laid to have been affected on two small steamers in which the process was tried, and an exchange on the subject says i—" It fa possible that before long we shall see all large consumer* of fuel using coal in the form of fine powder in bag*. The idea of using powdered coal is only the logical outcome of the success that kas attended the introduction of the two gaseous fuel producers, gas and water gas, and also the use of refuse petroleum oils. In some of the most recent oil-burning boilers steam for a four-horse power engine can be got up in 16 minutes.”