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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1350, 1 September 1883, Page 2

More health, sunshine, and joy in Hop Bitters than in all other remedies. Observe. Singer’s Sewing Machines, 2s Gd per week. Repairs, parts, &c., to be had at the Singer Manufacturing Company Depot, Gladstone Road. Fortunately for our readers we have been compelled to hold over an article on the removal of Mrs Jones’s establishment about fifteen inches. The old lady wrote it herself whilst in a funny mood. We intend to hold it over until a general epidemical softening of the brain sets in, when we mean to bring it out, with a view of meeting the exigency of the times. A meeting of the directors of the Gas Company will take pLce next Tuesday evening at the office of the secretary, Mr F. J. Piesse. Though Queen Victoria’s lameness has been entirely cured, according to reports of July 7th, her mental indisposition still continues. The international match at Wimbledon took place on July 21st. The British team won the match by 45 points. The grar.d totals were—British, 1,951 ; Americans, 1,733. The defeat is attributed to the inifc ‘o ity of the Americans’ weapons. The Lo.-d Mayor entertained the American rifle team at luncheo i at the Mansion House on Tuesday, July 24th. Persons are cautioned with regard to their fowls, &e., residing near Mr Atwood, as he has laid poison on his premises for the same. We remind the J Battery Volunteers that the parade will fall in this evening at 7 o’clock sharp. The Company will be inspects 1 by Major Sheppard at 7.30., and a full muster is requested.

A handsome monument of Aberdeen granite, to be placed over the grave of John Brown in the parish churchyard of Crathie, is being executed by command of the Queen. It is of a chaste design, the chief ornamentation being the Scottish thistle, together with a border of oak and ivy.

On our fourth page will be found R.M. Court report, Meeting of Creditors, A Legal Wife, and Wine Tasting.

We hear that Mr Nolan has refused to pay for the hall engaged by him for the meeting, and that it is the intention of Messrs Parnell and Boylan to “hoist him with his own petard,” in other words to try the mild persuasive powers of the law. We are certainly astonished at the means they resort to in apparently endeavouring to perpetuate what we will mildly term a ridiculous blunder. . Common sense would have, we should imagine, dictated the speedy hushing up of a discreditable and ridiculous failure. Our contemporary must have had a “ heavy wet on ” yesterday, as the ti-emen-dous downpour recorded by them was not observed by anyone outside their sanctum. It is reported that a building was burned down at Makaraka on Thursday evening,

The Hospital Ball Committee will meet on Monday evening at 7-30, in the Court House, when we hope that all those interested in the movement will attend. We beg to remind our patrons that this issue is the first of the new quarter, and trust they will bear this in mind when they receive their accounts. All those desirous of joining the Volunteer Fire Brigade are invited to send in their names to the Town Clerk, not later than the 7th inst. A notice to builders for tenders for alterations, &c., to Mr B. C. Fryer’s residence appears elsewhere. Any gentleman desirous of a good and comfortable home, within a short distance of the Post-office, can obtain the same on application at this office. Mr P. Bond calls for tenders for the erection of about four miles of fencing and other work. At the last minute, just as were going to press, we were handed Mr Tharratt’s notification of acceptance of nomination and we must sincerely congratulate the working men of the Bay upon putting forward such a staunch and upright candidate, Our attention has been drawn to the state of our footpaths in town. In a ‘number of places they are worn down into hollows which act as small reservoirs, to the great discomforture of all pedestrians, and especially ladies. A special service for young men will be held in the Wesleyan Church to-morrow evening. All are cordially invited. During the past week the business of the Native Land Court, under the presidency of His Honor Judge Brookfield, has progressed very satisfactorily, All the original claims are nearly disposed of, and on Monday next it is expected that the sub-division cases will be proceeaeu with, The taste for frogs’ legs is now spreading ripidly in the United States, after a long period of comparative stagnation. One of the largest dealers in the country, Mr. J. M. Beck, of Boston, has set a hundred expert frog-catchers at work in the New England States, and estimates that the demand this summer will be double that of last year. An experiment in breeding bull frogs in England is about to be made, and a considerable supply of spawn will be sent over for that purpose next mouth.