FLASHES!

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 46, 27 September 1887, Page 3

FLASHES!

East Coast election a complete boil over I Tremendous excitement in Gisborne last night I Ditto al! over the colony! At election times people seem to go com. pletely off their heads with excitement I Result of elections—A bloodless political revolution ! Premier defeated, and the Government is no more 1 Ivess beaten for Nspiet after all the talk down that wayl Didn't the Hanny get it warm last night ? The Devil seemed to have had his legions out, and the Captain and Jerry got peppered properly with rotten eggs! The Napier rowing season opened on Saturday. We will soon have to be making a start tt>o. The Marquis of Londonderry, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and Mr Balfour are protected by strong body guards. The Bustchuk incident is closed. It is considered doubtful that Germany threatened to bombard the town. The Radicals are insisting on the expulsion of all Bourbon Bonapartista. The Cologne Gazette says unless Russia makes fresh approaches Germany’s attitude will be without friendship and without enmity. It is remarkable to note that there are only about seven " gentlemen ” on the East Coast Electoral Roll. This, of course, does not mean to say that these are the only gentlemen—they are what might be called gentlemen by profession. Circumstances alter cases—never retrench In the “ visker " line. An Auckland J.P has been getting beans because he has the fortune, or misfortune, to have no hair on his face. And he is thirty years of age!

The Bell says he ought to have enough respect for the intelligence of the community to at least have worn false moustachios when he sat on the Bench—indeed the outraged comaunity ought to be appeased by putting a billy-goat on in future I At the same time it is to be noted that the Auckland Society for preventing cruelty to animals is dying for want of support 1 Speaking seriously the latter is to be regretted, for their action in going for the brutal Smiles has not yet been forgotten. So they should do nothing more than that they ought to be supported. Things are not so bad everywhere as is generally supposed. A resident at Darling (Australia) writes that he has been there many years, but had never seen such a splendid season as the present one. The same writer adds that things had got so bad that they had almost given up hopes of ever seeing grass again. •‘Prevention is better than cure,” and bunny must be kept out. On an Australian ran bey have about ninety rabbiters conl autly employed, and the little peats seem to be still as plentiful. It pays the rabbiters to keep the game up 1 By the way they have got a peculiar invention out in Wellington lately to stop the rabbit-breeding trouble. It is intended to make them destroy themselves. Some papers are giving the inventor plenty of borak for his patae.

Talk about Poverty Bay land titles I The N.B.W. Land Minister, by simply adding a fraction an acre rent on some of the back country runs, has made a difference of nearly £lBOO against some of the pastoral licensees. The Bev. W. H. Beever, a practical and able Writer on cattle-breeding, is dead. He was late for a train, and in the excitement of the hurry fell dead when he had reacued the platform. A company is being formed in London to buy the Merryvale estate in Otago. The Auckland Harbour Board have decided to allow the Admiralty free use of the Calliope doek. English papers are commenting on the fi ■ lueney of tires in the principal towns of Zealand. The Sydney Bulletin is very rough on the 80,000 people who spent a Sunday in watching the police dragging for the bouy of the unfortunate Miss Bwain. The Governor and Chief Justice of Western Australia are disputing as to whether a Judge should give advice to the Governor when a doubt exists as to the guilt of a prisoner. The Judge wants to advise; the Governor does not want to be advised. Cholera is still spreading in Italy. Twelve escaped convicts from New Caledonia have been arrested in Brisbane, and imprisoned until they can be handed over to the French authorities. Two navvies working on the Inglewood and Dunoliy railway found a nugget of the value of over £lOOO. Beach rows Hanlan on the Neapean river toward the end of November. The Australian squadron is to be strengtened by the addition of one ship. The liabilities of Lord Loftus are set down as £50,000. He slates that when he was Governor of New South Wales .he spent £BOOO per annum more than his income. •• My dear,” said a lover, " I am fired with gv ambition to win your band. May I consult youi father ? ” " Yes," she softly murmured, An bout later he was again " fl.-ed,” but it was not with an ambition to win her hand thia time. There was more foot than hand about it. Sheeting ought to be a good line if a man can turn his hand to anything else when the season ie over. In New South Wales the men play up on their bosses whenever they get a crotchet in their heads—in New Zealand the men generally have a good deal to complain of. Xn one district in Australia nearly every shed is short-handed, and some have been compelled to discharge all rouseaboute because they cannot get shearers. But this state of things is not likely to continue longer than a few weeks, when it is expected the place will be overrun by those wanting employment. Among the many reports circulated daring the election was one that several run-holders threatened to " sack” their men if they did not vote the way they wished. This kind of thing should be enquired into now that the election is over. Let employers use their personal influence if they wish, but we must down on this coeicion.

Bill Murphy, the Auckland champion lightweight, has challenged Donovan to a set-to with the gloves. The former has sent a first deposit in. . Last year a Sydney Conference decided that to prevent the decreasing quality of horses a tsx of five pounds should be placed on all entire horses over twelve months old, and that from the proceeds of the tax prizes should be given blood horses. To get a fair concensus of opinion the proposal was sent to all the Agricultural Societies in that colony. Replies have since been received from 40 societies out of 59, 23 approving of the tax, and others having very varied views. Some think the tax should be higher, but only two fiat it should be lower, while some are opposed to the tax. What will we have next ? They are getting out a patent to stop horses bolting with traps if the horse wants to go he must leave his appendages behind. The idea is that when the animal bolts the driver pulls a lever, and the horse can go to Hades, but the trap remains stationary. But supposing the occupants lost the centre of gravity and emerged headfirst 7 A recent Chinese carnival at Melbourne realised £549 in aid of different charitable bodiesAt a meeting of Exonians and Devonians in Melbourne over £35 was subscribed for those Who suffered by the late Exe.er fire. The Queensland Licensed Victuallers have petitioned Government either to strictly enforce the Sunday closing provisions or to allow the pubs te be open at certain hours. That would give the law-abiding publica is a better show. A shocking experience 1 An Echuca (N.S.W ) fisherman was hauling up his net when h ■ found the body of a woman attached to it. He was so taken back that he was unable to secure the remains. The first inter colonial temperance convention held in Australia took place in Adelaide a few weeks ago.