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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 920, 23 February 1881, Page 4

Tenders are required for repapering the school teacher’s residence in Derby-street. The permanent offices of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company, are now in No. 4 Nasmith’s Buildings. The Rev. C. M. Pym, who officiated at Holy Trinity Church, some time since, will visit Gisborne again, by the next steamer, and is announced to conduct Divine services on Sunday next, both morning and evening also at Makaraka in the afternoon at the usual hour. The National Insurance Company evidently mean to advertise their business as in addition to an announcement of their capital and available assets on very bandy blotting pads, they have also forwarded us a card with a patent “ match scratcher ” attached. The Company apparently see the benefit of giving wide publicity through advertising motors, but they carefully avoid sending us any favors. Mr. M. Hutchinson, of ‘ Waihuka, has through the agency of Messrs. Graham & Co.’ benefitted the district by importing from Napier, twenty-five magnificent rams It is always pleasing to notice the desire on the part of our settlers to improve their stock, and we congratulate the importer on his venture feeling convinced that it will prove a BUeceBB : ful one. The following connundrum has been going the rounds How do lawyers live, sleep, and die ? They live by the law and the pr< ’ fits. They sleep lying—first on one side and then on the other. They die lying still.” - Bob Brown did you say that my father had not as much sense as Billy Smith’s little yellow dog ? No: I never said any such thing. I never said that your father had not as much sense as Billy Smith’s little yellow dog. All I said was, that Billy’s little yellow dog had more sense than your father, that’s all I ever said.’ ‘ Well, it’s well vou didn’t say the other, I ran fell you '

The wholesale slaughter of sparrows and linnets, is now legalised, throughout the Colony, by vice regal proclamation. A general meeting of Subscribers to the Horticultural Society, will be held in the Good Templar’s Hall, Gisborne, to-morrow evening. The Bth and 22nd of March, respectively, are appointed by the Governor, as the days on which instalments due under the Property Tax Act are payable. We notice that Mr. G. K. Turton, solicitor, has started in practice in Lowe-street, Gisborne. We believe Mr. Turton is a man of superior professional attainments, and should soon obtain a good practice. Messrs Matthews and Tattley iiewly arrived amongst us have entered into business as engineers, surveyors, and draughtsmen, having taken offices in Gisborne. We believe both gentlemen have a good reputation for profesfessional ability. Mr. M. Price, R.M., has been appointed Judge of the Assessment Court under the Rating Act, 1876, for the following places :— County Cook ; and the Arai, Poverty Bay, Ormond, Waikohu, and Patutahi Highway Districts; and Mr. G. A. Preece, R.M., Judge for the Turanganui Highway District. If what we hear is true the Corporation of Wellington is in as great a plight as Gisborne in the matter of water supply. An exchange says the Wellington water supplied to the inhabitants is thick, strong smelling, active with animalculae, and withal scarce—the scarcer the better we should think. From private sources we learn that the acceptances for the Dunedin Cup are as follow : —Sir Modred, Fishook, Volunteer, The Governor, Randwick, On Dit, Lady Emma, and Sylvanus. Adamant is scratched, and it is thought Lady Emma will not come to the post. Mr. John McCauley, foreman and supervisor for Messrs. Davis and Co., contractors for the erection of the bridge over the Taru • heru arrived in Gisborne on Sunday last by the s.s. Albion, bringing with him a quantity of timber and other requisites for the construction of this very desirable work. This fact tends to show the bona files of Mr. W. L. Rees’ intentions, and certainly should enhance the value of land on the other side of the river. A rather amusing scene occurred on Monday when, after being dipped, one of the newly imported rams rushed madly from the rear of Messrs Graham and Co’s premises into the “ sweating room ” of a bank adjoining. Rams may be accustomed to butt, but Butts are not always accustomed to rams; and the bank manager’s consternation at the unexpected visit he received was wonderful to be hold. But this was not all. The ram had been dipped in some preparation possessing a most villainous odour, and in the words of Sir Geoffrey Champneys in “ Our Boys ” slightly altered You may break, yon may shatter the bank if you will. But the stench of that sheep dip will hang round it still.” Photography in Auckland (of course we mean in a business way) has occasioned no inconsiderable strife amongst those following the profession. No sooner does one gain an insight how to produce some particular effect, so that he may be master of a novelty, than someone else steps in and wrests his laurels from him. Messrs. Martin and Partington appear to have successfully advanced to the front, and now defy competition. They are possessed of all the latest appliances, and certainly the portraits turned out by them would do credit to any studio in the Colonies. The instantaneous portraits are singularly life-like, and catching, as this method does the momomentary expression of the subject’s features, and thus rendering a truthfulness not possible to be obtained where any person is compelled to remain in a constrained attitude for even a minute. We feel certain that when visiting Auckland our settlers will not forget Messrs. Martin and Partington.