The Gisborne Standard AND COOK COUNTY GAZETTE Published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morning. Tuesday February 24, 1891.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 574, 24 February 1891, Page 2

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

Tuesday February 24, 1891.

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There was a tremendous sea on in the bay on Sunday and yesterday morning, and it was a pretty sight to view the waves dashing over the concrete work, lly yesterday afternoon the storm abated,

The programme of the St. Patrick’s Day sports is published this morning.

The sale of Mr O’Neill’s property begins at 11 this morning, on the Whataupoko, near Mr Carroll’s place.

The Native Land Court at Waipiro was concluded last week, the sitting being adjourned to Monday next at Gisborne. At the Supreme Court yesterday morning His Honor intimated that jurors summoned for civil cases need not attend until this morning.

The Commissioners to enquire into the working of the Public Trust Office are Messrs Loughrey, Larnach, and T. Kennedy Macdonald.

A large parcel of jewellery which arrived at Adelaide recently from Melbourne by express without being declared, has been forfeited by the Customs Department.

In the Supreme Court yesterday the man Roberts conducted his own case, but though he seemed in no way abashed all the replies elicited were against himself.

The boxing challenge and replies are getting more interesting than ever. Maaka’s reply to the challenge has drawn forth a still further reply from Tom Porter.

The case heard at the Supreme Court yesterday against William Capper was of quite a romantic nature, and a question by a juryman at once gave a different face to the affair.

The “intelligent compositor,” who has so often to bear the blame for sins of omission and commission, wishes it stated that he is not responsible for placing the advent of a little stranger under the heading of “ new music.”

The stakes for the annual Toroa Steeplechase meeting are to be slightly increased in value this year. The programme has received the sanction ot the Metropolitan Club, and a good day’s sport may be anticipated for Easter Monday.

The calendar for the next crimnal sittings of the Wellington Supreme Court, which commence on Monday next, is a heavy one. There are sixteen cases ot an ordinary character—false pretences, larceny, horse-stealing, personation, burglary, malicious injury to property, forgery, and uttering.

As theprogrammeof the Tologa raees on St Patrick's Day could not be published in time to give owners of horses sufficient notice, it was decided on Saturday night to extend for a week each of the dates of nomination, acceptance, and the declaration of weights. Nominations therefore close next Saturday night, acceptances on March 14th, weights being declared on March 7th.

It has been wisely decided to repeat the musical service so successfully rendered on Friday evening at the Weslyan Church. The repetition will be made this evening, in the City Rink, and the prices have been placed so low that all may have the opportunity of attending, Parents should make a special point of allowing their children to be present and hear the service.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. have received the following London market cablegram, dated February 30 :—Tallow. —Market weak ; fine mutton tailow is worth 26s 9d per cwt. Mutton market firm ; Canterbury mutton is worth per lb ; Wellington mutton is worth 4%d per lb. Beef market unchanged. Good beef tallow is worth 24s gd per cwt,

There was a little excitement out at the steamer Australia on Sunday. Some pigs were being shipped, and one got overboard. He was not like the animals referred to in Scripture, for he swam strongly round the vessel, to try and securea footing. No one jumped overboard to rescue the pig, but there was great exertions to save the bacon, and they were ultimately crowned with success. The landing of Captain Cook is said to have been quite a mild excitement as compared with the rescue of the porker.

Lecture by Rev. J. Lewis, President Conference, Te Arai, this evening; Makaraka, Thursday ; Gisborne, Friday. Special gathering, Gisborne, Wednesday. Addresses—Jubilee Methodism New Zealand.—(Advt.)