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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1245, 12 January 1883, Page 2

Mr J. M. Bidgood advertises that he has about 30 tons of chaff of this year's growth for sale. Mr Clapcott, the travelling agent for the Government Insurance Department (says an Auckland paper), in the lecture recently delivered by him in Auckland, narrated the following incident : —The lecturer was one day waiting for the appearance of the owner of a house, who was inside at dinner. A Maori passed the lecturer on the street, and accosted him thus : “ What yon—you surveyor !’ ‘No.’ ‘Ah!’ rejoined the Maori, • You doctor ?’ ‘ No.’ The Maori looked nonplussed. * Look here,’ said the agent, • you pay me two pound—two pound. You die, the Goverhment pay your wife and piceanninies £2oo—£3oo.’ ‘ Ah ! kapai,’ said the Maori, ‘ I pay now the two pound, you pay me the £200.’ ‘ No, no !’ said the agent, ‘ you die first—your wife get the £200.' ‘Ka kino,’ cried the Maori ; ‘no fear me die. No good insurance.’ The Maori left. The New York Irish World announces the closing of the fund for carrying on its operations in Ireland, the total being ) 342,548 dollars. “ The reason of this action is,” it says, “ that there is no longer a Land League in existence. What was the League is a thing of the past, and in its stead there appears a beggarly nondescript with its crouch and whine to the Mansion House Relief Committee.” It asserts that the progress has been backward since the Kilmainham Treaty. The better reason for the closing of the fund (says a New York correspondent) is more probably that the weekly receipts have fallen from thousands to hundreds, and at length so nearly the vanishing point. Some time ago we mentioned the necessity which existed for a lamp being placed in the entrance to Parnell and Boylan’s Hall, when there is an entertainment there. At present each person coming out has to be very cautious as to where he places his feet, in order to save a sprained ankle, through suddenly stepping down without intending to do so. Perhaps when an accident has occurred something will be done. The ‘ ‘ World ” says few successful generals have enjoyed the penetrating pleasure which was given to Sir Garnet Wolseley the other day at Balmoral, where her Majesty did her general the honor of proposing his health, at her own dinner-table, in kind, and warm, and charmingly-chosen words. Sir Garnet's return for the Queenly compliment was to couple with his thanks the proposal of the Duke of Connaught’s health. This added to the delight of the Queen, who has the name of her soldier-son very near her heart. Our Cook County Council is always crying ; out about their funds being short, but how I would they like to be in the position of some other bodies. An exchange says :—Amongst I other County Councils that have “ overrun the constable ” in financial matters is that of Wallace. The bank overdraft now stands at £BOOO, and the Council have resolved to stop all fresh works 'of any magnitude. Vincent County is aslo in such a bad way that it is stated that many—if not all—of the laborers employed by the Vincent County Council have not received their salaries for months past. Several of the leading townspeople have signified their intention of being present at the complimentary banquet which is to be given to Mr. Wm. Clarke, prior to his departure. Most of the replies to the circulars sent out are very complimentary to that gentleman, and generally express regret at nis departure. The dinner will be held at the Masonic Hotel on next Wednesday evening. At the Holy Trinity Church, evening prayers will be said this evening, at 7 p.m., and a celebration of the Holy Communion next Sunday morning. We are sorry to intimate that Hone Kewa who has been ill for some time, is now lying at Rakaiketeroa, gradually sinking ; his life is now despaired of, and there is nope of recovery.