LOCAL AND GENERAL
The Wesleyan picnic on Boxing Day was a most enjoyable gathering. The Government announce their intention of at once proceeding with the survey of the bay. The annual New Teat’s eve ball will be held in the Social Hall, I-’atutabi, to-morrow evening. It is expected that a large number will go out Jrom town. The steamer Star of England, which left Brisbane on Thursday last for this port, should arrive here to-morrow. She loads up with frozen meat for Home. From the stall of the Napier Evening News we have received a Christmas card extending us a kindly greeting and good wishes for the coming year. We cordially reciprocate the kindiy feelings, and wish the News staff a happy New Year. Among the passengers who arrived in Auckland by the Mararoa was Professor Jenks, Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Melbourne University. He has (says the Herald) come over to New Zealand partly on a pleasure trip and partly to collect information particularly about the agricultural resources of the colony, On Saturday last Major Pitt disposed of the privileges in connection with the Gis borne Racing Club’s Summer Meeting. The following prices were realised—Gates, £l2l, F. Hall; grandstand booth, £2O, OU side booth, £3l, E. O'Dwyer; grandstand dining room, £l3 15s, J. Craig; outside dining room, £5, refreshment stall, £6, Erskine; books, £5, Muir; right to take charge of horses, £9, Skipworth.
On Friday evening Mr Sydney Hoben, assisted by well known local amateurs, gave his promised musical performance iu Gisborne. The merit of the performance fully justified all the praise that had been given, but Mr Hoben was unfortunate in the night which fell to his choice. There were innumerable picnic parties and very few of those who were out returned to town un’il late in the evening, there being a beautiful moon light night. The Garrison Band will play the following programme on New Year’s eve, commencing at 7.30 :— March—Wait till the Clouds roll by. Lane rs—Helensburgh. March—Blue Bells of Scotland. Waltz—Loving and Hoping, March—Oh 1 Sing to me the auld Scotch Songs. Gallop—Pell Mell. March—National Unity. Heavy rain c&me down on Sunday night, and rain br-gan again yesterday afternoon. This is very pleasing to 'ownspeople, but not so to those who are interested in saving grass seed. Every shower that occurs at this period of the year, if it does act greatly damage, will at least retard harvesting operations. The showers will be very pleasing to those encased in one industry, that of bee farming. The continued dry weather has had a very serious effect on the yield of honey, but the welcome showers will set things fairly right again.
A young lady (Miss Hammersley) was thrown from a horse on Friday afternoon, between. MaKaraka and Matawhero. She was dragged some yards before she got clear from the horse, and was also kicked in the chest by the horse. Some Maori women were near at hand, and quickly rendered efficient assistance. The horse was caught again, and the lady managed to ride into town, where medical aid was procured. Her head being badly cut, the wound had to be stitched ; her eyes had been blackened, and she was otherwise badly bruised. She has now fairly recovered from the effects. There was a peculiar incident in connection with the races on Friday, In the Hurry Scurry there was a dividend of £BO Ils. One ticket was held by Mr Karaitiana and a friend of his, and the other was held iu quarter shares by four natives. Tue first ticket was presented all right, but the other one was lost. The stewards were acquainted with the f 'Ol, and a meeting was held after lunch, it being decided that if the ticket was not found the money would be handed over on the following afternoon. The ticket.not being forthcoming, on Saturday afternoon Mr Harding handed over the amount to a native who there was good reason to believe had taken out the ticket,
The immigration and emigration returns for New Zealand during November show that the arrivals were 1250 and the depar turea 724. The arrivals were—From tho Uniied Kingdom 278, New South Wales 591, Victoria 324, Tasmania 10, other places 4-7; total 1250 The departures were—To the United Kingdom 83, Queensland 1, New South Wales 238, Victoria 236, Tasmania 29. other places 137: total 724. There were no arrivals of Chinese, while 92 took their departure. The total loss of population by the excess of emigration over immigration for the ten months ended November "Oth was 2744 persons. David Christie Murray has been interviewed regarding bis reasons for adopti ig the profession of an actor. He is serving ah apprenticeship for a dramatic author. “I admit,” remarked Mr Murray, “th-.t I have tak.nup this new line r .ther 1 'e in IKe. People are not sowto te 1 me so. I have reoeived most amusing 1- tters, some anonymous, from various good p. ople, warning me that I am throwing mjsel away. Then I am told that I joined Mr St, Maur because I was bard up, a so that I can't go back to Europe for fear of beiug a i-d.ed at. Oh I don't know what funny thing I haven't learnt about iny.wf in this w«y. Now, here's the plain truth. If I lik to break my back at my old work in the old country I can make £2OOO a year, where is one single successful play will bring me in £20,000.” Tho vagaries of a cow iu th Farndon Park enclosure caused some ox-ite nent yesterday prior to the commence™, nt; of the sports there. The committee fomid th anima’de trap, and started to chase it out of t re ground. The cow disagreed with the suggestion:; made, and got up u chase on iltf own account, going wherever pos ible for persons wearing red dresses. One phase of the escapade was rat her comical. A pair of lovers sitting quietly by themselves were charged. Tho gentleman stiw the animal when it _ was quite close, and in less time than it takes to describe the occurrence he jumped up, took a run, anti cleared the fence like a deer, leaving his inamorata to face the cost. The lady hud both pluck and presence of mind and made such good use of a sunshade, wielding it as a prod, that the cow first became astonished and then timorous, and bolted from the scene.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 550, 30 December 1890, Page 2
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