LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 627, 30 June 1891, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

During a performance of Little Lord Fauntleroy on the West Coast, when Mr Hobbs (Mr J. Kennedy) remarks to the Earl (Mr Collet Dobson) “ I knowed his father,” indicating Little Ruby (Fauntleroy), who is standing at the back of the stags with “ Dearest,” an enthusiastic pittite replied “ I should say you did, you are his father.” The gentleman was evidently aware of the relationship existing between father and child, and thus gave vent to his feelings,—Wsetport |Newe.

At the Police Court yesterday morning two young men, named Brown and Marshall, were fined 10s and 20s respectively for a breach of the peace, An inquest was held at Christchurch recently on the body of a lad who had committed suicide, and the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the act was done “ at the instigation of the devil.”

Mr Alex. Keefer, land agent, reports having.found cash purchasers for 24 acres and four acres on Haiti, during the past week, at satisfactory figures.

Barah Flanagan, the young woman incarcerated in Lyttelton Gaol for child murder, is at present in the hospital quarters, having contracted a lung complaint. She has been suffering severely for some time past. About SOOOib weight of butterine is made in Melbourne weekly. It contains 90 percent. of mutton fat, and but for the coloring put into it, would simply remain a quantity ot tallow

The Waipawa Mail gives it, on unimpeachable authority, that as a resident in that district was taking over one ot the roads a horse and dray with a 4001 b load, the dray and the horse, excepting only the neck, sunk out of sight.

Certificates were granted to two deeds of transfer by the Trust Commissioner yes terday, viz , from Aperainiko Wiripo to S. R. Cooper- of Hauoinatuku No. 5b ; from Mihi Tipare to Bank of New South Wales of Mokairan No 1.

The publisher of a newspaper bears a responsibility which he cannot shirk. In the criminal lib'ei action against Mr Baulf, publisher,’ printer, and proprietor of the Auckland Observer, he was prepared to swear that he never read the paper before it was published, but the magistrate said that would not prevent him being committed for trial.

The annual election of officers of the Mutual Improvement Society took place last night, and resulted as follows President, Rev. Mr Gibson ; Vice-President, Mr Oatridge ; Committee, Mesdames Stevenson and Jones, and Messrs Veale, Stafford, and East; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr R. N. Jones. It was decided to hold the Society Anniversary Soiree on August 4, when the Society completes its seventh year. Mr East read an interesting essay on Natural History.

At the football ground on Saturday an accident happened to one of our most popular young men—Mr Harry Maude. He Was running with the ball, when an opponent collared him, and in throwing him unintentionally fell across him, and the sinews of the latter’s leg was hurt. The painful accident will keep Mr Maude confined to the house for a couple of weeks, but it is hoped that the effects will not be permanent. Mr Maude had not intended to play this season, and in fulfilment of that intention had resigned the position of captain of the Turanganui Club, but the fascination of ths game was too great to be resisted.

The man charged with stealing a mare belonging to Mr G. Scott, valued at £25, was brought before the Police Court on Saturday, and remanded until to-morrow. Before clearing from Gisborne, White, as he calls himself, was down at the wharf making enquiries as to when the steamer would be leaving Gisborne, Then he stealthily went off to Wairoa on toot. He had three days' start of Constable Reddell, who just got in to Wairoa two hours behind the prisoner, after a hard ride over a road in wretched condition. The Wairoa constable arrested White, who was much surprised on finding that there was telegraphic communication between Gisborne and Wairoa. At Mr J. S. Cooper's hotel at Tiniroto the man was most hospitably entertained, and paid for his tare and a horse he purchased, with a cheque to which he signed the name he himse'f gives. He will also be called on to answer for the issuing of that cheque. Mr Cooper kindly let him have the loan of a saddle and bridle, and altogether the individual seemed to have taken things very coolly. Constable Reddell is to be complimented on the smart work he made of the journey through. Such work is a warning to evil doers that telegraph or no telegraph, they will have their work to elude police officers who can get over the roughest country in wonderfully quick time.