LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 613, 28 May 1891, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The steamer Te Anau will not leave Auckland till Friday, arriving here on Satur day afternoon. The steamer Tarawera from Melbourne, Hobart, and South, will be a day late this trip, not reaching Gisborne till Monday morning. There was no sitting of the Trust Commissioner's Court this week, owing to tho absence of Mr Booth, 8.M., at the Wairoa. Union Literary Society this (Thursday) evening. Lecture by Mr DeLautour. Subject 11 Chance or Direction.’’ Meeting open to all.—Advt. The following amounts were paid away yesterday in connection with the Waerengaa.hika Jockey Club’s meeting:—A. Parsons £47 10s; W. Wethered £4710s ; Mrs Bailey £3B; W. Hamon, £9los; total, £142 10s. Mr Duncan Hepburn left for Auckland on Monday morning last, taking Duadine and Criminal with him to fulfil their engagements at the approaching steeplechase meeting. At the R.M. Court on Saturday morning a speedy summons case was heard. Nolan and Skeet sued S. D. Swainson for £l2 11s; judgment went by default, with costs £2 Is. Mr Chrisp plaintiffs. The schooner Waiapu (Capt Nicholas) arrived here from Mercury Bay via the coast yesterday morning, bringing 44,000 feet of timber consigned to Messrs Skeet, Clayton and Sawyer, and Kennedy and Evans, also 12J tons flour, 8 tons sugar, and 3 tons beer. The members of the Mutual Improvement Society, andja number of their friends, met in the schoolroom on Monday evening for the purpose of ending up the holiday with a social. The result was that a pleasant evening was passed, the time being taken up with indoor games and pastimes, and concluding with coffee and cake which was not the least enjoyable part of the entertainment. At the Borough Council meeting on Tuesday, in reply to Cr Joyce, it was stated that nothing further was known regarding the footbridge. The Mayor said the appointment of Commissioner had to be sent after the Governor to get his signature. Cr Joyce thought the Governor should stay at home and attend to the business for which he was well paid. He did not see why Lord Onslow should always be rushing about the colony, and never be in his place when wanted, Cr Harding had an idea that they would all do the same if they had a show. Messrs J. Townley and T. Chrisp, J.P’s., occupied the Bench at the Police Court yesterday morning, A first offender forfeited the amount of his bail, 10s, for being drink, and also Hori Waka, who was on bail for £l, for the same offence, did not put in an appearance. Another first offender was fined 10s on a similar charge, but a further information for wilfully damaging the property nf J. Palmer was withdrawn, the defendant agreeing to pay the amount of the damages. An information laid against a young man named James McGee, for using obscene language in the billiard room ot the Masonic Hotel, was withdrawn,