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Inangahua Times, Volume II, 1 March 1880, Page 2

Mr P. Brennrin will submit to public competition to-day at 2 p.m. the busiaesg site and. premiss, formerly Oeeupied by Messrs G-othard trad Batcbelar, butchers. The position is undoubtedly one of the finest business sites in Broadway, and as the building is roomy and applicable to any kind, oi tradej it- should be eagerly sought for. •>"']■'-.' ■ ■ The risit sitting of the District Court at Reeftoa will beheld jojttb<i_lltb..iiiatant,- , — " It may not be generally known that Eeefton is within two days ride of Chiistehuroh. or rather Amberley, and thence by rail to the City of the Plains. The Quitnty . *€%iWanTSM s Sß ttten'n&y "Vode th; ougU to the Maruia Plains on Wednesday list, and report Walker's track as providing good cantering ground for three-fourths of, ithe cH^tanee. The xo%d thence .to'Aroberley oon« eisfcs almost wholly of rolling downs, and offers no obstacle whatever to horse traffic. As we long ago predicted the Upper InangahuaValley offers exceptional facilities for a Hue of railway from Reefton to Amberley, The main range is ascended from the Reefton side at an almost imperceptible gradient, while the absence of all difficult river cross,ings> tunnels, and other engineering obstacles, marks it as the true natural inlet from Canterbury to the West Coast. The regular monthly meeting of the Hospital Committee will be held at Mr M'Gaffin'B office thia evening, at 8 o'clock sharp, when applications for the position of Hospital Surgeon will be opened and considered. : W^fctelieve we are correct in saying that so far as is at present kuown the only applications in are from Ross and one from Ahaura, neither of which ia likely to be entertained. The Minister of Public Works will reach Wellington this morning, and will be immediately interviewed by Messrs Masters and Beeves, the members for tbiif district, re County matters. : Mr Masters .will leave en route for San tVanoiseo by tbo next outward steamer, but will return in time to take his seat in the House at the approaching session. Wo again remind the public of the extensive sale by M>«F, M'Gtaffia of furniture and. effects' at tb]p residence of Mr Colin Campbell*. Oftiof to the number of lots to be submittedi the sale will commence at 11 o'clock a.m. punctually- Luncheon will be provided. » The regular monthly meeting of the JOomtj, Council will, be held at the Cham - bm,b& Wednesday next. We ar? given to understand that a number of residents in town are organising a pleasure excursion to the hot springs at Maruia, during the Baster holiday*} now close at band. The springs are distant between thirty and forty miles from Keefton, and ara within a short distance of the Maruia track. It is intended to ride up, a pack-horse conveying the required impedimenta. A bath will be e,SE9ayate<i"'fit ihe springs, -Ifttd as* the water lias' already beehchs^icaljyjtestedjndjbund to ■contain aittlie esSeniral oinative properties of the famous North Island springs, it is within the range of probability that the locality may yet become the sanatorium of the West Coast. The expedition will occupy aibput tfh.reej days. ■' .. ■"••• The Jast»in»Time Company will not complete their crushing before Wednesday next. In the south workings the reef shows a thick* ness of six ieet. Towards the north the lode is hardly so bulky or well- defined, but stone is plentiful eiaough. We notice by advertisement in the Howe papers that the balance of 8000 shares of £5 each ia Guthrie and Larnaeh's New Zealand Timber and Woodware Factories has been offered in Graat Britain at a premium of 20a per ehat'^, or £6 per share in all. Holders in the issue will rank for dividend as from January 1880, The present quotation for the fully paid-up shares in Danedin is £2 10s. The first horse in Touk's sweep on the Punedhi Cup— Mata — was drawn by Messrs Stiannjgan and Blewwan., two laborers employed on the railway at Greymouih ; the second horse, Titania, was drawn by Mr Turner at Ahaura ; and the third, Foul Play, by Mr P. Ualina of Keefton. It will thus be seen that the lion's shave of the stake has fallen to the West Coast. Alter a prolonged illness of about eight mon hs, John Brennan, third son of Mr P. Brennan, died yesterday. The funeral will take place at 4 30 p in. tosilay, Our London messages this morning con» lain^ v iiotlitisg' ( c6afirmatory tor otherwise of the VifmWed' probability of war between England and Russia, aud we are left there' fore to conclude that the report lias no found* aiion in fact, for it is extremely improbable that such an item of intelligence would have escaped Router's Agency. The Canterbury Prtas understands that tbe Ashburton Mail is about to change hands, Mr 11. C. Ja.obson, agent for tbe Press at Ashburton, and a gentleman con« nectec 1 with the literary department of the Press, Christchurch, haying leased the paper for a term, commencing from Ist April next. We wouder what will be Mr Joseph Ivesa's next journalistic venture. The Timaru Telegraph has passed into the bands of a company. A change has also taken place in the proprietorshfp'of the secoud evening paper atf- -JTim'aru, tbo the Soutb Canterbifry Times, through Mr J. H. Craylon having left it to become sub-editor of the Ctmatceurch J?*es%? ; p f, '■' /'} The Duke^fijWar^ha? * .grievance against the Government which f^eys Vanity Fair), beiug a money grievance! and he being a rich man. ho feelg all the more keenly. In his generosity he bas returned to bis country tenants 50 por cent, of tluir rent) which amounted altogether to a sum exceoding £69,009, Of this ikem/n/ s

absolute preset)*, which was a fine duke like tiring to do. But ibe tax-gatherer is a grisn personage/ who is not moved by things noble and duk3»like; and the Duke who so generously diminished his year's income by £50, 000, nioir.; finds tnat the Board of lnlaud Bevenue insist' qa Mb making tho State a present, of teeoitw *» r oa tUat mxd ' lhe D M ke protesta strongly that it forms m part of his irtfloniejinoe he has not got it, apd that, therefore, h$ enogUi>t be taxed for it ; bat tbe Board voply tYftt it U income since he hae v received it, and that the fact of bis having given it away again has nothing to do with tho matter, So the Duke has to pay the tax, a fact which should be duly borne in mind . by all generous landlords. Mr. Henry Adams, solicitor, Nelson, who has-been in practice many years, and held the -positiffn ©f^Orown Prefßecatorrb.a3 executed a deed of assignment. — Nelson paper. •..That father understands human nature who saiJ— * If you want your boy to stay at home, .don't .bear too hard, on tbo.grwdßton£ vvlitsu lie turus "tlie ll erattk.*' The Geneva papers, lust year predicted the 1 appearance of a comet between January 27tu aub February 10th. • ' The Otago Daily Times says seven " consultations' are at present advertised in the Dunedin papers iov a total of £17,000, and j says one thing is clear, that there mast be £17,00 available, in bard cash, for this one luxury alone. Some weeks ago we draw attention to tue.|large houses attrapfed by the circus. Are we to .conclude th^t Dunedie is really not so impecunious as some would have us believe ? Orare there 17,000 men, all on tlieii* last legs, who have raised each a ' note ' by frantic self-denial, and who hope to gat their heads above water again by the help of Messrs Cameron and Co ? The whole tliifig is an enigma. We cannot pronounce sweepstakes as absolutely immoral. At all events, if a man has a pouad to spend, he certainly will do betier to Ibuy a ticket in a 'sweop " than to spend it o/br^ndy j and no legislator has as yet attempted \to .suppress the liquor j traffic l\ '■