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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 9 December 1881, Page 2

Mi M'Lean is reported to have eaid at his me ting last night, that there was a time whi n the editor of this paper was glad to run after him. if Mr M'Lean wishes it- to be

inferred from this that the editor of this paper ever sought for or received any pecuniary assistance from him at any time, we may tell him that he uttered what he knew to be an untruth, but we are afraid that the contest has so utterly demoralised Mr M'Lean that. he hardly know* what he says, but be is playing his part very well. He is a born actor.

The part played by the Inangahua Herald in the present electiotfis amusing in the highest degree. At the last election its editor bellowed himself hoarse at the idea of returning M«* Weston. because he had not given a distinct pledge to oppose Sir George Grey, yet the same paper now see 3 its way eleafcto support Mf who has no other object or hope in view than to see Sir George again restored to power. And yet the paper has the effrontery to say that it does not not oppose Mr Westoa on personal grounds. An g!o« Australian in the European Mail concludes an article upon affairs in this colony as follows :—' Possibly more real trouble may come to New Zealand by reason of her political squabbles th«n from any disturbance among thfl Natives, and it is well, perhaps, in the interests of progress that Mr Ormond'B motion was defeated by a majority of four in favot? of the Government. This shows that the state of parties h numerically close, and that for the adhesion of two or three doubtful votes, either New Zealand would have been thrown into the turmoil of a .general election, or George Grey -rcrotchets and all— would have succeeded to the Premiership. As everyone knows, Sir George has done the State good service in his day, but though plucky, crotchetty, and en» thusiastic, it is no offence to him to say that his views are getting a little' wild and Utopian, especially anent provincialism i and that if he would retire upon his laurels and leave the field to younger and mere practical men he would confer a boon upon th 9 colony which it would be impossible to over-estimate.'

It has been lately discovered that the willow is quite a 9 valuable an anti-fever tree as the blue fruin — nay even more valuable, as it will flourish in climates where the blue gam will not succeed. It is stated that the malarious shore of the Levant, from which fever and argu9 were never absent, "have been rendered perfectly healthy by the extensive planting of willow trees.

We bear in a lifetime some queer stories of musical professors, but this is about a local one, Mr Angello Forrest, has the merit of originality. This week some of the lady and gentleman singers vers rehenrsing for Mrs Revitt's concert at Mr F.s rooms in Queen street Auckland, and the unwonted strains of sweet (?) music fall upon the ears of the passers-by, many of whom stopped and pressed up to the door to get a befter idea of what was going on. In doing this some slight disturbance was caused, and the worthy professor stepped to the donr and opened it, with the remnrk to the crowd. We charge 61. admission, good people. To his horror a huge navvy pushed his way to the front and walking quietly in, began groping for the tizzy, which having found he cooiy held out, saving. Here yer are, bos? taint orfu.n.., a fellow can, gjit nioosick for a tanner. The professor was flummuxed. tried to explain that the remark was made in a jocular spirit., &c ; but ' Jack wae ns good as hia master.' and nothing could start him till he had enough then ho thanked all hands and skipped; Moral : Don't tamper with the great unwashed. Anglo; you don t evidently undHrstaiid them. —Free Lance.

Out New Zealand belles like t b pi )• jewellery to be made of gold. But in the Old Country it appears tbut ladio eitccoruaiodafe their fashions to tlici" hueband« pockets in the

matter of ornament, and on the principle that half a loaf is better than no broad, now affect silver as they cannot afford golden jewellery. As indicative of the fashion that prevails for silver trinkets a firm in Birmingham recently received an order for 4000 silver bracelets.

The Grey River Argus of the sth, instant says:— Mr Western's friends and supporfrs have naturally enough taken alarm at the fact that pressing engagements have prevented him visiting his constituents, and it will be seen by aa advertisement elsewhere that the Brunnerton Committee call upon all Mr Wesson's supporters to exert themselves to secure his return. Much as everybody interested in the election for the Inangahua and Grey Talley regret Mr Western's unavoidable absence, they must on reflection admit that it would be a still greater cause for regret to see him lose his election through the intervention ofunforseen circumstances over which he has bad no control, and for which ho cannot he held responsible. We trust for the sake of the Reefton people and the constituency generally, that they will waive any objection they may have on the point, and do the best they can for their absent candidate. Although constituents like to meet those who seek their suffrages fuce to face, there are exceptions nnd conditions under which compliance with this unwritten law is not insisted upon. Mr Weston will be none the worse representative because he bus not had the pleasure of interchanging greetings with nine-tenths of the electors in the district. If the electors of the Inangahnß and Grey Valley were as well aware of the full value of Mr Weston as an able ard in* defatigable representative, as we are in this constituency, they would elect him with as great a majority as if he were amongst them and conducted a house-to-house canvass, shaking banfa with every matron, avid patting all the little children on the head. No doubt the other candidates nre estimable gentleman in their way, but Mr Weston has the advantage of having proved himself to be as . sterling a man, and as tine a type of a representative as sat in the la?t Parliament.

The Spectator suggests that the consequences of the successful assertion in tiie treaty with Russia of Chinese power- and authority are Hkelv to affect no country more nearly than England. The special pro* hibition of opium as an import introduced into the two last treaties which China has con* eluded shows that the object before her statesmen is to isolate this country on that question. As India is at present governed, the revenue from opium is absolutely indispensable to our rule. The method in which it could be replaced is not discernible, if even any alternative source of revenue exists Yet it is qaite certain that the Chinese Govern* raent has resolved to take up this question and probably at no remote period. The border states of India, from Cashmere to Burma, supply the Chinese with an easily available means of causing us nnxiety, if not serious trouble. These considerations must not be lightly dismissed, oe either idle fears or VBin speculations. They represent: a source of peril that time may bring to mnturity. The Chinese resolved 'to carry their joints at every risk, and the opium trade is already doomed in the eyes of the Pekin Cabinet.

A drunken man at Buffalo fooled with two of the ' brushes' in an elentric light generator, and was picked up dead. Fully a dozen men have been killed about electric lights in the past year.

A daily paper without a name is reported (O hate been started in Cincinnati.

In one grove in California there are 1380 trees, none measuring less than aix feet in

diameter.

It don't moke much diffunce 'bout whot sort o' plow you use. ef you jes, hab de right sort o' mule in front an'de right sort o f nigger

behin.'