LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 677, 27 October 1891, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ths approaching Hospital Sports are being well taken up. An ordinary meeting of the Borough Council takes place this evening. General Booth plainly stated to an Auckland reporter that he was looking at New Zealand for the purposes of settlement. 1 Gisborne is not ths only place imposed upon by high insurance rates. The people of Woodville are agitating for a reduction in the rates. Job Vile is the name o! a County Councillor who indignantly resented criticisms made upon him by the Woodville Examiner, which, by the way, is now one of the brightest country papers in New Zealand. The Trust Commissioner yesterday morning granted a certificate to a deed of transfer from Eruera Taitaha to F. J. Tiffen of Mangatu No 2 R. With this morning's issue we publish a leaflet concerning that excellent weekly periodical the Canterbury Times, and the other journals published at the same office. Mr Boylan, the Secretary of the Agricultural Society, requests that all accounts dne to the Society be paid forthwith, and that all accounts against the Society be rendered by Wednesday. On Saturday Mr M, Hall, auctioneer, offered a number of sections for sale. For Mr T. Carroll’s property at Waerengaokuri £9OO was offered, but the reserve was £lOOO, and for a property in Gladstone road £350 was offered, the reserve being £4OO, In our report of the display of implements at the Show the other day, the name) of the name of the firm of Williams and Kettle was omitted through a mistake. The firm made an excellent display in regard to the quality of the implements shown. At the Mutual Improvement Society last night Mr John Lewis read an interesting article on Co operation in England, which he supplemented by some remarks on Cooperation in Poverty Bay. Oyer £2OOO has been paid away to farmers for produce, while the turn over has risen from £3 a week to £3OO or £4OO a month, A Napier telegram states :—Mr Mr T. C. Webb, of the Government Life Insurance office, has accomplished the feat of driving a horse and sulky through from Napier to Wairoa in three days. This is the first time a vehicle has ever been over the bridle trank, which is a most dangerous thoroughfare. A good deal of money was betted against his success. An inquest was held at Matawheroj on Saturday afternoon into the causa of the death of John Cornie, an old man whore body had in the morning been found in the drain, Ms R. Johnstone discovering it. Deceased had been suffering from a complidation of diseases and a verdict of death from natural causes was returned. Bats or or something had been gnawing at the wrists during the night the body was exposed. The Hospital Sports Committee me) last night to allot prizes for the various events. Altogether £O4 10a In cash was allotted, the principal race being Bt, Andrew's Handicap, for which £lO was the total In money prises, for the Walking race £8 was allotted, £5 for the half-mile, £7 for the horse jump, £7 for the mile race, £8 for the two miles, and £4 for the Open Handicap. It was stated that the canvassing committee had been very successful in obtaining sub ecriptions towards prizes. The half-mfte raoe is a new feature on the programme. There ess altogether 21 events. The following is a description of the raoe for the Wanganui Derby From a really flood start Rosefeldt was quickest on her egs, and maintained the lead till passing the stand, when Melos took commend of affairs, holding it for a quarter of a mile, Bosefejdt then challenged him down the back of the ccuite. Fairchild and Fraternite moved up to the two leaders at the quattaremlle post, whan Rosefeldt same away from the field, and Fairchild gave ehass. Coming up the straight on Fraternite brought bis mount up with a grand rush, pud caught the judge's eye by half a length,'Fdlrchiid a good third, and Motes in the year. Time,' gmin 49seo, Dividend, JI4 IdsJames Oantle was brought up again on Saturday morning, under a charge of having obtained a saddle by a fatee representation, The pass had been adjourned in order to enable enqujrea to be made with regard to whether a graver offence had been'committed. Ths Sergeant said he had not been ab'e to obtain evidence to support a Charge. Mr Jones, who appeared for the accused, suggested the case might be dealt with under section 87 of the J.F, Act. His Worship accepted the suggestion, and the matter was ordered to be dismissed upon payment of : forty shillings damages—the price of the saddle with £1 already paid, and costs 7s, . within a week'. Mr Booth paid the case was a euapiolous one, but as the accused had I already been in gaol for some days and the i Value of the saddle would be paid) he thought 1 the ends of justice would be met)