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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1170, 9 October 1882, Page 2

The second lecture by the Rev. J. Hill c,n the Tabernacles will be delivered in the School-house on Tuesday the 9th instant, at 7.30 p.m.—Adyt. Mr R. Hill Fisher, Manager for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, limited, announces in our advertising columns that on the 28th November next, he has received instructions from Mr D. G. McKay to sell by public auction at Parnell and Boylan’s Hall, 1000 acres of agricultural land, being part of the Waihau block. As the laud is the choicest in that part of the district there is no doubt that it will fetch a good price. The property will be sold in one lot, and is subject to a mortgage of £750. It adjoins the Government township of Waihau, about 35 miles from Gisborne.

The Excelsior Dancing Assembly, will meet To-morrow Evening in Porter’s Hall, instead of Wednesday evening, their usual night of assembly.

The plastering work in connection with the new Union Bank has been commenced, and the building will very shortly be completed. The English Government arc negotiating for a European Conference on Egyptian affairs, to be held in London. Colonel Valentine Baker has proposed to the Egyptian Government to recruit the army by the enlistment of Albanians. Fifty members of the Indian forces are to receive medals personally from the Queen. The health of the Army in Egypt is generally bad. The Queen will visit Cannes shortly.

The daggers used in the Phcenix Park tragedy have been discovered in Dublin. The police believe that ten persons are concerned in the murders, and that they are still concealed in Ireland. Messrs W. Ratcliffe and Co. announce in another column of our paper that they are prepared to take risks on behalf of the Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand, at their offices, Gladstone Road, where forms of application can be obtained. This Company we have learned in other towns in New Zealand, is becoming highly popular, and in Auckland particularly is doing a most profitable business.

Mr W. Adair advertises in our issue of Saturday last, a very large quantity of the newest and most fashionable class of spring and summer goods, including some of the latest novelties in ladies’ dresses and other articles of feminine attire too numerous to mention. The stock just arrived to the order of Mr William Adair is well worthy the attention and inspection of the fair dames of Gisborne aud the surrounding district. All the stock which is just to hand, has been selected from the very first houses, and will well repay a visit to that gentleman’s establishment, as he has spared no pains or expense in securing the very best articles which he will sell at the cheapest rates consistent with obtaining a fair profit. As the summer is fast approaching we should advise all the ladies to pay Mr vdair a visit, and no doubt they will come away delighted after viewing all the latest fashions, and their purses will be greatly relieved on leaving Mr Adair’s emporium. At Mr William Walsh’s farm at Makaraka is to be seen a “ lusus nature ” in the shape of a four-legged chicken. This peculiar bird may be described at being double backed ana double hipped. It is perfectly healthy and although it oniy uses two of its extremities for the purpose of locomotion the remaining pair are naturally formed. We understand that Mr N. T. Clarke, late Under-Secretary in the Native Office, has taken to himself a room in the Government buildings for use as an office. Wo are unaware what brings Mr Clarke into our midst, but wo conjecture it is something in connection with a commission appointed to enquire into certain old native claims and titles. Mr Clarke has certainly got his work cut out if such is the case. Ho will have ample raw material to work upon. Let us hope we may be able to congratulate him on the result of his labors, to which cleaning the Augean stable appears ridiculously easy in comparision.

By the Southern Cross, Mr W. Smith of Patutahi has imported a very handsome young bull calf, bred by Mr H. Twig, of Putney Grange, in Hawke’s Bay, and also a particularly fine ram, bred by Mr Thomas Tanner of Riverstead, in the same district. It is always pleasing to notice the efforts our settlers are making to improve the quality of their stock, and we congratulate Mr Smith upon the safe arrival of the two animals.

When people were returning from the churches on Sunday evening, and had occasion to pass down Custom House Street, they received several nasty knocks through coming in contact with the timber stacked in the middle of that road. There were no lights to point out the danger, und as the night was dark, several people came to grief.

There was only one tender for the works advertised by Mr P. H. Bourke, the Manager of the South Pacific Oil Springs, to-day, and it wu« decided not to accept it.

At the 'l’nist Commissioners Sitting this morning, before M. Price Esq., Trust Commissioner, a conveyance of certain land from Te Kate to the Trustees in G. E. Read’s Estate, was signed. Throe statutory declarations were made before the Trust Commissioner by native vendors, and were passed.

By inadvcrtance whilst paragraphing the importation of the three highly bred bulls and the grand heifer, the credit was given to Messrs T. and S. Morrin, whereas to T. E. R. Bloomfield Esq, the kudos should have been awarded.

The Rev. C. M. Pym, the Episcopalian revivalist, has been asked to accept the charge of Gisborne Parish, Poverty Bay, and it is thought that he will accept. The Khedive in person has decorated Admiral Sir Beauchamp Seymour. There were no cases for hearing at the Resident Magistrates Court this morning, either Criminal or civil.

The Taruheru Bridge difficulty is not yet fixed up, so the residents on the northern side of the river are still suffering a great deal of inconvenience. How the question will ultimately be settled remains in abeyance for the present. Messrs Harries and Lincoln were the successful tenderers for the erection of the store for Messrs Win. Ratcliffe and Co., the price being £478, independent of the concrete floor and several other extras.

Mr William Reeves, the manager of the “ Lyttelton Times” and “ Canterbury Times” was a passenger from the South by the U.S. Co.’s s.s. Wairarapa yesterday for the North. Mr Peter Cunningham, of the firm of Peter Cunningham and Co., large grain merchants of Christchurch and Lyttelton, was also a passenger. Mr J. Sheehan, the member of the House of Representatives for the Thames, was also a passenger by the new steamer. Mr Sheehan came ashore and expressed himself gratified at the evident progress of the district.

The residents of Gisborne were somewhat astounded on Saturday last, by noticing on the top of the new Union Bank premises a peculiar flag—a pair of pants with the pockets turned inside out. We naturally made enquiry and discovered that there is an existing rule amongst bricklayers that when the chimneys are “topped ” the hands are invited to drink by the owner of the property, or his representative. This not having been done, “hence this thusness.” To day this singular decoration has been removed as the rule was complied with aud the boys engaged refreshed themselves.

It is on the tapis that the employes of Mr McConnichie and Mr Gough will shortly give a variety entertainment in aid of some charity, assisted by local talent. Mr E. O’Hare, who has been associated with several amateur companies in Auckland, arrived with Mr Gougn on Saturday lust, and will no doubt be a valuable acquisition to the combination. We also hear that Mr J. R. Scott is taking an interest in the matter. The new Union Company’s boat is really a great acquisition to their fleet of splendid steamers. She is a grand vessel, and is fitted up with all the latest improvements. Captain Chatfield, who is a very old officer of the company, is held in very high esteem, and the officers arc most civil and obliging. We quite enjoyed our trip on board yesterday, and the visitors from Gisborne were most cordially treated, and evidently enjoyed their visit to this grand steamer. The electric light is a grand invention, and the fittings for the same must be seen to be appreciated. The cabins, the saloon, and tho social hall, are all excellently fitted up in the most approved fashion, and with the latest improvements. The paneling especially calls for particular mention, the work being beautifully executed. We congratulate the company on the arrival Jin Now Zealand of such a splendid steamer, and we wish them every success. Our Gisborne townspeople should take an opportunity of seeing the 1 Wairarapa on her return from Auckland.

A person residing in Gisborne has been good enough to write a criticism in tho columns of tho “Observer” on a report appearing in this paper upon the fittings of Mr Dickson’s Argyll Hotel. He begins by saying “Our old friend Capt. Kerr, and goes on to say “Kerr” this, and “Kerr” that. He is careful however, not to sign his name, and it is just as well that he is so careful. We fancy wc know the animal, and the Editor of this paper certainly would not tolerate such wretched familiarity from such a source under any circumstances. The Editor has only two old friends on the staff of the “ Observer,” Mr Charles O. Montrose, the Editor; and Mr S. Pulford, the business manager, neither of whom wrote the silly, weak, cowardly, and lying criticism in question, which, in fact, emanates, as we said before, from a castigated Gisborneite, who is too frightened of getting kicked to sign his name. The paragraph he criticises was not written by the Editor but by a reporter, and we fail to see aught in it to invite criticism from any one, especially from such an “ illiterate cuss ” as this would-be critic, who, afflicted by “ cacoethes scribendi” strives to shine before the Gisborne world in the light of a “ penny-a-liner. What lots of thrashings this idiot must have had at school! They do thrash hard on a Charity foundation ! While we have no objection to fair criticism, we have a decided objection to such familiar terms from the mouth of a man for whom we entertain the utmost contempt.

In reply to an enquirer we have learned that it is not the intention of the Gisborne Library Debating Club to discuss the question whether it is the sole duty of the medical gentlemen resident in the Bay to heal. This question has been referred to Garrett Bros., the popular boot and shoe vendors in Gladstone Ruud.—(Advt).

The winding-up ball of the Minerva Quadrille Assembly, will take place on Thursday Evening next, in Parnell & Boylun’s Hall, when an extended programme is announced. The ladies aud gentlemen composing the members will no doubt each and all bo in attendance in order to conclude a mokt successful season with eclat.

We have heard frequent complaints of the manner in which dead animals are allowed to be left on the banks of the Waikanae stream. Those persons who live in thii: particular neighborhood have lately been subjected to the annoyance of inhaling the odour from the putrid remains of a dead dog which have been permitted to putrify there to the danger of their health and probably their lives. We should like to know whose duty it is to bury these abominable objects and shut them out from the public. Wo have a police force and an Inspector of Nuisances, surely it is some persons duty to look after this question which is of the utmost consequence to those who live near the bunks of the Waikanae, or to those of our citizens who choose to take their wives and families out fur a quiet stroll on Sunday afternoon to inhale the sea breeze. We cannot say that we enjoyed it yesterday ; nor did we enjoy another treat, viz., that of seeing a man a pan of filth into the stream after looking carefully round to sec whether he was watched or not. We may tell him that he was watched, and his name is known, aud in all probability the matter will not rest here. It is a perfect disgrace that such things should be, aud it is high time that with the hot , weather approaching it should be seen to by the authorities at once. The Jurors at the Bordeaux Exhibition have awarded eight gold medals to New South Wales exhibitors of wines ; but this award is subject to revision. The red wines are generally preferred, but the white of the new vintage command a ready market, and I large orders for both arc being forwarded to : Australia.