The Gisborne Standard AND COOK COUNTY GAZETTE Published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morning. Tuesday, December 2, 1890. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 539, 2 December 1890, Page 2

The Gisborne Standard AND COOK COUNTY GAZETTE Published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morning.

Tuesday, December 2, 1890. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Be just and fear not; Let all the ends thou aim’st at be thy country’s, Thy God’s, and truth’s.

Ths schooner Opotiki, from Napier, came into port on Sunday. The schooner Gisborne has arrived from Auckland via East Coast ports. Mr Wilson, surgeon dentist, arrived from Napier yesterday, and may ba consulted at Mr Foster’s. He leaves again on Fiilay. Owners are reminded that nominations for the following handicaps in connection with the Gisborne Racing Chub’s Summer Meeting close this evening:—Flying, First Hurdles, Grand Stand, Park Stakes, County Stakes, Stewards Handicap, and Second Hurdle Race, with one sov. each; and President’s Handicap’ with two sovs. The following from the Opotiki Mail is a simple of the lying telegrams sent by Mr Arthui’a friends'.—Kelly’s meeting in Gisborne was a failure. The people were really disappointed with his speech, which listed a lit tie over half an hour. Only a few rabid Oppositionists wil support him here. He also spoke at Ormond, Patutahi and Makaraka, but met with no enthusiasm.” The steamer Waihora arrived from the South at 730 yesterday morning. Passengers:—Misses Walters, Harris, and Rhoder, Mrs Maria Morris, Messrs E. F. Harn J , Fenwick, Watt and child, Wilaon, Tiffen, Hutchinson, Norton, Sorman, Marshall, Mastorton, Robinson, and li-v. J, Ward. She went on to Auckland and Bussell at noon, taking—Mrs McKenzie, Mhs ftobertson, Mr J. Coleman and child, Our Tauranga correspondent wired last night:—Mr Wm. Kelly addressed the electors at Te Puke on Friday night. He met with a splendid reception. A vote of confidence, proposed by Mr Crawford, and seconded by Mr Bird, was carried by acclamation. He meets the electors at Tnuranga, in the Town Hall, to night, and at Rotorua on Wednesday night. He returns here on Thursday, where he remains for the election.

In our report of ths bankruptcy meeting on Thursday Mr Forsyth was made to say that 7s 61 a day would be a fair maintenance allowance for Major Pitt, Our reporter must hive misheard soma jocular remarks that were passed, as we are assured Mr Forsyth did not make such a remark. He was asked to stipulate what he thought a fair sum, and eaid be would leave that to the meeting, ns those gentlemen resident in tba place would have a better idea of what was the cost of living, when one did not stay in an hotel. Our Waerenga-a-hika correspondent wri’ea:—A meeting was held here on Saturday night by Mr Arthur, Thsra were about 80 present, Mr IL Colebrook being in the chair. After the address Mr Brownlow proposed a vote of thanks, but no seconder was founl f r the motion. A vote of confidence was prooosed by Mr S. Parker and seconded by Mr W Burrows. This was carried almost unanimously —An accident happened to Mr Davery’s coach on Thursday last. The horses bolted from Mr W. Cooper’s hotel, ths driver being temporarily absent. Ths runaways were captured somewhere in ths vicinity of Ormond without much damage being done. Fortunately there were no passengers in the coach at the time. From a paragraph which appears in the Hawke’s Bay Harald it seems that Poverty Bay is to be again shut out from participation in the good things in educational matters. The Herald says :—“ The education committee of the Caledonim Society have decided to Again offer two scholarship?, tenable for two years, for competition by pupils in the Hawke’s Bay provincial district. Candidates must be under 12 years of age ou the 31st December next, and one scholarship will be awarded to ths most successful male pupil and one to th 3 most successful female pupil. The examination will be held on the 22 id and 23rd of December. This examination will also control the disposal of the gold medal given by the society.”

Mr Rees concluded as follows when addressing the meeting which Mr Ewington interrupted at Eden :—“ Those peop’e who go about in the community—(Mr Ewington: Like you)-—under the garb of morality and religion, poisoning the minds of the community, are a curse to this community, as they have been wherever they have gone. (Applause and interruption.) If you judge a man by the company he keeps, then don’t send Mr Mitchelson to Wellington. Continuing, he said they would see an advertisement to-morrow—for his own part he would like the fun of it—asking Mr Mitchelson — as Mr Ewington had come forward as hia defender—to appear before an Auckland audience, and before a New Zealand audience, and they would fight out the matter of this East Coast Land Company, (Great cheering.)” At the meeting of the Gisborne Phonographic Society on Saturday evening the President, Mr J DjOosta, announced that it would be necessary for him to resign bis membership of the Society, as he intended shortly to leave Gisborne. After eight years’ work in the one office, with only a month’s special holiday, ho felt desirous of a change, and by travelling hoped to better his lot in life. The communication was accepted with expressions of regret so far as Mr DaCos’a’s resignation was concerned, but with warmly expressed hopes that his travels would lead to success. In proposing a motion embodying the sentiments of the Society, Mr Jones remarked that it was a pleasing fact that every member of the Society who had set out on travels further afield had very successful, and each acknowledged that he had found the Society had been of great service to him, as much on account of the incentive it gave in other work as for any hope of making practical use cf shorthand, At the Auckland Supreme Court last week the following casa, Ropiba Tamana and others v. Native Land Settlement Company, was heard. This wr.s a motion for a writ of injunction and prohibition. Mr DeLautour appeared in support of the motion on behalf of the company, and Mr Theo, Cooper and Mr Finn appeared to oppose- , Mr Theo. Cooper eaid on beba’i of tbe pUinliff ho had to apply for an adjournment. Tbe notice bad only been filed m Gisborne on the 20th of November, Mr Matthews’ affidavit, which wae the principal one op which the defendant relied, was only served on the 21st, and Other affidavits bad since been filed, so that it was physically impossible for them to file answering affidavits. His Honor tiaid pne affidavit bad been filed that morning. Mt Cooper the plaintiffs lived forty miles away from Gisborne. Time would be required for preparing the affidavits, find having them sworn. Ilia Honor said there was an action pending, and croea-injunpt|ons had been issued. Ml Cooper said that was so, but his application was for an adjournment in order that they might have time to file answering affidavits. Mr DeLautout replied. The whole question was alleged trespass by nativesand MrLoisel, in running sheep on the company’s land. His Honor granted the adjournment sine die, with liberty to either party to apply, and to filo answering affidavits, and he made no order as to coslef

Mr Reardon spoke at Petnno on Saturday night, and received a vote of thanks. A picnic is likely to be held this year in connection with the Gisborne School. Mr Hall holds a sale of dairy stock at noon, at Mr Hansen’s place at Makauri. A general meeting of the Poverty Bay Rowing Club takes place at the Masonic Hotel this evening. Mr Gannon held a very successful meeting at Meanee on Saturday night, and received a vote of confidence. Mr R. N. Jones, who got in from Opotiki last night, informs us that the road is in a very bad state, there being a number of slips that require immediate attention. Tbe following is the result of the Eastern Maori election :—Carroll 1596, Wi Pere 1411, Taiwhanga 63, Rimini 62, Sturm 4 ; majority for Carroll, 185. A man from the country rolled off his horse when riding up Gladstone road on Saturday night. It was circulated that he was dead, but ho soon “came to life” again, and the experience may be a warning to him in the future.

The steamer Wairarapa came into port on Sunday afternoon, from Sydney and Auckland, bringing—Mr and Mrs Reynolds, Misses Reynolds and White (2), Mrs Kenealy and child, Messrs White and two childieo, J. Ci ffey, Easton, Morgan, DeLautour, and Finn. She went on South in the evening. According to the time taken for the 150 yards race E. Swann has beaten the New Zealand record. The time must ba ques tioned, but it was taken by a careful timekeeper, with a good watch. The race was a hard one, and there was a strong wind blowing in favor of the runners. During the entertainment last night in aid of the Hospital, the Mayor presented Mr E. Swann with the champion cup, won at the sports that day. His Worship alluded to the good object for which the sports are held annually, and said he thought the object could be attained in no better way than by bringing the young men together to engage in friendly athletic contests. The recipient of the cup was enthusiastically applauded. Mr E. Swann also took the prize for the St Andrew’s Handicap. Mrs Cleghorn’s many friends will be sorry to learn of a serious accident which she sustained yesterday morning. She was on the launch Snark, and as the little vessel was leaving the steamer a huge roller caught the launch, the shock coming unexpectedly and resulting in several persons being quickly brought into collision with each other. Mrs Cleghorn, as she lost her balance, slipped and fell through beneath tee railing. The greater portion of her body wag in the water, when Mr Cleghorn managed to grasp her, and the lady was lifted on board again as speedily as possible. Injury to the spine has been caused, and Mrs Cleghorn will have to keep to her bed for some days.

The annual concert in aid of the Hospital passed off very successfully last night. The attendance was fair, and the audience a very appreciative one. Mrs Kerr was warmly applauded for her songs. Mr Birrell gave a specially appropriate performance by appearing in Highland costume, and singing several well known Scotch songs, much to the delight of the audience. Mr Karaitiana was also in costume, and danced a Highland fling (which provoked a vociferous recall), and subsequently joined bunds with Mr Birrell while the latter sang Auld Lang Syne, with chorus from behind the scenes. Mr Oscar Lincoln, a capital singer of comic songs (at present a resident of Tiniroto), was introduced to a Gisborne audience. He has previously sung in Melbourne, and made a great hit last night. However, some of his songs were too vulgar to please persons who like humor for its own sake. In the other gentlemen who sang last night we had the familiar and popular faces of Messrs East, J. Searle, P. O’Meara, and Nock. Mr Airey was conductor of the concert, and played the overtures and accompaniments.

An important sale of racehorses took place at Melbourne on the 11 th Nov., at which there was a large attendance of sportem m, A large number of horses were catalogued, and most of them changed hands, the principal lots creating keen cjmpetiiion. The Auck-land-bred Teksum, a dual winner at the late V.R.C. Spring Meeting, realised the highest price, the son of Musket and Albatross fulling to the bid of Mr D. Affleck at 1225 guineas ; but he was closely pressed by his countryman the boautifu : ly*bred colt King Wi liam, by Nordonfeldt by Pulchra, for whom Mr W. R Wilson, of St, Albans, gave 1200 guineas. Loyalstone was passed in at 400 guineas, but Plenty, a grey ha’f brother to Darebin, went to Mr Littlewood for 500 guineas, and Mr D. S. Wallace got a nice fi-ly in Clare for the same sum. The symmetrically shaped Leopold found a new owner in the B dlaratsportsman, Mr Martin Loughlin, for 400 guineas. There was a buzz of excitement as Titan stepped into the ring. Only a few months ago the son of Chester fetched 4600 guineas—the highest price ever given for a gelding in the world—and after his recent failures there was naturally a good deal of speculation as to what price he would realise. Mr D. S. Wallace began the bidding with 100 guineas, and ultimately stalling off all opposition the owner of Carbine got pejssession of the sensational chestnut for 650 guineas, Whimberel was submitted, but was passed in at 950 guineas. The Maribyrnong Plate winner, Yarran, fell to the nod of Mr S, G. Cook for 650 guineas.