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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 407, 23 January 1890, Page 3

In the course of bis usual column of City chat our Melbourne correspondent wrires :— There is not much to say with regard to current amusements, almost everything will be changed in the course of the week, Mr Alfred Dampier's return to the Alexandra has been previously announced—" Judge Not,' which is described as a Indies' drama by the author of " The Wotld Against Her." The " Post Olfioa Clock ’’ has become a standing joke in more places than Melbourne. I know of a colony in which a new General Post Office was built in the capital thereof; a clock was placed in the turret and the staff had been in possession of the office six months before anybody thought of winding up the clock and setting it agoing. We are nearly as bad in Melbourne. If I remember rightly it was at one time proposed to have the new clock going, and the chime of bells ringing for the opening of the Exhibition—that is 17 months ago. We now hear, as a piece of news, that the bells aforesaid are just about being completed in England, and will shortly be shipped for Australia. But if we have not the bells, at least we have got the clock, and it is populutly believed to be in its place in the clock tower. It needs hands to indicate the time, and the dial needs finishing, But there it stands useless, because two or three Government officials are quibbling as to the best mode of illuminating the dial at night. It seems that some man, with a larger " bee ” than usual " tn his bonnet," for lighting the dial that hit upon a notqble scheme had not occurred to anyone before; and having plenty of other people's money to work upon be set about de veloping " his idea.” Well, his idea has turned out all moonshine, so some other plan has to be elaborated, Meanwhile the Post Office is without its dock, and irreverent wags do say that the man tn charge of the said clock, whosoever that may be, is without brains. It is about time that the lighting businesi was let out to be done by contract,

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BARQUE PERU FOB LONDON, jtA LL Claims against the above vassal must be rendered, in duplicate, by Noon TO-DAY (THURSDAY); otherwise they tyill not be recognised. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE CO., Agents, COAL! COAL 11 COAL!!I VTOW Landing and to arrive, 300 tons Best Coalbrookdale Coal. Will be sold cheap from ship's side for cash. KENNEDY AND EVANS. JUBILEE HANDICAP. IpNTRIES for the Jubilee Handicap, to be Jjj ruu at Te Hapara on Wednesday Next, tbe 29th, will be received by W. Morgan, Saddler, at his shop (where the prizes may be seen), up to 8 p.m. on SATURDAY NEXT, Entrance, Ss; Handicaps on Monday. MATAWHERO SCHOOL. THE above will RE-OPEN, after the Summer Vacation, on MONDAY NEXT, 27th January. A. C. ARTHUR, Chairman of Committee, WHATAUPOKO POUND. IMPOUNDED by Mr McLean, from the Hoto in the Wall, on Jan. 16, at 11,30 a,m,1 Dark Brown Gelding, branded like IPU on near shoulder, Will be sold at the above Pound Yard on THURSDAY, January 23rd, 1889, unless redeemed. Off Kaiti, by John Fisher, on Jqn, IQ, qt 6.30 »,m. 1 dark brpwn Gelding, branded like JK off rump, iter, two hind feet white. 1 bey Gelding, branded like EP near shoulder, star and snip, 1 brown Gelding, branded like a pair of scissors or a sheep *■ gamble ” near hip, near hind foot white, 1 brown Filly, no brand visible, grey tail, 1 grey Gelding, branded like B off shoulder, 1 chestnut Mere, blaze, branded IikeEFQD, If not redeemed, will be sold at the Pound Yard at Noon on TUESDAY, Jan. 28,1890. J. FISHER. Poundkeeper, CHURCH QF BNGL4NO ANNUAL FETE, TO DE -HELD AT TE HAPARA os JANUARY 29i'H, 1890. PROGRAMME. Quits' Back (under 15), 100 yards. Bovs’ Rack (under IB), 100 yard?. Giats' Rack (under 10), 10Q yards, Bovs’ Haqs (under 10) JOQ yards, Jcmtsx Handwaf, 100,150, and 200 yards. Points — 5 tor first, 3 for second, 2 for third. Prizes, trophies, value—lst £2 10s, 2nd £1 10s, 3rd £l. Entrance fee 3a, Obstacle Rack, 200 yards; for boys under 16 yean. Prize, lamb presented by Mr T.VQ or Was, 8 men a-side, Tka at 5 o’clock, Followed* during the evening by the Farce “BOX AND COX.” Entrance, 2o: children half«prioe, Family tickets at reduced prices if bought beforehand from Members of Committee, so follows—Merere DeLiutour, Akroyd, Pettie, Greenwood, W, Morgan, G. Humphries, A. Kemp'hornr, 0. Gray, Butt, Davies, Bowe, i, Qi Dunlop, W, Q»odi