The Poverty Bay Standard PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. Tuesday, February 22, 1882.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1039, 21 February 1882, Page 2

The Poverty Bay Standard PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. Tuesday, February 22, 1882.

Mr. «1 'MRS Cattell, of Wellington, who has been instrumental in causing du-ing the past vear or two. FO'.ne Wellington capital for land buying pnrposiM to fl »w into this district, ' as been fortunate enough, during Ira recent visit to the Bay, to have completed his title to the Ruangarehu blo k. an area of ■ib nit 7.00 > acres, situated along the E ist Coast. It is a change from the unpleasant refrain t’ at has so long pervaded 11ansaeti n** in Native lands along the East Coast,

to learn t at s >me persons, at. Icaat. are among the chos m few who can complete their tides to lands for which they enter into nrgoti.-ition. While on this suhiect we may mention another case in which Mr. William Mrm, Mr. G rekn Fl ELD, Mr. Stlw’mit, ami Mr. Richard Finlay, all Wellington gentlemen favorably impressed with the distii.-t. who have been successful in obtaining rhe whole of the s'guaiures of t' e Native owners to a block of land of 37,D00 acres in t’is <listii t, during the pas* - day or two. It is so well known that the introdurti- n of capi’a! into t e Bay is absolutely ussential to its welfare t’ at the announcement lh.it certain gentlemen have he. n succc*4‘nl in paving the wav for the employment of labor cannot be ot ! erwise than a s »urce of gratification. Many of the ditlicul i s t'mt stood in the way of the settlement of the dis tri. t shad, we fondly hope, be soon removed. I'he Native is passing through a transition condition, and after years of experience, is beginning to realize 1 at the money of t' e Fake' a is absolutely required to he expend • i upon the virgin soil before the latter israpuble o’ being productive uf wealth either to on • race or the other.

By our mail notices it will be seen that the outgoing ’Frisco .Mail closes on Saturday next, at 7 p.m., instead uf Friday, as previously announced.

Mesos Carlaw Smith Co., request, that all entries for their sal.*, to take place at t e Waerenga-a-hika sale yards, on Thursday next, will be ma le before 11 a.m., on the day of sale, if possible.

Mr G. Heslop’s Prim and A.G., arrived from Napier uh Sunday morning last, by the as. Arawata, in c’ a ge of their trainer, they were landed safely and taken to the Masonic SlahL s.

Sir Cl arh-s M<*' f a’on was a passenger bv the Arawa'a to Gisborne, on Sunday morning last. Sir John O'S annessy, who was also a passenger to Auckland, proceeded thence to the Hut Springs.

Messrs t’ar'aw Smith and Co., announce in this morning's iseue that they will s*ll 2;() head of mixed raffle ;<t t eir xanle at Waen*nga a l-.iku, on Friday next, at 2 p.m., the dav after t r horse sale.

In t' e last issue of the TimM "Sir Launcelot,’’ the sporting contributor, writes:—"l am placed to hear flat Mr Allan M’Lraii' of Tuki Tuki, near Napier, purposes entering th»- taring arena, ami has engaged t e services > f C ■afi’e ns trailer. I can only hope that his colors may be attended with success, as were those of Judge Chrrkc In New South Wales, when ChaU’e presided over hie stable.”

Mr S. M. Wi'son, the popular proprietor of the Albion Club .Stables, notifies in t: is morning’s issue that, he will run his Five Horse Brake to the races on h >th days, leaving the » luh Hotel at. 10 am. The proprietor has a’so a numberof double and single buggies, and saddle I orsrs on Lire. Mr Wil-on is no’ed for keeping nothing hut good I acks in his stable, t -er.*fore anvone in want of a good horse fur the races, should apply earlv.

An inquest on the recent fire nt Napier resulted in an open verdict, there being absolutely no evidence to account f*r it. Detective Gia-e, referring to a common tumor, stated that Mr ' 'o’'en had sii I he helped the woman out of Faiis's window a minute before the fire. He (MrGra-e) lad questioned \lr Cohen, who at first said it was true, hut s:i • sequently he said that, on consideration he did not think he help’d any woman t ! rough any window ;in fa-t, he was sure he did nut.

We must remind <»ur readers not to forget the important sale of blood, racing, and other stock to h.« held at Waerenga a-hika. at noon, on Thursday, by Messrs Carlaw Smith <k ' ’o. Besides the horses already adverrised f.>r sal *, a number of entries of draught horses by such eirvs as Lord Glasgow. Honest. Tom. aid Windsor Cast's hare already been re -eived. besides a number of lia-’ks. A similar opportunity bis not been afl'oided in the Bay for some time, to both settlers and buyers, an I we hop-.* tl at such a sale will become an annual institution.

On Sunday morning last, Mr E. fl. Ward obtained permission from Mr Thompson to take his horse across the W ataui oka Bri Ige. He then proceeded to lea l his hors.*, a valuable one. across the Bridge, hut on arriving at the centre part w’ ere the wli.Je of the p'ai ks ar.’ not yet i>la<*ed down, his hois? met wit ; an extremely nastv a<*ci lent. Tn pa-sing over I lie narrow p!a> king the animal's hind leg slipped and losing his balance, got a |x»rii n of l>is hind quarter between the opening and the crosspieces Here the animal struggled at the imminent ri?k of breaking his leg. at all events becoming seiiouslv injured. Mr John .Ma er fortunately came to the rescue, and with a large piece of scantling succeeded in Lnering the beast out of its awkward po-ition. The animal’s hind leg was severelv grazed, but not so badly as to prevent Mr Ward pro- < e ’ding on his way.

A monkey witness is shortly to appear in a murder trial in an Indian Court at Sat'ara. A travelling showman, whose iitiug depended on five moi keys ami a g'>*’‘t, was recently murdered near a village, his troupe being Li led with the exception of une monkey, which ian up a tree ami watched t. e a-sassiii*» bu y his master ami companions. When a I was quiet, t !, e monkey ran uif to the “ pa’el ’ of the nearest village ami made him tin lers’and by signs that something was wrong. The “ pate I ” fo 1 wed the monkey, w' ich led him to the place where his master was buri’d, ami the murder was duly discovered. The monkey is now k?pt for the identification of the assassins, a plan which reeal s the timehonored history of the dog of Mantagis.— London Graphic

A southern contemporary states that before the close of the present year Sir Arthur Guidon will make l:i*» appearance as Minister fur England at. the Court of Denmark. A drawing eonlest between A. Dowden's bay horse and G. Ferguson's back mare took pal.-.’ in Ain- land lasi week ; thee, u .«? b. ii-g up Victoria s reet wit out stopping. Eac l-.ois.- had to diMA - one t<m. T e s'.ik.-* of C 5 ft side were won by Mr iJuwden, whose unim.d proved victorious. A chapter of accidents has been published by tc«e New Zealand Acci lent Irsuranee Company represent big the claims paid by them for the year ending loSl. amounting to t'-e large sum of t’2.Drt). The ductiin-.’lit is in hook f.>rm, and is given away. It. is a very interesting document. The Melbourne Jlerahl publishes a statement to the effe t that a man known a** T 1 o<. If 1 gar Oscar- Earlev. an old eo'ionis'. wi-odied recently in t'e Melbourne Hospital, ami received a piuper’s burial, 1 as been discovered to I ave been left property to the value of .£!<>.(> *>. Il is report (I t at be i« k own in Ireland, where all I.is r«-lati-n.s resi le, under the name uf Flaharty. He arrived in Victoria in IM9. A serious libel rase on’y jus* - escaned being dragged into Court, s.-iy.s an English eo'-res-p->mlent. In a rrr-*n» article under the head of " Queer Stories,’’ T h th gave a very slander ons sketch of the Princess Louisa, alleging s nne verv r ina k.ible reas ms for er declining to stop with the Marquis of Lorne. and (bagging out theol I story about Camm Du kwurtli. 'The Prince of Wales inslituted pro cefdings again*t Mr Lihoiic ere, ti e pro >- rirtor of T'itfh, on behalf uf his sister, ami t! eend wasacompromise.'tbe Prince obtaining a written ap-iogv, which he might show to anyone whom he liked. 'Th<‘other dav w.* r.Vreg ZriltVil intimated that that business hitherto carried on by .Mess s. G. W. Owen mi l Co. was about to hr extended by been formed into a public company. The prospectus ap- ■ ear* in mint' er column. Ti e cauital i-

fixed at £1Di)?m»0. in scares of I’2 each. Ou tip i iention 2s (id per s’ are has to he paid, on allotment an equal atnotinf. ami a similar sum each three months until tl per share is paid ui. Messrs (1. W. Owen and Co. sll to t'n* p •<»posed company the goodwill of the present business for 5 •(>.» shares. Cl paid up, ami t'ev :>!s > agree to fake I'l/MK) shares in the new company on the same terms as ot’ cr s' are holders, so su’e a t !, ey of the success uf the ptonused undertaking. New Zealand Accident Insurance Company. This Company, now in its third year of exi.'tonco. has made irrcat strides, having established branches all over the world. During the List twelve months they have paid away nearly £3OOO in claims to its policy holders. They have incorporated the Australasian Accident Assurance Association so that now the present company is theonly Accident Insurance Company in the Colonies. By Sa’ urday's steamer the I ravelling aient, Mr R. Levoi, arrived in Gisborne. whose mission is to give the Gisborne folk a full explanation of the superior claims the Company offer We understand that Mr Levoi intends, bcf.-re h avitiir. to [live a lecture on the subject, when no doubt he will be greeted withayood attendance. An excellent opportunity is now offered for makiny provision in case of accident befalling any persons whose I u-iness of life exposes them to such risks.