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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 971, 20 August 1881, Page 2

A quarter-acre section in Cashel-street, Christchurch, next to the Press office, was sold this week at the rate of £22,000 per acre. Public worship will be conducted in the Ormond School-room, by the Rev. J. McAra, to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon, at half-past 2 o’clock.

A meeting of the South Pacific Petroleum Company is advertised for the 16th ultimo, in Sydney. The objects of the meeting appear in our advertising columns. Owing to the absence of several shareholders in the South Pacific Petroleum Company, the meeting convened for last Thursday evening is announced to be held on Tuesday evening next, the 23rd inst. We have just been informed that the s.s. Penguin will not leave for the south at the time advertised elsewhere in our columns, but that her hour of departure will be 5 o’clock on Sunday afternoon. The Rev. Mr. Williams will preach at Holy Trinity Church to-morrow evening, taking for his subject “ Woman’s influence in society.” We fancy it is a subject pretty well understood, but, perhaps the reverend gentleman can throw some new light upon it. Mr. P. McFarlane, proprietor of the Academy of Music, has kindly shown us a telegram received by him from Mr. J. Pollard of the Juvenile Pinafore Troupe, from which we gather that this talented company will open here on August 27th and continue until September Ist. The trees planted by the Borough Council recently, are entirely unprotected, and consequently many of them have been barked by horses. If our “city fathers” are bent on street tree-planting it would be well for them to advance a step further, and expend a pound or so to secure the safety of the adornments of the town. At the Police Court, on Thursday last, Thomas Warner received Government board and lodging for four months, in consequence of his having obtained the sum of fifteen shillings from Mr. D. McKay, by means of false representations. Mr. Warner, however, will have to keep his blood in circulation during his temporary retirement. On Wednesday last a little girl aged four years, the daughter of Mr. McKay, of Gisborne was somewhat seriously hurt through getting, no one appears to know how, under the legs of a. pair of horses which were being driven back from a wedding. The child received a severe contusion near the groin and it is thought she has sustained some internal injury.

We notice by a recent exchange that the fare charged for a saloon passage from Wanganui to Wellington, or vice versa, has been fixed at 10s for a saloon passage, and 4s for a steerage. Meals charged separately, two shillings per head each. The distance by sea from Wellington to Wanganui is ninety miles, the steamer having to pass through the worst part of Cook Strait. The charge from Gisborne to Napier is £2 —a smooth water passage. The Rev. S. Williams, whose generosity deserves the best thanks of the residents of this district, has made a most liberal offer of a piece of land opposite the Gisborne District School, and adjoining Holy Trinity Church, for the purpose of erecting an Infants’ School thereon. The reverend gentleman asks that the building may be used as a Sunday School. The offer

was gratefully accepted by the local School Committee.

Reading at night has been greatly facilitated by a Turinese invention (according to this Parisian), combining light-giving matterial with printer’s ink. The print becomes so luminous in the dark that it is possible to read during a night journey or in bed without the aid of any artificial light. A new daily paper, in which this luminous material will be used, will accordingly be brought out at Turin. We most decidedly agree with our Bay of Islands contemporary •who says : —Now that another quarter has ended, we would strongly advise some of our friends to sing the following song : —I blows, I sows, I reaps, I mows, I cuts up food for winter. I digs, I hoes, I taters grows, and for aught I knows I owes the printer. Ido suppose all knowledge flows right from the printer’s press; So off I goes in these ’ere clothes to settle up —I guess. William Ovens alias Halford was charged at the R.M. Court with being of unsound mind and remanded until this morning. The evidence of the arresting constable went to show that he had reason to believe that the unfortunate man had for some time past been sleeping in the Grand Stand on the Recreation ground, and had been found in a half nude state. It was discovered that he was in a most filthy condition and swarming with vermin. Our friends on board the Rosina have no doubt been enjoying themselves, so also no doubt have been several fishes who have happened to be in her track. About 5 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, the boat was noticed shooting past Tologa Bay, like a shot out of a gun, but whether she sought shelter from the gale at Anaura, or whether she rounded the East Cape and took refuge in Hicks’ Bay, is “ one of those things no fellow can find out ” at present.

Mr. John Dick, the well-known blacksmith, when entering Messrs. Bromley and Buller’s store, on Thursday last, was savagely attacked by a crossbred mastiff dog. The dog flew at Mr. Dick’s throat twice, and in preventing the attack Tubal Cain was severely bitten in the arm. The owner of this ferocious canine should be careful as to allowing it to be at large. There are many persons resident in the Bay who are not the sort to be bitten twice, nor for that, to permit a dog to live after having been bitten once. From a recent Government Gazette, we notice that, notwithstanding the dull times, the sum of £3,378 Os 5d was deposited in the Post Office Savings Bank in Gisborne, for the quarter ending June 30, and that £440 10s lOd was withdrawn during the same period. 395 Post Office orders were also issued, representing £1491 19s, and 128 paid, amounting to £426 3s Bd. Since April Ist, the accounts have been separated from Napier, and money deposited in the Savings Bank can now be repaid without any previous notice being given. We are informed by the Secretary of the Football team that it is almost certain the Oreti will arrive here to-day. If so, Berry (Captain of the team,) Cooke, E. H. Pavitt, Barnes, Bourne, Albert, J. White, C. White, and Ewen will be passengers. E. A. Pavitt, To Kani, W. Mill, E. Bloomfield and Gavin Wyllie have proceeded overland, and have arrived safely. The visitors who have determined to witness the match are Messrs. J. R. Scott, S. Stevenson, G. F. Henderson, M. G. Nasmith, C. D. Berry and W. Hamon. An Exchange says :—Four or five Timaru residents invaded the office of a weekly society paper, called The and proceeded to take bodily satisfaction for some alleged insults which had appeared in the columns of that journal. The editor and one of the proprietors happened to be in, and suffered considerable injury before their.assailnts were satisfied. A good deal of damage was done to stock in the office during the fray. One of the sufferers is now confined to bed, and the other will scarcely be visible for some days. A Court case will, of course, be the result. One of the most impressive sights to be witnessed in Gisborne is the ornamental (we can hardly say whether it is a tree or a shrub) adornment in the centre of the paddock at the rear of the Government Buildings. Many who pass by admire it, and many others who evidently have no love for the beautiful, pronounce it to be the most distorted and hideous apology for a willow ever seen. Children and fools, however, should never see things half done, and, therefore, there are many who might hold their tongues and give the stump a chance eventually to claim a right to being the ugliest of its species.

The Wairoa Guardian says : —We are glad to see that a commencement has been made in settling the back country between here and Poverty Bay, and to Mr. W. S. Greene an old resident of the latter district is due the honor of being the first pioneer settler. Mr. Greene with praiseworthy enterprise has leased the Native Reserve of 1000 acres at the Waihau lakes, on which he has a fine mob of cattle running, he has already cleared about 3 acres and had about 800 posts split. In view of the proposed expenditure of £4OOO on the inland road, and the sale of the large area of Government land in the vicinity. Mr. Greene will occupy a very advantageous position by being first in the field. Yesterday a stalwart, sturdy man entered our editorial sanctum, flourishing a paper in his hand. He gazed enquiringly at us for a brief space of time, and we politely asked him if we could do anything for him ? Could we put him as a subscriber, or could we insert an advertisement for him ? At the word “ advertisement,” his eyes flashed angrily, and he roared out, ‘-that’s what’s the matter. Look here, Sir, I’ve been thirty years amongst stock, but me if I ever heard of a man able to do what this newspaper wants.” “ What on earth do you mean,” we said. “ I mean this,” and he produced a copy of our evening contemporary, pointing out the following advertisement“ Wanted.—A Married Couple for a Station ; the man must be able to milk and .drive bullocks ; the woman will be required to cook and wash for a family —Apply at the Herald Office.” “ Look here ” he continued, “my old woman and I could have had that billet, but it was somewhat beyond what I could do. I can milk cows, but i bullocks lick me.”" We explained that there | was a slight error in the advertisement, and I the nori-bullock milker said he would see after the engagement. - .