The Gisborne Standard AND COOK COUNTY GAZETTE. Published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morning. Thursday, August 7, 1890.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 490, 7 August 1890, Page 2

The Gisborne Standard AND COOK COUNTY GAZETTE. Published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morning.

Thursday, August 7, 1890.

Be just and fear not; Let all the ends thou aim’st at bo thy country’s, Thy God’s, and truth’s,.

A leader and other matter are crowded out of this morning’s issue. The steamer Manapouri does not arrive from Auckland until Saturday. A report of the last meeting of the Borough Council appears on our fourth page. The Labor Bills are likely to have a rough lime in committee, and the Council will probably reject the whole lot. The sixteenth annual general meeting of the Gisborne Building Society will be held at the Society’s office, at 7 this evening. Owing to the heavy sea running in the bay yesterday morning the steamer Ohau had to proceed on to Auckland with the Gisborne portion of her cargo. A special meeting of the Harbor Board will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon, ■when Mr O'Connor will present his report on harbor matters. There will be “ An evening with Scott ” at the Union Literary Society to-night, when Mrs H. Williams reads a paper, a discussion following. The meeting is open to all. " Supposing every member of the Ministry owed fifty thousand pounds to the Bank, who has any business with that fact ?” asks a Gisborne paper. Is a reply needed ?

An advertisement in regard to the Premier Hair Cutting Saloon, announcing the arrival of a choice selection of fancy goods, pipes, &e., will app.ear in the next issue of the Standabd.

A band of Hope and Temperance meeting will be held at the Wesleyan Church at 7.30 this evening. All are cordially welcomed to be present. The Rev. P. R. Munroe delivers an address.

The Fire Brigade bad a very successful wet practice last night, with the steam engine. The fire was lighted, steam got un, and water ejected beyond the Standard office in the smart time of 6| minutes.

By a fire at Matawhero yesterday afternoon, the stables, engine house, and other property of Messrs McFarlane Bros, were destroyed by fire, the origin being unknown. The insurance was £3OO,

It is believed that if Sir Robert Stout again stands for Parliament be will, at the next general elecion, oppose the Hon. Mr Hislop. It is well-known there is no love lost between these two lawyer politicians. A correspondent writing from Matawhero omits to comply with the condition under which all letters in the Standard are published. Tha name is not enclosed with the letter. That is always necessary as a guarantee of good faith, though its publication is not required.

The Vivian Dramatic Company had a good house on Tuesday night, when the sensational drama “ East Lynne ” was played, followed by a laughable farce. Some of the acting was much admired. Last night “Queen’s Evidence” was put oni’the boards, there being again a large attendance, and the acting was equally popular. The piece seemed greatly to the taste of the audience, and applause was freely bestowed whenever a 11 hit ”|was made, as was very frequently the case during the evening. The company have decided to extend their season until Saturday night, the prices for each evening being fixed at 3s, 2s, and Is.; _ The Post strongly condemns the claim of Sir Julius Vogel being met by the discreditable plea of the statute of limitations. If the colony honestly owes the money it should be paid, and no obstacle should be interposed to prevent the case being tried by the ordinary legal process, as such a course would tend to damage the credit of the colony, as in the case instituted by Messrs Brogden and Sone. The Napier News makes some amusing mistakes in its report, of the Turanganui — Pirates football match. Our representative informs us that the reporter has got the names mixed up, in attempting to individualise, and credited several players with faults and virtues of which they were quite innocent. The Trade Protection Gazette remarks :— We are of opinion that a better way of settling the futjie wrongdoing of fraudulent bankrupts would be to place them outside the operation of all the laws for the recovery of debts. If after that, merchants or traders should trust a man, knowing him to be beyond the reach of the laws for recovery, they would do so at tbeir own risk. And, on the other hand, if a man so situated should obtain credit without informing the creditors of his position, bis offence would be that of obtaining goods under false pretences. We think it would be difficult to find a better method of dipping the wings of those who rush into debt without assuring ibemselws Jof an honorable way out)