LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 7, 25 June 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Clive Road Board have carried a loan proposal of £3,000 for road works by 165 to 5.

Mr J. W. Matthews of the Bank of N.Z. arrived in town yesterday morning. We are glad to see he is looking much better.

A special meeting ol the sor’’ng Men’s Political Association will be held on Monc’ay evening next, The business is of importune;, lie Auckland Star says the Herald makes such a great wail over the lost Terraces that people w'T tl’nk they constituted the sol? resources of New Zealand,

Sheepfarmere are reminded of the meeting thia afternoon to consider the Whipping Company's proposals. In the interests of the diet, et there <iould be a good attendance.

Mr Allan McDonald arrived by the e.s. Australia yesterday. He wi) not commence an active campaign until the electoral boundaries are fixed by the Representation Commissioner*,

Dook out for the Gua rd Jubilee Eaf-, to be held in Parnell’s Hall on,the 28th and 29th June, Prixesr.-e to be presented for the best Jubilee Ode, and the best Conumdrim—Advt.

The writers of Jubilee Odes and Qonundrums are requested to forward the same by post, or otherwise, to Mr 0; P; DAVfits, not later (han Tuesday morning next.—Adv,. it is'estimated that the Windsor accident will cost the Victorian Government over £200,000. The family of the late Mr E. S. Parkes are expected to get £25,000 alone.

The Chotal Society give their performance of Judas Maccabeus on the 14th of next month. A very successful practice was held on Thursday evening, after which it was decided to hold bi-weel y rehearsals until the t fiair comes off.

Mr Vinccent Pyke, M.H.R., has receiv 4 intimation that his excellent patriotic song, “ The Old Flag," has been oincialy adopted by the Primrose League in Englana as one of their national songs. Vincent will be a prouder man than ever now. We have received a copy of a beautifully printed pamphlet on the " Work of the Imperial Institute.” The pamphlet comes with the Imperial Institute stamp upon it, and is from the pen of Sir Frederick Abel. It is verypoor stuff, not at all an "able” production. We " caint ’’ reprint it, Very sorry | At the Harbor Board meeting last night a letter was read from the Board to the Government intimating that Members Graham, Matthewson, and Sievwright, the Government nominees, would retire from the Board on the Ist July next. No answer has yet been received.

The East Coast Hussats held a very suecessful parade last night. Tne attendance of members was large and the drill showed a marked improvement. I "ter the parade a meeting of the men was neld, when it was decided that the corps should join the N.Z. regiment of cavalry. It was also decided that an undress uniform be procured. The report of Messrs W. O’Ryan and F. Dufaur on the Tauwhareparae Block, the Harbor Board reserve, read at the meeting of the Board last night, was very lengthy, and contained much valuable information. The schedule to the report showed a total area of 44,150 acres, estimated at £30,591. Of course this estimate is only based on the assumption that the land was made available for settlement by the formation of roads, &o. At the R.M, Court on Thursday, John Fraser Gibson, for cattle stealing, was remanded to June 30. A prohibition order agaiust James E. Harries was struck out owing to the non appearance of the complainant. J. Grady, for drunkenness, was discharged with a caution. Yesterday, John Martin, for larceny, was remanded till to-day. The to' owing civil cases were disposed of Honotapu v, Tupeka, claim £8 10s 6d, plaintiff nonsuited ; Boylan & Croll v. J. Mclntosh, £3 Ils lid, judgment by default j H. Cannon v. Paora Haupa, £2 Ils, judgment by default -, J. Baldwin v. G. Davy, £3 Is 6d, no appearance of plaintiff, case struck out; J. Baldwin v. L. Steele, no appearance of plaintiff, case struck out; G. Stubbs v. G. Henderson, £1 2s 6d, judgment by default. The Napier Evening News’ new editor can write a slashing article. Apropos of the Irish problem he says;—‘ To visit the atrocious crimes of half-educated and faithless men, exasperated by a sense of burn’ng wrong in some instances, and seeking to profit by scenes of disorder in others, or taking advantage of the times to giva play to inherent evil passions, upon a whole Christian nation, shows how little the people, their situation, and the questions at issue are understood. If they are understood, then it is one of those insults too frequently levelled at the people, and which constitute some excuse for the exasperation which the lawless and impatient amongst them from time to time display.’ " Hear, hear!" That was a noble youth who, on being urged to take wine at the table of a certain famous statesman, had the moral courage to refuse. He Was a poor young man, just beginning the struggle of life. " Not take a glass of wine?" said the great statesman. "Not one simple glass of wine?" echoed the stateman's beautiful and fascinating wife. " No," said the heroic youth, resolutely, gently declining the proffered glass, What a picture of moral grandeur waa that I A poor, friendless youth, refusing wine at the table of a wealthy and famous statesman, even though proffered by the fair hand oi a beautiful lady. " No," said the noble young man —and his voice trembled a little, and his cheeks flushed—" I never drink wine, but" —here he straightened himself up, and his words grew firmer, “ ii you've some good old whisky, I don’t mind trying a glass." The Colony is in tor a big how-dye-do about the Midland Railway scheme says Puff. Midland Bailway Company won’t pay duty on the stuff they're importing I Harness, tools, nails—they want everything let in tree 1 Oh come, that’s adding insult to injury I They not only import their materials instead of encouraging local industry, but they won’t even pay duty ! Luckily we’ve got a thorough going Protectionist Ministry in office, and they’ll soon bring the Midland Railway Company to their bearings I He ,v 1 They’ll make them pay duty on everything they import, and next session they’ll double t.ie duties so as to compel them to patronise local industries! Hana I Will they, that’s all 1 I should like to see tuem try it on ! Why, it’s as much as Vogel s seat’s worth, to have a row with the Midland Railway Compa -y just now ! The Company are on the look" out for an excuse to drop the whole job, and if they did, ther’d be the devil to pay and no pitch hot at Christshuroh I Then, what’s to be done ? Way, the Ministry will drop their Protectionist no lions in favor of the Company, and let their goods in free, of course, or else they’ll make a quiet airangemeat with them to pay the duty now, and get it back after the e’ections I Seven constables of the Royal Irish Constabulary have tendered their resignations with the fo" owing letter, addressed to the Inspector-! .eral: —“We, the undersigned members of the Royal Irish Constabulary, find ourselves compelled to tender you our resign tion ai d to sever our connection with the force. For the years that we have been in the force we carried out faithfully the very irksome and odious duties which our position and <!->cipline imposed on us, even though frequently we were thus brought into col’ision with the people, and felt that we were made the instruments of inflicting upon them grievous wrong. Our own bitter exp° lence in early life could leave us no_ doubt a’ to the burring grievances under which the farming classes in this country suffer ; and we feel certain you will readily recognise that we speak the feeling of a large body in the police force when we say that it was by no small effort we succeeded, in obedience to our oath and |our duty, in repressing the feelings with which we found ourselves obliged to look on, and even assist in, evictions we well knew to be cruel and unjust. Our position, u..pleasant and hateful as it has been in the past, would, we feel, be rendered unendurable by the proposals o£ the new Coercion Bill, which would make us the instruments of entirely suppressing the liberties of our fellow countrymen and our priests.” Jobbing work done at the Standard office cheaper than at any other office in town. Support your really only local paper.

Dr Maunse!', of Dunedin, andDr Gloss of Invercargill, have been appointed representatives of the New Zealand Medical Association at the Medical Congress to be held thio summer at Adelaide. She Christchurch Meat and Produce Freezing Company has been wound up. It is probable that the concern will be carried on as a boiling-down and meat preserving company. Taranaki beat Auckland at football the other day, 4000 spectators being present. The New Plymouth team included men . from Hawera, Wanganui, and other West Coss* towns, Your Tory is a very teachable creature; and what is the purpose of Providence with Tory Ministers except that they should carry out the necessary reforms wb'oh no Liberal Government would yet dare to propose?— fall Mall Gazette, u A n , Adelaide paper states that the police nave laid an Information against the members of the Lahandorff family under the Police Act, for attempting to impose upon Mountedconstable Bhegog and otherjpersons, by pretending to hold conversation with the spirit of a deceased person by means of mysterious knock .ng upon their leasehold premises, in the hundred of Moookra, in order to depreciate the value of land which, being held under lease from the Crown, had become liable to forfeiture.