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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1368, 13 October 1883, Page 2

The County Council are in want' of a good quarryman.

Messrs Fraser, Wyllie and Co. will hold their usual horse sale at 2 o’clock to-day. Mr Waft, R.M. is the fourth candidate for the Dunedin Mayoralty. Liver coughs, often taken for consumption, are cured almost immediately with Hop Bitters. Read

Mr J. Erskine has supplied no loss than 1,100 loaves for the Maori feast, and Mr H. Fisher has also supplied a largo number.

A fretful mother and cross child indicates ill health, requiring only Hop Bitters to remove, see

A meeting of creditors in the estate of Henry Trimmer is called for Saturday, the 20th instant, in the Supreme Courthouse A meeting of creditors in the estate of H. Trimmer is convened for Monday, for the consideration of important business. A timely use of Hop Bitters'will keep a whole family in robust health for a year, with very little care. Read.

Singer’s Sewing Machines, 2s 6d per week Repairs, parts, etc., to be had at the Singer Manufacturing Company’s Depot, Gladstone road.

You ask what a libel suit is. It is where a man pays a lawyer L 2,000 in order to get L2OO out of another man who thought the first man was a fool and is now sure of it. The programme of the Agricultural and Pastoral Society will be found on the fourth, and the remainder of the County Council proceedings on the front page. Mr J. S. Cohen gives notice that unless all outstanding accounts due to him are paid on or before Monday October the loth, they will be handed over to a solicitor for collection. “La Don’s ” Grand Consultation on the Melbourne Cup, will close in a few days. Intending investors are respectfulfy requested to forward their applications at once. See advertisement.

A public lecture in connection with the Blue Ribbon movement, will be delivered on Monday by the Rev. .William Cocks in the Good Templars Hall. The subject will be “ The Discovery and Progress of Australia.” Chair to be taken at 8 p.m. Admission free.

§ (Messrs Parnell & Boylan have just received their second shipment of spring and summer foods, ex Embleton, from Glasgow, and utercolonial purchases from the various New Zealand Factories, comprising in all 62 cases, and bales. * Parties wishing to lay in a summer supply can do so to the best advantage. The whole of the goods having been specially selected for the requirements of the Bay, and will be sold at wholesale price. Their new advertisement will appear in our next issue.

During the last two or three day# a constant succession of vehicles have been conveying stores and food over the Waikanae for the purpose of holding a grand feast to celebrate the opening of a Native whare karaki. The feasting has been going on during Thursday and Friday, and a large number of Natives are congregated at Makaroro, on the Waikanae. This afternoon there will be a large haka performed, when it is expected there will be a great number of spectators present There has been over 1,500 shares now applied for in the new Gas Company. In consequence of this the Company has been successfully floated and shares are now being al’otted. A communication has been received by the d: c.i from Mr T, Morrin, Auckland, stating that the order for the plant has been despatched, and no time will b 0 lost in commencing operations. It must be acknowledged that the successful position of the Company as far as its maturity is concerned is in a great measure owing to the strenuous exertions made by its energetic secretary, Mr F. J. Piesse.