LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 386, 5 December 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The nominations for the approaching election are to be in by noon to-morrow.

Thirty-five civil oases are Bet down for hearing'at the R.M. Court thia morning, Last evening a man named Pat Oillaghan was arrested by Constable Pardy for being drunk while in charge of a horse,

Captain Bennett received the following weather telegram from Wellington yesterday afternoon I—East to north and north-west gale after 12 hours. Glass rias, but will fall soon again, A young rn’.n named Albert Hatheral met with a painful accident op Tuesday afternoon at the breakwater. While he was unloading one of the trucks a cask of gen;eqt-rplled off the waggon, and falling on Hathergl’s snkle inflicted a serious fracture.

Look out I Look out| Great Salva'ion Army Minstrels to-night, also the Illuminated Preachers to the front. Almission by silver coin,—(Advt.)

The monthly meeting of the School C >mmlttee was hal'd last evening, when all the members wore present. Messrs Thompson and Matthews applied for permission to ba allowed to remain on the pupil teacher’s staff for another year, which was granted. It was decided to recommend Misses Witty and F. Biker as pupil teachers. The Committee agreed that the summer vacation should commence on |the 12th Inst. Accounts amounting to £lO were passed for payment. The proceedings in regard to the Pou'utu Commission are still progressing. The matters beiweeu Mr W. Coope" and the natives, in block C, were finished with on Tuesday, Otene to Waka being befora the Court all the morning trying to prove that ho had a bigger claim than any of the other native owners, but failed to do so. the interests being considered of equal value. The Court resumed at 2p. m. and it was then arranged to take blocks A and B this morning, so far as Mr Cooper and the natives are concerned. A serious accident occurred yesterday afternoon to Mr Burrowes, of Waerengahika, He was driving his team, and by some means fell forward, hia head coming in contact with the wheel. He then fell in front of the wheel, which was just crushing his arm when the shaft horse stopped upon his shouting out to it. The injuries, however, are of a severe nature, and the unfortunate man now lies ' at the Hospital, in a prostrate condition.

In regard to the case of the children of Mrs Miller, of Patut&hi, to which reference was made a tew days ago in the Standaiib, a telegram has been received from the Rev. Mr Simoox. He states that the matter is being considered, and explains that tbe’frlelay in coming to a decision was caused by the absence of one of the trustees. _ He adds that present relief, if necessary, will be paid for, but that the amount in the Bank is quite insufficient to defray the cost of pending the children to an industrial school.

At the R. M. Court on Tuesday M. Rice barman at the Albion Hotel, was charged with assaulting Benjamin Hird, a member of the Salvation Army. Mr Brassey appeared for the defence. Several witnesses were called for the informant, and from the evidence given it appears that Hird had gone into the hotel to sell War Crys, taking also his "cadet,” as he called him. The cadet was asked to Bing, and this was agreed to, if the company would advance a shilling towards the Army funds, and a tabic in one of the roomg was improvised as a stage for this hastily got up concert. Both performer and audience had, however, reckoned without their host in the shape of the defendant, who objected to his hotel being used a? a concert hall, and remonstrated with .the informant and his cadet. The pr over hi ,1.1 soft answer was evidently not forthcoming, and the consequence was the present action, After bearing the evidence for the plaintiff the Magistrate did not think it necessary to go into the defence, The defendant was responsible for the good conduct of .lie hotel, and was perfectly justified in preventing anything which might be construed into disorderly conduct, however good might have been the intentions af the young men. The charge, under the circumstances, was a frivolous one, and fie would dismiss it, Solicitor's fee, £1 Is, was allowed to defendant.