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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 1008, 6 December 1881, Page 2

Mr File, the Secretary for the Horticultural Society, notifies that all plants, &c., intended for competition must be delivered at the Hall before 10 a.m. to-morrow.

Mr. George Williams having been appointed Wharfinger for the ensuing twelve months, begs to intimate that no goods will be delivered until the wharfage is paid. On Saturday afternoon the swimming match which was postponed from the Sports’ day, was contested for by J. T. Thomas, E. Chrisp, and W. McLean, the former coming in as he liked.

Intending offers for leasing portion of the South Pacific Petroleum Company’s ground, must be sent in to the Company’s office in Sydney on or before Saturday next, the 10th instant.

The Shareholders of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company are reminded that the 9th call of one penny will be payable at the Cempany’s Office on Wednesday week the 14th of December.

The two winning crews in the Boat Race, at the Societies’ Fete, last Wednesday, pulled off their final heat from the bend in the Waimata river to the wharf, on Saturday afternoon, resulting in Mr Ernest Pavitt’s crew coming in victors by about three lengths.

Mr W. C. Walsh’s horse Director left for Auckland by the s.s. Te Anau on Sunday morning last, in charge of hie trainer, Mr. Deunis Kelly, to prepare for the coming Auckland Meeting. Wo wish Mr. Walsh all kinds of success, as he runs his horse to win.

There are several matters of local and general interest crushed out of this issue, partly because favors reach us too late, and partly because correspondents leave orders or messages to “copy from the Herald” If our friends do not interest themselves sufficiently to send “ copy ” direct to this office, they must ■not be surprised, nor disappointed, if they do not find their communications in our column?.

Mr McDonald will address the electors at Patutahi to-morrow evening, and at Ormond on Thursday evening. Mr. M. J. Gannon will address the electors to-morrow night at 7.30 in the Masonic Hall, Gisborne.

Mr Locke’s, committee intimate that they meet every night, at Mr James Browne’s office, from 7 to 10 o’clock.

Tenders for the supply of office furniture for the Borough Council must be sent in by 5.30 p.m. to-day. Mr McDonald addressed the electors at Wairoa, last evening, an z d Mr Gannon did ditto at Patutahi. The results had not reached us as we went to press.

We learn from Captain Chrisp that through the indefatigable of the committee, the Early Closing Association, and the support of the public, the amount added to the Hospital funds from the recent sports and entertainment, amount to £l75 —this, of course, includes the subsidy paid by the Government.

“ Civis,” in the Otago Witness, writes : — “ Except this one act there is nothing to be ashamed of in the campaigning at Parihaka, and yet, in our heart of hearts, we are all a little ashamed of it. We feel much as a big policeman may feel who has been compelled to give chase to a particularly small larrikin. We have done our duty, but it is an undignified duty, and we half expect to-be “ chivied ” by the crowd. There is undoubtedly a farcical side to the Parihaka affair, and our critics In England ahd elsewhere won’t fail to see it. Now that there seems no. further risk of broken we nee'd ; not object to see it ourselves. The picture presented* by Mr. Bryce bn his white charger advancing at the head of 1,500 troops against an enemy who receives him with song and dance and propitiatory kits of potatoes, appeals alike~to one’s patriotism and one’s sense of humor, and is equally satisfactory to both. The reading of the Riot Act to a community of Maoris peacefully occupying their own village strikes one as a novelty, though the idea may have been adopted with an eye to subsequent proceedings in the law courts.”