LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 548, 23 December 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The circuit sittings of the Supreme Court at Gieborne have been fixed for next year. The dates will be February 23 and August 10. At the Trust Commissioner’s Court yesterday morning a certificate was granted to a deed of transfer from Biti Moreti and others to J McAlister, of Waitangi No 1 South Block. A contemporary says that though swan are no longer “game” by law, that will not necessarily prevent the other side having a shot at the membe.r for Napier if he comes within range of their political sharp-shooters. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have received the following London Market cabegram, dated 20th December:—Frozen meat—Mutton market firmer, price of mutton has advanced Jd per lb; beef market firmer. Tallow—Market easier: quotations unchanged since last telegram. The Manapouri had on board, for Auckland, the two-year-old Eros (St. George— Idalia) and two yearlings, one by St. George— Fair Ne ! l, the other Apremont—Flattery. Thsy were under the charge of H. Thomson, and are to be offered at the sale of the Sylvia Park Stud. There were also as voyageurs three Southern trotters engaged in the Auckland meeting. It may ba mentioned that Thomson is likely to ride Dudu m the Auckland Cup.

Our Auckland exchanges abound with referencis to Mi’ Sydney Hoben and his forthcoming recital. He appears to be quite a lion in the northern city. Writing of his visit the Auckland Star says :—“ The curiosity to hear the first New Z 'aland musician, who bids fair to take rank amongst the world’s pianists, and who has obtained the best culture which Europe can afford, and a first-class outside reputation, is so great that Mr Hoben’e recital is sure to be as great a success in Auckland as his recitals have been elsewhere. All our southern exchanges as they come to hand contain references to his tour, and from all over the colony Mr Hoben is receiving requests for recitals. He will, however, in all probability give none outside of the f. ur cities, us he is anxious to have us much leisure for observation on his tour as possible, and wishes shortly to visit the Lake district.”

Alexander All’.nnoh was on Saturday charged, before Mr Booth, with indecency. The accused admitted that he was bathing on the beach, but be understood that as it was after 5 p.m. ho was entitled to do so. S'rgeant Carlyon gave evidence to the affect that he was on t tie Waiknnae beach on a recent evening. He had just passed a lady whom accused could not have helped but see, when some distance further down he saw the accused deliberately wdk, without any covering whatever, across the beach and into the water. The accused stated ho bad not seen the lady. In response to the Magistrate the Sergeant said he understood the hours set apart for bathing in the Borough were between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. This, could not apply to the beach which was a place of public resort, and was outside the Borough. But whether in or out of the Borough ho wculd always ,be inclined to prosecute anyone who did anything indecent in the presence of u lady. Borough byelaws could not overrule the general low.

Some interesting reading matter appeal * our fourth page. The Native Land Commission has reserved ecision in Wharekaka N . 1 block. The Union Company's steamer Orawaiti, from Westport, is due here on Tuurauay The steamer Dingadee is expected to reach here on Saturday next, from Lyttelton and Napier, One of the young MoAras, who won •■' scholarship at Gisborne and got a transfe’ to Dunedin, won the silver medal as dux of the Dunedin High School. The barque Lutterworth (Captain Streeter) of the Shaw, Stvill and Albion Company’s line, came into port late ye-terdav afternoon, from Lyttelton. She loads up here with wool for Home.

Yesterday evening the E tsl. Coast Hussars paraded for Government inspecion, Maj -r Wood, Officer Commanding Distric . inspecting the troop. On Saturday morning last Major Pin disposed of the priviuges in connection with 'he Waarenga-a-hika and Ormond Unci'g Club’s meetings. The total prices realised were £7O 13-6 d and £l9 15srespectively. Mr B. Moore’e son who has the great mis fortune to be deaf and dumb has returned 10 Gisborne for the holidays. Ths progress he has made i" interpreting what people say, bv the movements of their lips, is really wonderful, and he is also very smart in writing down answers to questions The progress hat is shown speaks very highly of those who have had the lad under their tuition.

Judging bv the number of gentlemen interested in racing who were on board the Mana pouri yesterday morning, end who in all probability will on their return trip be present nt th° Park course for the Summer meeting of the Gisborne Bacing Club, considerably increased interest will be evoked. Mr J O. Evett was amongst ths number, and the genial handicapper will have an opportunity of judging of the correctness of his allotments, which, it may be stated, are considered by the spotting people to be good. There is one thing certain, and that is Mr Evett has given the tipsters a perfect puzzle, which only the day will give the solution of, A writer draws ths following distinctions between Paris and London. The former is straight, the latter crooked. The Parisian cabman site in the front, the London cabman behind. The Parisian cabman takes the right, the Londoner the left. Paris is compact, London scattered, In Paris windows open like doors, in London they fall like guillotines. In Paris the Venetian blinds are outside, in London inside. In Paris everyone has his concierf/c, in London everyone has bis latchkey. The Parisian soldier has a blue jacket and red trousers, the Londoner red j-eket and blue trousers. Pans is gay, London grave. Paris walks, London rune. Paris eats, London devours.

The Garrison Band propose during the summer months to play selections every other Saturday ev.-ning, aud also to play sacred music on Sunday afternoons. The following is the programme to be played on Christmas eve from the stand near the City Rink:— Lancers—Merrie England. W alt z—W oodlands. Gallop—Ormonde. Tell me the Old, Old Story, Mistletoe. Brightest and Best. Hark 1 Hear the Herald Angels sing ! Auld Lang Syne Home Sweet Home. Endless Blessings. The Napier people seem to be fond of swallowing “whales.” The Telegraph spun a story the other night about a lot of children in Gisborne being laid down with a kind of low fe;er. We don’t know who floated the mvsterious “whale,” but now wo have the fact recorded that a genuine whale sailed straight for Napier the other night, with the ostensible object of swallowing the whole town, the editor of the Telegraph included. Tho whale must have concluded that the latter was too tough, end then went off into a swoon, and died the death of the righ'eous. Possibly the Telewag will find some political significance in the event, but we want that fever tale explained away first. Her Majesty the Queen —bless her I—has graciously consented to become godmoiher to that interesting young sprig of aristocracy who is condemned to have “ Taiho ” (Dash ho 1 is the juvenile pronunciation) bawled at h'm for the remainder of his Christian life, We sympathise with the poor little fellow, for from the time he has cut his teeth until he can afford a moustache and punch o'her cheeky boys, he will have to put up with the horrible nicknames to be derived from his proper name by ingenious young wits. If he does not turn out a popular and plucky young fellow it may be no strange thing for all the other small boys to start sneezing whenever Tisho gets within hearing. Joking aside, we do not think young New Zealanders will have much sympathy with the kind of punning upon names that has been adopted, nor do they want to be eternally reminded of savagery.

Mr Larnach is still indulging in a lachrymose fit over his defeat by the Labor candidate, Mr Earnshaw, whom he contemptuously alluded to as a brazen image. He has been telling the electors about the great sacrifices he has made, and the money he has been so generous as to give in bis constituency. AU this sounds to us suspiciously like telling the Peninsula electors what price was bid for their support, but our local contemporary takes the privilege of abusing the electors for their ingratitude. We might ask, do really generous men prate about their generous arts in this way ? Are wealthy men allowed to fix a price in the way suggested? There was a time when we thought highly of Mr Larnach, but we are afraid time has not told in his favor. On the one hand we hear much about digni fying Labor, but on the other a retrogression to Star Chamber intrigues would seem to be preferred. If a workman has the courage to come forward in the face of all the influences of the “ gifts ” made by wealth, he is a brazen image. Wesleyan Bunday School Pier io, B ixing Day, Mr Witty’s (late Barnard’-) Grounds, Admission—Adults, Is 6d; children, Is.—Ad.