The Gisborne Standard AND COOK COUNTY GAZETTE. Published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morning. Saturday, September 3, 1887.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 36, 3 September 1887, Page 2

The Gisborne Standard AND COOK COUNTY GAZETTE. Published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morning.

Saturday, September 3, 1887.

Be just and fear not; Let all the ends thou aim’st at be thy country’s Thy God’s, and truth’s.

Mr McDonald will address the electors at Ormond to-night.

The Gisborne School boys play a football match against another junior fifteen to-day. There was a smart shock of earthquake on Thursday morning. It was also strongly felt at Ormond.

Nominations for the East Coast electorate are to be made on September 17, at the Courthouse.

Mr Ballance speaks at Auckland in a few days, His crusade there will be mainly devoted to the special settlement question, Mr Andrew Graham received a vote of thanks and confidence at Patutahi on Thursday night. He speaks at Tologk Bay tonight,

We understand that Mr H. E. Kenny is likely to settle in Wesport and practise there, We wish him every success in his new sphere of operations.

A public meeting held in the Town Hall, Hobart, was almost unanimously of opinion that a poll-tax should be levied on all Chinese immigrants landing in Tasmania, Mr Joseph Grossweil announces that he nas broken off all connection Mr E, ff. Ward. He was in town yesterday, and we are glad to hear that his prospects of success in Napier are good.

The Trust Commissoner has certified leases from the natives to Mr J. N. Williams of Tapupwaeroa No 1, A. B. and C„ Tuakau, ParanaU No 1, A, Pakarae No 1 and 2, Pokotakino and Waipiro, Nos. 1,2 and 4, A Wellington telegram announces that in the appeal case of Locke v. Kahutia and others, judgment was given for the appellant, Mr Locke. Mr Rees, on behalf of the other side, gave notice of appeal to the Privy Council. '

The report that the boy Dick had had his eye knocked out while playing “ hockey ’’ was exaggerated. The lad received a severe cut on the temple. Mr Morgan has very wisely stopped the school children from playing this dangerous game.

Letters are still held over ; also Flashes, and other items. What with the Oil industry and other matters of interest we are full up this morning. .To make sixteen coloumns of of matter go into eight columns of space is a problem we can’t solve just yet.

Mr McDougal, who for some years past has practised as a lawyer here, is, we understand, leaving Gisborne to settle in Christchurch. Rumours are also current as to the early depar. ure of others of the devil’s own from Poverty Bay for fields and pastures new. We shall never miss them.

At the R.M, Court on Thursday, the following civil cases were tried J. Breingau v Burn, claim £3B 9s Id, judgment for plaintiff for £2O 5s Id, with costs £4; In the cases B. Cox v Palmer, claim £43, Stubbs v F. Ff. Ward, £3, Parnell v M. Parone, Newman v Maynard v Piasse, claim £l7 12s sd, judgment was given for plaintiffs with costs.

Says the Wairoa Guardian :—The natives of the various settlements in this country are taking an active interest in the election of a representative for their Maori district, several meetings having already taken place to discuss the merits of the candidates. From what we can hear the contest will be between Mr J. Carroll and Wi Pere. Hirini Taiwhanga is considered to have but a poor chance of securing more than a score of votes in this dictrict.

The s.s. Wallabi which was here the other day, has been chartered by Mr H. E. Johnstone to go to the Grey for coal. When the two trips are concluded, which will be in about three weeks’ time, the Wallabi will run between Gisborne and Auckland, taking stock to the latter port. Captain Leys has been for years engaged in taking stock to the latter port, and also in taking stock from Wanganui to the West Coast of the South Island, and his care and attention to the stock are well known in the Wanganui district. Stock will be taken from here at greatly.reduced rates, and sheep farmers and others interested should lose no time in communicating with the Wallabi’* agent, Mr Johnston,

Over 4000 tons of coal are now being exported weelr’y from Greymouth.

A telegram received in town yesterday from the Wairarapa states that “ Jimmy ” Carroll is likely to get a block vote from the Wairarapa natives.

A result of bad times. The Dunedin Jockey Club have reduced tho stakes at their year’s meetings by £755. The Dunedin Cup is reduced from £lOOO to £7OO. Served him right, A Blenheim man, or rather a beast with the outward semblance of a man, got two years and twenty-live lashes the other day foi- attempted rape on a child. Liy on the lashes hot and strong, oh ye jailer who may be entrusted with the job.

There were the other day about 500 shearers in one town in South Australia out on strike, and 900 on two stations in New South Wales; they intend holding out against the sheepowners. The most of the stations in both colonies are shearing under Union men;

In answer to a request made by Mr Nolan in the R.M. Court, Mr Booth said he would not alter the hour of opening the Court for civil business from 10.30, to 11, but if the parties to criminal cases were not in attendance at 10.30- their eases would be taken at 11 o'clock.

Some comment has been made to-day re the County Council refusing to grant a subsidy to the proposed Taruheru footbridge. It seems to us that as the Council pay a share of the maintenance they might have helped the other two bodies a little. Or Gannon was not able to be present when the letter from the Borough Council was read.

John Nicholls, a Wellington man who is not a member of the Social Purity Society, visited a Wellington house of ill-fame, with £lO Ss in his pocket. He had a drink with Mary Miller, and was ejected minus his £lO Bs, and mterviewd the police. The result of the interview was that Nicholls recovered his £lO 8, and Mary is now repenting in a broad arrow decked gown, her wickedness.

Marshal McMahon is about to publish “The Journal of his Life." It he tells the truth the story will be a grand expose' of that thrice horrid, double-dyed villany of a Government, called the Second Empire, He will have also a hard task to explain away his gross mistakes during the War of 1870-71. A grand glorification of that lying, viciousbred adventurer, the third Napoleoii; will however be the real object of the book.

With all his faults. Sir George Grey is”a generous old soal. He has recently presented the Auckland Art Gallery with twenty-three pictures. The list includes the “ Holy Family," by Raphael, aud other great Wirks. Auckland loafers will soon be standing before these master pieces and wondering why the blanked blank, the directors “ don’t put up some of them pictures out of the Police Gazette.”

Another serious fire occurred at Blenheim last Saturday when the South Star Hotel was burned down. There was a number of boarders in the house at the time, one of them an elderly man named David Henderson, peiishing in the flames. Mr Winter of the Marlborough Times had a narrow escape, jumping from an upstairs window and breaking his leg. The building was totally destroyed, very little of the furniture being saved. Later.—Mr Winter has since died. An Auckland individual named Adams has got himself into trouble for presenting a valueless cheque for £4O drawn on the Bank of New Zealand. He had concocted a nice little plan to get clear of the authorities, but it did not come off. He purchased a ticket to take a trip Home for the good of his health, first going South by the Hawea, and then catching tho Kaikora which sails for London, going under the name of Wallace. The police got on his track, and is now getting his board andjledgiug free, gratis, and for nothing. An adjurned meeting of the Harbour Board was held last night, when upon the motion of Mr Chambers it was decided that the Harbour Bill be amended so as to allow of a freehold grant of the TauWhareparae block being ob; tained. Messrs Chambers and SievWright were appointed a Committee to confer with the Board's solicitor, Mr DeLautour, as to the proper limitation of the Board’s right to deal with the land so as to provide that the public'll interests may be safely guarded, Mr Gannon gave notice of motion to ask the G.virement to set aside 400,000 acres of Crow.l Lands as a leasehold enlowment for the Harbour.

There will be a big, row about that Shearers’ Union before long, Down South the squatters are combining, and, according to the Mount Ida Chronicle, very successfully. Says that journal—” If the rule be not alteiel it is understood that in the month of October all the sheepfarmers 'will advertise Jfor ten to twenty learners each, principally lads and young men, who will be assigned a thousand sheep or so between them to try their 'preutjea hands upon, and will be guaranteed engagements throughout the season. Free passes will also be given to Australian shearers after their season on the other side is over, It seems a great pity that the squatters do not meet the men's demands ia a more amicable spirit, for they are very reasonable, In the Argus, among the New Zealand news, appeared a paragraph regarding the frozen meat trade of that colony. It was stated that the average flat price for the year was Bs, GJ. per sheep, The Victorian Braziers who shipped through the Melourne Refrigerating and Agency Company realized more money, the average net price obtained for over 100,000 sheep being Bs. lid, Thus, with higher prices in the London market for New Zealand mutton, the net result to the Victorian shipper has been better than that to the New Zealand exporter. Fat sheep are now bringing low prices in the local market, and it is hoped that the company will soon commence operations again, bo as to enable Victorian graziers not only to realise better prices, but to relieve this market. The season in New South Wales has been good, and promises a large supply of fat stock. A leading feature of the last meeting of the Montrose Lodge, S.C., was the resignation by Mr E. H. Pavitt of the position of secretary to the Lodge. In accepting Bro, Favitt’s resignation the R.W.M., Bro. McElwain, spoke in high terms of the services Bro. Pavitt had rendered and of the esteem he was held in by members of the Lodge. A most unanimous vote of thanks to Bro. Pavitt was accorded, and upon an adjournment to the supper room his health was drunk amid great applause. Mr Pavitt has been for some time past acting as chief clerk to Mr Ward, solicitor, and is now leaving to take up a position with Mr W. Common who has started in business as a merchant in Christchurch. Mr Pavitt by his energy in matters connected with athletics, aquatics, volunteering, and Masonry,has gained many friends, and he will be much missed. He was for some time secretary of the Gisborne Rowing Club and of the Athletic and Football Clubs. In volunteering circles he is well known by his connection with the J. Battery and by his energetic aid given to the starting of the new corps of East Coast Hussars. We feel we are only re-echoing the thoughts of a very large number of Gisborne residents when we wish him God’s speed in his new occupation. Some fifty of his friends have subscribed and presented him with a handsome pair of field glasses. These were presented to him before leaving, and will serve as a pleasant memento of the days he has spent in Gisborne. Presbyterian Church Services for Sunday next (to-morrow)—Patutahi 2.30, Mr B. H. Seott; Makauri 1.30, Matawhero 3, St. Andrews 11 and 7, Rev. J. MoAra.