LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 23, 4 August 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The election contest is now beginning in earnest, Mr Gannon will address the electors in McFarlane’s Hall to-morrow (Friday) evening. Mr Gannon is well-known as an excellent platform speaker, and no doubt the electors will roll up in big numbers. A quantity of telegraphic news is unavoidably held over for want of space. The report of the Harbor Board meeting on Tuesday night appears on our back page ; also a paragraph in reference to pugilism. The Suva is expected from Auckland via coast ports, this evening. The Australia will not be here from South till Sunday. The Te Anau will arrive from North to-morrow, and leaves for South in the evening. It seems very strange that the new bridge on the Kani should not have been contracted for. We do not blame the Engineer so much, for he was in a hurry and wanted the work done without delay, but a day or two would have made no difference and the work might have been done much cheaper. The Board should look more carefully into this sort of thing. Mr Dickson made some very sensible remarks at the last meeting of the Harbour Board relative to the cement question. He strongly advocated the Board’s trying the New Zealand made article, which he believed to fully equal in quality the imported article, while if freight were considered the price would be about the same. Other speakers were of the same opinion, and the Clerk has been instructed to apply to New Zealand firms for quotations. An immediate supply of cement is needed, as the Blair Drummond will not be here for a month or so.

By an advertisement which appears over the leader, it will be seen that a grand auction sale of jewellery will take place to-morrow morning at eleven o’clock at Mr Green’s auction mart, near the Masonic Hotel. The goods have been specially selected, and having been bought cheap for cash, low prices will be taken. Gold and silver watches, diamond rings and bracelets, and all descriptions of jewellery, are included, and to those who wish to pick up a bargain in this line, the sale offers an excellent opportunity. Tuesday’s evening’s political meeting was a very quiet one to what has sometimes been experienced in the past, and it is to be hoped such orderly conduct will prevail all through the campaign. A characteristic feature at Mr Locke’s meeting was that some of those who had formerly been his strongest opponents were the readiest to applaud Mr Locke’s straightforward conduct in the past, and all parties joined in the cheers at the finish. Mr Sievwright placed himself in a dilemma, to the great amusement of the audience, when, not catching Mr Locke’s concluding words, he rose to ask that gentleman several questions,

A ball takes place at Ormond to-night. Tenderß aH invited liji to Wednesday next for drainage Works at the Hospital. Tenders will be received by Mr Fipneran, up to 2 p.m. to-day, for labor required in the erection of a house for Mr H. E. Johnston.

The Harbor Board requites tenders for the supply of 1000 casks of Portland cement, the tenders to be in by Tuesday, 9th inat,

An open verdict was retured by the jury, who enquired into the cause of the Are at Mr Wallace’s store at Ormond. Tenders are -invited fcy the Cook County Council Up to Thursday, the 11th inst., for editing drains on the Maraelaha Road.

A list of bankrupts in whose estates tha Deputy Official Assignee intends shortly to apply for release from his duties in connection therewith, is advertised to-day.

The young man Petgrsan, who Was arrested at Wasroa rot alleged disturbance of the local Salvation Army meeting, will be brought before the R.M. Court to-day. “ Thauma " continues to be visited by a great number of people who go away in a complete state of mystification. As this wonderful illusion will only be shown for three more days those who have hot yet witnessed it should pay “ Thauma ’’ ah early Visit. The members of the. Fire. Brigade mat last night, find decided to write and ask the Borough Council to provide the necessary | funds for a horse to drag the engine to any fire that might occur, also to provide four sets of couplings. The following civil business came before the B,M. Court on Tuesday last. Judgments for plaintiffs were given in the oases Rees v Parkhouse, claim £l9 7s 4d, judgment for £lB 6s 4d and costs £9 la; W, Thompson v Owen Dwyer for £2 12s with £3 17s costs. A promising youth at Christchurch in Bankruptcy Court the other day was under twenty-one ; all his debts amounted to £lO, of which £7 10s .was due to his father. The bankrupt paid more to become bankrupt than would have paid 20s in the £ on all his debts. The young fellow is making a good start. The Government lusuran.e Department are advertising for an additional supply of in; suranoe agents. In pity’s name, what has the Colony done to deserve this last and worst of all her inflictions ?

A charge against J. R. Hurrey and G. B. Worgan of obtaining money from H. J. McDonald by false pretences was heard yesterday before the Resident Magistrate. Mr Turton appeared for the informant, Mr Brassey represented Worgan, and Mr Rees Hurrey. After a long hearing, the R. M. .held that the charge was not sustained, and dismissed the case. The three Maori murderers have been reprieved, which, in the name of justice and common sense, is something to be thankful for. But that the punishment should be the same for all is unjust, and efforts should be made to obtain a reduction of the period for two of the men. Aporo was the chief offender aud in his case the sentence should stand, but for the other two surely 10 or 15 years would nave been adequate. A singular case came before the R.M. at the last sittings of the Court at Wyndham. Henry Golden, a settler, claimed £5O under the following circumstances i—The defendant being then teacher of the Pine Bush school, did on or about the 11th June, 1886, wrongfully expel plaintiff’s daughter, Eliza Augusta Golden, from the said school, whereby plaintiff was compelled to provide otherwise for the education of the said daughter and his other children, to his great loss and inconvenience. The case was adjourned. The annual social tea-meeting of the Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Society passed off very successfully on Tuesday evening. There was a good spread, the tables being very prettily set off with floral effect, and the lady members of the Society attending to the guests. After the tea, the annual report of the Society was presented, showing a very favorable state of affairs, and the Rev. J. McAra and Mr Warren made brief addresses. Tue following persons took part in the entertainment which followed : — Misses Spe toe, Oatridge, Steele, Hitch, and Clark ; Messrs Goldsmith, Robb, Slack, Jones, Fraser, Searle, and East. In the course of an interview in Melbourne recently, Lady Brassey said ; — “ I like Australian women. I find them really far beyond the average in culture, though they tell me if they have not absolutely to wash, oook, churn, brew, and bake for themselves, they have at all events to superintend the arrangemmts very closely; and I have more than once eaten the most delicious bread and butter, the former of which was made and baked and the latter churned by the fair hands of my hostess, who had been previously talking la quite a remarkable manner of art and literature. I have seen many women on far-away stations who have kept up an acquaintance with literary matters in a remarkable manner. I find them really cultered ladies. They read p.ll the magazines and the new books, and talk about them, too. I have not before found women so generally accomplished." On Tuesday morning the horse attached to Mr Bright's milk cart, which was stationed in Bussell street, became frightened through some cause or other and bolted. The animal dashed down the road, and Ben. Hird (the young man who had the misfortune to get one of his feet crushed some few months back, and is still a cripple), being in the road and seeing his danger, got through the fence at the corner. But the horse, as if by some unaccountable attraction, made straight for the spot, broke through the rails, and although Hird, conscious of his danger, did all in his limited power to escape, the wheels of the cart only missed him by a hair’s breadth—in fact one of his crutches was dented by the wheel, The curious part of the story is that the horse (with the cart attached) continued its course through the paddock until it reached a wire fence, and after nearly getting through, got entangled in the wires, both it and the cart being capsized. The horse was extricated without having sustained any serious injury. Presbyterian Church country services next Sunday ; Makauri, 1.30; Matawhero, 2.45 ; Rev. J. MoAra. Patutahi, 2.80 ; Mr R. H. Scott,—(Advt.)