LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 549, 25 December 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In order to allow our staff to participate iu the festivities of the Christmas eeason there will be no publication of the Standard on Saturday next. The races commence at 11.45 to-morrow morning. Mr Sydney Hoben arrives in Gisborne by the steamer early to-morrow morning. A great many picnic and camping-out. parties have been arranged for the holidays. The Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches have, as usual, been tastefully decorated for the Chiistmas services. Gisborne people have good reason to feel proud of the great success whic'i is being tchieved by Mr Sydney Hoben, who resided for some time iu Gisborne. The annual Wesleyan Sunday-school picnic will b- held to-morrow at-the favorhe grounds neir the Hapara. The public are invited, a small charge being made. The memoirs of Talleyrand are to be.pub lished at last. They should be highly inte resting reading, notwithstanding ihi time that baselapsed since the Prince's death.

The water cart went out on strike yesterday fdr.ihe ObrißLinsS holidays. It broke down and the result was that ihe townspeople had to meekly suffer clou Is of dust, In our advertising columns prices are quoted of many lines to be obtained at the sale of ironmongery, grpeery and boots, in connection with Graham, Pitt and Bennett’s estate.

Captain Stree’er, of ihe barque Lutterworth, was very much distress- d when he came into port, and fur the first time learnt of the death of his brother, who was murdered some mouths ago. , The Garrison Band made things merry last night by p’&ying pretty selwtioaa during the ewler part of rh« evening, The pop ! »r frees 'hat were growl g opposite ihe stand had been cur-down during the day, on Recount of the obstruction it gave to the volume of sound.

We have to thank our Waerenga-a-hika correspondent for an interesting report of the concert held at that p ace o i December 1 Sth, but as 'he Standahd was not accorded a share in the adveriising we regret that news paper rules prevent us publishing the reporr.

Y z oung Nick’s Head was the first place sighted by Cap ain Cook in New Zealand. Would it not ba well for same person who has the ear of M»j-sty, to suggest the name to the gndmu'her of young Onslow bef >re they condemn him to the savage title of Taihua ? Poverty Bay is another historical name ! h >w would it do to call him Poverty Bay Onslow ? “ The Waster ” : Your letter came to hand in due course, but wa do not think it light for election matters to be kept rankling in lhn minds of people at this period af.er the contest. Every workman oupht to be able fo see for him-elf the points that are commented on in the letter. In regard to ihe assertion about such things being .tolera'e i, recen! experience teaches that unionists themselves show in practice that they do not endorse “ The Waster’s ” ideas. Things were very quiet in town yesterday for Christmas Eve, It was h t and dusty during the day. There wis a little done in the way of decoration, Mr Whinray’s furnish ing estab i-mment taxing the palm. Other establishments that were also nicely decked wi'h evergreens were the City Butchery, Mr Bull’s shop, Mr Erskine’s shop, Mr Palmer’s shop, Mr Budd’s Restaurant, Mr Maynard’s butchery, and Messrs Hatton and Score's butchery, Mrs Menzie’s restaurant, and Mr Beveridge’s shop ; also the Masonic. Albion, Argyll, Biitish Empire, and other hotels. Some cf the shops were well lighted up last night, and a brisk business seemed to be doing. Two hundred and fifty miles on crutches for the sake of being among his relations at Christm -s time was the feat accomplished Ly an old cripple here recently. This old man, who has lost one leg and has to walk ou crutches, left Taranaki some three weeks ago, without a penny iu his pocket, for this ci y, iutending to earn his food as best he could on the way down. Fortunately he happened to fall in with tjn exceptionally guod-bearted lot of peop'e during the journey, and so arrived here safely a coupe of days ago. He at once applied to the Benevolent Institution to pay his passage to Lytelton—he stated he would walk there if he could—where he had friends who would keep him, and the Trustees at their meeting decided to grant his request. Almost the whole of this remarkable journey was made along the railway line.—Evening Press.

At a meeting of the Domain Board (Borcugh Council) on Tuesday evening a letter was read from Mr W. Bailey a?king the Council to accept a tram-fir of the to Major Westrup. the May of con ride red that it really meant extending the leass for another two years at the sama rental, 5< par acre par annum. The conditions of the lease had not been carried out by Mr Bailey, and it rested with the Bdard to determine whit steps should be taken. The land should have been cleared and sown in grass.—lt was men'ioned that the penalty of £5O was really forfeited, as the conditions hid not been oompj.ied with.—Or Joyce thought it would be advisable, to accept. Majhr Wc3trup’« terms; enforcing the penalty would possibly necessitate going to law, Mr Bailey was not in a position to carry out the coqditjona of the lease.—Mr Dunlop did not see any objection to transferring the lease, but it should be distinctly understood that the land be put iu proper order at once.—lt was. agreed to accept the transfer for the remainder of the t.prm only, the terms of the lease to be strictly adhered to,

Poverty Bay will have a “ we’l-do-wp-know-it”kmd of interest in the following extract from the N.Z. Herald:—“We have sown tb« wi id, and w-i a>e reaping the whirlwind. We have been doing all tliat we could by -the legislation of the laat. twenty years to concentrate population in the towns, where, it adds nothing to the national wealth and now wp find the result unpleasant. We have neglected the country districts, which have been vainly ciyi'ig out for good roads and tni-lges, the r.quisnas for profitable production, and we h ive been building payees in the towns, and giving a l the luxuries of European civilisation, Wa have been spending millions in trying to convert open roadsteads into harbors, while farmers have to send th ir pioduce to ports or markets by rna'ia that would bardiv have satiffiei Englirbwsn jo reign of Q wen Anne, and are certainly as bad as ‘he roa-is in Turkey. We have spent enormous sums in bringing railway s'ations into the very c>ntreB of our large towns, in order to save passengers and goods a mite’B j jurney over a well-metall a d road, and we have left our country settlers to mend the holes in their m«ia roads with bundles of tea-tree scrub, and anxiously to inquire, when sending a dray load to ujarket, whether the rivers on the road ar** fordable oj nut, and it so, whether by the old ford or new onr»”

Tenders for road works are called by the K«iti Road- Board. The Supreme anl R.M. Court offices ar»olosed for the summer vacation until Jan. 3. Messrs Pitt and Maguire have a new advertisement in this morning's issue. Messrs Da v ies, Akroyd, and .Porter’*' auction mart will be closed until Monday next on account of the holidays. Tenders close on Monday next, 29th inst., for the delivery of heart of puriri at the Kaiteratahi Bridge site. Tne races at Waerenga-a-hika to morrow ought to be largely attended. There will bt* good fields, and each event is bound to excite much interest. At 11 on Saturday morning Maj t P-tt disposes of the privileges for the Gi-borne Racing Club’s summer meeting, which begin.on January 6. Owners and trainers are reminded that acceptances for the Ormond Jockey Club's annual race meeting close on Saturday evening n- xt. Weights will be declared to-morrow, Boxing Day. At Martnn on the SalurJay night following the election the proprietor of the local paper was burnt in effigy, fully 500 people beimz present. The baud was to have headed the procession, but got unavoidably delayed. The latest novelty in automatic machines is a hot water fountain. You put a penny in the slot, wait half a minute, and then draw < ff about two gallons of boiling water from a tap in the side of the machine. A reliable sportsman sends u=« the following tips for to-morrow's races:—Maiden Pia'e : Harlequin 1, Zanzibir 2. Boxing Diy Han dicap: Wakatipu 1, Nora 2. Hurdles: Bit of Blue 1, Impostor 2. Flying: Criminal 1, Pouawa 2.

A consignment of 60 cases of cheese from the InchClutha Dairy Factory Company vw sent home in the Tainui, and realised 50* per cwt., which is the top price for the finest American oneese. The cheese arrived in excellent condition, and was pronounced of good quality by the agents. The VYairarapa-Daily says that if one of the Chinese gardeners wm mado mayor of that town for a term they wou 4 undoub edly g-t an efficient and riionomicd water eupp v. Why not try the <lelestial with the running of a newspaper ?—the popular belief is that anyone but the one who happens to be editor can do that. An incident which occasioned some commotion and amusement occurred on Sunday, October 19-'h, on b >ard the Cunard liner Servia, jus- before she sailed from Qd°enjßtown for New York. A young Iri-h girl named Kata TYa'sh, ‘hn has been employed in Birmingham fur fix years as a telegraph operator, had embarked for America, when she was confromed by her sweetheart, a B rmingh im provision merchant, named Feely H* betzaed her to leave the ship and ret urn wi h him, as he wae prepared to .marry her. She consented, but reproached him, sayine, “You were very nearly too late. You should have asked me before,” There’will ba a araat attraGtfon at McF ir. lane's Hall on Friday night, when all win love good muaio should trv and be present at Mr Sidney Hoban’s pianoforte recital. Thia accomplished young man ha«» now fiirly out, on a b i liant career, and Gisborne people should be loyal to their colors and extend Mr Hohen a hearty greeting now he pays us another visit, with the triumphs that he has so deservedly won. His remarkable success at Leipeio is a recommendation of which anyone might be proud There ought to be a crowded house at McFarlaue‘B Hall on Boxing night.

Some contradictory evidence was given at the Police Court on Tuesday, in the case Oimpbell v. Doleman. Plain’iff said he had often let defendant have his hordes back when be wis taking them to pound. Defendant denied there was any truth in this assertion. Plain'iff’s counsel then asked if Doleman had not offered Campbell 3s a week for being allowed to let hia horses run loose on the strr-e'p. This also was denied, defendant adding that Campbell let his own horses run loose, and that he (Doleman) had often expressed surprise at such an exception being tolerated, as he had never previously heard of the like.

An extraordinary story comes from Albury, Svdnpy, from a man named E ‘ward Thompson, who, it appears, was camped wi h his wife and two children in the bush. The elder child, who is 'hree years old, had a pet piir. One morning he child was missed, and the father wi'h some Mends scoured the bush in all directions all dav and night without success Early next morning they discovered the child asleep on a bed of leaves, evidently made by the pig, unler a bop bush. The pig was near, evidently on guard, as it resented any attempt to interfere with its charge. Finally when the fa’her rode away with the child, the pig followed at the horse’s heels all the way baca to the camp. The Lyttelton Times savs Taken altogether we put Mr BaHance’s majority, if be should play his cards well, at a at least. In spite of the want of PX-Mini?ters, he should have no troub’e in forming a Cabinet of capable men. Sir Harry may, as a last hope of baulking his enemies, elect to summon tho House toge'her, instead of resigning. But he has no money now wherewiih to buy a majority a« of yore. Moreover, the materials out of which most of the Opposition are.compounded, are very unoom-promisi-'g. The Labor representatives are not of the stamp of men likely to be easily manipulated even, by the astute Rir Harry. Ws therefore look for a speedy change of Government, After the emphatic verdict of the country, nothing else would come. Ou Tuesday morning the case Muldoon and another v. Mclntosh came on for hearing before Messrs Townley and Lewis, to whom extended jurisdiction had be n given for the purpose by the parties. Mr DeLiutour appeared for plaintiffs, and opened his case. He then put Mr Booth (who had acted as arbitrator in a previous di*pute between the same parties) in the box. and tendered in evidence the award which that gentleman had made.* Mr L for defendant, objected to the document going in, on the ground that it was not duly stamped, the Strnmp Act requiring that an award should ba written on stamped paper, while this document had admittedly been stamped subsequently to its execution. This, he contended, debarred the Jus ices from admitting it as evidence After some argument. Mr DeLautour applied for an adj lurnmeut in order to look up au horities on the matter. This was granted until 6th January, a solicitor’s fee of £1 Is being al loWed to Mr Rees.

At the Police Court on Tu**sdav, the Mayor and Mr being on the B*nch, the case of alleged rescue of three horses, Campbell v. Doleman, was heard,. Mr Day for complainant ; Mr DeLautour for defendant. Plaintiff’s evidence wac to the effect that he was acting as .a deputy ranger on Haiti district. He saw three horses on a bye road, and finding that they were not Mr M' Liughlin’s horses, he rode up, and was driving th«m off to pound. Doleman then came galloping up with a big stick, and threatened to knock his b brains out. Not wtnr.ing a breach of tho peace, plaintiff rode off ; he thought it was nearly time in such circumstances The horses did not appear to have been working; he saw some m»m ploughing ut a road 12 chains off Defendant deposed that the ho sea had just been taken out, one had th" harness on, and tljßy wrre watching them while th© animals had a pick of grass until they were ready to go on again. He saw Campbell coming a ong and remarked, “Surely he wi I not have the chtek to take the horses off the road we are working on.” Right enough Campbell went to take them, and he (DJenitn) galloped up and asked him what the b'ank he was doing with 'he horses, whereupon Campbell turned and ga'loped < ff, leaving defend mt there laughing at him ; he had not mentioned a word about hraius, of a stoguinary nature or otherwise F. H’cks (Do eman’s partner in the contract), T B.osnahan, and J Corbett gave corroborative evidence as to the main pofn'aof thp defence, Mr Brosmahan expressing the opinion that bethought complainant had a “ dhrop tukiu’ ” by the way he aefted. The case was dismissed, the Bench stating it was clear that in the circumstances tho ranger should not have touched the horsoB< No costs were allowed’

There was a great crowd of pejple in town ast evci.ing. The Native Land Commission Court has been adjourned for some days, A number of jases have been heard, in which judgment has yet to ba delivered.

A telegram from Auckland yesterday ifiernoon states that the Gisborne Pani nas been installed favorite for the Ch»istma> and Railway Handicaps, to be run on Boxing Bay. Three Frenchmen who were studying a volume of Shakespeare in their native language endeavored to trans’ate into English the well-known opening to Hamlet’s s » iloquy: “To be, or n<»t to be.” The following was the result: -Firs' French mm : To was, or not to am Second ditto: To where, or is to not. Third ditto : To should, or not to will. The Manawatu Times says :—“ It is nothing less than a satire on representative government when a Maoriland Ministry creates life-legislators out nf those who have been rejected by the people. . , . If a single appointment is made, no matter how worthy the Councillor may be, the affair will be nothing short of a public scandal which should condemn those concerned in it to mlideal ex.inction at the earliest possible moment, Mr Goschen’s action in reducing the tea inly has led to a large increase in consump'ion, which will, to some extent, coumernalancc the loss to the exchequer by the reOuuiion. From the returns made up at Mincing lane for the nine months ending the 30th September, it seem-» that during that period upwards of 7.030,0001 b of tea were consumed in Great Britain in excess of the corresponding period of the previous year, or about 15 percent, more. The expectation is that this increase will be nearly doubled by' the end of the financial year, in which case ihe revenue will be the richer under this head by close upon £250,000 more than the Chancellor of the Exchequer anticipated, Mrs Bach, a lady who has resided in Gisborne for 14 or 15 years, is about to leave us for a new sphere, it being her intention to depart for Christchurch by the steamer to-morrow. This goo 1 lady, who is now w»ll on in years, ha I see med to have become inseparable from the district, in which sue has ever been noted for her kindliness in rendering wha 1 assistance she could to any good cause. She is an able teacher of music. Some of those who received instruction from her have now blossomed forth into young men and women, many being proficient musicians A wide circle of old and young friends will wish Mrs Btch future prosperity, and coqUqukl wood health. The bankruptcy of George Frederick Henderson is announced : assets—book debts valued at £2 10s and £27 G< 61 that whs proved in Gannon’s estuie; liaoilities (£341 ids)—Sawyer £3 10s ft imbrook £65, A. Devery £3O, Tovnley £27 10 s Dicks in £l6, Gannon £8 L 4«, J. Finlay £2, Alien £7 10s, F. Hicks £7 10s, A. J. Cooper £l5, W, Miller (jonr ) £6, Lawis £1 ss, Dr Innes £2O, C. Hansen £5, Greenwood £l5, Garrett £1 3s 6d, Joyce £8 10% Mrs MenZies £l5, Maude £2 10% P. Lange £25, A. McLs *u £l5, East £6 10s, Standard LI ss, Fox L2, Stevenson L 5, G, Johnstone L3> H. Bruce 112 10s, Tucker LIO 10s, Wuitiock L 3, Stephenson Ll si, Foster LI 7e 61; U. Finlay, J, Martin, Arundel, Muir, Adeaae and Primrose, Farmer, Piesse, 3. Bourke, Good, Hatton and Score, Wail, Ll each, Church of England country services, Sunday nextTe Karaka, 11 (Huiy Uurninunion); Ormond, 3 ; Makaraka, 7. Wesleyan Church sirvice% Sun lay next •— Gisbo. ne 11 and 7, Makaraka 2, Patutahi 3.30, Rev. J, Ward,