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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1295, 10 March 1883, Page 2

The Rev. Father Boyle arrived yesterday, from Auckland, and will celebrate Mass to morrow at the Roman Catholic Church,

The spectacular drama, entitled “The Mariner’s Compass will be performed on Friday and Saturday, the 16th and 17th, in Parnell and Boylan's Hall, in aid of the funds of the Fire Brigade. The niece has been carefully rehearsed, and the lady and gentlemen amateurs engaged in it are now almost perfect in their parts, and under the careful coaching of Mr Neville H. Thornton, gave promise of acquitting themselves admirably. New scenery has been prepared, and all who have witnessed the productions of Mr Thornton's brush, and who glance at the synopsis of scenery advertised, will knew that even in the scenic effects there is a treat in store.

Mr Smith, the advance agent of the Simonsen Opera Company, arrived here last night from Auckland, and has Informed us that the Company Intends opening hero on the 19th Inst. They have had a most successful season in Auckland, and from the eulogies accorded to them by the Auckland Press, we feel confident that whilst delighting ourselves they will bo amply repaid for their visit.

A contemporary states that bl-carbonate of soda (baking soda) is a sovereign remedy for bums and scalds. It should be applied Instantly in a half moist state. In one Instance, where a child thrust her hand Into boiling sugar, and burnt It till the nails curled up, the soda subdued the pain so rapidly that the child shortly after resumed play, although the nails afterwards came off.

We are Informed that the meeting convened by Mr Melville-Smith at the Roseland Hotel, last evening, was a great success, some 23 gentlemen having enrolled themselves under the banners of the “Poverty Bay Coursing Club. Mr Smith, among other interesting information, told the meeting that Poverty Bay and Taranaki were the only districts in New Zealand without a Coursing Club. From last night Taranaki will be alone in that unenviable distinction. The entrance fee to the new Club is £2 25., payable on joining, and the first annual subscription of £1 Is will fall due on May Ist, 1864. The first general meeting, as per advertisement, will take place on Friday, March 23rd next. MrP, E. Richardson, the hon. sec., will, we are sure, be glad to give any information to intending members. The " Services of Song” which Mr J. W. Witty is arranging, in order to assist in paying off the balance owing in connection with the recent additions to the Manse, give promise of being most sucoessful. A recent issue of the "Wairoa Guardian " thus speak : —"The third 'Service of Song,’ entitled ' Moses,' was given in St. Andrew’s Church, Wairoa, last Wednesday night. Mr Witty had taken especial pains to work up the piece. The reading was entirely composed by him, and is the result of much thought and study. It is a very interesting and graphic account of the principal events in the life of Moses, commencing with the early history of Egypt, the Pharaohs, the sojourn of the Israelites, the birth of Moses, his adoption by Pharaoh’s daughter, his education, manhood, renunciation of the Egyptian gods, his flight into Midian, his return to Egypt, the plagues sent te afflict the Egyptians, the deliverance of Israel from bondage, their flight and passage of the Red Sea, and ending with the destruction of Pharaoh and his nost. There were 24 musical illustrations, which were very fairly rendered. Under lir Witty's judicious training the choir has attained a very creditable proficiency. Mr Witty has, in addition to the usual work, written a new piece, entitled “ The Prodigal’s Return. ” Mr Witty had at Wairoa a choir of ten; here he has twenty-four.