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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7544, 27 January 1896, Page 2

Before leaving for Auckland, the Vignola Bros, hold another dance on Wednesday next. The local rainfall records for December are gazetted as follow' :— Waipiro o'66in, Tolago Buy O'lOin, Gisborne 028 in, Matahiia l-78in, Patutuhi O'SGin. At the Police Court this morning, before Mr Booth, S.M., a first offender, charged with drunkenness, wus cautioned and discharged. The Whataupoko Band has in contemplation a concert, in aid of the band funds. Mr Clemens has been engaged as bandmaster for the occasion. The programme of the Holy Trinity Church garden fete, to be held on Thursday next, appears as an inset in this issue. Mr Watson, from Wanganui, arrives by the s.s. Flora, this afternoon to temporarily take the mastership of the High School until Mr Maun has sufficiently recovered from his illness to resume duty. Ab the Roman Catholic Church yesterday, the Rev. Father Ahem referred to the death of Bishop Luck, and announced that a re.|uiem mass for the reposo of his soul, will be held to-morrow morning. Mr James Hanlon, an employee of Mr Wm, King, Makauri, desires us to state that it was not he who was charged at the Police Court last week by Mr Hubble, with the larceny of a ticket. The Pahiatua Herald says : — While people in other parts of the colony are complaining of the intense heat, we in the Forty-mile Bush have suffered a return of weather almost wintry in its severity. For the past fortnight the weather has been cold and boisterous, with occasional heavy showers of rain. Already much damage has been done to the grass-seed crops, and unless tliero is a. speedy chongo the amount of seed saved i will be insignificant. The Gisborne Echool re-opened this morning with a very small attendance, only 473 scholars being present. The school buildings and grounds are in splendid order. All the class rooms have been scrubbed and several ro-painted, and the committee have done all that could be done to conduce to the comfort of the pupils. It is hoped that the attendance may go up to its full strength without delay, so that the school may from the start get into full working swing. On Wednesday, at their yards, Common, Shelton and Co. hold. their monthly sale of sheep and cattle. The entries in sheep on this occasion are much larger than usual, aud amoug them are 30 pure-bred Romney rums, a class of sheep that should command the attention of breeders at this time of year. In cattlo there is an average entry, aud these are principally well-bred stock. The sale is advertised for half past eleven o'clock. [Sinco the above was in type, we have been informed that the sale has been postponed for a week, and will now tako place on Wednesday, February sth.] Mr G. Grant, hon. secretary to tho Polo Club, advises us : — " There was no polo on Saturday, several players being en route for Napier. As tht local recently published hardly givca a correct account of the proposed programme in Hastings, I wish to point out that tho team now going tliero consists of Mr Watsou (captain of team), aud Messrs Hellier, Frank, aud Olivor Evans. Aa the strength of the team is greatly reduced by Mr Harley Evans not hcing able to get away, it is very doubtful whether Mr Watsou will play Manawatu, one of tho best teams in Now Zealand, but possibly other matches may bo arranged. The Gisborne team, as now constituted, is a very weak one, but the Messrs Evauß were good enough to volunteer to Bend three of their number towards tho quota." Hitherto this district has been free from the much dreaded " bunny," whose depredations in other parts of the colony have been such a giiovous loss to pastornliats. The exlunt ril niiimilaiiious country between Puvc.-t.y Uiiy urn! (he rabbit infcblod districts has iihvuys Imjcii considered v sufficient baniir to prevent the incursion of lho peat, ami farmais luxvo rejoiced in a feeling of security of freedom from bunny. A disqniuliug report, however, readies us to-day. Mr _ Arnold Wot.heral stall's that when driving a mob of slu-op in from tho Waimata this morning lie observed what lio at first took to be n hare. at the Long Bush, and Inter on when passing tho Cabstand, Mr Uoidsinil.il, his cadet, also noticed either a rabbit or hare. On letiching tho flats, when near the cross roads to MaUauri, opposite Mr P. Barker's property, Mr Wethered states that he discovered a burrow in .the bank which showed signs of recent occupa- t tion by rabbits. We trust that the fears t raised by Mr Wethered's report may be I groundless, and that at anyrate his discovery r may be a solitary instance. Needless to say 1 we will be anxious to receive from others I reports as to whether they have seen rabbits, t and would urge that every precaution be t taken to prevent the pest getting a footing t in the district, j

Whilst the dr^/ weather lasts, and tho grass is in sucK aa inflammable state, it behoves smokers to be careful about throwing dawjnysthiir matches. A neglect of caution in this matter, destroyed some fencing and endangered a, dwelling house at Christchurch last week. A cricketer at New Plymouth had a bit of bad luck the other day. He was struck j in the face rather violently with the ball, and just as he was recovcriog another ball caught him on the back of the neck, and he had to be carried off the field. At a recent service at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Dunedin, at which reference was made to the dying condition of the late Bishop Luck, Father Kohoe, of the Auckland diocese, is mentioned as having assisted at the service. Quite an exodus of young men is about to take place from the Reefton district, says the luangahua Times. A dozen or so of strong, healthy young fellows, tiring of the monotony of their existence there, are about to leave for the Thames district. Work with a numher of them has been very slack tor some time past, and becoming diahearteued at waiting for the promised good time comma, they have determined to strike out for fre"sh fields.