The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1880.

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

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1880.

! We understand that the Wealth of Nations Company hare reduced their working staff to eight hands, but the reduction is understood to be only temporary. Mr M'Gaffin announces an auction sale of furniture and effects at the residence of Dr Monckton, on Wednesday next. Alcorn's private residence, Totara Flnt, t was burnt to the ground on Saturday last, but we have not been able to ascer* tain the porticulars of the occurrence. A meeting of the stewards of the Reefton Jockey Clab will be held at M'Gaffin's Hotel, at 8 o'clock this evening. Tenders for Hospital supplies for the current year must be sent in to the secretary not later than 6 o'clock this evening. The tender committee of the Council met on Friday evening last for tbe purpose of considering the tenders sent in for the construction of the Soldier's road, but having inspected tbe locality, the committee decided to defer the ac;. ceptance of any tender for tbe work until a f ter the next meeting of the Council. A large number of the residents met at "the Southern Cross Hotel on Saturday evening last, for the purpose of bidding farewell to Mr John Hogg, on the eve of his departure from Reefton- Mr John M'Gaffin occupied the chair, and in, giv<« ing the toast of the evening expressed the general regret felt at the departure of the guest, sajing that it bad fallen to the lot of few men leaving Reefton to carryaway such a large measure of public es teem. Mr Hogg replied in appropriate terms, after which a number of oiher speeches were given, and the gathering broke up just before midnight. Mr Hogg left for Greymouth yesterday morning. We publish in another place in our columns a list of the subscriptions collected throughout the Inangabua in aid of the Irish Distress Fund. The total amount raised was £206 3s, deducting from which £4 U, for expenses incurred, makes the nelt balance £201 os, a draft for which nmount was yesterday forwarded to Dublin by the hon. treasurer. Mr P. Brenn»n. Mr Gorrie, tbe local agent of the Bank of New Zealand, verj kindly undertook to transmit the'draft free of ebargp. A meeting of persons desiring to form an Amateur Dramatic Club was held on Friday erepiog Ipt, apd was "very fairly

attended, It was "decided to form a club, and those present *er,e" enrolled as'-mem--bers. It was also fewded to give a performance in about' a month's time, the pieces to be presented being "A Bird, in band is worth Two in the Bush," and the farce of « The fdtkfcb Bath." ,The first performance wjll probably be for the beneßt of the^elufa, to provide the whet-en with to /urchase the required stage narajj|mrnftl*ar r T d ?~ f "' '' ' V tion of Invercargill has more than doubled Dr Russell, oTtfie Times, is to visit the Melbourne International jEjcUijoition^ j The charge of criminal 'assault pfefr" A i.bU^lJffiSSJ^ipfi^^ d en , "tße bailiff" ai^WelTmgfon, fell through in consequence of the prosecutrix failing to put in an appearance. -Tlie^Qu^ldfl #%ho |ft|pl^foWPitanJnV th> hkiz reV&ffe^inif Ihe general har(?upne.»s of the Colonial Treas* urer. the £65 000 voted for roads north of Auckland, is to be spent, The first necessity is the Auckland votes 5 the second, the finances of the colony, and thus the world goes round. By the last trip of Auckland, the Bank of $ew 'Zealand received a consignment of fifty thousand sovereigns. Mr Hal combe* fof Feilding, intends taking to England fifty thousand feet of New Zealand ornamental timber, with a view to induce a demand for it in the English market. Captain Colbeek addressed his constituents at Waipa recently. He said he had no faith in Mr Macandrew as a leader, nor in Sir George Grey as a fin* ancier. Communications are proceeding be* tween Auckland and Southern members with the view ; ofi forming avj6om,paet Op* position. * ■s-s --* -*> <»■' Sir George Grey's Invereargill speech is expected to sound the key-note of the party, He will however address the Auckland electors before going South. It has been definitely arranged to hold a* rwrorhfs -*firre| in/ Fe^f York -in the ip»irigoilßsS. IJ I JL f-"*!'i*'A It is stated that the Government has declined to gazette the Mayor of Kumara as a Justice of the Peace under the • Municipal Corporations Act, 1876,' on of th^ineoinßiiabilit^ of. the bnsiness 1 position* A he^oc^u^ #itb>tb:e duties of a magistrate. The Northampton election has resulted in the return of Mr Bradlaugb, the wellknown • Free '%>U£bkVleetsrej; j»nd agis tator. Northampton is probably the most radical constituency in England. A large proportion of its inhabitants are employed in boot and shoe factories, and for some mysterious reason men 'empl6yec|sn lhi4> tr&db ha^e^alflrkys pee|i noCionousf 3>r Frte , ThWghVana 1 ' Radical propensities. We (Grey Argus) have it on good authority that no fresh public works will be com» menced afcer the meeting of Parliament. [i flprirorfjf. M^rff Warden's and Licensing Courts at Charles* ton. hag been dismissed fiom the public service. \ .. It appeajgif that Mr Edison 1 doef not confine Wpself to making discoveries in connection with electricity.* Hi s hal feond put what he calls a * polyform ' prepare* tion, which will cure neuralgia, which he trie<Lupon hiniself with complete success. 3s^fs also reported that be has discovered a plan 'for^fxtraptin^ th^S o^ front gold r tailLng,B.'~ytha| igffthe f.sand ftlfrown away by miners as having been worked out. A chemical preparation invented by him will take from £40 to £60 per lon out of ' tailings ' from which the present process will scarcely obtain any gold whatever. New Zealand is the most moral of all the Australasian Colonies. For six years the average of illegitimate births was as follows Victoria, 3 38; New South Wales, 414} Queensland, 311 ; New Zealand, 1 '67. Turning to the particulars of illegitimacy in England, Scotland, and Ireland, for the sake of comparison, we find some remarkable results. In England and Wales the percentage is 51 } in Scotland, B'9 j and in Ireland, only 21. ITbje;; »atu*Bl?ins|faj^ of population in New Zialand, *to£ Mi J far : greater than that of the other colonies of Australasia.— Chronicle. The Wanganui Chronicle of Friday last says:— The announcement that Major Willis has resisted his seat; for the Rangitikei District has been the canse of some surprise, but the suggestion that any arrangement ever existed on the subject between bim and Sir William "Fox is, of course, without a sh»dow of foundation. Major Willis has denied it; in the plainest terms, and he is not ft man to lip or pravnricatfl, nor U Sir William Fox the man to permit or profit by such a departure from the truth. A'ter the direct contradiction whifb Major Willis gave to *he rumour, its revival can only be cha'acterisHl as dirty. Wbat are Sir William Fox's infeni tions we do not knowpbut should be come forward as' a candidate his retarn may be regarded »s certain. Apart from other considerations, the excellent sSr-viee- ba has rendered th^esun try , as A mejnbej? pf the -Eoyal Commission, on # affve jAjfflfiraJon the ? West Coast will stand him in good" utead. The people of the Bangitikei district have not taken leave of their senses, and would no doubt feel both pleasure and pride in returning to Parliament so prominent and useful a man, and one, moreover, who is so well ac» qua : nted with their wants. The JRangit|kd Advocate ear ß":-S-L"ooldng Ground for a repre* Bnntutive8 n ntutive of the interest of the country, we can 1-iy our hand on none so suited to the position, both by ability and experience, as its old member, Sir William Fox. The fact that he ia not only ops of the oldest reals

dents in the country, but also one of the oldestpolitieifinf in the colony, renders it unnecessary to speak further pf bis n'tnesa to represent tha interest of Kangitikei in tbe House.