LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 623, 21 February 1879, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Our telegraphic columus this afternoon gives an account of a terrible mine explosion at Kaitangata. One boy was killed on the spot, while forty men are iuside the mine, but whether they will get out alive is at present unknown. The mine is 65 miles sonth of Dunedin. It is the property of a Joint Stock Company, and has beeu worked for some five or six yeara. Should later information come to hand aftei publication of the Herald, the message will be posted on our " express board" outsiile of the office. Mr. Johnston, Collector of Customs, publishes a nobificatian that persons wishing to forward Exhibits to the Sydney Exhibiiion can do so through him. All exhibits will be forwarded free of charges. We should, ourselves, propose to forward a sack of Bathurst Burr, collected from the corners of streets within the Gisborne Borough. The Burr originally came from the Sydney side, where it has since been completely eradicated. We could show the people there how we have improved upon its growth, by allowing it to choose its own soil unchecked throughout many portions of the Bay districts. A "waif," m the form of a little boy, was discovered this morning at Graham's Corner. Not a Ginx's baby ; for it was clean of skin, neat of dress, and well nourished. But it was crying that painful cry of a child when it has lost the run of its parents, or its own door-step. The Rev. Mr. Williams, passing along, took the child under his care, and after a little inquiry discovered the whereabouts of the mother, to whom it was handed over. The child was none the worse of its mishap. One sympathiser loaded it with sweet biscuits ; another put sweetmeats into its lap ; a kindly-hearted barman gave it drinks of lemonade. It was such a child as our Premier would have delighted to dandle after he had with others, recommended the execution of Walsh, who had been kept m such agonising suspense for so many weeks. Iv reply to an invitation from the Friendly Societies of Gisborne, three qualified medical practitioners have tendered their services. Which of the applicants to be chosen from among the three will be decided on Wednesday next.

The business of the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, consisted of one police and one civil case. Hone Tehaura, a native, was charged with horse stealing. The charge was ordered to stand over .until Tuesday next. In the civil case, Sergeant ' Kidd sued the Union Steam Navigation . Company for £21 for non-delivery of a trunk, containing his uniforms. The case upon application was ordered to stand ; adjourned. We would direct our readers notice to the alteration m the advertisement, of the arrival and departures of the steamers, caused by the accident of the Taupo. The members of the County Council meet this evening, for the transaction of important bixsiness. Several tenders for large works have to be opened, and decided on, Under the superintendence of Mr. T. Bryant, 700 iron tram rails have been landed from the river, to a temporary tramway wharf, opposite the late Albion Hotel. Messrs Ferris & Pitt, auctioneers, to all appearance will have an exceedingly busy time of it at their Mart to-morrow. They will there submit for sale several town and country sections, eligible business sites m the rising township of Ormond, the goodwill of the Tohe Tohe Hotel, (late m the occupation of Mr. A. Bowler,) a first-class draught gelding, by (Bismarck), furniture, pictures, &c. We would direct the attention of those interested to their advertisement m our columns. Bourke and Fryer, auctioneers, will hold an important sale to-morrow, at 12 o'clock, of the right, title, estate, and interest of the trustees m the late Captain G. E. Read's estate to a mortgage on stock, consisting of 2,000 sheep, 325 head of cattle, 1 mule, and 6 horses, all depasturing at Mangatu, Poverty Bay. Two good ploughs, one set harrows, one reaping machine, one stove, &c, will also be disposed of at their mart. A gentleman m Hawke's Bay, says the Teleyraph, whose opinion is worth quoting, states that, owing to the fall m wool at home, the spending money m New Zealaud this year will be one million and a quarter less than last year. No wonder, therefore, trade is so remarkably dull m this portion of the colony, when all the export we have to depend on is wool. A gentleman near Sterling on Friday last (says the Bruce Herald) found on the road a purse containing money to the amount of nearly £40. At the next hotel he found an owner for it, who shouted for all hands m joy at the recovery of his property, bnt added the somewhat singular remark, '• Well, old man, if I had found so much of yours, I'd have stuck to it. "