LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 626, 27 June 1891, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Messrs Pettie and Harper’s new advertisement appears this morning. A fresh supply of new books has just been added to the stock of the Gisborne Library. Messrs Dunlop and Bourke have been appointed agents for Kelly’s new patent wool press. Mick Maher’s riding of Oeo at the Napier Steeplechase is highly spoken of by the spectators. Tbe balance of Mrs Stubbs’ furniture is to be sold by auction at 11 this morning, at Messrs Pitt and Davies’ mart. Tbe man accused of catching and selling a mare belonging to Mr Scott was arrested at the Wairoa, and Constable Reddell wa- expected to return with the prisoner during last night. The concert at Matawhero on Wednesday night was a great success, b»ing one of the best concerts yet held in the country district. Tbe new hall was crowded, and the ladies and gentlemen who assisted did their parts admirably. Ihe term of lease having expired in regard to tbe paddocks held by Mr Witty, that gentleman has given instructions for the sale of all the dairy and other stock owned by him. The paddocks are a portion of Read’s estate. The sale takes place at Mr Witty's residence on Wednesday next.

The case of M. Wiig versus Blackwell, master of the schooner Opotiki, claim Ll 7 10s, was hoard yesterday, Mr Rees appearing for plaintiff and Mr DeLautour for defendant. Judgment was entered up for 12a, costs LI 0s 61, in addition to the amount of LI 3s 4d paid into Court. A pleasant evening was spent on Thursday night, at the Union Literary Society, when the subject debated was, “ The male sex is entirely reaponsib'e for _ the vagaries of fashion.” Mr Akroyd denied the proposition, and eventually won on the casting vote of the Chairman. Among the o’her speakers were Mrs Fox and Mrs Akroyd. The popular Dobson-Kennedy company, consisting of eighteen performers, will open for a season of six nights in the Theatre Royal, commencing on Monday next, with The Shaughraun, The other pieces to ba produced are Current Cash, Neck or Nothing, and Little Lord Fauntleroy, Tha Company are now playing a season in Napier. They have been drawing big houses wherever they have appeared. We have received a letter from A Chinaman, in reply to Mr Ledger’s strictures on the race, but the publication of the letter would bring us within range of the libel laws. The writer states that tbe Chinese live strictly within the laws of the land they live fu, comments on the unfair treatment they receive at the hands of some who complain about unfair competition, advises them to pay better attention to their own business, and makes comparisons which are claimed to ba in favor of the Chinamen.

Little Ruby Kennedy, who makes her first appearance in Gisborne next week as Little Lord Fauntleroy, has received most Mattering notices from our Southern contemporaries. The charm of this child’s action (she is only a child, being a little over eight years of age) lies in the fact that she is entirely free from that precocity which generally mars the performances of child actresses. She is also the youngest “ Lord ” in the world who has yet played the pait. At the conclusion of the performance in Hokitika the entire audience rose to their feet and gave three enthusiastic cheers for Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Tbe blue roan gelding Friday, winner of the maiden and selling trotting matches at Hastings last Tuesday, was once the property of Mr F. Tansley, of Gisborne, and will be known by many as the winner of the Hussars’ trotting match at Captain Tucker’s paddock on November 9, 1888. He was sold here for £8 ; last Tuesday, after winning the selling trot, he was sold for £26. Hurricane, who went down from Gisborne, was lame, and ran very badly. The meeting was a very successful one. The attendance was about 800, and £961 was put through the totalisator. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, before Mr Booth, ths following cases were heard :—Rawiri Maki v Rawiri Karaha, claim £1 13s 61; Mr R. N, Jones for plaintiff, and Mr L. Rees for defendant; judgment for £1 3s 61, costs 16s J. Nautis v M. McCredie and others, claim £9; Mr Watson for plaintiff; judgment by default, costs £4 15s. J. Dixon v same, claim £ll Os 6d ; Mr Watson for plaintiff; judgment by default for £7 15s 9J, costs £4 10s. W. E. Holder v same, claim £ll 14s 3d; judgment by default for £8 12s 9d, costs £4 10s. Annie McKay vW. Adams and wife, claim 17a 6d; Mr L. Rees for plaintiff; judgment for amount, costs 6s.

At the Police Court on Thursday morning Thomas Byrne was charged by the police with having dug holes on the Waikanae, on the road leading to the nightsoil depot. The Nuisance Inspector, Mr Faram, gave evidence that accused had admitted that he had dug the holes, so as to capsize the cart. When asked why he had done such a foolish thing, he said he could not tell what had made him do it, and said he must have been mad. When asked if he had anything to say, the accused said that he was the only one upon whom the family could depend for support. Mr Booth said the offence was a serious one, and other carts might have been trapped. The fact that accused was the only support of bis family made things more serious, as he should have been more careful not to do such a thing. He fined accused £2 or 7 days’ imprisonment. Accused exclaimed that he would clear out. At tbe Court on Thursday a civil case between Messrs Adair and Tucker occupied some time. It appears there had been two accounts running between the parties, and Mr Adair stated that on rquaring the accounts in his books he had given Captain Tucker credit in advance on account of a leasehold he (Mr Adair) held. Captain Tucker said that was the first he had heard of such credit, and he did not believe it had been allowed—the credit should be a set-off to the bill before the Court, Mr Booth said tbe demand should have set out ths particulars, bat on equity he would allow a week’s adjournment for partioulars to ba supplied to defendant, the plain tiff to bear that day's eos'-s. Mr Cbrisp appeered for plaintiff. The ease of Mrs McKay against Mr and Mrs Adams gave a dieplay of amateur forensic skill. Tha dispute was over five chairs and a fender which had been left at defendants’ place. Mrs Adams said the articles had been given by Mr MoKay, and there was a counter claim, but the plaintiff had been quite at liberty to get the properly in dispute. Mrs Adams then subjected the plaintiff to a rapid fire of questions, supplying many answers herself when tha plaintiff’s replies did not satisfy her. Mr Booth directed that the articles be given up.

The question of the footbridge earns up a* the County Counell yesterday afternoon, when ihe Clerk mentioned that a mistake had been made in inserting the Peel street bridge in place of the Taruheru bridge. Or Qrr thought the bridge should be on the sau;e terms as that at Kaiteratahl, tbs people who got the immediate benefit bearing the cost. Or Tuohy said that what they bad given in in the first place was merely as a gift. Cr Hepburn ; The idea is to make the Council a part owner. The Chairman : That has Io be proved ; we know what stand to take that the Qounoil has nothing to do with i’ ? Or Tuohy said it was vary nice to have foo’t bridges, but their funds would pot stand it. Cr Hepburn : I don’t agree that the County has no benefit ; the County ratepayers ought to bear a share. Cr Tuohy :If the Borough choose to put up another bridge, what then ? The County has fords with which settlers must content themselves, and cannot even get a footbridge. In reply to ths Chairman, the Clerk said that the Borough had initiated ptooeedings. On the motion of Cr Gray, seconded by Or Orr, it wae.deeided to detune Mf tospoheibility;