LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 572, 19 February 1891, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Captain Barry informs us that several Maori rangatiras will occupy seats on the platform this evening.

Some of our civic functionaries wont out for a little picnic over the hills and far away yesterday morning somewhere about the time t'uat grey dawn was breaking. They went prospecting for stone, and came back loaded with specimens. The whereabouts of the indefatigable local pioneer 'in stone discoveries has not yet been ascertained by our informant. The following junior orew have been selected to represent the Poverty Biy Rowing Club in the match with the Gisborne juniors in March : F. Queenin, H. Burns, H. Sandlant, W. Taylor. The following were selected to row in the maiden fours: F. Xoomb, G. Richardson, W. Burton, and W. Nisbett. For the Gisborne Rowing Club's doable sculls in March, the following have been selected : T. Adair and P. Matthews, G. Johnstone and E. Matthews, W, Parker and H. Johnston, P. Cosgrove aud E. Hope. The canolmling event in connection with the opening oi the new Wesleyan Church takes place to-morrow night. It consists of a sacfeSt eanta (“ Quean Esther”) and concert A representative of the Standard attendsfl thd pebearsal on Tuesday night, and we can give asaigianoe that tho evening’s entertainment wilt he such as will bs thoroughly enjoyed by al! who attend, and is certain to he popular. The music is bright and inspiriting, the are well taken, the orchestra (ten instruments) Is a capital one, and with the able cohduotorship of Mr Palsiret success is beyond question, That gentleman has been very assiduous in his efforts to ensure efficiency, Mr Bull plays the organ, and among ths other instrumentalists will be Mr Bpurdle with Ills cornet, In the cantata itself there will ba about 40 voices. In the second part Miss Large (who was so popular on her visit to Gisborne some years ago with Miss Osborne) will be among the vocalists, and Mrs Bingham will be heard for the first time at a Gisborne entertainment. The popular vocalists, Mrs and Mr Palairet, and Mr Dalrymple, will also assist. The admission has been fixed at the low price oi one shilling,

Mr Finneran, architect, invites tenders for work to the British Empire Hotel.

About 40 surjjnor.scs were issued yesterday against defaulting Borough ratepayers.

The Borough Assessment Court tils on Saturday week, but there will only be a few objections.

A Maori boy got thrown badly through his horse shying, on Tuesday, but he got clear with only a few bruises. About 10.30 last night the steamer Te Kapu came into port, from Napier and Wairoa. She comes here for a load of grass seed, Mr Aldridge has been getting small but attentive audiences at his lectures during the week. He ably argues his views on controversial points in Scripture.

Mr Gaine Carrington, who is an excellent hand among horses, is expected to leave for Napier overland, to-day, with a mob of horses for the Nsoier market.

At Otago High School young McAra, formerly of Gisborne, won the Chamber of Commerce prize for English, as well as the medal for dux.

Mr O'Neill, the well-known contractor, is likely to leave this district for others fields, and is therefore arranging to have the whole of bis property disposed of. An announcement will appear in next issue.

Mr Lawson Heale, a medical practitioner who brings excellent credentials with him, has begun the practice of his profession in Gisborne, and may be consulted at Mr Barnard's, Custom-house Street.

'A traveller who writes complaining of the delay in landing passengers in Napier specially- compliments the Gisborne branch for the consideration paid to ensure the comfort and convenience of passengers. The President of the Wesleyan Conference, the Rev. J. J. Lewis, will arrive on Monday, and during the week will hold services in connection with the Jubilee of the Church. He will lecture at Te Arai on Tuesday night, and at Makaraka on Thursday.

Our report of the Education Board, published elsewhere, is taken from Tuesday’s Napier Telegraph, but from what our own correspondent telegraphs it appears that amounts have also been voted for teachers’ residences—•isborne £BO, Matawhero £l2, Waerenga-a-hika £5O. A jocular Te Arai correspondent writes :— In accordance with your Mnraetaha correspondent’s suggestion I would advise that the latter’s autobiography, enclosing photographs of the scribe taken in different attitudes, be preseated to “ One of the Liberal Few ” In return your O.C. might be endowed with a supply of brains.

A protracted case was heard at the R M. Court yesterday by Mr Booth. Tu’.ans Matahi and his wife sued Rua for £9 5s for a fortnight’s work, The evidence showed that plaintiffs had only worked tor a week, and judgment was given accordingly, with costs, Mr A, Reas appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr Cbrisp for the defendant,

Sb Patrick’s Day is not to be allowed to pass by without being properly celebrated in Gisborne. Sports are being arranged for that day, and an attractive programme will be drawn up. A meeting of the Committee is to be held at the Masonic Hotel this evening. Athletes may at once go into training for the sports, and the programme will be published as soon as it oan conveniently be got ready.

The annual meeting of solicitors in connection with the Law Library was held at the Courthouse yesterday afternoon, Mr Greenwood, Registrar of Supreme Court, presiding. The annual balance sheet showed that there was now £129 to the credit of the library, and it was decided to ask for authority to spend another £lOO in new books, nearly £5OO having been already expended for the same purpose. Messrs DeLsutour, Watson, and Nolan, were elected as a committee oi management for the ensuing year and Mr B. Watson was appointed secretary.

Captain Jackson Barry lectures this evening in the City Rink, the Mayor taking the ehair. Ono who has had such great experiences as the lecturer should be well able to entertain an audience in Gisborne, as he has done so many times in otherplaces. The Captain tells some wonderful stories, so startling that they would not ba believed from anyone but a man well known to be of the strictest veracity. He wishes it stated that his present visit to Gisborne will be the last opportunity of hearing him lecture, as he is going directly to make his fortune by opening up a mountain of tin he says he knows of in the Klug country. He has arranged his lectures so as not to clash with the cantata on Friday night.

A correspondent writes questioning Captain Jackson Barry's right to be considered one cf the founders of three colonies, and other assertions. We were not there at the time ourselves, but the Captain gives his word for the accuracy of the statements, and will no doubt be pleased to meet anyone who is of a sceptical turn of mind. When he was previously in Gisborne an editor professed to be sceptical, and the Captain met him without unnecessary formality. A nice horsewhip was the much travelled one’s trustworthy companion, and challenges were the order of the day. We are not tired of life yet, and therefore do not attempt to question the accuracy of the statements made on such authority.

Mr John Thompson, “ late R.E.,” seems, according to his version, to be a particularly illused man. Everyone knows how he found the stone, and was robbed of the credit, aud how his plans of the breakwater were appropriated without compensation. But fee people are aware of tho latest wrong that has been done to the great B.E. Everyone (except thoso who know him personally) will be surprised to hoar that Mr T. it was who originally conceived ths scheme with which General Booth is storm ing the world. As proof of this he offers to produce the original draft which he drew up himself, but which those whom it was laid before were too short-sighted to see the utility of. The way the RE. accounts for tho General’s appropriation of the scheme is that the members of the Army here became aware of its contents, and transmitted the valuable information to headquarters. The R.E. says he would have been satisfied to have remained silent if the General had only acknowledged in his book "Darkest England' 1 the original source of the scheme. It’s not glory Mr T. wants—oh, no ! he only seeks for common justice aud notoriety. But without the author’s personal superintendence be is satisfied the scheme won't work, so we may expect to hear any day that the General has sent for Mr T. to come and work it.

The annual meeting of the Harbor Board was held on Tuesday. Present: Messrs Townley (Chairman), Bright, Chrisp, Clark, Sievwright, and DeLautour. Mr DeLsutour proposed that Mr Townley be re-elected Chairman ; he was quite sure it could not be in belter hands. Mr Clark. seconded, Mr Sievwright: We all have pleasure in agreeing to that. (Members: Hear, hear.) Ths motion was then carried unanimously. In returning thanks Mr Townley emphasised ths desirableness oi directing their attention to the neoesslty o’ turning the work to some practical use, in view of the rate at which the district was advancing, The Finance Oommiltee’s recommendation was read, that ths rate fat ths year be M in the £ on all ratable property in the Borough, 7-12tha in the County, and 11 in the outer district. Mr DeLautour said after ha bad an opportunity of looking into the Act he was quite satisfied that the Committee had acted rightly in the matter, Mr Sievwright moved, and Mr DuLuutcur tljo vato bq struck accordingly, In reply to Mr Bright. the Chairman said the Board had no solicitor. Mr Bright said it would be well, after past experience, to be thoroughly assured in the matter. The Chairman sail the previous difficulty was more in regard to the conflicting Acts, and ha felt there could be no question as to tho course proposed, The motion was carried unanimously. The Secretary said he had received a letter from Mt Murphy, agreeing to the transfer of Mr O'Neill’s section to him. It was decided to allow the matter to stand over; also the matter of a landing stage fa? pssengers, a plan oi thd proposed structure being placed on tho tables Country services, Church of England To Arai 3, Mjkmte 7i