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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 233, 23 December 1874, Page 2

Musical Notice.—Mr. Jones notifies that he has received a now string; Band from home ami will at tend Balls, Dancing Parties, Ac. Bank Holiday.—The Banks in Gisborne will be closed on Saturday next, the 26th inst., being Boxing Day. Parades.—The usual Quarterly Inspection Parades commenced yestesday in Gisborne. No. 1 Company Militia fell in at 11 a.m., and the Gisborne Rifle Volunteers at 2 p.m. Divi.x b Services.—The Rev. Mr. Murphy wid hold Divine Service in the Donrt-honse on Christmas Day at 11 o’clock in the morning, at which the Sacrament of the Holy Communion will be administered.

Meeting or Creditors.—Notice is given that a meeting ot creditors in the estate of J. R. Rigg will be held in the Court-house on Monday next the 28th December at 11 o’clock a.m. Education.—Mrs. Bourke announces her intention to open a Seminary for the education of young ladies, in Gisborne, beginning in January next. Miss Nesbitt, will, in the meantime, afford further information to the parents of intended pupils.

Auckland Sale. —■ The Bailiff to the R.M.’s Court will sell this day at 12 o’clock sharp, on the ground opposite to Mr. Nevin’s, 20,000 bricks, and other requisites incidental to the trade of brick making. Public Vaccination. —Dr. Nesbitt notifies that he will attend at the Dispensary on each Monday from 10 to 12 o’clock. It should be understood that all children must be vaccinated within six months from their birth, failing which their parents are liable to a penalty. Strawberries.—On Saturday last we were favored with a second edition of some very fine Strawberries from Mr. Weston’s nursery at Ormond. They are the celebrated ’■ Duke of Edinburgh ” variety, and for size and flavor are certainly not surpassed by any in the Bay. Local Talent.-—We have received from the author, a complimentary copy of a Christmas Carol, written and set to music by the Rev. George Warrell Russell now resident in Gisborne. The Carol is arranged for S. A.T.B. voices, and, viewed either as a literary or musical composition, does the Rev. gentleman great credit. One of the things to be regret-led, is, that, where we have proofs of such undoubted talent, we should be debarred, by circumstances, from a fuller enjoyment of it. Printed copies of the Carol can be obtained at Mr. Adams’ at the extremely low price of 2s 64. ■*

Hawke’s Hay Files.—By the mails which arrived on Saturday and Sunday last by the Opotiki and Pretty Jane frorh Napier, we have to acknowledge the receipt of buck numbers of the Telegraph and 11. E. Times down to the 11th of December, none of which were of the slightest use to us, as the news they contained had been anticipated. We also acknowledge,"with special thanks, one copy of the 11. E. Herald of the 18th. If our files to these papers come to hand so loosely as theirs do to us, there must be something wrong somewhere. Waerbng a-a-hika Sports.—We have been requested to announce that the sports as originally advertized will take place at Waere-nga-a-hika on Boxing Day. The alt ration of the date to New Year’s day, as it appeared in the Herald of Monday last, was made under the impression that the paddocks would not be ready for the purpose. It is now ascertained that this objection has been removed, and the original arrangement will not be disturbed. Education.—We are not responsible for the Education Advertisements inline morning’s issue being 15 days on the road : they reached us by way of Napier on Saturday last, the order for their issue being dated 4- ii of December. One of these intimates that the holidays for country schools are to be fixed by the respeitive Committees, and notified to the Board, 't he other, referring to the Committee elections for 1875, requires ea-di School Committee to fix the time aud place in which such election is to be held, and to notify the same to the Board of Education, so that it l4 days previously. In the Auckland Supply Company 1800 shares have now been subscribed, and as soon as the number is made up to 2000 a meeting will be called, rules agreed to, and business begun by the new year — D. S. Cross.