The Gisborne Standard AND COOK COUNTY GAZETTE Published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morning. Tuesday, June 2, 1891.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 615, 2 June 1891, Page 2

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

Tuesday, June 2, 1891.

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

Tn a letter to Mr Dickson, Mr Kelly M.H.R., states his intention of leaving Auckland for Gisborne by the first boat this week. He hopes to spend a few days here before going on to Wellington to attend Parliament. He expresses a strong hope that in the near future there will be a success in getting the Urewera conntry opened up.

Mr Booth leaves for the Coast this morning. He holds the usual sitting of the Court at Tologa Bay on the 4th, and at Awanui on the 9th.

The Gisborne agent of the Press Association has sent away a characteristic telegram concerning the painful subject of Bourke and Baldwin, and we understand that the telegram will lead to the affair being made still more prominent.

A horse apparently in excellent condition fell dead yesterday in the main street, opposite Mr F. Hall’s shop. A lad was riding the horse, but was not hurt. The cause of the animal’s sudden death is supposed to be heart disease.

The Harbor Board meets this evening.

The Kaiti Road Board met yesterday, when there were present —Messrs Harris, Matthewson, Liddle, and Bull. Mr E. F. Harris was re-elected chairman. The arbitrators’ award in reference to compensation for land taken for public works from Mrs Ponsford was received, and the Board agreed to pay /17 10s, and to convey to Mrs Ponsford the original road. Accounts totalling tos 4d were ordered to be paid.

The decadence of football in Taranaki is very pronounced, and only about half a dozen players roll up for the New Plymouth Club’s practice. Mr O’Hara Smith, the Audit Inspector, left yesterday for Dargaville, whither he has been ordered to enquire into the rate collector’s embezzlements. The Gisborne Borough accounts, which Mr Piesse is still engaged on, cannot be looked into by the Inspector for some time to come. The Audit Inspector’s report will be presented at the Harbor Board to-night. The report, we believe, will show up in a strange light the statements made by the Herald and telegraphed through the Press Association. By the way, Member Arthur is warned not to make propositions about going into Committee to-night. A large consignment of new goods is being opened up at Mr Townley’s furnishing warehouse.

How the cold clay levels all ranks 1 The proud old Earl of Clancatty, whose perverseness will not be forgotten in connection with his son’s marriage to the actress Miss Bilton, has now gonethe way of all flesh. The son succeeds to the title.

A Sydney man is advertising for femaie compositors in Auckland. The Melbourne Telegraph says that New Zealand has cast off the evils of Vogelism as easily as the trained athlete regains his feet after a bout with the boxing gloves.

A humorous case, except to those con* cerned, was heard at Napier recently. A man vacated a seat in a railway carriage, and the plump Dr Mirbach going in took possession of the seat. On the original occupier returning some expressions about manners took place, and the Doctor still refusing to vacate the seat, the man and one of his friends ejected him from the seat. He then sued the men and nominal fines were inflicted, the magistrate remonstrating with Dr Mirbach for bringing such a case into Court,

At the Mutual Improvement Society last night Mr O. J. Veale ready ari essay on “John Wesley.” The essay was a good one, and invoked an instructive disv cussion on the value and result of Wesley’s life and teachings. One member was elected to the Society, and two new candidates were nominated. Next week the Rev. Mr Gibson takes up the subject of “Voyaging about Fiji.”

Mr Booth, R.M., had a very rough trip on his return from Wairoa. On the Wairoa side the road is in good order, but on the Cook County portion surface men are splodging away at what exists of the road, and in some places a bullock could easily ba buried in the quagmire. Anyone with a vehicle has to get out and walk a good deal of the way,