LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 71, 24 November 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Th© woman Ellen Francis Brown who is charged with having cutnoiiUed perjury in an alhliation case in Auckland has been committed for trial.

A private letter received in Gisborne states that the wife of Mr Oxley (formerly of the local branch of the Bank of New Zealand) has died at Wellington. Tiiis news will be received with regret by many residents here. Captain Warren must be congratulated on the way he has brought the Cadets on in their drill. On Tuesday night they weie marched up Gladstone Road, and put through various movements. Tnese were executed in a very creditable manner. At the County Council meeting yesterday Cr Stubbs sai<i it appeared as if the bank did not like the Council having so large an overdraft. If there weie any demur other banks would accommodate them, even to the extent of £5OOO. He could |get it for the Council at a moments notice.

The anniversary services in connection with the Gisborne Bran Jh of the Salvation Amy will be celebrated in the Theatre Boyal on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday next. Great will be the goings on, and a happy period is expected as a number of officers from other places will he here to roll the chariot along. The sculling match between William Beach and Edward Hanlan for the championship of rhe world comes off on Lhe Nepean river on Saturday next. Immense interest is being taken in the event, and although Beach is the favourite not a few entertain an inclination to favour Hanlan, and by a telegram from Sydney we learn that he is improving i i the estimation of the public through the excellent form he is displaying.

The first meeting of the new County Council took place yesterday. The business was not concluded until after six o’clock. Many impoitant subjects were discussed and disposed of, notably the allocation of moneys to be spent in the different ridings during the next year. It was somewhat amusing 'o >e • the way in vthic ■ m mbers fought to get the largest share of t->e bounty, each having vdidrrebSons for the argest share. Ur Stubbs ■ s to bw commended for the manner in which 3 brought forward 'h** wants of the Waiapu i hng, and his t Access th getting the most of the m nay u greatly uus to the way he advo- : ated his claims.

The Choral Society's concert comes off this evening at the Theatre Royal. The last rehearsal took place on Tuesday evening, and promised well for the success of to-night’s entertainment. The pieces to be performed are the cantata •• May Day ” and he pastoral operetta “The Merrie Men of Sherwood Forest." The members of the Society have been assiduously working up the vocal and instrumental music for some time past, and to-night will prove how far their efforts have been sueaes-ful. The name of ths Society has bean so firmly ests'i ished that the success of its concerts is almost a matter of course, and the attendance to.night may be expected to be up to the average, and that is a.ways good. A rehearsal by the orchestra took place last night. Captain Sena, of tha cutter Lao, called upon us last night with reference to an article w rich appeared in our issue of the 20th of October iast, in- which we severely Criticised his action in taking two boys out to i.is vessel and than leaving them to get back the best way they could B ifore writing the article we took every precaution as to its cor eotn iss, but evidently we have been misinforms 1, foe Captain Sena absolutely de nip* the charges made against him. He stat, i that so far from rowing the boys out to the out er against their will he first asked and obtained their permission, The pilot ■van abo ird the cutter, and the boys were placed in the pilot boat, and were ultimately owed into the river behind the seh >oner Prince Rupert. From this it would appear i hat Ciptain Sane did all in his power to ensure the safety of the boys. The Minister for Public Works (Mr Mitchelsonj who is part proprietor of the Auckland Bell, appears to be greatly annoyed at the recent oimmants made by the Auckland Bell on the Tuoinpaon-Vogel episode, and it is asserted as an outcome that Mr Bead, the ah e eliter of that paper, has been dismissed. We cannot believe this to ba the ease. Surely Mr Mitohelson, because he is a Minister of the Crown, has never allowed himself to have been guided by political motives in using hie position to apologise for the appearance of an article in his own paper the main facts of which are twue. If eo the sooner Ministers are prohibiten from having an interest in a newspaper the better. Why this false sentiment ? The article was, to our mind, bold anil outspoken. It calls a spade a spade, and for this the writer is threatened with dire vengeance. The Government have evidently thought better than to make the questiot&one of privilege, for it now appears that no steps are to be taken in the matter. Under the circumstances we commend Mr Reed for the bold exposition of his views on the subject. It is not often that Gisborne police are troubled with the predatory desires of nimblefingered gentry, but a. theft of a most impudent and bare-faced nature took place the other day, a well-known citizen being deprived of a very valuable watch and chain. Upon the owner becoming aware of his loss an immediate search was instituted, but without the faintest clue being obtained. Sargeant Bullen’s assistance was then invoked, and keen-scented officers of ths law were sent out on the war path. They, too, were paralysed. Their eagle eyes scanned the visage of each passer-by, in the faint hope of thus ’• sp>tting ” the guilty individual. All without .vail, ho vever—an immutable response was alwa s received, and neither diligent exarch nor professional acumen could obtain augut that would connect the missing link, t'ne unfortunate victim, in despair and chagrin, at last gave the thing up as a bad job—the [utile efforts of the professional men were discouraging, and they seemed completely baffled at every point. D jested and outwitted the owner of the articles entered hie private place of business, to find —a box on the table, addiessed to him, and containing the lost watch and chain I Subsequent enquiry elteiied the information that a clever friend had deftly extracted the gentleman’s wa'cb a id chain from his waistcoat pocket, taken it -way, sealed it in a little box, and secret y returned it. People will speak bad of , Gisbornitee, but a friend says that it we are sharp we are also honest ]

There was no quorum of the Harbor Board on Tuesday evening. Tha Shaw-Lillywhite eleven have won another maton. They defeated the Queensland team by ten wickets. The schooner Waiapu came.alongsideJhe wharf yesterday morning. She brings a cargo of timber. The Waiapu left Mercury Bay on Thursday last and called in at Awanni and Tologa on the way down. On attempting to enter the river on Tuesday she got stuck on the bar, and a scaw had go and relieve her of the timber stowed on deck before she was enabled to get in the river, A letter from an Italian officer who is stationed at Massowah gives some idea of the suffering they have to undergo. He writes :— “ To get even half an hour sleep it ia necessary to wet the sheet-?, spread them on tha framework of the bed without any mattress, and on lying down to wrap the head and chest in a wet doth. Whoever dares venture into the sun during the day is a dead man.”

The committee of the Boyal Society coneider £lO.OOO inadequate to equip two vessels to explore the Antartio regions, and Advice the English Government to grant £5OOO, and to allow the colonies to have entire control of the expedition. The Times, writing on the subject, suggests that the British grant to the expedition be expended on exploring Victoria land, with a view to discovering a wintering harbour. Several persons have complained td us of a set of men who are engaged on the shipping amusing th-miselves in spare moments in getting up dog fights. We know these statements are true, and it ia simply disgusting the de-ight that this form of brutality affords to the diseased minds of these men. We hope, if the cruelty still continues, that the instigators of these dog fights will get their just deserts from the law. Mr Graham has not yet got over the Harbor Board affiir, in which another gentleman received a vacant position on the Board. It looks very much like selfishness to see this petty matter again being brought up. Upon Mr Graham being elected, party feeling was at once set aside, and his opponents were among the first to offer assistance in the interests of the district. If old personal sores are cankered by the sufferer, there is no question who will have to bear it. Reference to our telegraphic columns will explain our meanings There being no quorum of the Harbour Board on Tuesday night, those members present—Messrs Townley, Dickson, Sievwright and Matthewson—went into committee'and passed the following accountsßorough Ooundl, £10; Rent, £7 10s; Standard, £1 4s 9I; Harbour Master, £l6 18s 4d ; Grady, £6 5s 61; Wharfinger, £l6 13-41 ; Secretary, $8 G-; 8d ; Weighbridge Keeper, £1; R. Knox, £2l; S. McLernon, 4s 61; H. E. Johnston, £2 7s 9d; G. Humphries £l3 9s 61; Wingate, Burns and Co., £2010s; Wages account, £l9O 14s sd. A question that is always interesting to t’ e ladies is as to where the best sewing machine can be obtained. There are so many inventio is and improvements in this line that on a is perfectly bewildered when a choice has to be maie* A? our advice has often been asked on the matter; our recommendation is fn favor of Davis’ High-arm (vertical feed), the price of which ia only £5, and treadle £7 17s 6d. These wonderful machines are now on sale, on the deferred-payment system, too, at Mr J. Townley’s. If anyone has the least doubt on the matter, Mr Townley will be happy to substantiate our statement by inviting inspection.— | Advt.J It is a great pity that the Amateur Dramatic Club could not see its way to give a performance on the evening'of St Andrew’s Day, the proceeds in aid of the hospital, as was originally intened. That we do not overate the ability of our local actors is evidenced by the following extract from a letter written by a gentleman who has had some experience on the boards. The writer was passing through Gisborne, and happened to attend “ Engaged.” He saysl had no idea that such a clever little company of amateurs could be got in Gisborne. The clever and finished acting of Miss Shelton and Mr Laing deserves great praise. It was certainly equal to many of the pros. I have seen on the Colonial boards. zVll the rest of the filling in was exceptionally good.”

Mr William Vanderbilt (says an American exchange) owns an estate at Long Inland which is called Idle Hour Farm. The gardens are splendid, and their are model poultry and dairy farms. Mr Vanderbilt is wealthy beyond the wildest dreams of avarice, and one might reasonably suppose that he would have arranged to send his fruit, vegetables, flowers, poultry, butter and eggs to hospitals and other charitable institutions during his two years’ absence from home.. He takes, however, a very different course, and, with that suit of meanness which is so scandalously common among very rich men, he has actually opened a store in New York, where all the produce of his gardens and farms will ba sold at market prices ; and, in order that the supply may not run shor’’, all the glass houses are baing run at their full capacity.

“ Puff ”on the Vogel row Talking about rows, what do you think of the Icorero in the Z -Holyrowriuni ? I suppose you mean tha holy row in the Korerorium ? Yes, the excitement has been rather too much for mo I Excuse my apparent incohereney I Certainly 1 It seems to have been a common complaint, yesterday I The goings on were awful I I thought Vogel was going to have a fit I His little black monkey got out properly, didn’t it? My eyes, it did I I’d no idea he had so much cussedness in him I Oh, hasn’t ho just ’ He’s a rum un to cuss when he’s off colour! John, stir the hannymile up with a long pole and let the ladies and gentlemen hear him swear! Poor chap I He must have had a lot of worry, before he let out like that ! Still, dear buy, there are chords in the human art, as the young man by the name of Guppy used to say I z The following letter in reference to the intended visit from TeKuoci has been addressed to Captain Tucker by natives on the Awapuni side, and a translated copy of which has been kindly handed to us by that gentleman :— “ We, the hapus Ngaitawhiri and Ngaitekete, do not consent that Te Kooti shall come to any part of the district of Turanga, nor do we join in any way with those who invite him here. We cannot forget the wrongs he has done nor the blood of our relatives and our children, and also of our European friends and their children, which he shed upon the ground. On the 16th of February last we at a meeting decided that Te Kooti ought not to come nor to be invited. On the sch November we represented the same decision to the Hon. the Native Minister, viz., that we were totally averse to Te K ioti being asked or allowed to come here.—Hapi Kiniha, Raniera Turoa, Noa Wakaaters, and about 80 others.”

Church of England Country services on Sunday next: Makauri, 1.45 ; Makaraka, 3 ; Rev. J. Fox.—(Advt.)