LOCAL AND GENERAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 635, 25 February 1879, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In our last night's issue we were compelled to crowd out two columns of advertisements in consequence of a pressure of important news upon our space. This afternoon we are compelled to ciowd out much local aud general news to make room for several columns of new advertisements which will not admit of being held over. When the Albion Hotel was burned down, the Club rooms went with it, and the members had to look about them for a suite of rooms. Mr. Page's Masonic Hotel has offered the necessary accommodation. The Committee have agreed with Mr. Page to occupy a portion of his hotel rooms, which, having been handsomely fitted and furnished, and will be open this evening for the first time. It is quite probable that arrangements will be made, by extending the building of the Masonic, for the Club members to become permanent occupants. The situation is central, and all that can be desired, and we have no doubt but what the members of the Club will be glad to get into such comfortable quarters. By our advertising columns it will be seen that Mr. .James Browne, certificated accountant in Bankruptcy, has been appointed trustee in the bankrupt estate of Thomas Duucan, Baker, Ormond, and Robert Peatherstone, Carpenter, Guilders Street, Gisborne. The Georgia Minstrels are announced to appear to-morrow evening at the Masonic Hall. The whole are genuine negroes, and when ever they appear they never fail to take the people by storm. The prize winners in the late competition for the District Prize Firing will do well to interview Mr. Huddleston, at the defence office, from whom they will receive, on personal application, the amounts won by them respectively. Messrs. Bourke& Fryer advertise through the columns of the Herald, they have received instructions from the executors of the late A. L. Harrison, to dispose of by public auction the property in land, goods, chattels and personal effects of the deceased. Full particulars will be found published elsewhere. The sale will take place on Thursday 6th proximo. We take the following from the Napier Telegraph of Tuesday's issue : — " The sports at the Napier swimmig baths on Scitnrday afternoon attracted a large number of spectators, and some of the events were extremely amusing. The eighty yard race was won by. Mr. H. T. Gibbons, who also won the 160 yards event. Mr. H. Gibbons took the prize for the floating event, and Mr. W. Duncan that for the hurdle race." The Mr. H. T. Gibbons and Mr. H. Gibbons mentioned in the above paragraph are the sons of Mr. R. G. Gibbons, of Gisborne. These two young amateur atheletes appear to carry off the crood prizes that are offered for atheletic sports. Rowing, cricket, swimminer, or running, makes no difference to their several successes. They enter, compete, and win. That is just all. The chief Knraitiana Takamoana who has been an (Ferine; from a severe illness since the last session of the General Assemblv died shortly after seven o'clock yesterday morning at the Maori Club, Napier. The deceased chief is stated to be between 60 and 70 years old, He was born in the Wairarapa, and has for a considerable number of years held great' influence among his native brethern and followers. He succeeded Tareha in the representation .of the East Coast Maori electorate, and at the last general election i was returned by a majority over several opponents. He was a strong supporter of the Grey Ministry. The body of Karaitiana was removed at eleven o'clock to his pali at Pakowhai, where it will be buried on Wednesday or Thursday. An application has been made by the natives to give Karaitiana a military funeral. Ned Kelly left a written statement at Jerilde, which is full of insinuations against the police. Kelly says that at fourteen years of age he received a sentence of three months for usincr, a neighbour's horse without consent. After this he says the police '• became a nuisance to his family." He then became a " wandering gamester." He said he had stolen two hundred horses when the affray took place with Constable Fitzpatrick. The constable came to arrest his innocent brother Dan, and his mother said " if Ned were here he would throw you out of the house." Ned Kelly then came up, a struggle ensued and Fitzpatrick was shot. This statement is said to completely exonerate the police from tho charge of taking improper liberties with his sister. A* Napier paper has the "following : — "The burning question of Denominational v. Secular education is now also to be fought out at Auckland, in the contest for the seat vacated by Mr. Dignan. Auckland City West has hitherto returned condidates who supported the Denominational system, and the result of this election will be watched with a keen interest.