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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1129, 24 August 1882, Page 2

The largest shipmc'nt of Newcastle coal ever yet received in Gisborne direct from the mines, came by the brigantine ‘‘ Energy ” this morning, consigned to Messrs Kennedy and Bennett, who are making a huge reduction in prices. This firm have also ’receive;! about 4JO cords of firewood from Mr McDougall’s bush at Ormond, and will now be prepared to execute orders in quantities to suit customers. Yesterday some 4or cords were brought in by bullockdrays. and is really good and suitable wood for household purposes. Doing a kindness to a fellow man often leads one into tnmb’c, and an advertisement which appeared in our issue of yesterday relative to the sale of horses under a writ of Ji. Ja. is an exemplification of this. We are pleased to state that the monetary trouble has been settled ami that the subsequent proceedings will interest the public no more. The ailvaiitagc-; of advertising in the Standard were evidenced clearly this morning. A gentleman inserted an advertise, m: nt of tne loss of a puzzle ring in last night/, issue, an I this morning the ring w forthcoming. xap. The ease of Huitoj- v. Bank of New South \\ ah . whi* h d.imag;--. vtlaid al £SOiH! tor wrongful conversion of machinery ami gooih, was heard nt Wellington, before His Honor the Chief Justice and a Special Jury. A full report of the proceedings* in the Supreme ( ouvt will shortly be issued in the form of a pamphlet, 1500 copies of which will be distributed through the centres of population in New Zealand and the .sister Colonies. fxlr < o egg, tlie lessee of the Turungaiiui I’trry. has werkinx at the foot of the spring at the end of the Gladstone Read, two minhtuix’ watv?-wheels v. hid., although Koniewhat w:’.l give an •■•■-.vcllcJit i=’« a t ; - ?rr.<- «.f ■•.nr Eeal!? horn As there is a coutirmoiu stream the whee ls are kept in motion tino iguoni the day. The Gisixnnp S’rhool Cliihiren’sConeei t, io be held this evening, promises to be r. gravel success, fully T3<) having already been gathered bv the sale < f tickets. Certainly the young ladies ar.d gentlemen to whom the tr<k n? «• ii» <■) th' i rd “ •-pc:: Ed •• • /'-I' ■ fuitc ell. 4he doc-r.-wil’ : mned .it 7.30, mil th ter to •’?«. tn at will •' inntnef to«\l '•<

i Mr D. M. Oit and Mr Frazer, who manages I the coal and firewood department of the I business recently secured by the former gentleman, are daily expecting shipments of coal from Auckland and Napier. We are informed that in addition to the stock of coal expected, arrangements have been made by which an unlimited supply of firewood will be constantly kept on hand. The host of the “Argyll ’’ is noted for his witicisms, ami there was an opportunity afforded him last evening which secured a really good roar of laughter. An argument was going on as to “ time ” when it so hap- ' pencil that two persons entered the room, i The proprietor immediately said “ wellgen--1 tiemen I can settle the whole question at i once, here’s Day and here’s Knight, and if | between the two they don’t make up the 'twenty-four hours, I'm a Dutchman.” | The only two cases set down for hearing | at the sitting of the R.M. Court to-morrow i are : Bank of N.S. Wales v. Hurrey, and • Grey v. Dwyer. ' The following should have been placed j under the head of sporting but is not, howI ever : two sports disported themselves last evening in a manner which rendered amuse- ■ ment to a few but occasioned the profound contempt of one. She was a lady walking calmly along the footpath in Lowe-street when suddenly the burly form of an ex sea captain came into violent contact with her and she screamed. Our übiquitous reporter was immediately on the spot and gives the following account from information received. The night was calm, rude Boreas had given his lungs a spell, tho’ stars shone out and all ' was peaceful. Two adipose individuals, one ■ who combines leather with whiskey and the I other previously mentioned ex sea captain ' were disputing about a small sum of money | —four and sixpence. Eventually it was ; agreed that they would race for it from the I corner of Dickson's recent temporary pr mises to the Gisborne Hotel. They started i each man getting away well. The leather j and whiskey man took up the outside running and the ancient mariner the inside, but just before reaching the goal the latter j collided with the aforesaid feniale, and weigh- | ing as he does some fourteen stone, sent the i lady right through a fence. Forgetting all i about the four and sixpence he, in a most I gentlemanly manner, stopped to render assistance and apologise, and in the meantime his opponent had won. Place aux dames is the motto of the seafaring man for the future, and four and six., that of the leather and whiskey man.

The Fire Brigade assembled for practice last evening, and used the small engine, which has lately been repaired by Mr G. Humphreys. The men were afterwards drilled by Capt. Winter. Subsequently a meeting was held, and seven new members were proposed. It was decided to send to Melbourne for 300 feet of hose, and two nozzles for the small engine.

An elderly gentleman in earnest conversation with two or three literary stars relative to the merits of the respective journals of ; this town, made the remark, “I know J something about so-and-so” (referring to j the Editor of the Standard). This pleasant I old party can put what he knows in his . pipe and smoke it. We never disguise our I actions, and tne old party may rest assured , that whatever we choose to do we shall, as ' we have always done, do in the face of adverse , opinion and the risk of his “knowing about j it. We don’t care a red cent, for him jor anyone else as far as that goes. Old i ladies shouid’t be talkative. It’s foolish of ‘ them !

By a telegram received this morning from Wellington it will be seen that Mr Allan McDonald, M.H.R., has been successful in getting the Gisborne Harbor Board Bill through the local committee this morning. The Land Division and the Land Act Amendment Bill were passed last night. Mr McDonald has had no slight difficulty with the Harbor Board Bill, and is to be congratulated on the result of his efforts.

The magnificent bullock dray refeired to by us yesterday as being turned out by Mr (4. Humphreys, was built by him to the order of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company, and is certainly a splendid specimen of local workmanship. It is awaiting an opportunity for shipment to Awanui. It is to be hoped that Mr A. McDonald M.H.R., will keep his eye to windward re Mr Bryce’s Native Land Sale Amendment Act. If it becomes law it will override all the good which has been forshadowed by Mr McDonalds and Mr Bryces Bills affecting subdivision of Native Lands. It wants watching.

The long-established partnership between Messrs Fraser and Tiune is dissolved, the business being continued by the former. Mr Theodore F. S. Tinne was a passenger, en route for England, by the mail steamer.

A return or moneys paid to Crown Solicitors, Crown Prosecutors, and others, for 12 months ending arch 31st, 1882, ha. l ; been laid on the tabic of the House, it gives the following amounts : —Auckland Brookfield, £199 7s6d; Williamson. £396654d. Napier

Cotciil, £69 Gs. Gisborne- Rogan, £.’>6 4s Sd ; .Nolan, £32 17s Sd. New Plymouth Standish, £209 Os 2d. Patea— Barleyman, £5B 14s. Wanganui Fitzherbcrt, £224 19s. Wellington Bell, £234 Ils 4d. Nelson — Pell. £39 Gs Bd. Blenheim Sinclair, £l4 9s Bd. Hokitika Soutii, £96 Is ; Perkins, £44 9s4d, Christchurch—Duncan, £369 17s. Timaru—White, £157 19s 7d. Oamaru— Hislop, £l3 0s Bd. Dunedin—Haggitt, £464 JOsSd. Invercargill—Macdonald, £l5O 10s 4d. Expenses of witnesses, £5873 K--9d.—A”. Z. Times. Switzerland has 1594 miles of railroad, representing over 200,000,900 dollars of capital. These railroads do not pay well ; some have paid no interest for years. Over 13,900 persons arc employed. Accidents arc fevr. Mr William Holland has engaged for the Alhambra, in London, a remarkable German giantess, named Marian, who, though only 16 years of age, stands eight feet two inches in her stockings, and what is more alarming, is still growing. She was to make her first appearance as Queen of the Amazons in “ Bubii and Bijou ” on the Sth July. One ground on which a proof of debt in a bankrupt estate was throv. n aside as informal at the District Court was that an erasure had been made in the jurat or affidavit appended to the declaration of indebtedness. In the printed form were the words “ one thousand eight hundred and seventy,” and the creditor had struck hi-j pen through the last word and substituted the number of tiie current year. The rules of the Court declare invalid any proof of debt in which an interlineation or erasure is made, anti so by transgressing in this simple manner the creditor forfeited all right to appeal- in Court ami The American Consul at /Vucklund, Mr G. \V. Gritiin. was one of the paasc-ngor?, by the Nan I'ran-. ::?-G mail boat tiie oth; ;• day. Mr Giima v. i:i epwid some time in Y/nshing/ ton. an<l will his relatives in the s.tate o: Kentucky. It is probable, v.e believe, that New Zeelar. l will soon be erected into a Comif-Genci akb.ip by the States, and the station of this otlicer be- fixed at Auckland. 'l’Le land agitation in Scotland is spreading. The I’armcvs’ Alliance of Aberdeenshire number.; nc irlv 7909. At a recent meeting, held at Aberdeen, n« omniittee xx .is appointed D* '..u; upon Mi < ihi'istonc ami explain to ?:! !! t : ■_ >!> ■• ‘‘V fi r ."!• jimiV. di.'fr

At the Priory Church of Brecon, a beautiful eastern window and memorial brass has been erected by the officers of the 24th Regiment (now styled the South Wales Borderers) to their comrades who fell at Isandula and Rorke’s Drift. The names of 22 officers, who fell at Rorke’s Drift and Isandula, and of 655 men, are inscribed on the memorial. At a meeting of the Soutii Australian farmers held at Quorn, it was resolved to send Mr J. White as delegate to Victoria, New South A Vales, and New Zealand, for the purpose of inquiring into the land laws of those Colonies in order that the farmers might judge which it is most desirable to emigrate to. Detective Farrell is now petitioning the Legislative Council for compensation, or that he might be reinstated.

Shares in the St. Helier’s Bay and TramI way Company are being rapidly applied for, and the Company will it is believed, be fully floated without difficulty. Rather an amusing little incident occurred between Sir George Grey and the Hon. Johnny Martin. The latter, who always has his coat adorned with something floral, met the knight of Kawau. The latter said “Ah ! I Martin, I see you have digosma.” Johnny was taken all aback, coughed, spluttered, and said, “ Yes, I have had it rather severe for a couple of days. The following account of the trade of the Suez Canal during hist year shows how vast is the proportion of British vessels using the canal over those of all other nations :—Belgian, 13 ships ; Russian, 20 ; German, 49 ; Spanish, 46 ; Italian, 51 ; Austrian, 65; Dutch, 70 ; French, 109 ; eight other countries contributing unitedly 43 ; British, The London “ World ” is responsible for i the following story : —“On a recent Sunday the Bishop of Liverpool went to preach at the evening service in a large church in the diocese. The second lesson appointed for the day happened to be in the chapter in Timothy in which he is directed to be ‘ the husband of one wife.’ As Dr. Ryle happens to be the husband of a third wife, the obsequious incumbent thought that lie might feel disconcerted, so, in the plenitude of his servility, he ordered the curate not to read the proper lesson, but to choose another chapter.” The Salvation Army have commenced a new movement. “A corps” marched in j military fashion to St. Paul's Church, Stoke j Newington, and joined in the usual Church I of England service. The responses were given 'with “ unusual energy “ a running comI mentary of ejaculations accompanied the • reading of the Lesson.” During the sermon i the observations of the preacher “elicited I frequent approving exclamations from the ' Salvationists, who, on gaining the street, ; struck up their favourite songs, and marched i back to their local quarters.” | Evictions and outrages continue in Ireland i (says a Home paper), and at a meeting o : the Limerick Board of Guardians, 282 of Lord Cloncurry’s evicted tenantry applied for and obtained outdoor relief. Michael Davitt has >een travelling among the western highlands, and over a district of 70 miles found that half the population had been evicted during the last few years. From Corraroe to Clifden the country is being rapidly depopulated, emigration agents inducing evicted tenants to leave for America. Great reluctance is shown to go, especially as the emigrants are mostly landed in eastern cities of the States, wholly unprovided for. During the past week, however, 2000 persons have left the province of Munster alone, for America.

| It is stated in an English journal that at a I recent sale of rabbits the enormous sum of £4O was given for one of those little animals. Of course it was a rabbit of famous breed, but it seems an exorbitant price to pay for so insignificant an animal. One cannot wonder that a large sum should be paid for Jumbo when a rabbit fetches so much. According to Mr Evelyn Ashley, the Colonial Office has received no official information as to the dealings of the New Zealand Government with the Maori chief Te Whiti since the report received of his committal for trial in December last on a charge of sedition. Her Majesty’s Government do not consider it advisable to offer to intervene in the disputes with the Natives of the West i Coast. That is a matter which the Under j Colonial Secretary very justly remarked lies I within the province of the Colonial Parliaj ment and Government. What is the good i of giving a colony responsible government if ' it is not to deal with internal disputes ? In reply to a question put by Mr Brogden, who I is looking remarkably well after his long I visit to New Zealand, Mr Ashley said the Government had not received the text of Sir Arthur Gordon’s speech at the opening of Parliament in May last, but the press telegram, which was all that had arrived, indicated that the course contemplated was not continued detention of Te Whiti in prison, but only prohibition to visit ami agitate a particular district. Papers would be given if the lion, member pressed for them, but there would be some delay till the arrival of ' the documents from New Zealand, which | would make the action of the New Zealand ! Government fully understood.— Auckland j 6'Zt/r.