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Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 20, 30 March 1870, Page 4

We yesterday had the pleasure of inspecting the whole of the Masonic jewels, insignia, 4c, to be used at the consecration of the Cr unwell Kilwinning Lodge, which take 3 place in the Lodge-room, Smitham's Hotel, to-morrow. The wholß of the articles are from ths establishment of Messrs Burton Bro3 , Dunedin, ami the majority of them were manufactured by those gentlemen specially to the order of the R.W.M. Messrs Burton Bros, hold the appointment of jewellers to nearly all of the New Zealand Lodges, and do a most extensive trade in supplying the jewellery and other paraphernalia required by the craft. Certainly the beautifully-executed specimens of their handicraft we had the pleasure of inspecting do them infinite ere lit. Velocipadealruuism sterns to have already become a recognised pasti-no in our community, ihhough we cannot as yet sav much for the skill ethibite 1 in propelling the bicycles by those of our citizens who hwe bestrode them. We woul 1 suggest iricycles as being more likely to find favour amongst auiateurs. At B indigo Gully the price of oats is now down to 6s Gd per bushel. Some of our business people were swindled last week-by a well-dressed Chinamen, who stated that he was a storekeeper at the Cardrona. and by his plausible representations got a lot of goods on "tick." He also stated that he had a share in one of the claims at the reefs—that he was in the employ of the Government as interpreter—and did not scruple to tell a quantity of other falsehoods to gain his ends. Sergeant Cassols, ho rever, found out from, one of his countrvmon ' that he was "no good," and having ascertained that he had several times been convicted of various misdemeanours both in this colonv and \ustralia, he started off in pursuit of the " merchant," who had by this time gone to Cardrona. He was arrested at that place by the Sergeant, and gave the name of Jamie, and is also well known in the Province by the a'ias James San Quin, alia* Ah See, a'ins " Flash Jamie." As the culprit had a bad leg, the result of a blow from an axe, given him by some former mates while caught in the act of pilfering gold from their tent, the 'Sergeant was obliged to walk all the way from Cardrona—over tho Mount Pisa range—while the Chinaman role his horse. He was brought before G. W. Goodger, Esq., J. P., on Thursday, and was remanded till to-day. The Warden at Queenstown bus issued hand-bills offering a reward of £SO for information that will leal to the conviction of the cowardly wretches who were concerned in the late attack upon the Chinamen at Moonlight. We are glad to observe that Mr Beetham has adopted such prompt measures for their apprehension, and we trust the police will be succeaful in their effort*! to forret tho wonti-lrcla onfr-.

Tho inhabitants of Logantown am neighbourhood will notice that Mr Alfred I Burton of Burton Bros., Photographers, Dti, ediu, advertise* his intention to visit their dt triot on or about Friday next, April Ist. I addition to taking of portraits, Mr Burton seal occasion to add to his heautifu! collection i views in OUgq any scenes he may meet with i his journeying, and Cromwell has furnUhe several subjects for hie portfolio. Mi- Simpson has returned from his ml vey of the route to the West Coast, and wil wo ua terstan 1, roport to the Government in few days as to the practability of the routs 1 traversed. We will lay before our readers p» ticuUrs when the report has been made. A great many claims have been a.hh done I at Bendigo, shareholders seeing ao pro pect of having the stone crushed. The want < a public crashing machine is greatly felt, buti is confidently hoped that next spring will brii with it new blood, as the Bendigo district i really but in its infancy at present. Many hj« left the reefs before the winter sets in. A young lad received a very sevej kick from a horse on Saturday last, by which fc narrowly escaped having his arm broken. B Corse attended to him immediately, and on u animation found that he had received a seven laceration of the muscles of the right arm Under the skilful treatment of the doctor, tbi Lai's arm was soon bound up, and will, we m derstand, be all right in a few days. VVe remind our readers that to-morrow Thursday, is the last day for sending in applic, tionf to be placed upon the Electoral roll. W, trust that the miners at Bendigo Gully am others who have not yet qualified themselvw wilJ do so at once. A resident at Cardrona writes to q stating that Constable Fleming (much and rh serve. Uy respected by the whole community) j shortly to be removed from that township fc Cromwell, and that it is rumorad the resident! are to be left entirely without police protection He urges upon us to give his letter publicity, and to use our endeavours to secure the appoint ment of another police o'ner in the event of Con stable Fleming's removal. We cannot but ex press our opinion that it would be anything bul a politic move to leave Cardrona without a polie protector, seeing that there is now a Chinese population of nearly 300 settled there ; and « trust that the proposed change will not be perse, vered in. Notwithstanding some rumours afloat o( a dull winter on the Reefs, there are at present two new public houses in course of completion. One at Logantown by Mr W. D. Hamilton, and one at WakeSeld. This shews the far-seeinj basmess men h*ve great faith in the future of Bendigo as a reefing district. Mis-! Dolly Green's entertainment wai not so well patronise lon Friday and Saturd»j evenings as we expected. The whole of thi parts, were, however, entered into with a tlete: initiation that those who were present should ndl hare to complain of any relaxation of her efforti to please, and the entertainment was as a const. lueace eminently enjoyable. VHsa Green appeared t.i be in even better voice than usual, and sang the whole of the songs allotted to her in excellent style-" The Languid Swell," and tHi nautical song by the ball-room belle, being espedally deserving of commendatio i. The music was. as usual, a great feature in the entertainment, and the overture of " Zampa'' on Satimhy evening, was a real treat. The mailman reports that on Monday morning, between three and six a.m., two valuable stacks of wheat and oats, belonging to Mr M'Lam, an hotol-keeoer ia Queenstown, wen completely burnt down at his farm in tb( Gorge. The work is supposed to be that of an incendiary, as a reward has been offered for tit apprehension of the oiTender. The Rev. Father Nolan visited Logantown, and celebrated mass at Mr Horrigan's on Tuesday last. \fter mass the rev. gentleimn delivered a very impressive discourse, and visited several residents, who liberally subscribed to' wards the erection of his new church at Hawthorne, Victoria. At a meeting of the Presbytery of Clutha, held on the 16th inst., the commissioners appointed to visit Cromwell (the Rev. Messn Copland and Telford), reported that they intended to do so at an early date, so that those gentlemen may be looked for daily. We are unable to give a report of the Dunedin Races, owing to the pressure on ow space. We append the names of the winners ol the various events :—Maiden Plate, Southern Chief, 1 ; Waterwitch, 2 ; Tomboy, 3.—Handicap Trotting liace, Straggler, 1 ; Ranger, 2; Magic, 3.—Dunedin Handicap, Southern Chief, { ; Lady Ellen, 2 ; Atalanta, 3. Ladies' Purst, Tantrum, 1 ; Musician, 2; Banjo, 3. —Skcom I)ay.—Handicap Hurdle Race (heats), Musician, I ; Hon Pedro. 2.—Town Plato, Atalanta, I; Tantrum, 2. —District Handicap, Atlas, li Wildboy, 2 ; Novice, 3.—Selling Race, Atalanta, 1 ; Bobby Burns, 2.- Consolation Handicap. Wildbov, I ; Lady Ellen, 2.—The Hack Ra« was won by Dick. The nomination of a member of Assembly for the county of Bruce took place at Tokomairiro on the 21st inst. Mr J. C. Brown, M.P.C., being the only candidate nominated, wm declared duly elected. Tenders have just been accepted for metalling the entiro roaddine from Dunedin to the Rast Taieri Ferry (22 miles), at a cost d over £1.">,000. As a sisra of the continued advancement of Milton (Tokomairiro), wo (says the Briict TJtraJd) have now in our-midst a Chinese store in which nic-nacks from Chiua, as as thi common necessaries of daily life, t \ expoeeJ for eal*.

Tho Cabinet hayo, done a Tory wiso thing, upon which thoy nay be warmly con* gratulated. Following in tho steps and policy of tho English Oovornment, and profiting by tho more recent example pf Victoria, they havo reduced the telegraph to a rate that will be felt by-all to be a boon. It will afford iamenaa facilities to use the telegraph generally, and tend to make its adoption not a matter, as heretofore, of necessity, but of ordinary convenience. It places within the reach of all sections of the public one of the most valuable corresponding mediums of the present age, and we shall be glad to see that the liberal tariff that will rule from Friday nest obtains that general support it so deservedly claims. The rates for the press telegrains also command our approbation. An advertisement elsewhere give* fuller particulars. What has become of irrepressible Mr Shepherd, one of the gold-fields members in the Provincial Council! Last session of the Council he was absent, and his vote would have been of value. Is he also like Messrs Vo-jel, O'Neil, Haughton, Bradshaw, and Maine—amongst the lost sheep at Auckland? Really representation inOtago is conluctol upon a most curious sys; tarn. It is to be hoped Mr Shepherd will turn up "a real live member," even though it ba at the last moment. Mr Haughton, the member for tho Lakes, and Chairman of Committees, was also absent, and we observe by our iiles that enquiries are being made as to his intentions. Another valuable addition has jint bean made to the natural products of Ofcago. The discovery was made in surveying a track for the extension of the district road over Pine Hill, when a fine outcrop of petroleum shale was found on Government land. The extent of the formation is unknown, but the quality is reported to be good. The Tuapeka Times states that some days ago a child in Wetherstones who had been troubled with worms was attended by Dr Halley, who was somewhat puzzled by the more than usually serious symptoms exhibited by such a complaint. The mystery, however, was solve:! by the boy passing a round worm, some eight inches in length. It appears that the child hid swallowed a button some time previously, an 1 the worm had found its way through the eye of the button, where it stuck and died. Dr Halley has preserved this curiosity of the reptile creation, which may be seen at his residence, Monteagle House. Southern Cross of the 4th instant thus lamoly replies to the objections raised against the permanent residence of Otago members in Auckland :—" It is quite true that thore are four gentleman representing Otago constituencies resident in Auckland ; but we could not suppose they ceased to ba Otago members because of that. It will be remembered that the first Mayor of Duneclin (one of the earliest settlers in Auckland) sat in the [louse of Representatives as member for the Pensioner Settlements, whan he was chief magistrate of Dunedin. Mr Mason was not ch*rged with "treason" to his province j neither do we think the Opposition nawspapors now do well to donht the honour of thair members, who are engaged in business in the North. But we admit that these charges almost wholly emanate from Wellington. They are hatched there, and circulated throughout the provinces to do what mischief thoy may."