MISCELLANEOUS.

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

MISCELLANEOUS.

Several of the quartz claims at maldon are reported by the Argus to hare been doing very well latterly. The German Reef Company a few days ago finishe 1 a ehrasliinffif 60 toas for a yield of 2340z., and the Company is reported to have crushed 443 tons iu the last six months for 19 17oz. The Parkins Eeef Tribute Company also at Maldon finished a chrushing of 60 tons last Satuaday for about; 2900z. of gold. Borne of the quarts claims in the Beech worth and Kilmore, districts have been reported favourably of recently, And satisfactory accounts of mining progress have also been received from several other goldfields. The N.Z Times of Wednesday says : — Strangers to a court of justiee often make curious errors, it being for instance no nneominon thing for a witness to enter the prisoner's box by mistake, but one of tbe most eurious blunders that has come under our notice occurred in the Kesideiit Magistrate's Court yesterday. A respectable looking man has ju&t been fined in a small sum for breach of a city by-law and he gravely approached the reporter's table and proceeded to hand out the cash, prefacing the operation by the remark "Do you take money P' The involuntary escalation " Does a duck swim ?' which escaped a luckless reporter was immediately followed by the n flection that the man had mistaken him for a Court clerk and recovering himself from the shock to his feelings caused by the unwelcome discovery, he waved his interrogatr.r toward the clerk of the Court, with as much dignity as he was capable of throwing into the gesture. The following story is told by the Manawatu Times of a gentleman who was on his way to seek accommodation from the bank. Meeting a friend by the way to whom he confided the nature of his errand, his friend admonished him as to his indifference for externals." You must not go,' said he, "in that hat. The bank is sensative on these points, and would altogether shut up its bowels of compassion againse a man who would seek its aid in a slouohiug C^lifonra' Moved by this appeal, the suitor repaired to the nearest hatter and bedecked himself in a bran-new bel topper. Crowned with this talisman be confidently entered the bank, his friend the while waiting for him outside. After an interval there was a scuffing heard within the bank and a noise like the irregular beating of a small drum. Anon out flew the hat closely fol'owed by accommodation seeker, now liyid with rage, kicking, and still kicking the unhappy beayer. For a few brief moments the friend looked on in amaze, while the hot was quickly assuming the limpness of a jelly«fish. Then, taking in the situation, be turned and fled apace. The will of the leviathan bookmaker, (he We Mr. E. Davies, better knowD as ' ;he len'athan,' recently left to the Bri^h'co Corporation property in r'liiwiv shares o f tha e^.imated v.'lue i>f £60.000. snbject to pjiy of certain anmii'ies. Mis D-'vies gave notice to dUp'^e the will, «ut tinder an amicable cnuipr -"•mi.sp. in which 'lie Brighton Tnwr- Council on Weil'ie*d:u Mare-'l, ti;e aaouai insooie t»f £2100 will be distributed a« fo!'ov.'S : — T> ■ i •nui'i -•, £365 «o Mrs. Davi"*; £767 10 <. , ; p',r the terminaiion of fh« annuitre? ; and a. the decease of Mrs. Divies the whoie properly will be at fheir absolu^disposal for publio end philanthropia purposes connected with Brighton.