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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1293, 8 March 1883, Page 2

There sre many who will be pleased to learn that Mr G. W. McElwaine, who for •ortie time was resident in Gisborne, has been appointed to the charge of the newly established office at Boatman’s, near Westport. A question in arithmetic propounded by the “ Wairoa " and published in our issue of yesterday has been answered by Mr P. E. Richardson as follows ;—J of j' of J X - £5OOO, 9-04 x £5OOO, 9 x = 320,000 X — £35,555 Ils IJd. An exchange says If Spofforth strikes with anything like the force he puts at the back of one of his “ demon ” wicket-scat-terers, Mr Read, of Surrey, certainly did the correct thing by smiling. On Sunday next the Rev. Father Boyle, the newly appointed Roman Catholic Minister, will celebrate Mass. The Rev. gentleman having been appointed to this diocsse we congratulate Catholics upon having a pastor once more, and especially one who we hear i. highly spoken of.

Dr. Schwartebach wire, to us to state that he will positively be in Napier from the Ifith to the 24th of the present month. As this specialist bean a high reputation, those suffering from eye or ear diseace should endeavor to visit him during that time. By an advertisement it will be seen that Himiona Te Kani has been returned as Native Assessor for the Tologa Native Licensing District, and Paora Parau that of Te Arai. Our Volunteers are to parade this evening and we hope that all members will be in attendence. We have already given intimation of the approaching visit of Major Withers and trust that during the interval the members of the J. Battery will qualify themselves to pass even the most stringent inspection. Whilst the evidence in the murder case was being heard to-day, the accused appeared to feel his position keenly, and as far as he possibly could hid his face from the number of persons, who actuated by curiosity, crowded the court.