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LOCAL AND GENERAL

Th? Harbor Board meets this evening. There is now an enormous congregation of Maoris at and the large number of tents in position gives the place quite a military appearance, The attention of those interested in stud matters is referred to the notification that Mr Black’d bullion Derringer will stand this SeiUtom

The Government steamer Hinemoa will sail from Russell tomorrow for the Kermadic Islands.

At the Mutual Improvement Society last night, Gray’s “ Elegy in a Country Churchyard ” was taken up and critically considei. id. A very pleasant evening was spent. Mr Booth, Trust Commissioner, yesterday granted a certificate to a deed of lease of Tuakau Piraurau No. 1, from Harata Aratapu and another to J. N. Williams.

A deputation from Taranaki in regard to the New Plymouth harbor works will wait on the Premier this week, It is understood they wish to have the loan of one of the big dredges for a few weeks. Foreman Adams, of the Wellington Fire Brigade, having declined to accept the captaincy vacated by the death of Captain Page, the Council have decided to call for applications for the position. We are informed that the honor of having had the Premier of the colony as a guest belongs to the Chandos Hotel (Ormond), and not (as was erroneously stated in our last issue) to the Ormond Hotel. Three interesting lectures have lately been delivered in the Wesleyan Church on the nature and future life of man and his souh The arguments adduced in favor of consciousners in death and eternal suffering will be reviewed by Mr Hare in the theatre this evening.

At Mr Clark’s City Butchery, it is a custom (initiated by Mr Watson) to have a midwinter show of dressed meat, and on Friday next this year’s display will be made.

A new rule under the Supreme Court code alters the duration of the long vacation from “20th January to 10th March” to “20th December to 31st January ” The Easter vacation is extended until Saturday in Easter week.

Considerable annoyance has been caused to Mr W. Cooper, by people trespassing on his property during the lambing season, and bringing dogs with them. Those persons are warned that further offences of the kind will lead to prosecution. Mrs Mclntosh, proprietress of the City Dining Rooms, has found it necessary, in view of the increased patronage, to extend her premises, and now the best of accommodation can be obtained, as well as the firstclasa meals for which the establishment is noted. Ladies and families can now be accommodated in separate rooms. the Police Court on Saturday Mrs Hearn was charged with having brutally illtreated her adopted child, a boy of seven years of age. The boy’s head gave pitiable testimony of the violent manner in which he had been treated. Messrs Tutchen, Turton, and Adeane, and Dr Pollen gave clear evidence against the accused, and she was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment.

The New Zealand Clothing Factory has turned out some very nice uuif ;rms for the Gisborne Band. In appearance they are very much the same as those worn by the Hussars, the cord being yellow, but the uniforms are distinguishable by the red introduced. The Bandmaster’s uniform is devoid of color, having silver ornamentation on the dark cloth and a silver band round the cap, while the Sergeant has also a distinction made in his uniform. The work is very creditable »o the Clothing Factory, The uniforms will be on view in the window to-day.

A very painful accident happened at Cambridge, Thames, last week, by which a girl named Crissy Brennan had her foot almost severed from the ankle. Her brother was playing about with an axe, and accidentally inflicted the injury. The sinews were completely cut at the joint, and the wound was of such a deep character that the foot was only barely left hanging on. Dr Cushney was immediately called, and he has sewn up the wound and thinks it possibe that the foot may be saved.

An accident occurred in upper Gladstone road on Saturday evening. Miss E. King and Miss Reeves were driving out of town in a buggy, when the horse took fright and dashed the buggy against a tree. The vehicle was turned on its side, and the occupants of course were soon out on the road. Happily they were uninjured, except to the extent, of a severe shaking. Some damage was done to the vehicle and harness, but with assistance that was soon procurable things were in a way put right again, and the voung ladies courageously proceeded on the homeward drive. Mr W. Weaver, who returned from the Oil Springs on Sunday, states that he has been successful in raising the whole column of inch pipes from the well. The defect was found to be a collapse of the lower length of piping, caused by the weight of the whole column resting on the bottom and not being supported at the top. The break in the pipe extended from the collar, which was also flattened, to within a few feet of the shoe at the bottom. A new shoe and some alterations are being made to the rimmer by Messrs Brown and Smaifl, and as soon as these are repaired Mr Weaver will return to the Springs. In the course of his sermon on Sunday evening the Rev. J. E. Fox referred to the question of after death punishment, upon which subject he said there had lately been a great deal o® discussion. He, too, might take up a side on the question, for as a churchman there was nothing to prevent his doing so, but after all it would just be adding another opinion to the many already pronounced on the subject. To his mind it was dear that the evil doer was to be punished, and that that punishment was to be “ sorer than death,” and granting this he did not think it made any material difference to us what form that punishment was to take. At any rate he had come to the conclusion that the mind of man could not be influenced by fear beyond (a oaptaiq extent.

Two very interesting surgical operations have recently been performed by Dr Wilkins of Auckland, for the removal of cancer, in both instances with comp'ete success. Electrolysis was the method used. In effect this means the act or progre?s of decomposing a compound substance by electricity. The human b n dy, being composed mostly of wa’er and salt, is easily acted upon by galvanism, and, therefore, malignant growths, such as cancer, in accessible situations can ba treated by this method. One of the patients in question is an elderly gentleman, and the canoer was removed from his face. His recovery wsa rapid and the part has wholly healed. In the other case, the cancer was removed from the breast of a young lady, with equal success. The Ellis steamer Centennial was run into and sunk on Fridayjsvening last, shortly after leaving Sydney harbor, by the steam collier Kanahooka. The Centennial was struck stern on by the collier, which caused a big hole in the bow of the steamer, and the water poured into the hold. She was immediately headed for the shore, but before reaching shallow water the fires went out and the vessel sunk in ten minutes. Immediately after the collision took place all the boats were lowered and the passengers taken off. The cook junwed into the sea, and the propeller of the collier struck him on the leg, breaking it, and inflicting a fearful gash. The bow of the Kanahooka was completely wrecked, and had it not been for her watertight compartment she would undoubtedly have foundered, as there was a hole in her bow measuring six feet.

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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 343, 27 August 1889, Page 2

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LOCAL AND GENERAL Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 343, 27 August 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 343, 27 August 1889, Page 2

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