Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 181, 12 July 1884, Page 2

Local and General.

U.S.S. Service.—The Southern Cross, from Napier, and the Arawata, from Melbourne and Southern Ports, are expected to-morrow. Tenders.—Tenders for carting coal for the Gas Company are invited up to three o’clock on Monday afternoon. Auction.—At Messrs. Carlaw Smith & Co.’s sale to-day bottled beer and stout brought from 3s. to 3s. 9d. per dozen. Boots and Shoes.—Mr. A. J. Cooper begs to call attention to his new stock of goods, and invites an inspection from all classes. Nominations.—The nominations of candidates to contest the seat for this district will take place at 12 o’clock, on Monday next. Mr. Locke.—Mr. Locke left on Thursday afternoon last, for Tologa Bay, and will address the electors there to-night.

The Gas Company.—The s.s. Thomas Russell left Greymouth yesterday, with 194 tons of coal for the Gisborne Gas Company, and may be expected here in a day or two. T. C. Court.—One case was heard to-day at the Trust Commissioner’s Court, viz.:— Kopuni, lease from Karauria Pahura and another to A. Reeves. Certificate granted. Church Parade.—lf the weather should prove fine to-morrow the members of the J Battery will roll up in the morning to Church Parade. Sale of Cattle.—Attention is called to Messrs. Graham, Pitt & Bennett’s sale of pure bred stock, which will take place at Makaraka, on the 17th.

Band of Hope.—A meeting of the Presbyterian Band of Hope took place last night at the church, when a very interesting programme of songs, &c., was gone through. Orangemen.—Last night a convivial meeting of Orangemen was held in Porter’s Hall, in commemoration of the 12th of July, when there were about forty-five present. After the supper was over, preparations were made for a dance, which lasted till the small hours of the morning. Professor Anderson.—This clever prestidigitator arrived here yesterday, and will open in McFarlane’s Hall to-night. Mr. Anderson is a worthy descendant of the original “ Great Wizzard of the North,” (who earned such well-merited and world-wide fame by his unparelled dexterity) and fully sustains the honor of the family. He is assisted by his clever wife Louise Maud Anderson, whose performances are stated to be most marvelous and incomprehensible. The flattering notices of the press in the many places which the professor has visited, lead us to expect an unusual treat. No Bait this Time.—ln his address at Newton on Wednesday evening, Mr. Garrard, one of the candidates opposed to Mr. DeLautour for the above constituency, in referring to the late election said, “But for what Mr. Rees said on Sir George Grey’s platform he (Mr. Garrard) would have got in by 250 over Mr. Peacock for City North. He would take no bait from Mr. Rees this time, but would go to the poll on a level footing.” Further on he complained that he had “ seen Sir George Grey on Saturday night, and in talking together Sir George said he was sorry to see another man coming out against him for Newton, and that he never knew of it until he had seen it stated in Saturday’s papers.” The Unempleyed,-—At any time, but more especially at the present period of stagnation and depression of trade, the news that “ thirty of the unemployed were flischarged from the Addington workshops because they refused to proceed to the Ashley Bank to work at four-and-sixpence per day,” must cause the greatest surprise to all those who have any knowledge nf the world outside the limits of these islands. What, we ask, would be thought of this action in “ free and happy England,” where so many thousands rise every morning without knowing where or how they can obtain employment, whereby they can earn sufficient to satisfy the cravings of nature for the day ?—A state of things which we hope will never attain here. In spite of the outcry of hard times which has been raised throughout the length and breadth of these colonies, we do not think there can be much real cause for it when twenty-seven shillings per week, with rations found, at eight-pence per day and free lodgings, can be indignantly refused. R. M. Court.—The following civil cases were heard yesterday, for which judgment was given in favor of the plaintiffs, with costs. — M. DeCosta v. J. S. Cantie, claim L 6. 17s. 2d.; M. DeCosta v. Geo. Cantie, claim LlO ; H. Morse v. Hepeta Kuare, claim L2 25.; W. H. Clayton v. W. H. Holland, claimLB Is.; A. Devery v. Hetekea Te Rani, claim L 7. The proceedings were of an unusually lively character. The atmosphere surrounding the legal table and witness box was decidedly sultry, notwithstanding the day was mild and the fire in the Courthouse was in its chronic state of “ very low.” The ball was set rolling by a remark made by Mr. Finn against Mr. Brassey, which after some wrangling brought forth from the latter the expression, “ Well, if you do not appear in this case, hold your tongue.” Mr. Booth quietly but firmly sounded the “cease firing,” and intimated that he would not tolerate such scenes. Later on in the case of DeCosta v. J. Cantie, the defendant’s witness George Cantie appeared to say what was not in accordance with fact, and was in consequence admonished by his Worship. And in the same case Mr. Moss DeCosta made a reference to the defendant which the Magistrate said was “ very improper.” The last case on the list Henry Morse v. Hepeta Kuare, brought forth from Mr. Booth a well merited reprimand to the defendant. The plaintiff had sold and delivered to the order of the defendant, six bottles of assorted spirits. The latter denied the receipt of the grog, and was subjected to a severe cross examination by Mr. Turton, who appeared for Mr. Nolan on behalf of the plaintiff. On the defendant’s brother being put into the box, he gave quite a different story to that offered by the defendant himself, in consequence of which the defence completely broke down, and judgment was given for the plaintiff. His Worship administered a serious lecture to the defendant saying that there could be no doubt that cither he or his brother had committed perjury—that he regretted to say it was by no means uncommon to find Maoris now-a-days “cooking ” a defence before coming into Court. Mr. Booth, cautioned the Maoris in this case as well as tho.-.e present, in pursuing such a course wth the object of defeating the ends of justice, and he pointed out to them the serious results of beinr found guilty of the crime of perjury. The Court rose shortly af five o’clock.

Is it True ?— A correspondent of the New Zealand Herald writing from Herds X’oint, Bay of Islands, says;—“A strong feeling of indignation has been provoked in this district by sundry telegrams received from the Grey party, sending a Mr. Gannon to oppose Mr, Hobbs. All that is known of him as yet is, that he has been rejected at Gisborne, where he is known, and the people would not have him, but one telegram states that he is an anti-pre-emptive right man, that is, I suppose, he is opposed to Mr. Bryce’s Native Land Bill. The people want to know who invited him, and if he is a supporter of the present Ministry, and what claim he has on the electors, and it is generally considered that he has been made the victim of a cruel sell, to get him out of the way of Mr. Bees, at Gisborne, Mr. Hobbs came to this district at the invitation of nearly 400 electors, and has, during his term, made many fast friends and need not fear the result, for the electors will not be dictated to by a clique in Auckland.”