LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 190, 1 September 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Parliament has been prorogued. Mr A. Graham.arrives to-morrow. The County Council met yesterday afternoon, when the usual routine business was transacted. Mr Williams, when umpiring for the Maori footballers in Melbourne, ‘was attired in a mat adorned with peacock’s feathers. At an English Court lately the owner of a dog was ordered to pay £5O damages to a person who had been bitten by the dog. Mr Ford, lineman in the Telegraph Department, left for the Mahia yesterday to ascertain the cause of the wires working badly. Who would envy him the journey in such weather ? It is estimated that the introduction of penny postage into Victoria will save a large number of firms hundreds of pounds a year.

At the R.M. Court yesterday the hearing of five charges against W. Maude, for breaches of the Borough by-law re tanks, was adjourned for a fortnight, to allow of an appeal against the decision in a former case to be heard.

Messrs Kennedy and Evans announce that they are selling coal v>nd firewood at very cheap rates. The present opportunity of purchasing coal cheaply should not be missed, as the price of coal is sure to be materially increased should the Newcastle miners’ strike continue.

Prince Albert Victor is to ?be made an L.L.D. Lord Randolph Churchill also comes at the fag-end of the list, and the appearance of his name is accounted for by the fact that there happens to be an old custom that when a Royal personage is thus promoted he has the privilege of nominating a chum or two to keep him company. A witty correspondent waxes exceedingly humorous over Mr Sievwright’s expression that there would be the devil to pay over the Harbor Act, and Mr Graham’s reply, accord ing to our correspondent, of “ You go to the d— and mind your own business, you don’t understand it.” Space prevents a reproduction of the contribution, and dignity positively denies the privilege.

The most striking figure in thejassemblage which graced the dais at the opening of Melbourne Exhibition was Sir John Robertson, his long white hair streaming over his shoulders. Compared with this Nestor among Australian statesmen, most of the intercolonial Ipolitioians around him out very sorry figures indeed, and even the six Governors seemed to be shorn somewhat of their viceregal dignity.

An announcement which will be of special interest to the ladies appears in our leader columns. Miss Doran has lately visited Auckland, making it her business to attend Messrs Owen and great sale and secure some of the best lines. Gisborne customer’s have now an opportunity to participate in the advantages offered, and their attention is directed to the advertisement, or, which is more to the purpose, they are invited to call at Miss Doran’s and make a personal inspection of the new

A correspondent writes asking what will be the effect of the objectionable clause inserted in the Harbor Bill? Our interpretation of the clause is : The Board is to be allowed to spend £40,000 more. To provide for interest and sinking fund, if the present rate, together with th? income of the Board, be not sufficient a further rate is to be levied for £65,000 over the whole district, for the remaining £40,000 over the special district alone. If this should not be sufficient then the whole district is to be rated pro rata.

The weather yesterday was very severe, and the sea was terribly rough. Not a word was heard of the Mararoa, but no doubt she passed on, as there was no chance of communicating with Gisborne. Much anxiety is felt for the safety of the smack Three Brothers, which left for Puatae on Thursday. Some people assert their belief that they saw two rockets in the bay last night, but it is most likely there was some mistake. We are afraid that this weather will not enable the realisation of our Ormond correspondent’s hopeful anticipations. At the R.M. Court on Thursday judgment by default was given in the following cases : — County Council v. James Ferris, claim £2 8s lid; Harbor Board v. Locke, claim £33 6s 8d; Colebrook v. Locke, claim £l7 2s; Craig v. Galbraith, claim £4 6s lOd; Harbor Board v. Walter Knight, claim 16s 8d; Same v. McCormick, claim 12s 6d; Same v. Malcolm Macdonald, claim £1 10s; Same vW. Wilson, claim 12s 6d; Same v. Executors of Byam Bentley, claim £1 9s 2d; Baldwin v. Brown, claim £4 Is. The following cases were also heard: —Cameron v. The!wall, claim £65 13s 8d ( judgment for plaintiff with posts; H. C. *-n v. Isabel Stubbs, former order of imBoyic —Hcindgd Wake v. Smith, claim prisonment i<. -ummons. order made £4 Is, on a judgment . aa for immediate payment, execu stayed (or a fortnight.

It is time the Gisborne rowing men were waking up from their lethargy, or Napier will be stealing a big march on them. The latter has already got fairly well through the necessary preliminaries, while “ Outrigger’s ” pen is getting rusty for the want of use. Football is dying a natural death as the warm Spring weather comes in, and Gisborne rowing men cannot afford to allow the Napier representatives to have too much of their own way this year. It is intended that the local season should be opened within six weeks, and if possible a very interesting double-scull race is to be pulled about the same time —on the same day if it can be managed. Messrs Hughes and Parker, of Napier, are to compete with Messrs Miller and Booth, of the Gisborne Club. Both of the former were here during the Napier-Gisborne football matcb, and .Mr Parker was one of the Napier representatives in their match against Wellington. With this event in the near future the season may be expected to open with an interest which. will be sustained all through. “ Outrigger ”is on the qui vive, and if he can catch a glimpse of the double-scullers he means to “ mark ’ them.