LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 393, 19 December 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ths official declaration o! tho poll will ba made at 2 p.m. to day, by Mr Booth, Raturn. Officer, Messrs Pitt and Maguire are to the fore with a special Gbrlstnsas announcement, acquainting purchasers of groceries with information that is certain to please them.

It is said that an M.H.R. lost a bet of £lOO on the reeult of the Westport Mayoralty election, when the present Mayor, Mr Silis ted, defeated Mr Colvin.

A concert is to ba given at Ormond tomorrow evening in connection with the school in that district, the admission being fixed at the low price of a shilling. After the concert a dance will take place, Mr O. S. Abbott received word qu Monday morning last that one of his children, a girl twelve years'old, had baen drowned at Opotilci whilst bathing, on the previous day. Mr Abbatl left for OpotikUmmediately on receipt of thelsad news. It i sajd that Montana, with a population of 50,(100, has not a business failure in a year. This circumstance is said to be due to the custom! of hanging those who are unab'e to make satisfactory arrangements with creditors. The ’(Auckland Herald says the Native Department b,as blundered terribly over the Rotorua purchase, arpi the colony will probably lose £50,000 by the affair, It apppearp ‘ jnoney was paid over before tKq necessaiiz'fefl.'jatutee were appended to the deed of sK

An Englishman once boasted that he had heffi mistaken for a member- of the Royal Family. A Spotchman, hearing this, replied that he had been addressed as the Dake of Argyll. Whereupon an Irishman said that he had been taken for a far greater person than either ; for as he tyas walk‘ n g a lo“K the street one day, a friend came Bp to him, exclaiming, ‘‘Holy Moses I is that you ?"

This year the election struggle has shared much of the interest that is usually created by the approach of Christmas, but. the excitement being over, each one of us can look forward to a good time and contributing to one enjoyment. The time is one during w'fiioh little tokens of affection are received and bestowed. Mrs Robb has » fine stock of fancy goods, and persons wishing to purchase articles should call and see the choice of Christmas gifts to be had at that shop. We have received a copy of Harding's Almanac for 1893, the most complete work of its kind published in New Zealand, and being specially adapted for use in the East C rast distriot. This is the eleventh annual issue of the l>Qr.|r, and it fully bears out the good name achieved by its predecessors. The calendar is printed in several different languages, and the handbook contains a large amount of information, both Jogjl and general. Some of the local information, notice, has not been revised to date, bat the points are not of much importance. The typographical work is e.aaileut; and two engravings are given—of the beautiful blanket stalactite in the Waitomo Caves an I of the magnificent jnonery of the Sutherland Falls. Ina preliminary note the publiaher makes his apology to certain East Quast advertisers whose announcements failed to reach hi;h in time for publication.

The man who writes lending articles for the Opdtiki Mail does not appear to be short of ideas. Here is an extract from a leader in that journal i—“ Sooner or later Qhiwa must become the port for Whakatano county, aud probably a’so of Gisborne. With reference to Gisborne, we believe that the time must oom® wfien a tramway between Gisborne and Ohiwa will fie constructed, for however desirous Gisborne may fie, like Opotikf, to have a harbor of her own, she cannot fight against nature, except at an expense which she is not rich enough to afford. Breakwaters at the best are very expensive fads, and unless constructed by efficient engineers, very often by trapping the shingle make the navigation warse than it was before. Another advantage of the Giaborna-Ohiw« tramway would be that it would open up a large tract of first-class land which is at present entirely undeveloped,*' T Candidates tor seats in the House of Beprt eentaiives are supposed to be able to answer conundrums of all kinds, end th» questioners seem not so much to desire Information on the particular point as to oatgh l fie candidate on the hop. Sometimes, however, these questions take an am uain ß turn, and serve to enliven the proceedings just at the Urge things begin to drag. At Patutabi. Mr Rees was asked whether he would be in favor of imposing a tag upon bachelors, and had scarcely time to answer in the negative when another elector leaped upon the pta'torm and desired to know whether Mr Rees did not think every bachelor over the age of 80 years should be compelled to give an account of himself. Mr Bees replied in a humorous strain, and pointed out that it might not be through his own fault that tfie bachelor remained unmarried, and it was scarcely fair "to ' compel him to confess that some half dozen ladies had refused him. Human nature wouldn't put up with it, Then another elector, who must be married, if scarcity ot hair is a reliable sign, made a confession. He bad never paid the capitation tax which had been levied op bachelors, ah hough he had been " billed " 'with it, whereupon Mr Rees said it was clearly a pass in which conscience money should be paid to the Government; This put ijsa tweeting iaio a more serious trams di miuM?' “ ’ - '

Mr Fisher this morning issues an impound, ing notice in connection with the Whataupoko Pound.

Messrs Nelson Bros, have received the following cablegram:—A decline in prices has taken place in the mutton market: best quality 4jd. Beef, hindquarter 3?d and fores 3i l. The second trial fours race in connection with the Gisborne Rowing Club was pulled off yesterday afternoon. The first race was between Spurdie and Simms’ crew, and resulted in a win for the latter, Messrs jGraham Pitt and Bennett will sell grass seed paddocks at Makaurl on Saturday at noon, at their auction mart, Seed will be a good pries this year. Partlaulars ar# to be obtained from the auctioneers, or from Captain Tucker, John Burns says of the London strike:— I have been in the thick of starving men, with hundreds of pounds about me (they knowing it), and not a penny have I lost. I have sent men whom I did not know for change of a gold piece, and have never been cheated of a penny. Let the kid-glove economists ponder over those things.

It has been decided to hold the Church of England Garden Fete on some other day than the one at first selected (New Year'a Day). The alteration has been made in deference to the Presbyterian Church, in eonn olion with which a big picnic is to be held on January Ist. The arrangement will enable members of all congregations to join in making both picnics a groat success. Announcements of services in connection with the Boman Catholic Church are made this morning through our advertising columns. As the Rev. Father O'Sullivan remains in Gisborne for a few days he will be able to assist the Rev Father Kehoe. The church will be decorated as usual for the special services devoted to the Christmas season, We understand that Father O'Sullivan has so far been fairly successful in hla mission to this district,

The first concert of ths seasori, given by the Gisborne Choral Society, will be held In the City Sink this evening, The programme Is of coarse one that will M autsotive to lovers of good music, and it may be taken as a matter of oourse that the attsndanoe will ba suah as to Osaka the Ooncsrt a great success from that point of view, while so far as tho vocalists and the orchestra are conosrnsd there has been assiduous practice under the conduotorship of Mr Palairat, and the concert, though the first of the season, is certain to prove the efficiency as well as ability ot the performers, Those who hat} aa opportunity but nsglsoted to view the gigantic sunfish captured at the end of the breakwater missed a sight they will possibly never again have an opportunity of gating. This, oue of the marvels of the deep, measured in length 12ft, 4in., in breath 14ft 2in., with a thickness through of 3ft. lln. That a diver’s life is not a happy one might be stated by Mr A. McGiven, who was naturally startled at seeing thia three ton monster approaching him. He, however, signalled, and on coming up it was decided that the fish, be what it might, should be captured. This was not done until three dynamite cartridges had been expended. I: presented a most peculiar appearance when safely placed on tbs pier, giving the idea of a huge echnapper, with this difference, it possessed a small moutl; totally devoid of teeth, A photograph of this wopder of the sea is, we learn, to be forwarded to the Dunedin Exhibition; its formation prevented the possibility of sending |ts stuffed cuticle as was intended.

At the RM. Court yesterday morning M. Boland was charged by John Wall with assault, on the 10th inst. The affair arose over M r Bees' meeting at Maksraka. The defendant was fined IQa, and costs £2 3a 61. George Bovin was charged by Herbert John U’Ren with assaulting him on the 15th inst., at Ormond. The evidence showed that soma disgusting language was used by accused to Mrs U’Ren, and on informant interfering Bovin struck him on tfie face, causing his nose to bleed, Whilst informant was bathing his face accused again struck him, at the same time using filthy language. In his defence the prisoner said that U'Rsn was drunk on the day of the.alleged assault, and he warned him to keep straight, as he (U'Ren) had to go to town on the following day, Complainant then turned round and struck him, but he was beneath striking such a man. Sergeant Bullen read out a list pt previous convictions against the accused. Bovin was fined £2 and costs 7s. Messrs O. D. Bennett and H. Lewis, J.P’e., occupied the Bench.