Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 120, 1 May 1884, Page 2

Local and General.

Shooting.—To-day, the first of May, commences the season for Pheasant shooting. The Mails.— Mails for Tauranga per Omapere will close on Friday, May 2, at 7 p.m. L. and M. Offices.—The site for the Loan and Mercantile buildings is being pegged out, by the contractors, and operations will speedily be commenced. R.M. Court.—There was no business at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning. To-morrow it will be occupied in disposing of civil cases, which are set down for hearing. Wool Sales.—The second series of wool sales was opened on Tuesday last, when the attendance of home and foreign buyers was large. The demands are reported as fair and the [prices ruling about equal to those maintained at the close of the auctions. University Honors.—Oxford Univensity has through its Hebdomadal Council, passed a resolution approving admission of women to examinations for University honors. Provident Society.—We have just received the 35th annual report of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, which shows that the business for the last twelve months has been most 7,629 proposals having been accepted, assuring a total of £2,577,753. Mr. F. J. Piesse is the Gisborne Agent. The Institute.—The committee meeting of the Young Men’s Institute did not take place last night on account of the inclemency of the weather. The meeting will probably take place on Saturday night. Wi Pabone’s Wedding.—lnvitations have issued to numerous friends asking the favour of their presence at the wedding of Mr. Wi Parone’s son, who will be united to a daughter of Benny Hays to-morrow. Great preparations have been made, and with a view of affording the numerous guests an opportunity of easy transit to and fro, Mr. S. M. Wilson has decided to run a break out, which will leave the Albion Hotel at 9.30 a.m. to-morrow for the scene of the festivities. Dr. Parry.—The petition (says the Otago Daily Times) from the Medical Association urging the Government to commute the sentence passed on Dr. Parry has been duly forwarded, but sufficient time has not yet elapsed for a reply to be expected, allowing for the necessity of the Government communicating with the Judge upon the matter. The petition set forth very fully the views of the Association as regards the evidence and verdict, and was signed by 17 practitioners residing in and about Dunedin, there being no time to obtain signatures from the country. Four Dunedin medical men only withheld their signatures (Drs. Burns, Neill, Alexander and Lamb). Editorship of the “ Times.”—A striking appointment is that of Mr. G. E. Buckle to the editorship of the Times. Mr. Buckle is only just over 30. He went up to New College with a Winchester scholarship 12 years ago, and his Oxford record is evidence alike of industry and of varied attainments. He went in for two schools in “ Moderations,” and subsequently obtained two first classes in “greats” (classics and history), as well as Newdigate |Prize poem (on Livingstone), and a fellowship at All Souls.’ Mr. Buckle had not long laken his degree when he was offered an important post on the Manchester Guardian, and the confidence in his future which he showed in refusing this offer was soon justified by his appointment as assistant editor to Mr. Chenery. Mr. Buckle has now the chance of a great career before him, and everyone will hope in the interests of English journalism, that he will make the most of it. —Otago Tinies.

Obituary.—lt is with much regret that we have to announce the death of Miss Frances Mary Mogridge, aged 22. For some time past she has been suffering from typhoid fever, and other complications brought on by a cold caught on board the Snark, on the occasion of that boat being kept lying off in a rough sea for upwards of one hour, and the sea breaking over her and wetting her passengers. Miss Mogridge neglected to take the earliest opportunity of changing herself, and the consequence was a severe cold which settled on the lungs, followed by typhoid fever. For some days her life has been despaired of, but yesterday an improvement seemed to set in, which unfortunately proved most transitory, and was followed by a relapse which terminated fatally this morning. The deceased leaves many mourning friends, and widespread expressions of regret on all hands tend to prove the high respect in which she was universally held by all those who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. Matawhero School. — The Matawhero School Committee, in order to raise funds to do what lays in their power to ameliorate the the present deplorable state of the school grounds, are getting up a soiree to be held next week at the Makaraka Hall, and from the fact that several ladies in Gisborne have promised to assist the local residents in providing “ tables,” it is not difficult for any who knows what the ladies can do when they undertake anything, to predict a most successful issue of this part of the programme. In order to allow sufficient digestion of the good things provided, several of our leading amateurs have promised their assistance, and solos, duetts, etc., will next be given, and in order to circulate the blood before turning out into the present cold night air, to retire to their respective homes, the whole is to conclude with a dance. As the purpose for which the funds are needed is such a good one and beneficial to so many of our “ small ■fry,” apart from sanitary grounds, we 'feel sure that the efforts of the School Committee are certain to be successful.