LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 650, 22 August 1891, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The annual election for three members of the Borough Council takes place on the 10tb of September. Nominations will be resolved on Saturday next, The Cook County Liberal Association, of which Mr Stewart has proved an energetic and public spirited member, is making a strong effort to move Parliament in the matter of native land legislation. The town petition had 385 signatures up to last night. Mr Joyce has kindly allowed the use of the shop next his office, where fresh signatures may be added to the petition until this afternoon, when it is to be cent on to Wellington. Mr Townley recently shipped to Manchester friends a case of Gisborne apples. Informa, tion by the last mail states that they arrived in splendid condition, " Thera was not one bad one in the whole case. The red ones appear the hardest of the three kinds, though there was pot the slightest trace of decay about the green or the russett. But they were not so firm as the red opes, nor equal in appearance and flavor. I have neyer seen better app'es.” This is high testimony for the apples, and this With other trials seem to prove beyond doubt that fruit can be delivered in flrstclaes Dondilioa in England)

A popular social and dance is to be held in the City Bink on Thursday next.

It is said that a Maori dwarf, 3ft high, a female, is now at Tologa Bay.

” One of the most eminent members o! the New Zealand Bar,” is Mr Sainbury’s expressed opinion of Mr Theo. Cooper.

The recent entertainment in aid of the Garrison Band netted £l7 4s, and the Band tenders its thanks to those who assisted.

Mr Gibson’s subject at the Wesleyan Church to morrow evening will be :—” Jesus in the wilderness."

A further dividend will be payable on Monday in Pitt and Bennett’s estate. The capable manner in which Mr Coleman has managed the affairs of this estate is deserving of warm public commendation.

Mr Booth yesterday gave judgment for defendants, with costs £5 Ils, in the case Common, Shelton and Co. against the Loan and Mercantile Company, concerning a sale of barley.

“ I will be away next week, the week after, and the week after that,’’ said the Resident Magistrate on Thursday morning, when asked ae to the time hie usual circuit would take.

There was a good attendance at the Salvation Barracks on Thursday night, when Adjutant Bishop gave an account of some of the work of the Army, chiefly referring to the establishment of the rescue homes and other institutions that had done great good work. One of the native boys sentenced on Tuesday for theft first wanted the ease tried at the Supreme Court, because, as he subsequently explained, he thought he would thereby get a trip to Napier, which place he had not yet seen. In connection with the Stcele-Ramlose case in the Supreme Court this week, two ladies had to wait about the Court three days, besides at other periods off and on, before they could give their evidence and be free again to direct their own movements. Added to the discomfort in this way, the weather was bad most of the lime.

The second parcel to which reference was made at the Building Society meeting when discussing the embezzlements, has since been opened by Mr Collins, in the presence of the Chairman of Directors (Mr Townley). The sum of £33 was first found, but a close scrutiny revealed a £5 note tightly cramped up, as if it had been accidentally left with the other notes, The £3B will go towards making up the Society’s loss. The bottom has dropped out of the erun. tion sensation that was evolved from the fertile brains of the people up Hamilton way. It arose from nothing more weird and Sheollike than the work of some Maoris who were blowing off dynamite and ammunition to give a deceased gentleman a good send off to the happy hunting ground. A little of the same material in Wellington just now might hasten on the country’s business better than a feeble quake of ths earth. To the Editor Standabp : Sir,—Feeling interested in the subject of the trees along the streets, I cannot help making an appeal against their destruction. Mr Moore h perhaps the one able to use the strongest arguments, but I think he himself will change his opinion in time, His shop will not be hidden by the trees, at night time the shade will improve the illumination, and in the warm summer Oh ! Mr Moore, think over it again,—! am, etc., Giadstonun. There was a fair attendance at the ordinary weekly meeting of the Union Literary Society on Thursday night. There wae an interesting paper read on the subject of spelling reform, deprecating the change proposed by reformers, and an impromptu debate followed on the woman's franchise question. The discussion was mainly humorous, but some good points were raised, and some of the unpractised speakers made excellent attempts. Next week there will be a debate on the [question whether manhood has benefited by the advance of civilisation. Mr Mowat, who has for some time been ledger keeper on the Gisborne staff of the Bank of New Zealand, leaves by steamer this afternoon for Blenheim, whither be has been transferred. Mr Mowat has been a most obligiog official, while outside of his ordinary duties be has won much popularity, He has been an energetic Secretary of the senior Football Club and delegate to the Rugby Union; also a member of the Fire Brigade and other institutions. If the time were not so short he would get a big send off, and we only express the wish ot his many friends in hoping that his future may be a auoceseful one,

Mutual Improvement Society, Monday, 7.30. feature by Rev. S. J. Gibson—" Peter Cartwright, American backwoods preacher." All invited.—Aivt.