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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 4, 3 November 1883, Page 2

Tue Rev. J. T. Pinfold will pie ich to-mor-morrow in the Wesleyan U-iurcn, a sermon to young msu—subject, “Douott’nl Amuse meiits.”

The following articles can be seen on our fourth page: “ Phrases that nobody ever saw in a newspaper.” “ A sheep reared by a dog,” “Vital statistics,” and “Sporting NeWS.”

Our supplement to-day, contains a fait ful ponr iit of the lady evangelist, Mrs ilampion, ■*ho is now on her wty back to Auckland, where she will open the new Baptist I übena le.

A rifle match will take place on Friday next, at the rifle range, between several members of the J Buttery and a team of outsiders. Both sides are daily practising, and top scoring may be expected.

We ( Wairua “Guardian ") learn that Mr J. 11. Co email and Mr J. N Williams, of Hawke’s Bay, are now engaged looking over some of lue inland country in this district, having come through Poverty Bay by lhe Keiiiga road. Messrs Fraser, Wyllie and Co give notice in another column that they wib offer fur sale the gates, publican s booth, refreshment booth, programmes, graud staud, game, etc, in connexion with the Makaraka sports ; also a first-class buggy horse. The sale will take place this afternoon, at the Masonic Stables.

We have had numerous enquiries made as to whether the usual annud Hospital fete wdl be held this year. We can only inform uur readers that, at the las' monthly Hos itui i onjmittee meeting, we were antnorised to state that they would be held as usual. We certainly hope that Bucn will be the case, as they are io ked forward to with irucii interest, and have become a regular mstitu-

On reference to our sdvertisii g columns the particulars of .Musket’s consultation on the forthcoming Au kland Cup will seen. The consultation is made up of 1000 members at one pound each. We can give a guarantee as to its genuiness, and the name of its promoter, Mr J. R. Scott, late of Gisborne, should be a sufficient i’ ducement for its obtaining a great many investors in this town.

The cricketing season opens to-day, when a m itch will be pl tyed on the Cluh’s ground by an eleven against the next twenty-two. I he Secretary begs to notify that no members will be allowed to play who have not p iid up their subscriptions. Play will be commenced at half-past one o’clock p.m. Conveyances will leave the Albion Club for the gmund at 12 noon.

The. programme of the sports to be held at Ormond on New Year’s Day appears in this issue. There are nineteen different events, comprising throwing the hammer, foot races, van I ing with the po'e, jumping, etc. By this our readers may l->ok forward to a thorough good day’s enj >ym<jnt, and whilst congratulating the promoters, we trust their energies will not h tve been thrown '’.way, and t hat the whole affair will prove an entire success. The proceeds of the sports are towards increasing the funds ofjthe Gisbjrn* Hospital,