Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 133, 16 May 1884, Page 2

Local and General.

Northern Mails.—Mails for Auckland, per Southern Cross, will close on Monday next at 7 p.m. Acclimatization Society. — The annual meeting of the Acclimatization Society, convened for this afternoon, lapsed for want of a quorum.

Requisitions.—After the public meeting at Ormond last night two requisitions were taken round : one inviting Sir Julius to come here, the other asking him to keep away. Both were numerously signed.

R.M. Court.— At the R.M. Court this morning, Henry Mosse was fined 10s., or in default 24 hours’ imprisonment, for being drunk in a public place. One civil case (J. R. Hurrey v. T. E. R. Bloomfield) was adjourned till the 20th of May. Direct Steam Service.—The Ruapehu has just made the fastest passage Home on record, having made the remarkable time of 38 days 20 hours. What would Captain Cook say to this, could he awake from his slumber ? 1

Presbyterian Church.—We beg to remind our readers that the meeting to form a Band of Hope temperance society, will be held in the church this (Friday) evening, at 7 o’clock, when short addresses will be delivered by the Revs. Spence and McAra and others.

Library. —At the last meeting of the Library Committee, Mr. Pinfold’s resignation was accepted. The receipt of £5O was notified from the Government. Messrs. Sigley, Featon and Bourke were appointed to communicate with the Young Men’s Institute, and learn what they intended doing with regard to the new building to be attached to the Library.

Waerenga-a-hika School Soiree. — The soiree in aid of the funds for improving the Waereng-a-hika School will take place tonight, at the school-house. Tea will be on the tables at six o’clock, after which a magic lantern will be shown, and a concert held, in ■which several well-known ladies and gentlemen will take part. As the proceedings of the above are for a very useful purpose, we trust that there will be a good attendance to make it pass off successfully. A conveyance will leave the Albion Club at 6 p.m., for the soiree.

Volunteers.—The ordinary weekly parade meeting took place last night in the drillshed, Captain Winter in command. After the usual regular routine, a meeting of the Finance and Ball Committee took place, when the tenders for supplying the uniforms were discussed. Mr. R. Johnson agreed to supply a pattern suit, and providing the same meets with approval his tender will probably be accepted. The accounts were all passed. The ball will be held on the 22nd. A daylight inspection parade will be held on the 24th, when a/eu de Joze of twenty-one rounds will be fired, after which the Champion Belt will be fired for. It was ordered that the gun drill be commenced next month, and Corporal Whitby, of the Band, was promoted to be Sergeant. The Telephone tender for printing the Rules, being the lowest, was accepted.