The Lola Montes Grand Consultation of 10,000 members, offers to investors of 10s fhn rare opportunity of winning £2,000. As iid.s event will close on November the sth, intending investors should make early application to Lola Montes, care of Mr A. Moss box 347, Post-office, Dunedin. Any purchaser of 25 tickets will receive one tree as commission. The time for viewing the County Electors’ Roll having been extended to July 31, any person having an objection to the same may apply for relief to our R.M. up to that date. A public ball will be held in the Patutahi Hall on August 16. Further particulars will be duly notified. The "Rev. Cocks, our now Incumbent of the Holy Trinity Church, arrived on Thursday last, per Southern Cross. The ringing of the fire bell last night, was occasioned by the ignition of some loose loose staw at the back of Mr. D. M. Orr’a business premises. There was no damage done. The b.s Tarawera does not arrive from the South until Monday morning. The Native Lands Court leaves for Tologa Bay next Wednesday. We notice a very dangerous practice with children is climbing on the metal trucks while in motion in front of the engine. We are sadly afraid this will lead to some accident, if not stopped. In the case of T. E. R. Bloomfield v. - Coleman and others, on the application of Mr. A. E. Whitaker, counsel for the defendants, His Honor Mr. Justice Gillies, leave to appeal from the late decision was granted on Tuesday last, on the usual terms. More litigation for Read’s Trustees. Mr Jas. Clayaon, of Red House, announces, that muffins and crumpets may be had today. As these have been long looked for, we hesitate not in saying that a speedy sale will soon be effected, and recommend our readers to make an early call if they wish for them. It is rumored in Wellington circles that the Premier, the Hon. F. Whitaker, aspires to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court wee Sir James Prendergast, who is reported to be about to retire from the Bench and proc l ed to England. Judges Johnston and Ricumond are also mentioned as about to follow suit. Mr Kenny, in th a Resident Magistrate’s CL.urt on Thursday morning Inst, suggested the advisability of another assistant clerk being obtained to help Mr Greenwood, who. as matters stood at present, could not pos■ibly perform his arduous duties,- especially now, since the Supreme Court had been appointed to be hoMen here. The other members of the Bar present strongly concurred with’ this. Hi* Worship said he wa« glad they had ta’ en this step, and he would do his best to obtain the required assistance. All those who wish to obtain the office of custodian and engineer for the fire engine must make the application in writing not later than Tuesday, the 24th instant, at 7 p.m. The necessary qualification. &c., can he learned from Mr John Bourke, Town Clerk’s office. Ten ’ers marked Bl for refitting tho ferry vnip on theUawa river, Tologa Ray. will be received at the County Council office until noon on the 31st, July Specifications can be seen at the above office, and at Mr W. W. Brown’s store, Tologa Bay.
Professor Hugo, th? German Physiognomist, who arrived her per Southern Cross on Thursday, and who intended delivering »; series of lectures here, has unexpected been summoned away to Napier, but intends returning shortly. We shall give due notice of his return. Mr G. Humphreys, of Peel Street, has chimney bars to sell at 2|d per ib. Rainer's Panorama of the American War ia a show that is being highly spoken of and well patronised by the Auckland people. The Auckland “ Herald ” says that, judging from the crowded state of tho Opera House nightly, the entertainment bids fair to go on for ever. Unluckily for the Aucklanders this prospect cannot be realis’d, inasmuch as Mr Rainer brings his show to Gisborne, and opens on an early date. A private letter from Wellington states that Mr. Buchanan is working hard for the passing of the Native Land Settlement Company Empowering Bill. Small blame to him ! We believe he is chairman of the directors, and holds 500 shares in tho concern. With a self-sacrificing facility of turning his coat according to circumstances that has distinguished the honorable gentle man since his failure, as an agent, to buy the Herefcaunga plains for Mr. James Stuart, Mr. Buchanan can rail one day at land monopolists and the next go in himself for a gigantic, scheme of the kind he professes to denounce. For years and years Mr. Buchanan posed as the stern denunciator of the “Twelve Apostles,” becaused they had bought what he had failed to buy. This was their real crime, for it could not possibly have been an injury to the public if Mr. Buchanan had bought the plains.—Napier “ Telegraph.”
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1332, 21 July 1883, Page 2
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