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LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr Field, of Waimata, has sold a mob of two tooth wethers at 11b 6d per head. Such prices as these will cheer the hearts of the toilers in the back country.

The Bev. Canon and Mrs Fox returned yesterday from Auckland, and their many friends are taking advantage of the opportunity to congratulate the happy couple. The second of the series of Cup football matches is to be played this afternoon, the tussle being between the Gisborne and

Waerengahika teams. The players seem to be a little bashful, as a list of the names has not been forwarded to us.

A portion of the time of the R.M Court was occupied on Thursday with the hearing of a peculiar case, Mrs Courtenay being sued for £l4 for treatment in the special ward iu the Gisborne Hospital. Mr Chrisp appeared for the Trustees and Mr Day for defendant. It was elicited that Mrs Courtenay had been receiving money from her sister in Auckland, to whom she hud written saying that she was ill in the Hospital and it was coaling her, or her husband, £2 a week. Mr Wa sou depossd that Mr Courtenay, who was a bankrupt, had sworn at the meeting of creditors that his wife was possessed of a sap irate estate. Mrs Courtenay’s evidence w»s to the effect that her husband had mads the w»r.g. inents, for the ward, while on the other hand evidence was given that Mrs Courtnay refused to go into any ward but the special one for which £2 a week was charged. His Worship made some severe remarks on the case, aud then gave judgment for the full amount, with 51s costs.

Mr F. H. Barnard left for New Plymouth by last Right’s steamer. On Thursday evening ths teachers of the Wesleyan Sunday Schoo! (of which Mr Barnard was Superintendent) and friends assembled to present him with a testimonial,printed in blue on white satin. The presentation was made by Mr Ford, and in doing so he made a short address highly complimentary to Mr Barnard. The testimonial was as follows:—" To Mr F. H. Barnard, Superintendent Gisborne Wesleyan Sunday School : Dear Sir,—We have heard, with deep regret, that you uro about to leave Gisborne. The office of Superintendent is a very important one, aud the Sunday School is one of the beet fields in which we can work for the training of our boys and girls in the right way—the field iu which any good seed sown will be most likely to become prolific. You have filled that post in our School for some years with credit, with zeal, and to the satisfaction of teachers and scholars alike. You have set us an example of consistent, oansciontioue, practical Christianity, and w e will all strive to profit thereby. We hope that the change from here to New Plymouth will be beneficial to your health, and that of Mrs Barnard and your family ; and we trust that you will be used as an honored vessel there, as you have been here. We know that your best reward will ba in the knowledge that you have worked for the Master. We would only add that we have all benefited greatly through yonr having been here, and wish hearty Godspeed to you and your future efforts. We are, dear and honored Sir, yours respectfully, Thb Tkaoskhs of the Gisbobxe Wbslevan SUNDAY School.’* Mr Barnard made an affecting reply. The Rev. J, Ward alto made a low remarks.

Mr O’Conor, Marine Engineer, is expected in Gisborne in a few days.

A meeting of the Borough Council takes place on Monday, in connection with the foreshore question. A business announcement from Messrs Common, Shelton, and Co. appears in our advertising columns. A meeting of those interested in the formation of an oil and water boring company will be held on Monday evening.

A young gentlemen’s Quadrille Assembly will open at the rear of the Theatre Royal on Monday evening next. Partners for the polka at 7.30. Admission Is.—Advt.

The Charitable Aid Board intend to try and recover expenses from a Waipiro individual on account of a young woman who became a charge against the Board. Captain Thompson received the following weather telegram from Wellington last night: —” Northeast to north and west gale after 16 hours from now; glass fall; indications of rain.”

The Auckland Herald’s Wellington correspondent telegraphs that the Government have resolved to let the financial difficulties of Harbor Boards be solved as best those bodies can, refusing to take any action in the matter.

In reference to a requisition from the Wharf Laborers’ Union, that the Harbor Board should erect a shed for the comfort of those who have frequently to wait at the wharf, the Board resolved that there were no funds for such a purpose. The following tenders were received on Tuesday last for felling 100 acres of bush at Mr E. F. Harris’ Bimnroa station :—T. Hackett £1 3< 65, T. Corcoran £l. Colbert and Co. 19s, C. Oheeseman 18s, O. Farris 17s 6d. The tender of Mr Oheeseman, at 18s per acre, has been accepted. The Hon. Mr Richardson's speech has caused much diversity of opinion, one side claiming that the absence of any reference to Mr Fergus' speech favors the view that the latter was a Ministerial utterance, while another view is that l Mr Richardson acted very sensibly in speaking only concerning his own Department. An extraordinary case of fasling is reported from Maesteg, Glamorganshire. Ruth Morris, 23 years of ago, who has suffered from fits during lhe last 10 years, has existed eight weeks without food, decoctions of brandy, milk and water only having b-ren partaken of twice during that period. She lies in a kind of trance, and has only been momentarily conscious on three occasions. Mr W. L. Reas has been interviewing Ministers in Wellington. He has submitted to them a Bill which he considers would solve the trouble in regard to Native titles. He hopes the Government will print the Bill in English and Maori, so as to get the opinions of experts. The proposal is to abolish individualisation, restore the preemptive right, and make special provision for settlement. An anonymous letter in last night’s paper makes an imputation that Mr Johnston did not, at the Harbor Board meeting, act up to his expressed convictions, in his address to the ratepayers. Mr Johnston simply objected to the lease of the foreshore at the rate stipulated, because he thinks it is merely alienating the property of the Board for a song. He still supports leasing the foreswore, providing there jia a fair rental for it.

It is probable that a return will be laid before Parliament next session of the large number of property owners who are absent from the colony and yet drawing very large revenues from it, or else leave the property in a state of unproductiveness in the hope of some addlehead coming along and buying it at a fictitious value. The magnitude of this evil is such as few people have any conception of. The information possibly points to the assessment of these properties for taxation purposes.

Thomas Thaxter, who accidentally injured himself with a knife, at Pakarae last month, died at the Hospital yesterday morning. We are informed on authority that our contemporary’s paragraph last night is likely to create a wrong impression. Thaxter received the best of attention at the Pakarae, and he was rapidly progressing at the Hospital, but blood poisoning set in through the injury to the vein. The death could not be said to be sudden, because fever had set in two or three days prior to death.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Thursday morning, the following civil cases were heard :—J. Thorbey v. E. Cameron, claim £l4 3s, for work done; Mr Watson for plaintiff; plaintiff nonsuited, cos’s £1 Bs. J. Comiskey v. O. O'Dwyer, claim £3 6% for wages; judgment by default, costs 6«. J. Erskine v. O. O'Dwyer, claim £6 19s, for goods supplied; judgment by default, costs 10s. A. M. Brown v. J. Cresswell, claim £1 la 103, for goods supplied; judgment by default, costs 7s. E. Merritt v. T, Greene, claim £5, for value of a horse converted by defendant to his own use ; Mr Rees for plaintiff, and Mr Chrisp for defendant; judgment for £4 10s, costs £1 19e, to be reduced to 10s on return of horse. Judgment summons: A. J. O’Ntill v. T. Corcoran, claim £3; an order was made for immediate payment, in default three days’ imprisonment. The Union Literary Society was well attended on Thursday evening, when selections were given from “ Much Ado about Nothing.” Mr Crawford occupied the chair. An analysis of the play was ably given by Mr Mann, and the following ladies and gentlemen contributed the readings :—Misses Palairet, Barry and Watson, and Mrs H. Wi'liams, Rev, A. F. Gardiner, Messrs Pettie, D. Bourke, H. Watson, Mann, and H. Maude. There wan of course no preparation as to costumes, the merit being in 'he way lhe readings were givan, the readers acquitting themselves with much credit and being oomn'irnenled by warm applause from the audience. There was a lack of criticism, but ths Chairman gave a very humorous tone to the proceedings by his illustrations. Mrs Williams made some very sensible comments on the characters chosen, and pointed out that Shakespeare did not appear to entertain a vary high opinion of his own sex. None of “ the deceivers ever " had the courage to take their own part, though Mr J. Bourke asked the Chairman some pertinent questions, adroitly shielding himself behind the opinions of the great Bard. Mrs Dunlop also made a few remarks from tho humorous side, and Messrs Gardiner and Mann spoke concerning the play. Next week there is to be a debate on Town v. Country pursuits, ihe leaders bring Messrs F. Lysnar, H. Maude, H. Watson, and C. Palairet. At its meeting on Thursday afternoon the Harbor Board decided that it could do nothing but adhere to ita previous resolution in regard to the next instalment for interest. The matter was discussed in Committee. There was some question as to whether it was advisable to adopt that course, but it was agreed that for the present the communications from Government should be treated as confidential. Mr Johuaton at first dissented to there being any secrecy in the matter, but subsequently coincided with the view that it would be better for the Bubjeot to be brought up in a way that it could be freely discussed. Mr Shelton said he thought it would, however, be advisable for the Press representatives to remain, so that they could thoroughly understand tho position, and it was unanimously agreed to request them to remain, but as the Board was in Committe, not to report the discussion. The matter was then freely discussed from all points, there being really nothing new in the communications, which were nothing more than requests for further information on certain points. Tne discussion demonstrated that the Board wished to avoid any extreme steps, and that impartial and experienced men had considered the scheme proponed a very good one. It was a great mistake to class the Gisborne difficulty with that of Taranaki. It was resolved to leave the matter to Mr Arthur (who expects to get away by next Friday's steamer), and if he thinks it desirable a deputation from the Board will also go down. Wesleyan services to-morrow—Gisborne Morning 11,* evening 7, Makaraka 2, Tet Arai 3.30, Rev. J. Ward. Church of England country services I—Patutahi 11 (Holy Communion), Makaraka 8, Makauti ft, WftMcnga ft-hiktt ?.

Tenders for bushfalliog at Maraetaha elose at noon to day. The Commission Court resumes its sittings on Monday morning, Tenders close at noon to-day for breaking metal for the Borough Oonncil. An ordinary meeting of tho Charitable Aid Board was held on Thursoay afternoon. The cattle driven to the freezing works on Tuesday were not from Mr J. Clark’s run, as stated.

Dr Pollen considers 2 p.m. an unheard of hour for a public body to meet, but Mr Clark on being appealed to says it just suits him, and the Chairman says that it cannot be an unheard of hour seeing that the County Council meet at that time.

With the completion of the Russian Transcontinental Railway, an enterprise now well assured, the tourist may leave London on a given day, and in 10 days and 9 hours arrive at Vancouver ; he can proceed thence to Vladivostok in 10 days and 18 hours ; he can push on to St. Petersburg in 11 days ard 11 hours, aud reach London again in 2 days and 20 hours—a total of 35 days and 14 hours. If we may credit Dalzlel's Berlin correspondent, the Crown Prince received a severe whipping from his father tho other day for saying to the Emperor, ’’ Pape, the other bcy< are better off than I am. They h ive plenty of play time. I have hardly any. allhough lam the Kaiser's son.” The little Prince and his brother Eite.l are worked for 10 hours daily ; five hours' drilling, two hours’ marching and mililarv evolutions, and three hours’ reading and writing.

Newspaper correspondents in Berlin who wished to telegraph Prince Bismarck’s resignation to their respective papers on the night of Monday, the 17th March, were not allowed by the telegraph officials to send their messages, so they had to resort to the plan of telegraphing the resignation as a report, and then later on they wired, “ The report is a fact." As nothing was said in this latter simple announcement about Prince Bismarck, the telegraph officials could not refuse to send it.

In the pamphlet written by Mr Farnall (of Auckland), and which recent telegrams say is receiving attention in England, lhe following reference is made to Jubilee year :—“ Are we io rejoice that one ab-entee New Zealand landlord draws an income of £85,000 a year,’ and lives in ease and affluence in England ? Are we to rejoice that there are 1140 of these absentees, all living in ease and luxury in England and elsewhere, all drawing large sums from this colony, and positively draining its life-blood, whilst they contribute nothing hardly to the national revenue ? Are we to rejoice because we allow ourselves to ba robbed of our small and hardly won earnings, and be brought topoverty and destitution in order that the wealthiest class in this colony may escape their share of taxation ’ Are we to rejoice over that huge debt which, though spent entirely and wholly in the interests of one class, ths land owners, the other, the down trodden, the governed class, is called upon to pay ths interest ?” The Standard was a prominent feature at the Harbor Board meeting on Thursday, the alhengroasing subject being jocularly intro duced by Mr Arthur, who dearly enjoys a joke—at somebody else's expense, while there isn’t a shadow of doubt that the Standard enjoys to occasionally tickle Mr Arthur. That gentleman said he expected to get to Wellington by next Friday’s boat, but the Standard appeared to know better than he did himself, and said it was not likely he would get away. Mr Johnston said the Standard was the reliable paper. Mr Arthur frankly acknowledged that, and a close observer at that moment might have discovered a faint sign of a blush on the countenance of the Standard representative present, th ugh some malignant cynio has asserted that a newspaper man cannot blush Mr Shelton asked who that borak was being pointed at? (Laughter and a deeper blush.) Mr Arthur, with a twinkle in his eve, asserted it was at the Standard. (Laughter.) The Chairman shortly afterwards came in and the meeting was started, but the Standard was soon hoisted again when Mr Arthur began deploring that the Commission prevented bis going to Wallington straigat away. The Chairman remarked that the Standard had expressed doubts that Mr Arthur would be able to getaway by Friday. That gentleman unkindly retorted that the journal alluded to was not infallible, and some one else made the counter-shot that it was nearly so. However, the Standard still publishes. It celebrated its fourth birthday this week.

We must—every year snows the necessity—we must have lady judges. It seems that a lady ordered a sealskin jacket; it did not fit; action for price in Liverpool County Court. Not unnaturally His Honor, during the hearing, suggested that the case, turning as it did upon the delicate point as to the fit of a lady's jacket, might with advantage be tried b‘>fore a jury. It would relieve him of considerable responsibility. Counsel on each side, however, said they preferred to proceed before His Honor. The lady was consequently examined, and corroborated her husband’s evidence. She proceeded to try on the jacket, and in order to judge better of its fit His Honor left his seat and subjected the garment to a critical examination. The lady declared that it was too short in the waist, too tight under the left arm, and altogether was such a misfit that “she would not bo seen in it.” As to the waist, it ought to have been two inches lower. Now, what is a judge to do who has to decide where a lady s waist is? Obviously he must judicially inquire by putting his arm round it. His Honor, apparently, from the report, did not do this, but surely the lady’s husband could not have objected. Yes, we must have lady judges. Picture the learned judge inviting the lady to sit on the bench, and then and there proceeding to put his arm round her to ascertain where her waist was situate, counsel meantime proceeding with his argument 1 Now, a lady judge would socn have settled the case. “ Waist,” she would have said; “ waist, she has no waist. Look at mine ”I— Law Notes.

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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 467, 14 June 1890, Page 2

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LOCAL AND GENERAL Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 467, 14 June 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 467, 14 June 1890, Page 2

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