LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 237, 20 December 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Messrs Graham, Pitt and Bennett sell a number of young horses at their sale on Saturday.

Tenders are required for certain works in connection with the Gisborne School. An artesian well supply of 400.000 gallons of water daily has been struck at Burke (N.S.W.) A telegram from Wellington states that Mr and Mrs Laing arrived from England by the Coptic yesterday, both well. The Australia brings the Mataahu murderers from the Coast to-day. She should arrive this afternoon, but may not be here till the evening. An English journal estimates the quantity of frozen mutton regularly sold in Smithfield market at not less than 25,000 to 30,000 carcases per week. Mr E. K. Brown, who has been in business in Gisborne for many years, leaves for Melbourne by the Te Anau to-morrow. Mr Brown’s friends will wish him every success in his new home.

The assets in the estate of Thomas Gregson are set down at £722, aud the liabilities at £3OO 5s 10d ; surplus of assets over liabilities, £421 14s 2<i. The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co. are secured to the amount of £6OO.

At the inquest on the body of the late G. Nesqitt the Coroner highly, commended the conduct of Mr A. McGiven in springing overboard to endeavor to rescue the drowning man, and his remarks were fully endorsed by the jury. Mr J. Robb has made his usual preparations for the Christmas holidays in the way of getting in a large stock of toys and fancy goods, suitable for presentation to either children or adults. In addition to these specialties he has a good assortment of pipes and tobaccos. Mr W. Parnell has an advertisement in this issue, calling attention to his stock of stationery, books, tobaccos, etc. All kinds of articles may be obtained, to suit every taste, in the way of Christmas gifts. The circulating library is continually being added to, and the latest works may always be obtained. At the Harbor Board meeting on Tuesday evening the overseer (Mr Bicheno) attended to explain the manner of engaging men. A number of letters which applicants for work had given . him were read, some of them being both amusing and instructive, but there was nothing in them to show that any member of the Board had used any inllutaee to got persons employment

Prince Alexander, of Hesse Darmstadt, is dead.

According to the Registrar General’s report the population of Ireland is declining by nearly 60,000 per annum. The recent fatal accident should serve as a warning to boatmen not to keep too far to the westward when coming into the river—they should keep near the pier.

At Christchurch the “ Messiah ” is to be performed at Christmas, with a chorus of ninety-two sopranos, forty-four altos, fortyeight tenors, and forty-nine basses. Miss Ada Good, pupil teacher at the Gisborne School, had an unfortunate commencement of her holidays. On Monday evening she took suddenly ill, the cause assigned being over-study. Though she still remains very ill, Dr Pollen informs us that there is no immediate danger, Christmas is coming, and Messrs Pitt and Maguire mean to give their customers a special opportunity of enjoying the festive season, of which householders can well judge for themselves by perusing the price list published elsewhere. With each purchase of 121 b of blended teas half a dozen gold and white cups and saucers and a Japanese teapot, or a beautiful ornament, will be presented.

The adjourned meeting of creditors in the estate of A. Reynolds was held yesterday afternoon. Present. Messrs Hogan, Watson, Wallace. Bennett, Nolan, Bright, Nicoll, McFarlane, Lewis, and Ward. The Assignee stated that owing to the indisposition of the debtor the books h<d not been gone into. The Bank had refused to give him a statement of accounts. Since last meeting Murray, Roberts and Co. had proved for £7O 17s 6d, which sum the debtor had omitted in his statement. The meeting was adjourned to January 9 to allow the accounts to be gone into.

The Poverty Bay Rowing Club held a meeting on Tuesday night, when it was resolved to at once order two pair-oar boats. Mr C. Hansen was elected captain. The following crews were picked for the trial-fours, to be rowed off in a month’s time: —Hansen (stroke), Smale (3), A. Martin (2), A. Lewis (bow); J. Walters (stroke), 8. Priestley (3), Kennedy (2), Harris (bow); Knight (stroke), C. Priestley (3), O. Sandlant (2), Warren (bow) j Nesbitt (stroke), Gidney(B), Wade (2), Hoare (bow). A recent telegram from Adelaide says “ A meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held to night, when the strike of the compositors on the South Australian Register was considered. It was decided practically to boycott the Register in every possible way, and also to boycott as much as possible the business people advertising in that paper, one tradesman being singled out for his active sympathy with the Register. It was also mentioned that a scheme was on foot to start a morning newspaper under the auspices of the Typographical Society, to be run on thoroughly democratic lines.” There was one very important omission, and a piece of most conclusive evidence, in our reference on Tuesday to the East Coast tragedy. When Cooky noticed the blood an Haira’s clothes he asked him how that came there, and Haira said he had been killing his father’s bullocks. The father was then asked if it was true that Haira had been killing his bullocks. The father said it was not, and then, with a bitter expression, he pointed in the direction of Ma'aChu and said those “ were the bullocks he had bean killing.” When we weigh all the facts that have been elicited, no jury could wish for a clearer case, based on circumstantial evidence, than has been found against Haira in connection with the terrible human butchery at Mataahu.