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L OCAL AND GENERAL

1 Timoiby'a' letter will appear in our next issue. Mr Abbot makes a stud announcement this morning in regard to tho yejl known stallion Denial O’Rorke, At the meeting of the Charitable Aid Board yesterday it was decided that seven adults and thirty-three children who had been the recipients of relief should be struck off the list. pr Storer's report on the South Pacific Petroleum Company is now to hand, but it contains Very little that we did not know before. The report fully bears put the comments on the subject that have appeared jn tjie Standard from time to time. Mr A. p. Arthur has, we believe, beep the Government nominee on the (fchmm. wIW Sowd. $Je haye no idea „ M. a Fie* B the questions aa to Mr Ar tn.. Gfapbnr Board, but which concern the . - . ' if-.st. the speaking generally, we feui ‘ i appointment will ba highly approved ci - the country ratepayers, (whose interests ho I has mainly to attend to, |

A Tauranga football team will visit Auckland on the 21st, hoping to meet the best fifteen Auckland can put in the field. A Mongonui native, named Aperahama Toki, has been sent to prison for having no visible means of support. The New Zee land savage is surely becoming civilised. The Bishop of Nelson was the other day feued upon his knees by anew (or unusual) motive power, a big Newfoundland dog having come in contact with the episcopal gaiters. In the Supreme Court at Christchurch recently, 36 persons were brought from all parts of the district to furnish a jury of four. Thus 32 people lost a day's work for nothing. The Salvation Army had a very successful tea meeting on Thursday night, the after proceedings being equally good. Major Rolfe left Gisborne by last night’s steamer for the South. Attention is referred to the addition to the advertisement on Practical Christianity. Copies of ' The Doctrine of Life ’ will be supplied gratis and post free to those persons who make application to the address given. A ball is to be given on Friday next under the auspices of the Gisborne Lawn Tennis Club. Mr G. Grant is the Hon, Secretary, and tickets may ba obtained from him or from members of the Committee. The ball is likely to be a great success, and the arrangements have been left to an efficient Secretary and Committee. Some of the Australian papers seriously sonvey the information that the Gisborne Harbor Board is unable to meet the interest on debentures shortly due in London. The qualifying facts being omitted, the trouble which occurred has been given quite a different coloring. The “ Witch of Endor, or the Spirit World,” is the subject of Mr Hare's lecture at the Theatre on Sunday night, This will deal with some of the arguments advanced by Mr Scott in his discourse on “ Immortality," and also the condition of man between death and the resurrection. Quite a large and, we believe, profltab’e trade is now being carried on between Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay. in the disposal of horses, One Napier gentleman has bought a number of horses in Gisborne nt an average price of £l2 10s, and Mr Binnie intends taking a large mob overland, starting on Monday. He notifies those who have arranged for their horses to be taken that the animals must be at the British Empire Hotel Stables early on Monday morning. We have received the August number of ‘Typo,’ Mr Harding's interesting trade publication, which maintains its usual high standard. In referring to the assertion of our East Coast correspondent (Narrator) that • Tolago ’ Bay is the Maori Taraba, east wind, Typo says that is only a surmise, and adds that the best Maori linguists have been unable to decide what Maori word took this form in Cook's journal; no local name approximating to it has been discovered, A Gisborne newspaper has au East Coast correspondent whose originality is quite a new feature in journalism. He writes: — ' There has been a marriage at Tuparoa, and a death at Tokomaru, within last week, Nothing interesting occurred in connection with either event. Feasting and other agreeable pastimes were indulged in in the former case, and firing, feasting, and wailing in the latter.' That paragraph might well be commended to the attention of tlie local Phonographic Society. A man named Robert Parston died suddenly at Toanga on Wednesday afternoon, The deceased had been visiting his son at Opou Station, and on returning to town he called in at Mr Cameron’s, who invited him to stop for the night. After dinner the deceased went out into the orchard and later on Mr Cameron found Perstou lying dead alongside a beehive. An inquest was held on Thursday afternoon, when a verdict of death from natural causes was returned.

On Thursday afternoon an interpleader case, Finlay v. Scott, came before the Justices (Messrs Matthewson and Lewis) in r. speot of a buggy, &0., seized under an execution in the ease Scott v. Buller. Mr Day appeared for Finlay, and Mr Brassey for Scott. A preliminary objection that the notice of intepleader omitted to give the grounds of claim was raised by Mr Brassey, and the case was struck out, Mr Brassey waiving his claim to any costs. Mr George A, Beere, draughtsman, left Gisborne by last night’s steamer for Wellington, where Mr Beere has, we understand, secured a very satisfactory appointment. Since that gentleman has been in Gisborne he has made many friends, who, though regretting his departure, will be pleased to know that he has an opportunity of being more successful than is possible in the prevailing state of things in Gisbcrne. Mrs Beere and the family, we understand, intend to remain in Gisborne for a short time at any rate, but when Mr Beere gets fairly settled down in Wellington, they too will no doubt bid farewell to the land of the notorious name.

At the B.M. Court on Thursday the following civil cases were heard : —O. J. Morell v R, Hunt, Claim 17s 6d for goods supplied, Judgment by default with costs 6s. 0. J. Morell v J, Burns, claim 12s 3d for goods supplied. Judgment by default with costs 6s. J. Adeane v W. Edwards, claim £1 10a for rent, Judgment by consent with costs 6s. Judgment summons: D. M. Orr vE, Haydon, claim £9 4s, As there was no appearance of either party the ease was struck out, G. Maher v P. Barry, claim £1 9s. An order for immediate payment was made or in default two days' imprisonment. Execution to be stayed for 14 days.

An attempt to discuss the question of allowing evangelists to occupy Presbyterian pulpits was brought U P at the Christchurch Presbytery meeting the other night, but the subject was adjourned pending notice being given. Thereupon the Bev. P, R, Monro, who is chairman of the Ministers’ Association, and headed the deputation to meet Sullivan last week when the later gave him two minutes to Jeave the room, gave notice of motion as follows; —*! That he would call attention to the (act that a person calling himself Mr G. T. Sullivan had' occupied two pulpits in thia Presbytery, and that the ministers in whose pulpits he preached be asked to satisfy the Presbytery as to his oharaoter and doctrine.” At the entertainment in the Theatre Royal on Thursday evening His Worship the Mayor presented to Herbert Hyam DeCosta a certificate of merit from the Royal Humane Society, in recognition of the youth's bravery jn Rescuing Hannah Kennedy from drowning on January 9. 1889. The Mayor remarked that he had more than once had the pleasing duty of making presentations for bravery, but (this one gave him the most pleasure because in Herbert DeCosta they must all have a greater interest, as ho is a Gisborne boy, whom they felt to be one of themselves, His Worship then paid a high compliment to the recipient of the certificate, and hie hearty congratulations were reciprocated by the audience by the most signal demonstrations of applause, A correspondent either wants to play off a jokbat bur expense, pr he means to pay this journal a high comp imenp. We leave it to pur readers to judge He writes Sir,— You appear to contend that the petition- ia yeg'lrd tp the harbor endowment had us fair a chance as that in regard to the contract system, but you omit to grate that it not only did not have the support but waj in a measure opposed by the strongest advocate in the district—that is your own journal. Don't think' that I am arguing on behalf of the petition; I did not sign it, but I want to see fair play. I take playful interest in these matters, and I am justified in saying that the Standard has been victorious in every question taken up by it within the last twelve months. There was the Mayoral and Borough elections, the Te Kooti business, the harbor contracts, the Poututu Bil|l, and yesterday’s (Thursday’s) election, The training wall is still a toss up, but so fi r your evil prophecies have been too truly verified. After all tllis 15 considered wil you then tell us that the petition had ft fft y show?” We must really take time to considi r bojy best to reply to such an observing Correspondent. If hg had only added thi t on all the points to which be - refers fi, aj 87?l?*!rg plfet played the part'of a ' twister * ’-•diSljyusgpq through him, but as it iiho is bettor left to I-

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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 351, 14 September 1889, Page 2

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LOCAL AND GENERAL Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 351, 14 September 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 351, 14 September 1889, Page 2

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