LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 352, 17 September 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

An ordinary meeting of the Borough Council takes place this evening, An * * important notice, ’’ to all whom it may concern, appears over the leader. Mr Dillon is expected to ba at Gieborne for a few hours on November 8. Mr Graham, M.H.R., Mr A. C. Arthur, and Mr E. F. Harris returned from Welling ton by yesterday's steamer. The Sydney Fisheries Commission intend starting a steam trawler between Newcastle and Port Stephens, The usual half yearly legal examinations commenced yesterday morning, when Messrs L. L. Bees and V?. D. Lysnar presented themselves for examination in law. The Rev. A. Gardiner acts ae supervisor. Mr J, Thomson, Harbor Engineer, returned yesterday, from Wellington, where he was, we believe, successful in getting his plans approved of. There is one bar-room in New York the decoration and furniture of which cost £40,000. There are scores of them that are fitted up at an expense of £lO,OOO each. Mr Levi, the oculist optician, will only remain in Gisborne until Friday next, so that those requiring that gentleman's services should not delay the matter until the rush of business at the last moment may result in many people being disappointed. An organ recital is to be given in Holy Trinity Church on Thursday evening next. There will be no charge made for admission. At the Mutual Improvement Society last night, Mr F. J. Oatridge read an essay on “ Spiritualism," in which the subject was ably treated. An interesting discussion followed the reading of the essay, One new member was elected, and another candidate nominated.

A very painful accident, and one that might have been attended with fatal results, oocured at Ormond on Saturday night. It appears that a settler, Mr W. Morris, placed two of his boys aged 5 and 9 on a spirited horse, and it took charge of the boys, eventually throwing them heavily to the ground. The younger boy was completely stunned, and remained unconscious for some time, but is now out of danger. The elder, who sustained a fracture and dislocation of the right elbow, was at once driven into town. Dr Pollen administered chloroform, and bad to use considerable force in getting the lower part of the arm in its place again. The Doctor says, however, that the arm will never be straight again. The annual meeting of the members of the Poverty Bay Rowing Club will take place at the Albion Hotel this evening. There ought to be a great deal more interest taken in rowing than there wag last season, and everything that will tend to keep up the friendly rivalry between the two clubs should be promoted so as to maintain the spirit of the sport. The meeting ie to commence at 7.30. It appears that Sir Julius Vogel has secured the lease of about six miles of the Taranaki foreshore, extending from New Plymouth town right down past the breakwater, and round the Sugar Loaves for three or four miles, and that he is at present endeavoring to float a company in England to be called the New Zealand Mining, Smelting, and Manufacturing Company; and, from letters received from Sir Julius, it appears as If the company is in a fair way of being successfully floated.

As Gisborne agent for the Shaw Savill and Albion Company, Mr H. E. Johnston makes an announcement in our advertising columns, and what will be most pleasing to wool growers will be to learn that Mr Johnston, as usual has brought the rates down to half those ordinarily charged, and further that should he receive the support he deserves there will probably be a still further reduction, Woolgrowers are recommended to communicate with Mr Johnston before making arrangemente for the shipment of wool. The travelling allowances and expenses drawn by Ministers from October to December totalled £147 10s, of which £lOO appeared on account of the Hon. Mr Fisher, who had such an enjoyable time in Melbourne during the gay Cup week. Mr Fergus is the next highest on the list with £lB 7s. Mr Fisher must have found it a glorious thing to be an administrator of the affairs of his " bleeding country," and the wonder is that he was induced to take a back seat though the hob nails are known to be so powerful, He will have to miss the next Cup race At a meeting of the Haiti Road Board held at noon yesterday a petition signed by thirtyseven ratepayers was presented, asking the Board to adapt the * Loans to Local Bodies Aot ’ with the view of borrowing £l5OO for public works within the district, The Board decided tn call a public meeting of ratepayers to consider the question, After some other formal business had been transacted the meeting adjourned, A meeting of the local Committee >n connection with the Dunedin Exhibition will be held in the County| Counoil Chambers at 3 o'clock this afternoon, At a meeting of the Dunedin Exhibition Committee held last we'ek the president reported that he believed everything would be in order by the opening day. The buildings were now being closed in, and that work would be completed by Saturday. For the opening ceremony 1250 invitadSHS hji been issued. New South Wales bad already cm"® 886 - U P c ourt, a large dumber of m arrived. Victoria would comtuL" in a few days,

The Kauri Timber Company have loaded the barque Yolande, now lying at Kaipara Heads, with 843,000 feet of prime kauri in flitches for conveyance to Shanghai direct. Among those who subscribed in Melbourne, to the list got up on behalf of the dock laborers, was Mr Gillies, the Premier, who gave £5O. He is not a rich man, but has not forgotten that he was once a working man himself. The mile swimming championship ot Eng. land was won on July 20th by H. Bowden, of the Dolphin and Polytechnic Swimming Club. He did the mile in Simin 4 sseo, and defeated the previous holder of the championship (J. F. Standring) easily. The work of improving the sanitary condition of Borne has begun. Seventeen thousand homes have been demolished, new streets will be opened, and a main street from the Central Depot will intersect the district which now contains the lowest and most pestilential dwellings. It will take 10 years to complete the work. The Times' management which the other day * passed 1 the dividend is, it is said, about to make a call on its astonished and disgusted shareholders. It is an open secret that in spite of the enormous expenditure on the case for the Commission, not one of the lawyers engaged on the Times* side has yet received a sixpence. Ten years ago the gross revenue of this great paper was just over a million. Of the net gain no one outside the office seems to have known anything. A man who rejoices in the name of Mikky Walsh has been playing larks in Melbourne, where he tried to discover if Pat Dillon had any brains, by pointing a revolver at him. As the weapon was not loaded the only effect of the * presentation ' was to land Mikky in one of those domiciles of which O’Brien has had such an experience. Walsh wants to get £2OOO from the League funds, on account of the property he lost through being evicted by an Irish landlord. A couple of months ago we beard a lot about the delegate that was to ba sent out on behalf ot the landlords, to oppose the Home Rulers. Surely it cannot be that Mikky is the man ’ It an unloaded revolver is all the argument ho can bring to bear upon the question he might just as well have remained at Home,

A Palmerston North telegram states A strange miscarriage of justice occurred at Hawera the other day that does pot seem to have been communicated to the press, whether with the object of shielding the carelessness of someone or not I am not aware. The accused was committed for trial at the sittings of the District Court to be held qt Hawera in the early part of this week on a charge of larceny, as co-partner, of £66. When the District Court opened and the Indictment was presented it was found that the Crown Proaeoutor had not signed it, and *s he was in Wellington the Judge refused to deal with the oase. Accused's connsei threatened to bring an action for false im prisonment if the police took accused into custody again, and eventually a fresh information was laid. Accused was brought before two Justices on the same charge, and and on the contention of counsel that if thgy committed him for trial at New Plymouth he would still ba liable to be tried at the District Court at Hawera, the charge was dismissed. Accused is naw at liberty,