LOCAL AND GENERAL
A successful preliminary rehearsal of Dickens' famous Bardell v, Pickwick trial took place on Thursday evening in connection with Union Literary Society.
We have to acknowledge the regular receipt of files of the Shipping Guide, the proprietor ot which is Mr F. B, Read. The journal is published in Sydney and Melbourne. Mr Finlay, of the Gisborne Hotel, has, to use a vulgarism, broken out in a fresh place, as will be observed by his advertisement in. another column.
The adjourned meeting of creditors in M. J. Gannon’s estate is to be held at the Courthouse on Wednesday next, when a resolution that the estate be placed in the hands of trustees will have to be confirmed or rejected. In a report to creditors, the Deputy Offioial Assignee concludes by saying that he can neither advise the confirmation nor rejection of the proposal.
The proprietors of a number of mills in Russia closed them on the 25th February on account of dull trade. The workmen gathered and destroyed the property. During the night 50 of them disappeared. It is now learned they were taken to Cracow, imprisoned, scourged, and starved. Nearly all of them suicided.
The first of a series of social entertainments which are to be held during the winter months, in connection with the Wesleyan Churoh, came off on Tuesday evening, and, notwithstanding the inclement weather, was ver’y successful. A varied programme of vocal and instrumental music, readings, etc.—in which Misses Chrisp, Lowndes, and Steele, and Messrs Hall, Searle (2), Steele, Goldsmith (3), Brewer, Ford, Ward, and Venlo took partformed the first portion of the programme. After a short interval coffee and other refreshments and good things in abundance were passed round among the audience. Mrs Robb, assisted by Mrs Studd, Misses Lewis, Lowndes, Chriep, Voake, and others, had charge of the latter part of the entertainment, and nothing that would tend to the enjoyment of those present, was neglected. These entertainments are, we believe, to«be repeated at monthly intervals, and if Tuesday night’s entertainment can be taken as a guide, will be highly BlfoWHtUh j
It was quite an uncommon thing yesterday for no steamer to arrive from North or South.
An inquest will be held at Waernngr2i-hika at 2 this afternoon into the cause of the burning of S. Oxenham’s barley stacks. It being supposed that Lord Onslow has bowed down to the influenza, that affliction may now become fashionable in New Zealand.
Mr H. Lewis has now opened up h’s stock of winter drapery, which he announces will ba disposed of at prices that will defy competition. The advertisement will appear in our next issue.
A native named Era Moanahine was brought before Mr Booth, R.M., yesterday morning charged with drunkenness. This being Era’s first offence, he was discharged with a caution.
The rinking season in Gisborne opens this evening at the City Rink, when the numerous lovers of the fascinating pastime can go and enjoy themselves thoroughly for the evening. It is expected there will this winter be a great revival of the popularity of rinking.
It is likely that one evening’s performance of “ Little Lord Fauntleroy,” will take place in Gisborne next week, by Williamson, Garner, and Musgrove’s Company. The play has lately been all the rage in England, and has also bad a great run in Australia.
The following passengers were booked last night to leave by the Wairarapa, which goes South at 9 o’clock thia morning :—Mesdames Ratcliffe, Walters and two children, Quinnie and five children, Rev. Canon Fox, Master Goldsmith, Messrs Atkins, Havill, Murphy, T. Adair, and three Maoris.
Newspapers addressed as under are detained at the Post Office for extra postage ; Mr Trouteur, Port Campbell,West Victoria; The Editor, Town and Country Journal, Sydney; The Sporting Editor Referee, Sydney; Mr W. Bowden, Silvertown, London; Mr J. P. Crawford, Auckland.
Lieutenant Stairs, one of Stanley’s” young men," was once a member of the New Zealand Survey Staff. It was he who ascended the snowy ranges of the Mountains of the Moon, and made the splendid sketches which the Illustrated London News presented in its special Stanley number, on March 3.
The New Zealand L. and M.A. Company have received the following cablegram from their London Houee, dated 10th inst,:— Wool: The sales opened to-day at an average decline of 5 per cent, on last sale's closing rates, except fine crossbred, for which the market was unchanged. Ooarse crossbred market easier. Attendance of both Home and foreign buyers is good, and competition is fairly active. The total quantity available, including wool held over from| last series, is 470,000 bales, 75,000 bales of which have been forwarded to the manufacturing districts direct,
The air is full of political rumors. For Auckland Sir George Grey is expected to head the list, and it is reported that be will promote Mr Rees’ candidature for the second seat, while Mr Napier, Dr Laishley, and Mr Farnall are mentioned as candidates for the third seat, The candidates mentioned for Wellington are Mr Fisher, Dr Newman, Messrs Duthie, Fraser, Luke, Hawkins, Jellicoe, and Carter. For Dunedin those mentioned are Dr Fitchett, Messrs Allen and Fish. It is believed that Mr Vincent Pyke will be out of the running in his new district, and a hope is expressed that he will find a retreat in the Upper House.
A meeting of the Charitable Aid Board took place on Thursday afternoon. Present: Messrs Townley, Dunlop, Lucas, Hepburn, Lewis, and Taylor. The monthly report showed that 11 adults and 17 children were receiving relief. A claim from the Hospital Trustees for £240 for the year was granted, being £6O less than that paid last year. In the estimates for the year the expenditure was set down at £356, to which amount the local bodies contribute £lOO. The passage moneys cost £3017s fid last year, and £36 was paid for rent. The estimate this year for passage moneys was £2O, and £4O for rent.
Mr T. J. Dickson, of the Argyll Hotel, is a veritable * Barnum ” for securing curiosities, and appears to always have on view something out of the common. In addition to a gigantic pumpkin, grown by Mr O’Meara at Whataupoko, and weighing 160 lbs. he has on view a kind of Siamesetwin vegetable marrow, the product of Mr A. Gregg’s garden in the upper portion of Gladstone Road. Both are curiosities well worth inspection, being perfectly formed and evidently freaks (of nature. The dual marrow has only one stem, but the division is clearly marked by the indentation. The following account of an exciting scene, which occurred on board the P. and O. steamship Victoria, while on her homeward voyage from Australia, is furnished from a passenger’s letter. When midway between Colombo and Aden a passenger, who, from a letter which he wrote, was evidently out of his mind, threw himself overboard. An alarm was at once raised, and the engines were reversed. All hands were ordered to the boats, and while one of these, fully manned for the search, was being lowered one of the seamen let go a rope, with the the result that 13 of the crew were thrown into the sea. A second boat was then suecessfully lowered and the men were rescued excepting two. The body of the boatswain and that of the passenger who had thrown himself overboard were afterwards recovered, but life was extinct. The body of the other man, a quartermaster, could not be found, and was in all probability devoured by sharks. The bodies recovered were buried at sea some hours afterwards.
Says a London correspondent .-—There is great dissatisfaction at the Carlton and amongst the Conservative chiefs generally at the autocratic manner in which Lord S ilisbury at present carries on the government of the country. Of all his colleagues Mr Balfour teams to lite the only one whom the Premier deigns to consult, even Mr Gosohen being kept in the dark as to most of his lordship's future plans. The latest grievance is that Lord Salisbury settled the Portuguese difficulty off hand without calling a Cabinet council. Considering the extrema gravity of the issues at stake, it certainly must be admitted this was an imperious proceeding, and one calculated to rouse even the mildest of colleagues to rebellion. Nevertheless, the remonstrances of Mr Smith and Mr Goschen do not appear to have materially affected the Premier, since ho has calmly retreated to the Riviera to recruit without giving anyone the faintest indication what the Government programme will be during the coming session.
At a sitting of ths Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday the following civil cases were disposed of :-ijr. W. Porter v R. Tamararo, claim £4O 19s 6d for money lent; Mr Nolan appeared for plaintiff, and Mr DeLantour for defendant; judgment for £3019s 6d, costs £4 17s. R. Little vJ. Owen, claim £l2 15s for damage to a buggy and horse ; Mr DeLantour appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Nolan for defendant ; plaintiff nonsuited, costs £4 Os 6d. B. Finlay vJ. Griffin, claim £3 cash lent; Mr Watson appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Chrisp for defendant; judgment for £l, costs Bs. R. Finlay v Georgs Bell, claim £8 16s 6d for goods supplied ; Mr Watson appeared for plaintiff; judgment by default, costs £1 18a. E. C. Goldsmith v W. I. Petchell, claim £8 6s 6d for rent on Orown Lands, and also that his interest in the land be declared forfeited ; Mr Nolan appeared for plaintiff; judgment by default for amount, costs £1 lie. R. and T. Oraill v E. Matthews, claim £5 19s fid, damages for illegal impounding j Mr DeLantour appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Day for defendant; judgment for 19s Id, amount paid for poundage fees, costs £3. Judgment Summonses:—H. Cannon v. G. F. Henderson, claim £7 la lOd; the amount was ordered to be paid forthwith, in default seven days’ imprisonment. H. Cannon vW. Maher, claim £1; the defendant was ordered to pay the amount claimed forthwith, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. Yesterday the case J, M. Bidgood v B. Burke, claim £6 Os sd, cartage and cash lent, was heard ; Mr Ward appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Day for defendant; plaintiff nonsuited, costs £2. The judgment summones. R. Cannon v, R. Harper, same v. J. Smith, and came V, W. Adams, were (adjourned,
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 440, 12 April 1890, Page 2
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