LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 376, 12 November 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

An . ordinary meeting of the Borough Council takes place this evening. It is estimated that, the subscriptions ob tained by the Irish delegates in Australia will reach a total of .830,000. The programme is advertised this morning of the concert to be held at Matawbero ou Friday evening next. One has only to glance at the programme to be assured of an enjoyable evening by attending the concert. A brake goes out from town, giving tne opportunity of a nice moonlight trip.

The Napier News wonders what the electors of this district think of Mr Graham’s confession that his desire to further the interest of the Assets Company induced him to stand for Parliament,’ ThejNcws then puis a pointed question concerning the ths oandidate first announced for the vacancy, “ Buff and Black " (Napier News) for tha Melbourne Cop tipped—Bravo or Chicago 1, Melos 2, Carbine 8; result, Bravo, Carbine, Melos. Last year he tipped the first and second horses for the New Zealand Cup and this year he had a like success. For the Canterbury Derby he also tipped the first and second horses.

An error was made on Saturday in our report of Mr Dillon’s reply to a. question asked by Mr Craw ford. He said that at the time of the evictions to which he particularly referred 620 families were turned out, and their maintenance cost cost £2OOO a month ; 350 cottages had been built near the place where the evictions took place.

Mr Morse and his san were seriously hurt by an accident which occurred on Friday on the road between Matawhero and Makaraka. Mr and Mrs Morse and their eon were driving in a spring cart when the horse shied and the vehicle was capized off the high crown of the road. Tba result was that Mr Moraa received injuries that will ley him up for months, and the boy was badly'injured about the head. Mrs Morse was not seriously hurt, The Salvation Army have at tlsnea very envious ino'.bods of propagating the Gospel. Shortly after nridn’ght on Sunday morning there proseeded from the hones (in Roebuck Read) at present occupied by the officers of tbs A-my a series of groans and hideous noises, accompanied with a continued clattering of boots upon the bare fl tor, and varied by intermittent btirsia of singing in the loudest of tones, and occasional shouting, The noise, which our informant says gave him the idea of Bedlam having broken loose, continued until nearly two o’clock, making sleep for the neighbors; for a time quite impossible, Thsjiativs Ohgfal) at Whakalo is in s fair way towards completion, and whan visited by our representative last Friday, (he natives appeared to have been busy fi ling up tha carving-, some oi which era splendid specimens, The chief attraction for tha visitors, however, we;s four stained glare windows. Tlisau arc of exquisite pattern, and of a class seldom seen in ths eoiony. We believe they were designed by Mr W. B. IFjnneran, tha Well known avchbeo’, v,’hose drawings w« o satsl fo England for the purpose. It wiii be interesting to note that the whois cost of these vfftt a Ijttlo over £4O, an astonishipglylow pi-lsg ooßridei'inij ttia pattern and shapes of the panes.

The arch that was erected at Mafcauri for Air Dillon’s reception, although not an elabprate one, was very tasteful, and reflects great credit on whoever superintended its poustruotion, The border of the plate bearing tbe fospription of ” Caafl jnille failthe ” had been neatly worked in karaka leaves, while actoss its Hoe hung a pretty floral cross with gad-Hlds of flowers on Cither side. Evergreens .had also teen artistically outwjnpd round the supports, the whole giving the idea that the residents had grudged neither time nor labor in the erection of the arch, Mr Dillou referred in quite a touching manner to the times he had been welcomed in the Emerald Isle with tljit green flag and similar arches, He was glad to.find, he said, so far away from the old land, some of his coitn rymen settled, contented and happy, in such a splendid district as ba had that day passed through.

In the interview with him in Auckland the Sullivan fraud said:—l am going to San Francisco by the mail stramer to-day, I have two or three lines in which I may embark, but I don't intend to go into Gospel work again. I will not trifle with the Gospel any more, pud hope my old friends will pray for me, because lam not conveptgd, I am going on a singing tour in America, The reporter asked—You became tired of playing the religious fraud, I suppose? Clampett— Yes, I was a fraud, a big fraud, and am heartily tired of it. I now finally say that only for the law of the country I would have knocked the clergy who were atagonistic to me into a cocked hat, but I did not want a month in gaol, so that bit of pleasure hud to be postponed. I wish algo to thank my stars that tha lawyers and Judges did not get bold cf me. ” Hunte Ruler” writes in reference to a paragraph that appeared in a Gisborne paper, which apologised for ignoring the Irish question because it would (so it was stated) only create discord. Our porrpspopdant thinks we should have taken notice of the paragraph, as he considers it a gross insult to those who sympathise with the Home Rule movement. ’ Without, wishing any disrespect we cannot help being amused at our correspondent. Our contemporary's repu'ation for sailing with the wind is well known to the party it is supposed to represent as to those who ars too advanced for Tory principles. Bit so far from there being an insuff to Home Rulers in lira statement that a disousaion r.f the question would produce discord, we think that if any one has just cause for offor-ee it is the other side, the inference being that they are not sb'e to discuss the question temperately. That of course is an absurdity, but if Home Ruler considers!'the paragraph worth s'memant’s thought he shemfo look at it jn that light, The meeting on Friday night, was qa well conducted as any political meeting that has yet beenjheld in Gisborne. Hone Ruru was a great source of amusement for the party who accompanied Mr Diilon on his toqs through the country on Friday last. Tha speech ma ,,B Anaru Matete was not alloMther to Hone.’s liking, the latter evidently thinking that, the occasion should ba used for ventilating Native Land matters. Hone himself had to bo cut short, but retaliated on Mr James Carroll, who performed the operation, by requesting that gentleman to, “Peekes Ingrish,Cbimmy," to the intense amusement of who were listening. Hone, at his own request, v/ag allowed tp accompany the party back (n fpwn. Hone was in great glee, and in his cons’act sallies of half English. he called ifo .kept , things pretty lively. After passing Maksuri, however, a change seemed to have, come oj’er the spirit o[ Hone’s, dream. The Muse of the change is not explained, but it is thought that the Hibernian flag waying at must have given him an idea that l?e wag amens the Queen’s enemies. That such a roundabout way shaula have hash fohen to get to town, end that there was no hvd tJiftiking going on, were matters beyond Hung’s pomprehension.

A child of Mr R. Moore had a rpUgh experience on Friday night, and the little fellow’s, respected patei’ also had anything hut a comfortable tithe. The boy, who ie partially paralysed, was walking pais.t the Settlers’ Hotel, and he asked Mr Tuohy (who was driving homo his team of bnllookp) for a vide. Mr Tnohy asked him where he was going, arid the boy replied that he lived at Makaraka. Mr Tuohy thought he was doing n good turn, and the hoy was oonveyad fo Makaraka. The little fellow then struck. out bravely for home, but by mistake went on instead of returning. H e trudged along as fay as Waerenga-a-hika, and l,ad passed the hotels, when some kind hearted Maori women rode along and rescued the poor little fellow. They took hjm tp ' Repongarae and placed him in the thoughtful carp of Mts Chambers. A ball was being held fit that lady’s place, and one of the guests. Mr P. H. Bourke, knew the child and took him home. Mr Moore had been tramping about all night, and had returned home after having on foot tvaaeil the child to Wuerengahiha, but being both surprised and pleased to know the boy had got home fl r 3 r , jnet about daylight. The parent, eve deeply urateful to those who concerned themst'k-es in regard to the child,

Owing to the holidays we were unable to get through the result of the Canterbury Plato in time for this morning's issue. The steamer Australia (Captain Gibbs) went alongside the breakwater pier on Saturday morning and there discharged 430 casks ot cement, leaving again at nearly low water. Mr Arthur Webb, who will be well remembered as an old Gisborne boy, has returned, with the intention of spending » week’s holiday here. His many friends will be glad to learn that he has been doing very well in Melbourne, and we hope that he may continue to be as successful as hedesivves to be.

The Herald has come out ns an apologist for Mr Graham and hie confession as to the principal reason that induced him to stand for Parliament. In Me Graham’s present unfortunate position we do not Caro to deal keenly with the subject, but if anyone takes the trouble to look up the fl’es of the Herald the statements therein contained will make him blush for ehame, when viewed with the facts that have now been elicited.

The fight between R. Shaw and J. Nelson for £5 aside and the gate money took place in the The.tre Royal last night, the hall being well filled. Great interest had been taken in the match as the affair was known to be a genuine one. After the first few rounds Ne'aon appeared to have the advantage over his opponent, giving him some ugly knocks. Shaw soon warmed up and punished his man so that when a few more rounds had been fought, Nelsou was unable to stand up. It is customary for the members of the Mutual Improvement Society and their friends, to the number of 100 or thereabouts, to have an annual outing in the country. This usually takes place on Prince of Wales' birthday, and this year's one would in the ordinary course have taken place yesterday. Brakes had been hired and all arrangements made, but the heavy rain which fell on Sunday and early on Monday, and the consequently sodden ground and damp grass, caused the Committee to abandon the trip, This was a great disappointment to the young people, who had been looking forward to this outing for a considerable time back. However, it was decided not to give up the picnic altogether, and yesterday some 60 or 70 ladies and gentlemen amused themselves on the green outside the Wesleyan Church varied with a trip to the baaoh In the afternoon. The psual picnic games were indulged In, and the festivities were prolonged in the Good Templars’ Hail until 10 o’clock last night.

An interesting ceremony, which caused quite n stir la Salvation Army circles, and was of Interest to the public generally, was celebrated in the Army barracks at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Previous to the event the band, accompanied by some of the soldiers, paraded the town, and there was a large concourse of people In the building. The happy couple were Mr W. F. Stuckey and Miss E. M, Clayton. Everything being in readiness the bridal party emerged from the back room and took their places on the platform, the bride leaning on. the arm of Mr Stuckey, Bani>,,an l supported by Mrs Teat and Mias M. Connor, who officiated as bridesmaids, AH were attired in the usual Salvation Army uniform, with the addition of flowers and sashes peculiar to such occasions. The bridegroom was supported by Mr R. Liddell. The service was opened by a hymn and prayer, after which Captain P-owlands read that portion .of the Army regulations referring to the nuptials of its soldiers, The R,ev. J. Ward tied the knot. Afterwards the usual Halleluj th rejoicings took place and the meeting then broke up, Those who crib the work of other people’s hrains sfinqld be careful that they do not give additional publicity to erroneous stateraantg A Gisborne evening paper ie notorious for the o.insislorit way in which it ignores journalistic etiquette, and it makes use of the shears and pastepot in a way that ia spurned by honest journals. Even its Coast news has to be clipped from tha Auckland, papers. But a little trap was fallen into on Saturday. A paragraph about the Freezing Company’s new hulk was cribbad from the Hawke’s Bay Herald, not a word of acknowledgment being given. The paragraph was to the effect that the hulk had been fitted out in 1856 to search fop the ill-fated Franklin expedition, and that the heavy ebeathina then put on her still remains The following is a briqf and true history of the vessel, supplied by one who speaks from personal knowledge and whose word would not be doubted, even by our -oonteniporary :—The Prince of Wales was never fitted out as one of the vessels of any expedition in search of Franklin. She was built about the year 1850 for the Hudson’s Bay Company, her sister vessels being the Princess Royal and the Prince Rupert, Their work consisted in taking out stores to the .Company's territories, to supply the trappers engaged in the work of catching the animals. The homeward cargo did not up much space; some thirty or forty thousand pounds' worth of furs being stowed in a very small room. They made one voyage each year: and were thou laid up in the West India Docks (London) till refitting time came round. On account of having to pass through thp ice regions, they were all “ boot topped,” tHat is qhtathed with thick timber for extra protection. They were sailing vessels and never had auxiliary screws. In 1861 the Prince of Wales was gutted by fire, in Wigram's dry dock, Blackwall, While under* going an overhaul; but her hull was uninjured.