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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1211, 27 November 1882, Page 2

It will be seen by an advertisement which appears in another column, that Mr Henry McKay, late accountant to the Poverty Bay “ Herald,” is about to start in business as Accountant, Land and General Commission Agent, etc., in the offices in Lowe-street at present occupied by Mr W. K. McLean, who will in a month or two, be removing to Hawke’s Bay. Mr McKay succeeds Mr McLean in business, and will act for him during his absence ; the latter, however, we are glad to say, will not altogether sever his connection with Gisborne, it being his intention to visit the district periodically for the purpose of completing certain transactions with which he has, for some time past, been connected. Mr McKay’s genial manner and well-known business abilities will, we feel assured, ensure him success in his new undertaking. Mr M. Hall, Secretary to the Poverty Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society, calls for applications for the Secretaryship. These will be received by him up to Dec. Ist, 1882, and he will be happy to supply all particulars.

Captain T. W. Porter, the Captain commanding the Volunteers in this district intimates that the town detachment will muster at the drill shed at 9.30 on the morning of the 30th instant, and the Ormond detachment

at Ormond on Saturday the 2nd Dec., next, at 7 p.m. Mr Neville Thornton is getting up porformances, which will be presented to the Gisbornites on the 26th and 27th of December, and on New Year’s night. For some time past active preparations have been going on to render the entertainments a genuine success. On the first evening the burlesque of “ Alladin, or the Wonderful Scamp," will be presented with all the necessary scenic effects, and will doubtless prove very attractive. This will be followed by a most enjoyable, laughable, and mirth-stirring farce, which should send all present home in a good humor.

We would remind our renders that the time for the Mayoralty is drawing rapidly nigh. We would ask all good citizens having the interest of Gisborno at heart, to go to the Poll prepared to PLUMP FOR LEWIS. The Mayoralty must not be left at the disposal of those who are frightened to assertftheir right to an opinion. Henry Lewis was the first in the field, and Henry Lewis will be elected to the Mayoralty. Vote for Lewis ! !! There was a rumor afloat in town this morning that there had been a collision between the Arawata and Rotorua at Napier on Saturday, and that one of the boats had had a narrow escape from being cut in two. Later on this dwindled down to the statement that there would have been a collision if it had not been for the presence of mind of a sailor who dropped a fender over the side of one of the steamers, and still later on we learned that the vessels were simply in danger of bumping. The Arawata did, however, we are informed, get mixed up with a barque whilst leaving Napier, and had her flag-pole carried away. On Wednesday, at 12 o’clock, Messrs Graham, Pitt and Bennett will submit to the public, 40 sections In New-Town, which we hear will excite keen competition. The owner has exercised a wise discretion in putting extremely low upset prices—and easy terms. The area of each section is large, about three of them to the acre, so that the fortunate buyers will be able to cultivate a good garden.

The following were the collections at the churches yesterday the occasion being Hospital Sunday : —Church of England, £2O ; Presbyterian Church, £lO 18s ; Wesleyan Church, £3 5s 9d. Considering the weather the amount is highly creditable. The important land sale by the New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company will be held to-morrow at Parnell and Boylan’s Hall, at 11 o’clock. Mr R. H. Fisher will act as auctioneer on this occasion, and the buyers are expected to pay the deposits either in cash or by a marked cheque immediately on the fall of the hammer.

Mr R. Hill Fisher intimates that he is a candidate for election to one of the vacancies about to occur in the Borough Council and Harbor Boaad. His address will be found in another column. Mr H. Levfis, one of the candidates for the Mayoralty, invites the electors of GisGorne to use their discretion, and show it by voting for him ; because, as he remarks, he is the popular candidate. He further hopes they will not forget the 29th of November.

With her usual amount of foresight, “ Sarah," on Friday last, informs her readers that “ Fifty passengers will arrive by the s.s. Oreti, who are intending purchasers at the land sale on the 28th.” The old girl is out again iu her reckoning, as only oue passenger came by the Oreti this morning. What a disappointment for “ Sarah ” and her friends who went to the wharf to welcome the land ring they expected to arrive. Had you there again, old lady!

Among other notices which appear in our columns, Mr J. Snyder Brown announces that ha has received a direct shipment of Fireworks from London, to meet the demand for the coming Christmas and New Year’s festivals. They are from the best manufacturers of pyrotechnics. Prices will be quoted for supplies foi' evening and garden parties. Also his summer supply of vegetable and garden seeds. A supply of law and commercial stationery, and Mr Brown can now supply storekeepers with books, SwP.tionery, tobacco, cigars, ftc., at the Auckland wholesale rates, as he has become a direct importer.

A special meeting of the Cook County Council will be held on Friday next, at 2 p.m., to decide upon works to be undertaken under the provision of the “Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882.” Maps defining the main roads having been received by the County Clerk.

At the conclusion of the wrestling match between Pvobinson and Slade held in Christchurch lately, Mr Mace stated ihat Slade was suffering from a severe cold, and that he would bo happy to back Slade against Robinson or any other man in New Zealand at Auckland in a fortnight or month’s time for £5O or £lOO. Mr Bold, the inspector of the postal and telegraph department, arrived by the s.s. Arawata yesterday, it is understood to supervise the proposed plan of telephonic or telegraphic communication between Gisborne and Ormond. There is every evidence, through the fact of tenders for telegraph posts being called for, that there will oe little or no delay in the work being proceeded with. By the steamer which arrived yesterday from the South, Mr D. Doull was a passenger. This gentleman appears to be none the worse for his absence from the Bay, and we were pleased to see him looking so hearty and so well.

Mr S. Stevenson intends, with his accustomed liberality, to present to tne winner of the greatest number of events at the Hospital Fete a horse and cart, this is a most gracious act on part the of the donor, and will, no doubt, be suitably acknowledged by the Committee.

There are several changes being made in the Union Company’s line of steamers, and these will be increase when the two new boats arrive. Captains Tozer and McGee exchanged commands at Napier, the former taking the Arawata, and the latter the Rotorua. The latter boat is to make fortnightly trips along the East Coast, leaving Port Chalmers overy other Saturday, calling at Tauranga every alternate trip. This new arrangement will commence on the 2nd of December, and the Rotorua will arrive here on Thursday, and hence leave for Tauranga. The “New Zealand Herald," published in Auckland, is now the largest newspaper in New Zealand. It publishes a twelve page sheet on Saturday’s, and an eight page sheet during the week. At the end of the year one of Hoe’s Web Machines will be introduced, which will print off 15,000 copies of eight pages in an hour. It cuts and folds, and only one man is necessary to work it. The cost of such a machine is about £3,000. Our telegrams give an account of a most singular birth having occurred at Ohau. The wife of a settler was confined of twins, but singularly they were joined together back to back. The exact particulars are not yet known to us, further than by the meagre information supplied by wire.

The Rev. Mr Hill, at the Holy Trinity Church last evening, preached a most impressive sermon principally addressed to the juvenile female portion of the congregation.