LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 82, 20 December 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Harbor Board meets to-night,

The County Council advertise for tenders for maintaining a number of roads. Tenders close on the 23rd instant.

The boys Jaggs and Healey left for Auck land on Sunday for the Kohimarama Training School, where they werdtfordered to be sent by the Magistrate for larceny. The spectacle of a big, hulking father of a family riding to town in a buggy, with his two boys in the shafts, as beasts of burden, has been seen on two or three occasions at Wanganui lately.

On Sunday Mr Hall, livery stable keener, had a narrow escape from a serious accident. He was thrown off his horse on the Whataupoko, and besides twisting his arm, was a good deal shaken. At a general meeting of the Christchurch Protection Association on Wednesday night, resolutions were passed protesting against deferring the revision of the Customs tariff, and urging immediate action in regard thereto.

The Hutchens-Gent race has enabled the competitors to prove that they at least were not responsible for the disgraceful affair which occurred at Lilliebridge. The coat rat appears to have been a grand one, Gent being victorious. A full description is given on our back page.

As a further proof of what we have often pointed out—that the Governme.it do not know anything about our district—it is only necessary to state that a parcel was received yesterday from the Pub ic Warks Department by one of the local bodies addressed to Gisborne, Napier. We were not aware there was a Gisborne in Napier. Thera appears to ba soma misunderstanding about the jury anmmons-s for n a Xt Supreme Court. The summonses issued for November 28th and December Sth were cancelled, and a fresh panel was struck for January 3rd, on which day Jurymen must appear. An I lea seems to prevail that tha summonses for January are cancelled, but this is not so'

At tha last meeting of the Napier Schos Committee It was decided, as the midwinter holidays were shorter than formerly, to grant the children an extra week now. Tha Committee who enquired into the alleged charge of excessive flogging at the Hastings-streat school reported that tha evidence did not sustain the charge, so the Board are to be asked for an explanation. Mr Thomae Morgan, schoolmaster, met with a painful accident on Sunday. He was riding on the Kai'i road when he, through some means, lost his seat, and was thrown heavily to the ground. It was at first thought he was seriously injured, and the doctor was immediately sent for. Dr Pollen quickly arrived, and ordered the sufferer's removal home. On examination it was found that two of the small bones in the left wrist were broken. Mr Morgan was also much bruised. Tha injuries were atta .ded to by Dr Pollen, and wo are glad to hear Mr Morgan is progressing satisfactorily.

The officers nf the W»lVneton Volunteer corps intend following th- lex' l taken by the Inont Battery, an I a number of members of different companies i»»n ho proceeded against through the RM. Court for failing to pay certain fines imposed for non attendance at parades. A reasonable term is allowed for giving an ace l ptable excuse for abs'nos or tor paying the fines to the commanding officer., and in default adis'reea wnrrant will he issued from the Court, and this failing a warrant, of commitment will beeent out, and the nffendrs against the regulations imprisoned. ’ One volunteer is indebted £l6 for fines.

Daring the Wanganui Supreme Court sittings a good story was told of a oertain Judge's associate. During a gambling case his Honor wanted to know what " yankee grab" was, and one of the counsel referred him to the associate for an explanation, but, the gentleman professed entire ignorance of the game. However, the lawyer was provided with a dice-box. and the necessary “ b-nes,” and he forthwith proceeded to enlighten the Judge. He threw out and up camo a six. five, and three. He was picking up the five and thre>, when he was rather astonished to hear the associate, who was interested in the game, remark " 'eave th- five " The Judge smiled, end th ■ rprociat , finding he had put his foot in it, hastily withdrew, and was seen no more in Court that day.

A soft passenger by the B.M. S. Ruapehu which left Wellington last week was relieved of £6 5s just prior to his departure. He got into conversation with a man of about middle age, who said he was a fellow passenger. This person eventually asked fir a loan nf £6 5s to pay some bills before the steamer left, as his money was in his luggage and he could not get it just then. Th® request was cheer, fully complied with, and the middle aged one departed never to be seen again bv the legiti. ma'a passenger. The latter could not take action in the matter, as he would have had to lose his passage in order to appear at the Court to secure thepunishment nf theawindler. From the description the police received they are nt opinion that the man is identical with a spieler well known to them. n reference to the two children (Jaggs and Healy) who were committed tn Kohimarama the following from a Welling.on paper will be of interest;—Upon three children, respectably brought np, being committed to an Industral School at, the R.M. Court Mr Fitzherbert asked if they could not be sent to an orphanage, as, after a visit to the Kohimarama school, he was sure it was no place for children such as those before the Court, as they were likely to be taught every wickedness by the inoorrigibles therein con. fined. Mr Wardell said he was not aware if the children were classified in the Industrial schools ; but he did not think from the education report- that such a state of things as represented by Mr Fitzherbert existed. He would, however, make inquiries in the direction of having the ohi'dren placed if possible where they would not corrupted.

A meeting of creditors in Nicol's estate was to have been held yesterday afternoon, but no creditors turned up. The meeting was adjourned until this afternoon.

The meeting last night it> refefehbe to the changing of the nathe of the Bay seemed little inclined to treat the matter eerionsly, and muoh good-humored banter was indulged in. The present Mayor’s term of office expiree to-mnrrow. Major Porter takes his seat at tha Harbor Board to-night, tha first ordinary meeting of the Board in Captain Tucker’s term being in the new year, The Marquis of Ailesbury’s virtues are hereditary. Mis mother, Lady Evelyn Craven, who was thrice wedded, eloped from her second husband with a captain in the 16th Lancers, who afterwards married her.

The time in which the 150yds and 200yds races ware run in on Saturday—ls.l-sth and 23 l-sth—was a splendid performance on such rough ground We are inclined to doubt the accuracy of the time or of the distances.

William Smith, alias William Browne, who was sentenced at Auckland last week to three years' imprisonment has a long record against him. For false pretences in 1874 he got two years, 1875 three years, 1880 two terms of five years and one of three year’s (concurrent). For a most dastardly and unprovoked assault upon a Melbourne publican (an old man too), Mr Panton, P.M. has just fined a constable £5. This is the sapient magistrate who not long ago sentenced Sevier-Sutton, the bookmaker, to a fortnight's imprisonment 11 without the option " for slapping my Lord Viscount Deerhurst on the face, under circumstances of great provocation. Christmas and New Year’s Day falling on Sunday the Post Office will keep close holiday on Monday, tha 2fith inst., and Monday, 2nd January. On Tuesday, the 27th inst. (for Boxing Day), the Poet Office will be open in all branches from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Mails usually despatched on Mondays, Dec. 26 and, Jan. 3, will close at 7 p m. on Saturday night. A delivery of town tetters wilt ba made over the counter on Saturday evening between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. The Telegraph Office will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 7to 8 p.m. on the 26th and 27th inst. and 2nd proximo.

At the Newton Congregational Church (Auckland) the minister, Rev. Mr Lewis, in the course of his sermon spoke of the Bight Honourable W. E. Gladstone, and of his conscientious and noble action in the attempts to redress the wrongs of downtrodden Ireland at the hands of the present Tory Government of England," and he prophesied that “ ere long the shout of victory of an enfranchised people would soon be heard after centuries of unjust repression.” Clapping of hands and stamping of feet greeted the eloquqpt words of the preacher, who had to pause for a minute or two before he resumed his uisoourse.—Bell.

Says the Hawera Star A case of canine sagacity occurred a short time ago which is worthy of being chronicled. Mrs E. Bayly. of Opunake, was standing on the rocks on the beach with the water within a few inches of her feet and a favorite dog just behind her. The dog suddenly began to howl and run backwards and forwards towards his mistress and at length being unable to accomplish his purpose seized her dress and dragged her backwards away from the edge. On recovering from the slight fall this occasioned, she was horrified to see the dorsal fin of a shark within a few feet of where she was standing. The shark followed along the limit of tha deep water until Mrs Bayly was out of reach of his jaws. E ther Frances Brown, a middle-aged woman, was charged at the Auckland Supreme Court last week with committing wilful and corrupt perjury at the Auckland Police Court, before H. C. Baddeley, K.M., by stating that she was the mother of a certain child of which Geo. Richard Pojley was the father. —Prisoner pleaded guilty. Prisoner, in answer to the usual question whether she had anything to Siy why the seuteace of the Court should not be passed upon her, handed in a written statement to the Judge, the eonents of which were not made known.—tfis H mor, in sentenciag prisoner, said :—" You have been found guilty ou your own confession. I have read carefully the statement which you have made, but I do not find anything in it that would justify your offence. On the contrary, it ah >ws a stale of depravity in addition to the offence of which you have admitted your guilt. Peijury is a most serious offend l , because it strikes at the f .uudatiou of justice, and consequently the law deals very severely with it. Especially in your case, where an attempt was made to foist a crime on au innocent person. I feel bound under circumstauces to award you a sentence of five years’ penal servitude."