LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 461, 31 May 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Apparently through some bungling on the part of the Telegraph Department, the greater portion of wires eent through last night for this morning’s Standabd were not delivered. The compositors were kept idle for sometime, and members of the literary staff chased round the town to see if any of the messengers could be found, but with no success, and no explanation of any kind was sent in. The cause of this extraordinary occurrence will need enquiring into. Mr Julien Arthur Brooking, of Waiapu, has been appointed a licensed native interI rater. The Government organ urges the temporary appointment of a euocassor to Mr justice Richmond, La Grippe is no respecter of persons and is going through the aboriginals “ like fun," as one of themselves described it, Mr R. W. 8. Ballantine, formerly of Gisborne, has been appointed a Receiver of Land Revenue for the Hawks’s Bay District. The latest decision under the Married Women’s Property Act is that the dress she has on her back is not sufficient property to found an action against her separate estate. A large number of persons assembled at the Holy Trinity Church on Wednesday to witness the ceremony of Mr Albert McKay being wedded to Mies Greening. The marriage rites were dispensed by tbe Rev. A. Gardiner. The bridal trosseau was a rich one.

Tbe following amounts were paid away on Wednesday evening last in connection with the Queen’s Birthday mealingß. C. Pitt £66 10a, D. Hepburn £2B 10«, G. L. Sunderland £l9. F. Arthur £9 10a, T, Greene £9lo*, and W, Bailey 42010 a,

Tenders are wanted for felling 130 acres of light bush in the Waimata Valley for Mr J. K. Brett.

The smart native yonth Rawhira was on Thursday allotted the additional penalty of three months' imprisonment for escaping from gaol. At the Police Court on Thursday, W. J. Burton was fined £2, or seven days’ imprisonment, for boisterous behavior, and sent to gaol for thirty days for using obscene language. The hearing of the Whangara application (Mr Charles Seymour’s) before the Native Land Commission Court has been set down for 23rd June. John Charles Robinson, the Melbourne man who poked another man’s eye out with an umbrella, has been acquitted on the charge of manslaughter. Two Dqnedin journalists, came to fisticuffs in a Dunedin newspaper office the other day. One of the parties produced a revolver, but he didn’t shoot. J. D. Ormond as an advocate of land settlement! Such is the latest novelty in Napier. May the Omniscient bless J.D.O.— and ‘‘bust” that gentleman’s broad acres first. Io a sensational divorce case being heard in Brisbane, adultery being the ground of the application, it was stated in evidence that Lthe alleged impropriety took place in the ISocial Purity Society's rooms at Gympie. B We have to acknowledge the receipt of a Mnmphlet entitled, ” A common-sense view of the Single Tax,” by Captain H. Kerr, 8.N., and we shall have pleasure in studying it as soon as leisure permits. Mr Justice Richmond save it had a demoralising effect when a man owing money to a few grocers and butchers, could shake off his liabilities for ever by paying five guineas and coming to Court. But so the law stands.

A meeting of the Wellington steamship owners will be held in a day or two to consider the circular of the Mercantile Marine Officers’ Association. It is stated that if the association insists on its demands more than one steamer hailing from Wellington will be laid up. At Adelaide a meeting of the shareholders of the Australian Mutual Life Assurance Society approved of the scheme for the absorption of its business by the T-mperanae Society, the latter issuing new policies calculated at the rate of £92 10s for every £lOO assured.

Laing, the pugilist, attributes his bankruptcy to the illness which presented him meeting Pettsngell, through which he forfeited £4o—only £lO of that, however, was his own money. If such men were made to work tor their living it would be more satisfactory than putting the country to all the expense of these nonsensical bankruptcy proceedings. At the last meeting of the Timaru Harbor Board a resolution was passed congratulating lheie solicitors, Messrs Perry and Perry, on succeeding in the case against the Shaw, Saville Shipping Company before the Privy Council, and thanking them for the care shown by them in conducting tbe case. The difference to the Board between winning and losing is about £45,000. When newspapers extract paragraphs without acknowledgment, those papers are equally responsible for original errors. We notice the Bay of Plenty Times has passed off as its own the erroneous paragraph which appeared in the Napier News, concerning a Salvationist named Turton, and which was what might be called a case of mistaken identity. Ths meetings to be addressed during next week by Mr Corrie Johnston are to take the character of a united effort, the Revs. B. J. Williams and J. Ward having arranged to co-operate in the work. The meeting in the theatre at 9.30 on Sunday morning is announced as a “ Convention on Christian work. ” The subject in thejafternoon is “ The Bridegroom Cometh.” Tbe evening address is to be on “ A Hairbreadth Escape." The singing is to be led by a united choir. The Tuesday and Thursday meetings are to be held in the Wesleyan and Presbyterian Churches, respectively,and those of Wednesday and Saturday, in the Theatre Royal. Thtee deaths have occurred at the Hospital during the last few days. Mr T. Ogden died on Wednesday night. He was a painter by trade, and was a man who made himself much respected during his life time. He was some time back left a widower with five children, and they are now not only left to face the world as orphans, but are completely destitute, the circumstances of the father having laiterly been very poor. Yesterday Mr McGrath (who met with an accident only the other day) breathed his last, a wife and one child being left to lament his loss. He had a little bit of property, but left no will. Mies M. Moore has also gone to her last resting place after a long illnee. The Wanganui Herald says of Mr Buckley : —He did all he could to make the picture so black that he went a considerable way toward bringing about the calamity. He has injured a large number of people, and at the same time saved himself by selling out on the eve of his “gigan ic disclosures.” But for Mr Buckley the management would have been retained in the colony. The Bank of New Zealand, in future, oau hardly be called a colonial institution. The management will be in London, and most of the share capital will be held, we suppose, outside the colony. This is much to be regretted, but we cannot blame the Directors in Auckland. They were in a perilous position, and acted, we believe, in the interests of the Bink in seeking to place the control where the capital is. Mr Buckley is now effaced, together with his companion in mischief, Mr McLean, and we trust the affiirs of the Bank will soon be on a basis to defy the malice of its false friends ; which are ever more dangerous than an open and declared enemy,

Who loves a good old pedigres cast ? Ona Miller died last month at Cincinnati and left four daughters, three of whom were stepsisters and cousins of each other, whilst the fourth was not Only step-sister, but aunt to the other three. Miller originally married one of three eiatera. This lady died in giving birth to a little girl. He subsequently married the second eister, and, strange to say, she died in exactly a similar manner, after being married but one year. Miller was still e young man. and soon married the third sister, She lived with Miller for three years, when she too died, leaving a baby girl, All of the three little girls were living, but the father-in-law had died about a year before. Miller soon married his mothsr-in-law. But ten days after the birth of a little girl she died also ; and two months afterwards Miller himself died. AU of the four children are alive, and in addition to the curious rela io - ships mentioned above, there was also the fact that the last of Miller's wives was not only sister-in-law to her own daughter, but step-mother to her own grand children. Guess tbe old country can’t run to a pedigree like that anyhow, old as it is,

There was much inconvenience yesterday through it being found, impossible to get the stock shipped. As they were got on the lighters the following paragraph was writtan, and if not a correct record it must now stand for what ought to have been I<i is pleasing to note the exports of stock that are being made from Gisborne. By the s.s. Australia yesterday Mr G. G. Scott sent 20 head of cattle to the Auckland market. The mob was a fine sample of the splendid quality of stock that can ba produced in this district, but Poverty Bay stock has long since made a name for itself on the Auckland market. In recent years the price has not been such as to tempt a large export in that direction, the want of shipping facilities being a great drawback j but the animals sent by Mr Scott ought to be a good proof to Auckland buyers that the quality of Poverty Bay stook has in no way deteriorated. In a few months we hops that Messrs Nelson Bros, will have completed arrangements by which beef as well as frozen mutton can be dealt with, but at present stock owners must be content to make the best arrangements they can, and Mr Scott’s exportation should give a good indication as to whether a fair profit can be made on shipments to the Auckland market. By the Southern Cross some thirty to forty flue pigs were to be exported to Wellington by Mr Townley, the porkers being from the Cook County Cheese factory grounds, but thajr eoald not be shipped.

Latest information to hand is that the man Swann, who was seriously injured by an accident at Pakarae, is in a very low condition at the hospital. The late Owen McGrath having been a member of the Druids’ Lodge, the Order intend making arrangements as to the funeral on Sunday.

Captain Chrisp reports that the Sonth Pacific well is down to 1343 ft, and the 4Jin pipes to 1326 ft, the hole being perfectly plumb. There is no indication of petroleum.

The Mail says that at Tauranga a rope and chain got twisted around the propellor of the lona, and the vessel was in a difficulty. Mr Steene, mate ot the Douglas, volunteered to free the propellor. Th? operation occupied over an hour, and Mr Steene had to dive down seventeen times before he succeeded. The rope was squeezed to about half its usual thickness, and had lost its roundness.

There appears to be some dissatisfaction in connection with the position which has been conferred on Mr H. E. Kenny—not with that gentleman’s appointment-, which has been generally approved of, but in regard to the treatment of Mr Bird. The West Coast papers, with only two exceptions, protest against Mr Bird’s suspension, while the Government have made no charge against him in his official capacity or as regards hip administration of justice. Tho Justices of the Peace, the Bar, and the business men are communicating with the Justice Department in the matter.

Referring to the case of the Waipiro block Touchstone asks Is the block to be cut up for settlement ?--Oh dear no 1 It’s leased by Mr J. N. Williams, who has a rare bargain. It consists of 30,000 acres of grand land, and must return Mr J.N. W. a capital profit. Most of it is hill country, suitable onlj for sheep, but if it were cut up into small runs, it would be better for the country. Of course Mr Williams can’t be blamed fir having had the enterprise to first lease it, but all the same, the land should support a larger population.—These native lands ought to be taxed.—Of course they ought, and they will be before long. Two men frught a duel at Rockville recently of a singularly sanguinary nature' One was armed with a bowie-knife and the other with a razor. They fought for half an hour, a crowd of roughs forming a ring around them. When the police finally arrived and arrested tho combatants, they were both dangerously, as well as horribly wounded. The knife man had his intestines protruding through a gash made by his antagonist's razor, and a second out bad completely severed his left ear and penetrated deep into his cheek. The other man's side, arms, and thighs were stabbed in a dozen places, and three of his fingers were slashed off. Both men are likely to die. “ Has the Dock Strike benefited the working class?” is the question which was debated at the Union Literary Society on Thursday evening, Mr Featon taking ihe affirmative and Mr Mann the negaiive. Mr Featon went deeply into the general subject of capital and labor, giving an interesting historical sketch. Mr Mann contended that the debate only dealt with the present, and had no bearing on the future. He was prepared to admit that the strike would have a great effect for good in the future, and he fully sympathised wi>h the cause, but he then gave figures to show that up to the present the working class had lost rather than benefited. Mr Crawford supported the affirmative, and Messrs Gardiner and Chrisp the negative, the result being a decided victory for the latter. Mr Danlop occupied the chair, and his sympathies were with the strikers. A workman, he contended, had asjmueh right to get ths best value he could for bis labor as a merchant had to get the highest price for his goods. After tbe debate Mrs Dunlop offered some suggestions with the object of getting the ladies to take more interest in the work of the Society, and it was at once decided to try and meet the views given expression to. A Scotch parish minister has been discussing the rival claims of football and religions worship. Ha finis that some of the athletic youth in his congregation have been so wearied by their exertions at the football matches on the Saturday that they could not oome out to church on Sunday morning. The remedy be proposes for this state of matters Bounds very like revolution in Scotch religious ideas. He proposes that the. football match should ba postponed till the Sunday afternoon, and that his young people should have their worship first and their enjoyment afterwards. He defends his proposal by the observation that, etymologically, religion and recreation mean ths same thing. We are not so sure about that, but the fact that such a suggestion is made by a minister in Scotland proves that Scotland is moving forward, perhaps, fast enough. Twenty-five years ago another Scotch minister was the subject of universal reprobation in Scotland bicause he suggested that a quiet walk on Sunday might be a good thing. Now we have football on Sunday recommended. Scotland is advancing.—Daily Graphic. An address for presentation to His Holiness the Pope has been drawn up op behalf of the Roman Catholic laity of Christchurch. The following is an extract" We feel that ths time has come when tbe Catholic laity throughout Christendom should join in protesting against the insult offered by the Italian Government to the vicar of Christ and tbe whole Catholic world. In pleasing contrast to the attacks made upon tbeOhurohin many of the countries of Europe, is the religious liberty enjoyed by Catholics throughout Australasia, and we are thankful to mars tbe rapid progress made by the Church in tbe Antipodes. The growing influence of the Catholic Press throughout New Zealand is a matter of congratulation, and cannot fail to become a powerful factor in educating our people, and expounding our principles to our non-Catholio fellow colonists. In oar own

diocese, owing to the devotion and zeal of onr Bishop and clergy, and tbe loyal correspondence of the laity, churches and schools have been built, and charitable institutions of various kinds established, presided over by holy men and woman belonging to some ot the various religious orders, which are the glory and distinctive feature of our Holy Church. Conspicuous amongst the religious are the priests of the Society of Mary, who may be termed the pioneers of Catholicity in the Southern Seas, and whose privilege it is to number itt their ranks the blessed Father Chanel, whose labors have been so recently crowned by your Holiness." Mr C. F. Moberly Bell, who has succeeded to the position of manager of the Times, is a tall, powerfully built man in the prime of life. For some time he had acted as oorrespendent for the Times, at Cairo. He paid a visit to England at the conclusion of the sitting of the Parnell Commission, when the late Mr Macdonald was acting as manager of the Times, but returned to his post in Egypt at the end of last year. His appointment is likely to be popular, as Mr Bell possesses qnalities which should stand him in good stead. The dual management by the two young Walters is said to have worked unsatisfactorily, hence

the change. A correspondent writes to the World: “ The appointment of Mr Moberly Bell to a place in the Times office was almost as much a surprise to the staff In Printing House Square as that of Mr Buckle. Mr Bell began life as a merchant and insurance broker at Alexandria, and hie connection with the Times commenced acaidentaUyftby his writing to them as a stranger, pointing out how they o >uld get their Indian news tome days earlier than they were accustomed to do. The correspondence thus commenced ended' la Mr Bell becoming flrat an ocoaalonal and then the permanent correspondent of Mr Walter in Egypt. Mr Bell did not, however, relinquish his commercial occupations, and his advertisement, till very la'ely, always figured conspicuously on tha first page of the Egyptian Gazette, Few men have so intimate a knowledge of Egyptian Court life and intrigue as Mr Moberly Bell, and his piquant sketches of Egyptian worthies, published anonymously two or three years ago, caused many heartburnings in high places. Mr Bell la a man of considerable shrewdness, and a fluent writer. He has the Egyptian question and its manifold ramifications at the tips of his fingers; but be has had little experience of English life, and none whatever of newspaper management,” Wesleyan service* on Sunday—Gisborne 11 and 7, Mak&raka 2, Rev. J. Ward, Church of England country tirvitsi— Patutahi, 7i