LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 501, 25 September 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr DeLtiutour arrived tn Wellington by the steamer Arawa. Entries lor the principal eve its at the Turf Club's spring meeting must bs in by Monday nigh l . . The tents for the Wild West Show are to be jreeted on tho Waikanae, in the paddock near the flagstaff. Mr O’Byah delivers a lecture at the Union Literary Society this evening, on “Literary Levities." A general invitation is extended. Messrs Finn and Chrisp, barristers and solicitors, have dissolved partnership. The separate businesses will be conducted in the Union Bank buildings, Mr Finn having the inner offices and Mr .Cliriap’a being near lhe entrance to the building, A football match that is exciting consi lerable interest takes places on Saturday afternoon, being the nnoual match between Pakehas and Maoris. The latter bring a very strong team into the field, and the Pakehae have got toiprepare accordingly, At a meeting cf this Turanganui Football Club on Tuesday night, Mr A. DeCosta was elected Secretary, and Mr Loomb’s name was added to the committee. A vote of thunks was accorded to Mr E. Matthews, who wished to be relieved from the office of Secretary.

Two new light open boats are to be procured by the Poverty Bay Rowing Club for the use of lady and honorary members. The question of ordering new scnllere was left over until a fu'ure meeting of the committee. A junior Club is likely to be formed and affiliated id the senior Club. It has been dec dec! to formally open the rowing season on October 8. ’

At its last meeting the H.R. Education Board approved Of the appointment, for three months, of Mr Raid as master of the Waerengaknri school. An application from Awanui, for school accommodation, was postponed. It was agreed to retain Mr F ram’s services at Napier during the continued indisposition of Mr Heslin. Maintaining a district pound is not always a profi able thing. Three horses were sold on Tuesday by Mr Fisher, keeper of the Whataupoko pound, and the animals rea'ised £2 “a — Is, IDs, and £1 7s. The fees in the ordinary course amounted to nearly £lO, so that Mr Fisht r is not likely to get fat on the bargain, as ho loses the dilf'renec. At the last meeting of the H.B. Land Board, among other general business, the following transfers were approved of :—M. J. Harris to Sutherland and Ritchie, sections 3S and 39, Hajigaroa.; R. Goullet to W. Robson, run 42, Witingaromia; F. Lambert to R. Gouller, run 64, Tatiiiirnma; A. H. Trimmer to D. Milne, section 5, Block V-, Uuwii village; Thomas P.trtridra to J. T. Partridge, section 3, Block Xt, Waimate.

"At the annual meeting of the Auckland Bowing (Tub, the report made reference to the annual fixture; with the Poverty Bay Club, which takes place at Gisborne during the season. Among the "new’ members elected to the Auckland Clnb was Mr Cope land, cx-ehampior. amateur scull, r of New Zealand. Mr St. " Clair was re elected Secretary. The members intend to hold quarterly social «athbrings,.with the object of bringing members more together. The damp weather.ft months past, has considerably affected tlio attendance at the junior branch of the Gisborne Schoo', and unless parents give, wore -assiatuneb in securing a better average at ten 1 inc, one of the pupil teachers will have to bo dispensed with. It will ba ft pity if this should bo found actually necessary ;—it certainly would not bo nsegssary. if some parents interested themselves mope in ensuring the regular attendance of the children. The return billiard match, of 500. up, between Pell and Taylor, came off on Monday night at the Gisborne Hotel, and was witnessed by a large number of persons, all more or less interested, Taylor started off with the lead, bnt was soon passed by Pell, who, sided by a certain amount of luck, went so fir ahead that at one lime there was a gap of IGO separating the cueists. After this. Taylor, playing splendidly, and fi-< quently eliciting applause, made several gallant efforts, but was ur.able to overhaul his adversary, who won by 74. A return and deciding match will probably bo arranged, in order to decide the claim to supremacy, and due notice of time and placo will bp given.

It is wonderful what s benefit may sometimes be derived from the "most simp'e contrivance, An improved lampwick is among the latest novellies that have been introduced to Gisborne, lhe gentleman who has bought ths patent (Mr L. W. MeGlftshan) being now on a visit to this town. The wick is of the ordinary kind, but has been dipped into some kind of composition, which ensures n dear, steady light, and dcee away with the trouble of triinmlnS- T rie wick is guaranteed to last three months withoqi feeing touched with the scissors. The wicks have feeen tested at the Standabd office, and the oompori'qrs pronounce Lhe light much superior to that given by the ordinary wicks. They may ba seen ftt Mr Townley’s, Messrs Graham, Pin, and Bennelt'a, or at the Masonic Hotel. The manulaolumtH at® Trcvitlcli Bfo>„ Mount Buskill.

Lady Whitmore 1 eturned to New Zealand by the Arawa. There is at present a scarcity of labor in Gisborne for bushfalling purposes. Tenders for road formation and drainage works at Kaiti close on Monday next.

The Auckland bakers have reduced tbe price of bread by a halfpenny per 21b loaf. The hearing of the application in M. J. Gannon’s estate was further adj urned until this afternoon.

Dr McGregor, Inspector of Hospitals, arrived in Gisborne yesterday, and paid the local Hospital a visit of inspection.

The Streeter family have quitted Gisborne. They left, by steamer for South. It is reported that Black has gone overland to Napier. The Belfast Freezing Company, Canterbury, resume operations te-norrow. The works had to bs shut down owing to the strike troub e.

A public meeting held at Palmerston, under the auspices of the Knights of L.bor, has selected Fred Pirani, a working man. as th. ir candidate for the district.

At Palmerston North, John Wingate, jun., accidently shot himself while crossing a paddock at Longburn. Ihi bullet entered his thigh and travelled to ths knee. The sufferer was sent to the Wanganui Hospital on Saturday night.

The Secretary of the Fire Brigade informs us that there was no authority given for the report that the new fire mains would be tried last evening ; and that when they are tried, the trial will take place in broad daylight. The Australian Star (N.S.W.) says The championship has nearly’ been wrested from us by America. Congressmen Wiison and Beckwith fought three rounds on the floor of the Chamber, and then apologised. It was a close thing, but were ahead yet. The takings of an hotelkeeper who was boycotted at Sydney dribbled down from £lO and £l5 a day to the ridiculous average of 4a, and the building had to be placed in the hands of the brokers. The reason of the boycott was that the son-in-law of the proprietress had loaned some gear to a company that was antagonistic to the Unions. Is this a repetition < f the old story to ksep away from your mother-in law 1 -in this case though the latter was the sufferer. Reports leave been set afloat by those who no doubt wi,h they were line, that Mr Rees will not centest ths East Coast constituency at the general election, Wa.sdv.se our friends to bide a wre—they will find that the next election Will not.be won by a newly fou .d zeal for handshaking, tickling children under the chin, and sweetly asking th a babies how are thair toolsywootsies ; nor will there be another catch vote at Awanui, now that the dodge of getting the district split up has been successfully worked.' In America it now requires a supply of 55,000 tons of binder twine for the grain crops of ft season, A decade since all the se f-bin iers in existence, required but a few tons. The industry practically started with a visit made by Mr William Deering, the harvester manufacturer, of Chicago, to Hon. Edwin H. Fit er, a rope manufacturer and the present mayor of Philadelphia. Mr Deering subsequently found it so difficult to get perfect twine that ft few years ago he equipped a large twine factory with the beat and most modern machinery, and is now making his own twine. The vu'ue ol tbe annual output of binder twine is about £2,800,000. The topsail schooner Awaroa (Captain G. Page) left Timaru on the 17th with light N.E. winds, which lasted till Kaikora was

passed on the 21st. At noon same day the wind changed round to a southerly breeze, and towards evening a heavy ga'e was blowing, and sumo very heavy seas were shippedTno schooner had then to be hove to tor 18

hours, and the wind having moderated sufficiently, she resumed her voyage next day. Cape Pal iser was sighted at midday yesterday", and Portland Island was passed at 4, the Awuroa coming up to an anchorage in the bay at 9 o'clock last night. She brings 80 tons produce consigned to Common, Shelton and Co. - At the last meeting of lhe H B Education Board a letter was read from the Gisborne Committee, urging their claims for additions and improvements. It was nine years since the buildings had been painted.—Deferred. From same, forwarding resolutions as to scholarships. The Chairman a.ked what the High School Governors did ’—The Secretary said they did nothing.—Mr Carlile said they had no legal status.—The Chairman : Who appointed them ’—Mr Carlile : They appointed themselves. We and not they have the disposal of the funds. They were under a special Act. We took their funds and established the high school.—The Secretary said the funds were not sufficient for the purpose desired.—The .Chairman said the Gisborne Committee wanted to get ho d of the accumulations —The funds of the high school at the disposal of the Board were insufficient for the purpose.