LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 424, 4 March 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In tha Theatre Royal last Sunday evening the Rev. Mr Ward continued his series of addresses to young men. There was a large attendance.

The East Coast Hussars broke up oamn on Sunday morning, there being, a church parade, headed by the Garrison Bind, and attended by tha Cadets, under Captain Warren, The Rev. Canon Fox conducted the service.

Henry Wall was charged before Mr Booth yesterday with being drunk while in charge of ahorse. The case bad bsen called on pre viously, when accused pleaded guilty, and stated hia intention of calling witnesses, Yesterday morning Mr Ward appeared for him and pleaded guilty, and the witnesses for the prosaoution, on being examined, stated that defendant was drunk, and had mistaken Mr Palmer’s grocery store for an hotel The defendant resisted while being arrested and sus. tained some bruises in consequence. He was fined £l, costs five shillings being allowed to one witness who claimed his expanses,

(pho following is tho amount of Custom duties collected at thia port fqr the month ending February Spirits in bulk, £49115s 6d ; spirits in ease, £125 10s; cigars, cigarettes, &0., £7 14s; tobacco, £lll 9s 6d; wino (Australian), £5; ale and beer. &■>., £lO la ; tea, £2 IQs; sugar, molasses, &c., £9 6s 8d ; goods (by weight), £55 las 6i; goods (15 per cent,), £lO is; goods (20 par cent.), £37 12s ; goods (25 per cent.), £3O 10a ; other duties not specified above, £3 Ids] ngt primage, £l2 17s; beer, £4l Os 61; lighters, £lB 15fl 51; S.S. Act fees, 10s; pilotage, £7O 19s. Total ; £958 0s Id.

The Napier Telegraph concludes an article Jn psfprence to the Native Land Court Judges : We should like to know, for instance, why Judges d’Brien fend Von Sturmer were told off for Omahu, qr why Judge Barton was appointed to hear the Waipiro case in concert with Judge Wilson ? Through this latter arrangement the Native Laud Court has jo'st in Mr Barton 000 of its most competent Judges. It seema to US th»t the Native Office usually appoints a MuO'l expert, or experts, to hold the first hearing iptg plulms, and then the re hearing, which geua»s)ly follows as a matter of course, is heard before the Chief Judge and an Assessor, the Chief judge being a sound lawyer, but knowing nothing of Maori. It strikes us that if all tijß Jqdg.es were lawyers, having the courage of thejr (joqrictions, they would soon place the Native Lui?d Court on a very different footing to what it oocg-plos. At the Presbyterian Gaui’oh 55 Pupday morning the Bev. Mr Bobjohns prie<&s on flsnpOD un “ Ths Unity of the Bible,” Ip the pftprnqqp, at Holy Trinity Sunday Beltpsl, he g&je an interesting address on “ The Obbdr.OU pi Madagascar.” Mr Robjohns is an exooiijint giansgflr of children, and had a rema.iiob’e influence over such a Urge number of chilfli-fip W at the Sunday School. The gaed Wprk which Mr Bobiohns is prosecuting is one ia be ought to yaqaire the cordial assistance of every Christian, irrespective of creed. Ho will, on a date to M announced, deliver an address on the subject of hie mission, and everybody imbued with an earnest desire to see the canoe of Christianity advance should extend to Mr Boblohns a hearty support, and do all they can to give him enaouragement durlne the ebork time he rsmalas in the disiriitt

At the Mutual Improvement Society last night a paper was read by Mr H. T. Brewer on Oliver Wendell Holmes, from whose works some selections were given by Mr Brewer and other members.

A little scene in which two over jubilant Hussars wero concerned occurred on Sunday afternoon, the horsemen riding through the Albion Hotel. The riders got dislodged from their seats and it is a wonder neither was seriously hurt.

In Common, Shelton and Co. v. Colonial Shipping Company, Mr Booth yesterday morning overruled the nonsuit point raised by Mr Sievwright, and it was arranged that the hearing of. the case should ba resumed on Monday, 17th March, The Salvation Army meetings were well attended on Sunday. Captain Bowlands and the Cadet “ furewelled ” at the evening service, and it was announced that Captain Podmote, a ” lassie ” from Hastings, would arrive by next Sunday's boat to take charge of the local corps.

On Sunday evening at the Presbyterian Church, Mr Ryburn made au earnest appeal for better support iu the Church work, so as to try and prevent so many young men drifting away from the Church as now appeared to be the case when they arrived at a certain age. He demonstrated the use to which each person’s talents might bs put, and urged the necessity of making use of all the talents with which each person is gifted, the speaker at the same time pointingout the absurdity of the excuses that are sometimes made for the non.employment of suoh talents.

At a special meeting of the Farmers’ Club at Cambridge, to consider Messrs Nelson Bros.’ offer re a freezing hulk, the firm wanted a guarantee of 24,000 sheep yearly for four years. Tauranga County would guarantee 12,000, leaving 12,000 for Waikato. The Chairman said it was hopeless to expect this unless big companies came io, including the Loan and Mercantile, who own freezing works in Auckland. But if this trade were encouraged, the Companies’ Waikato properties should be improved, so that would pay them better than sending to their own works. Replies had not been received from the majority of the companies which had been asked to supply. Mr E. D. Walker undertook to see the directors of the companies, and the Club would see the managers re the matter, as, without their assistance, it was impossible to guarantee what was required. A decidedly unpleasant experience fell to the lot of a member of the crew of the yacht Jessie Logan while fishing from that orqfc at tha Pinnacle rocks, Wellington, on Sunday before last, Tha day was very calm and warm, and there were plenty of flab about, all hands thoroughly enjoying themselves in a listless sort of way on board. Several were sitting on the gunwale with their feet dangling in the water, when all of a sudden one uttered a most unearthly shriek and threw himself backwards into the cockpit of the yacht in a state of great excitement. It appears that while hauling up a teherakei a large sized shark suddenly leaped bead and shoulders out of the water only a few feet from the young fellow’s legs, aud apparently making straight for them. As quick as thought he acted as stated above, and so escaped tha monster’s jaws. The brute simply turned, and diving under the yacht became lost to view.—Press.

When the case Ponsford v. Brasaey, claim £25 2.’, on a dishonored promissory note, was culled atthsß.M. Court on Friday morning, Mr Day, who appeared for defendant, applied for an adjournment iu order to allow the defendant to have his evidence taken in Napier, Mr Booth refused to grant the adjournment beyond Monday, 3rd March, and stated it would still be open to plaintiff, if proper notice of intention to have evidence should bo given, to take the point that there had been unnecessary delay in taking the steps. Yesterday Mr Nolan appeared for plaintiff and the defendant was unrepresented, but Mr Booth stated that he had received a letter from Napier in which the defendant said he bad a good defence to the action, and as he intended to be in Gisborne on the 10th inst. he applied that the case should be adjourned and set down for hearing on that or any of the four following days. This would, he said, he more expeditious than going through the form of taking evidence iu Napier. After a short discussion with the plaintiff's solicitor, Mr Booth gave judgment for the plaintiff by default, staying execution until the 17th inst., and upon the understanding that if within that time the defendant should make au application for re hearing, and could show sufficient grounds, the case would be re-heard.