LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 691, 9 May 1879, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In our advertising columns we publish the Gisborne Football Club's programme of sports for the Queen's Birthday. As it embodies every description of pedestrianism, and other events, Throwing the Hammer, High Jump, &c, and good prizes intended being given for each event, the entries, we should imagine, will bo numerous, and every item programmed be toughly contested. The weather will, no doubt, after this last week of merciless I and persistent rain, improve, and give a chance to intending competitors to get m running trim before the day. We hear that the Club are negotiating for the Gisborne Rifle Band to enliven the proceedings. 1 As the weather is now fine, it is to be hoped it will hold so until Saturday, and thus enable us to avail ourselves of the treat that is promised us by the Rowing Club, at their concert, m the Masonic Hall. As we see so many favourites on their programme, it would be a. great disappointment, and we trust that the peoplo of Gisborne will roll up on this occasion, and give them a bumper house. There has, within the last week or two, been a desire expresseed by several town residents for the formation of a Rinking Club. Some fourteen or fifteen gentlemen have eutered their names an willing to become members. A few more names, and the thing can be accomplished. Last year, the rink was quite a pleasant pastime m Gisborne. Why should it not be so once again ? It is an exercise of skill not difficult to attain, aud one — best of all — m which ladies may participate. Then we say let a " rink" be formed at once. We believe Mr. Boylan, an excellent rinkest. himself, is willing to promote the affair. To this' gentleman appb'cation should be made as touching this matter by all whom it may concern.

The announced postponement for two months of the sitting of the Native 'Land's Court, which was to be held at Makaraka, ou the 10th inst., is certain to cause so much inconvienienccand serious losses, that a petition has been drawn up, addressed to the Native Minister, praying that another judge be appointed and a sitting convened with as lifctlo delay as possible. The petition lies for signature_at_the office of Mr. Broinfield, solicitor.

The heavy rains of the past week have so soddened the turf ou the Crickei Ground, that the Committee of the Football Club have decided to postpone the match, Old Members v. New, and the team who visited Napier last year against all comers, until next Saturday, when the ground will be m better condition foi playing. The Club inyifce all players ol Football of country residents who feel so inclined, to attend on that day. The match will commence at 3.45. precisely. There will be a meeting of the County Council this evening ; but it is somewhat doubtiul whether there will be a quorum. As there are a number of accounts to pass, and an equal number of people waiting for their money, we must hope there will be a quorum. Mr W. L. File, late foreman to the butchery establishment of Messrs. Thelvvall and Co., announces that he has opened a •J.C.C. Pork butchery .establishment, next to Mr Jones, fruiterer, Gladstone-road. We had, or thought we had, some idea ot what of a pork butchery m itself meant ; but when it comes before us a C.C.C. alfair then we confessed ourselves mystified until we learned that the initial letters means •'cleanliness, civility, and cash." The first on the part of those who are consumers is a grand essential. The next is of no less consequence. Civility is very pleasant. But people would sooner have "Sarse" with good pork sausages and chops than civility with these articles ot bad quality. With respect to cash all we can say to Mr File is,— that we wish he may get it. We trust Mr File, m conjunction with the three C,'s will meet all the success he can look or wish for.

An appeal for charitable aid, where the case is one of real ami unavoidable misfortune, has never, m Gisborne, been made without being responded to. We now make such an appeal. On Sunday week last, Mrs Bright, a widow, stepped from her door to the wood heap, she .stumbled, and m an instant the bous of her leg was broken. She was lifted and carried to her bed. The next day she was recommended by her medical attendant to be made an inmate of the hospital ; but theu she could not be received, The hospital could not give the necessary accommodation ; and so the poor woman, with two young children, quite unable to help the mother or themselves, have remained. Mrs Bright has nothing m reserve to meet the daily necessities of herself or her little ones. She is entirely dependent on the charity and the care of strangers. Her case not having been made known the press, there are only a few acquainted with her utterly helpless condition. Here then is a case where charitable aid is so greatly needed ; and m the name of the Goddes of Mercy, we ask our readers to do something for this poor helpless woman m her dire distress. Subscriptions, however small, will be received at the office of this paper, or by Mr Teat (Robjohus and Teat), and gratefully acknowledged turouyh the columns of the Herald.