Poverty Bay Standard. Published Every Evening. GISBORNE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1882.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1217, 5 December 1882, Page 2

Poverty Bay Standard. Published Every Evening. GISBORNE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1882.

Poor Jack Brimmer has once more come to grief, but instead of breaking his collar bone, or his ribs, or his arm, or his leg, by a full from a horse, he has sustained a nasty and painful accident through a soda water bottle bursting in his hand. A piece of glass entered bis wrist, just above the hollow of the hand, and severed the leader of the left arm. , Dr. Pollen was however promptly in attendance at Mr Bishops, and succeeded’ in stopping the How of blood, and bandaging up the i wound.

During the past two or three days there has been a plentiful supply of fish in the market, but prices still rule high—in fact so high as to place fish beyond the means of those who are not opulent or extravagant. At Maknraka to-morrow, Messrs Graham Pitt and Bennett; will sell several bales of wool, some first-class heifers, good beef, store cattle, &c. The sale is a most important one and should be largely attended.

Mr W. P. Finneran invites tenders for the erection of a dwelling house, at Makaraka, for Mr J. E. Espic, on or before noon on Saturday next. Mails for Tauranga and Auckland, per Rotorua, will close to-morrow (Wednesday), at 7 p.m. Mr Thos. U’Rrcn advertises that he has a number of bee hives for sale. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone desiring to obtain bees as at present the hives arc full of honey, and just fit to s-ul't. Mr M. R. Miller of Napier informs us that he has for sale fomc very desirable quiet dairy cows about 61 in number, also 40 springing heifers ; 40 cow®, dry and springing ; and a quantity of steers and heifers from one year to three years old. These are all valuable and quiet slock and should command attention from intending purchasers. A curious discrepancy appears in the Press Association telegrams in the various papers respecting the sale of the Pouawa and Whataupoko lands by the N.Z.L.S. Co. In the Auckland Evening Star tho whole Pouawa Block of 7000 acres ap, ears to have been sold while in other instances the substance of the sale is correctly given, Can a man be a fool and go to heaven ? Yes, or else it’s going to be powerful lonesome there.

The enquiry into the Austral disaster terminated without any satisfactory result. The commander Captain Murdoch, the chief engineer, Mr McDougal, and several other witneseses were examined, but not the slightest light was thrown on the immediate cause of the accident. The jury, rather prematurely, censured everyone. The most experienced and best seamen on the spot express themselves averse to the theory of the ship’s listing to such an extent as to bring her coaling ports on a level with the water ; and the general impression in seafaring opinion is that she filled from the bottom and from the fact of her so filling necessarily came the heavy lurch spoken of by witnesses as having taken place just before she vent down. The Sydney papers say the coaling operations were left in charge of a lamp trimmer. This we can hardly believe. Where the shoe pinches. In the life of .Eniilius Paulus, Plutarch relates the story of a Reman being divorced from his wife. This person being highly blamed by his friends, who demanded —“ Was she not chaste? Was she not fair ? ’’--holding out his shoe asked them whether it was not new and well made “Yet," added he “none of you can tell me where it pinches me.” The shoe in question was certainly not made by Garrett Brothers, that we can testify, or it would never have pinched.— (Advt.) The concert at Makaraka, last evening, was, as we anticipated, a pronounced success, notwithstanding the unavoidable absence of two or three whose names appeared on the programme. An overture on the piano played by Mr J. T. Crawford, was followed by a motto song “ All that (Hitters is not Gold,” by Mr E. O’Hare, who was loudly applauded. The same gentleman also gave Negro songs and dances, and in addition “The Jolly Irishman,” with a capitally executed jig. Mr Mcllwaino sang two songs with great taste, and in each instance had to re-appear. His best effort, however, was “The Gallants of England,” which was rendered with considerable spirit. Mr J. Cohen made a great hit in Tobias and Biancas, His appearance was the signal for a perfect furore of applause and his amusing manner caused at the conclusion of this most interesting ditty an imperative encore,and substituted “ The Fatted Calf,” which seemed so to tickle the fancy of the audience that they wanted Mr Cohen to come on again. In the second part the same gentleman sang “ The Sexton,” and his rich and cultivated voice was heard to great advantage. In the farce of the Quarrelsome Servants he was intensely funny. Mr J. Scott also took part in the farce, and was highly amusing. During the evening this gentleman also sang a couple of comic songs in his usual well known style, and had in each instance to return. Mr F. Finlay sang “ In the Gloaming,” and “ Still I Love Thee ” with great taste and expression, his clear and powerful baritone voice being heard to good advantage, and occasioning the plaudits of all present. Mr A. Sawyer was exceeding’y nappy in his song “The Picture of Innocence,” which was well received and loudly re-demanded. Before the farce Mr J. T. Crawford played a violin solo with variations; “ Home Sweet Home,” which was listened to with marked attention, and at its conclusion loudly applauded. After the farce the hall was cleared and the mazy dance indulged in by several until an early hour this morning, the visitors from town returning by Mr B. C. Fryer's brake, and the country settlers by various horses and conveyances. The Hannah Mokau, Captain Robertson, is appointed to sail on Thursday next, the 7th instant, for the Coast.