Untitled

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 10 November 1880, Page 2

Advices from Norfolk Island, Oct. 2 8t ite ibe mission vessel Southern Cross arrived on 15ib September from her eecond # eruue, all well. Santa Crus was visited and a landing effected f short distance off ihe spot where commodore Groodenough was killed. Tlie Bishop weut ashore alone and was kindly received by tae natives, who consented to receive a teacher and one was left under tha protection of the chief. All Other stations of the Meianesian mission ore fairly prosperous, nod the Bishop left Tarres Island for Melbourne. Ihe steamer Suva cominunieafed on the morning of the" 27tb, to tmke eoquiries respecting the steamer Jlavoe, which sailed hence nearly four week; a^o, but had not arrived at Levuka up to the time of her leaving Messrs Mitchell and Giles, ?fc the Tempra goldfiilda, purpoaa purchasing mottier boring niielu'ne, to be driven by steam and capable of piercing a depih ot ICOO feeb A manuscript of the Gospels, written on purple parchment in silver ink, and n'Jorned wish iiini it n;-es was recently discovyrod in Cal.ibi-in by O, von G-abhai'dt add A. Il.ir'rniek. Ti; has been esuni.-^ed that in the Koisipoi (C-ny lerbury) district alone 10 000 tons of potatoes were grown last .season. Miss Helen GUida one, daughter of the Premier, is ona of she 8uoe:^s!"al cnrtidates in (his ye-rs' class lisl's <••! Cambririsie Uaivarsity Higher Local Bi'-»raii3atioa3, The Defence Coif. mission continue; its habours, but (.says the Ilotivi New.J what direction these tufeg, or the probable result of their inquiry, no one cau possibly tell. The Commission ia strong one, and number atnon^si its members many well informed aud influential personages, who may be expected to bring ripe judgment and great experience to the consideration of the great qu3stiou3 at issue

i Meanwhile Captain Colomb, wh:~" > name bas been closely connected w;-n the mutter from the first, and - ' whose efforts we owe mainly V^- ! appointment of the C munition, b'-.'t j published in a complete form hi-; r various essays an i papers on the s""< jecu It these which will be read wit- 1 g Jeep interest, he lays stress upon, tiu points which call for the earlir^ t attention. Chief amo-ig the»e fs th-3 ; the necessity fur organising coaling f stntioDP, where our ships of war can refill with wbat ia nowadays of little less importance than water or food. The second is to make the prineip. 1 ' ports at le a st Bafe against a coup de 9 main. Colonists scarcely reahsa th-3 irreparable mischief with a small ho^ti'o flying squadron, or even an emeny l?---t privateer, could do against a defenceP less town. To levy a heavy contribution r would do the least part of the evil:- --: borabardoientaod conflagration rcoukt > easily follow. It is against attack - upon a small s<v le that colonies should I ' | make preparation. Large movementsM j_^u.ld-j^iobab !y attrac&fc^SWgs^^j^BH P TOalo seOTreTh;? active protec^Si^H ' Imperial fleets. But a hostile Alabama™ , might long ravagj the coasts with im-H , punity, unless the colony possessadjH I one or two well-armed cruisers of its! ; own. This, with proper fortifications I ' at the vital points are the first require- B 1 ments of colonial defence. • fl Dr. W. G. Grace, the celebrated ■ j cricketer (the Home News says), per-H formed a brilliant feat a*, cricket lustH week in the match Gloucestershire v.H , Surrey. Gloucestershire required fifty-H 5 t«vo ruus to win, and as they had anfl innings in hand, there was no doupt ofß s their ability to e,et tbe runs provided ■ 1 there was sufficient time. It waa thai 7 last day of the match, and but forty-H three minutes retrained for play. Dr.fl \V\ G Grace and Mr Gilbert wentH j in, and hit at such an aniazinjj pac^,H that in twenty-six minutes the 52 runsfl t were obtained, Gloucestershire win*fl I ning by ten wickets with more than afl . quarter of an hour in hand. fl