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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 909, 15 January 1881, Page 4

Wanted known, that a guerdon of one solid sovereign will be paid to anyone who can make grammatical sense out of the leader in last night’s Herald ; and another sovereign if Mr. Mitford Taylor, has a pupil in his school over 14 years of age, who cannot write a better article on the same subject. “ The divine clothes-prop” is what they now call the celebrated Sara Bernhardt. The Hibernian and Australasian Catholic Benefit Society meet this evening for transaction of business. Mr. William Searle, the well-known tailor has removed to the premises adjoining Mr. C. P. Brown’s photographic gallery. His reputation as an artiste in his occupation renders comment unnecessary.

The Poverty Bay Herald Printing Company have resolved on winding up its affairs ; and Mr. Kentish McLean has been entrusted with the duty of putting it through. It could not be in abler hands.

Mr. J. Knox notifies that his partner, Mr. Sutherland, has retired from the Mission Station fellmongery firm at Waerenga-a-hika, and that, in future, he will conduct the business himself.

Query ? Is it really true, as the Herald states, that the excellent band of the J Battery played “ sacred popular airs,” at the inspection on Thursday evening last ? What a shocking affair, to think that anything sacred is popular.

Mr. Samuel Mason Wilson’s advertisement in our issue this morning, shows that this spirited speculist is determined not to be behind the times, and with this object announces that he will buy or sell horses arid vehicles of all descriptions. One pound reward is offered for a solution to the following conundrnm, which appears in last night’s Herald. It beats that comical journal the Lyell Aagus into fits : —“ Mr. “ Samuel M. Wilson announces in our “ columns that he is open to buy or sell first- “ class horses and traps or the same in traps “ second hand of all kinds.”

The Herald, as usual is misleading. There is no necessity for the Postmaster to delay sorting the mail by the Rotomahana until Sunday. The steamer left Auckland at 1.30 yesterday, and may be looked for within the 24 hours. The editor himself says the steamer will arrive about noon to-day yet he implores the Postmaster to defer sorting the mail until Sunday. Verb Sap.

The weekly meeting of the Borough Council on Tuesday evening last presented no very special features. The Assessment roll was presented, and the Engineer and Valuator attached a report thereto, in which he stated that property had decreased somewhat in value, and that, taking into consideration the decisions of the Judge of the Assessment Court last year, he had as near as possible followed that gentleman’s decrees. (Here a Councillor stated that when Mr. Price was house hunting, he somewhat altered his opinion as to the value of land and tenements). It was decided that Messrs Townley, Whinray, Clayton, and the Mayor should act as a Committee to review the valuations. A letter from Mr. J. McDowall was read, asking for concessions from the Council as to extra work performed by him in his contracts for Palmerstonroad and Stanley-street. The Council decided that they would allow the matter to go to arbitration, on the distinct understanding that the decision of the arbitrators should be final. A lot of formal business was then gone into.

The biggest shareholder in the Poverty Bay Herald sweep was Mrt S. Locke of Napier, and * ” who’, has consequently, been “ struck ” on the single event tri the tune of about £5OO. We wish him joy of his good fortune. Mr. Locke and Mr. McDonald were amongst other pharisees who, under the cloak of friendship for the proprietor of this journal, pretended that they were “literally dragged into the swim ” against their will, while, at the very time they joined heart and soul, most willingly with a view to damage an opponent. Verily they have their rewand. At the meeting of the Borough Council, held on Tuesday evening, a letter from Mr. S. P. Craig was read. This gentleman stated that he had purchased the Herald, but must decline to insert the Council’s advertisements in that journal at the rate of Bd. per inch, as hitherto. He expressed a hope that he would, however, be the recipient of a fair share of patronage. A considerable amount of conversation ensued, and it seemed to be the general opinion that Mr. Craig, in purchasing the paper, bought it with all engagements. Subsequently a resolution was passed, nem. dis., “-That the Council holds that the agreement made by the late proprietary of the Herald must be carried out.” Mr. James Browne, Editor and manager of the Herald, being present, said, in reply to a question put to him by' the Mayor, that an agreement should have been signed,, .but by an oversight was not. His own opinion was that the implied agreement should be held to; under the circumstances he did not think that Mr. Craig was responsible. •• , fi . ■ The proprietor of this journal acknowledges with the most devout respect, the receipt of a circular from Mr. H. McKay, the worthy and respected honorary Secretary of the Poverty Bay Hospital. This circular asks that donations may be forwarded for the coming gift auction, and intimates that Mr. E. K. Brown will receive and acknowledge all contributions. Now, as a matter of fact, the proprietor of the Standard has for years past aided and assisted every local charity, entertainment, sport, or other pastime, not only by monetary donations, but by mental and physical exertion. He thinks however that a feeling of reciprocity should exist ;• and that in asking him, as in the present instance, to contribute goods, produce, poultry, stock, or any other saleable article (none of which he happens to be overburdened with) the committee might have remembered that the sops which help to moisten one’s mouth have invariably been passed to the other kennel. “ Give and take ” is an old English saying, but the committee appear to think, so far as the Standard is conceriied, that they should take all, but give nothing; Those who pretend to “ govern ” public institutions, and otherwise act for the public, are too prone to import their own private feelings into their actions, which should be “ on the square,” as between man and man ; but, during the past year or two those of the committee of the local hospital have not so been. Everything in the shape of printing and advertising has gone to the Herald, with the recent exception of the Converzazione advertisement, when, in anticipation of favors to come, it was graciously sent to us for insertion. As a rule these" small minded matters do not trouble us over much, only when favors come upon us rather thick, we remember the past, and decline them with thanks.