LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 301, 21 May 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

On oar fourth page there is a report of a terrible tragedy in Sydney. Tenders are required at MoClive'a store, Patutahi, at 6 o'clock on Saturday, tor fencing, etc, The oament for the Harbor Board had to be carried on to Auckland in the Mararoa. It will be transhipped into the Maitai which leaves Auckland this evening, Two boys were playing on a gate yesterday afternoon, and the gate fell on top of one boy, named Healey, and badly hurt his leg. In our last issue we expressed pleasure at the success that had invariably fallen to the lot of those who had formerly been connected with the Standard staff. We have since observed the name of Mr Harry Joseph Browne on the imprint (as printer and publisher) of a journal at itanlva, near Melbourne. The native named Ahipene, who was discharged from custody on Friday morning, died suddenly at the Acai on Sunday. At the Native Land Court yesterday lengthy evidence was taken with reference to the subdivision of Mr Clark in Whatatuna No. 2. Mr Brassey, who appeared tor Mr Clark, called a number of witnesses to prove the deeds of conveyances. Mr Finn, on behalf of Wi Brown, disputed the conveyance of Apikara Auwhakaoki, and the case was adjourned till this morning for further evidence. In the Trust Commissioner’s Court yesterday Mr Booth granted a deed of lease of section 100, Kaiti, from Mita Wharekino to Rebecca Stevenson, The Harbor Board meets this evening. Some important business will come on for discussion. The Napier Fire Brigade send the following team to take part in the local demon-stration:—Sub-Superintendent Gilberd, and Messrs Holland, Laws, Exeter, McCormick, and Corbett. The Weka has been chartered to bring the representatives of the different Brigades in that district on to Gisborne. The steamer is expected to reach here late on Thursday night. The irony of fate I Evison (“ Ivo ”), an erstwhile freethought lecturer and editor of the Rationalist, now defunct, is said to be acting as editor of a Catholic religious paper in Wellington. Was not Ivo’s visit to Gisborne some time back, partly to expose one Dr. Gilbert who was said to have deserted the freethought lecturing field for the much more remunerative billet of a leoturer on Chris-

tianity ? One of the men employed on the lighter Good Templar met with a very painful accident on Saturday evening. While heaving in the anchor some of the gear of the winch gave way, which caused the handles to fly round and strike him on the forehead, causing an ngly wound of about three inches deep. The man, when brought ashore was suffering intense pain, and he had also lost much blood.

We understand that the Police Court will shortly be occupied with the hearing of more charges of cruelty to animals. By the way, a country correspondent asked us a question which we did not think worth publishing, but which may now be given as a gentle reminder, in anticipation of the oaaes that are to come on. The question is : " There was a ease in the R.M. Court, in which it was proved that a dumb animal had been most shamefully treated, but during the hearing of the case a man whose only sin was that he had imbibed too freely created a disturbance and was promptly taken in charge. Serve him right, of course ; but why does your contemporary make the distinction between •Mr ’ R. M. Steggall and * an individual named Edwin Hatfield ' 1 Which was the worst offence ?" We do not suppose that we are expected to make an answer.

It may not be out of place to give a word of warning to our various contemporaries throughout the colony of the risk they run in having published a certain telegram from Gisborne. Most of our readers will remember that the proprietor of the Wairoa Guardian was caused considerable annoyance and expense through publishing a telegram from this district, in which the name of a prosecutor in a sheen stealins case was substituted for that of the defendant. Another Instance of reckless telegraphing of news is before us, iu which we are informed in connection with the Awaroa dispute that a warrant had hem issued for the arrest of Captain George Page on a charge of larneny. As a matter of fact no such warrant has been laid. It would not have been pleasant for Captain Page, had he bean charged, to have had the fact telegraphed all over the colony, and certainly it cannot be more pleasant to have the credit or discredit of that which ho has not been charged. Other telegrams in the same matter have also erroneous statements in them, bnt nous so serious as this imputed charge of larceny. “ Pumpkin " writes Sir ■ I see in last night's paper an advertisement stating that 11 at a preliminary meeting called by Mr J. Lewis,” etc., etc,, it was decided to call a melting of farmers, etc., tho notice being sioned •< J. Lewis.” Apart from the egotism displayed on the face of the notice, can yon tell me who is Mr J. Lewis, and why be should take upon himself to call a meeting of the farmers of the whole district, etc. ? I* he himself a " farmer ” ? and if he la what is a farmer ?

At ths Mutual Improvement Society last night a novel meeting was hold, called 1 11 An evening with experiments.” Several experiments were brought forward, and each in turn explained. The Society had also tho use ot the Rev. J, E. Fox's microscope, and thia afforded considerable interest to the members,

An order in tha New Zealand Gazette pro* vldea that “on and after ths 24th day of June, 1889, any single money order may be issued in New Zealand, tor payment in tho United States of America, 0! a sum not exoeoding twenty pounds sterling | and any money order issued in tho United States of America, for payment in New Zealand, ot a sum not stMOding twenty pounds ten shillings and eigbtpoiiM sterling (one hundred dollar* ot the currency ot the United States ot,America) may be paid io New Zealand,"