THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, NOV' 27, 1878.

Inangahua Times, Issue 24, 27 November 1878, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, NOV' 27, 1878.

A meeting of thoso faTOrnblo to tho holding of atlilotio sport* was held at Twohill'* Ilotol. on Monday cvoning last. Thoro woro prosont Mpssi'B Twohill, Dash, Pnia, ftf'Quillan, Loo, M'Kenna and Potts. On iho motion of Mr foils, Mr Pftin was voted to tho chair, Mr Loo aotod as secretary pro tarn, A deputation from tho Hospital IPoto Commiito.\ hoadod by John M'Ga/Tln, waited upon tho mooting to nocertain whother tho Sports Oommittoo would unito with tho Futo OommUteo for tho oooasion, so tis io provido two or throe days, sports. Mr M'Onflln having explained the views of tho Foto Committoo tho deputation withdrew, and the Sports Committoe subsequently agrood to fall in with the proposal, and intimation to that effoot wns convoyid to tho Fate Oommittoo, with a request that ro« pvosontalivoß of tbe Hospital Committee, tm\ tho vnrious Friondly Sociotiet should be ap* pointod to not on iho Sporto Oo nmiltofl, and IVfoßsrs M'QafHn, ButW, King, Ho;g, C'ooh rnno and Pollook, were accordingly appointod to not in that oitpnoity. Tho combined corns mittee then mot nnd Messrs M'Gaflln, Butlor* I ftin and Pottn, wero appointed to canvass tho town and Tllaok's point for sulxoriptionit, and ordered to report to an adjourned mooting to Oo held At Dash's Ilotol, on Friday evening noxt. Mr John M'dnflln wns appointed Trsa< sinor. The intention is, we bel'ere, to hold two or Ihron d iy.i tptvka on Pon'ng and tho following days, and the opinion was expressed thnt as tho timo wai too short for a grand handicap tho pro^rammo should be limited to pott en!rios. Tho namos of sere.'al town** peopio were added to tho list of the Com* mitten nnd as (ho sports will be rnrriod out undor tho nu'piccs of the mombors of tho dif* feront Frieudlv SocicHos and tlio Hospital Committee, it will no doubt be a vory suoco«i fill g jthcring. Facilities for opon-nir danoing will bo an cspocinl feature of tho oooasion, wliilo provision will also bo niarle for tho amusomont of eliildron by tho croction of swings, <tn ( The Magifttrata's Court sot yesterdaj to inquii'o into tlio (ruth of tho allegations conlainod in tho petitions filed ngninut the Ilcoftort nnd Antonto'o olofltioni. (The pvoeoftflin|;s ecou» pied the Ooutt during Iho whole 6f th« day. and ftdvancod far into the night, tha adjoura* raont not tilting placo until 10 p.m, Much of tho timo wits, howovcr, talieu up witli arguments by oonnnol, «iul tho largo altondaneo in i Court tefltiflod to tbo interost taken in tho proceedings, The rovolnlionft mndo in tho Magiacrato'n Court ycbterdny in tho courso of tho inquiry into tho election petition would go (0 show

that person* vrho onieavor Co tnnnipulute their yoti»s pnpors in order to suit »oti>o pvi . vnto end* of their own arc liable, to bo tripped up occasionally. It transpired' during tho hearing oftlio case that two \ allot papora wero rejected at th<s easting of tho totoi In eons> quenoo of an appooranco whloh tlioy bovo of liftving boon tamparod with. It was stated by ono of the witnesses that tho Mason why tho papers vroro considered informal was Hint tho nuinbors placed upon tho back by tho Returning Oflloor had bocn obliterated. There wore five papors of this dcsoriptlon, but on three of thorn tho numbori 83 placed thoroon by tho Returning Ofllcor were feintly legible, but upon tht two remaining onoi tho obliteration wns porfeot, and tho papori were accordingly rejectod. So muoh thon for this mothod of ranking nssuwiuco doubly sure in tho matter of roto by ballot. Tho Court resumed ngitin at 8 o'olooV lust & ght, when tho furthor hoarlng of tho poti« fion against tho lieofton eloition was proceeded with, Mr Pitt, County Solicitor, appearing 1 for Mr Brennan rosumod his address, nud spoko moit ably for upwards of two hours. At hia roqno»t, the Bonoh ordered the olitninntion of two of tho altoga* tions from tho petition. Mr Warner having ropliod to Mr Pitt's arguments tho Court adjournoJ at 10*30 p.m., and will roiutr.o again at 10 o'olook this morning, whon Mr Pitt will finally sum up tho dofonoo. Owing to the Ut«»es> of. the hour at which tho proooadings oloiod, wo are compelled to with* hold a portion of our report, Between six and seron thousand persons woro present at tho foot me* fit West Mnitlnad botwoon Applett and Watson, Both men loolcod in oxoollent condition ; tho betting ut tho start was oto 4 on Applott, Watson's frionda doulining tho oflV-r. Aftor n proliminnry spurt both got away to * mngnifloont start at about ton minutos to six, Tho rood is easily desotibod. Watson was quickest on his logs and dashod away at onoo to tho front, and dospito Applott's iminoimo strides and orory exertion to orcrhaul him, ho could not cutcfc Watson, who breasted tho tape about five yards in front, doing tho distanoo in nineteen and a half seconds. Tho tosalt of racfl wao a lupviso gvrn to Watson's own in* timate friand*, and tho excitement After the race baffles description, Wfttwn was curried into town by bin frieud*. Tho Now Zoalander has no faith in Mr Charlos Woolnock'a diaintorosted patriotism, lieforring to his roc«nt spoouh regarding tUo appoint mont of a Minister of Minos, the Government organ oayo :— Wo ara qutto with Mr Woolcook co far at tbo noedfor bringing into 'operation this Sourca of our litotit wealth 1 / but wo fail to «oe how tha ond o.iu bo gained by an ndditionul portfolio. Of courso, to a goldflolds member unfit to fi:l any othor department, a Membership or Mines would bo a vety ni«o sinecure, and unfortunately for tho disintoi'osttidnoss of hifl advooacy in tho mattor of tkis appointmont, thnt is prooiHiily tno position tho member for tho Grey Yalloy occupies at tho prosont tiino, but it is certain tint if this is Iho prijo of his support, Mr Woolfloek must romum iii Opposition until tho return to power o( the ' Continuous Miuintry.' Tho T.yell Argus says .—Mr" Walter Williams has boon elected for Hampdon Hiding aftor a k«cn contest, Mr Williams shall for tho sake of Lyell's Sistor (Ilompdon) havo our oarnest asuistanoo. (Thocloouoa like (hat AtLyoll passed oft* wjthout a hitch, much to the credit of tho tJon .lemon who preuidod us Returning Qfilcors.) Some lucky minors nt Punolly havo vtrnok it hoary." For twelv'o yours tho Ojuoon's Birthday Company havo kopt on oxploriug for tbo rioh reof which tho instinct of tho truo miner told thon Was sotnowhoro thoro or thereabout. Their fortunes ran so low that at one timo tho manager could not goo orodit for a fow loads of ilrewoood. La«fc year £78,000 woro paid in dividends. Duuolly id looking up, and that lino of roof— or suppo*o>l lino— lias boon marked out for somo diatunco' you may bot your bottom dollar on it, Tho Pub'to Reading Rooms at Groymouth, havA boon closed tho support afforded by tho general publio being so . smalt, tht th° j managing oommittoe, to froo themselves from individual responsibility for nooessary oxponsos to lecop tho rooms opon havo dosed tho doors. Details Are given in tho following tolograms of tho groat striko nt CtlnSjtOW j— NIiVT I Y<MK, Oct. 2G.—A cablogrnm in the Herald says !— ' Tho ICxooutiva Board of tho Booiety of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders notify various Clydo firms tlmt they consider tho foduotion of wagos foroed upon tho mombors equivalent io a discharge, and will therefore qi.it working. Any motnbori, however, who linyo contracts at old ptkos aro justiflml in continuing thoir work until tho expiration of tho stipulated timo.' Tho Glatgow Herald oonaidoM that « bitter struggle botwoon capital and labour is inevitable. Tho above* named Sooioty is oxoeodingly powerful numbering over 20,000 mombcrs in Grant Britain and Iroland. It has ovur £10,000 in its gonoral fund. Thoro is tvrry prospoot tbak tho Clydo will a^uin be the soono of ft long and dotorminod ntrugglo, tho offoot of whtoh, considering the prostnk depression of trade, must bo dinuntrjus. A deop gloom is thorofori) settling down over tho oommoroinl iutorents of Glasgow, nnd evils ato oulminating hero whioh nombim to drivo tho iron ship building tn\do of tlio world from tho Ol> do to tho banks of the Dolawaro. Tho shipbuil lers havo notified thoir warkmou of a roduofciin of 7i por cent in wagos, to date from Oot 28, Tho reduction aflocts 40,009 employ os. —Tho B<rik« of tho col ton woavors at Ghsjow in doomed «n indiflowofc act, for (rarlo is ho deprossed that only by tho groato.it finoiifioo on tho pnrt of nunufnofcurors can it bd carriod on during tho ooming wintot 1 . Tho Goolong Advcrtisor snysi^-'A mnr* ringa in hasto was oolobrutod tlio other day, ftixt the happy oouplo did not know eaoh other's names until thoy arrived at tho nltnr. It npptavs thnt a widower residing a short, dtstuueo from town wont to one of the registry

oflL-es for tho p\irposo of hiring a hoiwo* licopcr. Ha fell in lovo ftt flrat Bight with ono who promised tv" attend to hU wants, and the pair murchod off to the church, wlicro tho nuptial knot wm tioJ. A livughnhlo soeao, howovor, followed, whon tho oloray* nmn gontly romindtd tho bridogroow that tlio fne pf £7 had to bo paid. Tho demand ' vfa« considored oxoofl»ive, tho bridegroom roi 1 mnrk'ng that ho had that morning given oxaotlv £7 for a good miloh cow, and ho wasn't disposod to pi»y that ernn for the light work of deoUrina man and woman husband and wife. Tho bridegroom tominded the rev. gontlonum that tho ceremony had been porformod, 60 that thoro was no necensity for 1 a foo bolng required afterwards, This was not held to bo n good o^ciuo, aud tho nowly mnrriod ono promieoj to pay tho fo^'by iualnlmnntt/ Roforringto the proposal to shift tho placo of meeting for J?nrlt.vinont to Ohri»tehuroK, tho OUgo Daily Timos flay»-~' Rumor hn« is thnt M? Shrimski had motivca of ft reoro prftotioal kind in irtaklng such a onrious selootion «f<i subjuot tdv ooinbatintf th« Order Papor, Mr Slirhnikt in himaolf death on eovner lota, 'nnd tho story io thot it^wnsto boar tho market in Wollington for^tho spoodicr oomplotioji of ft littlo ponding negotiation. Wiiotlior tho ru»o was «uo« oe»8ful or not history has not yot revoftled, but if the little panic was olUJotaal, the honorablo moniber hai cftmincd fun, politic*, and business in A mannor rod 00 ting infinite I credit on his ingonuity. | Th« following roceipt for fnnkinj? Jim i» ro* comnonded to homowivoa ;— Pull off tho skin nnd out up into Imlf-inoh piooon fly« pound of fresh. gathered rhubarb 1 put it iuto a proaerving"pan, with 11 to pounds «f loaf sujjnr, tho juioa of two lemons, and twolvo bUter almonds bianohod, ohoppod j bul up slowly, stirring ooastantly, Bkim, and thon boil rather fnnt for throo-qmvtors of an hour, skimming it a> soum rites. Put tho jam into potsj on tho following day tio thorn over with' paper. Tho quantity mentioned will make jam •noujjit to ill sov«m ' pound pots.' Tho AuetrnUiina huva been giving the Quobco oriekotors n tnste of tlioii qunlity. A tolfigcftm in tlio Argm flnya that pluyinj; agtiinnt n Twenty-two of that oity, tlioy made no lcfli than ftlO, wliilo their opponents only ■coroJ 80. Tho roniilt of tin match wis not tfivon. Othor telogratns aro as follows !— D«lrait, Ootobjr 15. — \ mitoh wU oom' inonood to-dnj bstweou the Auttralian oi-iokotoVs and Eightoon of thia oily. The I latter wt«nt in first, and only sooioJ 82 in flrflfc innings. Tho Aust I lnl thon 1 wont to tho Wicko'B, and flnishod thoir first i innings, rsooiing 184 runs. Ootobor 10th.— riio Detroit players in tho scoond innings only soorcd 81, the Australians oonscquontly winning tho nutoh im ono ianinjs, with 71 runs to sparo,' .>.. „.; *