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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 30, 20 August 1887, Page 2

Despite the recent bad weather the breakwater is making excellent progress under the able management of Mr Thomson. Paying the works a visit yesterday morning, we were struck with the many labour saving appliances employed and by the smooth way in which all the machinery is working. The making of the blocks is a most interesting sight, and from the careful way in which everything is being carried out, we feel sure that everyone who visits the works will admit the ability of the Engineer to successfully complete them,

Some interesting extracts appear on the fourth page.

Coromandel is to have a local “ buster." A Tauranga man is starting a paper there.

During Mr H. E. Kenny’s absence from Gisborne his business will be conducted by Mr Watson.

The case against S. M. Wilson occupied the lt.M. Court all yesterday and was further adjourned. Constable Fleming, for some time stationed In Gisborne, has left the force—probably theeffects of retrenchment. Owing to the late cold wet weather the mortality atnongat the lambs has been considerable in this and the Wairoa districts,

It is notified by the Borough Council tha* no tenders will be required for road metal' pending further arrangements,

Mr Tutohen returned to Gisborne yesterday. He is expeeting but ahem, ahem, no more at present. Ths football match between the town and country schools, postponed from last Satur-. day, takes place to-day. W. E. Cross was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of embezzling 15s 4d and £1 belonging to the P.B. Road Board.

Mias Nellie Stewart, the popular young Australian actress is shortly to make her appearance at the Savoy Theatre, London. We much regret having to announce the death in New York of one of our beat known and most .respected settlers, Mr Melville Smith, of Pouparae. Sir Henry Doughty Tichborne, who is now of age, is to marry a Miss Gwendoline Petre of the well-known Old-English Catholic, Lord Petre,

The'first two columns ever made in Gisborne are being turned out at Messrs Brown and Smaill’s factory. They are for Mr Adair’s large building. The first stallion notice of the season appears this morning, being the preliminary announcement of Mr C. S. Abbot’s Daniel O’Rourke. ‘

" God Save the Queen" has been translated into Hebrew, and was sung at every synagogue in the United Kingdom during the Jubilee celebration.

John Wilson, of Wellington, having been biiten by Patrick Murphy’s “ little dawg,” Pat has to dub up £1 for his pet’s weakness for John’s calves.

Nominations will be received up to Saturday next for the election of three Borough Councillors, the retiring members being Councillors Graham, Lewis, and Lucas.

Sir George Grey devoted nearly the whole of his recent speech at Woodville to the settlement of the land question. The old un ”is mighty jealous Of ‘Ballance. - ■■

Some men are very generous. A pious Auckland shopkeeper lost a purse containing £l5 the other day. A boy picked it up, and being honest, returned it to the owner. His reward was three lollies.

Captain Fairchild, of the Stella, who has gone to take possession of the Kermadec Islands, will take a census of the present inhabitants. There is only one family living there, so it won’t take him long. A Timaru “heckler” asked a candidate the other night »if he would advocate the muzzling of members when they got to the House. It would be a good job if the half of them were subjected to that treatment. Miss Fulton, who has been interesting, many during her stay in Gisborne by her expounding of the faith-healing doctrine, left for South last night. Without reference to opinions, Miss Fulton has been very ener getio in religious work while here. Enterprise again. There is nothing a newspaper man admirers more than enterprise. In the P.B. Herald last night there was not a line re the Bishop tragedy. The Standard this morning has a good many lines on the matter.

The following dates have been fixed for the examination of the Poverty Bay schools :— Gisborne, October 24 to 27; Maraetaha, 28 ; Te Arai, 31; Patutahi, November 1; Waer enga-a-hika, 2; Te Karaite, 3; Ormond, 4; Matawhero, 7, and 8: Makauri. 9; Tologa Bay, 11.

Says a Napier paper : Jimmy Carroll’s supporters are highly elated at the result of the show of hands on Thursday, and Warbrick’s friends are scarcely less so, at his enormous advantage over Wi Pere and Taiwhanga. Warbrick is now busy canvassing at Botorua.

Ellis Newton, the American auctioneer, who paid Napier a visit with his cheap jewellery reoently, left for Australia the other day, claiming to have cleared £4OOO as the result of his New Zealand tour, which extended over barely six months. There are a good many “ mugs ” in New Zealand,

The benefit given to the two lady members ot the Hall Company duly came off pn Thursday night last and was a great success. The musical portion of the programme was, as we predicted, especially successful. The company left for Napier last night, Mr John L. Hall remaining here for a few days rest,

There was a “bolt” in Gladstone Road on Thursday afternoon. A horse attached to a cart belonging to Mr Kieley got one of its legs entangled with a part of the gear and becoming frightened, plunged violently, and galloped up the road. When stopped it was found that the cart a good deal damaged,

Mr Bees arrived by the Rotomahana yesterday. It is understood that he has made satisfactory arrangements for hie trip home in October next, when he will be entrusted with the important, charge of floating a colonisative scheme for the lands of the N.Z.N.L.B Company, We sincerely wish Mr Rees every success in his undertaking. An inspection parade of the J Battery was to have been held on Thursday night, but as the requisite number (two-thirds of the corps) did not muster, the parade did not count as an inspection. When some of the members and the officers work so well, the other members should not consider a little personal in* convenience sufficient excuse for non-atten-dance at inspection parades. Work on the Wairoa bridge contract has been resumed in good earnest this week. On Monday the pneumatic apparatus was set going and the water blown out of the cylinder which was chained down to the scaffolding. One of the men then descended and found it was resting on a snag about two feet in diameter. The apparatus works splendidly.— Guardian.

Mr W. J. Hennessy’s new advertisment appears in another column. From it it will be seen that Mr Hennessy notifies that he has now in stock a large assortment of boots and shoes of the fashionable make at very low prices. Special attention is called to a new shipment of dancing boots and shoes. Readers will do well to look at the price list attached to the advertisement. Messrs Adeane and Primrose make a novel announcement this morning. They explain that although their prices do seem too fine to make the business pay, they can make it pay because what profit they get is their own —they buy their goods where they like. A large and varied stock is always kept, and, to quote from the advertisement. “ if they can’t do business with you, you’re a hard case.”

The editor of our evening contemporary now wears chain mail and has telegraphed for two bull dogs, atjd a six chambared revolver, and has also insured in the Accident Society. He also walks about with a stick like a- young pinetree, and intends cabling for John L. Sullivan to come over and instruct him in the»“ noble art.” The reason of this thusness is that two prominent citizens have threatened to ho: sawhip him. So mote it be. “He never yilj be missed.” A hint for the Herald’s editor. A backwoods printer, who expected a gang of lynchers to come for him at about midnight, took himself to the cellar, leaving a pet grizzly bear in his bed. The lynchers, who did not bring any lights, made a plucky attempt to carry off the printer, but gave it up after three of them had lost an eye a piece, two had their thumbs che .ved off, and. the other six lost a deal of skin. That printer has now a great reputation as a fighter.

Church of England country services—Patutfthi on at 7 p.m., Mr Dean.