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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 402, 23 September 1876, Page 2

Tenders—Mr F. J. Piesse calls for tenders for painting the Freemason’s Hall, in Gisborne. Bishopric of Waiapu.—lt is reported that the Ven. Archdeacon Williams has refused to be nominated to the Bishopric of Waiapu, rendered vacant by the retirement of his father. Poverty Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society.—ln this issue will be found the particulars of the First Annual Show of our local Society to be held al Makaraka on Saturday, October 7th. Billiards. —At Dunedin, on the 15th instant, Weston beat Roberts, in a game of 1000 up, the former receiving 600 points. Some hundreds changed hands over the game. The match resulted as follows :—Weston, 1000 ; Roberts, 903. Ormond Temperance Hall. — This Hall is now about out of the builder’s hands, and it is proposed to celebrate its opening with a soiree in aid of the building fund, on Friday evening next. We believe.it is a branch of the Independent Order of Good Templars Lodge, but the advertisement does not specify. Divine Services, To-morrow, Sunday.—Church of England—Divine Service will be conducted at Holy Trinity Church at 11 a.m., and 7 p.m. —Wesleyan —The Rev. W. S. Harper, Ormond 11 a.m., at Makauri at 2.30 p.m., and at Gisborne in the Wesleyan Chapel, 7 p.m.— Presbyterian—Rev. W. H. Root, at St. Andrew’s Church, Gisborne, on Sunday next, at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Matawhero at 2.30 p.m. The Holy Communion will be administered at the morning service. Masonic Hall.—Mr McEvoy, the celebrated tragedian, about whose appearance on the Gisborne boards much expectation has been rife, will, we learn, positively appear in some of the leading characters from Shakspeare’s plays, this evening in the Masonic Hall. Mr McEvoy will be assisted by the Southern Cross Combination Troupe, and, if all that is promised is realised by this company, the entertainment will be a good one.