LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 2, 11 June 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

“Throwing the Boomerang,” “ An experience of Mr Boggles”, and some anecdotes of the late Mr H. Ward Beecher, will be found on our back page. Sir William Fox will stand for Nelson after all. Mr W. McArdle is announced as a candidate for Wairarapa North. Mr J. M. Twomey, newspaper proprietor, announces himself for Geraldine. Jubilee soup appeared on the bill of fare at an Auckland Cafe the other day. The Hon. W. Johnston is likely to oppose Mr F. H. Fraser for the Te Aro seat. A Hasting’s young lady, Miss Jean Morrison has just published in London the “Maoriland Valse.” The Turanganui Lodge of Freemasons have assented to the proposal to hold a Masonic ball some time in August next. Ashburton possesses, and is proud of twelve turnips weighing in the aggregate 2051b5. Trot out your giant gooseberry. Our readers are reminded that the Frisco mail closes to-night at 7 p.m. The mail leaves per r.s, Te Anau on Monday morniug.

Those who are interested in shipping stock to Auck'and will note the fact that the s.s. Kahu leaves for that port about Wednesday next. Ministers mean to fight the elections on the Protection ticket puio and simple. They will not go in for any half-hearted measures. Mr A, E. G. Rhodes; solicitor. Christehurh, is in the field for the Gladstone scat, in addition to Mr E. M, Kerr, newspaper proprietor, Timaru, John E. Kelly, M.L.A. for the Bogan, N.S.W.. who is himself about 48, boasts that his father, grandfather, and grand-mother were born in Australia. toThe Wellington Woollen Uotfipany intrih d to try New South Wales as a market for ihbli- tweeds, and are having light tweeds manufactured to suit the climate, The Turanganui Road Board have agreed to pay £75 towards the cost of the Man apapa bridge on the Toliigo road on Mr Pickett's site. Tenders aro to be called for it at once. A rumour says John Ballance is likely to stand for an Auckland seat. This is very improbable, as he has often declared in the most Mrs Micawber-like strain’he Will never never desert Wanganui. The following are.mentioned as proiiitble Candidates for the Thames constituency a. the coming general election: —Messrs W, Carpenter, John Brown. B. T. Douglas James MeCosh Clarke, L. J. Bagnall and W. Fraser, the present member. Some persimmons have been grown at Wanganui, and regarding it a local paper states : “This fi uit is a favourite in Japan, but we are not Japanese, and candidly confess that it bai few attractions for us.” A party surveying a 'block of land to the north of HaWera hive found in an old tree it bag containing, amongst other things, several documents written in the Maori language, some of them being dated 1843. The Woodville Examiner is very rough on the lectures of Mr Dunn, whom it tells pretty clearly to stick to preaching and let phrenology alone. The Revd gentleman, however, is doing very well in Hawkes Bay. Major Atkinson is to have a warm opponent for the Egmont seat in the sliape ol Mr Felix McGuire of Hawera. The latter gentleman has received a petition asking him to stand, and signed by 572 electors. Wo would direct the attention of our country readers to the paragraph in our country columns referring to the Road Board voting qualification. The subject is ono of great importance. We shall refer to it in detail next week.

Tho Ifapi.r Shecpowners, since theheavy rainfall in that district, have been buying back sheep an advance of about 75 per cent on the pricos at which they had, owing to to the exoessivejdrought, been compelled pr-. ■ viously to dispose of them. Church Services to-morrow :—Wesleyan : Gisborne, Bev. Luxford, morning and evening. Congregational; Gisborne, 11, Makaraka, 2, Makauri, 2.1 D. Pastor Wallace. Was-renga-a-hika, 2 33, P itutahi, 7, Revercn l McKinney, Gisborne, 7, Mr J. Mathers of Dunedin. The J Battery drills are being well attended and great progress is being made by the members. At the last parade held on Ttiliasday night last 49 members out of 58 were present. Captain Boylan put the ms i through company drill, and SergeantMajor Hyde through gun drill. Mr Knight, of Auckland, arrived yesterday by the s.s. Wairarapa to lay down the new asphalte court of the Gisborne Tennis Club at the Kaiti. The N.Z. Herald speaks well of Mr Knight’s abilities for liis works, and says he has several other contracts on hand Iliperata Kahtilia died at Matokilolt yesterday morning, she had been ailing a long time aud had hoisdf foresren the inevitable result. She was one of the largest landowners in the Bay, and was one of the last almost of a long line of ancestry. She will be greatly missed. Both Europeans and Natives will regret her decease. The danger of driving, without lights met a practical commentary last evening. Mr Cross was riding into town, w hen in pa siug by Skipworth’s house in the darkest part of the road a buggy ran into him the ■ shaft striking his right kme, severely hurting it. Mr Cross has no idea who was driving, the night being dark. Those who went out from town to the Waerenua-a-bilta concert speak in high terms of the country folks’ hospitality. The concert seems to have been a great success, and everybody enjoyed themselves at the dance which followed. A full report appears in our “ Country Column.” A musical and dramuticil entertainment is to be given at an early date in aid of the Ghborne Bowing Club's funds. Two farces ars in active rehearsal, and a good general programme is being arranged for. The entertainment will come off during the Jubilee week, unless other events interfere. The date will be announced in <u,few da?e' time. The R.M. at Christchurch has d< elded, on the authority of a ruling in the Scottish Court of Session, that when a lodger ordered liquor from a bar-keeper, and gave it to a friend, the person supplying the liquor did not infringe the law. This should lead to a great increase of “ lodgers ” at public houses, and also to friendly viiits to them on Sundays.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company held on the 3rd inst. (says the Insurance and Banking Record) the chairman stated that whilst the receipts of the Company for the year ended 30th September last amounted to £188,530, the reciepts for the six months ended 31st March amounted to £139,789. and were over £44,000 in excess of those for the corresponding six months a year ago. Talk about " joolibrating the celebree," we should see how the Persians manifest their loyalty. Persia is decidedly a country of unique ideas. The inhabitants of the town of Enseli have resolved, on the day of the entry of the Shah, to cover the streets, and roads with powdered sugar, and the Sever, eign will make his entry in a sledge. A Royal pavilion is to be built entirely of sugar, and ornamented with colored mouldings and devices of the same sweet material. A queer comment upon the corruptness of English fashionable society is the following sarcastical letter to a London Society paper I —Sir, —As Divorces are the order of the day, and one cannot at such remote distances know what becomes of their married friends, would it not be a kindly thought for the editors of daily papers to add after the Births. Marriages, and Deaths the Dissolutions of Marriages ’—Faithfully, Yours, Connie.—Castle Dermott, Ireland." The Lynch Family gave their first performance to a tolerably well-filled house last night The merits of their unique entertainment have been dwelt on at much length in the columns of the Press in all places where they have performed. It is therefore unnecessary for us to particularize, but the selection from “ Les Cloches de Cornevilie” claims the preference in the way of harmony. Tne Bellringers deserve every credit for their wonderful precision and perfect time, the rythm of the music being excellently sustained throughout. The College Hornpipe on the bells was very effectively rendered. The various songs by Mr Percy Brown were well received, and Mr J. C. Parletto fairly took the house by storm with his funny songs of “ It’s only what I’ve been told you ifnow,” and “ the Deutchers girl.” The accompaniments were well rendered all through. In making but brief mention of this entertainment it suffices to say that the whole affair is thoroughly enjoyable ; there is something to please all tastes. Much cannot be said in favor of the concluding farce which is too absurd altogether. Those who love real harmony however, will experience a thoroughly good treat and as the management open again to-night, the opportunity will we doubt not be taken advantage of. Rev. Dr. Talmage, Beecher’s great rival, is to come to Australia on a lecturing tour. In Providence, R. 1., the first six months of the prohibitory law has resulted in three convictions and commitments out of a total of 106 arrests for violation of the law. Don’t forget to “ Jubilee the Celebrate ” at the D.I.C. Shilling Table, Now on.—Adyt.