COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 546, 18 December 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. Last night.

As the time for Mr Sydney Hoben’s lUcita' at the Opera House approaches, it is attracting mure and more interest, aud the papers are making daily reference to the coming pianist's movements. He has been detailing his experiences to a representative of the Star, which publishes a long interview with him. His Auckland Recital is to be given on Monday, and he leaves by the Southern Cross for Gisborne next Tuesday, in order to give his Recital there on Boxing night. Hie programme here includes the leading amateurs of the city. The weekly steam service between here and Sydney has been recommenced.

When the Thorne Dramatic Company assembled for their performance lost niiht, there was no Thorne. It is believed he has gone to Napier. The Mayor of Auckland, on being installed to day, said the surplus for the year was £fl.ooo, and the overdraft had been reduced to £15.000.

Mr Frank Lawry, the newly elected member for Parnell, was banquetted by his supporters last evening. For the Auckland Cup, Dreamer has met with some support, the local ring having written £250 to £l2 10s against his name. Strephon is being backed at 6’s to 1. Captain Handley was to-day fined £lO and ‘costs tor thrashing a bus driver with his stick.

The schooner Waiwers has arrived from Gisborne. She loads and goes back again. There were two Gisborne oases at ths Supreme Court to-day. Bopibe Tamariri v. Native Land Settlement Company ; motion to rescind a writ ot injunotlon granted herein. Mr Button, who appeared in support 0! the motion, said be understood an arrangement had been mads by which notice was to have been served on Mr Cooper, who appeared on the other side. This had not been done, and he was agreeable that the agreement should stand over for fourteen lays to enable notioe to be given. An ord r was made accordingly. In the oass Native Land Settlement Com pany v, Bopiha Tamariri, motion for writ oi attachment, Mr Button appeared in support ot the motion and Mr Theo. Cooper in opposition, In this case it was alleged there flad been a breach of an in] unci ion issued by the Court in respect of the shearing of sheep, either by the natives or the company, on Paremata Blook. The Company asked for a writ of attachment against the natives. Af er legal argument His Honor said he yyould not issue such writ. He did not say any thing about the merits of the action, but it appealed there bad been on both sides an amount of unnecessary lltigatlun, heaping up costs. Mr Clipper said they had uh knowledge pt tfle qase, exoapt that received from these people 0 Costs were allowed- and fixed at £7 10a.J

SOUTHERN JfEWS.

ast night. At Napier a special sitting of the Supreme Comt is being held for the trial of two civil cates. The oaae Thomas Tanner versus the Northern Investment Company was proceeded with, and is likely to last three days more : Sir Robert Stout and Mr Corntord are for the plaintiff, and Messrs Bell and McLean for the defendants.

The Tougariro sailed from London on Monday, foi New Zealand. The steamer Morayshire arrived at Waiters to load frozen meat for London, The Premier, st the request of the Mayors of Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington, has despatched a cable to Her Majesty, asking her to stand godmother to tfle’ son of Lord Qnslow,’ the child to ba named Tsjhoa, Ada Grieeler, a 'child, died ypiiterday at Ppnedin, from the effects of poisoning by caustic potash, Deceased got possession of a bottle of poison which wee' standing on the mantelpiece in the house and swallowed the contents.

The Dunedin Star, in advocating the claims of Mr Vincent Pyke to a sset in th? Legislative Council, pointe out that Mr Bowar is the solitary representative of the mining industry ip that chamber, and he seldom takes part in the proceedings. A man named Robert Camming committed spicjJeat Oiago, yesterday morning, He was on a visit to Ills father, and is said to have been in financial difficulties.

Mr Cbok, Manager of the New Zeeland Loan end Mercantile Agency Company, baa been appointed Managar of the Australian Mortgage and Finance Company, Melbourne. Mayor Roberts, in a lengthy valedictory address, strongly urged the necessity for Dunedin going in for systematic drainage,'|to

which end Parliament should be asked to create a Drainage Board, with ample rating powers. Mr S. D. Parnell, originator of the eight hoars movement in New Zealand, died in Wellington this morning in his 81st year. He had been 51 years in the colony. Deceased will be accorded a public funeral, in which the various Trades Unions will take part.