THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRY-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1881.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 13 April 1881, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRY-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1881.

Professor Haselraayer performed *to* good houses on both 'Monday and last night, and left this morning for Ahaura, where be will perform tonight, and at Orwell Creek tomorrow night. -t;. The tribuiors in Malonay's lease, Lyell, cleaned tip on Satuday last, after a crushing of 14 tons. The stone gave a yield of something over lOpzs. per ton. The leader worked is only two or three inches thick, and is", therefore, remarkably rich. The result will give the men good wages for the time employed. The annual meeting of subscribers to the Reefton Hospital was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday evening last. On the motion of Mr Wise, seconded by Mr Boyd, Mr W. Robertson was voted to the chair. The Chairman read the Committee's Report far the past year, as also the Medical Officer's Report, and the Baiance-Sheet. Mr Connolly complimented the outgoing committee upon the satisfactory state of the financies" and management, and moved the adoption of the reports, which was seconded by Mr Kater and carried. Mr Mirfin said that a variety of reasonu existed for satisfaotion with the management of the affairs of the institution, and moved the re-election of the out-goin* committee; Rev. Mr Parkins had much pleasure in seconding the resolu* tron, as unanimous satisfaction had been given by the committee. He fhousht that a large share of praise was due to the secra? tary for the able and energetic manner in which he had discharged his duties, and suggested that the salary attached to the o.fce should be mada more in keeping with the nature of the duties to be performed. Mr Patterson proposed a vofe of thanks to the Press for the assistance rendered. The most tion was seconded by Mr Cohen and carried. The suggestion relative to increase of salary was left for the comra'ttee to deal with. A vote of thanks to the chair com eluded the business. It is expected that the contracts on the Reefton -Nelson road will be completed in about six weeks, when coach traffic will be opened throughout. Tenders are invited for driving 150 ft of level for the Low Level Tunnel Company. A quoit match for £10 a*asido, between, Mr R. Crafg and Mr J. Nasmyth, will be played in the yard at the rear of Cochrane's Hotel, at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon next. The board appointed to distribute the Kelly reward fund has been busily engaged for some time past. At its meeting on Tuesday the various claims sent in were at last clapsified. It is found that practically the capture was uot the result of any information cormminicated to the police, and that consequently the £8000 will bo distributable among the men concerned in the GHenrowan affray. The board has before it the scheme of dis.'ribiitiou adopted by tho Imperial

army and navy in similar casee, and to some extent it will accept these principles, A visitor to Salt Lajte Gity^ descjubas a r scene be witnessetNin tlje Mornion'l'eitople. A raiesionnry by the »airio>6f "Weti, who had just returned fi^om England, took hia ■ atand on the longer npstrurrtiand," narrated a ] doleful story of * bairclsliips amF illssucoess; He stated that he had travelled on foot more than two thousand miles through England, but had everywhere encountered the most unfriendly reception, He had often found it fil^uOTo* ; g<J ni|lifc>pprriacßed'. *-th%- people there 1 -word 'bitterly opposed to Mormon ism, and some of them .«o«id^Dofc- we% •permifc^-^ormpn -to rfttnattr : oyer night in their hou°e. In lonalities thcro where Mormon churches once existed' rhavihg as high as two hundred members each, not a single Morm^i^oujd .np^hj, found. ..\[ H_he World," remavlted this melancholy missionary, ia blind with iniquity, and will not receive the gospel." Another Elder was rather severe 9n|lili| Uiisdcepssfuh "ao6|tlf, Jfnd tfjfovi sOnic people were no* qualifiefl lo^epreld4h« gospel. It will be remembered that on the opening of the Melbourne Exhibition a pn'ze cantata was performed. It does not appear to meet with much approval at home. The Athen Jsum of 18ih December sajß .—" VfVhave had opportunity of examining the prize work —the cantata ' Victoria,'^ Jjeon paron*-as^ are eorry to have to Express an unfavorable opinion of it. It is impossible honestly.to describe it as anything buf. trash , and the conclusion ia forced upon us that either the standard of musiual ability at Melbourne must bo very low, or^that the judges, who were mostly amateur*, were altogether un-qu-liSed for their work." . „^ „,., . The fo'lowinj* letter recently appeared in the Christchurch Press : Sir, — In your report of the speech of Mr Gisborne, M H.R., at Ros«, in this day's issue, I observe that he considers that bpfore the Government decided upon making the railway by the Cannibal Gorge route full reports should be made on the Mathias Paß3 route. Mr Gisborne cannot be awaretfil^an examination and irepbrt has been made^fo the Government on this route, and with a result decidedly uafavorable to its adoption for any line of railway being taken over it. The height of the Puss is given at 4229 feet, and. the report states that a tunnel 4£ miles long would be necessary. — 1. ii^piifWß^tWkttOEoi I ;■;' ', >O O w* ■■■- P'rf February disastroul-an^ fatal explosion occurred at Whitefield colliery, the property of the Chatterley Iron and Coal Oompanyi nenr Chell, North Staffordshire. A number of men and boys were on night shift, and.oae of the bpys mischievipusly set mniss(smf drvVa^in'Jth^bla.c^ smith's shop at the bottom of the workings. This Bet fire to the coal dust in the workings, and the men in the pit, seeing the danger, tried their best to put out the fire by; Btifling the roadways ; fihding^fhis'impdissiWe", a roan went to the surface and sent for the manager of the colliery, who, with hia two sons, im« mediately went to the colliery, and gent directions to the bottom of the pit. Some <undj# on^of tii& t wha]%ot into tWcagottf descend, when a terrific explosion wai" heard; and fire and smoke immediately rushed up the shaft with a noise like thunder. The force of the fire lifted the cage some distance in the air, causing series injury to the young lifcamf The. [flames JwbicJi cobtinued.tp bur^t? forth at intervals, (destroyed the who^e of the head -gear, and set five to the enginehouse and the burning head-gear, falling on some coal trucks near Bet fire to them. It is feared 'that several lives have been lost by this calamity. j '*'.:, : * The Irish members who vere expelled from the House have issued a manifesto to the Irish people. The document refers to the expulsions which were effected * in violation of the laws and liberties ' of Parliament ; and, buying Jnotieed tKe ajrest s; qf 'Pav^t,: "ff • counsellor of >'t6ler Mice, I restraint, ari'd'.*pru4L dence,* ard the 'arbitrary arrests' and 1 illegel suppression ' of meetings in Ireland, it concludes — ' We adjure you in the midst of these trials and provocations to maintain the noble attitude that has already assured your ultimate v ctory. Reject every temptation to conflict, disorder, or crime. Be not terrorised by a brief reign of despotism,- If you are true to yourselves your triumph is certain.' The manifesto, which is signed by the thirty-six expelled members, has been telegraphed to America and Australia.