LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 507, 16 September 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr Brassey, who has gone bankrupt in Nap-'er, told his creditors that he has propetty in Poverty Bay to the value o! £lB5. The property be refers to is Potutu O. Block, 92 acres.

Two f f the Napier papers have been opening their columns to a discussion as to whether an undischarged bankrupt can stand for Parliament. The News says it is not going to join in the discussion, for, as far as concerns Napier, there will be no undischarged bankrupt as a candidate for the seat, unless Mr Ormond has to succumb to financial difficulties, which ia not likely. A meeting of M. J. Gannon’s creditors takes place shortly, whan they must either ratify or reject a resolution enabling him to get bis diaeliirge.

Milduras, and irrigation aetllctnsht in Australia, contains neither hotels nor lawyers. A general meeting of the Timber Workers' Union takes place at 8 this evening. The Committee meet half an hour earlier. A London telegram of last week announces thi death of Canon Liddon, in his 71st year. He was one of the foremost preachers in Great Britain.

Labonchere soya cf John Morley as a po'itieian : “ The trouble with these Atheists is that they are too dashed scrupulons for us Christians ” 1

Mr J. A. Laing, formerly proprietor of the Gisborne Standard, l as obtained firstclass honors with a medal, in the practical zoology examination at the Edinburgh University. At the Police Court yesterday morning W. Ratcliffe, charged with lunacy, was remanded till Wednesday next. W. H. Steele, charged with being drunk did not appear, and foifeited the amount of his bai 1 , 10s.

When a strike of telegraph operators was recently believed to be impending io London, arrangements were being made by the authorities to re-engage women who had formerly been in the service and had left, it on getting married. It is said that in a swell locality in Sydney a stylish bootmaker may be seen each morning sweeping the pavement, his hands encased in kid gloves of the most expensive kind.

A statement compiled shows that there are 21,000 parsons in England. Of these 3000 have stipends lower than £l5O. while there are 35 bishops averaging £5,000 a year each, Canterbury getting £15.000. The Rev. A. Marshall, o f Melbourne, says that “ State secular education is helping to build np an Australia of educated and unprincipled scoundrels, the most dangerous class in any community.” Among the book debts in W. Brassey’s esate is an item against Mr J. Studholme. The latter denies owing anything in the estate, while the bankrupt as strongly Persia's that there is a sum due for work done.

There was a large attendance of spectators at the stallion parade which was held at the Waikanae on Saturday. There were not many horses on the ground, but the owners of those that were brought had a fine opportunity of exhibiting their animals. At Lyttelton last Wednesday the American barquentine Nellie had her cargo of flax on fire, from spontaneous combustion. The fire was subdued after much trouble. The second mate and a fireman were stupefied by the smoke.

The Hawke’s Bay Herald aeaoses the Maritime Council of having committed a flagrant breach cf faith in withdrawing the Unionists hom the Star of Victoria, u written promise having been given that the men would be permitted to load the versa!.

Some newspaper men are wonderfully gifted with versatility. A Sydney editor, Mr Edmond, won a prize for an essay in opposition to the federation of the world, and now, out of 535 competitors, he has been awarded the first prize for an essay in support of such a federation.

By our exchanges we notice that ths Napier labor organisations have withdrawn from the silly attitude they assumed of boycotting the Hawke's Bay Herald. By taking such foolish steps as ’hit one was Labor has been placed under a great disadvantage in the present struggle. Two members of Parliament, at Wellington the other evening, set a beautiful example to those who aspire to the honor. Within the precincts of the House one gentleman called another a mongrel, and such a retort was made as might be repeated with applause in a clen of thiol es, but would not be permissible in any decent print. At the Mutual Improvement Society last night there was a very interesting discussion on the question! “Is the Traveller or the Scientist the greater benefactor to mankind 1” Mr Ward taking the side of the traveller and Mr G. Davies the other side. Mr Davies was not present, but he had written out his paper, which was read by another member.

At the Trust Commissioner’s Court yesterday a certificate was granted to a deed of transfer from F. J. Skipworth and others to J W. Fairlie of Kaiti seel io > 296, and to a deed of lease from Mere Wbakana and another to W. King, of Karaka No. 6. The judgment in the Supreme Court in the case Arapeta Potae or T-pipmia v. A. C. Arthur, was given for defendant, with £l5 16u costs.

At the Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning the Rev. Dr Warren took “ Predestination ’’ as his subject. He laid down three propositions —l, that God is eternal; 2, that God’s purposes are eternal ; 3, that 'he doctrine of Predestrination is a Bible doctrine. He spoke strongly in support of these propositions, contending that man is a free agent and must accept the responsibility if he does not lead a Christian life.

To our correspondent “ Looking Backward” : We are quite willing to afford reasonable space for discussion on a subject that has so wide an interest, but personalities must be omitted. Some of your remarks on the debate in question are very fair, but the satirical refereocss to individuals, though probably only meant in playfulness would appear meanspirifed in print, and in any case would be rf no interest to the public.— Ediiob Standard. In Auckland it is said that the wives of some of the strikers gave the men a very warm time of it for obeying the behests of the Unions. Of one woman the story is told that she wont to the emplover, got his version of the strike, and then wont home and gave her spouse such a tongue-thrash-ing as would have made even an editor wince. Another woman said she did not mind working to keep herself and the children, but she objected to keeping her husband doing nothing. Whan neighbors fall out it is surprising how diesgreeab’c they can become. Liat week Mr R. Morton, a Wellington shoolmn-ter, sought to get £lOO damages from Dr Lemon, and aleo a restraining injunction, on scoount of the Dcctc's private electric wire, which had been erected in JBB3 with the approval and assistance of the plai i tiff, who also frequently brought friends tn see the apparatus at work, The decision of the Court left the crochetty pedagogue the alternative of going out and whistling for the £lOO and the injunction,

' In a Gisborne church on Sunday the minister took as an Illustration the supposition that a townsman had £lO,OOO on his premises during a day and night, and that such a thing was not secret I And not n smile was to be observed among ths oongrepa'ion, who probably remembered that the divine had eotne from Yankeeland. One person present could not help wondering if the minister had not been told the story of a leading business man faying at a meeting of creditors cf a bankrupt pub’ioan, that he did not believe there was a thousand pounds in Gisborne, banks counted ip. The following item hy the ’Frisco mail should be pleasing alike to employer and employee in New Zealand:—The Pacific Coast’ Labor Union have, by resolution, gone beyond the question of the number of hours that enns'ltute a day's work and the compensation therefor, and now represent to employers, superintendents, and foremen that the men working for them must be addressed more respectfully than heretofore. If any rile, obscene, or profane epithets be used toward them, the Union propose to prosecute tha offender to the utmost limit of the law, and will charge the treasury with the expenses therefor.

There has been a strike of so-called Christians in Auckland, and if tha hell fire theory be true bis Satanic majesty has a chance of gathering many leading lights to his fold, Pastor Bi ch was very outspoken on the subj ct of the great strike, with the result that the officers of the Baptist Tabernacle met in secret conclave to discuss what should be done jn the matter, the capitalists na'urally being wrath at the Pastor's approval of boycotting. Dr Kenderdjne is one of those who has given up his sittings in the church, but he says he will return if they get a Pastor who does not hold the views enunciated. Query—ls not that itself boycotting in its worst form?— boycotting a minister who has the flourage to openly epeak out bis mind, be bls views right ttr wrong?

The Gisborne Harbor Bill passed through all stages in the Legislative Council on Saturday.

In the last twenty-five years the United States has paid off £360,000.000 of debt, leaving the present debt something less than £180,000,000.

The Maoris are greatly mystified at the present labor troubles, and some of them entertain strange ideas on the subject. At Wairoa, says the News, the natives believe that the Unions are trying to overthrow the Government, and if successful will murder the Maoris.

“ Matthews is the meanest and lowest skunk that ever sat on a Treasury bench” was shouted out in the House of Commons by a member named Tanner, who had previously made an interruption which Mr Matthews alluded to .as vulgar. After some hesitation Tanner apologised by request of the Speaker.

Mr Parkinson, one of the witnesses in the Streeter murder case, was in Gisborne on Saturday. How-he managed to get back so much sooner than the other witnesses was by going in the steamer to Opoliki, and then riding overland. Parkinson was accompanied by McDonald, and they got into Ormond on Thursday,

1 here is a movement in the House to try and get Wellington made the terminus cf the San Francisco mail service if Sydney refuses to join io the new contract. Such an arrangement would certainly be more suitable to Gisborne, as by present arrangements the mail is nearly always a week or more behind time of its arrival in Auckland.

The Wellington correspondent of the Napier News telegraphs that the Opposition declare they u ill not on any account allow what are known as *' Arthur’s clauses ” to be inserted in the Native Land Administration Act now before the House.

When the sc-called free laborers wore going aboard a vessel iu Wellington last week the got hooted vehemenently, and hustled roughly by a great crowd of rowdies, but one man—a prominent foot-baller-adopted an ingenious plan to escape being mixed up in the scrimmage. He got himself headed up in a.cask and was passed forward as general cat go.

The ease with which one can now get a berth on a steamer, as a free laborer, has given an opportunity that has been largely availed of. Many men wishing to make a trip to any place ship as free laborers, do as little as they can, though perhaps substantially retarding other workers, and then quit the vessel when they have reached the desired haven.

A Sydney paper remarks on the petition that was presented to the New Zealand Parliament, for compensation for being ruined at the Kermadeos: “He didn’t wind up by saying that he would ever pray. There was an air of frank, unvarnished cursing and dynamite in it instead, and a sort of underlying insinuation that if the money wasn't paid someone would find himself lying dead at an early date.”

In addressing the International Typographical Convention, Mr Honry George said,' If you would accomplish anything real, anything lasting, you must leave mere unionism, and carry the fight into politics. Vote as trade unionists, but vote for a principle t hat is higher than trades unionism. The man to be considered, the man to be elevated, is the man who has not even got a trade.”

In giving his decision on the Brassey case,at Napier, Captain Preece said: “It is evident to mo that either Herman or his clerk have given false evidence, or the defendant, to shield himself, has made an untrue statement. However, lam satisfied that the evidence of the defendant is not sufficient to break down the charge of the prosecution, and it is consequently my duty to send the case for trial.” Mr Cornford said the Crown would take up the case.