LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 230, 4 December 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The next sittings of the Supreme Court will be held in Gisborne on the 25ih March and 2nd September next year. Tenders for the extension of the Napier breakwater, 500 feet aud 530 feet of rubb e foundations in advance of the works, will be received by the Chai man of the Napier Harbor Board by noon of Monday, 10th December, at the Harbor Board Offices, Napier. A lad named Thomas Gwynne, aged 16, was found lying dead on Thursday last, just outside of Masterton. As the body was lying in a natural position the passers-by for two hours thought he was sleeping, and did not disturb it.

Wi Maki, well known in G sborne, was to have had a wrestling match with Donovan in Napier last Saturday, but though a large number of people attended Wi did not turn up at the appointed time. Donovan writes to the paper, accusing Wi Maki of showing the (< white feather ’’ and states that ail he (Donovan) w uld get f r his trouble iu training, etc was the £4 deposit. The water-cart broke down yesterday, tb« axle giving way in front of Mr Townley’s shop. Mr Morrison was thrown from his perch, and landed abrupt y m an uncomfortable and dangerous position on the road, but he received no injuries to speak of The small deluge of water on the road was quite an object of interest during part of the day.

The Trust Commissioner, Mr Booth, yes terda? granted certificates to the following deeds of transfer : -From Naihania to G. R. Moore, of Kaiti section 269; from Nopera Kiwi and another to P. McLoughlin, of Kaiti section 299 lot 2; from Tamati te Rangi to Heni te Aurakai, of Kaiti sections 70, 131, and 298; from Ruihi Mautahia to P. H. Bourke, of Kaiti section 41; from Miriama Hinaki to P. H. Bourke, of Kaiti section 42. Sir, —I am a sworn friend of the credit system. I have just got in my monthly account with a six shilling article charged as sixpence. Who says credit don’t pay after that ?—I am, eto., Lucky One.

In our report last Saturday of the Hospital Sports the second event of the St. Andrew’s Handicap was accidently omitted. It was won by Fairlie, Burns second, Mitchell third. The three-legged race was won by Ryan and Wildish.

A “ bolt ” created a little diversion last Saturday. A horse attached to a spring cart (belonging to Mr Keating) bolted from iu front o! the British Empire Hotel, and there helter-skelter over the Taruheru bridge, and then the horse indulged in a little cross-country work, which however led to its being brought to a stand still. Had there been any vehicles, horses, or pedestrians on the bridge, or if there had been a smash*up there, goodness knows what the result would have been.

At Auckland on Thursday last the local Charitable Aid Board sued the Wanganui Charitable Aid Board for the sum of £ll, maintenance in Auckland of a man named Morris. This man lived in Wanganui for five years, but left the district in April last, and went to Napier, where he remained for a week and received relief. He then came to Auckland, arriving on the 29th April, and was admitted to the Refuge. The defence was that Morris had not resided in Wanganui for the six months immediately preceding his entry into the Auckland district, aa he had stayed in Napier, and under clause 74 of the section of the Act the defendants were not liable. Mr E. Hesketh appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Theo. Cooper fur the defendants. Dr Giles, 11. M., reserved judgment. There is one comfort in Gisborne during the summer months that refreshing teiupeiance drinks are obtainable in variety and at very cheap rates. We have had an opportunity of testing the drinks manufactured by Mr Ling, of the Whataupoko, and can highly recommend them, especially at this season. The assortment includes spiced ale, dandelion tonic, hop tonic, horehound beer, and ginger beer. Mr Ling is so well known in Gisborne that the reputation of his manufactures need hardiy be referred to, but a test will soon bear conviction as to their quality.

Next week a Christmas tree and sale of work, on a large scale, are to be held in aid of the Wesleyan Church. For some time past the ladies have been working in this behalf with a peiseveiance which dues them much credit, and they are well entitled to that success in their good work with which there is every reason to believe they will be rewarded. The affair takes place in the Theatre Royal, Those who have promised parcels are requested to forward them to the Parsonage by Thursday next.

The Rev. J. Ward returned by the last steamer from Wellington, at which place he had taken the opportunity of furthering his scheme for the construction of a new Wesleyan Church and Parsonage. In Wellington he secured the amount which he anticipated, £5O, making the present total £450, and the amount farther required only £5O. In Wei lington Mr Ward consulted with the Conference in regard to the proposal, which they heartiiy endorsed, at the same time advising him to increase tne total amount by a hundred pounds, so as to make the work more satisfactory, and giving him pei mission to try aud collect this amount in the Christcnurch district. This would mean a little more delay, but the results would be much more satisfactory, and the extra amount would be collected from a district otherwise not resorted to. Mr Ward calculates on not having much trouble in getting the complete £5OO, but intends shortly making a further canvass in Auckland. We congratulate him on his success so far, and wish that the same measure of success may attend the whole scheme.

The Lyttelton Times of the 23rd inst. has the following : —The Union Steamship Company have added to their already large and splendid fleet of vessels by the purchase of the steamer Rosamond. The Rosamond was chartered by Messrs Kennedy Bros, for two years, from her owner, Mr K. Thomson, of London, to run between this port and Greymouth in the coal trade. She was taken over with Messrs Kennedy’s other boats some short time ago by the Uni m Steamship Company, and as*her charter expires on Sunday next, the company have decided to buy her instead of allowing her to return to England. She is a splendid cargo boat of 462 tons register. Her dimensions are—Length 179 ft 4in ; beam, 27ft 6in : depth of hold 13ft sin. During the two years she has traded on the coast she has proved herself a m st serviceboat in the carrying of coal, and she will doubtless prove a great acquisition to the fleet of the Union Steamship Company. The price for her has not transpired. She was built at Rotterdam in .1884. Captain Lowe, who his been in command of her for some little time, will return to England by the lonic. An exciting scene occurred recently at B6ne, in Algeria, at the Aquarium—a sort of itinerant menagerie. The special fea ure of this Aquarium consisted in a collection of no fewer than seventy crocodiles, which were fed publicly at stated hours by the manager, M. Pernolet, He always wore a pair of Wellington boots, and h d a stick with which to beat off the reptiles when they became too ravenous and attempted to snap the food out of his hands. On this occasion he was siting on the back of his largest crocodile, and kept feeding the rest for auout ten minutes, when all at once, as he turned his head and put out his hand to the attendaut lor a piei e of meat, oue of the others crawled up to him and bit him in the stomach A shout was raised by the spectators, aud those around the tank tried o beat away the c>ocudile, which, notwithstanding M. Pernolet’s blows, began whirling round his prey as if to tear him to pieces. Unfortunate y, in struggling, M. Pernolet slipped and fell in. the very midst of the reptiles, whieh all rushed on him with fury. A panic took place among the spectators, who mostly fled. Nevertheless M Pernolet was rescued. Although his wounds are serious, his life is not thought to be in danger. The Dunedin Customs last Thursday put through £17.483, the largest amount ever put through in one day. The explanation was easily obtainable—the altered tariff for spirits was to come into force at the leg lining of thia month. Mr F. S/far t Eye Specialist and Op ician, from Dub Lin, can be consulted at Mr Ai muur's, Cobden Street, till Friday next. Those needing properly-ad jutted spectacles would do well to call before be