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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1360, 25 September 1883, Page 2

Any one finding a saddle and bridle will please return the same to the office of this paper. A good opportunity presents itself to owners of sheep. See Messrs Hutchinson Bros 7 advertisement. No good health with thin, impure blood. Hop Bitters makes rich blood, good health, and strength. Look up and read. We hear that Mr Francis is about to erect a public Hall at Waerenga-o- htka, oppouit® the Sir George Grey, On our front page will be found an interesting article entitled “ Friendly Societies,” and several locals. The fine entire Prickwillow, has been bought by Mr S. Stevenson, from Allan McLean. We wish him every success with his new venture. Singer’s Sewing Machines, 2s 6d per week. Repairs, parts, etc., to be had at the Singer Manufacturing Company’s Depot, Gladstone road. Richard White was brought before J. Booth, Esq., charged with drunkeness. His Worship inflicted a fine of £5, in default, 14 days imprisonment. The fine was paid. The Gisborne Rowing Club will hold their annual general meeting at the Masonic Hotel, on Saturday next, at half-past seven, for the purpose of electing officers, &c., when it is hoped that all the members will roll up. Miss E. Shakespeare will commence business in the shop next Mr Bishops Pharmacy. She will open on Wednesday next, with a general assorted stock of fancy goods and baby linen. The Hospital Ball Committee will meet in the Court House, on Wednesday evening next. All accounts against the same must be rendered to the secretary by noon the same day. A number of complaints have reached us with respect to passengers having to wait sometimes for hours before receiving any attention at the Turanganui Ferry. We, ourselves, can vouch that the complaint is well founded. Mr T. E. Bloomfield’s two beautiful entires Piscatorious and Foul Play came into town on Saturday, and excited the admiration of all who saw them. They are undoubtedly deserving the highest encomiums that can be passed upon them, and their appearance reflects the highest credit upon all in connection with them.

The Red House I That enterprising gentlemen, Mr J. Cantie, who has for some time past been actively engaged in disposing of the large bankruptcy stock of Combs and Co., has taken the Red House temporarily, where he will continue the sale during the alteration of the old premises. As the articles left on hand are the choicest and best portions which have been retained to the last, we strongly advice the public to call and inspect them. A meeting of the County Council will be held on Thursday, 27th instant, at seven o’clock, to complete the business left unfinished at last ordinary meeting, viz : To renew agreements with pound keepers, decide mode and time of dealing with pound trust monies, consider report on slaughterhouses and pounds, pass resolution re sundry alterations in valuation lists, receive tenders for Waimata road. Special business : Cr Gannon’s motion to consider the advisability of constructing tramway on Patutahi-Wairoa road.

We read an announcement elsewhere that the .New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company have established an office at Te Horo and that the same was forcibly entered the other night and a deed box forced open “evidently (we are informed) with a view to discover if there was any money in it. ” if this was truly the intention of the would-be thief, we would strongly advise, in the event of his being caught, that he be sent to a lunatic asylum and not to gaol, as the fact of a man, especially a .Native, looking for money in the Company’s coffers must be taken as sufficient prima facie evidence of his lunacy to warrant his speedy commitment to an asylum,

The Hospital ball proved an undoubted success. Though about 150 tickets were taken at the doors and the visitors were very numerous, yet to our knowledge a number of people stayed away on account of not receiving any invitation. The announcement went forth that married couples and ladies would be admitted by invitation only. Of course this was done with the intention of excluding certain shady characters. Did it have that effect ? No, certainly not. But it had the effect of excluding many respectable residents who never received any invitation and would not, therefore, attend the ball. There is little doubt but what the invitations had better be dispensed with altogether for the future. That the arrange menr-s for the management and order of the ball were most complete was largely owing to the kindness of the volunteeis, who stationed themselves at all points of vantage where they politely but firmly refused to allow any crowding, thereby preventing much annoyance and discomfort. The whole affair passed off without a single hitch, and reflects the greatest credit upon all those who were instrumental in carrying out its arrangements.

A correspondent of one of the London dalies at Moscow describes some feats of horsemanship performed in the Petroffsky Park by the Cossack, Guards before the Grand Duke Nicholas'and a distinguished company, as completely throwing in the shade the most daring feats of the circus. The entire regiment went past at full gallop in loose order, with many of the men standing upright in the saddle, other upon their hands with their legs in the air, many leaping on to the ground and then in the saddle again at full speed, some springing over their horses’ heads and picking up stones from the ground and yet regaining their seats. While performing these feats all were brandishing their sabres and firing pistols, throwing their carbines into the air and catching them again and yelling like maniacs. Some men went past in pairs standing with a leg on each other’s horses ; one wild fellow carried off another dressed as a woman. The effect of the scene was absolutely bewildering, and it seemed as if the whole regiment had gone mad. Upon a signal being given the regiment divided into two parts. One rode oft, the other halted, and made their horses lie down on the ground and lay beside them, waiting, as in war, the approach of an enemy. The other section then charged down, instantly every horse was on its feet, every rider in his saddle, and with wild yells they rode at the supposed enemy. When these manoeuvres were over the regimen j rode past singing, and uncommonly well together, a military chorus.

Indigestion, weak stomach, irregularities of the bowels, cannot exist when Fop Bitters are used. See and believe.