Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 93, 27 March 1884, Page 2

Local and General.

Inquest.—An inquest on the late fire in Lowe Street will be held to-day at 2 p.m.

Supreme Court (Wednesday).—An application by Mr. Kenny (before the Registrar) for an order of discharge re A. Peters, bankrupt, was adjourned until next Wednesday. J Battery.—The ordinary monthly parade of the Battery will be held in the Drillshed to-night. After dismissal a meeting of the Easter Sports Committee will take place.

Correspondence.—We have received the following. To the Editor of the Telephone. “ Sir, —I can see plainly enough that I cannot get any thing dike fairplay at the hands of the Herald. Although I have paid for the insertion of a letter, in reply to Mr. Murchie, it has not appeared.—l am Ac., H. McKay.” Napier Representation.—ln our last we notified that a numerously signed requisition was in course of preparation for the purpose of requesting Mr. J. D. Ormond to stand for Napier. Our telegrams of yesterday have fully confirmed the report, and Mr. Ormond, in expressing his appreciation of the proffered honor, and acceptance of the same, strted that he should never have come forward unless he could have felt that his interests were identical with theirs. Dairy Factory.—A meeting of the provisional directors of the Cook County Cheese and Bacon Factory Company, for the purpose of revising the draft of articles of association, was held-in Mr. E. ff. Ward’s office on Tuesday afternoon. There will be a full meeting of directors, at Makaraka, tomorrow (Friday) when Mr. Bowron will attend and express his views upon the matter. Defacing Coins.—For some time past there has been considerable complaints about the manner in which our silver currency is being systematically defaced by some clever rogues amongst us. We were shown some coins the other day which, by means of punching large holes in the centres, were robbed of fully one-sixth of their value and weight. The centre portion of the head had been selected on account of the metal being somewhat fhicher there than in any other part of the coin. Rumours are current that these nefarious proceedings are traceable to certain cunning celestial “ Johns ” who have certainly earned an unenviable notoriety for this kind of thing in most places where they locate themselves. Whether this rumor takes its rise from the strong propensity which generally prevails in blaming “ the cat ” for any discovered depredation, we cannot venture to say, but prefer to leave the solution of the matter in the hands of the police.

Mails.—Mails for Napier and South, per Southern Cross, close at 3 p.m. to-day.

Tenders.—The time for receiving tenders for the erection of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.’s new buildings has been extended till noon on Saturday, April sth. Extra Mail. — The s.s. Ruapehu leaves Lyttelton on or about 3rd prox. for London, via Rio de Janiero, she is expected to make the passage in about forty days. Letters for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, specially addressed per Ruapehu, will be forwarded to Lyttelton every opportunity.

Very Severe.—We cannot resist reproducing the following, which we heard from a most veracious authority. A Wellington professional gentleman, whose legal lore is of such acknowledged value as to cause him to be referred to, as a sort of legal epitome, by the members of the bench, whilst remarking upon the manner in which cases were sent down to Wellington for trial, made some rather amusing, though somewhat uncomplimentary, remarks which reflect slightly upon his brethren of the long robe who live, and have their being, in our midst. “ The cases which are sent down from Gisborne,” he said, “ are exactly the same as though they had placed the names of the parties to the cause of action at the beginning, and then filled in the first chapter of Genesis, followed by the last of Revelations, and just signed at the bottom, the names of their firm.” This should undoubtedly have the effect of bring-. ing a good attendance to the Institute “ Law classes.” Boat Race.—The first heat of the final contest of the season was held on Tuesday ’ evening. About half-past four, the two crews (Ratcliffe and Barnes) got afloat and paddled up to the starting point, where they got away to a rather indifferent start, on account of Ratcliffe, just at the time the word was given, being engaged backing his boat, while his opponent’s boat had headway on it. This had the effect of Barnes rushing off, and in two strokes being half-a-length ahead. Nothing daunted, the hindermost crew bent to their work, and endeavoured, by all means, to improve their position ; but no amount of exertion on their part could materially after affairs until nearing the junction of the two rivers, where Barnes had to steer out into the stream, in order to give his pursuers a chance of working up inshore. Ratcliffe now put on all steam and, although succeeding in crawling up a few feet, failed to get upon equal terms with his formidable antagonist whose long stroke, and clean grip of the water, with a smart but easy recovery, told its own tale. After passing Common’s store where the losers had agrain fallen away somewhat, Barnes made his, final effort, and soon made his victory secure by drawing his boat away clear, so that daylight cduld be seen between them, and the post about a length ahead, ine time was about the longest on record, notwithstanding the fact that a good tide was running under them in their favor. The final heat, which was to have been rowed yesterday afternoon, has been unavoidably delayed through the sickness of one of Pavitt’s crew. We understand that the contest was for cups, which host Page has promised.