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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4771, 24 January 1887, Page 2

Thero are three mtercating articles on p.iae four — "New Zealand's Religion,'' •Changes in Naval War," ;-nd *' The Wool Prospect."

It 13 said W. L. Rees is realiy going to England next month. He has been going so long that folks aio sceptical, but it is said he is '■ really" going this time. The Borough Council to-morrow evening appoint a Governor to the Giaborne High School in place of Mr D. Johnston who retires. He is howerer eligible for re-election. Since the horrible Christchurch cases have come to light, it has been freely hinted that there are one or two disreputable individuals in Wauganui, who, if they had their dues, would be where Dr Russell i 3 to-day. — Wauganui paper. Tyson, the Australian millionaire, is visitiug the colony, laud buying. He can get a few millions' worth in this district. There is a chanc3 for the Land Company now ! Tho valuations of both Wanganui and New Plymouth are about LSOO lower than last year. The girl Graham, iv tho Bariier murder case, aeeins to be a very degraded, shameless woman. She deposed that Penu had tattooed her and and several other women at the same time on the thighs. There is funny boycotting in Auckland. The Working Men's Club have boycotted Hancock's beer because of the derogatory articles on working men appearing in a local paper, of which one of the owners of the brewery ia part proprietor. During the quarter endinc Dec. 31, ISSb", 182 summonses were issued ouc of the R.M. Court. The distress warrants executed numbered 33, and the civil fees amounted to £129 63 ; 35 criminal cases were heard, the fees being £3 7s. The crimir.al fines total £4 2 3 . It is stated that theß:v. Mr Wil's, the Wesleyan Minister in Gisborne, has resigned his ministerial connection with the Wesleyan body. The " Rev. Mr Lee ' telegraphed on Saturday as assigned to Gisborne ou tho second reading of the station list should have been '"Rev. Mr Brooke." Thisarrangomeut may be altered on the third reading of the list. At the Court today a young man named Tatnati Hautapu was committed for forging Mr A. C. Arthur's name to a cheque for LS. The evidence of Mr A. McMillan, S. Evin. sou, A. C. Arthur, E. Brown, J. O. Hoheke, R. Stcggall, C. Langdon, and Constable MeGill was taken. Defendant wrote the cheque in a very neat hand and signed it "AC. Aruther," aud bought 1 suit of clothes and got L 6 4s change from McMillan. Another native charged with obtainiug goods under false pretences, was dismissed with a caution. A most enjoyable evening was soent in the Oimond schoolhouse last Thursday under the auspices of the Ormond Band of Hope, when a first-class programme was gjne through and tho audience signified their approval in v very hbarty manner. The room was crowded and many were unable to gain admission. Pastor Wallace spoke upon the evils of intemperance, and exhorted all to join their band. Mrs Bolton presided at the harmonium in her usual style, and Mr Harper, who has lately come to reside in the district, proved himself to he an elocutionist of no mean order, and his siDging was of such a style as to call forth prolonged applause. Mrs Blackadder (of Dunediu) kindly assisted, and her sweet voice added much to the enjoyment of the evening, Misses Murphy, Brigg^, and Bingham also sang and their songs were well chosen and well received. The meeting was brought to a close by the benediction. In connection with the death of Lord Iddealeigh, the following from Truth, Nov. 22, is of interest : — A Sunday paper publishes a letter from Dr Granville, who asserts that Lord Iddesleigh is in excellent health. I do not attach any importance to medical bulletins of this kind. It may be true that he is Dot 'unwell' in the technical sense of the word, but he i 3 suffering from overwork and worry, and he certainly looks ill. I will venture to predict with confidence that Lord Iddesleigh 8 health will break down unless he speedily gets away for rest and change, and this is the opinion of those of his friends who are much better able to judge of his condition than even the obsequious Dr Granville. With reference to Mr A. McDonald's latest it may be mentioned that some of hia friends her© are circulating reports that Mr Mitchelson resigned last Thursday, and that Mr M, is to have a "walk-over." No one else in the colony has heard a word about it, and of course no one believes it till it comes on something like decent authority. An Auck- ' land paper says : — " Mr Allan McDonald has gone down to Bellevuc, and intends enquiring about ' that requisition.' His cousiu, Mr Hector N. Simpson, waa supposed to be engineering tho document, but Hector says he intends utaudiug for Marsden himself, should a vacaucy occur." — The Waipu correspondent to the Weekly News says :— "There was a nutter in politics this week by a rumor that Mr Mitchelsou, M.H.R., is to resign his seat for Marsdcu. A party is trying to get up a requisition for Mr A. MoDonald, but with poor result. A uumerous party arc iv favor of Mr E. E. Aldertou contesting the Marsden seat iv the comiugfray. Mr Alderiou's many friends here do not forget his past her vices to the electorate," Never Return.— lt is said that one out of every four real invalids who go to foreign countries to recover health never return, except as a corpse The undertakers, next to the hotel-keepers, have the most profitable business. This excessive mortality may be prevented and patients saved and cured under the care of friends and loved ones at home, if they will but use American Co.'s Hop Bitters in time. Read.