Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 183, 15 July 1884, Page 2

Local and General.

Mr. Locke.—Mr. Locke will address the electors at the Schoolroom, Patutahi, tonight. Mrs. Downes.—ln another column appears the gratifying information that Mrs. Downes has received the £lOO, which Mr. Locke has been instrumental in obtaining for her.

Polilical Association. — The Working Men’s Political Association will meet tonight, according to announcement, in the Good Templai’s Hall.

Ada Mantua.—This consultation has added an entirely new feature to its list of prizes, whereby any one can by correctly placing the three first horses in the Melbourne Cup, win £lOO. Each competitor has as many trys as he likes.

Borough Council, —The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council will be held this evening, There will also be an extraordinary meeting of the Harbor Board for the purpose of dealing with the foreshore valuations. Notice.—A notice appears in another column signed by Wi Pere, whereby all persons are warned against dealing with Rutene te Eke’s lands, through his children or others.

Electoral.—We have received the following from a Wairoa correspondent :—“ The feeling at Frasertown and Wairoa is strongly against Rees in consequence of his action against Locke. His Frasertown meeting was a dismal failure, only seven or eight being present.”

Gas Company.—The s.s. Thomas Russell arrived in the Bay from Greymouth with 194 tons of coal for the Gisborne Gas Company early this morning, and is now being lightered. As soon as a sufficient quantity is taken out to allow her to come over the bar, she will enter the river and discharge alongside the wharf. The manager of the Company’s works positively assures us that everything will bo finished and completed by the end of this month, therefore we advise those who require gas laid on to have their buildings fitted up ready for its reception. The Wizard.—Professor Anderson gav his second performance last night, in McFarlane’s Hall. There was a large attendance. The Professor introduced several new exhibitions of his wonderous powers, each of which was greeted with the most unmistakeable demonstration of applause. The mysterious manner in which things before the eyesight of the spectators, first appeared and then disappeared, and then changed to something totally different were as surprising as they were startling to the uninitiated portion of the audience. The Professor this evening will give an entire change of his last night’s performances.

Correspondence.—A correspondent writes: Cannot something be done to check the continual driving of mobs of loose horses up and down Palmerston Road and across the Whataupoko Bridge ? The performance starts before daylight and continues till after dark daily, and appears to have an extra side show on Sundays. The horses are generally in charge of a couple of stupid boys, and are far more dangerous to pedestrians than when they arc even fastened together. On Sunday afternoon a horse broke out of the mob, galloped across the bridge, and kicked a boy named Wade on the head, and just after dark when several people were crossing the bridge on their way to church, another lot were driven across. It can hardly be expected that the Borough Ranger, for a paltry salary of £2 a week, can look after such matters, but he might arrange with his Worship the Mayor, or even the Town Clerk, to do something towards putting a stop to the nuisance. Strutting about in soldier’s habilainents is perhaps more to his taste than pounding several horses during the month; therefore I suggest his getting the other gentlemen I have mentioned to do it for him. The County ranger might also have a finger in the pie, as he is as much to blame as his compeer of the Borough. If the ranger casts his net about Palmerston road before breakfast any morning he could make a far bigger haul than the 89 he ran in last month, or the 42 the month previous. With best wishes for his future welfare, I am, &c., Peel Street.