LOGAL AND GENERAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 637, 27 February 1879, Page 2

LOGAL AND GENERAL.

Great disappointment has been felt today, when it came to be known that the Georgia Minstrels would not land from the Rotorua. The disarrangements on the days of leaving and arriving of the several boats, have put all things regarding the inter-provincial steamers at sixes and sevens. The Minstrels are under engagement to play at Napier to-morrow night, and consequently cannot appear m Gisborne this evening, being of necessity compelled to go on by the Rotorua. The negroes play on board to-night, the collection to be made to go to the New South Wales Shipwrecked Seamen Society.

The fine punt, the property of the Gisborne Corporation, is now m position, and will be ready for dray aud horse traffic so soon as the landing stage on the opposite side of the river, and which obstructs the way, is removed. The punt will carry a weight of over ten tons, and will be found to have facilitated communication certain to prove of great convenience to the public. Tenders will be called for the leasing of it m a few days.

Mr. William Adair, having succeeded m obtaining possession of salvage saved from the late destructive fire, upon most favourable terms, announces that he will sell the large stock of drapery (a portion of it more or less injured), so saved at considerably less than half-cost price. The salvage must be disposed of within a limited period, and there is no doubt but what great bargains may be obtained. The whole of the salvage must be disposed m order to make room for late summer and autumn goods arriving by early shipments.

The Melbourmc Argus of 3rd February, says : — " Pastor Chiniquy, the ex-priest, who created some excitement m Sydney by his lectures, preached for the first time m Melbourne yesterday afternoon. The meeting was to have taken place at the Assembly Hall, but such a great crowd had collected m anticipation of hearing some startling disclosures of Mr Chiniquy's alleged ill-treatment at the hands of the Canadian Roman Catholics that the accommodation was altogher inadequate. The Eev. Charles Strong was therefore appealed to to permit the use of the Scots* Church for the meeting, and this was agreed to on condition of it being promised that the gathering should be an orderly one. There was a great disappointment m store for those who attended m the expectation of hearing sensational revelations, as the preacher's sermon was purely a religious one, and had nj t reference to sectarianism. Mr Chiniquy is an old man, who speaks English fluently, but with a strong Dutch accent, and apart from the attacks he makes on the Roman Catholics, his preaching would not attract much attention.

At a meeting of capitalists and employers of labor, held at the Chamber of Commerce, Sydney, for the purpose of forming an association for the prevention of strikes, by securing more harmonious relations btween employees and employers, Mr. Dibbs, the Chairman of the Board of Directors to the A.S.N. Company, remarked that the Company's loss had been L 12.000 througli the strike, which had altogher prevented the disbursement of L 30.000. The objects for which the meeting had been called were resolved upon.

Swarms of wild bees have taken up quarters m the burnt bush, on Mr. King's sectious. The Saturday Advertiser of last week has the following : — "A man. who states that he worked as mate with Ned Kelly at Oxley Plains, Victoria, about two years ago, called at our office on Wednesday morning and informed us that he has received a letter from a friend m Mansfield, assuring him that it is the intention of the Kelly s to try and escape to New Zealand. They have a first cousin living near Oamaru, and after visiting him they intend to escape to America. We give the man's statement for what it is worth." No less than twenty-seven summonses were served all m a batch on a gentleman m Wellington the other day. He has since gone through the Court. No wonder ! The total amount of money taken during the recent debate on Christianity, between the Rev. Mr. . Green . and Mr. Charles Bright at the Queen's Theatre, Dunedin, was £157 9s. 6d.