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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1163, 30 September 1882, Page 2

We notice this morning the red flag was hoisted on the top of the pew premises being built for the Union Bank of Australia in the Gladstone Road. The contractors Messrs McConnichie and Flatt, have, until within the last few weeks, been most unfortunate in having bad weather to contend with, but they have been successful in placing the first rafter on the roof of the building this morning. This was the occasion of the flag being hoisted. This flag is commonly known amongst builders as the “beer flag,” and we have reason to believe that the bunting was not floated in the breeze in vain. We congratulate the contractors on their efforts to complete the building under such adverse circumstances, and we hope that the present weather may continue, in order to permit them to finish their contract.

When the bell it goes ringing for “ Sarah, you hear the youngsters say—- “ How about the widow,” in a most peculiar way. They evidently mean something for they yabber just like parrots ; But the onlv thing we overheard was “ Buy your Boots at GA RHETT'S.— (Advt).

A meeting of the Gisborne Lawn Tennis Club was held last evening, at the Albion Club Hotel, as advertised. There were present Messrs Tabuteau (in the chair), Gou’d, T. Morgan, F. T. Morgan, Pavitt, Skeet, and Goudy. Rules previously drawn up at the last Committee meeting of the Club were submitted to members and passed with slight alterations. It was decided that this should be considered the annual general meeting of the Club, and that the annual subscription be £1 Is, payable on October Ist, without any entrance fee, and that members who have already paid £2 2s, besides those ladies who have already paid their subscriptions of 10s 6d be considered as having paid their subscription for the ensuing year. Messrs Moynahan and Glym were elected, and Mr Tabuteau. consented to his election as Secretary in the place of Mr Gould, resigned. After some general remarks as to the necessity of repairing the fences and courts and of making a gate at the corner of the Club ground, a vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the meeting. We would again remind our readers who are fond of Wedding an oar that the aunual meeting of the Rowing Club takes place to-night at the Masonic Hotel. We have learned that there is at present in the Bay an ex-stroke oar of the Ponsonby Rowing Club, and he, no doubt, will prove to be a very useful member should he join the Club. Mr C. J. Barker, the spirited and enthusiastic trwelling agent for the New Zealand Government Life Assurance Department is apparently doing a good stroke of business, and he is likely to do a deal more before he leaves Gisborne. Mr Barker has takeh up his quarters at the Albion Club Hotel, where he will reside until his departure for the south. Mr Barker’s energetic nature is a sufficient guarantees that the Company will so far as this district be a success.

As we p--edicted the bad at Ormond last evening in Ttree’s Hall was a gigant’c success. A number of ladies and genJemen from town we v e p esent, and eaeh and all thoroughly enjoyed themselves keeping up the mazy dance until the “ wee short hours ayont the twal.” The music was suppled during the first po/l’on of the evening by Mr Higgins and his son, and afterwards by Mr C. O. Thompson. The catering was exI cePent and gave universal sat’sfact’*on. Mr •Joseph Cooper acted as Master of Ce’emonies, and is to be highly complimented ; upon the satisfactory manner in which he carried the onerous duties of his office. There were no cases for hearing at the , Resilient Magistrate’s Court this morning. I The tenders for drains and other work at j Patutahi, called for by Mr G. Rymer, close | on Monday next. Mr E. K. Brown, the energetic Treasurer of the Poverty Bay Hospital made, made a ' raid upon the subscription boxes iu the . hotels and banks this morning, and succeeded in extracting £2 4s 8d in aid of the funds. j A gold mounted hair bracelet has been j lost, and the finder is requested to return ! it to Messrs Good Bros. Messrs Carlaw Smith and Co. report that the horse sale to-day was well attended, but that the bidding was not spirited, and in fact horses were difficult to quit. The natives at Waioeka (Opotiki) have thirteen carvers constantly employed in building a new bouse, which is to be 60ft. long and 40ft. wido. The carving is being j done under the superintendence of the chief I Hera Te Popo. i The Rev. J. Hill purposes holding Divine service at Matawhero, in the school-room at 3 o’clock. Mr Bourke informs us that he received a cable from the Directors of the South Pacific Petroleum Company to-day to send Mr Weaver, the practical borer, over to Sydney on business connected with a new engine, which is required for driving the heavy tools to be used in the new boring. Mr Weaver will probably return by the Te Anau, bringing the new appliances with him. An exchange publishes the following as a fact :—“A W anganui gentleman was in New Plymouth the other day collecting a few small Accounts, on which business he entered a well-known hostelry, and introduced the i subject to mine host, who, being partly an invalid for the time being, requested his son, a little fellow of nine summers, to write out a cheque for the amount (which was named) This order was speedily executed, and the father put out his hand for the cheque, say- ; ing, “ Give it to me, and I will sign it,’’ ' but imagine his surprise when the son said, “ Oh. you needn’t trouble, pipa. J have * signed it myself.”