LOCAL & GENERAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume VIII, Issue 679, 16 January 1879, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

;;4. tiExtesteivf ipreMser-f or the Bay of Ptfa?*^ ,Time 3 ar^'tejuug'oreSted on the- sifco'jolr cho^ old Custom Jlouse, in Harrington: Street. Mr David Lundon left for Auckland yesterday in the Bowena, to purchase timber, and it is hoped the building may be completed by February^ 15,. ■ Our ? Mdiitiily Summary for , transmission by the English mail, which leaves Tkuraugii ' on * EebTaary3rd, willbe" published" wfth'tKe' issue of Thursday, the 30th instani.. Extra copies should be ordered early. . Itt-our -itmeran fc reporter's* note^on: Opbtiln the figures 38,00,0; are a printer's error, a nought was omitted.. The number., should have stood 350,000.< -■.'•/.• )■ \\ :.,', ■■ ' , ; Owing to some misconception aa to the exact whereabouts of Ohitva, our Auckland correspondent;- did not to .the , result of English's trial. Wo, therefore,, publish a full report in to-day ? 8 issuef • • ; ''■- A paragraph.mou'r 'last .stated' that. the. recent meeting of the .Working Men's Land Association, was held at Ellis' Hotel. It should have been Wliitcorabe's Masonic Hotel where jthe A'ssc&iaHon. has alwiiys met since its formation. . . ' . ..,,,. A trial of a reaper and binder, lately infe ; ported, recently took pla<;e at-Qpofiki. It was r not a very great success, for though the reaping t was, done ivory 1 cleanlyjitEe wires-re;-pbatedlylbroke'in thiei binding pracessi t -'.Wvt At the "Auckland Waste Lands Board, last Thursday, an application was f made by Mr Firth'-'WrigMS^io puV'iip'dertam- >*|&&i*-3& ! sale. It was resolved that tiie'land shouraj be surveyed and- subdivided/ '-* > Th'l surveyor to be instructed, to mark.otf"a proper landing.place.:- •■ >/::j - :;: ; Jt;; /'^^ i^!"-" The young acrobats,.' known as Elder Brothers/ 1 were, it ; app'earsj- ; roii-a*way* During their stay here *the' polide received* S? communication : f roih" Mr "Elder; 1 l senr #'v&- ; questing that the two younger ones' might be"; sent back to Auckland" &V once/' 1 The lads were accordingly despatched' per l£owen&,l last night the eldest 6ne -alone' being pcr T i mittedrto, go South/: >.■-'.?. u.«<m ';'"x'i'/.A'.j' The return, cricket .M match between Taurangaand OpotiM will be played in the Govarn'nient Paddock on tlte 28th;inflt., : .when the following have beeniehbsen'ttd.' represent . Tauranga : Messrs Surtees,'Giriffiths; Mulgaii, Burt, Donovan, -'Stewart, Fa'rrer; Goldsmith," Parke, Anderson, Laoyf emergency men, Buddie and -Taylor. 1 These, and others are requested to meet for practice on Tuesday VThursdays, and Saturdays:.* 1 We have received.'a.bopy'of the new? paper published in Auckland last Saturday, and named the Free l'rm. Mr John Braine, who was for a long time connected withthe olerioal.department of the Star> is proprietor, and. . seems to have engaged an extensive staff to assist him. The first issue contains a variety of interesting "matter, and if 'the. literary standard is kept up we can see no reason why the venture should uot be a success.! , " The valuation lists for the Tauningii Worth Township Highway District, the. Tauranga Highway District, and the Te Puna District, for the year -1879-80, are now; open, for inspection at the Resident Magistrate's office, Tauranga, where all objections addressed to the Assessment Cornet must be lodged on.- or before the 16th of February nesjt,. A'; copy of every objection should; also bo left at the Town Board office, ; Government Buildings, not lens than seven days, before tlio noxt sitting of the Assessment Court..' Some- of the Opotiki horses intend' oouiing to the races here with the hunvine; (intention, of carrying away • all the money j over > fch.es | sandbar. -The- jockeys, are. hard at ,w.ofkij polishing their spurs, and the. ladies; have, ] bought up all the .colored silk in. the stores' to manufacture brand-new jackets and caps^ while the local tailor is.driveujo the verge of distraction with *' orders for ' n^w- Beats -to riding pants, and almost contemplates suioide in a barrel of .'Penny's beer. We shall be glad to see these sporjtsmen, and trust their humble aspirations may. be fulfilled.. . The following'" tasty^'.arid truly".voraciousparagraph, which we -.clip from a,yecent issue of the Herald, reflects infinite -credit on the KatikatL correspondent of that 'sjourflal :.— "Mr. G-. V. Stewart has ' amalgamated his pointing plant .with, .the- Bay. op v Plenty' Timksl . • This means shutting 'the ;mquth:"pf the Tauranga'Press 1 against hin^elf^sjaould there be any further occasion for complaints. In this part there have been;spmp very stormy articles in the Times against that gentleman, but for the future all 'is to be milk anfi honey." Perhaps this intelligent ".kuow-aU 1 ' will obligo.by stating: the .exact issueß. in whioh the' diatribes he talks of, appeared. Our own impression wiis, and is, that the Times systematically, supported Mr Stewart, whose couduGt as regards the Bi>eciftl settlers never has been, and in all; probability never will be, seriously called in question., The Government-have stationed' at Whakatano an. efficient, offioer, by; name/, .Cqn&table Marsh, an able officer, who isisupposod to up-;: hold the majesty of the law; among.some 500 or moro natives, and to compel them to do honour to the peace of our lady tho QueenTo assist him in theao onerous duties the Government havo 'thoughtfully . built . him a lock-up, and in the exeroise of their weighty judgment havo conveniently placed it on the top of a mountain. •■ "In doing this theyidbubfc-.j less lost sight of < tho 1 trifliugf 6iroamstanoe3: ! •that the ; villago, . w)xero-. {d}-.Tdisturlj«nae£ take place, is at tho bottom, and no doubt it was fromilthia oversight .that .thej? omitted to supply him with- a rope. and. pulley, : . by to haul up any obstrepcrouat qffenrlsr. Tho omission should, bo speedily ' Supplied.. ..-■ The Engli^K Elovon have played. E^ight^en of Hobantown. Hobartown Eighteen, first innings, 8-2; English Eleven, first innings, 183. The English beat tho Tasraainans by six wiokets. "My dear!" she remarked -through the. telephone that ran to her husband's offlcfe, '• you ought to be spanked fqr nop ohanfri^g your shirt this morning.'"* Tho young'-biibk-keeper who rooeived tho mossago didn't fcbl like keeping 1 up the dialogue.

?lef y|: t|ifr prbjieVfcllpl :B^^|tpJbis^^-^^'^% : :|l |Mj||a^eyJ;has|a^^^piEiJ^ fitablo f^at'he is a>p^fo{o^^^ singing tourthrb^h tnc pro^ce3^ESr^eSt^||| ne's? always commands ; i.ic^rbain .am<iu.iat"^dT -^ respect, but starring, mission toiiirs and;rbal[atlSsjyprayers savour : to' • Vorae"' mmdsf ■ r^tKer^pf^;' speculative irrevereuot . than7' : religi6us : :*en-:r|i > thusiasm. ".; '■:,.--■■ Monday, October 23rd^^s^e^^entrC^ third' annirersaVy d^M^^^^^^^g Tlie only officers; ahye}te^oqrapem6m^yo&^ r l : %venf ; ' ; wbre'^AlmirlT- t oF|fe^F^^ Rose' Sartorius, KJ^^M^als^K^ertf^; Patton, W. W : . Percival Johnfeoii^anclSpencer:^^, Smyjsh '■";.' Opmmander^,; ; Eraiol^^j^^an^^ Vicary K , : ]Siid«rLiQu^ant-Coilonet;; J .;/ James Fynmoreflt.M! °^iet? us^iiopG^theae--vetoraus -enjoyed .the^sel^Qp^i.ti^^j^&^A seven !".-, • f year.^o^'-m(ai»*Bib^^^^^^' The Ashburton MmP- discdutses'i.'as "■-; .follows -T^ltifris^l;a,/singular'^imdJtnißla^ { choly 'A coincidence, , which, ; has ; ; gei^eraUyii|. escaped notice, .that the ? lamented^: dfla^lic'of^^ H. R. H. Pa'ihcess^Alice * 'occurred on^iie^l^tb,;^ anniversary of, the i deatftipf. her" fath'er(|6the4l Prince Gonsorii, ' -who4iM'on[th^U%^^if r f, 1 1861, l Piince^t^li6eW^Wa^^6^ '" 1878, almost at the samrhourV \;ltVmay ; be ; , recollWVed,taa r a%econdMnouiß^dom^ that s when tTiV Pririce-of- yv^/iol ''Ask- -; : gjerously ill with typhoid* ;fevf f'&x^ir^Hgo, ■ . tne crisis' bif H h' c passed W'lffis' same; 'dafp ! a^d^iiljis^i3^ :^^®^?^»!'j^^"r -passih^of f tfe{ : ,oA&6^ u^ate:beino^ for, q l^ thaf^o^a^MMfc'a natural^l^K becomes a^ay jJf'tnpp'le mark. in -'os p&sy- ? : iMSiStol MoSmci- J^S&^ot^; Tfielday t^e WfefrMfi «p #- > ! A% i a\^s^e&^&^ '■this issue gives the time arid piaceC^omilwi > annual public -meetjnga, vundej the i-JSdTioatipn.-. Act, ,1877. [ r Tttee.ti^^U;:;bß •}:, : _held a^'S'llim'. on Mondiiy the 27th i iiist. ;j ; tliS ; - Katikati-raeeting at 5 p.m-on the same- dajr ;J---af; iiher^No: 'l^Sohjppirh&ieeit andfeil^^SAraoga VA i Meeting-*a ; t"tHe iJisiriQf $q^nwiirhwJSß ai 'T''-" •■p.m; The first^6ii§e"tMg, ; 6^l.4h ! e^tCauranga. ' Committee willlbe held on January 3 1st., at ;. 7:p.m.. ' ■.-..• '-.-.uwfir? ■..'■: ' A ..'Z-y : ;' / -