LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 514, 4 October 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A meeting of the Waerenga-i-hika Jockey Club will be held this afternoon.

Some of the Tauranga natives threaten to form a union when the harvesting comes on.

The prices fixed for the Wild West Show are 5s and 3s. Children will be admitted this afternoon for is.

In our advertising columns Mr R. Knox announces his intention of carting goods along the coast, for which he publishes a scale of charges. Nominations for tbe Flying, Grandstand, Hurdles and Park Handicaps at the Gisborne Racing Club's spring meeting close on Tuesday next. Mrs Barton left last night for Napier, thence to Wairoa, to join her husband Judge Barton, who is busy with Land Court work at Weiroa.

A fire at Remuera on Sunday morning burned down a large wooden house, the loss being estimated at £lOOO over the insurance of £l3OO. The Southern Cross called in here on her passage South last night, and landed one passenger—Mr H. Glover. She steamed on to Wellington immediately afterwards. For the convenience of families the Wild West Show will perform this afternoon, when, we are informed, the programme will be as fully carried out as at the evening performance.

Mr A. N. Williams formally announce: his candidature for the honor of representing the East Coast district in Parliament. He intends addressing the electors at an early date.

Mrs Watson does not come up to Gisborne as first intended. The body of her late busband, Captain Watson, was conveyed to Napier by the Wairarapa last night, and the funeral will take place in Napier.

It is expected that during the next season Whakatane will export as much grain as Opntiki, and as soon as the large tract of land now being surveyed between Matara and Whakatane is settled the export will be greater than that from Opotiki.

The following tenders were received by the Survey department for the formation of a road from Patutshi to the edge of the Motu bush :—A. J. O’Neil (accepted) £425 16s, P. McLoughlin £468. M. Boland £433, and D. Malone £557,14s 9d.

At the meeting of the Band of Hope, held in the Weseleyan Church on Thursday evening, a good number of the little ones were present. During the evening Captain Garbutt, of the Salvation Army, Mr Jackman, of Dunedin, and Mr Veale senior, delivered addresses, A very enjoyable evening was spent by those present.

At the Victoria Amateur Turf Club's recent meeting two Auckland-bred horses won a Couple of the principal events. Lady Carbine, in a field nf fifteen, romped home an easy winner of the Two-year-old Handicap, of lOOsovs. In a field of thirteen Town Moor easily won the Rosstown Handicap of 100 BOVS.

The steamer Wairarapa arrived at 5,30 last evening, from Sydney and Auckland, bringing—Mrs Farmer, Misses Tombleson (2) and Scott (3), Messrs A. Bees, E. F. Harris, Bennett, Tombleson, Harvey, T. Clark, H. Farmer, and Rang!. The Wairarapa steamed on South late last night. Passengers : Mesdames Barton, Desborough and child, Tatham, Chalmers and two children, Misses Williams and Adair, Captain Winter, Messrs Teat, Anderson, Lee Fong, Chalmers, Adams, Beattie, Dunn, Hutchinson (2), Wethered, Oates, A. DeLantour, McKenzie, and Moore, 3. I—Lu—k.

A telegram received from Wellington yesterday announced the death of Mr Alfred James Cooper, bootmaker, who long resided in Gisborne. He expired suddenly after the saying of family prayers on Thursday night (10 30), a blood vessel having broken internally. Mr Cooper was an ardent musician, and was a man of very genial temperament, that won him many friends. His daughter, Mrs Peryar, still resides in this district, on the banks of the Waimata, Mr Cooper left Gisborne partly on account of illhealth, hoping that the change would ba a beneficial one.

A young man named Jeremiah Hickey having annoyed the officers of the Prison Gate Brigade Home (Salvation Army) at Auckland, he was refused rations, it being considered that an ablebodied young man like Hickey should not ba supported at the Home when there was plenty of work for him to go to. He had sneaked into the building on Saturday night, but*was allowed to remain until Monday, He relumed on Tuesday morning, but tbe cook refused to give him breakfast, and in the evening be again, when under tbe influence of liquor, demanded food from Sergeant-Major Turton. Being told that if he had money for drink he should also have it for food, and that the Home was not meant for such young men as him, he struck Mr Turton on the head and then on the ribs. Mr Turton was laid up through it for a short time. Hickey Wot sentenced to a month’s labor ana bound over to keep the peace.

Mr Arthur W. Rees returned to Gisborne by tbe steamer Wairarapa. He remains here for a few months.

The Borough Council notify that all rates remaining unpaid on the 15th iust will be sued for without further notice.

Daring their stay in Auckland Messrs Wirth Brothers expended in trade bills, exclusive of board and livery charges, over £lOOO. With a view of obtaining legislation in favour of the eight-hour system, 12,000 South Wales miners have held a demonstration.

Bath firebells rungout an alarm just after 12 last night. A glare of fire was visible somewhere out of town, but what earthly reason there was for ringing the bells was not discovered by the large number of people who rushed out in scant attire. If the person who rang the unper bell has the cheek to ask for the five shillings allowed, he o ight to be given a scourging as well. The Brigade mustered in wonderfully smart ti ne.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Thursday morning, the following civil cases were heard E. Cameron v. W. J. Mossman, claim £72 6s 84 ; judgment by default, costs £7 3s. T. Mitchell V. E. Cameron, claim £1419s sd; judgment for 15s Id, coals £1 ss. E. P. Joyce v. J, R. Hurray, claim £42; judgment by default, costs £1 12?. Hation and Score v. G. Reed, claim £3 18s 2J ; judgment by default, costs 6s, Judgment summonses—A. Parnell and Co. v. J. Mnllooly, claim £lB 9s 31; an order waa made for immediate payment, in default 18 days’ imprisonment. W. Morgan v. same, claim £l4 19s 6d ; the defendant was ordered to pay the amount forthwith, in default 15 days’ imprisonment.