Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 170, 30 June 1884, Page 2

Local and General.

Notice.—We remind hawkers, owners of carts, carriages, and music halls, that they are required to have their licenses renewed by to-morrow, the Ist of July.

U.S.S, Service.—The Te Anau arrived here from South yesterday morning. The Southern Cross arrived from Wellington and Napier, this morning early.

Editorial. —Mr. Baldwin, who some weeks back had to vacate the editorial chair of the Telephone through illness, has now sufficiently recovered to resume. The chair was temporally occupied by Mr. Snyder Browne.

Shipping.—The schooner Waiapu arrived here from Auckland yesterday with timber for Morgan and Company, She is now lying in the middle of the river trying to get alongside the wharf to discharge. The Late Wreck.—The Rosina steamed into the bay early this morning in order if possible to recover the anchor from which the brig Rio Grande parted when she drifted ashore.

The Pinnacle Rock Buoy.— The buoy which marks the Pinnacle Rock, and which was washed from its moorings during the late southerly gale, was again anchored in the bay this morning.

T.C. Court.—Ngakaroa, No. I, A. Deed of conveyance from Pirihi Tutikohe to W. Maude and others. Adjourned to a future date. Part of Ngakaroa. Deed of Conveyance from Karaitiania Burn and others to A. B. Newman. Granted.—This was all the business.

R.M. Court.—At the R.M. Court this morning, the case of Goldsmith v. Bloomfield and Wyllie, judgment summons, was again brought on. Mr. Nolan, for defendant Wyllie, applied to have the case heard in a fortnight’s time. His Worship adjourned it until Friday, the 11th instant.

Tenders.—The following tenders were received on Saturday for the maintenance of the main road from the town boundary to Waerenga-a-hika (8f miles) for four months : Dennis & Malone, £63, with extra gravel at 3s. 9d. per yard, and Muldoon £9O, with extra gravel at ss. per yard. The former tender being the lowest was accepted.

Willmott’s Combination.—There was not a very large attendance at McFarlane’s Hall on Saturday night last, to witness the performance of the Willmott Company in the comedy “ The Wrong Man,” and the burlesque “ Black Eyed Susan.” Both pieces wore very creditably managed. During the performance Miss Amy Johns gave several songs, which she rendered in her usual brilliant style. This lady with Miss Lena Wyatt also gave a step dance, which they performed with much grace, and received a loud encore.

Colleen Baws.—To-night the Willmott Company will produce “ The Colleen Bawn,” to the public. The performance of this celebi ated . drama by the above Company is spoken of in terms of the highest praise and commendation by the Southern press. One paper says “ This company’s representation of the standard drama Coleen Bawn, was of a high order of merit, and richly deserved the large and appreciative audience who witnessed its performance.”

Benefits.—lt is the intention of Mr. F. Willmott to give two performances on Wednesday and Thursday next, for the benefit of Mrs. Downes and Mrs. Taylor, both of whom have lately suffered the severe loss of their husbands. The performances will be given under the patronage and auspices of his Worship the Mayor and the Councillors, S. Locke, Esq., M.H.R., and Messrs. Ratcliffe, Piesse, Ferris, Nasmith, and others. The prices of admission the same as usual, but to meet all cases and allow persons to attend both evenings, tickets for front seats (for both nights) will be 65.; second seats, os. ; and family packets of back seats containing seven tickets, 10s. 6d. We think too much cannot be said by us in praise of Mr. Willmott for his kind intentions iughelping the before-mentioned persons in their bereavement, and trust to see his efforts well rewarded, as it will be but anything to his advantage in taking such a step, owing to the public withholding their patronage on previous occasions.