THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1882.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1038, 20 January 1882, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1882.

The District Court opened yesterday, and was occupied during the whole day with the hearing of the case of Regina v. Charles Mirfin, for forgery. At the close of the case the jury retired, and after an absence of nearly two hours returned with a verdict of acquittal, and the accused was discharged. There is a second charge of a similar character against the accused, which will probably occupy the Court during the whole of to-day. The mining excitement continues, and shows no sign whatever of abatement. Every day seems to furnish additional testimony of the importance of the newly found reefs in the specimen Hill and Imperial mines, and a large amount of business continues to be done in the stock of each company. The rage for raining leases continues, and enormous interests are hourly changing hands. ■ . . Professor Hugo gave his opening lecture in the Oddiellows' Hall last night, and created a decidedly favorable impression. He gave a delineation of the characters of several well-known residents who submitted themselves for examination, and the readings were pronounced to be very accurate indeed. The lecture and illustrations are highly instructive. The Professor will lecture again this evening when another group of characters will be dealt with. The Nelson Colonist makes the following reference to what it terms a horrible disease common among the children attending tlie Riwaka school. "From inquiries we have made we gather that the disease referred to is of a scorbutic nature in a most serious form; indeed, it is stated on the authority of a medical gentlemen that it is not only contagious, but that it is also next to impossible to eradicate it, at all events for many years. If this be true, and we have no reason for doubting in any way that it is so instant action is imperative. The Education Board sits on Thursday, ancl we trust the matter will be there considered, and steps taken to prevent the spread of such a horrible disease to other school children, for to omit taking every precaution in a matter of such vital importance is in itself criminal."