LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 331, 30 July 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A skating carnival is to ba held at the City Rink on Saturday, the 10th.

Captain Edwin wired yesterday :—North east to east and south gala within the next 12 hours, with indication ot heavy sea and rain.

The average number of persons in the gaols and lock-ups in the colony is about a thousand, and it costs over £30,000 a year to keep up ths establishments which contain them.

Mr H. Lewis is selling off his groceries at a very cheap rate, and householders are notified of the advantages to be reaped. The price list will appear in our next issue.

Shareholders of the Gisbounk Standard Newspaper Company (Limited) are again reminded of the meeting which takes place this afternoon.

Among the passengers who arrived by the steamer on Saturday was Mrs Barton, the " better half ” of the esteemed Land Court Judge of that name. Mrs Barton has made a mark in literary circles, and her accomplishments in this respect have gained for her a high reputation In the opinion of competent critics.

The members of the Union Literary Society have a joint meeting this evening with the St. Andrew's Society, in the Presbyterian Church.

At the Police Court yesterday George Hil was committed for trial on two charges ol false pretences. On Saturday Patrick Ryan, tot larceny as s bailee, and Hotini Ngamu, for breaking and entering, were both committed for trial at the next sittings of ths Supremo Court.

A special meeting of the Christohqroh Presbytery was held last week to consider ths call tn the Rev. James Hill (formerly of Gisborne) to Devonport, Auckland, Two delegates from the Lyttelton congregation strongly opnosed the acooptanse. Mr Hill said he bad accepted it, as it cams from friends known twenty years ago, Expressions of regret were made at losing so valuable a pastor and clerk. The following tenders were resolved yesterday by Mr MeKiy, Secretary of the Gisborne Hospital Trustees, for draining work Stuart and Gordon, £lO ss; Dole, man and Mclntosh, £l3 15a; J, Cavanagh, £ll 3s ; D. McCarthy, £1210s; W. Stnokey, £l2 15s; B. Streeter, £l4 10s; G. Hughes, £ll 15s | O. Lynch, £l3; T. Corcoran, £9 (accepted) ; A. Olsen, £l9 5a ; Smith and Walls, £2O.

Although the Rev. J. Ward has returned to Gisborne from his labors in other parts of the colony, it has not been to rest. A pleasing feature in connection with the Wesleyan Church is an orchestra which Is now bring organised, and which includes string and brass instruments. The first attempt to put the Idea into effect was carried out on Sunday, and wm, considering the short time that Could bo previously devoted to practice, eminently successful. The newly arranged Choir on Sunday comprised twenty voices and seven instruments, and it is safe to predict that the musical part of the service will in future be a great attraction for those who appreciate good music.

A gentleman in the Old Country is in a sad dilemma, and to get relief from his suspense he has applied to a Gisborne gentleman for certain information. He is the possess©-. 1 of a policy of insurance on the life of one whose last known address was in Gisborne, and he (the holder of the policy) has been paying the premiums for 25 years, and continues to pay them, without knowing whether the subject is dead or alive. If still alive the enquirer wants to know if the insured one is near the borne whence none returneth. The best of it is that the gentleman upon whose life the policy is held is a hale and hearty citizen of Gisborne, in whose favorable climate be is likely, in the natural order of things, to long continue to enjoy the sunshine of existence; indeed, if betting were allowable, the odds would bo altogether against the individual who sftiriwas in to dent old Mothon Country _

Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs that up to the time of wiring the sickening stonewalling farce continued in Parliament, and there appeared very little hope of any progress in the business of the country. We regret that in our last issue there appeared a paragraph which waa very misleading, It gave currency to a report that Messrs Gage, Anderson, and Stuart were the footeallers who had been suspended in Australia. Those who know the gentlemen named affirm that they are above even the suspicion ot anything ot the kind, and as they are at present in New Zealand it would at once appear that a mistake had occurred. The report probably arose from tha fact that it is likely the players named will take the places of those who have been suspended. We again express regret that the paragraph waa inserted. Mr C. F, Lewis has been appointed local agent for the New Zealand Mutual Creditors’ Assotiaticn. Typhoid fever is making a terrible record in Wellington, and a feeling of grave uneasiness has been caused. The defective drainage is blamed for the prevalence of the disease. To-morrow Mr G. Burnand will commence running a cab about town at reduced fares. At the Mutual Improvement Society last night there was a good attendance. The President instructed the members in elocution. The balance sheet and report were read, the former showing a credit balance of £2 4s. One new member was elected and two candidates for membership nominated. Mr W. Weaver returned from the Oil Springs on Saturday afternoon, having been there a week. Ho was occupied in making preparations for tho more important work. The first two month’s out of the term of tbree months agreed upon expires tomorrow. Captain Rowlands arrived from Napier on Sunday morning to taka charge of the local Salvation Army corps. He is * man who will soon make himself respected and popular in Gisborne, being an earnest worker and having the necessary ability.

By the capsizing of a boat at Port Mel bourne a young girl named Harriet Howard waa drowned, Two other occupants ware rescued by the police boat, The Rev Archibald J. Bogie, one of the most widely-known and respected Wesleyan ministers in South Australia, is dead. Mr J. B. Scott (the manager of ths native football team which recently visited England and Australia, and the popular host of the Masonic Hotel) returned tn Gisborne on Saturday, there [being a large crowd at ths wharf to welcome him. He states that the team play at Dunedin on the 10th of August, that being the only fixture so far arranged in New Zealand, Mr Scott says that he will do his best to get the team to visit Gisborne, but of course at the present time there can be no certainty on that point. A meeting ot footballers was hold at tho Masonic Hotel last night to consider the subject, and it was decided to leave the matter in the bands of Mr Scott, that gentleman reiterating his promise that he will do his best tn make arrangements for the team to visit Gisborne. It will be generally hoped that things will ba so favorable as to make the proposed visit a certainty.

Dr von Duhring reports to the British Medical Journal, in a late issue, a case of tuberculosis which was contracted by wearing a pair of earrings. Tho patient, a girl of 14 years, removed the earrings from the ears of a young girl who died of consumption, and wore them in her own oars, Soon after an uloer formed in the left ear, the disoharga ot whlob, when examined, was found to contain tubercle bacilli, and a gland in tbs neck also enlarged and uloorated. Ths patient developed pulmonary consumption, and at the date of the report was sinking rapidly. This case is one of great interest, showing another channel by which the bacilli of tuberculosis may enter the system. Tho inquiry will naturally suggest itself whether this patient was not already phthisical at the time she began to wear the earrings, and the development of the disease at the time a mere coincidence. This would seem the more probable from ths age of the patient, which was 14 years. Then, too, the report states that these two girls were intimate friends, so that seed might have been sown during their lifetime. Some years ago either of these explanations would, to most minds, have been sufficient; but through the researches of Koch, an additional means ot determining the question has been made available. This is the detection of the bacilli themselves. The report states that this was done In the case mentioned ; and, as the methods are simple and decisive, there is no reason to doubt the accuracy ot the report. Ths enlargement of the gland in the nook is additional evidence that the earrings were the source of the infection. It would be interesting to know whether the ears of the first patient were ulcerated or not.

Union Literary Society.—Members are r'-quested to meet at St. Andrew’s this evening at 7.30, when Mr Crawford will lecture on “ Photography, and some experiences as an amateur.” No meeting on Thursday.—Advt. Drawing Room Musical Entertainment— Vocal and Instrumental—in aid of the funds Of ths Wesleyan Church. Tuesday, August 13th. Particulars in future issue.—Advt.