LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 350, 12 September 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The members ot the Fire Brigade had an excellent practice last night, Attention is again referred to the pro. gramme of the entertainment which takes place in the Theatre Royal this evening, At the meeting ot the Hospital Trustees last night it was decided to make arrangementa for helling the annual sports on November 30 of thia year. When the jury returned a verdict of guilty ’ in the Hill case the prisoner appeared to feel bis position keenly, although throughout the trial he had maintained a somewhat stoical attitude. When he wss being removed from ths dock the prisoner burst out crying, and cast a pitiful glance at the Judge and those around him, Hill said he was confident the jury would not convict him on the second indictment. A Melbourne telegram of August 28 states :—This morning Messrs Clark and Co., sharebrokers, sold, in one line, 2250 shares in the Broken Hill Proprietary Silver-mining Company, Limited, at £5O per share. The purchase money amounted to £112,500, and it is stated that this is the largest single transaction ever effected in the Australian share market. It falls not far short of the gross value of the total sales of the Stock Exchange of Melbourne on the busiest day of the “ boom,” namely £127,000. The littleness of some men’s souls is enough to make the angels weep. Mr Joyce is a candidate for election to the Borough Council, and in the ordinary course of business, made a promise to our canvasser that he would address himself to the ratepayers through the columns of the Standard. Subsequently, in the interest of the public, we considered it our duty to point out certain defects which we thought made Mr Joyce a candidate who is not entitled to the confidence of the ratepayers. Mr Joyce then turned round and said he would not advertise in a naper which did not eupport him. Perhaps nothing better could be expected of that gentleman, but we assure him that he makes a lamentable mistake when he thinks that such petty dealings can have any effect with us, and we would not refer to it were it not to show what some men who aspire to a public position are capable of. Men who are above reproach never object to fair criticism. An ordinary meeting of the Harbor Board was held on Tuesday night, but beyond the resolution in regard to the harbor endowment (reported in another column) there was no business of importance. The members present were : The Chairman (Captain Tucker), Dr Pollen, Messrs Sievwright, Townley, and Bennett. The following accounts were passed for payment:— Weighbridge keeper, £1; A. Thompson, £t ss; Wingate, Burns and Co., £2O 12s; P. McLoughlin, £5O 3s lid; Brown and Smail], £27 13s 6d; J. Mullaue, £5 5s 9d: wages, £282 19s 3d. The tender of Messrs Kennedy and Evans (£115), for lightering the Wave Queen, was accepted, being £5 below that of Mr H. E. Johnston. In a letter written by Mr Thomson, he stated that he believed the Government would approve of the training wall plan, but nothing had been decided. He had been given a room in the Government Buildings and had to make out three copies of his plans, so that would take some time, but he expected to be back on Sunday next.

An ordinary meeting of the Hospital ’ Trustees took place last night. Present: ‘ Messrs Watson (in the chair), Lucas, Nolan, : Dunlop, Coleman, A. Brown, and Tucker. • The monthly report showed remaining from , hst month 4, admitted 3, discharged 3, remaining at date 4. The Treasurer reported receipts during the month £2B 7s; i credit balance being £65 Ils 7d. Accounts ■ amounting to £6O 17s 3d were passed. The I tenders for the annual supplies were opened, and the following were accepted Meat, ’ Hatton and Score, 2}l all round ; coal, ' Kennedy and Evans, best Newcastle 43s per : ton; wood, lowest tender 19s per cord, but no tender was accepted, there being a large supply on hand; bread, Teat and Friar, 2jd ) per 21b loaf. Those who tendered for ; groceries were Messrs Adair, East, Teat and ' Friar, and Chrisp. The contract was : decided on the twenty two principal articles ; of consumption. The tender of Messrs Teat and Friar, being the lowest, was accepted. In Melbourne early the other morning a wild bullock escaped f rom n mob of Q ueensland cattle and ran through several streets in Carlton, and then up Lygon street. It charged the Cemetery fencing, tearing three iron railings from their sockets, and then entered the enclosure. Several shots were fired at the animal. Ono man sittting on a baker's cart was shot in the arm, and another man was grazed in the neck by a bullet, The animal was eventually ehot. On the principle that one good turn deserves another, the Maori youth who was on Tuesday sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, has offered to let Makaore off from this world’s cares provided he himself gats off—he will hang the Mahia murderer if he (tbs hangman) has his own sentence remitted. This is the youth for whom Makaore acted as probationer two years ago. The prisoner will be sent by this evening’s steamer to Napier, where the arrangement that he desires will probably be fixed up. Recently at Gloucester, in England, Canon Harvey and his wife died during the same night. The deceased canon was tho oldest dignitary in tho Church of England. IHe was in hie 92nd year. Mrs Harvey was in her 85th year. They had been married 57 years, and the venerable canon only lived a few hours after the death of his wife. We wonder who is the legal adviser of cur contemporary that asserts if a mau givds a thing illegally to another, that the latter has a /good title to Urn article. Wo should say the | man who bought the horse from Ryan and • paid for it legally ie entitled Jo the animal. 1