THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1880.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 9 April 1880, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1880.

In our last issue we perpetrated something in the nature of a hull when gtying the proposed dimensions of the Low Level Tunnel, and its timbers, &c. We, therefore, give the correct figures: -» Height of the tunnel 6ft 4in, from top of rail to cap-piece } width at crown inside of timbers sft, and at base ,6ft; The sizes of timber are as under ! Cap pieces, 10in x 9in ; legs, 9in x Bin ; sole pieces, 9in x 4in } width of trucks, 2ft 2in. We elsewhere publish the programme of the concert to be given in Dawson'e Hall on Saturday evening next, iv aid of the Irish Relief Fund. For length and variety, the bill of fare is a very tempting one, and considering the length of time that has elapsed since any form of public entertainment was held in Reefton, we may reasonably expect to see a crowded attendance, The election of Hospital Committee will take place to«morrow, the polling places being Mr M'Gaffla's Offloe, Eeefton ; Mr Archer's store, Boatman's, and Mr Ramsay's store, Black's Point. The polling will commence at 10 o'clock in the morning, and close at 7 pm. No person will be allowed to vote uflless a subscriber of 10s or upwards to the Hospital Funds. There is, therefore, a splendid opportunity for the display of public benevolence and public interest in the contest. We trust at all events, that strict care will be taken to prevent all but sub- j soribeva from voting. Yesterday was the regular date fixed for j the sitting of the Magistrate's and Warden's Court, but as Mr Revell was not able to get through, owing it is to be presumed to the rivers being; flooded, the Court Was not held, and a large number of suitors, many of whom had travelled ten and fifteen miles, were doomed to disappointment. Many of the miners, not anticipating such a delay, were without the means of putting up at an hotel, and theii' complaints against the Govern > ment were in consequence loud and bitter. We trust that representations will be again made to the Government re the appointment of a Resident Magistrate for the Inangahua. We have been requested to state that a full -rehearsal in connection with' to-morrow's concert, will be held in Dawson's Hall, this evening, at S o'clock. The want of rain is now felt seriously form one end of the Inangahua to the other, and as a consequence the alluvial mining industry has been paralysed, and several hundreds of miners have been thrown out of employment. The scarcity of water is also extending to quartz wining, the Golden Treasure Company having been compelled to bring their battery to a stand-still owing to the supply of water b3ing insufficient to keep the machinery going. We believe we are correct in saying that applications for shares in the Low Leyel Tunnel will be open to the public to-morrow morning, and we are glad to learn that the assurances already received place the successful floating of the Company beyond doubt. The prospectus of the company will appear in our Monday's issue. Mr Perkins, photographer, has opened his studio in premises adjoining Dowsing and Lines', Broadway, where ha has an excellent collection of pictures on view. Dr Thorpe, the newly appointed Surgeon to the Reefton Hospital, left Wellington on Tuesday morning last, and will probably reach here by coach to«morrow evening. A very handsome illuminated testimonial to Mr George Bull will be forwarded to that gentleman by Monday's coach. The testimonial is couched in the most complimentary terms, and is signed by all the leading residents of the town, and will no doubt be received by Mr Bull as a very gratifying souvenir of his long residence in Eeeffon. The design and penmanship is by Mr Arthur Brown, and is very artistically executed, The system of education in Victoria is secular. A perfect epidemic of juvenile crime (says the Me bourne Age) seems to be visiting St iwell just now. The Police Court has seen juvenila tttterers of base coin, juvenile shop^ 1 lifters and juvenile offenders against decency brought up and dealt wiih, but a juvenile female highway robber is a still greater novelty A few days ago a little girl, about six years of age. was returning from school when she was accosted by one of lesa than twice that age, who made her sit down while she took off her shoes and appropriated them. She was attempting to take off the child's doss when «lw wa3 disturbed, and made off with the shopfl. The Police were communicated with, and after some trouble the missing articles were traced. The purloiner had taken them to her mother and seated that she picked them up i i the street, wrapped in brown paper. Considering hel? tender year?, no actjoa Was tafc?£t

We learn from the Sydney Morning Herald that Mr John Henry Challis, who has bequeathed £100,000 to the Sydney "University, was for many years in Sydney following the business of a general merchant. He began life as clerk in the office of Messrs Flower and Marsden, and when thaWlrttt bocame Flower, Salting, and Co., in 1842, Mr Challis was admitted as a partner. He was actively engaged in mercantile pursuits until about 1855, when be went to England,\nd shortly afterwards retired from the firm wlth;which he had been so long connected, and which eventually became that of M'Donald, Smith, and Co. With the exception of one trip to the colony he, since. 1855,- resided continuously in England as a private gentleman. . He has accumulated a large amount of wealth, for in addition to other possessions, he was the owner of Very va'uabß properties in Sydney and other parts of the colony, and until about four years ago, was never married. He was over 70 years of age at the time of his death. Barnum's tattooed G-reek sailor is on exhibition in Albany, and the advertisement says :— " He has upon his body 7,000,000 punctures, and' t£ "was jilldonejby a female eayaget I The * poor 5 man' ldst a drop of blood and shed a tear at every puncture, and was the only one of twenty-four who survived the operation. The woman who did the tattooing worked sis hours a day for ninety days before the task was completed." A mathematician of the Albany Express figures aB follows :— " Ihe woman must have given him 3£ punctures a second, # 3^ehtif hie lost one drop of blood with every puncture, he lost, estimating the usual number of drops to a pint, and taking a pint for a pound, 5833 lbs. Or, to put it differently, just 889 gal. of blood, or a ivifle over twenty barreis during ninety days. Tears don't weigh so mcteh as blood, so bunohing the two together the gentleman from Albany must have lost about 5J tons of those fluids within three months." Baroum's agent retorts that, if the Greek had not been a wonderful man, he \ would not have been exhibited. A rather singular incident occurred on the arrival of Pastor Ohiniquy at the railway station (says the Southland News). When the train came in, the. con|tatWes on .dutyformed an opening,,.thcojigh tfie craved op*,j posite the entrance, H so that tliere should be : no hitch or stoppage of any kind, and it was naturally expected that the Pastor would , avail himselt of this lane. It happened, ! however, that the carriage which he occupied was not quite close to the place, and so the Pastor 6rp fbNe~|'ho^reJwi|h| him pushe^j through the'cfowd, passed "odt lnto'"the pafi ; sage, and had entered a cab and were being driven off, while the majority of those pres sent were awaiting his appearance. At this stage, the Rev. Father Larkin, who had travelled, in the* same/ cai;riagfy came through ' the opening, and fhe impression became general amongst those to whom the genial priest was not known that he was Pastor Chiniquy. Any doubt that might have been felt on the point *w&p railway official, who took in the situation at a glance and wickedly whispered, loud enough to be beard by thoss around, ' That's the man,' And thus it happened that many people left the station without seeing the object ©f; -their; curiosity. It p s^Rtfthatfwhentj the eii'cjfrnstapee vrta^m^xSpned^io Jkwier,' Larkin he fully appreciated the joke, good* humouredly remarking, ' You see what a fine presence does.'