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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 993, 1 November 1881, Page 2

An agent is wanted to represent a Fire Insurance Company in Gisborne. The newly-formed Land Company, we learn, have chartered the s.s. Rosina to proceed to the Mahia on Thursday next. A correspondent writing from Fiji to the New Zealand Herald, says, in reference to our Governor, Sir Arthur Gordon, that His Excellency is admirably qualified for directing offensive operations against anybody ! Captain Porter’s further address to the electors appears in this morning’s issue. The reason we have for not remarking on it is that, as Mr. McDonald’s address was given in too late for comment, it is but fair to treat all the candidates alike. A proposal has been made by Lloyd’s to the Australian and New Zealand Underwriters’ Association in London, that the several companies composing it should become subscribers to that corporation, The usual subscription is two hundred guineas, but if all the offices joined, willingness was expressed to admit them at the reduced fee of fifty guineas. The Hawice's Bay Herald understands that a private telegram received in Napier states that the writs for the general election w’ill be issued about the Ist November. They will, probably, be returnable in about three weeks from the date of the writs. By law the elections must be held within 40 days of the issue of the writs, and in practice a shorter time is invariably adopted. The Auckland Star of the 28th October, says : —A general rise in the price of timber w’ill, very probably, take place to-morrow, or at the beginning of next week. The Union Sash and Door Company has announced to the other merchants in the trade that their price for first-class sawn will, for the future, be 15s per 100 feet, and for second class, 10s per 100 feet. This is an advance of 2s, first class having been 13s, and second-class 8s previously. Timber was selling at the old prices to-day, but a rise may now be looked for.

We must apologise for the continued imperfectness of the heading to the title page of this journal. We hare been to some trouble and expense to obtain one from Auckland, and fully expected to have been able to put it in our sheet this morning, but from some stupid blunder on the part of the Union Company’s officials, it is carried to the South by the Ringarooma. The disappointment is tiie more vexatious since the Company (and we must give them credit for it) took the precaution of employing two steamers for the purpose—the boat note, shows that it was received on board the Southern Cross, but the Ringarooma’s manifest accounts for it as among her cargo. It is very annoying any how, and causes another week’s delay. At a meeting of the Directors of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company, on Saturday last, it was decided to accredit Mr. J. H. Stubbs as representative to Melbourne to superintend a commercial test of the paraffin taken from the Company’s ground at Rotokautuku. Mr. Stubbs will proceed by the next boat, and take some considerable quantity of crude stuff with him, the result of the experiment of which will determine the future operations of the Company. Mr. Stubbs will find himself in good company, having no less personages to confer with than Sir C. McMahon, Mr. Fehon, Mr. McLean—of McLean Bros, and Rigg—and Mr. Benies, the latter having stated his professional reputation on the result. We heartily wish Mr. Stubbs and the Company success in the enterprise on which they have embarked.

The first bales of this season’s clip of wool came into town a few days since from Messrs. Arthur’s station. Shearing is now pretty general throughout the district.

The following civil cases are set down for hearing in the R.M.’s Court this morning Adair r. Hapi Kiniha, Hubble v. Ledger, Kennedy and Bennett v. Thelwall and Co., Cooper r. Hepeta Kuare, Turon v. Mullooly. Money seems to be very plentiful in Adelaide. A sum of £200,000 was lately offered to a local bank at 3 per cent, interest for twelve months, but the deposit was declined.

The Rev Father Heneberry, at Creswick, Victoria, recently gave the origin Of dancing, as follows : “ When the devil was cast out of Heaven, he dropped right down into Hell, but the paving stones being too hot for his feet, he commenced to hop and skip about quite lively (Whence originated the pnaase, ‘ dance like the devil,’), and ever since his imps have danced jigs,polkas, and quad] illes.”

The new licensing Act is very stringent in regard to the vending of of drink to persons in a state of intoxication. The 146th clause of the act runs as follows :—“ If any innkeeper permits drunkenness, or any violent quarrelsome or riotous conduct to take place on his premises, or sells any -liquor to any person already in a state of intoxication, or by any means encourages and incites any person to drink, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding for the first offence £2O, and not exceeding for the second and any subsequent offence £50.” The Act also provides that publichouses shall be closed at 10 o’clock on Satuarday and other nights, unless a special license for keeping open later has been obtained.

The following letter was received a few days ago by a chemist in Wanganui : —“ Wanganui Rifle Volunteers. — Headquarters, October 13th, 1881. —Sir, —The offer so kindly made by you some months ago to supply lint, bandages, medicines, &c., to the Wanganui Volunteers whenever their services might be required in the field, we now willingly accept. As the force will march in a few days on Parikaka it will be necessary to have the articles we require left at the drillhall by Friday at 2 p.m., at the latest, viz : splints, about 2 cords ; scraped lints, 2| tons bandages, say (13) thirteen miles ; brandy, 45 gallons ; whisky, 286 gallons—-the latter articles to be taken strictly medicinally.— I have the honor to remain, Sir, your most obedient servant.”

The Post says that in the Acting-Governor’s proclamation, when translated into Maori, Mr. Rolleston’s name appears at the foot of the proclamation as Na te Roretana. There isn’t much similarity between the two, but the Maori equivalent perhaps sounds more romantic than the original. The interpreter, however, has apparently been unable to get round the names of the late Governor and the Chief Justices, for while all else is translated into the Maori language, the patronymics “James Prendergast ” and “ Hercules Robinson ” stand out in all their native simplicity. Perhaps the translator had a dread of wounding the fellings of these high functionaries. “ Heini Peiajntate ” and “ Herkulehi Ropetone ” would scarcely look the correct thing in an ultimatum of such importance, however euphonious they may appear

The Wellington Post; which is generally well-informed in Government matters, makes the following positive announcement, that the elections will take place on some day in the first week of December :—As the Dunedin Morning Herald has taken on itself to assert, professedly by authority, that the general election will not take place until January, and another paper that the Government intend to hurry over the elections in November in order to “ take the country by surprise,” it may be as well to state plainly that both these assertions are incorrect and unfounded. We are in a position to state that steps have been taken to ensure absolutely the compilation of the new rolls by the 15th instant, and their printing and issue by the 24th October. The writs will be issued about the end of the month, returnable within 40 days, and the date of the elections—“all of which are required by law to take place on one day—will be fixed for some day during the first week in December.”

We clip the following from the Auckland Observer: —The Foresters’ bull at Gisborne was a grand success. There were about 80 couples present and all admit having enjoyed themselves immensely. Among the ladies Mrs Simpson and Miss Donahue were the best dressed and looked nicest—whilst “ Mac,” the “ Skilled Telegraphist,” was admitted cock of the walk amongst the gentlemen.— The Masons held a select reunion at Gisborne on Oct. 7th, when Mrs. W. O. Skeet (wee Miss Good of Auckland) was* the belle and looked very handsome in her wedding dress ; Mrs. Captain Porter (Mayoress) wore black velvet, trimmed with lavender quilted satin, and white lace ; Mrs Craig, peacock-green silk ; Mrs Tabeateau, black silk with pink and cardinal bows ; Miss Robinson, black sateen with creamy lace and cardinal ribbons.—Mr. Rees may be expected in .Auckland at the end of the week. Look out for the foot and mouth disease.—Dr. Wallis is oscillating between Auckland North and West, and waiting to see which Mr. Rees will run for in order not to come into collision with that doughty debater.