Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 259, 13 October 1884, Page 2

Local and General.

Forgery.—Watene Otutu was committed for trial on a second charge of forgery on Saturday last. Postal Guide.—Wo have to thank Mr. Shrimpton for the Postal and Telegraph Guide, No. 44. Bunting.—The display of hunting in connection with the demonstration was quite as good as anything yet seen in the district. Gas.—Several visitors who came ashore on Saturday expressed great surprise at finding the town lighted with gas, and remarked on the vast strides Gisborne was making. Mrs. Bach.—The concert by the pupils and friends of Mrs. Bach will take place at Macfarlane’s Hall to-night. After the concert the screaming farce “ A Silent Woman ” will be played. Fireworks.—There was a very fine display of fireworks on Saturday night, some rockets sent up from the balcony of the Albion Club Hotel being specially noticeable and calling forth admiration. Harbor Bill.—We have it on reliable authority from private sources that the Harbor Bill will pass through the Legislative Council without opptsition, and probably without any attempt at amendment.

Gun Club.—A considerable number of the members of the Poverty Bay Gun Club rolled up on Saturday afternoon at Roseland and held a most successful meeting, the weather being very fine and suitable for the occasion. There was an abundant supply of birds which were recently imported. Eighty were trapped, thirty-three missed, and forty-seven killed.

Coursing.—Some months ago a Coursing Club was formed in Poverty Bay. There being no hares in the district they had to bo exported at great expense, and it has now been found that the cost of keeping up n. supoly, through the hares being poached and from other causes, is too great to make its continuance worth while. It has, therefore, been decided to wind up the Club and return the balance of subscriptions. False Notices.—A Bill has just been introduced into Parliament dealing with the question of false publication of notices of birth, marriage, or death. The Act makes it penal for any person to send or cause to bp delivered to any newspaper a false notice, and for doing, on conviction shall be liable to a penalty of £3O or one month’s imprisonment. If any printer or publisher of a newspaper shall publish any such notice ho shall be liable to a penalty of £3O or one month’s imprisonment. This is a caulion to newspapers. Jacob Faithful.—Jacob Faithful’s Consultation on the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting was drawn on Saturday, in the presence of a representative committee of shareholders and of members of the Herald and Telegraph staffs. It was noticeable that, none of those present wore fortunate enough to secure a prize. The horses wore well distributed, going to residents in townships all over the province, and two going to Wellington province, and one to Gisborne. The principal cash prize went to a Napier hotelkeeper. The drawing was conducted with scrupulous fairness throughout.

Cricket.—The return match, Gisborne i Boys v, Gisborne School, was ployed last Saturday afternoon in Captain Tucker’s ' paddock, and resulted after three hours play, i in a »un for the Gisborne Boys hy 8 runs. The totals of the respective innings were Boys, 42 and 35; School, 21 and 48. For the Boys! the batting of A. Booth and J. Morgan in the first innings, and O. Goldsmith in the second, and the bowling of E. Lewis and G. Johnstone did good service ; while on the School side the batting of Petite in the first innings and J. Matthews in the second, and the bowling of E. Rees and R. Hall were very good.

Cockney Sportsman.—Says a contributor to the Australasian :—There is, I believe, one living examble of a Cockney squatter. Born admist brick and mortar, he had lived in the roar of a city street until, late in life, fate made him an Australian runholder. Ho desired to establish some game on his estate, and obtained a few brace of hares. The gentleman who supplied him asked him subsequently, if his hares had increased. “ They’re all dead,” he said, “ and I can’t understand it. I kept then in an enclosure near the, houses , they had mea\ pastry, and everything of the best from my own table, aad not one survived. I can’t make it out. Indecent Language.—At the R.M. Court this morning Thomas Lake on the information of Wm. Stucky was charged with using foul and abusive language to the informant’s wife, on the 7th October at Whataupoko.— Mr. Brassey appeared for the complainant.— The defendant who was undefended pleaded not guilty.—The complainant deposed, ho remembered the day in question when he, his wife, and some of his childien. were in the garden working. The accused was there. His wife asked accused why ho had put poisoned broad on his property in order to kill her ducks, when accused called her foul terms. — William Stuckey, junr., R. Stuckey, and the complainant’a wife corro borated the former witness’ statement and denied any bad language being mentioned towards the accused.—The accused gave evideuce swearing that he did not make use of any foul language, whatever towards the complainant's wife, but that she called him foul names when ho remonstrated with her for raking up his peas and beans.— Mrs. Lake swore that the complainant’s wife made use of foul language to her husband.— His Worship considered the charge fully proved, in the face of the accused’s statement, and would inflict a fine of £1 and costs.—Accused said he was unable to pay the amount, as he had never done any work and never would.—His Worship said he would allow one month for the amount to be paid in, in default one week’s imprisonment.— Accused said he could not pay the money, and, if his Worship, had no objection he would take the week now, but his Worship would not allow it.