LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 415, 11 February 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Harbor Board meets at the usual hour this evening. Mr W. E. Akroyd advertises £BOO to lend on freehold security. Mr J. Townley was sworn in as a Justioe of the Peace on Saturday last. An ordinary meetine of the Hospital Trustees will be held on Wednesday evening. The report as to the recent enquiry will bo brought np, but nothing farther ia likely to coma from it.

An entertainment is to be given on Friday evening, in aid of Mr Morse, who a short time ago was seriously injured by an accident, and has thus had the misfortune to be placed in financial straits. Yesterday morning the arljourned Inquest touching the death of the native child Teuru Mairangi was held, Mr Skny, Government Analyst, wrote stating that he had analysed the contents ot the stomach and bottle ot medicine, and found no trace of any poison, The jury then returned a verdiot to the effect that there was no evldanee to show how the deceased met her death,

"Did he oooupy the ehed!" was asked of a witness in the arson ease yesterday. " No, but he used it tq put rubbish In,” replied the witness, while the Court smiled. " What kind of rubbish 1" further queried his interrogator. " Potatoes and onions and other combustibles,” replied the witness amid laughter, which broke into a row when the witness said among the combustibles was included some old iron, A cablegram from Melbourn e states that nearly all the deleeates to the Federation Conference are suffering from the change of climatic conditions, but the information coming so soon after the news of the banquet will be very suggestive to some minds. One can read Sir Henry Parkes’ speech through with pleasure, but after' reading it the trouble is to discover what there really is in it. A full report, cabled to the Press Association, is given in our telegraphic columns.

The captain and eecratary of the Union Rowing Club escorted the members of the Poverty Bay crew through Mr Holt’s saw mill, the machinery in which they highly anpreciated • also through the Working Men’s Club and other places of interest to working men. They very much regret that Gisborne does not possess a Working Men’s Club, as if only carried out on the same principles as the one here, it would be a great boon to Gisborne, They go home impressed with the idea that Gisborne should have—and possibly will have—a Working Men’s Club at no very distant date. After dinner they were taken fora drive round Hastings and Omaha.— Napier Telegraph. _ In some of the local churches the devotional exercises were disturbed on Sunday night. In the Catholic Church the man Hurd interrupted the service and Constable Hansen, who was present, had to show him the way to the door. In the English Church a snowy white poodle entertained itself by trying to drown a concert which other small dogs were holding in the distance, and when a gentleman tried to catch the pretty, but vexing poodle, it dodged back and made more noise than ever. But this was not all. An individual who, one would think, is old enough to have learnt some manners, has a weakness for stalking out before the sermon is half through, possibly on account of the twitohings of conscience. He made no exception on Sunday night, and his example being followed by some of the smeller fry, sensitive people had their attention much distracted. The individual alluded to might at least content himself with a seat near the door if his time is always so much taken up that he cannot remain until the service is concluded.

The Gisborne rowing men speak very highly of the way in which they were treated at Napier, everyone in that town seeming to do his best to ensure the enjoyment of the visitors. They were taksn for drives all over the country, and spent a really good time of it. The trip down was a very unpleasant one, the steamer being crowded and the sea terribly rough. Once they were landed, though, they were treated so hospitably that they will ever have kind remembrances of Napier. The Poverty Bay crew had very easy work out out for them. Tn the race between the Gisborne Club and Napier, Mr Bourn’s men responded well whenever they were called upon, and they appeared certain of winning until Mr Moat, who had not recovered from the effects of the sea voyage, broke down completely, and they were then quite at the mercy of Napier, though the o’-hor members of ths crew had still plenty of go left in them. A prominent 1 feature of the contests In Napier was tho large number of ladies who put in an appearance to witness the races, which took place at a great distance from town. On Friday night a ball was held, but the evening was much too warm for dancing. The trip home was a very pleasant one. Mr Niebett (Captain of the Poverty Bay Club) says he thinks that a race can be arranged between the Club's two representative crews on the return cf the crew from Auckland. Sqch a race, on the Taruheru river, would be very popular, if held at a convenient time and fair notice of it given. The representative team of the Gisborne Fire Brigade are practising very hard for the competition to be held in Wellington on March 4th and Sth, and if they do not succeed in doing honor to the district it will certainly not be through any apathy on their part. The money priaes are not Very liberal. The prices are as follows I—-First event—Champion shield (now held by Gisborne) and £23, second prize £10; second event-president’s Cup (value 10 guineas) and £3, second prize photos and 80s; third event—Challenge shield and £25, second prise £10; fourth event—gold medal and £B, second prise silver medal and jBI ; fifth event—officers' helmet, belt, and spanner and £lO. second prise trophy and 50s i sixth event .£lO, second prize £5; seventh eventtwo gold medals, second prise two silver medals; eighth event—silver plated helmet, second prize officer’s engraved axe; ninth event—five gold medals and £lO, second prise £5 j tenth event—two silver medals and £5, second prize two bronze medals and £3; eleventh event—silver cup and £6, second prize £3; twelfth eventfruit and preserve stand and £2 2s, second prize silver medal and £1; thirteenth event—five silver medals and £5, second prize £2los; fourteenth event—trophy and £5, second prize trophy and £2 10s; I fifteenth event—£lo. The entertainment I in aid of the expenses of the local team takes . place on Thursday, February 20th, and the team leave for Wellington on the following evening. Seeing that the men never ask 1 for as much as a penny for their services j tho hearty aseistanea of] tho general publie ought to be aocorded, 1

Mr R. Knox advertises for 300 bushels of feed oats, at once. The baß yearly meeting of the Minerva Petroleum* Company, which should have taken place last night, stands adjourned till Monday next. An ordinary meeting of the Gisborne Library Committee was held last night. There were present: Messrs Grant, Morgan, Sceats, and Akroyd (Secretary). The business was of a general nature. The Ellis steamer Jubilee left Auckland at 4.30 yesterday afternoon. She will arrive here about 6 o'clock this evening. The outward passengers will leave the wharf at 8, and the steamer will resume her passage South shortly afterwards. At the Polios Court yesterday morning Harry Hull was charged with drunkenness, and also with resisting the police, He received 48 hours’ imprisonment for the latter offenoe, and ho was discharged with a caution tor being drunk. Albert Hurd was fined £1 for drunkenness. A native named Kemara wae remanded till Friday, on a charge of horse stealing. The other evening a Gisborne minister of religion was pointing out the advantages of perseverance; he repeated the old saying that "faint heart never won fair lady,’’ and said he, addressing himself specially to a young man, may your experience prove it. The young man is still pondering as to what meaning was intended to be conveyed. By the last three Direct steamers leaving Wellington, Mr G. H. Scales, the well-known produce merchant of that city, made the three highest shipments of butter ever recorded in the Colony, namely, 1650 packages by the Kaikoura, 2250 packages by the Aorangi, and 1450 packages by the Rimutaka. The Kaikoura shipment was, at the time it was made, the largest for which a bill of lading had been given, and ns each package would average from 60 to 80 pounds, ft will be evident that the export was a vary large or.a indeed. AU thin batter, it may be menttonad. was produced in the Wairaeapa and Taranaki, and it ia exceedingly gratifying to find those districts able, not only to produce the article, but alao to find a good marks: for it,

The ensuing session of the Mutual Improvement Society was opened last night, a concern and coffee supper being given, The drizzling rain did not prevent a good attendance of members and friends, and if the future work of the Society is to ba judged by the hearty spirit shown at the oouimeucoment of the session, very aatiefactory progrees ought to bo made. The President, Rev. J, Ward, made a short address, congratulating the Society and complimenting the Secretary, and a very sociable evening was spent. Thia being the first meeting of the Society since the death of the Rev. J. MoAra, tha opportunity was token to pass a vote of condolence with Mrs MoAra.