THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 19 March 1880, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY.

\ St. Patrick's Day was observed as a general I Holiday in Beefton. There was no issue of this pacer, and nearly the whole of the puWic office?, the hanks snd oth^r places of business rfnre closed. The athletic sports /eonVsted of footraces, jumping, and other emits ond pwri off very successfully. »Uhou»h th? nttendunw of visitor* •*»« very small, and cmtmred with former year?, was a, no'rt ««e*AblAg*. The sjyfM vrne con- ' eluded retferiitiy, the hal | -'-tl< > rac? was won by TT. tines, the m\U rue« by !t. King, and ih* puWioan's i*ce by P. Twohill, The Crniflo'at'on race was won by .T Srayrk. We publisli to-day % renrrt of the inter* view between the Council d«pU'Btion, litid the Minister of Public Worss, the conclusion of which will appear in our next issue. Mr Inspector Broham, who hns recently assumed oluirge of (he police force of Canter* bary and the W<>sfc Coast, hasjiif-t completed a visit of inspection to ffokitika, Greymouth, Keefton and Westport, for tha purpose of ascertaining the- condition fend th« requirement* of the. force in this part of the CW<v»y. The B*o»tnian*» races w<>re an uoqnuJifled success, the atten'ianoe being rtry numerous on both days, while no more genuine and c*« citing horee-raoing wns ever witnessed on the West Coast. There were numerous fields for the different events, and there was a charm in the honesty with which they were contested which is seldom present at larger and muoh more important meetings. Although the whole affair wag hurriedly got up, the general arrangements were very complete and •■■tisfactory. The ,course| was in very good order, and as it possesses a splendid turf, could, with a little preparation be formed one of the best on the West Coast. There is no doubt that the people of Beefton much under rated the importance or probable success of the gathering, but the meagre attendance of visitor* in Reefton during the holidays brought tbe mistake home. ■' We understand that the- preliminary steps will shortly be taken to float a public oom» pany to drive the proposed Low level Tun* nel, as the Government subsidy is immedi* ateiv available. It is notified that hII outstanding subscription lists and moneys in aid of the Irish Relief Fund must be forwarded to the ho»»« treasurer. Mr P. Brennan, before tbe 25th ifistant. Referring to Mr, Dick's appointment, the Lyttflton Times says .— " Tbe new Minister makes the second wt-Supei'intendent in tho Ministry of Major Atkinson, who abolished all Superintendents. The leveuge of timtn'n this case is that the Superintendents banished from Provincial office have achieved tbe Colonial positions for the furtherance of their local aims which is the offence for which they suffered. But this is in theory only. In practice all ex-Superintendent* a»« sot Ministerially able to do much for their districts That Mr Dick is a man of Mep/itf i* his b«*t qualification for Ministerial office Bis Ictig career as a Superintendent i» a guarantee thai/ he knows enough of the detail of tdmhii?tration to discharge tbe routine du-ies c.'tfie Co'onial Secretaryship. T'i ab:liiy, hs has not i«ip T oPed the ipersmice* or tl<-; Ministry — rather the rererse, 'or he ss some < hat iiupracticable. As a debater be oovr tr" stand h'trh. Hisreal Vi rue to t-h« A 1 ! i»trv Uin th-" B*mop of cen'Pnt. H,? appn' iii-m^nf .e!s '■' .<» 0 fro e'«w»n», B.^l h'% m«nt o'df.''.iit»- I ' a on trcsi suM-of* 'fila 4 o <V«»u b nnv r.' t'w oihfT p'eiients of the Minv-'rrial party Th^ V. '"nliliiy has iiiaiie a *a> xe'ect'oi; anti iba Co'ony jr'Ts an hotiou aule Minister." An extraordinary find of .'aniir jewels ha» recently been made in conneetica with tha family of the late Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bnrtof Tavistock Cfnrt. The a.^ed baronet havl •* died in November last, a sale was heM at liia lifiucotnbe fesidono of all hi-' 'a-niture. For scne days the hrniitur was on .iew to the pubS'o, and large numher* from all pa>'t» v'sited and ivsceted it. A:vorg tbe ai-tielps was an eld n-d wel?»mr.de writting'deg*. This underwent a minute esami.iation, mmc-* body remavijing that probibly it fODfctinpd n secret drawer. B owever, nothin* was found, bat tater in the> day the thought a»ain oc-^ pu red to one of the visitors U»t p rhaps a complete examination of tha de*k h«>d not been made, and he mentioned 'us thought to the peraon in olia«ge. Tbe two then w.'nt to the desk end handled it for some timo in vavious parts until suddetily a rpriny flew open, ond four »ecret drawers were exposed to view. The fiifittbree wlroh were opened diedo-ed nothing, but to the executor of tbe deceased baronet. This g^ntlema-i ar once saw that they were family jewels, and were, therefore, the property of the Rer. Sir Henry Wrey. Bwt., of Tavistock. to whom he handed them. They are worth Several hundreds of pounds. There are many newspaper ventures now-a-days (writes Attipus in the Leader). Not a sect but has its particular journal, not an industry but owns a newspaper affiliated to its interests. Perhaps, however, the Railway limes may be held to mark a new era in literature. A copy of tbia payer is vow lying before me. It oontmi'Ji the latest newiflf

Home and foreign politics, the money market Parliamentary debater and theatrical and rau.ical events. 1« U printed, in the train running between New York and San Franouco. New. is telegraphed from different part* of the States to certain stations on Hie line, »ud these are collected by the editorial •taff ottached to the train. A printing press works in a carriage set apart for it, «nd the trmrsWer Las his newspaper every morning at bteakfast dating each da/ of iln week'B joorney. I should like to hear Dt Richardson discouwe »pon the ' eipectatioo of life" wl.idh the editors and printers of thi? journal would hare. Newspaper work is exhausting enough- at %»y time, but I ehou'd say that performed in a vibrating railway oar it would speedily make itself felt. But the greely publio wants its news } and so gets it. TK.more you give that insatiate monster, tha more he wants. The authors of • Pinafore,' tli»t musical opera winch seems to be rfiging all round the world, h*x<d }bx^Ugbt out^ tew musical ex-trawgati«*-»t-Ne l w -To»k. It is called The Pirates of Penronce.' Mr Sullivan's music i« light— some critics say too tight to have much, catching melody in it, and as to Mr <3i!b*?t'i libretto, there are person* in New York who fay h? has never produced anything so inane and nonsensical . The author Of the 'Bab fialtoriV if uo» ea?y crushed with hostile c iticism. and he will probably eijnj fhe rampoging totfwlibvrk stjla of ciitk-iaui which is consideied' smait' on the New York press. While the paper* there coi-.d-tnti in buried word*, the public laugh and ap t >luud the new opf i-a. A curious case i* report'-d by the Argus to have been b.'urd at the EAw.a Police Court reeeutly, in which Mr« Venttift W.-ods, licensee of the Council Olub Hotel, summoned AnJrtw Ee.ne for using insulting language calculated to provoke a breach, of the peace. Mi s Woods has been a -resident of E"huoa for five yours, during which time it has constantly been rumoured that^he whs identical with Mm Kinder, who in the jear 1866, with an accomplice named Bertrand, murdered her husband aVNortU shore, near Sydm-y, New South Wal<*. These rumours huve bad a great effect on Uvb Woods' buciness, which has failea off in consequence. She has been shunned by resident*, and was always the obj or. of much curiosity if she walked abroad. No allegations w,«Hre ? eyer. roacTe T against her but ih»t she w*i Ili-i Kinder, and through a supposed likeness she hes been leading a most painful exUtenoe. Although these rumoura often reaouid her ears, she could never trace them to their author. In the present instance Kane said toheriace that be had p»iid Is to see iler 1 portrait in New Zealand. M^s Woods cV'avlf demonstrated that she was not Mrs Kinder, and respectable witnesses proved that she was a respected resident ol Melbourne at the time of the Sydney murder, The police magistrate also stated tliaVhc knew Mrs Woods was not Mrs Kinder, aud denouncing Kane's conduct as cowardly and brutal, he ficed him £&, with heavy costs Kane not paying the fine, he was sent to gaol forJtwo months.. The -'Wanganui Chronicle complains thai pupers**rob "its lifticlos, arid reguit tbefej hi original. Says the * Chronicle' :— ' The latesl itutance lhat has cotne under our notice ocourfed ia the 'Akiroa Mail' of Thuvsday February 17ib» in leading article, ond iv fcb< column,; where Mich' matter is always plaeec a leader wvitter. for, sad pnbluhed in, tin Wanganui* Chronicle' of Janua-y 3Jst. I was transplanted- bodily, word for word, ant from one end to the other, and we hope the reidera of the 'Akaroa Mail' enjoy-d it. 1 must have (saved the editor a good deal o tint* ami trouble— but he ought lo have saic where he not it.'