PITH AND POINT.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 453, 13 May 1890, Page 2

PITH AND POINT.

A bacon curing company is being formed at Rangiora.

Major Rolfe (Salvation Army) is now in Gisborne.

The membership of the N. Z Trades Uoions numoers 21,230.

Yesterday was the coldest day in Gisborne since last winter. Max O'Reli’s American tour has* been eminently successful.

Four horses are to be sold at ths Gisborne Pound nt noon to-day. The Cook County Council intend suing promptly for all rates. Government intend to appoint two more Na'ive Land Court Judges. The Tekapo left Wellington last week with 320 passengers for Sydney. The Poututu Commission is gradually nearing the end of its work.

Mr A. A. George has been reappointed secretary of Hastings Fire Brigade. R»v. J. W. Williams preached in tbe Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening. MrPrain has been getting a good sand off from Napier prior to going to Auckland.

B crouch Council meet to-night. Mr McLernon will take his seat as Councillor.

The Napier R C. champion junior pain race was won by Messrs Knight and S. Jsgo. Mr Varley is expected to pa«s through Gisborne this week on his way to Wellington. At Mauriceville, Forty Mile Bulb, 5601bs of onions were gathered off 46 square yards of land.

The Melbourne Cup winner, Bravo, hae been sold for 1300guioeas, and is to be taken to India. Mr M. Hall di-poses of fifty head rf cattle, by auction, at Makaraka to morrow. The s de begins at noon.

It has been stated that Mr Tanner will oppose Mr Ormond at tha next eleetion for the Napier seat. It it Slid tha Railway Commissioners are to be dischargid, end control of ths railways resumed by Government. Mr Bmnitt, who reoantly died cams to th to stony with the old 65 h regiment, known as the “ die-hards.”

Mr Chrislis Murray says a young novelist should begin by falling in love—that ho shield begin early and do it often.

Ths East Coast Volunteer district is now included in that of Hawke's Biy, of which Major Woods hae bee a appointed commander. The Tom C dllns hoax was completely ployed out on Saturday. For the benefit nt the uninitiated it may be stated that Tom was a myth. In China a man is given a hundred blows with a bamboo for stealing an umbrella. In more civilised places it is more convenient te “ borrow ’’ umbrellas.

When the s‘eamsr came in on Sunday afternoon there were large crowds waiting at the wharf and at tha breakwater pier. Tha launch went to ths pier. Mr W. Marr and Miss Welle, much esteemed young people of Patutahi district,' were yesterday joined in the bonds of matrimony, Rev.]J. Ward officiating,

It is a peculiar thing that the Secretary ot ths Napier Harbor Board did not sand notice to tha Press ot ths special misting when ths Grainger scandal was exposed. Walter Clayton Brown aays he had no intention of running away from his wife,'he Sica, pads being merely the outcome of foolishness, But there was method in the fool 1

The SiAXDtan had a second article on Saturday morning oommsnting on th i N Hire Commission fees, and before tha evening a wire was received saying tne foes had besa lowered.

Tha Matabsle monarch, Lobengula, weighs over 20it, and has a isusual and brutal countenance. In September and October ha killed 400 people, but does apt touch Europeans,

Mrs Mona Caird thinks that a more morally developed people may exist at the end of this century, and that by that time women m,y be relieved from the curse of unwilling motherhood, and the real sex equality ba established.

Judge—lf you know of any mitigating circumstance you are at liberty to state it. Prisoner—l don't know of any except that I took to stealing Because I didn't want to loaf aron id the street corners and be taken for a detective.

The newest freak of fashion is a lookingglass stand for tbe mana. Ladies can see how they look at table. Madame Heine took the Cher day to her daughter, the Princess of Monaco, four dozen of these mirrors with frames in repousse silver of exquisite workmanship. The fashion has come from Russia.