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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1020, 7 January 1882, Page 2

The tender for the Borough printing for the ensuing twelve months was, at the last meeting of the Council, awarded to the Herald, without competition, the tender from this office having, in the confusion of removing to our new premises in Peel-street, been mislaid.

A Church parade of J Battery, pursuant to orders, took place on Sunday last. The J Battery Band (twenty strong) played the detachment to Church and back. It is not often these Church parades take place, and it would certainly speak better for the Corps as a body, if on future occasions a greater interest were evinced.

The chagrin felt by Mr Ormond’s supporters and himself at his defeat in the late election contest has not yet subsided. Proceedings, we learn, are now going on to upset the return of Mr W. Smith, the successful candidate. The officers whose duty it was to revise the electoral roll for the district, and through whose alleged negligence the names of many persons favorable to Mr Ormond were omitted, are likely to come in for a fair share of attention when the enquiry takes place. Some changes have been recently made in the police force. Constable Villers, a deserving officer, long and favorably known in this district, has been promoted to the rank of Sergeant, and transferred to Waipawa, Hawke’s Bay, where he succeeds Sergeant Kidd, who has been removed to 4 another post. Constable McGuire takes up Sergeant Villers’s post at Waiapu. Mr McGuire recently returned from Invercargill, having only left Waiapu a few months ago.

Mr Willoughby Brassey, with that thoughtfulness so characteristic of the legal profession in the matter of fees, at the conclusion of the case against the Native, Waiharakeke for impeding the Government survey of the Waihau block, applied to his Worship Captain Preece, to re-etablish the custom abolished by Mr Price, R.M., of allowing counsels’ fees. After some argument a compromise was effected, and the sought for fees were allowed, subject, how to confirmation by Mr Price, R.M. Cary’s ‘‘Juvenile Pirates” Company will open at McFarlane’s Hall on Monday next, and will remain for a season of five nights. The Company number altogether between fifty and sixty performers. One remarkable feature about the Juveniles is that they were all born in New Zealand. The present troupe far exceeds in numerical strength any yet started. A box office has been opened at Mrs A. M. Browne’s, where season tickets can be obtained.

A rather sudden death took place on Thursday morning last at Matawhero. The deceased, Charles Wright, was in his usual good health and spirits up to a few days of his death, when he was seized with pains in the region of the abdomen. It was thought, at first, that no serious consequences were to be apprehended, but on the morning of, and shortly before, his death, his sufferings increased. Dr. Pollen was in attendance, and did all that could be done under the circumstances. The deceased was a carpenter, a very steady and industrious man, about 32 years of age ; and was held in great esteem by those to whom he was personally known.

Mr Wm. Cooper’s new advertisement as proprietor of the Waerenga-a-hika Hotel, appears in this morning’s issue. Visitors and the travelling public generally, will not have failed, in times past, to have called at this well noted hostelry, and are able to endorse all that the advertisement says regarding the same. Under the present management extensive alteration and improvements have been made, which, undeniably place the hotel in the first rank of any in the district. There is a Billiard Table on the premises, and generally speaking every provision made for the comfort of his patrons. Mr Cooper has paid great attention to the accommodation required for horses, in providing capital paddocks and comfortable stables, with a number of loose boxes. The hotel is situated within five minutes walk of the racecourse, and is largely patronised by the racing fraternity.

The complimentary benefit tendered to Mr Walter Hydes by the amateurs of Gisborne took place on Monday evening last, but the pressure on our space caused its unavoidable omission from our Thursday’s issue. We regret to say that, owing to counter-attractions at the Caledonian Sports (the programme of which occupied until a late hour in the evening), the Hall was not so well filled as it otherwise would have been. The programme, however, was, with one or two pardonable exceptions, faithfully adhered to, and efficiently performed. Madame Stewart was, as usual, in capital voice, and was enthusiastically encored for Offenbach’s sparkling “ Judgment of Paris;” the same may be said of Miss McDonald, although evidently suffering from the fatigue incidental to a day’s holiday, having to keep her appointment under disadvantageous circumstances. Of the concerted pieces “ The Chough and Crow ” trio by Madame Stewart and Messieurs Chrisp and Towsey was the best rendered, although much satisfaction was expressed by the audience at the “ Gipsies’ Laughing Chorus,” by the same vocalists. Mr Hydes performed twice on the piano, playing excellently, and exhibiting his usual masterly skill on the instrument, more particularly in the overture to “ Les Cloches de Corneville.” Amongst other items deserving notice were “ The Sailor Boy,” and “ Moriarity,” two character songs, by a youthful member of the J Battery Band, Ulric Vandy, who showed much humour and has a clear, fresh voice. Several songs were also sung by old favorites, and the National Anthem, by Madame Stewart and Messrs Chrisp and Toweey wound up a most enjoyable evening.

Mr Herman Krippner has filed a statement that he is unable to meet his engagements with his creditors.

To-morrow, at half-past two o’clock in the afternoon, the Rev. J. McAra will conduct public worship at Ormond in the School Room. Captain Preece will proceed to Tolago Bay on Monday next, where he will hold a sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court. Shareholders in the South Pacific Petroleum Company are informed by advertisement this morning that all fines illegally levied in October last will be refunded on application.

It will be seen in another column that Mr Finn, solicitor, is prepared to advance money in sums to suit borrowers, on freehold or leasehold security, at the lowest rates of interest.

In this morning’s issue notice is given by Mr J. Aislabie that it is his intention to make an application to the Cook County Council, for a license to slaughter cattle, in the premises formerly in the occupation of Mr L. Mclntosh, Makaraka.

A meeting of the Cook County Counci took place last night. The main question dis- 1 cussed was the raising of the proposed loan of £7OOO. The matter was adjourned until next meeting.

An application on the part of Mr Finn came before the Trust Commissioner on Thursday last, for registering judgments, obtained in the R.M. Court, against lands held by Natives. Mr Finn urged the application in relation to certain natives of Tologa Bay. Mr Rees opposed the granting of the Commissioner’s certificate. The point involved is one of considerable importance. The Commissioner decided to adjourn his decision until this day. On Monday last as Mr S. M. Wilson was making a start with his five-horse break full of passengers for the Caledonian Sports, two of the leaders, on hearing the J Battery Band, became restive, and, no doubt, would have become unmanageable, if Mr Wilson had not kept them well in hand. The near leader twice made a frantic attempt to leap over his fellow-leaders, and his fore feet became fastened in their harness. He was liberated without much damage being done, and the team got away all right.

The departure of the Lochnagar has been delayed in consequence of some of her crew deserting. Captain Perriam has been under the necessity of placing himself in telegraphic communication with his agents in Napier, to send up some men in order that the supply may be made to equal the demand. The police are out in all directions. We heard that one of the deserters, in making his way up country, facilitated his locomotion by taking with him a horse of which he was not the rightful owner. However, having got clearly out of view of the main-topmast of the Lochnagar, he delivered the purloined steed to a passing Maori, with the instructions that the Pakeha owner would come along presently, but that the horse was not to be handed over excepting upon the payment of the fee of £l. The Native’s mind is “ dark ” upon the subject. It is one of the peculiarities pertaining to the Lochnagar that her sailors here take greater liberty than is ordinarily allowed. Indeed, if we. remember rightly, the good old ship herself once tried to get ashore. Since the above was written we learn that Capt. Perriam has got the complement of his crew, and sails for England to-day.