LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 372, 2 November 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Late telegrams are of a very important nature to New Zealand. One is to the effect that there is great mortality among the sheep throughout the Argentine Republic, and it is estima ed that fully twenty million sheep have died. A message from Washington states that owing to the failure of the crops in Dakota district 100,000 persons are threatened with famine. As New Zealand has promise of a splendid harvest it seems that wn are to be given another opportunity to improve our own position owing to the misfortunes of our fellow men.

The programme o( the Boxing Day race meeting is advertise! this morning. The amount of Customs duties collected at the port during the month of October totalled £1,38211s sd. It was intended that the Gisborne Band should perform this evening, at the rotunda osar the City Bink, but it has now been decided to make next Saturday (Prince of Wales Birthday) the opening night, Mies Bacon informs the ladies, through our advertising columns, that she holds classes in fancy work on each Wednesday evening and Saturday afternoon. It has now been decided hy the Post and Telegraph officials to keep Monday, Nov. 11, as the general holiday, in place of Saturday, as previously announced.

Mr H. Iftswis has now opened up his first shipment of good B for summer season, an! which hale offering at remarkably low figures. An advertisement giving particulars was received too late for insertion thU morning, but purchasers are advised to give Mr Lewis a call to day and note the advan. tages offered. In the bankrupt estate of J. M. Parker, of Napier, a nnmlrial " surplus ” is shown of £lg?2. Among the creditors are—J. V. Brown £145, R T. Smythe £OO, SI. E. Cooper £3g, Lyndon »nd S’dey £37. R. Flanagan £3O, Fulford apff §931 £3O, A.O F. Lodge £2l, H. Williams »"d Sons £32, Union Insurance Company £3O, J, Way £34. Northern Investment Company £2O, School Commissioners £lB. Many will regret to hear of the death of Mrs Warren, (pother of Mr John Warren and Mrs W. G- SuOsl«- of Gi’borne), which took place yesterday. The deceased lady was well known in Glubamfi, spa uwygrjally respected. Her funeral is to lagye th.e hops? of Mr Sootier thia afternoon. She a number of the Wesleyan congregation, sad a special memorial service in connection with her death will J)e conducted in the Wesleyan Church by Bev. J, Wsrd to-morrow evening. The privileges in oonßeotJon with the Gisborne Baaing Club’s forthcoming meeting are to be sold at eleven this morning. As th? . meeting, in point of attendance, promisee to be one of the most successful held in the district there ought to be a healfhy competition for the privileges. The formal opening of the naw grounds will in itself be an attraction, and a feature which has long been neglected at local race meetings will be the presence of the Band. The opening day will be a close holiday, and everything indicates a big success. At the R.M. Court on Thursday, before Mr Booth. R.M., the case was taken of O. 0, Lucas v, W- Brassey, claim £7 2s lOd on a judgment summons, Mr DeLautour appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Kenny, for the debtor, raised the point that the defendant being an undischarged bankrupt no order eopld be made against him. Thia defence was argued at length by pounsel for either side, and Mr Booth then resawed judgment until next Thursday. The case of A, Bobb v. W. Brassey, claim £l6, also on a judgment summons (Mr Chrlsp for plaintiff), was allowed to await the decision OU th? technical point railed in the first case,

The concert at Matawhero last night wa a success financially, and otherwise. There was a very good programme of 24 items gone through, in which the following ladies and gentlemen took partMosdames Kerr, Birrell, and Caldwell; Misses McPhail, Crawford, Chegwidden, McFarlane, Hyet', R. Adair, McKenzie (2), and Johnstone, and Messrs E. S. Goldsmith, Dalrymple, East, Witty, Birrell, McFarlane, and Nook. A large number of townspeople were present, and, judging by the applause, the various numbers were well received. The entertainment concluded with a ventriloquial sketch, in which Mr E 8. Goldsmith took the role of “ veutriloquist," This seemed to be to the taste of the audieuoe. The eatertaiament realised over £l2.

_ An agitation against the Sunday traffic in liquor is being got up in Wellington, and a deputation interviewed the Hon. Mr Fergus in relation to the breaches of the law.

In the Sydney Supreme Court Captain Lessing . (who had charge of the steamer Centennial, which foundered daring a collision) was acquitted on the charge of manslaughter preferred against him. The first wool shipped from the Bay for this season was put on board the Wave Queen from the Good Templar yesterday morning, and not as a Gisborne paper erroneously stated.

A new Masonic Lodge nf a special character has been formed in Adelaide. The leading objects of the lodge are to cultivate a higher standard nf Masonic work, and to promote literary efforts and the diffusion of Masonic law.

No decision has yet been come to by the Union Steam Ship Company with reference to the raising of the Koranui. Both masts have gone and the deck hamper has also floated away, but there is reason to believe that the hull is as good as when the mishap occurred. Mr Ballance says the Premier can drop a Bill with the greatest facility and no one find it out for 24 hours afterwards—that he is the most consummate tactician in the colony and nn one on the other side cou’d hold a candle to him,

If the local Hospital Sports had nearly as big a show of entries as the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Slub gets there would be a big prefit. to be made each year. Last year the Christchurch Club had 289 entries, and this year they have got an increase of 70 entries.

The Irish delegates arrive tn Auckland to morrow, and information has been received definitely that they will call In at Gisborne next Friday, the steamer being delayed until late that evening. A meeting of those who are In favor of hearing both sides of the Irish question will be held at the Masonic Hotel next Tuesday evening.

An announcement nt much interest to farmers, builders, contractors and the general public is made on the front nags of thia morning’s Standard, being a reference tn the recent large imoortationa made ex the Wave Queen and Nettle, by Messrs Wingate, Burns and Cn,, whose Gisborne branch is managed by Mr Dalrymple. An Interesting subject is advertised for Mr Hare's closing lecture, on Sunday night, in the Theatre, *> Records and memories of the past " will deal with soma of tha deep questions relative tn salvation and the history of men. A Bantismal Service will he held near tha flagstaff nn Sunday at 10 30, and two Sabbath services tn.day at 10 30 and 2 80. Mr Hare is closing his work prior to leaving for Napier,

An accident of a peculiar and painful nature occurred to Mrs Houlden on Wednesday. She accompanied h»r daughter Annie to the residence of Dr Pollen, whore Miss Houlden was to have some teeth extracted. Mrs Houlden waited in an adjoining room, but the consciousness that her daughter wm in pain brought on a feeling of faintness, and she walked out on to the verandah. Shortly afterwards she was discovered lying on the gravel, with her face downwards. She had evidently fallen while in a fainting fit, and, coming upon her face, it was badly bruised.

The Post points out that the total sum realised by the conversion loan is insufficient to repay the loans it is raised to extinguish, The deficiency is £7BOO without providing for charges and expenses of raising, which will probably amount to £60,000. The amount to be repaid on November Ist is £388.000, and on March Ist £2,207.300, making a total of £2,595,350. The amount floated of the converted loan was £2,700.000, which at the price realised represented only £2,587.587. The Post asks whether further stock will be issued, or the balance made up from revenue or Treasury bills ? The ultimate effect of the conversion, it admits, will be beneficial, whatever temporary inconvenience it may cause.

It anyone wanted an instance of the brutality of some of the men against whom the Irish people have to fight, a telegram received nn Thursday ought to have some weight. They are turning out of house and home a lot of poor wretches on the Olphert estate, and because the miserable people have been made desperate at the prospect before them they resisted, as few of us could be restrained from doing if placed in similar circumstances. And then what was the revenge wreaked by the inhuman agents of the flint-hearted landlords’ They set Are to four of the houses and drove the tenants out by fiery tongues of flame and blinding smoke ! Can anyone take the part of ’men who allow their own property to be destroyed by fire because they object to its being used to shelter a few tenants? Such doings will hasten the pending political revolution in regarlto Ireland and who can account for the doings of hot-headed Irishmen, exasperated by these acts of qruelty on tha part of the landlords?

On Thursday night the Salvation Army struck out in a new line, the novelty of which attracted a full house. The usual service was held at Mias Doran's corner, a number of the soldiers being dressed in scarlet tunics. Mr Ben Boyle who has Charge of the “ big Ben ” of the Army, tha drum, went on ahead without being generally observed, and the kettle drummer followed suit. Shortly after the order !* fall in " was given, Sergeant Turton looking the picture of martial glory, and handling a crier's bell with much vigor. Suddenly the "Scarlet runners " started off at a gallop, cheered on by the spectators, who were soon left hopelessly in the rear, while Ben Boyle was some distance up the street, banging away at the big drum, and Sergeant Turton, scrambling along like a speedy automaton, did full justice to the bell. The people flocked from their houses, thinking that an electric current had run away with the fire engine pud the firemen were “ speeling ’< like deers in thejp endeavor to overtake it. Our reporter got winded and did not reach the post in time to spot the winner, After another short service an adjournment was made to the barracks, whore a hearty farewell was given to Cadet Hughes. Andrew (3rqham has filed his statement in bankruptcy,' jh? deficiency shown being £6,038; unsecured Creditors £9,917, and secured creditors, £o,828; estimated value of securities £7.400. The book debts (£1,423) are estimated to produce £7OO, the other assets being surplus of securities £1571, 1850 share? Minerva Petroleum Company £227, furniture in dwelling house £250. office furniture £3O, horse?, buggy and harness £l5O. The secured' creditors are—Union Bank of Australia, £940, security £1,700; B. J. Remolds, £2,257, security £3.500; A, Grant, £1000; trustees estate late S. Parsons; £1.635, security £2,260. The following are the unsecured creditors—Assets Company (Edinburgh), £5,900 ; Thos. Hamilton (Makaraka), £H)b9, J. Orr £B9O, William Graham £607, J. H. Torr £527, 3. Cortis £66, J. Clark £B3, J, H, Stubbs £B5. Dr Bollen £35. J. V. Brown (Napier) ( £3B, R. Bryson £Ol, D. M. Orr £2B, W, Adair £27, H. E, Johnston £2O, 0. A, DeLautour £lB, J. Townley £lB, W. F. Crawford £l5, Oatridge and Veale £ll, B Johnston and Co. £lO, Teat and Friar £5, J. Craig £5, A. B. Muir £5, J. A. Harding £5, H. Bull £5, George Foster £3, G. Mattheweon £3. J. W. Smith £3, Cjotbing Factor? £3, A. Parnell £B, Dutilop and’ Bburke £2, 8. McLernon £l, Scott's estate £l, In the above shillings and pence are omitted. The first meeting of creditors takes place on Monday nest, ' ‘

The Gisborne Standard Company has arranged for a special correspondent in Paris and the first letter from that city will pro bably be published iu our next issue. Mr Gilberd, artesian well borer, has completed bis contract tor a wall of 300 faet at Mr E. Murphy's Arai station. He was not successful in so far as an artesian well is concerned, but an inexhaustib'e pump supply was obtained at about 60 feat down, there being a shingle bed of about 20 feet from 50 feet downward?,

Last evening shortly after eight, some larrikin hurled a large piece of stone through a -findow of the cottage in Peel Street occupied by Mr George Shaw. The missile passed very closely to Mra Shaw's face, and narrowly escaped smashing a kerosene lamp which was on the table. The matter has been placed in the hands of the polios. It Is strange that while the cablegram* published in some papers gave only the hare assertion that, before the Parnell Commission, Mr Davitt was making a strong attack nn the Times, th» inference is now shown to be remarkably misleading. In a Court presided over by some of the most highly respected judges in the world those present were not rebuked for applauding Mr D ivitt, and Sir James Hannen went so far as to pay him a high compliment. A man who is deserving of such notice can hardly be denied—even by the ooercionists—a place above ’he cruel hounds who fire the cottages so as to dislodge the tenants. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Thursday the followingjoivil oases were heard before J. Booth, Esq. Georgeißornand v. R. Davidson, claim £4 10s for breaking in a horse; judgment by default, costs 6s. Adeane and Primrose v. W. Brassey, claim £2 Us for goods supplied; judgment by default, costs 6". Judgments were entered up in the following appeal cases, the results of which have already appeared in these columns *. J. Whinray v, A. Y. Ross, jnr.; M. Hall v. J. Tu’ohen, end Common, Shelton and Co, v. A. Y. Ross, jnr. Judgment summons;—T. Adams v. S. P. Morgan, claim £1 12s 68. An order was made for the amount to be paid forthwith, in default two days’ imprisonment.

Two lads, named respectively Edward Merritt and Edward Ryan, ware brought before Mr Booth on Thursday morning, charged with stealing a saddle, the property of James Warning of Opotiki, and were remanded until the following morning, when both prisoner* plee'ed guilty, and were sentenced to one calendar month' • imprisonment with hard labor. Mr Boothpsald he was «orry to see two lads of such tender years place themselvas in that position, and ha hoped that the present sentence would cause them to mend their waya In the future. An i*q*eet waa held at Northenden, near Manchester, on September 12, on the body of Albert Edward Ball, who had been employed as a[|qlerk at Manchester Central station. Ball, whose age waa IS. had fallen in love with a widow, about twice a* old u hlmaelf. and with eight children. They had arranged to get married, but his father had declared he would prevent the wedding. The youth did not return home on Monday night, but wa* found dead in tha widow’* greenhouse on Tuesday morning. In the green house ware also discovered a plate with two lemon* soaking In nxalio acid. The lemon* had been partly eaten. Deceased'* father and the widow'* daughter gave their evidence. It was denied that the benn* ot marriage between the youth and the widow bad been published. The widow, Mrs Warburton, said that the deceased had been courting her for twelve month*. They were to have been married the next Wednesday. On the night before tha discovery of the body the deceased left her at her house. She thought he was Jgoing home. He had aeveral time* threatened suicide, owing to bis father’s interference. Letters wore found upon him—one asking at what age a man nan marry without consent; another, to hia father, explaining his conduct. A verdict of “ Suicide while insane ” was returned.