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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 335, 22 December 1875, Page 2

Nasmith’s Art Union. —The drawing for prizes will take place in the Court' House, on FRIDAY EVENING NEXT at 8 o’clock sharp. 93C Road Board Offices. —These office? have been lately removed from the Cour House Building, to the new offices, erected sometime ago, by the Board in Lowe Sreet. East Coast Election. —Mr. Wilson will address the electors in the Court House, Gisborne, this evening at 8 o’clock, sharp. Wesleyan Church. —It will be seen on reference to our advertising columns that the Wesleyan Church will be opened for public worship on Sunday the 2nd January. Poverty Bay Tube Club. —At a meeting of the Committee of this Club held at the Masonic Hotel on Saturday evening last, we learn that the Herald’s offer to execute the printing and. advertizing for the ensuing races was accepted in the face of the fact that the Club’s Secretary most distinctly stated, twelve months ago, that this year the work should be given to the Standard. This, to say the least, is a gross breach of faith, and, from a business point of view, most unfair.

Victorian Capitalists and the East Coast. —We notice by recent exchanges from Australia, that some of the Murray River capitalists are turning their attention to the East Coast of New Zealand as a desirable field for pastoral pursuits, and that some of them contemplate an early visit to this colony for that purpose. Poverty Bay and the Bay of Plenty are, it would appear, to be first visited by those enterprising people. Until, however, the scabby sheep on the East Coast are destroyed, much valuable land, lying between here and the Bay of Plenty, cannot possibly be utilised for grazing purposes ; but as the Government are now advertising for tenders for boiling down the sheep, it is expected that in about a year hence, runs on the Coast can be safely taken up. Musical Amateurs.—We are glad to see that our oft-repeated remarks on the advisability of the local amateurs devoting themselves with more energy to musical matters, are shared in by others. Our contemporary — the Herald —no mean authority, by the way —fully endorses in a local yesterday morning, all the bestintentioned advice we have given from time to time on the subject, a circumstance worthy of remark, and may owe its origin to the fact that the recent concert is the first in which the editor of that journal, has not taken a prominent part, and, therefore see things in their natural, and unprejudiced garb. Hitherto, whenever any adverse (although friendly) criticism has appeared in our columns, on matters musical, forthwith we have beer, pounced down upon as enemies to man and womankind in general, and to the Gisborne Musical Society in particular. We are glad to find ourselves supported by so excellent an authority. Wesleyan Church Concert.—The Freemasons’ Hall was, we regret to say, not filled to overflowing on Friday night last on the occasion of the promised concert in aid of the Building fund of the Wesleyan Church now in course of erection in Gisborne ; nevertheless, those who did assemble there, were much gratified with a very creditably performed programme. The company was chiefly composed of members of the Gisborne Musical Society—a fact which combined with the object for which the entertainment was given,—should have drawn a crowded house. Several ladies and gentlemen amateurs, new to the Gisborne boards, made their debut, and added materially to the success of the affair, especially in the instrumental portions which, although noticabbly weak in the bass parts, were very pleasingly rendered; and deservedly received approbation. Readings, songs, duets, and choruses followed each other in quick succession, and the entertainment was brought to a close shortly before 11 o’clock. Oddfellowship.—A meeting was held at Ormond on Saturday evening last, to take into consideration the advisability of forming a lodge there in connection with the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows. There was a good attendance —the chair being occupied by Mr. Steele. Mr. Warren having explained the principles and benefits of Oddfellowship, thirteen persons came forward and enrolled their names as candidates for initiation. Mr. Clements was appointed to receive the fees from intending members, and to forward the applicants’ names to the Gisborne Lodge for approval. After a hearty vote of thanks to Messrs Warren and Steele, the meeting terminated. Shouldthe AucklandDistriet officersgrant the application -for a Dispensation the Lodge will be opened about the middle of February.

| Now is the time to subscribe to Satur-I Ida?/ Night. Two sewing machines to be [given to Subscribers, valued at Seven |and Six Guineas, for solving a riddle, or [writing the best essay on the most en[joyable way of spending Christmas in the Colonies. Agents everywhere.—[advt.]| Mortality Amongst East Coast| Natives.—Within the last two months] upwards of thirty natives died on the Coast, between Waipiro and Hicks’ Bay ; rnd tangis have been, consequently, almost daily oecurences in that quarter luring that period. To want of proper Medical attendance is attributed, to a great extent, this unusual number of deaths in so short a time.