The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1883.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1241, 5 March 1883, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1883.

The telegraph station . is now open at Boatmab's, County tnangahua, and also ft telephone station at Ormondville, Coriaty, Waipawa. We are sincerely sorry to have to. report the very sudden death of the wife of Mr James Clinton, which "took place yesterday, at Hampden.' Wo are without^'Wiy particulars of the sad occurrence. We were, it seqms, in error in stating that the Property Tax Assoasor had placed the names of persons on the valuation roll for property they had once owned. He placed them on the roll for property they never owned. The large quantity of machinery now being delivered at Boatman's is a good augury for tho future of the place. No less than four heavy nine:horse waggons reached Capleston on Friday and Saturday last, 'with mining Machinery for the Welcome/ Eureka, and other companies there. A meeting of shareholders in the Golden Gate lease, Big River, will bo held at Mr Hindmarsh'a office on Wednesday evening next, at 8 p.m. This Company's ground is situated at the Big River, and a very promising gold-bearing reef has been discovered on the ground, particulars of which will be reported afc the meeting on Wednesday. The excellent prices realised at the sale of the privileges of the Boatman's races, on Saturday last, is an indication of tho local interest taken in the meeting. The following prices were realised : — No. 1 booth, Mrs Bourke, £30 10s ; No. 2 booth, Mrs O'Grady, £25; Grates, J. Jones, £30; Fruit stall, F. Davic3, L 4; Cards, W. J. Potts, L 3 103. It 13 announced that Sir Win. Fox will be a candidate for the Inangahua seat, should Mr Weston carry out his intention of resigning. If wo are not uristakon, this veteran politician is at present on a visit to tho home country. Another probable candidate is mentioned in the person of Mr P. Comiskey, a gentleman who haa large interests both in Reefton and Greymouth. Mr Edward Ings, an old West Coast journalist, and who for the last two years has filled the position of sub-editor of tho New Zealand Times, left Wellington for Hobart last week, having accepted the sub-editorship of t!io Hobart Mercury

Before his departure, ho waa presented with a handsome testimonial by the members of .tho Times' stalF, who all joined in wishing him prosperity in hia future career. j Several persons appear somewhat perplexed tlii3 year as to the Property tax Assessment. la years, tho .Assessment was made on the annual rental value of property, but owing to an altoratipn, made in the law as passed last session, the assessment now being made is on the actual value of the property, and instead of the tax being two-pence in the £, the Legislature fixed it for this year at three half-pence. Under the altered system, small-holders and tho great majority of those whose properties are located in towns and boroughs will find they have les3 to pay than formerly, whilo the largo holder—the squatter and sheepfarmer -w2| navo a heavier burden to bear.' ' ■-••-. . • * A number of the local amateurs have decided to tender a complimentary benefit to Miss Maggie Ford, who unttf lately haa held a prominent position in" Willmott's Combination Company. Mjsb foti has decided to return to Victoria, and a numbor of her friends desire to mark their appreciation of her talents in the form of a valedictory performance, which has been fixed to take place on the 17th March next. The pieces to be presented are "The Miser's Daughter," and the joyous burlesque of " Alladin, or the Wonderful Scamp," in which Miss Julia Matthews scored her brightest triumph. The performance given by Fen Allah on Saturday evening last drew a crowded attendance, 'and passed off very satisfactorily. Many of the illusions were now and astonishing, and Ben Allah' 3 dexterity with a pack of cards 13 surprising. The ventriloquism waa also very good and very funny. The distribution of the prizes created much interest-antl expectation. Ben Allah handed a donation of LI Is to the local, hospital. He loft for Greymouth this morning. An t-xpedition into the interior of Tasmania is being organised. It will prospect as thoroughly as possiblo a lateral area of about one hundred miles, by three or four miles, over a district which has hitherto almost remained untrodden; The excitement oulsido of the Molbourne'Argus office towards the close of the last cricket match, England v. Australia, is said to have reminded many of the state of excitement when crowds outside of tho same office awaited' the latest news respecting asomewhat different contest. for supremacy between France and Germany thirteen years ago. "! ' A fourteen month's old child named Moore died suddenly in Christchurch on Sunday night. That morning, according to the mother's evidence, Bhe-wtopTayiug aboirirgn her usual .health,, .but at night was traen ill and d|^^^^^^^&B^ On© M. 'herTltfld ■ sis^QrS : a&imtf eaVgwjhg theSdlceascc! some ffowers to^qaA, and' it was pos3iblo that she had eaten some dahlias and other, flowers, as pieces of those blooms Were- strewn about where she was sitting. Dr Meikle . was of opinion that death was. caused fromW haustion -in consequence of vomiting and diarrhoea. Some of the flowers produced —the lftrkspuf, for instance— belonged, he thought, to a poisonous class, but he fcould find no trace of those flowers in tho child's stomach. A verdict of " Death from natural causes " was recorded. 'Jhe member for Tuapeka, M* J. ■ C.j Brown, was very neatly answered by thei Premier at a deputation the other day J The energetic member, with more force, than politeness, was almost demanding an absolute gift of £2000 for the sludge channel work. The Premier said. that Parliament had authorised a grant of pound for pound : but he felt justified in offering £2 to £1. Ho also said that tho arrangement come 'to by Parliament had apparently given satisfaction:, ..when Mr Brown interrupted.- and in indignant tones inquired, " Was I satisfied ?" To this the Premier quietly replied, " I do not know whether you were or not : I never knew you satisfiod with anything. You always want a great deal more than you can possibly, got." Mr T. S. Lawry, who went home to study medicine at the Edinburgh University thus writes to a friend in Auckland : — " There are twenty or twenty-one students from New Zealand here. With one or perhaps two exceptions, they are steady, fairly diligent men. In physique they are considerably above the average' I think the two biggest men in the University, arc New Zealanders. One of them, a Christchurch man, has been champion runner in the 200 yds flat race for several year's". In mind, wo made a fair show too. A Taranaki man, in Robertson's year, named King, came out at the top of his class m zoology, thus securing a gold medal, and last year he was racketed third in anatomy. Moorhouße also carried off a modal (sth or 6th) last summer." ' Dr Grabham (observes a Canterbury contemporary), goes about his work of inspecting the lunatic asylums and hospitals of the country in an atmosphere of the widest publicity. It is not his fault, poor man, for no one ha 3 a higher appreciation of the necessity of secrcsy in his journeyings. The doctor is the victim of an inconsiderately considerate Press, which seeks to do him honour by chronicling his movements. We would suggest to our contemporaries to bear in mind that they need not do honor to the worthy doctor at the expense, of the public interest. It would suit the doctor and the service better if he were' allowed to come upon the places to be inspected, literally like a thief in the night. The following good story is told by the "Taieri - Advocate ":— " Not a hundred miles from Caversham there resides a policeman who, so the story goes, 13 re-

r.jarkable for hig ofliciousnoss and sharpnc3s towards publicans. One Sunday recently ho saw a little girl outer a hotel and come out with a billy of what she said was boor. The limb of the law had been on the look-out all tho morning and felt that his patience had lieen well rewarded, and congratulated himself upon having a splendid caso. Upon taking the lid off the billy, though, ho waa somewhat surprised to find nothing but pure water where he had anticipated finding beer. The man in blue had been keeping an eye oh the hotel, and the wily publican had bqen keeping two eyes on the peeler ; so feeling sure that the little girl would be accosted, he had, unknown to her, filled her can with water instead of beer, and then, with some friends, went but to the door to enjoy the joke. Tho policeman was the only man who could'nt see where .the laugh came in." It is to be hoped that no theatrical astrologer will augur evil from the conjunction of three such bright aud particular stars as Mdmes. Nilssnn, Patti, and Langtry, who all appeared on a recent Saturday at New York. If we may judge from the receipts, Mdm Patti is- the* most popular of the trio, and Mrs Langtry the least. The former drew a houso'valued* in the rough American fashion at £2000. Mdme Nilsson's house was worth £1320 ; while Mrs Langtry's was only estimated at £439. Mrs Langtry's enga^ment, however, continues to be signally successful. Her four weeks performances at Booth's Theatre— by no means the largest in New York- have realised £12,3G0, without reckoning premiums paid to spec-^ ulators in tickets. The odd thing is that thi3 unprecedented harvest of dollars ha 3 been reaped under a constant drizzle of adveroo criticism. According to the American newspapers no ono ha 3 ever played worse or " drawn " better than Mrs Langtry. "Read your paper," is a vory old saying, which has for its basis the factundiscovered by many in a satirical agethat newspapers do publish something that it is necessary to know. A Canterbury geutleman of the agricultural pursuasion (says a Ohristchurch paper), made this discovery a few days ago. Coming into Christchurch to sell his wheat, ho offered his all at 3a. Bd., waa of course at once taken, and equally, as a matter of course, made his way to some field of Bacchus, where agriculturists do congregate, to celebrate his good fortune. There he learnt that he had only neglected oiie little simple thing. He had not read his paper, which was ready to tell him not to take less than .four shiliings. He went home a sadder and a wiser man. We have been requested by tho .trustee to notify that, the Stock of Boots and Shoes in the Bankrupt, estate of W.J. Shaw, is for Positive Sale on behalf of the ''Creditors only, 'and -must be cloared.oif immediately at a Great Reduction on ; Cost Bricei [^y^^-i-i-. _.__.. „.