LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 665, 29 September 1891, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the R.M. Court on Saturday the second information arising oat of the alleged wandering at large of cows on the Wha’.anpoko, was heard before Messrs Campbell and Lucas, and was dismissed {without costs), on the ground that the cattle were not impounded because the informant had not as Ranger given written notice to himself as Poundkeeper, Mr Jones appeared for the informant, and Mr Day for the defendant,

The fame of Messrs Kirkpatrick and Go’s jam is more than colonial, In this morning’s issue an announcement is made concerning the Orange Seville marmalade made by the firm. In purchasing these brands of jam heads of households may depend on there being no deleterious ingredients such as is too often to be found in the Imported article.

A delicate “pansy’’ from Gisborne has blossomed on Australian soil. He was just getting through a draft for proceeds of the sale of hia New island property, when a Bank in Tasmania broke, and he was left stranded, with nothing more to comfort him than the sympathy of all who heard the sad story, v/lien ft is mentioned that the unfortunate gentleman is not unconnected with the legal profession, Gisborne people will be inclined to laughing too nigoll-

In the House last week Mr Lawry said that the lungworm disease is rapidly spreading amongst the sheep in the Auckland district, though a few years ago it was confined to the district of Tauranga. Ha knew one place in Waikato where there were 820 lambs, nearly 300 of which died from lungworm. Mr Valentine urged the Minister to do all he could to find the causes of the terrible disease which had appeared on the East Coast of the North Island. The Hon. Mr McKenzie replied that every eSort was being made to discover the causes of the disease which, so far as he knew, was confined to one tun, and appeared to attack Sheep which grazed oil sandy country.

At the Mutual Improvement Society last night Mr R. N. Jones read an essay on “ Guy Mannering.” Two new members were elected.

The Catholic Times had a curious misprint in a recent issue. An article stated that Father Ginaty rejoiced in his mendacity in bogging. Mendici'y was intended. The DlC.’s three-story premises were opened last week The building runs through from Panama street to Brandonstreet, and was erected at a cost of some £15.000. In addition the company have secured large premises adjoining. The warehouse is the largest of the company’s colonial houses.

Mr Leith, one of the leading Melbourne builders, who is on a visit to N.Z , addresed the builders of Wellington the other night, and urged that New Zealand should send a delegate to the annual convention of builders in Australia shortly to be held, at which matters of great interest to the trade would be discussed.

Nominations for the Spring, Flying and Hurdles handicaps, to be run at the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s Spring Meeting, close on Thursday, Ist October, at the Masonic Hotel, at 8 p.m. One sovereign is the amount required to be forwarded with each nomination. At the Dunedin Supreme Court last week J. Strachan claimed £3OO damages from W. A. Stout, solicitor, for alleged slander in stating that if the plaintiff refused to go away from the colony he would be branded as a felon. After hearing a lot of evidence Mr Eraser, who appeared for Strachan, abandoned the case, and a verdict was given for defendant.

An illustration of how a newspaper proprietor may be harassed under the present libel laws, is given by a case in which a man who had to ask for time before he could pay a flue inflicted on him for drunkenness could yet put the law in motion for alleged libel, without any guarantee of the expenses of the party if the case went in their favor. The case was dismissed after only one witness had been examined.

Our Melbourne correspondent writes All of a sudden business has taken such a happy turn that a certain Flinders Lane firm, which was not long ago floated into a limited liability company with such disastrous results that the shareholders thought of winding up the concern and hinted at suing the vendors, is now showing signa that it will prove a very lucky investment. The warm weather, the good harvest, the increased yield of wool, and the high prices of agricultural produce, have set money going all over the country, and Flinders Lane is in delight. All the summer goods which remained unsold on the shelves, and indeed unseen of men, last year, are being brought out and furbished up and displayed to advantage. The soft goods warehousemen are delighted, and to do them justice they spend as freely as they receive, The general prospects of the spring are ad mltted to be excellent.

“Liberal" writesSir,--I [would recommend members of the Liberal Association and others to read Hansard No. 26, page 242, and reflect on the Pollen pension affair. It gives a new meaning to the Soiptnral words, To him that hath, etc. The gentleman on whose behalf such a gallant struggle has been made now actually has a pension of £4lB, which arithmeticians oan reduce to so much a minute. It has been averted that the pension is not legal, but besides that he draws £lOO a year as a Legislative Councillor, making a total of about £lO a week, for what? Well might Mr J. Kelly say, on the new claim, that the country is being made a miloh cow of. Mr W. Kelly appears to have been a supporter of this business. This money, spent on opening up the country, would do a great work. I am arriving at the conclusion that there is a good deal of sham about polities—when a man gets into the House he iikes to ride too swiftly for my taste.”

There was a well-filled schoolroom at Te Arai on Friday evening, on the occasion of a visit from the All Star Minstrels, a troupe of amateur “ Christies.” from Gisborne. It consisted of six colored “ gents ” and one white * girl,’ with an excellent orchestra, consisting of—Messrs D ivies and Veile, violins ; Foster, piano; and E. and P. Parnell, 'cello and triang'e respectively, which contributed some excellent music and accompanied the singers. “ Miss Dinah ” Peterson’s first song, Mr A. Sawyer’s “ Tars’ Farewell " and “ C imbing up the Golden Stairs" by the Company, were the gems of the evening, while the clever instrumentation and drolleries of "Bines” and "Sambo" were rapturously applauded, as was “ Jumbo’s ” grand triumohal entree. After the entertainment the room was cleared for dancing, which was kept up till the “ wee sma’ hoors ayant the twal," the music being supplied by Messrs G Davies and E. Parnell, Refreshments for the dance were supplied and dispersed gratuitously by the ladies, to whom,-and to the 'troupe and orchestra, the committee’s hearty thanks are tendered.