The Gisborne Standard AND COOK COUNTY GAZETTE Published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morning. Thursday, January 15, 1891. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 557, 15 January 1891, Page 2

The Gisborne Standard AND COOK COUNTY GAZETTE Published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morning.

Thursday, January 15, 1891. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ba just and tw aot; Let all iha ends toon uici r rt at be thy eauntry*e> Thy Qod's, and ttufcl&'a.

Mr and Mrs Foley have continued their variety entertainment, with changes of programme, in the 'pheatre Royal, during the past few evenings, humorous entertainment will ba given this afternodih at prices to the ohWen. It fs announced that by special Mrs Foley have decided to give purfonnancc; this evening. «

A letter on sporting matters is held over till next issue. The members of the Fire Brigade had a wet practice last night. Thor** was £6,192 put through the totalieator during the two days’ racing at the Park this week. The Ch arch of England annual garden fete promises to be a great success next Wednesday afternoon. The evening will be a moonlight one. Captain Warren leaves for Napier tomorrow, he being the only Gisborne representative at the Rifle Association’s meeting which begins on Tuesday next. The reading of Mr O’Connor’s report at the Harbor Board meeting on Tuesday evening occupied the secretary 38 minutes, and even then the appendices were not read. A letter lamenting that the district is ce being bled to death by outdoor and indoor shows ” was received coo late for publication this morning The sale of the stock of ironmongery, etc., in connection with the estate of Graham, Pitt, and Bennett, wiil be continued for another fortnight. Still further reduc tions have been made, it being necessary to have a clearance within the time stated.

An alarm of fire was rung out on thp lower bell at 1 o’clock yesterday morning. Home rubbi«h had ignited in Mr Craig’s back yard, the fire being promptly ex'inguisbed. I’he Brigade turned out, but fortunately tbeir services were not required. A clever swindle was worked at the races yeaterdav. Someone presented a ticket that had previously been used, in the hurry the fraud was not detected, and the jBl5 dividend was paid. As there were only 14 tickets on the horse the culprit may yet be discovered without any great trouble. The big bush fire at Turehau appears to have caused considerable loss. The fire was started before the contractor was prepared for it; the native grass had been set alight, and from that the t>ush caught, and was soon fiercely burning. It extended into Mr Fraser's gully, and a large number of sheep got hemmed in and were roasted to death, besides much damage being done to the fencing. A nasty accident happened to Mr Allan Taylor on Monday afternoon. He wa.* proceeding a’oag Carnarvon street towards his home when the horse which he was riding shied and threw him heavily to th* l ground, and bis foot not bring re eased from the s irrup immediately, he was dragged a short distance. Fortunately prompt assistance was forthcoming (Messrs Famtn and Henderson have witnessed the fail), and what might have been a much more serimia aocideat was averted. As it was Mr Taylor was badly shaken and received a severe bruise,

The pupils of St. Andrew’s Sunday tchool wore treated to a very enjoyable picnic on Tuesday, in Mr Witty’s Hapara paddock, the Use of which was kindly allowed for the occasion. Many friends were present, and the teachers and elder scholars, and Men is, spared no trouble in the arrangements to ensure a pleasant day, and being far »r**d with beautiful weather they were eminently successful. The children especially were delighted, and one might have found great pleasure in merely remaining seated and watching the children romping about, ao gleefully, while the sports arranged were also entered into with Zest. <>f course the capital luncheon and tea provided by the la-ties were unapproachable items on the programme. wsr a good attendance at ths City Rink on Tuesday evening to witness the fight between Sandy MuGregnr (Dunedin) and R. Shaw (Gisborne), for £25 a side and the gate money. From the first lound it was apparent that the local man bad not had Hufficient training for McGregor, who did junt as he pleased wbh his opponent. During each round McGregor kept bis man well covered and backed against the ropes in the secund round, when Shaw fell rather heavily, severely hurting his left arm, after which he was unable to bnx up to his usual style. Thia practically ended hostilities, as Shaw did not show to advantage any more. Shaw on three occasions wan compelled to take his 10 secs. On the fifth (the last) rou >d, Shaw was bleeding profusely, and hi* face was badly knocked about. McGregor then threw out another challenge to fight any man in Gisborne • a match was subsequently talked of with Hn-nnon, but the time did not suit with McGregor’s Auckland engagements. Mr Pyke knows how to take a beating. This is how he expressed himself on being defeated :—‘ For all I known or can foresee, the curtain has now fallen on my poli ical career. But though defeated —not deject ed—l shall watch the progress of events ; and whether in or out of Parliament, I will do my utmost whenever it is in my power to promote the interests of the district. For those who voted against me I entertain no anim sity They thought they were doing right, no d>>ubt. And at any rate they behaved courteously -some of them even kindly —towards me, for which I am indebted to them. I am content to let the dead past bury the past so far as the results of the election are concerned. It Is rather hard to be put aside after having spent a lifetime in the public service, but Ido not complain. I bow to the popu'ar decree, and with regretful but grateful feeling I now bid you and my other friends—Farewell!’

B-fore the Imperial troops were removed from the colonies every regiment, says a writer in the Sydney Morning Herald, contained a few ladies who, when their husbands got into trouble, did not think twice about leaving the lauqdry without turning down their sleeves, and calling on the commanding officer to tell him their private opinion of him and of the service in general. This opinion was usually delivered without prevarication, and in a manner so clear and concise that none could affect to misunderstand it. In New Zealand, for instance, at a camp at led Ocabuhn, no one that saw a damn of the 65th Regiment send a st<>ne through the colonel s window and ventilate her grievances thromh the fracture, while the officer was prudently up ’he chimney, would ctOSH tty? to witness a performance by Rachel, Ristori. or Bernhardt, It was when the officer of tbo day, frequently a callow ensign, entered the laundry in the course ot his rounds to see bow thing* were conducted, that these Affiszons, having previously bolted the 4ppr, allowed him the choice of indigni’y or of BUppiyinf? table bear for their approaching diuner. A characteristic letter by Voltaire, hitherto unpublished, has recent y been guearthed. It is an answer to a note from the sculptor, Titon du Ti let, who wished to put a medal ion of Voltaire on a monument to be erected to th® g’O' y of the French Parnassus, The note is dated Potsdam. July 8,1752, and coutains the following passage :— “ E<»joy life, if you can, and leave everything ehn alone j most of all my medallion. I think I have already to d you that I am nothing ; •* Dignusque numismate vuius.” I may be a face, but I have not got one } I am only a boiled apple on the neck of a oraoe. There ie no way of engraving such. Beside?, jrou may believe that at the Court of a great King I have learned to despise human vanities. A short time »gn the Duchess of Brunswick requested the K<ng of Prussia v< ry Ut gently to send her bis statue, and the King could not refuse. So he was sculptured, and this was the result: He was put on the back of a turkey cock, aud instead of four slaves at the base, there were four apes making grimaces, You will agree that, after this, ft does not behove us little ones to be vain, It you like I will send you the apes of the statue and you oan put my name under them. My dear sir, let us trouble about nothing, except our health and our repose. All the rest is smoke in our lives. I wish you solid happiness, if there is such a thing.”

Wesleyan Church.—Next Sunday : First day of opening services, Morning and evening, Rev. J. Ward; afternoon, Mr DeLautour. Everybody invited.— (Advt.) MOhurch of R/wl&nd country services, Sunday next i—PfrtinSii 11 (Holy Oommunfon), Hakauri 2.80, Bishop of WaUpu I Wacrefiga 7?