LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 449, 3 May 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr M. Hall holds a sale of produce and drapery at II this morning and a horse sale at Mr Little’s ya.ds at 2p. m.

Mr D. Christie Murray has been induced to include Gisborne in the list of places he will visit before leaving New Zealand, and he will arrive at the latter part of next week. He will lecture on How I became a novelist, and Looking at War. These lectures have been very popular wherever delivered. The City Bink has been engaged for Mr Murray. Nominations for the Flying Handicap, Handicap Hurdles, and Birthday Handicap, to be run at Waerenga a-hika on Queen’s Birthday, are due at the Masonic Hotel at 8 this evening. This meeting closes the racing season, and there should be a strong nomination, as it is the last chance owners will have of winning a cheque to provide for their winter oats bill.

A very interesting game may be expected on the football ground this afternoon, when the following team, representing the Turanganui Club, will play All Comers:—Full back: J. Morgan; three-quarters: H. Branson, J. Haughey, E. Matthews; halves: H. Maude (captain), Alt Wade. Burns; forwards: Wade, Crawford, Marshall, Priestly, E. O’Meara, Robinson, DaCosta, and Featon; emergencies : Skipworth, Sherriff. A. Thomson, Nazer, Mr guished from the rest of the J. family by the discriminating title of " Farmer ” Jones—and a good one, too—this morning throws down a challenge to anyone in the Australian colonies to compete with him in the production of maize. He feels aggrieved at his treatment io connection with the Dunedin Exhibition, and now offers to lay a stake of £2O that the maize grown by him cannot be baa.tsn ip the Australian colonies, and he even goes further than that and offers £5 towards the expenses of three judges to be appointed to decide the matter. Now thaa, Australia, wake up I z We have received a circular containing an extract trona the Woodend Star, Victoria, which is very warm in its praise of the New Zealand Insurance Department. The article concludes A similar institution in Victoria, which has nearly double the population of New Zealand, could not but be « success, and although certain to meet with fierce opposition from the established companies, would quickly obtain the premier hold upon the favor ot the public at large. State guaranteed policies ati a lower premium than is charged by companies which, no matter how large their reserve, cannot give absolute guarantee, is a valuable consideration which would assuredly ba appreciated, and meet with fitting return, We might certainly do worse inkn follow New Zealand’s example in thiti matter, '

Tenders close at noon this day for delivering firewood at Riverslea. Messrs Hay and Co.’s tender has been accepted for falling bush for Messrs Akroyd and Field, Waimata. Th Hon. J. White's Sydney bred colt camo third in the Hastings Plate, at Newmarket. There were thirteen starters.

The prices of admission to St. Maur’s dramatic entertainment this evening have been reduced to half the ordinary charge. At the Police Court yesterday morning, James Hanian was fined Is and costs £1 14s, for cruelty to a bullock. Mr L. Riec appeared for the defendant.

Late Home papers say that ths original of ” Smike,” one of Dickens’ characters in ‘‘Nicholas Nickleby,” is living at Bury St. Edmunds. He is the keeper of a toy shop, and his name is Johnson. “ Squeers ” was a Mr Clarkson.

The Napier Telegraph gives information that a young man named T. H. Wolf had one of his arms torn off above the elbow* on Monday morning, in a scutcher at M-.ssrs East and Somervell's mill, near the M iiiia Dr Ross went to see what could be done for the sufferer.

The Wellington Harbor Board received forty-six applications for the post of assi-tmi. secretary to the Board at a salary of £3OO, and the choice fell to Mr George Fredk. Smith, formerly of the Marine Department. The Board decided to appoint Mr Smith to the position for six months.

Yesterday 129 cases of cheese, about 71 tons, were exported from the Cook County Cheese Factory. Mr Townley informs us that satisfactory returns have been made in regard to previous shipments. This will be pleasing information to those who have a desire to see these cash distributing agencies prosper.

The following Customs duties were collected at the port of Poverty Bay during the month ending April 30, 1890:—Spirits, £370 8< 61; tobacco, £l2B 9s; wine, £lO 6s 7<l; sugar, £32 13s 4d ; goods (by weight), £59 Ils Ud ; goods (ad valorem), £33 12s; other duties, £3O; primage, £9 17s 6d; beer duty, £23 19s 63 ; light dues, £ll 16a 9d ; port charges, £49 19s 2d; auctioneer’s license, £2O; total, £789 14s 3d. ’‘Touchstone” in the News:—The survivors of the Emilie evidently don’t agree with the finding of the Court of enquiry. The Court’s decision seems unsatisfactory to everybody. The ship was undoubtedly unseaworthy, with rotten spars and rigging, rotten decks, rotten everything, and yet the evidence of on a man—an interested witness—is taken that the ship broke up through defective stowing. It seems to me that a very ugly affair has been hushed up. The matter should be brought before Parliament.

Mr Courtney is ona of those emigration agents by whom the colony does not appear to be a great gainer. By the Tongariro he brought out two young women (eohool teachers) and eight youths. In regard to the lads the eldest is 22, a clerk ; another, 18, was a clerk in a printing establishment; next 17, is described as a tailor’s cutter; another 19, clerk in a newspaper office; another 15, in a wallpaper business ; two twins, aged 15, had been in the boot trade, and one ohap, 15, was just from school. The sculling races under the auspices of the Gisborne Rowing Club were continued on Thursday afternoon, and excited much in a tst. T, Simms(lo.4) beat E.Lewis (7.4), bva ' Ouple of feet, after a splendid contest. F. Teat (10.0) had an easy victory over E. Parnell (5.2). F. Clayton and G. Bourn started at lev. 1 weight, 11.4, and there was much interest taken inthis race, but O'ayton had a lead of a length and a half at the bridge, and won by a couple of lengths. Yesterday Clayton (11.4) beat Teat (10.0). He has now to meet Simms. A telegram from Christchurch states: — The Christohurch cabmen have combined to boyoott the cabstands at the railway station, and have expressed their determination to remain away till Constable Kelly, in charge of tha station, is removed. Pickets are keeping guard to prevent advantage being taken of the ranks by any other cabmen, and letters have been sent to the Railway Commissioners and City Council on the subject. The cause of complaint against the constable is of trivial charges brought against cabmen, partiality being shown to some and undue severity towards others against whom he is alleged to hold a spite. The traffic manager applied to the Tramway Company to run cars, but thecompany is unable to comply, as the plant is all engaged, and the manager does not wish to run in opposition to the cabmen.

At the R.M. Court on Thursday last the following cases were disposed o(:—A. J., O’Neil v. Arthur Davery. claim £5 16s 3d ; judgment by consent. W. Davery v. Paora Haupa, claim £8 12s 6d on a judgment simmons; adjourned for a month. W. Devery v. Wi Mahuika, claim £2 13s 6d on a judgment commons; adjourned for a month, W. Devery v. Karaitiana Kara, claim 19s; judgment by default. A, J. O'Neil v. I. C. Taylor, claim 10s, of which 5s was paid into Court; Mr Watson for plaintiff; judgment for 7s 6d, costs 6s. A. J. O’Neil v. P. Maher, claim 19s for graz'nd a horse ; Mr Watson for plaintiff; judgment for plaintiff. C. Cooper v. J. Goonan, claim £3 2s 6d, and set-off £3 15a 6d; judgment for plaintiff for £1 12s 64, costs 10’. J. Bidgood v. O. 8. Abbott, claim £l3 9s 6d for carting ; judgment by default. Interpleader of 8. Dnleman and J. Mclntosh in the case of A. Wi lion v. J. Muldoon, claim

£l5, to be settled by arbitration. The Poverty Bay Rowing Club has been very successful in collecting subscriptions lor two new boats. Among the subscribers was one gentleman for ten guineas, and another for five guineas. The first boat is being ordered from Mr George Norton, a Wallington boatbuiider who has succee ed in turning out some splendid specimens of workmanship. The boat will be of the some pattern as one built for the Auckland Club. She is an inrigged four oar. Her length is 42ft 2in, beam 2ft 6in, depth amidships Bin, forward Tin, aft sJin. The shell is of Mexican cedar, keel and gunwale American clear pine, and timbers of JEnglish ash, while the inside fittings are of Archangel spruce. The workmanship in this boat shows the presence of ths master hand, and the delicate fittings are all placed iu position in a manner wMoh reduces the Work to an art. One peculiarity, about the boat is that she has only one “ cross-butt ” iu her, two planks only running the whole length of her. The Poverty Bay Club is being energetically worked up by Mr Adeane, and next season it will have a very strong position. Mr Adeane and others possess I subscription lists, and any support given will be acceptable.

I Residents in the promising settlement of I Waimata have lost one of their number, in the Iperson of Mr James Dixon, who, after being ■ settled in tha Waimata district for about six j years, has sold oat to Messrs Akroyd and [ Field, and intends making a tour through Australia. There is said to have been quite a pathetic scene when Mr Dizon took a last farewell of the pretty district which has made such splendid progress since he first went there. He is one of those dry humorists whom everybody likes to crack a joke with, and we are not at all sure that they are not attempting such tactics when some of their number assure ns that the real reason for Mr Dixon’s departure is that he has become discontented with the life of a bachelor and that there is some fascination across the “silver streak.” Indeed he is credited with having said that every additional lady who takes up her residence in ths Waimata gives the land a large inoreasb in value, but whether this applies to the fact that there has lately been such increase, or that ho intends to return with a good dame, are points on which Mr Dixon alone can offer an explanation. At any rate he may be congratulated—in anticipation of course. Still, joking apart, we are sorry that the district should lose settlers like Mr Dixon, but we wish him prosperity in his travels.