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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1153, 21 September 1882, Page 2

For some time past an unpleasant feeling has existed on the part of the Native owners of the Tokomaru Block towards Mr A. C. Arthur the lessee. The unpleasantness culminated about a week ag o in the natives driving the sheep off the run. The sheep were lambing at the time, and, as a matter of course, the proceedings of the natives could not have been more inopportune. On the receipt of the intelligence at Gisborne, Sergeant Bullen, accompanied by Constable Walsh, started off at once to Tokomaru, making the whole journey in one day, which speaks well for the sergeant’s equestrian activity, as the journey is ordinarily found to be tedious enough, considering the condition of thej?oad, when performed in even two days. A large amount of talking, accompanied by the usual bombast on the part of the natives, was indulged in. The matter will shortly come before the law courts, a number of the natives having been summoned for riotous conduct. Any one desirous of purchasing a fourroomed house in Palmerston Road and a quarter-acre section, well planted with trees, should make application to Messrs W. Ratcliffe and Co. Messrs W. Ratcliffe and Co. call for tenders for fencing upon the boundary line between the Papatu and Rakaukaka Blocks. Messrs Bond and Clark will be in attendance at the Bridge Hotel on Monday and Wednesday next at 10 a,m., for the purpose of showing any one desirous of tendering over the ground. Mr H. Lewis notifies that he has in his possession a bunch of keys which were found in Gladstone Road last evening. Messrs Parnell and Boylan announce they have a number of sheep shears of various descriptions, sharping stones of every variety and in fact every requisite for the shearing season. A glance at the advertisement will prove the truth of the above assertion. It is notified elewhere that ballots for £lOO in connection with the Gisborne Building .Society, will be taken on Monday evening, the 25th instant, at 7 o'clock. The Hon. Secretary and Treasurer of the Gisborne Library Chess Club notifies in another column of this evening's issue that entries for the “Chess Tournament" will close on Saturday next, the 23rd instant, at 1 o’clock in the afternoon. We would call special attention to the Rev. Mr Hill’s lecture this evening in connection with the Gisborne Library and Dramatic Club. The subject the rev. gentleman has chosen is tersely entitled “Alcohol.” Mr Hill has given proof of his ability to handle difficult subjects in a most pleasing form, and wo fool assured that all who attend will enjoy a really intellectual treat. As the admission is free there will doubtless be a large attendance. The opening night of the Gisborne Library Dramatic Club is announced for Friday evening next, and it is, we have learned, intended to make the inaugural entertainment a brilliant success. Songs will be rendered by Madame Stewart ana a host of amateur talent. To conclude the programme “Bombastea Furioso "isto be produced, We have been informed that there have been several rehearsals and that each performer is letter perfect in his part. At the* Resident Magistrate’s Court thia morning, before Matthew Price, Esq., Resident Magistrate, Haromi, a Native woman with a baby in her arms, surrendered to her bail. She was charged with being drunk in a public place in Gisborne yesterday. The offence was admitted, and his Worship fined her 10s, or in default 24 hours’ imprisonment with hard labor. His Worship read the accused a very severe lecture, and stated that it was the first time in his experience that a woman with a baby in her arms had ever been brought before him. It was very bad indeed, and lie was ashamed of her eonduuti The film WUH paid.