LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 534, 20 November 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Messrs Oatridge and Veale are giving up their bakery business, audit i« offered for sale A fine business has been worked up by.these energetic and careful young men, and it is only being given up now because one of the partners finds so much indoor work telling upon his health, Plating the business in the market will offer an excellent opportunity lor anyobc who is prepanjd to lake it upijj

Mr C-.leman has been appointed D p it Dfii-i'd Assignee in Gisborne, lr Croft bavin esignt d.

Entries for the Hospital annual sport l close to-morrow evening. The secretaries have already received soma names of competitors.

At the Wesleyan Church on Tuesday evening the Rev. Dr Warren delivered a> interesting lecture on the social aspect of the American civil war.

Yesterday afternoon a boy named about ten years of age, got one of bis feet beneath a trolly at the harbor works, and had his toes painfully injured. Rules under the Native Lind Court, for the regulation of probate and administration business are gazetted. Maori wills are now provable in the Land Court. A sale of stock was held at the Matawhero yards yesterday afternoon by Mr Akroyd. Tsvo-tooth wethers averaged 8s 61, yearling steers LlsGd, and yearling heifers 12?. Mr R, N, Jones, solicitor, left for Opotiki last night, on business. During his absence from Gisborne, his general affairs wi 1 be attended to by H. T. Jones, Standard office. Thomss Roberta, watchmaker, was charged at the Police Court on Tuesday, with alleged indecent assault upon a girl age! 10. Th case was adjourned until to-morrow. Ai the request of prisoner Mr R, N. Jones apphe I that bail be allowed, but the application wat> refused.

At Mr Kelly’s Patutahi meeting, the Chairman drew a happy comparison between the two candidates by saying the electors were in the position of a master who found it. necessary to dispense withone of two good servants—one of whom had done 10 years work, and the other one year’s. The new County of Waiapu is divided into five ridings returning one member each, except Piritarau, which has two. The ridings are Muakaoa, Awmui, Piritarau, Waipiro, and Tokomaru. The election of members for the first Council will take place on December 19, and the first meeting at Awanui Courthouse on December 27, at 2 p.m. In the course of the discussion on the footbridge on Tuesday evening Mr Ling said that in the old country it Was said that whereever a corpse was taken con'd be olrimed as a pub ic thoroughfare. This caused some laughter, when Mr L'ng said it was so, aud there was still more laughter Some wag at the back suggested a corpse be taken over the recreation ground, and some one else said it cou’d not be taken 1 over the bridge, anyway. The first suggestion was not agreed to. To the Editor: Sir,—To decide an argument. would you or any of your readers be kind enough to give me the number of gallons contained in a circular tank of the following dimensions, viz., 6L in height and 7ft in diameter.—l am, &c., An ENQL’tREB. Mr Hill has kindly favored us with the following reply;—Area of fop of tank, 38 1846 square feet; cubical 00016013 of tank, 230 9076 feet; which equals 399008’3328 inches. In a gallon of water, imperial measure, there are 277‘274 cubic inches; therefore the number of gallons in the tank equals 399008 3328. -r 277*274 = 1439'02, or in round numbers 1440 gallons.

In moving a vote of thanks to His Worship he Mayor (Mr Town ey) at the meeting on Tuesday evening, Mr File said he thought, hat being the first pub’ic meeting since the nomination for the Mayoralty, he might also congratulate Mr Townley on his second term of office. (Applause.) The fact that gentleman had been returned again without opposition was sufficient testimony of the confidence reposed in him, and he was sure he would not only express the feelings of those present, but of everyone in the Borough, when ho tendered their congratulations to Mr Townley. The remarks were warmly applauded. Ciptain Russell addressed the electors at Te Arai on Tuesday eve ing, but tbo only new points touched oh were those we embodied iu our report of his Gisborne speech. His duty, he said, was to his country first and Ids constituency afterwards. A number of questions were put. The candidate gave the wonderful answer to a question by Mr Sutton, about the holiday on the 28th, by saying that the post and telegraph offices could only be closed on certain days provided by law. He denounced the Gaming and Lotteries Act as the work of a goody-goody party. A vote of confidence was carried, though a vote of thanks only wus proposed by Mr S itton, seconded by Mr Sauaders.

A picnic in connection with Holy Trinity Sunday School was hold on the Kaiti beach yesterday. There were about 200 children present, and, with the assistance of the teachers and other friends, the young people had a very happy time. Footraces, games, and other amusements were kept going merrily, and young and old thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The tide was rather inconvenient, in the morning, and towards evening rain begafi to sprinkle, to the discomfiture of those who had on light picnic costumes suiting the earlier part of the day, but as things turned out there was no disadvantage to speak of and tha enjoyment was in no way marred. The Bishop of Waiapu and Miss Stuart visitad the picnic ground during the afternoon.