The Telephone. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE POVERTY BAY STANDARD. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15. Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 210, 15 August 1884, Page 2

The Telephone. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE POVERTY BAY STANDARD. PUBLISHED EVERY EVEN ING. GISBORNE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15. Local and General.

Druids.—A meeting of the above order was held in the lodge room last night, when four new members were initiated.

Wesleyan Church.—The Rev. Mr. Spence will conduct service in the Patutahi Schoolhouse on Sunday, August 17th, at 8 p.m.

Thomas Russell.—The Thomas Russell left Napier at one o’clock to-day with sixty tons of cargo consigned to Mr. H. E, Johnstone.

Cricket.—The Australians made 551, and the English 346. The latter followed on, and made 85 for the loss of two wickets, when the match was drawn,

Service,—We are requested to state that the Ven. Archdeacon Williams will condnct divine service at Waerenga-a-hika on Sunday afternoon, commencing at half-past two. Ingenuity.—We last night notice a novel way of extinguishing kerosene lamps without going to the trouble of taking them down. The contrivance consisted of a piece of ordinary gaspipe long enough to reach the top of the glass, and bent so as to go inside. The person using it is thus enabled to extinguish the lamps without any trouble. Expenses.—During the hearing of the case Oulton v. Goldsmith, Mr. McDougall for defendant, argued that defendant should not be compelled to go into the box because his expenses had not been tendered, but he had nevertheless, come to the Court. He asked that complainant should be compelled to pay the expenses before the defendant was obliged to give evidence. Mr. Greenwood said such a practice had not obtained in that Court, and his Worship agreed that although the witness could have refused to attend until his expenses were paid, stil , having attended, he must give evidence. Public Health.—The Health Officer, Dr. Hitchings, visited the steamer Tarawera yesterday (says the Napier Telegraph) in his official capacity on that vessel’s arrival in the roadstead. Captain Sinclair gave the impression to those who were within hearing that he was by no means pleased with the visit. To Dr. Hitchings’ query, “ Have you any sickness on board ?” the captain replied, “ We don’t look as if we had, do we ?” Whether captains of steamers like these visits or not, they will have to submit to them. The public health is of far more importance than the assumed dignity of a captain, no matter of what vessel it may be. The Health Officer cannot be too strict or too searching in his examinations. An Apology. — Under the heading “ Mr. Harker and our Wairoa Correspondent,” the Daily Telegraph has the following:—“Unless an ample apology is made in your paper on Monday evening for the insult offered to me by your ‘Own Correspondent,’ Wairoa, in your to-night’s issue, I shall take such proceedings as my legal advisers may determine. —I am, &c., Wm. Harker.” To which the editor adds:—“lf we are called upon to apologise for our correspondent having only stated eighteenpenny worth of what Mr. Harker bragged about doing at Wairoa, what apology does he owe to the Liberal party for the sum total of the ‘ brilliant idea ’ for which Mr. Locke was so ‘ ungrateful *? ”

Another Typo.—“ Captain ” Bedingfield, who has lately made himself notorious in the Salvation Army by doping with a hallelujah lass, is well known in Napier. He was formerly a compositor in the Herald office, and very recently visited that town on “ furlough,” though at the same time he kept an eye on business with a view to the formation of a “ garrison ” there.

The Last Step.—The Melbourne Central Board of Health have received a letter, asking for the suppression of bellringing on Sunday. The writer says:—“ Having stopped the steam whistle and other nuisances will you also stop the ringing of church bells on Sunday'. They are a horrible nuisance, and a fellow can’t sleep or have any rest on the Sabbath while that dreadful discordant noise is going on. Please attend to this. My nerves are unstrung with what are comically called “those Sabbath pbells.’ ” —The request is quite as reasonable as many others that are made now-a-days, The “ King.”—Says the London correspondent of the Post On Wednesday morning Captain Stratton Bates, an officar who had fought through the Waikato war, came to smoke the “ pipe of peace ” with Tawhiao, and introduce his two fine daughters to the monarch. The ladies brought offerings in the shape of a bouquet of hothouse flowers (which the King wore in his bosom throughout the day) and a box of Parisian “ bonbons,” which he ate up on the spot. The Major and Skidmore again had a consultation with Chesson, and in the afternoon the whole party went once more to the Zoo. At night, Skidmore, Te Tuhi, the King, and Mr. Preston paid a visit to the famous waxworks of Madame Tussand. Here a somewhat ludicrous incident occurred. At the top of the stairs the Maories caught sight of the figures, and could with difficulty be persuaded that they were wax and that it was safe to move on. This objection had barley been overcome, and we were strolling slowly forward, when Tawhiao (who always walks first) rounded a corner, and found himself faced with a formidable group representing Cetewayo in his war paint surrounded by several of his wives and some Zulu warriors armed to the teeth. The king got one glimpse of this, just one, then he turned, and giving forth a gutteral yell of a literally blood-curdling character, fled precipitately. We ran after him, and Skidmore explained the figures were only wax works like the rest. The old man’s nerves had, however, received a nasty jar, and it took time to calm him down. Once this was done, however, all went well. The Maoris highly appreciated the realism of the show, and examined every figure closely. Cetewayo’s story was recounted, and we all tried the seats of Napoleon’s State carriage. On the whole I am inclined to think that, notwithstanding the scare, Tawhiao enjoyed the waxworks as much as anything he has seen.