LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 402, 11 January 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Eight owners of scows have promised to allow their craft to compete in the race at the Jubilee regatta in Auckland, A meeting of the Harbor Board takes place at noon to day, instead of on Tuesday. A chairman will have to be elected. The privileges in connection with the Turf Club's meeting next week will bedisposed of by Messrs Graham, Pitt and Bennett at 11 this morning. Among the passengers booked by the boat forSouthlast night Mr Witty’s son Arthur, The latter intends to compete in the athletic sports to be held at Napier next week. A good line has been adopted by the Victorian Government, which is offering a prize of £3OO for the invention of a cheap cooling chamber for butter and cream during the summer months. It is expected that a large number of Gisborne people will make a trip to Auckland during Jubilee week. One can secure a return saloon passage for three pounds, and if much time cannot be spared, the .Sunday's steamer North may be taken and a return be made by the boat leaving Auokland on Thursday, It is rather a curious coincidence that Batlleoreane House, the residence of ths Maybricks, should have already found a new tenant, and that no other than Mr Fletcher Bogers, the foreman of the coroner’s jury befora which the inquiry into the death of the late Mr James Maybrick was conducted. The house, which is finely situated near the Mersey, has been thoroughly redecorated, An ordinary meeting of the Charitable Aid Board took place on Thursday afternoon, there being present—The Mayor (Mr Deßautour) and Messrs Dunlop, Taylor, Hepburn, Jjewis and McKay (Secretary). The Mayor was elected Chairman and the ordinary business was transacted, the state of funds showing the necessity of a further application to the local bodies, Accounts amounting to £27 13s were passed.

A Committee of the Vestry of Holy Trinity Church are going to Matawhero on Monday evening to meet the Church people of the district. The object is to draw closer the bonds between town and country, and the Makaraka meeting will be followed by others in all the other parts of the district. An endeavor will be made to form local committees in connection with the Vestry, in formal Vestries in fact, and generally io awaken and stimulate interest in Church matters. Thn idea is one which ought to otirnhiend itsalf to all membsrs of ths Ohurab.

Sydney trims carried about 63,030 pas sengers on Boxing Day. Mr Jone?, captain of the Timiru Fire Brigade, f ]| from a ladder and broke his wrist while taking dawn the Christmas decorations in St. Mary’s Church. A writer in the Opoliki paper got so much under the sun at Christmas time that he begins his report by saying that the sun rose with more than his usual splendor. At Brisbane a womin named Margaret O’Sullivan his b en committed for trial on a charge of attempting to leave the colony, in contravention of the Immigration Act.

Whenever the ’Frisco mail arrives in Auckland it amounts almost to a certainty that the boat connecting with Gisborne will be late, and the mail which arrived yesterday was no exception. On the night before Christmas soma person or persons entered the office of the Op ;tik' Mail through the window, upset one case ,of type on the floor, and carried another outside and emptied it into a briar busb. The N.Z. Herald’s Wellington correspon dent says that Waipiro native land cise will be heard by Judges Barton and Wilson. Wilson ! —hem ! —we imagine we heated that name mentioned during the late election.

The President of the Central Board of Health, Melbourne, has received a return showing that from the ‘lB th to ‘the 27 h of December there have been 121 cases of typhoid fever reported, with |six death?, and 26 cases of diptheria with six deaths. A native named Piripi Pahine, while cross ing the Hukuawai river, Waipiro, on Tuesday last, narrowly escaped losing his life through being washed off his horse. Piripi, on reaching the shore, was thoroughly exhausted and had to tramp the remainder of his journey. The horse was carried out to sea.

The Rqv, Me Gardiner, curate of II )!y Trinity Church, booked for South last night, finding it necessary to consult an optician in regard to his ayes, which have lately given him cause for apprehension. The reverend gentleman will return in a fortnight. His many friends hope that th? affliction may be only a temporary one. In one case before the li.M. Court on Thursday, the coats nearly equalled the claim, The whole amount claimed was seven shillings and sixpence, the costs of court amounting to s'x shillings. By a little obstinacy the debtor might increase the costs by another eight shillings, but ibis a privilege he is scare-ly likely to ex* excise,

The Wealeyans and their friends are going to have a big day on Tuesday-next, when it h intended to hold a picnic at a delightful spot hear the Matawhero Church. The first feature ought itself to ba a great inducement—a drive out in the country for a shilling, with special concessions for families. The Wesleyans always succeed in making their picnics a great attraction, and if Captain Edwin will only smile on the gathering on Tuesday next it may fairly be assumed that it will be the largest yet held in connection with the Church. In reference to a matter in dispute a correspondent writes to the H. B, Herald : —“ As it has been publicly claimed in Waipukurau by the chairman of the school committee, that he, as the officer of the committee, is the legal custodian of the school buildings, kindly publish clause 49, part 11, of the Education Act, which shbws clearly that the teacher, and not the chairman, is the legal custodian of the school buildings, The clause also shows that the teacher is to the Education Board alo.ne in regard to delivering up possession of the school buildings.” The half-yearly meeting of the Ancient Order of Druids was held in the Lodge room on Thursday night, when there were nearly fifty members present, A very satisfactory balance sheet was read and adopted. The election of officers resulted as follows :—A.D., Bro. 0. B. Hubblej V.A.D., Bro. J. Little; Secretary, Bro. H. McKay (re-elected) ; Treasurer,Bro. Primrose (re-elected); A.D.B’s., Bros. Lewis and Neal; Vice A.DB’s Bros. Newman and Taylor; J. G., Bro. G. Edwards; O.G , Bro. Wake; Auditors, Bros. W. H. Clayton and Lunn. The Trustees having resigned an election will take place at a summoned meeting next week. A Home correspondent writes Of all the aberrations of the silly season perhaps the most nonsensical is the proposal of a stupid, snobbish contemporary that the Prince of Wales should at once ba appointed Regent, because he is in a precarious state of health, and if he were to die the Princess would be left-badly off, whereas if he were made Regent new pecuniary arrangements on a more liberal scale would be granted by'Parliament. It is needless to criticise such preposterous rubbish ; but I may as well point out that in the unhappy event of the demise of the Prince of Wales, the Princess so far from being ‘ very badly off,’ would have a Parliamentary annuity of £30,000 a year for life, while the Sandringham estate is entirely at the disposal of the Prince ; added to which all the children would be well provided for, as, apart from the Parliamentary provision for the younger members of the family, the Duchy of Cornwall estates would at once pass to Prince Albert Victor.

The Wellington correspondent ot the N.Z. Herald telegraphs :—The experience o£ many oi the Native Land Court Judges is in effect that a great deal of evidence adduced in their Courts is irrelevant, and being so, it is a real injustice'to admit it. As the practice at present stands, the Judges must admit it. The Judges are agreed that al! forms which have no better reason than to cause delay shall be eliminated, that the conference shall formulate a judicial opinion as to what should bo deemed evidence, and what not; that there should ba a resolution passed to guide the Native Department as to what should be reasonable charges made by native agents and others for expert services ; that for all services, whether exp j rt or profesional, the conference shall agree as to a scale of fees. Three of the principal objects of these deliberations are to simplify and shorten proceedings as much as possible ; to give a more precise definition to the rules where necessary, and to discharge altogether rules that are useless; to give the greatest certainty to suitors that the decision of the Court will bs based upon strict evidence, which natives as well as European litigants may accept as founded on reason and j ustioe.

The R.M. Court on Thursday was presided over by Messrs Tucker and Matthewson J.P.’s (Mr Campbell Thomson taking the latter's place in a case in which he was engaged as plaintiff), and was singularly free of contentious business. There were fifteen eases disposed of, and most of the defendants being absent judgment went by default, or orders were made on account of non attendance. In Wilson v. Muldoon, Messrs DeLantonr and Ward, who acted for the parties, agreed, without going- into the case, to judgment being given for pa rt of the amount, execution to be stayed for two months. Mr J. Bailey appeared and stated that in a judgment summons in which he was concerned, the debtor had got work up country, and he thought really inte'nded to pay when he could, and the case was adjourned at the creditor’s request, When Keefer v. Bangatann was called, the defendant answered to his name, but the plaintiff was absent, and later on the ease—a judgment summons—-was struck out;. The case of J. Coffey v. E O'Meara was the only one which was at all fought out. This was n judgment summons for £1 16s. The defendant was put in the box, hut the plaintiff, who was evidently unused to court procedure, appeared at a loss what he was to do, and did not seem enlightened when the Chairman told him that the defendant was in his hands, and he hud to show that ho (the defendant) had bad since tide date of judgment sufficient means to pay it. Mr Coffey said the amount had been owing some considerable time, and that the debtor had made frequent promises to pay, and had also given him an order (which he handed up), but there were no funds to meet it. It was then explained that what had happened before the judgment could not be gone into, but the plaintiff could question the defendant if he wished. This the plaintiff did, with the result that the defendant swore that he had not received a penny since the 13th December. Under ths circumstances the Bench advised that the case should be adjourned to produce proof, if possible, from other sources, The matter Wits adjourned ncwdfngly fop tw<s weeks,

A letter can now bo sent round the world in sixty-nine days, via Vancouver. In the Wilcannia district, N.S.W., the thermometer has been up to 110 in the shade lately.

Altonville woolwashing establishment, Narrabri, N.S.W., is packing wool in paper lined bales.

A man in Victorii, on Boxing Day, hinged himself with a bootlace. A verdict of death from tigh lacing was not returned. A great txngi Ins been held at Oiorohanga over the death of the native women named Mita. Te Kooti was present. The natives, in revenge for the way i i which the pigs desecrated the woman's body, are shooting pigs whenever they are sighted. Over sixty were killed in a couple of days.

An amusing affair took place at Dover recently. The Duka of Cambridge was expected at D war, and as an ordinary Deal train steamed into Dover a salute of twenty, one guns was fired by mistake. The Duke arrived a quarter of an hour later, and another salute of twenty-one guns was fired. At the Ute manceuvras in Belgium a number of amateur photographers followed tho troops and photographed several points of the manoeuvres by the instantaneous process. The commanding general, Vander Smissen, hearing of this, desired to look at the photographs, and so discovered at once that his commands had not in every case been carried out.

A. meeting of the Vestry of the Anglican Church was held last night in regard to the proposal to hold the annual Garden Fete on Jubilee D*y (January 29th). The matter was gone into and fully discussed, and the dr-aft of a programme was prepared. The day’s eport will include a Jubilee Handicap of 100, 150 and 200 yards, for trophies valued £2 10s, £1 10s, and £1 ; also girls’ and boys’ races and an obstacle race. The price of admission to the grounds (including tea) was fixed at 2s for adults, children under 12 half price, and concessions made to families. In the evening the farce Box and Oox will be performed. A sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court was held on Thursday. Messrs Tucker and Matthewson, J.P.’s, occupied the bench, and disposed of the following oases:—W. King v. Ihaia Patutahi, claim £l7 Ils 3d for promissroy note ; Mr Sievwright for plaintiff • judgment by default, with costs £2 14s W. Cooper v. W. B. Mill, claim £0 IBs 6d for goods supplied ; judgment by default, with costs Ils. G. Matthewson v. Brown and Smith, oliirn £l3 18s 81, for promissory note; Mr Nolan for plaintiff; judgment for amount claimed, and costs £2 2s, aa against Brown. J. Erst v. J. E Harries, claim 8s fid for goods supplied; judgment by default for 7<* 6 1, with coats 6j. J. East v. W. Turnbull, claim £4 4d for goods supplied ; judgment by default, with costs 12s. A. Wilson v. J. Muldoon, claim £l6 ; Mr DeLiutour for plaintiff and Mr Ward for defendant; judgment by consent for £l5, and costs £1 4i ; execution stayed for eight weeks. W. Whittaker v. Patrick Maher, claim £3 9s 6d for wages ; judgment by default, with costs 6s. O. B. Hubble v. Epiha Parau, claim £1 for cash lent; judgment by default, with costs 6i. H. C. Boylan and Co. v. R, Cooper, claim £l3 6s lid for goods supplied ; judgment by default, with costs £l, Same v. R. Thelwall, claim £1 ss6d for goods supplied; judgment by default, with costs 9*. Judgment summonses :—Adeane and Primrose v. R. Thelwall, claim £5 4s ; an order was made for the amount to be paid forthwith, or in default 6 diys’ imprisonment. G. R. Moore v. D. Kydd, claim £1 19s 61 ; the defendant was ordered to pay the amount forthwith, or in default two days’ imprisonment.