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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 15 June 1881, Page 2

We are requested by Mr David Hugh Alexander, of Boatman's, to state that he never authorised any person to place his name on Mr FitzGerald's committee, and does not intend to vote for him. ■■''■'■'■ - : Preparations for the forthcoming polling j are being actively attended to. The committees of tbe candidates meet nightly, and on both sides there is a set determination that nothing shall be left to chance, From all this it should follow that the full voting strength of this portion of tbe Electorate will be brought into play on Thursday next, and this is really as it should be. Had the same keen interest been displayed in regard to the elections of the past {here : is, every reason to believe that the Inangahua," as'well as the West Coast penerally, would have been placed in a very different position to what it is to-day. There will be a rather heavy day's business at the Courts on Friday next. Besides a large number of Magisterial case?, there is an important mining ease and numerous applications, amongst the latter being Mr Bayfrild's application for extensive leases in tbe upper ; Inangahua. ; We rpmind electors that the poll will open ' on Thursclny next at 9 o'clock, and will close at 4 o'clock sharp. This fact shouM be borne in mind by all those who desire to exercise their voting privilege. It almost invariably , happens at elections that somebody reßcbes> the polling booth in time to find the doors 1 closed, and we hope that no eleotor will show: such an. utter disregard of the importance of the coining contest by arriving late. Tbe friends or supporters of Mr Fi f zGerald appear to be as blind to the commonest instincts of fair play in connection ' with tbe forthcoming contest, ns they ore to the demerits of the candidate. As an instance of this every placard posted about the town in Mr Weston's interest on Mondny night last were torn down before morning. If is not to be wondered that Mr Weston's enemies should dread to pee the merits of hia candidature advertised to tbe public, but it would have been thought that the spiri* of fair play would have prevented tlie commission of such a paltry meanness. j As good a seamen, as ever tmd ihe quarter deck sent me this a short time ago which shows that even missionary captains m-iy make mistakes, — "The missionary auxiliary s-9. Southern Cross went on a pleasure, trip from Auckland to Norfolk Island with a large number of young church people on board of, both sexes. On her return, in thick wenther, the captain mistook Capo Brett for the Great Baivier Island, and ran on 3"> miles out of his course, with a fair wind, and picked himself up off Tauiianga, iat,he Bay of Plenty. There were tnnny young people on bonrd, and the girls (bl 83 then) slept on deck nenr the binnacle, and their steel-heeled boots were supposed to have caused deviation of tbe ooinpa?^qe. We have heard of the attra tions of young ladies in our time, and the

wiso matt of old said there was nothing new under tho sun j 'but John P. Robinson be says they- didn't know everything down in Judee,' or, aa f HucUbrau ' has it, with a slight variation — « Ah me! whnt dangers do eiiTiron The maid 3 who heel themselves with iron. We learn from the Post of June Ist, an alaiming explosion occurred at Brandon's Woirarapa quartz reefs, a few miles out of Featherston. It appears that the -■ boiler of the engine used on the ground exploded, completely wrecking |tbe machinery and considerably damaging tlie works. Fortunately there w»s no injury to life or limb. A Napier correspondent referring to the loss of, the Turaruii, says :—\Et is a fact very eligbtly known, even among Bailors or meteorologists, dint tbe neeile does not point true in a fog. The amount of aberration has never been reduced to rule, but I am satisfied of the fact by observations made in London fogs. With tbe§£inßtruaientß \ for, 1 taking bearings so perfect as they are, an error of a few minutes in the reckoning is a proof of bad seamanship. As a Tule sailors know nothing of the fog variation, of the latitude. An! in the absence of any rule, the safest thing when near chord.. is to rely more upon the lead than needle. For my part, I have little Cbptain Garrard was steering considernblyloibenqrth of weßt "when he thought he was going due west. Among the curiosities at an exhibition in Washington, two are furnished by an American soldier, who captured] them from the Sioux. One is a white lady's scalp, aud the other is a necklace of human fingers. In addressing^hisfconstituents a Westport Mr Fishes said : he was of opinion that Trienial Parliaments were a mistake. As ho has been elected to'support them he"w°uld do co if the question was broached next session, but ho would advise tbe constituency to leave biß|successorj]untrammelled on the point. The represenatntion bill was thrown on tbe table for members to do with as they pleased, and was slaughtered] with the rest of tha « Innocenis.*||lleJ l 'waß afraid the Bill would be notjpressed next session, it would perhaps, be news to^his hearers to be told that tbe present majority in tbe house repre« sented somo 27.000 voters ' while the minority represented 43.000. In 1879 a California beekeeper from 300 colonies of bee s obtained. 6s ,ooo pounds of honey ; and 'in 1880 from 400 colonies lie obttiined 20.000 pounds, worth 2000 dollars and the latter ws a bad Tear for honey. During the year he obtained 600 new colonies from the 400 and commences 1881 with 1000 colonies of bees, valued at 700 dollars, independent of the cost of Ihe bivea. A bill has been introduced into the Senate of India which is d-esigned to> prevent tbe marriage of persons* with either an habitual drunkard or criminal or the ' wee.k«minded or one who has thb taint of hereditay insanity.'