LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 478, 10 July 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Waihora does not arrive from Auckland until Saturday next. The County Connell meets at ths usual hour to-morrow afternoon. A spicy case is expected to come on for hearing at the R.M. Court this morning. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Harbor Board takes place this afternoon. A notice regarding a dividing fence ia given to Mr Christian Hansen, through our advertising columns. The Wellington Rowing Club won £175 last season, currying off four championships under the Association’s auspices. A Frenchman has discovered that _ by syringing dahlias with tepid water a delicious aroma is imparted to the beautiful flower.

A man at Sheffield fell asleep with a loaded gun lying on the table before him. On moving his arm, as he awoke, the gun exploded, killing him. The steamer Ohau leaves Napier this afternoon and arrives here at daylight tomorrow morning. She goes on to Auckland direct at 8.

Under the laws of New Jersey, “ a disorderly person ” may be a person who “ stands and looks over a fence at a woman standing on a step-ladder to wash a kitchen window.”

One of the latest devices amongst young girls is to stuff their pillows with their old love letters. Is seems that there is at leist one element of certainty about these pillows —they are sure to be soft. July 29th is to be a great day in connection with the laying of the foundation stone of the Wesleyan Church. Tha ceremony takes place at 3 p.m., and there will be a soiree and public mee iag in tha evening. A West African Monarch, King Salifou, was so impressed with the Paris Exhibition that he went home and commenced instituting all kinds of reforms. This so displeased his subjects that they murdered him. Fifty head of prime fat steers crossed the Taruheru bridge on Monday morning last on their way to the freezing works. The beef were from Mr B. Reynolds’ station, Mangabci, and were in charge of the manager, Mr Donald McDonald.

A packet of papers addressed to Mrs G. Durston, Sydney, are detained at the Post Office for extra postage. Letters from places beyond the colony, addressed to Marcelius Morreira, and Charles McDavid, are lying at the Post Office unclaimed.

Scientific circles in Europe are fighting over the important question, whether a new machine should be termed ” telautographic” or “ aulotelegrapliic.” Ia this interesting feud, the fact that it transmits autograph messages, drawings and plans by telegraphy is apparently overlooked. The mechanical milkmaid has been pronounced a success. An iron suction tube is fitted round the cowhouse, and indiai übber tubes are attached to the udder. A forcepump, worked by a boy, supplies the suction, aud six cows may be placed under requisition at once.

At the Police Couit yesterday morning, Paratene Turangi and Where Turangi were charged with stealing sheep atTe Arai. The evidence was vary strong against accused, Ihara Ahuhata giving direct testimony against the other natives, and they were committed for trial at the Supreme Court.

Mr Justice Kekewich has had to decide the meaning of the expression “an unmarried man." The counsel on the one side declared that unmarried meant never having been married. The Judge, however, agreed with the opposing counsel that tc‘ • die unmarried ” means to depart this life without leaving a hueband or wife surviving. A debate as to whether Stanley or Gordon has done more for the African races was to have taken place at the Union Literary "ociety this evening, but it has been decided to adjourn the debate until next Thursday evening, so that the members of the Society may have an opportunity of witnessing the performance of Hamlet this evening.

The Whataupoko Road Board mst on Tuesday afternoon. The Olerlr was instructed to inspect the Riverside Road, and other repairs that were reported necessary. The drain in Ballance Street was ordered to be cleared out, and the road leading to Mr Porter’s to be repaired. On the motion of Mr Bigley the Board decided to protest against the leasing of the foreshore, and a copy of the resolution was ordered to be sent to the Harbor Board. The counter attrac ions resulted in th"rs being only a poor attendance at the St, Andrew's Literary Society on Tuesday evening, when the Ven. Archdeacon Williams delivered his lecture entitled a “ Third coiitribu’ion to the history of Poverty Bay.” The lecture was a very interesting and instructive one, and those who attended expressed themselves greatly pleased. The Woiapu arrived yesterday afternoon from Auckland, after a splendid passage of 28 hours. She brought a cargo of coal (transhipped from a vessel direct from Newcastle) for Mr H. E. Johnston, who advertises that special concessions will be made to those who take delivery from the vessel's side. The popular Captain Nicolas will be warmly congratulated on his smart passage. He evidently means to warm up the steamers with his trim schooner,

Some days ago the brass cap cf a buggy axle was found, and advertised in the Standabd. So many people came in to enquire about tha cap that, in the confusion, we gave up trying to count them. One gentleman who thought the article was his was permitted to take it away to try it, and he is now convinced that it was not the one ha had lost. If those gentlemen who wished to see it will now call at the office, they will be able to satisfy themselves in the matter.

Mr Tanner’s bill provides that any school committee may sanction the daily reading of the portions of the Bible indicated in the schedule, without comment, either at the commencement or the close of the day's studies. It is proposed that any scholar may be withdrawn by his or her parents cr guardians during the reading without forfeiting any of the other benefits of the school. The selections in the schedule are taken from the Old Testament, the four Gospels, aud the Acta of tha Apostles.