The Gisborne Standard AND COOK COUNTS GAZETTE Published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday morning. Saturday, February 28, 1891. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 576, 28 February 1891, Page 2

The Gisborne Standard AND COOK COUNTS GAZETTE Published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday morning.

Saturday, February 28, 1891. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Be just and tear not; Let all the ends thou aim’s* at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's.

A general meeting of the members of the Waerenga-a-hika Jockey Club will be held this evening at the Masonic Hotel.

Messrs Dunlop and Bourke begin business on Saturday next in the premises that are being vacated by Messrs Pettie and Harper.

Bigelow, now serving a term ip Kingston Penitentiary for bigamy, has been left by his first wife, who died a short time ago. Before the Sydney Central Police Court four children under 15 years, were charged with living with a woman of illfame, The evidence revealed a horrible state of depravity.

There was a Iprgp attendance at the Wesley Church last night, when the Rev. Mr Lewis, President of the New Zealand Wesleyan Conference, gave a lecture on the interesting subject of “ Rambles with a Knapsack.” The lecture was an instructive and entertaining description worked up from the travels of the lecturer, who has had a varied experience and has a specially pleasing way of giving his narratives, Mr Akroyd occupied the chair.

The Garrison Band will play the following selections this evening : — March, “ A Soldier’s last letter overture, “In Memoriam waltz, “ Sumer Regen ;” schottische, “ Bank Holiday ;” quadrilles, “ Minerva ;” march, “ Steadfast and True.”

In Chambers on Thursday, before Mr Justice Conolly, Mr W. D. Lysnar was admitted as a solicitor of the Court, on the motion of Mr DeLautour.

The following crew have been selected to represent the Auckland Rowing Club in the annual match against the Poverty Bay Ciub : Gibbons, stroke ; W. Stewart, three’; C. F. Minnett, two ; C. Colebrook, bow.

Mr Gannon is to be interpreter to the Native Titles Commission and Mr Geddis, an expert member of the Hansard- staff, has received the appointment of reporter. In each instance a man thoroughly competent for the work has been ap pointed. The sitting of the Native Land Court under Mr Booth, for disposal of applications for succession closed yesterday. The Court has only sat for u days, and not full days, as Mr Booth has had to attend to his other duties at his own Court. Yet he has disposed of 206 applications. There have been granted 86 succession orders, 20 orders appointing trustees, and 120 applications dismissed.

Messrs Currie and Hogan’s well known hurdler Caitiff left by the Manapouri last evening, in order to fulfil engagements at Napier. The horse is looking remarkably well, and it is to be hoped that Messrs Currie and Hogan will be successful in pulling off some of the pickings in Hawke’s Bay. Mick Maher, the local and popular trainer and cross-country horseman, went in charge. A small boy was responsible for a big joke at Tauranga the other night. The members of the Fire Brigade were bursting themselves to pump up water through a suction hose dropped down at the wharf ; a second hose was tried without success, and the firemen were nearly tearing their hair in consternation, unable to discover the cause that prevented their practice. The small boy had quietly lifted the hose from the water each time it had bepn put in 1

The wily Mr Wahanui has been bowled out by his own hand. The other day the Auckland Herald published a letter in which Wahanui stated he had never offered to co-operate with Mr Rees in the settlement of the waste land. On the next day a letter previously written by the same chief was published, showing that he had a queer memory. Our local contemporary published the first letter; must we refer their attention to the second one disproving the first one published ? Members of the reporting profession will be specially interested with the evidence given in the perjury case yesterday. The first case really hinges upon the use of the word “ and,” a very different meaning being given by the slightest change in the wording of the sentence, The Sergeant was very empathic about the actual words used, and though he did not make a note of it until after the accused had got down from the witness box, he swore positively as to the accuracy of the note, In the Gillespie perjury case a few months ago we believe even the shorthand reporters would not swear positively as to the accuracy of their notes while the words were, so to speak, warm from the lips of the witness. The programme has been issued by the Toroa Steeplechase Club, and nominations are due 12th March. The winners of the Toroa Steeplechase at previous Easter Monday meetings, have both proved themselves of a calibre above the medium run of jumping horses, Darnley and Oeo having since distinguished themselves over the Christchurch and Napier Steeplechase courses. The coming meeting, there is every reason to anticipate, will again furnish some exciting racing over the big jumps ; the winner will have to be a clever fencer, as well as possess stamina to battle out the three miles. It will be noticed the management have raised the value of the stakes, and ladies will be admitted free to the racecourse.

The Supreme Court adjourned about 25 past 5 last evening. His Honor said there was no hope of finishing that night, or he would continue the case. Mr Whinray (juryman) said it would be a great boon to the jurymen if the case went on that night and were completed. His Honor was afraid that even if they went on till daylight they could not get finished. The plaintiff had only got halfway through his side of the case. The remarkable thing is that Mr Whinray is to be called in the alleged perjury case, and the Police Court adjourned yesterday so as to enable Mr Whinray’s evidence to be got this mqrping. In the meantime Capper remains in gaol, while Mr Booth wants to start on his heavy pircuit work next Tuesday.