LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 315, 22 June 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Parnell defence fund has now reached £40,000. A Gisborne evening paper says they use tunnels instead of bricks in the Manawatu Gorge 1 This beats the Israelites hollow.

Ths Charitable Aid Board have accepted the tender of Mrs Armour at 15s per week, to supply board, lodging, and washing tor four Old men. This ouehj_tp be a far better arrangement thin the previous one. At the Union Literary Society on Thursday evening, a very able lecture on India was delivered by Mr H. E. Kenny. He dealt with his subject in a masterly manner that proved a wide knowledge of the history of India, but. as be admitted, it was a vast subject to de il with in one evening.

A Wellington telegram states.—The evidence'at the inquest on Captain Swede showed thatjhe was a very hearty eater, and that on the night of his death he had eaten a large quantity of salt meat. In Queensland the sheep upon which assessment was paid on the Ist January numbered 13,385,040, being an increase of 1,016.730. The cattle in the colony number little below 500,000.

Mr Hare advertises an important subject for the Theatre lecture on Sunday night—- “ Eternal punishment, or where and what is Hell ? ’ He proposes dealing with this question in a candid, scriptural manner, end invites all interested in its discussion to attend.

The following team has been selected to represent theTuranganni Club, to day, against the School:—Full-back, H. Burns; tbree-quar-lets, A. Witty, H. King, D. Bourke; halves, P. Matthews, F. O'Meara; forwards, F. Sheriff, J. Thomson, P. Reid, S. Hooper, R, Johnstone, F. Queenin, C. Hyett, J, Morell, and T. Burch. All players are requested to be on the ground at 1.30 sharp. The adjourned inquest on Warrington, who died from injuries received aboard the Waihora on May 23rd, was held on Wednr-s day, when a verdict of accidental death was returned. Blame was attached to ths winchman and hatchman, but not sufficient to necessitate criminal proceedings. The rider was to the effect that they both lost their presence of mind through attending to some lady passengers passing on the dock at the time. The Van. Archdeacon Williams is advsrtised to deliever the second lecture of the series, in connection with St. Andrew's literary Society, next Tuesday evening. Ths subject, " A second contribution to the History of Poverty Bay,” is stirs to ba interesting and instructive, no one being better furnished for discoursing on such a theme, than the Archdeacon. The first lecture from the same gentleman was much appreciated and wo have no doubt there will be a good attendance on Tuesday evening next. At the last meeting of the Hawke's Bay Waste Lands Board a letter was received from J. H. Coleman, on behalf of executors late J. Watt’s estate, to purchase certain lands in Meanee district, being site of creek said to have been silted up, and offering £1 per acre for same,—Harbour Board to be consulted before action taken. From H. E. Kent, applying for permission to cut flax off unsold section in Tinoroto village (between Gisborne and Wairoa).—Granted for twelve months, provided land is not sold, and a royalty of five shillings to be charged, From six settlers at Tolago Bay, applying to have 20 sections in the town of Uawa put up under D.P. and P.L. in blocks from one to five acres —Government to be recommended to put up the sections under small leasing system. Mr Rosie, cooper to Mr Crawford, had a miraculous escape from death on Thursday night. Whilst engaged in his work at the brewery ha had occasion to enter a tun for the purpose of taking off the yeast, and, as is well known to all who are acquainted with the process of brewing, the gas generated by the fermentation becomes overpowering. The broom be was using had fallen from his hands and in stooping to pick it up he must have inhaled the carbonic gas which remains at the bottom of the tun after the beer is drawn off, and evidently fell upon his face and hands. In this position he was discovered by Mr D. Barry, another about midnight. Being powerless to render effective assistance single handed, he at once secured Mr Crawford’s aid, and with some difficulty Mr Rosie was extricated from his perilous position, That no time was lost in securing the services of Dr Innes, and that the patient received every care and attention, it is almost needless to mention, We ate pleased to be enabled to state that the escapee from almost ssriain daalU bee speedily recovered.

The temperature at Gisborne on Tuesday was only two degrees above that of Invercargill.

The regular meeting of the Abercorn Lodge takes place on Monday evening next, for the installation of officers.

Want of space prevents us giving a report of the proceeding in the R.M. Court during the last two days. In the interpleader case Reas v Whinray judgment was given for the defendant. Mails tor Napier and South, also (supplementary) United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, and South America (per direct service) by. Southern Cross, closes at 7.30 this evening.

Washington Weaver, Esq., has returned to Gisborne. We learn this, not through any interview with that gentleman, but something less than fifty people have called at the Standard Office to acquaint us with the fact. We have further been asked what is he going to do re the oil well ? When that historical

“ week or fortnight at the outside " problem is explained, we may be able to give an answer.

The Napier Telegraph has an article on the subject of the testimonial to be presented to Sir Harry Atkinson by the settlers of this district, and says that such an address coming at this time has an especial value. “ The address from Poverty Bay,” says our contemporary, ‘‘will at least assure those who know nothing about the circumstances of the case of the gravity with which the situation was regarded by those most concerned in the matter. We quite endorse every word of the address, and retain the opinion we expressed at the time, that through the action of the Premier most serious consequences were averted.” The Auckland Star’s Tokomaru correspondent writes that Detective Grace arrived from Napier about ten days ago, and has since been endeavoring to ascertain if there is any foundation for Haira's accusation. The prevailing opinion is that the real culprit was hanged, and that Detective Grace will only be successful in confirming Hoepa’s innocence. Curious to relate, Hoepa was the first prisoner in the new lock-up at Waipiro. He got drunk lust week, and making himself objectionable, was promptly run in to the "cooler" by Constable Gerard, Wellington anti Chinese meeting deprecated anything like boycotting as repugnant to the British sentiment of fair play, but decided to solicit aid .of all persons interested in urging upon Parliament the dosireableness of legislating with the object of setting apart in each co'onial town a district outside the limits of which the Chinese should not be allowed to dwell or carry on their trade.

On enquiry from the local agent of the South Pacific Petroleum Company we learn that the three months’ engagement with Mr Weaver commenced on the Ist of June, eo that already over three weeks have gone by without anything being attempted. The employees seem to have the beat of it, as their pay goes on all the same, not even the seventh day being omitted. Mr Weaver himself looks as rosy and jolly as a ripe cherry.

Protection seems to be running mad in Victoria. Some Melbourne artists have been endeavoring, without success though, to have a penalty of £lO imposed on inferior pictures imported. If some of the colonial "artists" had the judging of what were inferior pictures and judged them by the standard of their own (the judges’) excellence, there would be much confusion before long. Some of the friends of certain colonial artists require protection the most, and that too from the colonial article.

Ths least the Borough Council authorities eould do would be to give notice as to where they intend to deposit concrete mud now being soraped from off the main road. At present it is being carted to Bead’s Quay, at the back of the old brewery, and one well known gentleman had last night a somewhat unpleasant experience in connection therewith. He was passing along the road when he managed to get one foot into the sticky mass which, holding almost with the grip of an octopus, elung so tenaciously that the result was he left his boot there. There was, it need hardly be said, some forcible language used as he limped homo with only one boot on.