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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 121, 2 May 1884, Page 2

The Thousand Guineas.— The first great race of the season on the English turf has taken place at Newmarket, and the Thousand Guineas has fallen to Scot-Free. Wesleyan Service.—The Rev. G. W. J. Spence will conduct divine service in the School-room, Patutahi on Sunday next at 3 p.m. U.S.S. Service.—The Southern Cross will not arrive until Tuesday on account of her unavoidable detention. The Omapere will arrive and leave for the North on Sunday, the last boat leaving the wharf at 2 p.m. Bankruptcy.—An adjourned meeting ot the creditors under the bankruptcy of John Salter Lincoln, late of Gisborne, but now of Tolago Bay, carpenter and builder, was held to-day at the office of Mr. C. D. Bennett, agent for the official trustee. No quorum of creditors attended, and the meeting was adjourned .sine die. Mr. Watson attended on behalf of the debtor.

The Takapuna Inquiry.—This lengthened inquiry was terminated yesterday afternoon, when it was found that the injury to the vessel had been occasioned off Cape Egmont by the careles navigation of Capt. Jones and the want of experience in the second mate. Judgment will be given to-day. Political Items.—lt is understood that Major Atkinson will address the Wellington electors next Tuesday, and will then proceed to Auckland with the intention of meeting the Hon. Mr. Mitchelson there. Sir George Grey is expected to leave Auckland for the South to-day by the Manapouri. The Soudan.—To-day’s telegrams contradict the reported fall of Berber and state that the governor still retains possession of the town, but that the position is critical in the ext’ome and assistance is urgently needed. The French Government has also notified its willingness to the proposed conference of European powers on the Egyptian question, but refuses to waive its demand th it the whole question in its entirety shall be open to discussion. Seeds.—Mr H. Bull having opened a seed shop in connection with his Gisborne nursery, is enabled to place a well assorted stock of farm, garden and flower seeds before the public. The whole of Mr Bull’s articles can be thoroughly relied on, and will give every satisfaction. Orders for fruit, vegetables, pot plants, flowers, fruit-trees, and general nursery stock will be received and promptly attended to if left at the seed store opposite Mr Whinray’s, Gladstone Road. Libel ! —ln these dull times, when the McDonald episode is the only thing which has kept us alive and given us something to write about, we are put to our wits’ end for enlivening news and interesting topics. The very most has been made on all hands out of our levanting Member, and columns after columns of abuce have appeared day after day, relieved occasionally by prolonged wailingsand expressions of anxiety as to where, when and how our Caliban was desporting himself, and every advantage has been taken to show the immense superiority of Uria Heap over Falstaff by praising the assumed virtues of the former, and magnifying the vices of the latter. But even this is now failing, and in sheer desperation we beg of our friends to favor us with a libel action so that we may be enabled to keep up the excitement a little longer by tailing it on to the above. Do favonr us with a sham libel action as a “ sort of make believe.” Special Rate —The County Council has issued a circular to its members, asking them to use their best endeavours in their district to induce as many electors as possible to vote in favor of the proposal to levy a special rate of 1-200th of a penny in the pound. The amount which a person owning a property valued at £2,000 the rate would be lOd. a year. They are also authorised to state that the Council will not collect this rate during this year, nor will they collect the l-18th of a penny special rate made last year, but will pay the debentures out of the J general rates for 1884. The poll will take place on Tuesday, 6th May. The Waka Maori Newspaper.—The circulation of this useful paper continues to increase, and is meeting with very generous support by the natives of the whole Colony. To-day the fifth number is issued, and consists of eight pages of neatly printed matter. This issue contains a most interesting item in the shape of a copy of the original letter from Te Turuki (Te Kooti), as to his intended visit here, a translation of which was given in our own columns a short time back, and which a honorable gentleman, who had not then left our shores, characterised as “ another d d newspaper lie.” National Debts.—The national debts of the several nations a short time ago wore as follows: —Ducal Hesse, £228,916 (ss. 4d. a head); Sweeden, £4,114,880 (Cl) ; Norway, £1,854,157 (£1 Is. 10« l.); Chili, South America, £2,933,405 (£1 155.) ; Prussia (1866), £42,123,064 (£llss. 8d.); Turkey, £69,142,270 (Cl 19s. Id.); Oldenburg, £621,585 (£2 Is. 2d.); Electoral Hesse, £1,845,892 (£2 9s. 6d.); Brazil, £30,763,289 (£3 Is. 3d.); Hanover, £6,423,955 (£3 3s. Cd.); Russia, £274,574,770 (£3 11s. Is.); Wiirtemberg, £7,033,911 (£3 19s. 6d.); Saxony, £9,912,019 (Cl Is. 10d.); Belgium, £25.070,021 (£5 os. 8(1.); Brunswick, C 1,707,707 (£5 16s. 51.); Bavaria, '•*' l ,9.’Ji)7 (£T> 2s. .hl.) ; Ba iun, 69,256.723 (£6 9s. 6d.); Austria, £268,965,061 (C 7 ss. 3d.); Denmark, C 14.862.165 (£8 18s. 9d.) ; ■ ' ■> . " : Portugal, , £l4 ( ) (£l2 15s. 31.}; F a 680,057 • '•7 CIG ’ . 5d.); United C57'J, >0.391 (Cis ].ss.9d.) ; Holland, L' !.,'<■•• ’.799 (.£2l 17s. lOd.); Great Britain, £797,031,950 (£26 10s.). I

A Volunteer Scamp.—To-day we saw a rifleman’s fit-out, consisting of uniform, rifle, and sword-baonet, which presented a most remarkable appearance. The clothing was saturated with wet and dirt, and bore the resemblance of a bunch of rags which had been collected from a dust-heap, the rifle was carroded and rusty, whilst the sword looked as though it had been laying at the bottom of the sea for many months. On enquiry we found that Mr. Warrren having been informed that some arms &c., were lying under an old shanty in the wet and dirt, went and crawled in, and at considerable trouble, succeeded in bringing the above arms to light. Too strong words cannot be used to characterise the perpetrator of such wilful destruction of public property, and providing the offender does not make a speedy settlement for tne damage, we hope to see him figuring before our Resident Magistrate.