LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 369, 26 October 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Bitting of the Native Land Court is gazetted to be held by Judge Barton on the . 4th of November, 1889, to make enquiry into t/ie circumstances attending the sale by p Si tera Honetapu to George Mackie Williameon of the Whakaongaonga No. t) Block, containing 30 acres. Mr Pritchard has taken over the business of chemist end druggist lately carried on aW Mr J. H. Stubbs. Mr Pritchard has had IoCR experience in that line of business, and his new undertaking will be conducted under .his personal supervision.

Miss Bacon, milline.' ft nd tesoher of fanov work, has taken the eho N ’ adjoining that of Mr Foster, chemist, and is prepared to give inatructinn in the vatied ciasJ ea of fancy work. Mies Bacon will also ho»s tn art union, the prises in which will be work.

Mr Hare advertises a very import mt sub • ject for Sunday night. “ Conversion —the theme so little understood —what is it ? and can we see its effects in the lives of men ?” will contain food for earnest thought. Mr Hare expects soon to close his work in Gisborne.

A few weeks ago carters experienced much inconvenience in getting timber out from Mr King's sawmill at Te Arai, owing to the bad state of tbe track leading in from the main road. For the information of carters and others interested it may ba stated that tbe road is now in good condition, and material can with facility be carted from the mill. Tbe following changes are about to be made among the officers of the Union Steam Shin Company :—Captain Manning, of the Rosamond, is to be transferred to the Mawbera, and Captain Richardson of the latter boat is to take the Ohau, and Captain Stout will have the Cairntou'. Captain Allman, who, has been in the Cairntou! for a few trips, is to join the Ringarooma again. The name of the officer who is to command the Rosamond has not transpired.

Mr W. Fraser has kindly offered four silver medah for a rowing competition under the following conditions:—The winners of the final heat of tbe P.B. Rowing Club’s trial fours (Marshall’s crew) to row Nisbet’s crew in a fortnight over a course from Mr DeLautour’s to the Gisborne R.C. shed, in the same boats as before ; the medals then to be open to com petition to the winners of the Gisborne R.C.'s trial fours, the latter race to be agreed on. Should the G.B.C. winners not accept, the

medals to be the property of the first winners.

The following civil eases were disposed of at the R.M. Court on Thursday:—W. Adair v Agnes Emily Scott, claim £2 8s 4d for goods supplied. Mr Kenny for defendant. Plaintiff nonsuited. Graham, Pitt and Bennett v J. H. Stubbs, claim £6l 5s for dishonored P.N’s. Judgment by default, with costs £2 Is. Judgment summonsesW. Cooper vP. Ryan, claim £2 3s. The defendant was ordered to pay tbe amount fortwilh or in default 8 days’ imprisonment. L. Stevens v J. Sampy, claim £8 6s, An order was made for the amount to be paid forthwith or

in default 9 days’ imprisonment. An Auckland telegram states Great com plaints are current amongst the Auckland produce merchants and butler dealers owing to their not being able to ship their butter on hand away by the direct steamers, all the available space being engaged by the frozen meat companies, &c., up to January next.

The inability to get the butter away will result in a dead loss to them. There is, insufficient shipping and refrigerating space on the steamers on the Home berth, and one firm, out of 40 tons of butter on hand, are only able to get space from the shipping companies for 2 tons, To the Editor t Sir,—What is the position of wagers on the late boat race between Marshall’s and Niabett’s crews? The race has been awarded to Marshall, but in some oasts backers of Nisbett’s crew object to pay on account of the foul during the race. What should I do ? - I am, etc., Pehplsxkd Stakeholpsb. "Our correspondent says the race was awarded to Marshall, though we understand there was no judge appointed. Still there is no reasonable ground for dispute. There' is no doubt the foul occurred through the fault of the oox in the losing boat (Nishetl’s), and tbe bets being debts of honor, those who backed Nisbett are, considering the circumstances, in honor bound to pay over the amounts.—En.j At tbe B.M. Court yesterday (before J. Booth Esq,, R.M.) Joseph Jackson, alias George Jackson, pleaded guilty to drunkenness. This being his third offence within the last six months, he was sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment. Joseph Hart was charged with committing a grossly indecent act in Love Street on the 24th, with obstructing Sergeant Bullen in the execution of his duty, and with assaulting Mr C. C. Lucas while assisting the Sergeant. Prisoner said, when asked to plead, that he was drunk, and had no remembrance of the occurrence. After hear-

ing the evidence of the Sergeant and Mr Lucas, the R.M. sentenced Hart to seven days on the first offence, and seven days each for the second and third. Sentences to be cumulative.

At the Police Court on Thursday, James Scott was, on the information of Ellen Hanlon, charged with being unlawfully on her premises. The informant gave evidence that about 11 o’clock she was disturbed by a knocking at the door. She opened the door, but not seeing anybody, closed it again. The knocks recommencing, she again opened the door, and a man, whom she recognised as the prisoner, rushed in and struck her, and then ran away. John Stewart, who was sleeping in ths house that night, said that he had heard the knocking all round the house, and got up and looked out, but did not see anybody. Went back to bed and heard Mrs Hanlon get up and open the door. Heard her cry out as if she were struck. He did not see any person in the house, but heard some one at the door. Prisoner denied being near the house that night, and the case was adjourned till yesterday morning, to allow the prisoner to bring evidence in support of bis statement, when be ailed evidence to prove that he was at the British Empire Hotel at the time he was charged with being on the promises of Mrs Hanlon. Tbe information was dismissed. A second charge, for assault was withdrawn by leave of the Court.

Mr Frank Lincoln has come and gone, there being a crowded house for his performance on Thursday evening, So much has been said and written ah ut tbe famous humorist that any addition on our part would be superfluous. With a business manager like Mr Lohr, and tbe local assistance of Mr W. Good, a less clever peif irmer would have been assured of success. Naturally those who attended had been led to form very high anticipations of the treat that was to be afforded them, and though no one seemed to know exactly how this would be done, some extravagant notions prevailed in regard to Mr Lincoln’s powers. But the first part was rather disappointing. People expected to ba made to laugh right away, and many did, and very heartily, too, but either Mr Lincoln was not in the best of form after his voyage, or he bad a particularly stolid audience to wrestle with. His cleverness was freely admitted, but the majority of people did not have their expectations realised, and tbe result was that the first part fell rather flat. In the second part, however, Mr Lincoln was much more successful, and his wonderful powers soon had great effect, the audience being from time to tinie convulsed with laughter, and all admiring the delightful way in which he carried on his mimicry. As he said, the entertainment was one to ensure thought as well as create amusement, and tbe more one thinks of tbe entertainment, and of its refined nature, the more one marvels at the cleverness of the performer, though it was evident that be was not beard at his best in Gisborne. With all deference to those journals which have been so lavish in their praise, we consider that tbe success in Gisborne was Mr Lohr's more than it was Mr Lincoln’s,