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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 19, 8 December 1883, Page 2

It is notified in another column that Mr. H. U. Verlin Brown, pianoforte tuner, has arrived in Gisborne, on a professional visit. We notice that the tops of some of the trees in Gladstone Road have been trimmed off, and think it a pity that they should be so disfigured. A large number of Natives of the Ngatiporou tri >e arrived in Gisborne yesterd -y, to work al giass cutting A» cricket match will be played on the Recreation Ground to-day, between Eleven v. Fifteen Colts. Play will commence at two o’clock.

Supplementary mails for the United Kingdom, Continent oi Europe, &e., via San Francisco, will cluse thia evening (Saturday), at 7 p.m. llamiora Mangakahia is at the Murewai, holding a meeting of Natives interested iu the Fakowhai Bloi’k. He sent two boats to Giaborne yesterday for supplies of food for those attending the meeting. We would call the attention of the Hospital Cuiniiuitee to several complaints which have reached us with respect to alleged neglect uf indoor patients, and hope that some investigation will be made us tu the truth uf the allegations. We cull attention to an advertisement of the “ New Zealand Tobacco Growing and Manufacturing Company,’' and regret that prtssuie on our space precludes us from dealing with the industry mure fully m Hus issue.

lio the Murewai mystery, we hear that the brother of the missing muu has arrived in Gisborne and is waning for the return of beigeaut Bullen, belure proceeding up the coast in search of Lhe body.

According to the opinion of the correspondent of the New Zealand Herald “ that bugbear Lhe Native difficulty is at an end. Hus is entirely owing Lu Llie policy of Air. Bryce.’' That gentleman's visit Lo Kuiikiui seems tu have been a must pleasant and successiul one. The whole of the Native Lands Court Judges seem lo be fully employed at the present time, and they are continually on the move. By lhe Tarawera to-day Chief J uuge McDonald und J udge Alair passed uisUurue on their way to Napier, where they have au important case lo dispose of, iu which Mr bheehan and other solicitors ol note are interested.

lhe Natives who obstructed the repairing of the iuad iruin l upairu Lu the Waiapu UH springs Block were brought before Air. Boom, K.AI., at Tuluga, yesterday, and lined £5O, with the alternative of imprisonment. We congratulate Air. Booth fur dealing so firmly with the delinquents, us the effects of this example must undoubtedly nave a salutary effect on the Natives in general.

A distressing accident happened at Patutahi yesterday, by which Air Jas. Williams, contractor, lust hi life. He was engaged in certain duties in connection with Air K. Austin’s draught entire, Sir Julius Vogel, when the animal lashed out and dealt Mr Williams a terrible blow just behind the right ear, which rendered him unconscious, and he died in less than a quarter of an hour. Dr. Pollen arrived on the scene with all spued, but found life extinct. The body lies at the Bridge Hotel awaiting an inquest. The unfortunate deceased was highly respected in the district, and his untimely fate is the cause of much regret. He leaves a wife and one daughter.

A rather remarkable instance of retention of memory has been developed in a little son of Mr G. L. Greenwood, who is but two-and-a-half years old. It appears that his parents are in possession of a double volume of “ Christy Minstrel ” songs, and when they require to find any particular song the child will tell on what page in eit her volume it is to be found. On opening the book at any part the child will at once tell not alone the name of the song on the page, but also the following one s right through. Considering the child’s tender age the thing seems remarkable, and it will be interesting to see whether the same retention of memory will be extended to other matters in a like degree. The Wellington correspondent of the N. Z. Herald, writing on the 26th ult., says : —“I hear ou good authority that it is probable Bir George Grey will visit Australia before the next meeting of the Assembly, and it is not unlikely that he will speak both in Melbourne and Sydney upon the question of annexation and federation. A former colleague of Sir George’s told me to-day that tie had strongly urged him to accept the pressing invitation that had been given by many of the public men of Australia to Sir George to visit both Sydney and Melbourne, and to give addresses upon this great question. I find a very general opinion existing that the Ministry should have asked Sir George to attend the conference now sitting in Sydney as one of the New Zealand representatives.” Mr. Isle, manager of the South Pacific Petroleum Company, accompanied by Mr. W. L. Weaver, of the Southern Cross Company, who left town for the Pacific Oil Springs on Wednesday afternoon, returned last night. It was dark before Rangitira was reached, so a stay was made there all night, and an early start taken for the work on the following morning, same being reached about 8 o’clock. After breakfast, they visited the Derrick and found the drilling going ou smoothly, but owing to the set of small drilling tools which have been expected at the works for some time back nut having got on the ground up till then, but little headway had been made. The tools, however, arrived about 3 p.m. on Thursday, were at once fixed on, the large ones being dispensed with for the present, and Mr. Weaver finding that the scuff was coming in aud filling up the hole faster than it could be taken out deemed it advisable to fix on the spud in order to run around the hole aud make way for the tools reaching the firm ground. This having now been done, much better progress will be made and the depth iucreased with greater facility than could be before. accomplished. Air. Weaver, who inspected the drilling carefully, was highly pleased with what he saw. He found the hole perfectly straight, and it is fully expected that iu a few days more a highly satisfactory report will reach town. The total depth ol pipes is 312t1. 6iu., the drill is some 34ft. ahead of that, aud as soon as the loose bluff is all taken out of the hole, it is intended to put down two more pipes, which will overcome the difficulty. Air. Price, whois at present iu charge of the operations, is exercising the greatest care.

The 2V. Z. Herald of the 38th ult, reports as follows : “ Uur Whaugarei contemporary, in its last issue, relets to the recent discovery of a seam uf coal in the Kamo mine, of which we give particulars at the time. After stating that it is to the North that Auckland has to look for the supply of coal for steam purposes, our contemporary gays that Lhe new shaft iu the Kamo mine where the coal was found and the workings * are away to the dip aud removed from the disturbed country it may reasonably be expected that faults will be far and few between, aud a more even quality of coal be obtained. Another seam lies 20 feet below the one already struck, and the shaft will be sunk to lb forthwith. W hen il is thoroughly opened out, the Kamo mine will be capable ol un output uf 2OUU Luus per week it required. The shaft is a large une, being 13 leeb by 6 leet, aud biie pumplug aud winding mauuiuery is very puwenui. Bo far very litue water lias Deen met with, ihe pump going uuad blow uuUsumulimes Lu ou stopped. Every tuiug iuuks Very biigut lor tne xvamu Uudiery just now, out a largv ainuunt ul Work nas yet to be dune belure Llie new hud cun be utilized Lo any gieut extent.' ”

We learn from the jV. Z. Herald that “ the Alias Ugeuie Hoitzmeyer, who was mentioned in our issue of Llie 17m, as having been une of tne yumig ladies connected with the Bijou Theatre, New kork, who saved Lhe ide of a flsnerman, althougn nob a native ol Auckland, has most uf her nearest relatives living here, and is the niece uf one of our earnest settlers. There is some prospect, we understand, of her visiting inis city soon, ou her professional peiugi inatiuus. Illis is by no means tue iirsb time Allas HuitZuieyer has Deen caiieu upon tu dupiay courage and presence ul aiiud in similar circumstances. Oliu u not uuiy a Vocalist uf uunsiduiuoie merit, but is

Known in Llie literary world us the uUtnuieos of * Mizap,’ a uuok of pucnia, and several works of ilctiuu, amongst outers ‘ Heavny Handicapped.’ due la also a lUUiribuior to several leading magazines at Hume.”