LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 532, 15 November 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The boat race last night was won easily by B&ndlant> crew. A meeting nf the Political Association will be held this evening. Mr Arthur been “ moved”—he is going to addrtst the electors iiejfii week. Mr D. Barker has passed the solicitor’s general knowledge examination. Will some enterprising citizen aek Captain Russell by what dodgery that harbor report is being kept back ? The Rev Dr Warren fi’ls the place of the Rev J. Ward for a fortnight, while the latter is absent at the Wesleyan Conference. The Southern Cross left Auckland at 5.15 on Wednesday evening, and the Tarawera at 1.30 yesterday afternoon ;bo*h for Gisborne. Our Napier correspondent telegraphs that Captain Russel) had an enthusiastic meering at Hastings, and a vote of thanks and confidence w s passed. The Union Company’?! s-eamer Manapouri leaves Wallington this afternoon, chl h in at Napier to-morrow, and reaches hare early on Monday ’naming, She proceeds on to Auckland and Russell at 6. The coastal steamer Southern Cross is also expected to arrive from the North this afternoon. After discharging cargo she goes on to Napier, Nominations for the office of Mayor close at noon to day. Mr Townley has already been nominated, and will probably be elected unopposed The fol’nwi a passengers are booked to leave for th< j South by tha Tarawera this evening:—Mrs and Miss Robertson, Miss Johnston, Messrs Robsrteon, Stock, Gifford, F. Capsin, and Farrell.

There will be a great time at Patutahi on an early date, when 'he comedietta Case for Eviction is ‘o bo performed by amateurs who have already made their mark A large crowd are expected to make a trip out from Gisborne, the nighta chosen being moonlight ones. This afternoon the Union Company’s steamer Tarawera arrives in the bay from Auckland. She leaves for Melbourne and Hobart via South iu tha. evening, the last launctugoing off at 6, A gentleman who was in Wellington last session informs us that the Harbor Bid would not have had a ghost of a show but for Mi Kelly, upon whose reassurance members relied when they might .reasonably have opposed on aacotinfrof the scanty information afforded. Mr Kelly was on his sick bed. when the divisions took p’aaej but even then he was exerting his influent/' ' Captain Russell addresses the electors at the City Rink on Monday night He is a good speaker, and ’here should be a large attendance. If a candidate acceptable to the other side had been brought out. rhe Captain would have had a a’iff fight, hut Poverty Bay electors would not 'have Mr Reardon as a gift, and 'the- Gpyernmerit have practically got. a walk over for the out ying seat. Any Way the Captain pays his 2<b in the £. A bullock driver nnm=d Owen Lvneh met w ’h a painful acci lenr yes'» i rday afternoon on the Turanganui bridge. In attempting to spring on to the ebaft of his dray he slipped, and before he couid clear himself the wheel had passed over both legs. Fortunately no bones were broken, though tbe dray was heavily loaded at the time of the accident. Dr Innes attended the unfortunate man, and had him removed to his home.

The afternoon meetings of the Harbor Board have not projF l ! aHieces?fu! against, evening : Xha'alteration was made, mainly to suit-the convenience of country members, but not one country member attended (excpptjng Mr Arthur, who had mistaken the rime and come late) Thursday’s meeting, and there was a delay of twenty minutes in getting a quorum of town memhere. Those who came late complained of the inconvenience ofuluu&ftainaon, meetings. Later on OaptahUCTOp Wved that the time of meeting be altered to 7.30 p.m. At the last Harbor Board meeting an account from the late Engineer was read, being £5 16s Id for private letter box, telegrams, etc., amounts which he seemed to have disbursed without sending m accounts at the time. No account for petty cash had been sent in at any rate for years. Members did not seem to favor payment for a private letter box for the Engineer’s department, and Mr Johnston wanted to know whether the Whaifinger bad not also a special box, [The Chairman: And all the members.| An , answer waa given to the effect that the Wharfinger had no special box; certainly ths Board was not being charged with it. A serious point was raised at the last meeting of the Harbor Board. Mr Johnston said the ship Waitangi had been shifted from a safe anchorage away out to a most dangerous place ; he would not trust sending any woolout. Captain Chrisp) without holding that the safest spot had been chosen,. Bai# .it was better than the first one, Mr Johnston, with all deference to the Captain’s nautical knowledge, would venture contradict him, and would be supported by Captain Kennedy and the Barbuimaster, Mr Johnston explained that the vessel would not engage a pi ot, and elected to take the risk ; danger signals had been hojßted on'chore without effect. Decided to rtfer the matter to the Harbormaster, the owners to be communicated with if warnings have no effecr. Be fn tithe to secure som-* bargains in Books, Music, Fancy Goods, Stationery, &0., at Mrs A. M.‘ Brownu’Si next Standard cffioe»—(Advt.