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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 9186, 25 July 1902, Page 2

West End meet Huia in the football .<eiiior championship on the Victoria Domain to-morrow afternoon. The junior fixture set down is, Kuiti-City v. Huia.

Mr C. F. Lewis's special sale advertisement is undoubtedly worth reading. The prices quoted appear marvellously low. Hie sale is only till July 31st.

At the. Couk County Council this af.tw■l.ll jii the tender of J. O'Slk-u"was accept" ■tl for Huiinui Itwii coii.tract No. 41, W. Id ties' tender for Huanui loan conlnict N*o. 42, and H. CuiTie for contract ,44, squaring logs.

The ping-pong tournament will be resumed this evening at 7.30, when the finals in the ladies' and gentlemen's singles will be played, and the district championships commenced. His Worship the Mayor will present the prizes tomorrow evening.

Mr T. Garrett. being under notice to give up possession of his premises, announces a monster clearing sale of boots and shoes, opening to-morrow, when £1000 worth will be offered at very liberal discounts.

A token of returning spring is sent us by Mrs Parsons, of Herbert street, in I lie shape of a spray of plum blossom.

A dark picture of the boggy condition of the road to the crossing near the Waei'enga-a-hika Hotel w.is drawn at the Cuok Council meeting to-day by members-. "They were engaged there all day .Sunday digging a horse out," remarked Cr King, putting on the linishimg touches.

Advice has been received by the Manager of the N. Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company of the results of sale* of-the first lot of bullocks shipped this season on behalf of a client. There were 31 bullocks in the consignment and they realised an average price of £10 5s 5d per head.

Another bicycle by-law case was before the Court this morning, when. Geo. Goldsworthy was charged with riding a bicycle on the Stout street footpath. Accused pleaded guilty of the offence, but said he had only travelled a few yards to Mr Lysnor's gate. His Worship s.iid that ho must deal with him as. he had dealt with others,- and imposed a line of 10s and costs 7s.

• Wesley Schoolroom was crowded lust evening, the attraction being the Band of Hope meeting. A good programme was gone through. The Rev. Mr Kothwell presided. An .interesting dialogue. Mas the principal item on. the programme, the characters being taken by Misses Langforcl, Vowles, Birch, Goldiug and File, and Messrs Eilerbeck, Russell, Wilkinson, A. Webb and ft. Oxenham.

A wire was received last evening from Judge Bulham, stating that he cannot possibly reach (Jisborue until Wcdiiesnesd;iy next, July 30; to deal wjith the work awaiting him in connection with'the present sitting of.the Native- Laud Cliuit. Jhe Judge is engaged at Hastings at present in a difficult case, but us it was announced that he would come to Uisbornc on. Wednesday last, the local natives concerned in the cases to come before him have been kept waiting about only to be disappointed.

Some very interesting figures have been published, says the Spectator, with regard to the number of the .Boers. The original estimates placed the forces of the Transvaal at,about 30,000 men, and those of tho Orange Free State at 22,000, or a totul of 52,000. In addition there were the foreign legion and Cape rebels. It now appears that the total Boer force exceeded 80,000, of whom at least 11,000 were killed and wounded. The prisoners: and previously surrendered Boea-s number about 51,000, and the final surrender accounts for 18,000. In addition there inu.st be a 'considerable., number of men who managed to get huick into Capo Colony without being detected, and, further, a good body of men who have managed to "lie low" in different parts of the vast theatre of war. ' But even if that tatal is only 80,000, the magnitude of the task we undertook in the year 1899 is sufficiently obvious. .To overcome 80 r OOO mounted men in their own country some 6000 miles away from your base is some" thing to be proud of, '