LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 661, 19 September 1891, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Gisborne Hospital Trustees meet at noon to-day. Notwithstanding the heavy rain that has fallen during the last four days the horses have been able to train as usual on the Park Company’s course.

Mutual (Improvement Society. Monday, 7.30 p.m. Lecture, Darkest Africa,” Rev. Mr Sinclair. All invited.—Advb.

Partnership has been been entered into by Mesere Lee and Ormond, coachbuilders; wheelwrights, blacksmiths, horseshoers, etc. Mr Hall's services have been retained by the new firm. In our report of the Borough Council meeting on Tuesday, it was made to appear that Cr Somervell favored the letting of a site for a boat slip. Our reporter appears to have misheard the remark, which was to the effect that Cr Somervell did not think a slip would pay for its erection for many years to come. It is proposed to make Tuesday, the 29th, a holiday from 2 p.m., on account of the opening of the rowing season. Holidays are not too frequent at the present time, and it is not likely there will be any objection to dosing shops a few hours early on the after, noon on which the Rowing Clubs make their formal opening of ths season, which will probably ba carried out in a more enthusiastic manner than has even marked the occasion in previous years, The following are a few of the feats performed by Joseph Darby (described as the champion jumper of the world) at sports recently held at Halifax :—Jump over 20 chairs, ten feet apart; jump off one brick, end up, Over a chair, drop on to another brick, end up, without knocking the bricks down ; jump on to a man's fees whilst he is lying on the floor, and off again without hurting him; jump 36 feet in three jumps, and in the third jump, drop on to a man's head whilst sitting upon a chair, and off again without hutting him ; jump over a horse 15 hands high ; jump over a chair, on to a man's face whilst lying upon the ground, and off again without hurting him ; jump three jumps, beating the world’s re. cord, whioh now stands at 39 feet 1 inch; jump over eight chairs in one jump j and lastly jump over a tank of water, alighting on the waler and springing off again with out wetting the upper leather of his boots, Mr A. H. Barron writes: —To the Editor l Sir,—There appears to be a strong desire on the part of same person or persons—l suppose interested—to oast doubts upon the sire Hukatore, his pedigree, and in fact everything regarding him. Now there can be no dcubt the horse ie justly entitled to all that is asserted in connection with himself, and to the merits of the family he descends from. The faoj> stated that Ingomar (sire of Hukatere) was the sire of Too Good (admitted to be the best horse of his day, even with 13it 31bs up) appears to have nettled some one or two would-be-authorities, but the feet nevertheless remains, and I ask the oavillers (if they are really doubtful) to make enquiry from any recognised sporting newspaper. In thus throwing down the gauntlet it is evident I risk a great deal to gain nothing, but so confident am I that I issue the challenge. If the individuals alluded to are men, and sporting men at that, they should at least either give me fiat contradiction) or their pens a rest,

A mob of horses was being driven to Port Melbourne to be shipped recently, when one took fright and the rest started towards Melbourne. Several fell in Flinders street, otbere galloping over them. Two died almost instantly of their injuries, The remainder rushed towards Richmond. One was injured by a fall, one dropped dead on the road, and another was killed in Richmond,

Mr Booth presided at the Court on Thursday, when the following cases were disposed of:—Harbor Board v. L. Mclntosh, claim 14a Id ; judgment by default, costs Bs. Same v. Mary Searle, claim £1 19s 51; judgment by default, costs 6s. In the judgment summons case Finn and Chrisp v. S. M. Wilson, claim £l7 2s 6d, the defendant was ordered to pay the amount by monthly instalments of £2 Mr Finn appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr Day for defendant. There were twenty-seven cases set down for hearing, but the remainder (which were for Harbor rates) were either confessed or settled out of Court. In the case of Schmidt versus Harries, being a judgment for £5 6s (Mr Jones for plaintiff), defendant had written to Mr Booth, stating that he was confined to tho bouse by an accident, and by arrangement the case was adjourned for three weeks.

Some idea of the services a nightwatchman may render may be obtained from a significant occurrence on Thursday morning, after the Standard had gone to press. Mr Humphries, tbe watchman, smelt fire somewhere at ten minutes to four. He hunted diligently to discover tbe cause, but it was half an hour before he could find where the smell came from, though it began to strengthen in the meantime. Then a flicker discernible through a window of Mr Erskine’s bakery premises gave him jtbe clue, The men had started work in the bakehouse some distance in the rear ; the watchman called to them, and Mr Erskine, who resides in a house fronting Peel street, was aroused. Mr Erskine and the others quickly proceeded to the shop premises, when it was found that the flooring of the sitting room was burning. Being discovered at such a stage, it was an easy matter to ex tinguish the fire, whioh had evidently been caused by a stick of wood that had been left alight in the fireplace and bad fallen out. The vigilance of the nightwatchman on this occasion, as at all other times, ie highly commendable,

While the unmarried women of the year 2000, whether voting or old, will enjoy the dignity and independence of the bachelor of to-day (says Mr Edward Bellamy in the Ladies’ Home Journal for February), the in solent prosperity at present enjoyed by the latter will have passed into salutary, if sad eclipse. No longer profiting by the effect of the pressure of economic necessity upon women, to make him indispensable, but dependent exclusively upon his intrinsic attractions, instead of being able to assume the fastidious airs of a sultan surrounded by languishing beauties, he will be fortunate if he can secure by his merits the smiles of one. In the year 2000 no man, whether lover or husband, may hope to win the favor of maid or wife save by desert. While the pnet, justly apprehending the ideal proprlties, has always persisted In representing man at the feet of woman, woman has been, in fae*, the dependent and pensioner of man. For all that, we oan never usurp the maternal functions of a woman, and when all the ” women" are turned into parsons, polltlclans, lawyers, merchants, clerks, 'bus drivers, and all kinds of workers, what Is to become of us men ? Are we going to stop at home and perform the usual duties of domesticity ? Would It not be a great metamorphosis ? Fancy a man staying In tho house on a raoa day, affording the necessary maternal nourishment to his 3 days' o'd baby. Read what D. Martin,.Eeq , 17, Ferry road. Glebe, N S.W., says :I am deeply grateful for immediate and unexpected cure of neu ralgla by Clements Tonic. I suffered severely for two years or more and tried many remedies, but none gave such marvellous relief as Clemente Lonio. I shall recommend it to all my friends, for It is the only effectual remedy for neuralgia,” and MrW, Dlngawln, Enmore road, Sydney, NSW, writes : “ I have been a great sufferer for upwards of twenty-five years from attacks of fever and ague, contracted while serving in the United States Army during the civil war, and have been under the care of several prominent physicians and used every kind of patent medicine. Two years ago I commenced taking Clements tonio and have derived more benefit from its use than from all other remedies, and can confidently recommend it to all similarly afflicted.” Insist on having the genuine C'ements Tonic, on sale at every patent medicine vendor in Australasia, Ceylon, India and the Hawaiian Islands, Laboratories, Sydney, N.S.W.