LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 536, 25 November 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

By a figure Beltin'? misplaced in our report of the Park races, Mr Thompson’s Bowsprit, tha winner of the Hack race, had his weight given as 9.6, when ;t really was 7-f), Handicappers will please take note. The annual meeting of the County Council will be held at noon to-morrow. Business: Elect Chairman for 1891, fix salaries and duties of officers, fix days and hours of meetings, appoint finance and works committees, make spacial order for Special rata Tologa loan, appoint committee to meet Borough Council on footbridge, open tenders for Esjteratahi bridge, and dog collars. Shortly after midnight on Saturday the lighter Itosina collided with the Taruheru bridge. She was going down tha river after taking in a cargo of maize at Messrs Common, Shelton's store, and on passing through Ihe bridge the tide swung ijor round, with the result that the swing portion oj the bridge, got between bar two masts, and it was fully two hours before the vessel got dear of the bridge.

The Gisborne Junior Rowing Club is quickly settling down to steady vork, and a nplrit of enthusiasm prevails, The following crews have been picked to go into training for trial fours: —Chas. Adair, stroke, F. Please, J. Reid, Reed ; F. Muir, stroke, D. Wat f , J. Morell, C. Piesse; P. Reid, stroke, F. Henderson, F. Miller, W. Morell; E. Wilkinson, stroke, T. Brosnahan, H. Johnston, J. Poole, Messrs Spurdie, Miller, and Bourn are “ coaching ” the orowe, and the races will be regarded with a large amount of hlteresti

Mr Kelly's Committee have taken the rooms nearly opposite the Standard Office, in the building formerly occupied by Mr East. An indignant Whataupoko resident was so wrath over the delay through the trouble at Ihe Taruheru bridge on Saturday night, that he went and roused the Mayor from the slumbers of the just, and that unfortunate individual, attired in summer costume, turned out and went down to the bridge. When the fire alarm was given on Sunday evening, there was naturally a slight commotion in some of the churches, but fortu nately excellent order prevailed among those that were leaving. In Holy Trinity Church the Bishop continued the service as if nothing had happened. In the Presbyterian Church the bell was not heard.

Mr Arthur addressed the electors in the school house at Ormond on Saturday evening, there being a large attendance. Mr Kempthorne occupied the chair, Several questions were put to the candidate, and the answers appeared to give satis-faction. Mr W. Newman proposed, and Mr A, McKenzie seconded, a vote of thanks and confidence, which was carried. The meeting was a very orderly. Shortly before 8 o’clock on Sunday night a fire broke out at the gas works, but fortunately no serious damage was done. The fire, which originated in the coal room, was caused through the partition giving way ; tha coal then falling in on ths hot bricks of the retorts, became heated and ignited the woodwork, The Fire Brigade had steam up and were pumping water at the shed within five minutes after the alarm had been given. A leader and correspondence (including a letter from “Borough,” replying to Mr File) are unavoidably held over. “Borough” hints that if the Council of itself spends any more on the footbridge, legal action will be taken against individual members, if they decline to resign. The correspondent also draws a moral from the latest trouble at the Taruheru bridge. Our Ormond correspondent wrote yes terday:—A painful accident, and one that might have been attended with fatal resuls, happened yesterday to Mr A. Caulton. It appears he was riding a skittish horse, when the animal reared, and fell over on him, dislocating his ankle, and it is feared otherwise injuring him. A trap was procured, and he was at once -conveyed to Gisborne, where no doubt his injuries were attended to.

The criminal libel case being heard at Opotiki has excited considerable interest in Gisborne, where both parties are well known to many people. The Bev. T. J. Wills was formerly pastor of tha Wesleyan Church in Gisborne, but subsequently joined tha Anglican Church and was sent to Opotiki. There ba: been a strong feeling for some time between the parties, and the latest development occurred ihrougb a dispute over action taken by the School Committee, of which Mr Wills is Chairman. There seem to ba two strong local parties. Mr (looper, leading counsel for the prosecution, is the gentleman who waa in Gisborne during last Supreme Court sittings.