Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7061, 22 August 1894, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.

IfIISBORNB, WKDNKSDAY, AUOUBT iB. 18M.

A meeting of the Poverty Bay Paik Company will be held at the British Empire Hotel at 7.30 to-night.

Mr D. M. Orr holds his usual sale of fruit, produce, and poultry to-morrow at 11 a.m.

Tenders will be received by Mr E. P Joyce, up to 4 p.m. to-morrow, for painting a residence at North Uisborne, and also three shops in Gladstone road.

Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. draw attention to tbeir stock sale, of which particulars are given in our advertising columns, which is to be held at their Waerenga-a-hika yards to-morrow, sale commencing at eleven o'clock.

J. Poyoter, of the Turanganui Football Club, has been selected as ene of the forwards to represent the North Island against New South Wales, at Auckland, next week. The monthly meeting of the Hospital Trustees will be held this evening, at the Hospital, when, in addition to the ordinary business, Captain Tucker's special motion, to provide an extra ward for the treatment of incurable cases which are now excluded from the list, but which necessitate constant medical skill and careful attendance, will be considered.

An exchange says a New Zealand skipper, in referring to some of the recent wrecks made, the other day, a sweeping criticism of the condition in which some of the craft sailing in New Zealand waters are allowed to go out of port some, he says, have not a " sail fit to fly with, or a rope good enough to hang a cat."

At th eMagistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr Booth, 6.M., Hugh Mcllroy was sentenced to one month's Imprisonment in Giiborne gaol, for failing to comply with an order madn by the Resident Magistrate at Chriitchuroh. under the provisions of " The Industrial Schools Act, 1882," for the payment of 10s a week towards the support of his children ; the sum of £22 10s being due up to the 30th April, 1894.

Among the gifts at a recent fashionable wedding was a small black teapot of the commonest earthenware obtainable, worth, perhaps, sixpenoe. On the liii being raised, it was found to contain sovereigns to the value of £100, freth from the Mint, and was the gift of an eccentric greatuncle of the bride, who chose to thus veil his generosity. We have room for a few teapots of a similiar pattern, but we shouldn't like all of them to be sent on the same day.

A bigger enemy to fre than water is reported to have made its appearance : It is bottled np in a sheet iron cylinder about a foot and a half long, *nd comes out in a thin ate&m for six or seven minutes consecutively. The inventor, who is a Frenchman, to prove the erVaey of his tool, tilled a big box with tar poured on kerosene oil, and set it alight. After it had burned furiously for some time, the contents of the extinguisher (the contents of which are known only to the inventor) were directed again tt th« flames, which quietly w«nt out in Tees than a minute. The entertainment given last evening by Mr W P Stuart •nd pupils (under the patronage of the Caledonian Society) was a real success. A splendid programme wee presented, and was faithfully gone thron«h without a hitch. Mr Stuart is to be complimented on the progress he has made with his pupils in so shore a period. That toe audience were well satisfied was evidenced by the numerous encores demanded. Mrs Morrison played the sooompanimente for the vocal part of the ooncert Two pretty overtures were given by the orchestra. The music for the dancing was by Meesrs Stnart and OalHe on Ihe bagpipes Mr Birrell (in Highland costume) sang in good style two soifgs " The Scottish Emigrant's Farewell " and " McGregor's Gathering ; M with the latter there being presented a pretty tabUau of Highlanders. Un Coopw eang "Call Me Back," »nd also the d«ei •• Lilrt l)re*m i» O'er " with Mr Coster. Mr J. Mill gave two good songs, being heartily applaaded. Miss OCoonor gave " Ye Banks and Braes." Mr J. Allen " The Soldiers Tear," and Mr T Ferguson " Bonnie Banks of Loch I.nmon«i." The dancing was much admired, the time betog neMmmk. It consisted of a Highland fling, by Misses FergtMMm <o>, Kirk. Wa«, and Roberteoa j shsauntrens, by Misses Btewart and Peters ; sword dance, by Masurs Jamieeon, Roberteon. Fellew, Ureig, Md Sawyer; reel of TuUoeb. by Masters Grtig and Ferguson, and Mlesee Stewart and Peters ; double Athol broad ■word danoe, by Masters Fergueon, •*•»»•- --son, P«llew, Roberteo*. Sawyer, and Greig ; Milor's hornpipe, by Mr R. Noble; and a Higbknd reel by pupils. Mr Btuart also g »vo a Highland dance, being warmly applauded. A pleasant evening cooolttded with the singing of " Auld Lang Byne."