LOCAL AND GENERAL
Messrs Davies, Akroyd, and Porter dispose of a lot of silver necklaces this morning. Mr Malcolm McLeod has been appointed Overseer of the Kaiteratahi bridge work. At the Ormond races £791 was put through the totalisator—and yet people say times are hard. A bußiners announcement from the popular dining rooms of which Mr Budd is the proprietor appears in our advertising columns. The bushfallers are now beginning to eome into town, with substantial cheques in th“ir pockets. They ought to make business hum for a while. Mr Liddy. tba well-known theatrical agent, died at Brisbane on New Year's Day. Few men in the colonies were better known than Liddy, On Monday morning, at 11, Messrs Davies, Akroyd, and Porter hold a sheep sale the importance of which should attract a large attendance of settlers. Mrs Cahill has laid informations against those natives whose identity, it is belivved, can be established, in connection wu.b the ruffianly conduct at Waerengauika on New Year morning. On Thursday morning the Rev. Mr Walker, ot Nelson, was ordained a priest in the Anglican Church. The service was a very impressive one, the Bishop of Waiapu oon ducting. At the County Council meeting yesterday tenders were opened for road formation in the Tiniroto district, and lhe lowest tender was 1 accepted. The Council decided not to make public the amounts until the bonds had been ! signed. ! A substantial sum of money left here to I back Pani in the Newmarket Handicap, I run in Auckland on New Year's Day, but I the son of Merlin—Lady Grey could only | gain a third place. There was a grand blaze at Pacikau on New Year's Day, and in lhe evening the illumination looked grand from the town. The high wind made the fallen bush burn splendidly. Good reports are being made ell round concerning the clearing work this season.
The leading Jocal race clnbeiheve made the wise resoluiiiui of exc u ling lhe sp.elvr e,eiu< nt from the cuurer. X'uie will prevent the community being invaded by the horde who flock to a big race meeting as birds of prey do to a carcass, Tbe resolution will do much to popularise racing in the district. Several Maoris in Canterbury have been summoned for so oping the rivers with seine nets. It is stated that Te Kooti developed great interest in the matter, and the news tbat he will visit Canterbury when tbe oases are on caused a sensation. It is not likely he will be received with open arms,—Press, New Year’s Day was as usual made a close holiday in Gisborne, and a great number of pionio par.lea frequented the numerous resorts. The members of the Salvation Army and their friends had a big picnic at Patutahi, and gatherings of a more private nature were very numerous, Madame Marian Burton’s talented Concert company are now delighting the people of the Soutn. The high standard of musical culture for which the company is noted has made the New Zealand tour a very successful One—so much so that the Auckland people arc desirous of ano'her visi l from the company. They appear in Gisborne, at the Theatre Royal, on Tuesday evening. The Wairarapa Star begins an article by saying it had always included a certain Borough Councillor us among the obstructionists, but it then goes on to warmly praise him The reason for this praise happens to ba that the Councillor did not attend one meeting, such non-attendance, the Star considers, being a greater act of service than anything else the councillor had done in his whole career.
A curious mistake has been made by an official at Carlsbad. An American gentleman who had been travel ing in B ihemia, arrived at ho Spa and entered his name as Junes I King, of Buffalo. This was conveyed to 'he local press as ‘‘ James the First, King of Buffalo,” and Mr King was besieged as “ his Majesty ’ by such a shoal of tradesmen, beggars and tuft hunters that he was obliged to leave Carlsbad sooner than he intended. Some of the natives even mistook the popular tourist for “ Buffalo Bill,” Tbe Melbourne Leader has the following item Of all the uncertainties iu New Zealand the greatest uncertainty is of the presence of petroleum in New Zealand in payable quantities. More money has been lost by investing in the shares of petroleum companies than almost in any other investment in the colony. Experts were sanguine, machinery was good, indications were most reliable, oil was everywhere, yet nothing came in ; everything went out, and nothing went on. We wonder if the Leader man knows our old friend “ Wash.”
Yesterday morning the Native Land Com missioners notified the parties that they had prepared a draft report on the transaction in Wharekaka No I. block, which draft report oounsel for Mr Reeves and the natives could peruse, and the Commissioners would appoint a time for counsel to be heard on the same They farther stated that Mr Reeves would be granted a certificate for four shares, and that costs (the amount to be fixed hereafter) would be allowed the Native objectors. Messrs DoLautolir and Skeet appeared on this application for Mr Beeves, and Mr Day for the native objectors. At the Ormond races on Thursday the po’ioe threa'ened to lay an inform ition against the owner of Impostor, for cruel'y, if the horse was allowed to run in he Welter Handicap his legs being in a hid s'a'e T' o horse was given a trial canter which seemed to satisfy the public that the animal was fit enough to run, but the police were not satisfied on that head, and the outcome was tbat the horse was sent back to his rug. Some of those present thought that the Constables Farmer and Beddell had judged wrongly in tbe matter, and they offered to defrav any legal expenses that might, be incurred if the owner would let the horse ran heedless ot the warning.
The privileges in connection with the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s annual meeting are advertised for sale by Major Pitt, on Thursday next, at noon The nominations for the Turf Club’s races contain several additional horse? from Napier and Wellington to those competing on Tuesday and Wednesday, the visitors to the Auckland horse sales will have returned, and as the grass seed should be all safely threshed or stacked by the 13th and 14th of January, the privileges should bring tip top prices, and there is no doubt those who sn-culate in the various lots offered, should reap a rich harvest. From the advertisement it will be seen the gates are offered on exceptionally liberal terms. The first meeting of the new Waiapu County Council was held at Awanui last week, the six councillors attending, namely— Crs Henderson, Wallis, White, Connolly, Travers, and Milner Or Henderson was unanimously appointed Chairman. It was resolved to request Sir George Whitmore to represent the Council, together with the Chairman, in an interview with the Cook Council; so as to have an mljustment. of financial mattery between the two C lunoils. Those gentlemen mat tbe Cook Council yesterday afternoon, but tbe steau ( er being late nothing was done beyond adjouvning tbe meeting till 2 this afternoon. It was resolved to invite applications for the for tbe position of Clerk and Collector. Tbe next meeting of the Council is to be held on January 28th, at the house of Sir George Whitmorg (Tuparoa), that gentlemun having kindly offered the accommodation. Wesleyan Services to morrow—Gisborne 11 and 1, Makaraka 2, BoV. d.f Ward; evening, Covenant Service,
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 552, 3 January 1891, Page 2
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