LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 307, 4 June 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The lucubrations of an autumn poet are held over on account of shortness of space. -A Dublin message stales that the manager nd assistant of a branch of the Provincial sank, near Antrim, had a quarrel which .resulted in the assistant shooting the manager and then shooting himself. Our Melbourne correspondent's interesting batch of notes appears on the fourth page. The interpleader case Ross v. Whinray comes on for hearing in the R. M. Court this morning.

It is now certain that Hawkins, who was recently killed in Wellington, met his death by foul play. At Auckland on Thursday, fifty sections in various parts of the district were sold to meet the demands for rates due on them.

A Wellington boy named Frederick Randall fell through a skylight, having a fall of twenty, feet, but he escaped with only a few slight injuries.

Sydney Taiwhanga contemplates making a trip to Sydney for the purpose of advancing certain schemes which he has had in hand for some time past. It is stated that a Wanganui doctor is about to sue his mother-in-law for libel.

A chrysanthemum show recently held in Wellington returned a net credit balance of ten guineas, besides fully achieving the higher objects held in view by the promoters of such shows.

At the R. M. Court yesterday judgment was given for the plaintiff in the case Bank of New South Wales v. T. Caldwell and H. K. Irvine, claim £5l 14s 4d. Judgment was reserved in the case of the Harbor Board v. McKenzie.

In the Trust Commissioners' Court yesterday certificates were granted to the following deeds of transfer :—From Noko and Pour! to G. R. Moore of Okirau E., from Kimi Ka.hu to Susan Wallace of Kaiti section 121, from Nohotu to R. Harper of Kaitl section 220. At the Palmerston North Land Court one native's share in a subdivision amounted to one square foot, and a laugh was caused in Court by a statement that the “ fortunate ” landholder did not know how to get a road to bis section, The Assessor remarked that the share would not allow enough for a grave, In the Bunnythorpe (Palmerston) district the other day, first the father and then the mother of five young children suddenly deserted them, leaving them quite destitute, A man named James Bradford, a miner at Waitehuna, near Dunedin, was found dead on Sunday, and from the apperance of his body it is evident that he was murdered. Robert Waddell, his mate, has been arrested on suspicion, The supercargo on board the schooner Colonist, murdered Captain Greenlees, in the Havannah harbor. He was brought before a court martial on board H.M.S. Opal in Sydney, on Saturday last, and sent for trial to Fiji. At the Mutual Improvement Society last night, the Society’s Magazine, containing three contributions, was read “ Temperance,” " In Europe," by a former member; and " Matrimony,” were the subjects of the articles, A Gisborne paper gravely Informs its readers that the present license of the Masonic Hotel holds good until June 31st. Mr Law, recently of Opotiki, has taken over the Ormond Hotel. As landlord of this hotel Mr Law will no doubt soon make himself popular in that township. At the service held on Sunday afternoon in the Napier Cathedral, between fifty and sixty young men and women were confirmed by the Bishop of Waiapu. At the evening service the Rev. J. S. Hili (formerly of Gisborne) delivered the address. At Holy Trinity Church on Sunday morning next there will be a confirmation service; the Bishop mH arrive during the week. The Committee of the Waerenga-a-hika School are making arrangements for a concert and dance to be given on the 14th inst., for the purpose of raising sufficient funds to make a presentation of prizes to the children. This school has had many difficulties to contend with, but is now coming well to the front again, thanks to wise management. At a meeting of the Committee a vote of thanks was accorded to Mr and Mrs McClure for their efficient services daring the year, In the ordinary course of circumstances Mr W. Weaver should arrive in Auckland to-day, but as there never appears to be an ordinary course with Mr Weaver's circumstances (they are so extraordinary), the waters c m hardly run smooth on this occasion ; we fear the fast and favorite s.s. Mararoa will get something wrong with her pumping gear, or that something will happen. To be strictly logical, however, anything that happens is certain to be that whioh we do not wish, and as we do not particularly care that our peaceful progress should again bo disturbed, well it is sure to happen. The Mayor ought to arrange for a public reception of Mr Weaver; the Garrison and Salvation Bands

and Mr Harper’s clever Ormond contingent would no doubt loyally respond to a request for their services in honor of the oocasion, and the Board of Consolation might present an address, in whioh past history could be alluded to in sympathetic terms.

A correspondent writes:—Even in Switzerland they make light of our sore points, and a private correspondent (formerly of Gisborne) in Bicbtersuoil who had been informed of Mr Weaver’s return from the United States thus sums up two great questions with us : “ Who struck oil ? Why the Gisborne weaver of course 1 Poor Gisborne I Poor oil 1 Both have been sadly used, what with oil and the Harbor you poor beggars will have to pay the piper and no mistake I ” What will the writer say when he hears of the Board ot Consolation, the stuck.fast tools, the historical fortnight; and several hundred other little matters too trivial for extended notice, but not less encouraging to those magnanimous individuals the shareholders of tha South Pacific Company (no liability), The Te Kooti affair will do more to bring Gisborne into public notice than many other methods of advertising could have done. We have been shown a private letter from Belfast, from whioh we extract the following item "Your mention of some fool or other of a Maori [shades ot Te Kooti, the noble warrior (vide Wellington Press), is this what it's come to’—Ed.] cominv along to make short work of you reminds me that I read something about it in our papers some time ago, but I paid very little attention to it, as although I do not

imagine Gisborne to be a large city, yet I think it a fair sized town and not so far from bigger towns but that assistance could reach you in a short time. None of our maps have Gisborne marked upon them, and the only time I have seen your town mentioned was in a shipping company’s guide. I almost forget which Island it is in. I think it is on the opposite side from Auckland, but whether East or West I can’t tell.” We have seen a map which showed Ormond, but Gisborne was nowhere to ba seen.

The annual meeting of the Gisborne Phonographic Society was held on Saturday evening, Mr A. L. Muir being In the chair. All the members but one who is absent from the district were present. The report showed the Society to be in a satisfactory condition, though the progress during the year had not been so greet as in former years. Mr J. Drummond (formerly Secretary) was elected President, Mr F. Param Secretary and Treasurer, Mr J. DeCosta Librarian and Editor of Magazine. Mr W. Chrisp subEditor ; Committee, Messrs Muir and Chrisp ; Auditor, Mr F. Drummond. A cordial vote of thanks to Mr Maude was passed, for his kindness towards the Society. The membership is now fourteen, the full number for whioh accommodation is provided.

Minerva Quadrille Assembly will hold their dance at the Theatre Boyal on Wednesday (to morrow) evening, at S.—A. Wide, Hon. Sec.—(Advt).

St. Andrew's Literary Society. — Usual weekly meeting this evening, commencing 7.80; essay, “ Tinies we live in,” by Mr Ambridge,—(Advt),