LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 529, 8 November 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr Arthur returned to Gisborne last night. Working men are recommended to attend the meeting this evening in connection with the formation of a Political Association. Mr Kelly left Auckland by the steamer Australia, landing alnng the cnas*, where h* makes known his views, and then comes overland to Gisborne. There i« a handsome show of trophies in the window of Mr W. Good, jeweller. The trophies include those in connection with the Hussars’shooting competition, and prizes tn he competed for at the forthcoming Hospital Sports. The programme for the forthcoming Hospital Sports is published in this morning’s Standard. It is anticipated that the sports will be the most successful yet held in Gisborne. There bus been a liberal increase in the prizes for some of the events. On Monday next the members of the Salva, tion Army and their friends have a great turn out. A marriage takes place at the meeting house at 10, after which the picnic gathering assembles, and things will be kept going merrily for the rest of the dav. In the evening a special meeting will be held at the barracks. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Thursday morning last-, the following cases were disposed of:—H. C. Bovlan and Co. v. Robert Knox, cl «im £6lss 2d, judgment by consent; James Whinray v. L. E Carter, claim £1 3s lid. judgment by default; Nolan and Skeet v. <4. Arundel, claim £5 16s 6d (Mr R. N. Jones for plaintiffs), judgment by d. fanlt. costs £2 Ils ; Michael Mulloolv v. W F. Hale, cliim £l9. Mr Chrisp for the plaintiff. Defendant admitted all but £3, which was a claim for the detention of a horse wrongfully seized. Judgment whs given for return of the horse or £,\C and AH 10s damages, costs £2 Is.

The amateur theatrical performance on Monday eveni-g next, in aid nf th* Librarv funds, should yield a substantial return for the great pains that have been gone to in the matter. The merit of the performance has already b°en commented on by ns, in a full no»ice of the rehearsal last Saturday evening. Since then the aipatenrs have in no way neglected the opportunity for becoming more proficient in their parts, and they will thus be able to give a highly creditable representation of a play that has been proved to be to the popular taste. A large number of reserved seats has already been taken up. and. many mare are expected to be engaged before Mr Good closes his premises this evening. Th*> prices are at the nominal figures of 3s, 2s, and Is.

Tn marrow is the anniversary of the Prince of . Wales Birthday, The event will be especially interes'ing to the reflective mind, noting’hnw the H-ir Aoparent has gradually gained the favor of the people. Twenty years ago, among others equally severe, Mr Justin MacCarthv had some very hard things to say of the Prince, but to-day the tune is quite changed. In a late number of the North Amercan Review tjje eminent writer devote? f 'Urteen columns of,'delicate flattery to hie Royal Highness, and expresses the opinion that we could have no heir better able to conduct the business. Writing nf Marlbornuab House he states :—The truth is that »he Prince is a good deal nt a social 1 velier. He loves tn be amused, and though he can put up wi h solemn and f rmal dulnsss when there is such endurance, he gets back all lhe more gladly to the Roclptv of those who can divert him and make him laugh I have no doubt that many of the indiscretions of his younger and wilder days came from his delight in the companionship of those who amused him and helped to make life pass pleasantly for him. Therefore be surrounded himself with artiste and actors and singers and tbe tellers of good stories and the makers of good jokes, and h** delights in the theatres, is made gladsome by the burlesque, scorns not the ballot, has no conscientious objection io short skirts. the R.M. Court on Thursday Mr B. N. Jones (on behalf of the defendant) made an application for leave to issue execution for £3 3s costs, in a case Ruihi Ma‘awhi v. Patoromu Ngarangi. Mr Jones explained that the case was originally heard in October, 1888, when the plaintiff, being dissatisfied with Mr Booth’s decision, had applied to the Supreme Court fora mandamus to co a p.l him to hear the case in full—the Magistrate having dismissed the case on the opening statement of counsel. At that time Mestre Finn and Chrisp had acted for plaintiff, and Mr Brassey for defendant. The case was brought before the Supreme Court, and referred back for the Magistrate to answer a question suggested by the Judge. The question had been answered, and it was the plaintiff’s duty to have carried on the matter, but nothing further had been done, and the costs which were allow d to defendant had never been paid to him, although he had paj.d his solicitor. Notice had be»-n given to Mr Finn of the application, and as there h»id never been any stay of execution, and the matter had been delayed, counsel thought the leave asked for should be granted. Mr Chrisp (as amicus curiae) said he was not instructed, but as he had acted in the original hearing, he would suggest that personal notice of.the application should be given to the plaintiff. Seeing that the matter had stood for so long, Mr Booth acquiesced, and, there being no objection, the matter was allowed to stand over until next Court day, notice in lhe mcantimo to I he given to plaintiff herself.

Monday next will be observed as a close ho'id ay. The races at the Park begin at 11 39. The Garrison Band will be in attendance.

At Te Poke it was proposed to record confidence in Mr Arthur, but (says th** Tau run a News) it was received with groans. Thanks were given. O<i Monday, the 10th inst, the *Post Office will observe a close holiday. On the preceding Saturday a delivery of correspondence will be made over the counter at 7 p.m. Mails usually despatched on Monday will be closed on Saturday, Bth, at 7 p.m. The Telegraph Office will be open frnWO to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, 10th. “ What an enormously fat child,” said a a visitor at Mrs MeGirkenshaw’s.” “ Fat,- — nonsense,” said the mother, “ nothing but pure flesh and bone. Now that McQuillan and Elley haye faced the position and reduced the price o* meat to reasonable bounds, the little ones can have a fair share, and are thereby enabled to put on muscle and flesh—certainly nnt fat.” “ Our bu’cher has assuredly placed meat at a prohibitive price,” came the response, “ but after what you have stated I think that in all fairness I shall follow your precept and with th« pioneers nf cheapness combined with good quality.”—Advt.

There is an uncommon number of churches in London. They a»e marvellously common objects. They are almost all stone, and railed in with granite pouts and iron fences. Twn things about the Episcopal churches (which are in the majorrv) strike an American as n a ouliar, writes Julian Ralp in Harper’s Weekly. One is that firn arparatqs is often stored in the little enclosures, so t iat up aeainst a church wall you see a bright red ladder or a flaming tool or hose cart. The fire ladders are on wheels. Church yards are sometimes regular fire stations, anfl in such a red lantern is hung on the railings at night, with the words “Fire Station ” glaring in its lighted front. The other peculiar thing about the churches is that public notices and placards are posted on the doorsand railings There you read the tax ratings for the parish, and that marriage licenses are obtainable somewhere on the premises, and that men are wanted for the army, and stokers will get good pay in the navy. In these notices the branch of the pub ic service that calls for recruits usually poets a coloured picture of th£ unifbrm of that, wing of the service, chromes that are intended to look very alluring. We Americans are reminded by ibis treatment of the house of worship ihiir perhaps it is not so strange, after all, for the British to use the churches of New York and Boston for garrisons and prisons, and whatever elss they needed th*-m for, during the Revo'ntionary war. Where Church and State are joined, the State puts the meeting-house to its ow use.

There was a fair attendance at the Theatre Roysl on Thursday evening, when Rev. Dr Warren delivered a lecture on “ AmArica.” The Mayor presided, and an efficient orchestra played the overture. As Dr Warren’s travels in Ameiica have b£dn most extensive, he was able to deal with his subject in a specially interesting way, giving an idea as to the state of things up to a very recent period. He pointed out that bocks on the subject were liable to be misleading, because they had to be written some time before being published, and the progress in the meantime was so great as to give quite a different aspect to things. The lecturer gave a very bright picture of the States, and nf British Columbia he said he believed the climate was lhe most perfect in the world, and he spoke in glowing terras of the progress that that country was making. All through, indeed, the lecturer convinced one how far behind the times one mast be who has only read of these places. Of course such a vast subject could not be dealt with very fully, but the lecturer made the best use of his time. His statement that he had never be’ore de ivered a lecture verifies the old saying that a man never knows how well he can do a thing until he tries. One feature that was pointed out in American life will certainly be interesting to those who have only read of it. He said that a stranger going to the States wou d, so to speak, be received with open arms, and taken for what he was worth -differing from what is the case in some countries, he would be treated as honest until he had been proved otherwise. At one point ia the lecture there was a musical interlude. Mr E»st sang, with great power, “ D ath of Nelson,” for which he was warmly applauded. Speaking at Wellington, Mr Macdonald said The policy of opening up the country was the policy that had to be pursued by the Government of this country—by sending men into Parliament who had ihe energy and lhe backbone to do it. Now. before they could bring about that policy they had to get possession of the whole of the Maori lands in the North Island, which were now barring settlement and barring progress. They must do that af er of course making provision for the reserving of a certain amount of bind necessary for the natives themselves. They had to incorporate with these Maori lands their Grown lands, in a scheme embracing the whole. They had tp adopt this policy of dealing with the Maori land, and they would then at once stop, once and for ever, the jobbing and corruption that had characterised the dealings in Maori lands sines this colony was founded. The story of our Parliaments — every Parliament that had sat in this colony — was recorded in Hansard, and it was a long history of the corruption that had attended the dealings with the native land, and he held that the. time had now arrived in. honesty and fairness for the people of this colony to grapple with the question, and stop the scandal once., and for' ever. And there was no one iu the wide world more anxious that this shou'd be done then the Maori himse’f. In this city was prepared two sessions ago, and last session introduced iuto Parliament, a Bill by the Maori* practically asking Parliament to deal with the who’e of the land m an entirely different manner, and t • get rid of all the<e tribal rights and tribal humbug now existing. The only contested case ;in. the R.M. Court on Thursday was one in which the autocrat of Tologa Bay was concerned. M Mullooly sued W“. F. Hale for the return of a horse, or <£l6 its value, and £3 damages. Mr Chrisp appeared for plaintiff, and the defendant acted-aa his own lawyer. -It appeared that Mickey had bought his sixteen pounder, and another anima), at sale, for £.l. The defendant claimed to have purchased the horse fri dispute fronj some other person, and : as there wis a discrepancy between the brands us described, and the real brands, the defendant thought he had a right to keep his horse, and relying on the fact that the biii-of sale from" the Sheriff.did not give an exact account of the bone of contention, the defendant kept the horse, and awaited* results VVhen Mickey thinks he is in the right, he is not easily thwarted, and. appealed in this instance to the majesty of the law, or in other words took out a summons. When the defendant got to town, he was surprised to find that the error was rectified, and that before the dispute occurred a fresh bill of sale had been filed, giving a correct description. This was an unexpected blow to the defendant, who was not prepared to find that he had overlooked such an important document However he acknowledged its strength, and was willing to give up the horse, but he disputed the damages, relying on the fact that he hadn't been told about the : Becond ieed. After the defendant had given evidence, and acknowledged he had ridden the horse at least t-hree times, the Magistrate gave judgment for the return of the horse, or its value, and thirty shillings damages, and costs. Some question having arisen as" to what her defendant would hand over the horse, he said he had already offered it to Mr Mullooly, but the latter had refused to take it. Mr Chrisp explained that he could not receive the horse until the question of damages and costs was settled, and Mickey threw further light on the matter by saying that the horse was offered back to hjip “full of Supreme Court writs.”