Poverty Bay Standard. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. Thursday, March 2, 1882.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1043, 2 March 1882, Page 2

Poverty Bay Standard. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. Thursday, March 2, 1882.

The Wairoa correspondent of the Napier Telegraph says large mobs of sheep are now travelling up this way to Poverty Bay. One thousand passed through last week, and two or three mobs are now on the way. We desire to remind our builders and contractors that the time fur closing tenders for the alterations and additions to the Masonic Hall has been extended to 12 o’clock, noon, this day week. Messrs Carlaw Smith & Co., held a horse sale at Tologa Bay, on Tuesday last, over 20 light hacks were submitted for sale, 12 of which changed owners ut satisfactory prices, varying from £5 to £lO. The manager of the Suffolk brewery, Christchurch, has been fined £2O for not affixing a duty stamp to a barrel of beer which he presented to the railway employes for their picnic. The New South Wales Manne Board inquiry into the loss of the steamer Fiona found that the evidence showed a good deal of drinking among the officers on the day of the accident.

A criminal libel action brought by Mr Sherwood against the Patea News, was dismissed without defence being called for. The Magistrate condemned such actions being brought where there was a remedy by civil law. Mr Edward Walker notifies to the public in our advertising columns that he has taken over the contract for the overland mail between Gisborne and Awanui. Any parcels and letters entrusted to his care will receive strict attention.

Messrs Combs & Co., drapers, corner of Gladstone Road and Peel-street, announce in our advertising columns that their establishment will be closed all day Friday, 3rd March, to allow them time to re-mark their stock. They will re-open again on the following day (Saturday).

We remind our readers of the concert and ventriloquial entertainment to be given this evening in the Masonic Hall by Lieut. Herman. After the performance there will be a select dance. As this is Lieutenant Herman’s last performance in Gisborne, we hope he will be greeted with a bumper house. Dr. A. J. Leggatt arrived by the Rotomahanaon Sunday last, and announces through our advertising columns that he can be consulted daily at Mr Stubbs’s, Gladstone Road, from 11 to 1. This gentleman comes to Poverty Bay well recommended, and he should have no cause to regret his determination to practice Ins profession in this district.

We learn that Mr J. Wallace’s store at Matawhero was broken into last Tuesday night and robbed of about £6O worth of goods consisting of drapery, tobacco and other articles. Information of the robbery was given to the police yesterday, and we trust to hear shortly that the thief or thieves have been captured. A charming little Hebe, who dispenses necter and Ambrosio in a caravansary on one of the great Goldfields (says a writer in the Australian), has devised a ingenious scheme to enable each married man amongst her devotees to deceive his wife truthfully. She manufactures a delicious effervescing drink, with or without stimulants, which has become very popular, and which is designated a Nothing.” Challengad by a suspicious spouse on returning home late, such a man avers, with emphasis, that duringft' e whole evening he has taking “ Nothing.” His wife naturally thinks it is the weather.

By an advertisement which appears in another column it will be observed that Messrs Mart in and Partington, Photographers, Auckland, have dissolved partnership, and for the future the business will be carried on by Mr Josiah Martin. Instantaneous photographs can now be obtained from this establishment at greatly reduced prices. Mr Martin’s drawing room portraits are printed by a new process, and are really worth inspection by those who desire a good picture. Children’s portraits and family groups arc also executed on the instantaneous principle, and at very low rates. Mr Martin has for sale some fine views of Auckland and the hot lakes.

A daring attempt to sot fire to Messrs. Parnell and Boylan’s Drapery Store was discovered in time to save a large block of buildings from being destroyed last Monday night, between 11 and 12 o’clock. It appears that the nightwatchman, Mr Hird, and Constable Farmer were in the vicinity of those buildings and noticed a strong smell of burning, and on looking about found it came from underneath the far end of the drapery store. A wide piece of timber, covered with paper and other rubbish was thrust well under the building and set on fire. A few buckets of water soon extinguished it, or otherwise another disastrous fire would have occurred.