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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 958, 9 July 1881, Page 2

The s.s. Kiwi is detained at Napier from stress of weather, and will not leave for the South until to-morrow.

Owing to the extreme length of the Financial Statement in this morning’s issue, mticli leading and local matter is crowded out, or boiled down.

Mr William Hunter ? who met with an. ( accident on Wednesday,is now in the Hospital-, and progressing favorably. He was sitting, on a load of firewood driving a dray when it capsized, the wood falling upon him.. The nature of his injuries was not at first known ; but it has now been ascertained that his thigh bone was broken," and he wag also severely contused about the body.

A soiree and concert, in aid of the funds of £ day evening next. We fefel that a remembrance of these really pocial and genial gatherings which, '&s a rule, di-aw a Crown, will fill the hall at the coming event. We are promised some good vocal and instrumental music, in addition to other undisclosed good things.

In the R.M.’s Court yesterday, the business was not very formidable.,- William ceived two sentences, each of 14 days’ imprisonment, with hard labor, first for being illegally on the premises at the Turanganui Hotel, and second, for resisting the police. It appeared the prisoner, who is an intelligent looking young paan, behaved bimgelf >in such an irrational and violent manner, as to cause great alarm to the inmates of the hotel, late on Tuesday night last,<and which resulted in his being locked up. and the present charges laid. ■ f . .-, . , , , > ■ •/ < One of the most unaccountable pieces of folly is now being enacted by the Borough Council, in ploughing up some fl or 7 chains of a splendid piece ofUfajss at-Xbe lower end of Grey-street,. As the Council, is sowing grass seed" in the by-streets to keep the dust down, and, presumably, the same thingwill be done with this portion, the cross transaction contains an enigma, which can only be solved by the fact that the Council has got more money than it knows what to do with. The borrowing of money is one thing, but the judiciousness of its expenditure is another. Fortunately there are not many residents in that part of Grey-street, and as the thoroughfare stops at the river, but fevv persons can possibly be benefitted, while those who are living in the neighborhood will offer up many hearty ejaculations, for the repose of the souls of certain Councillors before the summer is oyer. • ■ (. < ■ »' >

We learn that the J Battery Variety Troupe have selected two sparkling little pieces for their next entertainment, which will probably be given on or about the 25th instant. Thb Troupe is determined to keep up its well established reputation as caterers for the amusement of the public. It has been decided on the present occasion, at least, to vary the entertainment by substituting a dramatic piece for the musical melange which has usually formed the first portion of the programme—a change probably be appreciated by many «f the habitufes of the hall. The various pans will be sustained by the leading amateurs of the Bay ; and an enjoyable evening may be anticipated. We are informed that the proceeds of last Monday evening’s entertainment topped all previous amateur performances given in this district, amounting to about £32, which must be taken, as a flattering tribute to the management, and a token of the continued popularity of the Corps.

The Resident Magistrate was entertained on Wednesday morning last by one of those painful scenes that are always better to avoid giving publicity to, if possible. Mr. Nolan, of the firm of Rogan and Nolan, laid an information against Mr. Scott, the lessee of the billiard-room at the Masonic Hotel, for having used language to him calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. From the evidence, it appears that the plaintiff told the defendant — as was alleged in a joking vein—at the recent bazaar, that he knew him as a bookmaker, and billiard-marker, but he could not recognise him in respectable society. Mr. Scott, however, took it seriously, and felt much insulted as there were many persons, ladies and others, about who heard Mr. Nolan’s remarks. He left the hall, and, at a later period of the evening; when Mr. Nolan went into the bil-liard-room, Mr. Scott told him he was a d—d cad, and no gentleman to make use of the insulting language he did, in the hall. Mr. Nolan said it was only used in jest, but Mr. Scott refused to take this explanation, and repeated his words. Whereupon Mr. Nolan laid the present information. The Magistrate remarked that, although Mr. Nolan was not justified in saying what he did to Mr. Scott, had Mr. Scott replied at the time, he might have been excused ; but as he went away, and had time to cool down, his conduct was improper. Mr. Price thought that a fine of 10s would meet the case.