Poverty Bay Standard. Published Every Evening. GISBORNE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1882.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1166, 4 October 1882, Page 2

Poverty Bay Standard. Published Every Evening. GISBORNE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1882.

While thoroughly agreeing with the Rev. Mr. Hill th.it the abuse of alcoholic liquors, as referred to in his lecture, is without the shadow of a doubt, the origin and ro.»t of a large portion of crime and misery, and is in itself a sin against all law, moral and divine ; i we would urge that, although a crime, it is | by no means the most heinous, or the .one ! which requires most the actual cautery, more especially in small places. Drunkenness produces criminals while under its influence. and destroys moral feelings afterwards, and by that means the misery accruing to unhappy wives, neglected children, and criminal husbands is produced. But in the statistics of notorious criminals such as forgers, swindlers, usurers, and even murderers, we find that ninety-nine per cent, have been men of remarkably abstemious habits. The man who conceives a great scheme to rob. swindle, or murder must keep i his brain clear, and his tongue still, to ensure ! the completion of his scheme, and provide I against the chances of detection. These we • conceive are the people who require the at- ! tention of the community at large equally 1 with the drunkard, who requires protecting , more against himself than against others. • But the astute and wary secret criminal, : posing perhaps in the role of respectability while practising the most damnable of sin against his fellow man who is almost defenceless by reason of his ignorance and credulity, is the"man who wants looking after. The ; Benevolent Boolcrs of respectability ; the Uriah Heeps of commerce ; wolves in sheeps’ j clothing, caring little who they despoil so j long as the spoil goes into their own pockets. I Witness the Strahan Paul and Bates’firm, | the Agra and Masterman directory, the Royal British Bank, Messrs Geo. Bullinger, John Durden, Fkoggatt, Lambrt. Lamson, and others whose name is almost legion. Forgers, swindlers, usurers, and murderers whose cloak of benevolent Christianity served to hide from the public gaze for years on years the loathsome, festering, and rotten mind of depravity and pitiless wickedness within the man. Not one of these men were d u ikards ; true they are only a few, but we could fill every column of this paper ten times | ,ver with like instances that are recorded, while for those that have never been exposed the united newspapers of England and France would not afford sufficient space to record their names. Drunkenness is a leader up to crime and misery, but envy, hatred, malice, usury, and all uncharitableness are direct producers of those results in their very worst aspect. Tha< - drunkenness must and should be reprobated is undeniable, but we must i certainly award the premium for criminality to persons who have been singularly moderate , if not totally abstemious, in the use of alco- ■ holic liquors.

The drain in Cobden-street is rapidly approaching completion, and will no doubt be i most useful in draining the higher portion of the land thereabout. The work in connection with the Recreai tion Ground as to forming a good wicket for the coining cricket season is rapidly progres- , sing. The pitch has been carefully and skil- | fully sodded, we believe, by Mr Davis, and , will shortly be fit for use. The Poverty Bay , Cricket Club members are deserving of credit j for the energy they have displayed. We may mention that the veteran actor I Johnny Hall will in all probability pay a 1 visit to Gisborne very shortly with his talen- ; ted little company. -Johnny has been playi iug down South and has made a great hit in “The Guvnor.” He has just taken unto 1 himself an excellent and estimable lady as i his wife, viz.. Miss Grey, and we hope that in Johnny’s own phraseology in his ever to I be remembered character of “ Rip Van : Winkle " that they may both “ live long 1 and prosper.” The late Mrs Hall (Miss ' Emily Wiseman) was not only an excellent ' actress, but a good, kind, and affectionate j wife, and she was deeply regretted, and left ! a number of friends to lament her loss. We I shall hail with pleasure Johnny's advent in i Gisborne, and we have not the slightest j doubt that he and his talented wife and comj pany will be heartily received. Last evening every member of our start was pestered with enquiries as to the result of the Napier races. We were somewhat disappointed ourselves, as arrangements had been made by which we could have secured to our readers a reliable report of the results. Unfortunately we were unable to do so. During the evening there was great excite- . ment and news was eagerly sought for. As * will, however, be seen in our sporting column ! a full report appears this evening. ! The Whataupoko Bridge is at cross pur- : poses with somebody. Mr Davies, who i built the bridge, not having yet been paid I for it, refuses to allow it to be used until he , has been satisfied. It appears that the New i Zealand Land Settlement Company had en--1 tercd into arrangements with Mr Davies rc- ! garding the taking over of this bridge, and were rather premature in assuming control : over it. The matter is in the hands of Messrs Kenny and Finn, who, doubtless, will : arrive at a solution of the vexed question

which will be satisfactory to both parties. At present the bridge is swung open and a notice posted that there is “no thoroughfare.” This will be singularly inconvenient to residents on the other side* of the 'J’aruheru. Attention is called to the notification elsewhere of the opening by Mr J. East, Upper Gladstone Road, of large, new, and varied consignments of ladies* summer goods, which have been carefully selected by Mrs East, having due regard to suitability of price and utility. Laues, Nets, Guipure, Corsets, Hosiery, Underclothing, and Children’s Goods form only a small portion of the long list of goods which Mrs East has been at great pains to select to the greatest possible advantage, and now offers to the Ladies of Poverty Bay on terms which cannot fail to ensure custom. Prince Victor Napoleon begins his “ volontariat ’’ in November. The Prince will probably serve the early portion of his term in an Artillery regiment. Miss Jennie Nye’s Variety Company is perfonning in the Northern VVairoa districts to good houses. Mr J. K. Scott, late of this town, is musical conductor. The company propose visiting the Waikato and Thame districts prior to their departure south. It is not at all unlikely that they will call in hero and play for a few nights, and no doubt they M ill meet with the success which this talented little company deserves. The Native Preparatory College recently erected in Cobden-street is not only a credit to the architect, Mr Finneran, and the builder, Mr Berry, but a credit to the Ven. Archdeacon Williams, whose whole heart and soul appears evidentlj’ to be in the work which lie has undertaken. The building is not alone commodious but ornamental, and is a handsome adornment to the street. Speaking of the work, we can only state it has been well and faithfully executed, and the veiy best of kauri timber supplied ; of the design, that it is particularly tasteful and well planned ;and ofthe founder of the College that the thanks not only of uur dusky friends b'uu oi wkolo doiinnunity arc due to hitil

All persons interested in the forthcoming ' Flower Show are requested to keep the schedule issued with this evening’s paper. Good and substantial prizes will be awarded to each exhibit and the same will be made known publicly, at an early date.—)Advt). A visit to the Gisborne Government School is one which every parent should now and again make. The children evidently appreciate their tutors, and the latter equally value the brain power, although incipient, over which they have control. To Mc.-srs ‘ Morgan and Bull the greatest praise is j due for the manner in which they k-vc i induced the youngsters to “read, in;-k, i and learn.'? At the school-house yesterday ; we were shown a map of New Zealand e\e- I cuted by Master Andrew Ross, which is not | only tastefully and artistically drawn, bur is ! also finished in «a manner which would do credit to a draughtsman of very many more I years experience. Under the leadership of the Very Ih v. | Canon Monaghan, about fifty of the leading i Roman Catholics of Nottingham started, on | Thursday. 3rd August, on a pilgrimage to I St. Winifred’s Well, in Wales, with the object of praying at that ancient British shrine for the restoration to health of the in- | fant Earl of Arundel and Surrey, the only | child of the Duke and Diu-hess of Norfolk, j who some few months back made an uns.ic- i cessful pilgrimage for the same object to the i shrine of “Our Lady of Lourdes.” Another fire-bell is imperatively by m.uiy The present one, in uonsequem e of an accident, is simply a “ nothing.” It has neither sound nor tone, and the to.vn might be burnt down and lives lost witkmit warning. Property holders and insurance agents know the value of outside service:-, and it is not too much to ask that a really i good bell should be provided. ■ Messrs \\ . Ratcliffe and Co., notify by ad- ' vertisement that on and after Wednesday, j the 18th October, they will hold fortnightly ! sales of stock at the yards adjoining Stug ’ gall's Bridge Hotel, at Matawhero. Persons i having stock to dispose of are requested to i communicate with Messrs W. Ratcliffe and I Co., as early as possible. There is good pudI docking accommodation attached to the yards i and every attention will be given to the ! classification of stock so as to afford the be.-.t ; opportunities for their disposal. On the 18th • of September some really first-class beef an<l mutton, and some valuable store stock will be offered to the public, of which particulars ; will be given in a future issue. If enterprise and energy are deserving of success, Messrs W. Ratcliffe and Co. will get on in the world beyond the shadow of a doubt. The Fire Br igade last evening had a bene- ; fit. A cry of “fire” resounded through the town, but nothwithstanding that the tirebell rang out the alarm, very few members turned ' up. There was a great to do, and Herculean I efforts were made to jam the pole of the big engine into the socket of the little one. The members of the Brigade present, although , deserving credit for their prompt attendan e, ! are evidently not yet as efficient as we would ! like to see them. i Mails for N >ier, per Oreti. will close at , 11 a.m., D-mo -ow (Thur-doy) morning. The Borough reserve, secured by Mr I). , M. Orr from Mr Hugh Fraser, is rapidly ' showing that it is to be vastly improved. A fence has been erected round the place, and a two-storied building is rapidly anI proaching completion. Mr Fraser, who . manages for Mr Orr, is constantly in attendance in connection with the business which , is elsewhere advertised. ! We are very glad to see that Mr Alexan--1 der Wyllie, who received some severe injuries 1 when thrown from his horse on .Sunday the : Istinst., has been able to walk into town I this morning. He has been very ably atten- ‘ ded to by Dr. Leggatt, and no doubt will be perfectly recovered in a few days and able ; to resume his usual duties. The Journalists of London have resolved to establish a Club to be exclusively composed i of Members of the Press. i A committee meeting of the Gisborne Rowi ing Club was held last evening at Mr D. : Page’s, Masonic Hotel. There was a pretty ■ fair attendance of members. It was resolved that the opening of the boating season take place on the 21st of this month, when all ' owners of boats are expected to take part in the procession. Messrs. Ratcliffe and Pavitt ■ were unanimously appointed delegates fm i conferring ami acting with the committee ol i the Poverty Bay Hospital, in order that the : funds of that institution may be augmented. 1 Several accounts were passed for payment. 1 A meeting will be held next week, of which : due notice will be given, for the purpose oi I settling the programme, which will be duly ! announced. The meeting after some conver- , sation adjourned.