The Telephone. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE POVERTY BAY STANDARD. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 230, 8 September 1884, Page 2

The Telephone. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE POVERTY BAY STANDARD. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. Local and General.

T.C. Court.—There was no business transacted at the above Court this morning. Transfer.—The license of the Rangitira Hotel has been transferred from H. Morse to W. H. Prosser.

J. Cantle.—The cheap sale at Cantie's is still going on. See advertisement.

Acclimatisation.—The local Acclimatisation Society have resolved to introduce trout into the’ district streams.

Cook County.—The clerk (Mr. Warren) inserts a notice of great interest both to intending candidates for vacant seats, and also to voters.

Commercial.—Attention is directed to our commercial and shipping column, where several items of interest will be found.

Shelved.—lt will be seen by our Parliamentary telegrams that Mr. Shrimski’s Amended Licensing Bill has been relegated to the limbo of obscurity. Gas.—At the request of Mr. Locke the Government have agreed to have the Court house building and Post Office at Gisborne lighted with gas. Mr. J. Carroll.—lt is reported that Mr. Carroll has abandoned his intention to petition against the return of Wi Pere as Maori member for the East Coast.

Auction.—Section 51, of the township of Ormond, containing one acre with six buildings erected thereon was put up to-day by Mr. C. Smith, and brought £420.

The Referee.—What promises to become the sporting journal of the Colony, the Referee, published in Christchurch, has been reduced to threepence, and is to be enlarged in size. It is a very creditable production.

New Goods.—Messrs. Graham, Pitt, and Bennett announce the receipt of their first shipment of Spring goods, being the most fashionable to be bought in the Home market.

Government Papers.—We have to thank the Government Printer for a batch of Parliamentary papers and the first number of Hansard.

Deputation. — The gentlemen composing the deputation re Harbor and Railway Bills (Captain Porter, Mr. W. K. Chambers and Mr. W. L. Rees) left on Saturday evening per Wairarapa. Library Entertainment. — Playgoers are reminded of the entertainment on behalf of the Library to-night at McFarlane’s Hall. The farce will be a gorgeous affair, the dresses being of the most elaborate description. Admission one shilling. Forfeited Shares.—Mr. Smith, at his mart to-day, offered for sale 25,703 forfeited shares in the South Pacific Petroleum Company, which were all purchased by Mr. Shelton at 7d., who again had them put up, when they brought from lOd. to Is. Id.

Geography.—The “ leading newspaper of the Colony” (the New Zealand Times) heads a telegram referring to Mr. Pyke’s trial at Tapanui “ Dunedin ” tomfolery. Tapanui is about as near Dunedin as Wellington is to Gisborne. The same leading journal talks about an escort which “ road ” beside a carriage, and a guardian of the “ piece ” who observed the proceedings. Court.—A devotee of the god baachus was fined 10s. and costs, in default twentyfour hours imprisonment, this morning for being drunk in a public place, having at the time a large sum of money on his person, amounting in all to £l7l 3s. Cd. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge and stated that he had only taken two glasses of beer at lunch time, which made him drunk. After censuring the delinquent his Worship imposed the above fine which was paid.

Intelligence.—The Press Association were so impressed with the importance of the evidence given by John Neal, first officer of the lost Lastingham, that they have called on us to pay for it three times over. First we received it as given at the preliminary enquiry in full, second in abstract as given at a subsequent enquiry, and third in full again. This sort of thing accounts for the big dividends now made by newspaper proprietors. Struck a Patch.—Two citizens were walking down Palmerston Road on Saturday night, when one spied a new sack, apparently containing something, lying near the bridge. They proceeded to make an inspection of the outside, when a son of Vulcan, laying his hand on the lump exclaimed, ” A child, by jove.” “ Twins,” suggested the other. “ I’ll go for a policeman.” He went, but the milennium is not yet sufficiently near to expect a policeman to be about when wanted. They then held a consultation, and resolved to discover the hidden mysteries of that sack. They brought their discovery to a successful issue by turning out—not twins, no, but a twelve-pound lump of salt junk. The next sack they see will be safe from molestation.

Quarterly Meeting Licensing Court.— The usual quarterly meeting of the above was held to-day at noon, Messrs. Lewis (Chairman), Brown, Townley, Hall, and Humphries, being present. An application for a transfer of the license of the Settler’s Hotel from E. J. Beresford to C. O. Fischer was granted. The Inspector stated that the fire escapes had not been provided as recommended at the last meeting. He was ordered to see that they be provided at once at the various houses. With regard to upstair waterclosets he said only the Masonic and Settler’s Hotels had as yet constructed them, the formation of the hotels would cause considerable expense in having them erected, and the various proprietors considered they would be more of a nuisance than anything else. He thought it better to let the matter stand over for the present and see how those already constructed would answer. The committee decided to leave the matter in Inspector’s hands. Considerable discussion took place regarding the playing of music in bar parlors. The Inspector said the Gisborne Hotel had carried out their instructions and had removed the piano from the bar parlor. The piano at the Turanganui Hotel had been removed to another room opening off the bar and was constantly being played there. The licensee had refused to remove it further away as she had legal advice on the matterand could keep it there. Mr. Finn, for Mr. Brassey, appeared for the licensee and contended that the room the piano was removed to was not a bar parlor, but merely a private room for the use of the family only. Music could not be stopped in the manner the committee required. The only section of the Act which referred to music was the 128th and they would see by it that they could not prohibit the music. The Chairman said they based their decision on clause 146. Mr. Finn submitted that the music did not incite the people to imbibe more, but merely tended to “ sooth the savage breast.” Constable Farmer was called, and gave evidence to the effect that music was always being played in the room which opened off the bar parlor, and that it was not only used by the family, but other people were in the habit of going in and sitting down listening to the music. The committe 1 ultimately came to the decision that the room mentioned was a bar parlor, and they saw no reason to alter their decision. The Chairman informed Mr. Finn that no action would be taken if the piano was immediately removed from the room. The reports of the other houses in the town were favorable.

Agricultural and Pastoral Society.— The annual meeting of the above was held on Saturday afternoon. After the usual routine business the following appointments were made for the ensuing year :—President, A. Graham, Esq; Vice-President, Mr. J. Melville Smith ; Treasurer, Mr. C. W. Feri is ; Auditors, Messrs. Dufaur and Ratcliffe; Committee, Messrs. John Clark, M. Hall, H. J. Walker, J. W. Sunderland, D. Reed, C. Espie, S. Hare, W. Common, C. Davis, H. Davis, D. Murchie, J. Allan. The annual report is crowded out.