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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1247, 15 January 1883, Page 2

325 guineas was the figure given for Piscatorious by Messrs Bloomfield and Wyllie.

By the Ringarooma on Saturday Mr M. H, Smith’s team of thoroughbred horses arrived from Auckland, consisting of Rubina, Tim Whinier, Mavis, Kingask, a three-year-old filly by Hippocampus out of Fanny Fisher, ana a great raking two-year-old colt Herculaneum, by Yattendon out of Peeress, Mr McDonald’s Virginia Water was also landed. These were in charge of Proffit, and came ashore in excellent order. Messrs Bloomfield and Wyllie’s new purchase Piscatorious, under the care of Boager, was also a passenger by the steamer, and as all the horses were accommodated at Mr B. C. Fryer’s stables there was a perfect throng of persons anxious to see and pass an opinion upon these distinguished additions to our racehorses. A notification appears in a New Zealand Gazette-of the 2Jst of December, stat' ij that her Majesty has relinquished negotiations in respect to the purchase of the following blocKs of native land in the Auckland province :—Paeroa, in the Rotorua district, containing about 100,00 acres : Runanga, No. 1, in the Tauxo district, eontaining about 43,000 acres ; Tawaroa and Kuhawaea in the Bay of Plenty district, containing about 30,000 acres ; Taumata, Patitis containing 5293 acres ; Mangatu-Matawai, in the Poverty Bay district, containing 4G,000 acres ; and Te Umumadgo, in the district of Mahia, containing about 600 acres. The commercial cablegram which is published elsewhere, gives proof that the London market has at present a decidedly healthy tone. Mr G. M. Reed arrived here by the Ringarooma on Saturday. Mr Reed came to Melbourne by the Orient steamer Chimborazo, and left Mrs Reed and family in Melbourne. Mr Reed reports very favorably of the success which has attended his work in forward ing the interests of the New Zealand Land Settlement Company. Mr Last, the dentist, who some short time ago paid Gisborne a visit, has again returned, and may be consulted at Mrs Adair’s, Bright street, until the 29th inat. As Mr Last gave such universal satisfaction when here before, there can be no doubt he will have his hands full during’his present stay. Mr A. Weston, of the Waikane, has invited all the children attending the country public schools, to assemble at his homestead at 11 o’clock on Friday next. With his usual liberality he has announced that he will supply an unlimited quantity of milk, butter, and cheese. It would be as well therefore for the parents of the little ones to see they are provided with bread, cake, and a mug. We feel assured that Mr Weston’s kind invitation will be accepted by very many.

We regret to learn that young Harries, the jockey, lies in a very precarious state in the Auckland Hospital. He went up with Mr Proffitt, to assist with Mr M. H. Smith’s horses. A few day’s back he was seized with an attack of ayssentry, was sent to the HotpitAl, but this has now assumed the form of inflammation of the bowels. Mr. J. Harries, the boy’s father, received an urgent telegram to come at once, just as the steamer was about to start; but neverthe less succeeded in getting aboard. By the steamer from the south yesterday, Messrs Bloomfield and Wyllie received a pair of coach horses and a light buggy horse. Mr G. E. Barton (says the “ New Zealand Herald,” of the 11th), formerly a solicitor practising in New Zealand, returned from England by the Ringarooma yesterday. Mr Barton, after having been home, came to New Zealand some time ago to report upon the Te Puke block, in connection with which a land company was being got up by Mr G. V. Stewart. His report caused the break up of the company. [One or two Supreme Court Judges will be delighted at this announcemetj.

Cetewayo, when in England, complained that, so far, he had had none but female children, A wag of a doctor at once assured him he would provide him with pills that would infallibly result in male offspring, and the “ simple savage ” actually took out a £25 case of these said pills to administer to himself and his favorite chiefs. Councillor Phillipps has given notice of his intention to move at the next meeting of the Auckland City Council, “That any person tendering for any works or supplies for the Corporation, who shall either personally or through anyone else solicit the support of Councillors, shall be disqualified, and that a clause to this effect be inserted in the conditions attached to all specifications.” This we think a very excellent idea, and one deserving of the attention of our local body. We have to acknowledge the receipt from Mr J. Shrimpton, our courteous ana obliging postmaster, of a copy of the “ Postal and Telegraph Guide for 1883.” It is full of valuable information, and is invaluable in any office, and as the price is merely nominal, there can be no doubt that Mr Shrimpton will have several applications for them.

Mr M. J. Gannon, Licensed Interpreter, Peel-street, has various sums to lend at current rates, on approved freehold security.

The school treat promised to the children by Mr Rees, and which we announced would take place on the 18th instant, has, owing to the illness of Mrs Rees, which we trust is not of a serious nature, been fixed for Thursday, the 25th. The delay will but probably whet the keen appetites of the children for she good things in store for them. It would appear from our Southern exchanges that a deadly war is being waged against the small birds in Canterbury. The Otago “Daily Times” says:—“lt is estimated that within the last two months fully 130,000 eggs of small birds have been collected in the counties of Waimate and Geraldine. The number of birds destroyed is also enormous. At the last meeting of the Eyreton (North Canterbury) Road Board, the clerk reported that 13,000 small birds’ eggs had been brought in by the boys and paid for at 2d per dozen.” It seems a curious thing that the Acclim.wdsation Society should only import birds in order to exterminate them.

The Hon. Ivo Bligh has suffered a bitter disappointment. At the Melbourne cricketing banquet on arrival he said : —“ The last occasion I met Mr Murdoch was at dinner on that unfortunate day when, as one of the newspapers put it, ‘ English cricket deceased and Australia gathered up the ashes. ’ I hope before concluding my tour to be able to gather up those revered ashes and carry them again to England.” The match against the Australians did uot realise the worthy captain’s aspirations. The Taranaki News writes :—“ The Waitaea Jockey Club is the first in the Colony, so far as we know, to make due provision for the representatives of the Press at their race meeting. At the last meeting a snug box was provided for the reporters, from which a clear view of the course was obtained and away from the bustle which generally prevails in the Grand Stand. To the energetic Secretary of the Club we tender our thanks for this boon.”

Two well-known billstickers, the one an amateur, and the other a professional, were busily engaged during this morning billing the town. They were assisted by a native youth, and after some labor, and not a little perspiration, nearly all the walls were covered with posters relative to the advent of the Australian Juvenile Troupe.

It is probable the Englishmen will play another match against the Australians in Melbourne about the 19th of January, on their return from Tasmania, instead of at Adelaide.

From our advertising columns it will be seen that the Australian Vinegrowers Company’s New Zealand branch, at Queen-street Auckland, has opened with a very good price list of some excellent red ana white Australian wines. The company is prepared to forward, to any part of the colony, these wines at a very small profit, and they guarantee that the cases are carefully packed with one and two dozen assorted. The wines in questien are said to be of really well-assorted and of great variety, the claret for instance, having obtained the Gold medal prize, at the Bordeaux Exhibition. Any orders addressed to Mr T. R. Grimes, secretary at Auckland to the above Compaany will receive prompt attention.

This is a Sutherland story. A commander in H.M.R. Navy went to a fancy dress ball in full uniform, and was duly reported in the local paper as having appeared in a “ naval uniform resplendent with gold.” Seeing this notice in the journal, he wrote to say “ that the uniform he appeared in was the uniform of a commauder in H.M.R. Navy, the rank of which he had the honour to hold.” The editor wrote back to say that he was much obliged for the correction, to which he would have much pleasure in giving publicity, as a great many people went away with the idea that he had appeared as Captain Corcoran in “ H.M.S. Pinafore. ”

An English paper announces the fact that one of the celebrated “six hundred” met with a horrible death lately. Mr Bosworth was station master at Northam on the South Western Railway, and while walking up the line on the 25th October, was knocked down by an engine and cut in two : death being instantaneous. Mr Bosworth, who had been many years in the South Western Cmpany’s service, was one of the survivors of the Balaclava charge, the 26th anniversary of which was celebrated on the day of his death. [Truly this is a sad ending for one who charged into the “Valley of Death,” and happened to be one of the few who rode back from the jaws of death.] An important addition has been to Mr Dickson’s Argyll Hotel in the shape of a twostorey building, the lower floor of which is to be used as a billiard-room, in which will be placed two superior tables, and the upper floor as sample rooms, for which they have have been specially fitted with shelves, and in fact every other convenience. The sample rooms are reached from a stairway at the rear of the building, at the top of which there is a receiving landing for goods. Above this is a hoisting beam, with block and tackle. The rooms are so arranged that a large quantity of goods can be exhibited, as in addition to 2 feet 6 inches horizontal shelves, these are surmounted by two sloping shelves, one above the other, and so arranged that there will be plenty of light, and all samples may be clearly and distinctly seen. In the passage leading to the billiard-room is a neat bar which will connect with the room and thus prevent the necessity of the marker running away to the main bar for the refreshment of his customers. Mr Thos. Willshire was entrusted the erection of the building, and faithfully and well has he carried out the work. Mr W. J. Nash is engaged upon the papering and pannelling at present, and no pains are evidently being spared to make the addition to the Hotel particularly attractive.