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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 1009, 8 December 1881, Page 2

The Great Eastern, offered at auction, in London, on the 19th, was bought in for £3O, 000. Trickett challenges Hanlan to row him a three-mile race for $l,OOO a side and the championship of the world. One of the candidates for the East Coast Electorate has been made the subject of a rather good pun, by linking it with the name of another candidate. These two candidates are Captain Porter and Mr. Locke. The former has by his well-wishers been called ‘‘ the successful burglary Why ? Because no Locke will stop him from getting into the House.— Observer.

A day or two ago a farmer in the neighbourhood of Timaru turned a flock of some sheep 300 sheep into a clover paddock, in which there was a large quantity of sorrel. Eighteen hours after the sheep had been placed in the field the owner visited the flock, and found to his vexation and astonishment no less than 40 of the number lying dead, and some fourscore or so of the others in extremis. By dint of bleeding 70 of the latter were saved. Eating of the sorrel is supposed to have been the cause of death.

Clara Bell writes; “ Barefooted belles are seriously promised for next summer at the seaside resorts. The Princess Beatrice slipper, of beaded satin, dainty and delicate, and shaped like a sandal, is intended to be worn without stockings. But the idea will fail in practice, and I’ll tell you why. Not one women in ten has feet that will bear baring. They may be small and shapely, and look fine in stockings, but without covering they would reveal a corn hero a bunion there, toes over-topping each other, scars of ingrowing nails and other blemishes. No; the promise of barefooted belles will not be fulfilled. ”

“ An observer ” writes :—lt cannot be too strongly impressed upon officers and volunteers that they are now liable to a very heavy penalty for that which in the past has been with impunity. For instant, certain members of a corps meet we will say for a company drill being but a few they decide not to have a drill. The officer or non-commissioned takes down the names of those present, and gives them credit in a return for a company drill, unaware of the fact that he is liable to a fine of £lOO for so doing, as vide clause 47 Volunteer Act, 1881. Volunteer Regulations very properly stipulate that a drill to count as such shall last for a certain time (about one hour) from commencement to finish. A word to the wise is enough, so volunteers beware. As the clause, in the Act will affect volunteers in many cases besides such as that .mentioned above, would it not be as well it were posted in drill-sheds and on rifle-rangers, so that no one could plead ignorance, which plea by the way would not save them. ”