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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 974, 31 August 1881, Page 2

The steamer Kiwi will not leave for Napier and Wellington until to-day. There were only a few Civil cases in the R.M’s Court yesterday morning, none of which possessed any public interest. The s.s. Rosina is undergoing repairs, and will not be placed on the berth until the early part of next week, when she will resume her trade on the East Coast. Mr. W. H. Flood notifies that be has arrived, and, as his stay will be short, those who require their instruments tuned should leave their orders without delay. We have been informed (indeed we have seen the transfer) that a parcel of shares in the Southern Cross Petroleum Company, exchanged hands recently in Melbourne at a premium of four shillings per share. We remind Burgesses that the nomination of three Borough Councillors takes place today at 12 o’clock. There seems to be but little disposition in candidates to come forthe pub?i nameS yet havir) g appeared before The arrival and departure of an unusual number of passengers by the Arawata on Saturday night last, suggest the advisability of a lamp or two being p aced on the wharf, so that embarkation and debarkation may be effected without risk of life or limb. The Borough Council should look to this ; as well as other littles necessaries within its jurisdiction, or there will be some accident occur, the consequences of which will frighten worthy Councillors from their propriety.

Mr. May Phillips’ new advertisemen appeara in to-day’s issue. Captain Porter announces that he is a candidate for the suffrages of the East Coast electors to represent them in the House of Representatives. Good news travels slowly. Messrs. Ratcliffe and Piesse advertise for customers wanting money in sums from £lOO to £2OO. The fourth Anniversary Ball of the Loyal A.O.F. Lodge will be held in McFarlane’s Hall, on the evening of the 28th September next. Invitations, we learn, are already being issued. A preliminary announcement appears this morning to the effect that the celebrated Lyon’s Variety Troupe will commence a short season in Gisborne, on Monday evening next. Our exchanges speak very highly of these artistes, and we doubt not they will be appreciated in Gisborne. The first meeting of the Directors <of the East Coast Native Land and and Settlement Company will be held here on Monday next. We are glad to learn that Gisborne has been fixed as the permanent headquarters of the Company. The Union Company’s steamer Arawata brought up in the wrong place in the harbo>on her arrival from Auckland on Saturday night last. It appears that in swinging to her anchor she bumped on a sunken rock, and, had it not been for Captain Kennedy who went on board, at the time with the Noko for passengers, the consequences might have been serious. On discovering the mistake Captain Kennedy piloted the steamer to her usual anchorage. We did not learn if any damage was sustained, but it is more than probable that she will be docked on her arrival at Dunedin.

The Auckland Star contains the following r “A youth, named Philip Vandy, was brought up from Poverty Bay and admitted to the Hospital yesterday. A large abscess had formed on the right forearm just above the wrist, and his fingers were turned inwards, and the member rendered quite incapable of use. Upon the doctor examining it, it was found that the arm had been fractured, and that the decay of the bone had produced the excrescence, The lad states that about six or eight months ago, he was thrown from a horse and had his collarbone broken, so that the other injury was probably sustained at the same time.” The lad is the eldest son of Madame Stewart of this town. His horse fell with him last January, from which he sustained the injuries referred to. We have since learnt that a successful operation has been performed, which will probably save him the loss of his arm. We acknowledge the receipt of a couple of tins of preserved beef and mutton from our respected fellow townsman, Mr. L. Mclntosh, as representing Mr. G. Hulme of the Auckland Meat Preserving Works. Il may be observed that they came just in tbenick of time, for our own respected purveyor of animal food, had forgotten the usual trotters and sausages for the evening meal. We tried the mutton* -X hot and the beef cold, and pronounce them both very toothsome, and ought t» command a ready sale. Mr. Hulme gained the first prize for his preserved meats (which; inudude many other kinds than beef and mutton) at the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s Show, and most deservedly, too. The tins are hermetically sealed, thus enabling the meat to retain its nutritious qualities for years ; there is no bone in the tins, and, as it can be be served up hot, in the short space of 15 minutes, cannot escape the attention of thrifty housewives, and impatient paterfamilias. In our advertising columns will be found a notice from the Capt. Commanding the J Battery, calling upon all members and persons in possession of rifles and accoutrements belonging to the Battery to return them into store from to-day—failing which, he signifies his intention to prosecute those who are found with arms in their possession after Wednesday, September 6. We are informed that the penalty for having Government property in possession unlawfully is imprisonment or a heavy fine, and thrice the amount of the value of the article to be recovered in a summary manner. We would, therefore, advise those who have rifles and accoutrements in their possession, or on their premises, being Government property, te hand them over speedily, and so avoid the disagreeable consequences. The object of the Government calling in the rifles on issue to the Battery is for the purpose of arming the members with a new breech-loading carbine more suitable for an Artillery corps.