LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 34, 30 August 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr Graham will address the electors at Makaraka to-morrow at 8 p.m., at Patutahi on Thursday at 7.30 p.m., and at Tologa Bay on Saturday evening.

The case against 8. M. Wilson for alleged concealment of property, was further adjourned yesterday for a week, to enable Napier witnesses for the defence to oome up.f

Mr Arthur J. Cooper, bootmaker, has removed into Parnell and Co’s buildings, four doors below his old premises, and next to the Bank of New South Wales.

At the Trust Commissioner's Court yesterday certificates were granted to a number of deeds of lease in several blocks. Certificates were affixed to deeds passed last Monday week.

The Deputy Official Assignee has been granted possession of the buggy which has been the cause of so much trouble in the Wilson case.

The Incumbent of Holy Trinity Church announced on Bunday that confirmation classes would be commenced this week, the first class to be held to-morrow night. The annual meeting of the Waerenga a’ hila Jockey Club will be held at the Masonic Hotel to-morrow afternoon at half past two. The business will be to elect officers and receive the balance-sheet.

Mr Graham is not very complimentary to the Gisborne electors, From the Wairoa Guardian report of his speech we quote “ In Poverty Bay the people were utterly demoralized,” The logical conclusion is therefore that the candidate himseif is demoralized. Further details re the notorious BisbopVon tragedy are printed in our columns this meaning. From a foot-note we append to the account it will be seen that Mrs Von’s statements respecting Bishop’s connections are quite inaccurate.

Two short essays -on " Work ” by Miss Cherrington, and on “ Charity ” by Miss E. Jones—were read at the Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Society last night. The essays were well received, and being congenial subjects were fully discussed.

The authorities have acted wisely in relation to Gladstone road, and if they continue in their wise course they will treat Reed's Quay to a similar dressing. It is disgraceful that this road over which such an (amount. of traffic passes, is allowed to remain in its present state for even a day. The proposed football match between the Gisborne and Union Clubs, which was to have been played on Saturday afternoon, did not oome off, owing to the Union team not mustering in full strength. As the game was to decide which was the premier Club, the Gisborne men naturally felt annoyed, but the best was made of a bad job and a capital scratch match was got up. An advertisement of Mr Harvy’s concert appears in another column this morning. The concert will be one of the best ever given in Gisborne, as, besides the very best of our local amateurs being engaged, two or three gentlemen from Auckland, of very high musical attainments, will also be present. Nearly every item on the programme will be new to a Gisborne audience, having been specially rehearsed for the occasion. The school football match on Saturday resulted in an easy victory for the Gisborne School, which scored nineteen points against nil. Although the match was so one-sided, there was some good individual play shown, and many of the young players should make capital recruits for the senior clubs next year. Another match later on in the season might give the country boya an opportunity to bring in a better team.

On Thursday next, at the County Council, Cr. Gannon will bring forward his motion to give workmen their former rate-of wages, eight shillings a day. It will be remembered that the Council, some short time ago, decided to reduce workmen’s wages from eight to seven shillings a day. We protested against this step as being harsh and unjust, and trust Cr. Gannon may bo successful in his effort to obtain a fair wage for a fair day's work.

To-morrow eve ning at the Theatre Royal an entertainment will ba given by the members and friends of the Wesleyan Improvement Society the profits derived therefrom io go to the funds of the Wesleyan Church. A long programme of songs, recitations, etc., has been drawn up, some of out bast amateurs taking part, and as the object is a good one, and the price of admission only a shilling, we hope to see a crowded audience.

The County Council meet next Thursday, when the special order to abolish the Wai mats Road District and to constitute the Whataupoko. Waimata, and Kaiti Road Districts, will be brought up for confirmation. The Council will h ar the report of the Committee appointed to report on Mt Barker's offer of road metal, discuss Cr. Stubb’s motion to borrow £16,000 under the povernment Loans to Local Bodies Act for rublic works, and Cr. Gannon’s motion to rescind a former resolution relative to workmen’s wages.

It is.imperative on Sergeant Bullen to take some action with regard to the Salvation Army. On Saturday nights they oongregate on a vacant section in the very heart of the town, and in a very few minutes the footpath is completely blocked by a curious throng. Last Saturday night a large number of ladies had to walk in the middle of the road to pass the crowd, getting over their boot tops in mud. Apart from this there is the danger from the flaring torches, and the inconvenience to tradespeople caused by the awful row made by those taking part in the proceedings. The Borough Council should, provided the police take no steps in the matter, make a by-law prohibiting the Army from impeding the traffic of the public, and, if necessary, put a stop to their parading the streets.

“ Elector ” writes to us as follows re Mr Graham’s candidature There is one important point I should like to have cleared up with regard to Mr Graham’s candidature, and that is with reference to the extent of his eonneetion with the Assets Company. Your readers will remember the failure of the Glasgow Bank some years ago. That institution had invested money in the purchase of lands in this district, owned by Natives. By a Government proclamation private persons were debarred from dealing with those lands. It is believed that in the face of that proclamation, the Glasgow Bank through its representatives here, Mr A. Graham, Bob Cooper and others negotiated for the Waingaromia blocks, notwithstanding the official prohibition, gazetted, notifying that those lands were, like the Tauwhareparae block, to be acquired for the public. Up to the present time it is believed that there is some hitch as to the title, and no later than December last, a Supreme Court action was going on in Gisborne with respect to one of the Waingaromia blocks. Mr Andrew Graham is seeking a high public office when he asks the electors to return him as their representative. Would it not be well that Mr Graham should explain clearly his position in the matter, as many like myself are under the belief that it would not be wise to return as our member a man whose business it might be to inflence the legislature in validating titles for the Glasgow Bank, wrongfully obtained, and in spite of public proclamation warning private persons not to deal for the land.

A further call of 3d per share in the South Pacific Company is notified this morning Mr Graham at Wairoa : " Generally ht would support Major Atkinson's party though ae did not approve of all he did—hecertainli exhibited great greed of offiee." What inconsistency, He supports a man who he accuse; of “ great greed of office.” The Blair Drummond has arrived at Wellington after a passage of 106 days, I will be about three weeks before she gets uj o Gisborne, she having a lot of cargo foi Wellington. She brings 2,070 casks ci cement besides the Hercules and other plant for the breakwater. The election of three members to fill the vacancies on the Boroogh Council will take places on Thursday, the Bth inst. Tht tollowing nominations were received by Mi F, J. Piesse on Saturday lastH. Lewis, 0. 0 Lucas, W. Morgan, J. H. Stubbs, A Taylor. The first two are retiring members. Mr Graham, the third retiring member, is not again a candidate, Now that the weather is Improving then is some chance of business improving, more especially with those who cater for the “ female form divine.” For the male form divine, or otherwise, at this time of year a change in attire usually occurs, and it is with a wise foresight of these contingencies that Mr E, K. Brown, our well-known local draper, clothier, etc., announces his Spring supplies. As Mr Brown contemplates going out, of business at an early date (lucky man) he is also naturally anxious to make an all ■bund clearance at his big stock, so bargain hunters, and the •’tribe is as numerous in lisborne as elsewhere, have now a good show. Read Mr Brown’s advertisement; With respect to Mr Locke’s circular the following very sensible letter appears in the Wairoa Guardian In common with most of the Wairoa electors of the East Coast, 1 have received from Mr S. Locke a circular announcing that, he has retired from his candidature for the East Coast, and seeks to let his parliamentary mantle fall on Mr A. Graham. In other words Mr Locke appears to have handed over his old friends and upporters in a lump to Mr Graham, as if he free and independent electors could be ransferred like the customers of a grocery Ktore to the new owner, Mr Locke, no doubt is a very good and amiable gentleman, but I question much whether the electors will not resent his presuming to transfer their support from himself to anyone else whatever. The way they vote is entirely a matter for their own consideration, and not subject to the dictation of anyone,—l am, etc., — Electob.