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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1220, 8 December 1882, Page 2

To-morrow Mr Brown will throw Mr Townley’s Hall open to enable the public and intending subscribers to view the whole of the six hundred prizes in the Poverty Bay Art Union. The Hall will be open from 11 a.m., until 10 p.m., and we strongly recommend those interested in the present Art Union to make a careful survey of the many beautiful prizes to be drawn for. There was a considerable amount of discussion at the Cook County Council last evening relative to the Waipoa Bridge. The Engineer said that certain bolts in the centre would have to be reversed and the nuts replaced. As this was a work of vital importance, the Council, although desirous of keeping down expenditure, decided that it should be done, and very wisely too, as the bridge through the winter floods and the great pressure of water upon it, had given away slightly.

One hundred and eleven Russian Hebrew refugeeshave been sent back to Russia from Philadelphia because, after being in America for several months, they were still unable to earn their own living. Mdle. Louise Michel, the well-known amnestied Communist, is engaged just now in forming what she calls an “ Internation League of Women against their Tyrants. ” Mdle. propose, in effect, that the men shall be “ boycotted ” by the women untill such time as thay shall have accorded certain political right to the latter.

In consequence of the sale of jewellery taking place at 2 o’clock to-morrow, the sale of furniture and spirits will be held by Messrs Carlaw Smith and Co. 4 at their auction mart, at 12 o'clock. The usual weekly horse sale will be held at 11 a.m., at the Masonic Stables.

The Battery J Band attracted a large number of persons to listen to their wellrendered selections, last evening. They mustered ou the lawn in front of the Government buildings, and executed several choice selections. It is stated that the Band through the careful tuition of Mr T. Faram, compare favorably with many in more pretentious towns. We are pleased to learn that these open air performances will take place weekly during the summer months. Such a continuous period of heat as that felt last week (says the Australasian of the 17th ult.) has not been experienced in Melbourne in November for at least ten years. Our readers in general, and Rugby men in particular, especially those who have ever been “in the Doctor’s study,” will be interested in the obituary notice appearing in the columns of our Supplement, of the late Most Rev. Archibald Campbell Tait, D.D., Archbishop of Canterbury, and Primate of all England. The extract is taken from “ Men of the Times,” and we can add to it, from personal recollection, that the Doctor was as much beloved in his time at Rugby, as Dr. Arnold was in his. The Doctor was 71 years old when he died. Mrs. Tait is still alive, and in her bereavement will meet the sympathy of all, but of none more than of old Rugbeians, who will never forget the kindly lady who was always their “ pleader ” when demanded, and that was not seldom. We are in trouble, having been asked to decide if there is such a word as “ Selenologist” in the English language, and must plead our ignorance. The word looks good enough to eat, but its so tough ; it takes a lot of chewing over. The Committee of the Poverty Bay Agricultural Society met this afternoon at the Albion Club Hotel. Mr M. Hall, who during the past year had acted as Hon. Sec. and Treasurer announced that there was now about £lO to the credit of the society, andon his retirement received a unanimous vote of t' a"ks for big untiring efforts. Mr <’. Ferris was elected to the vacant position and it was also stated that the medals so long overdue would shortly be here.