The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1883.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1282, 10 August 1883, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1883.

While the recollection of that awful catastrophe — the wreck of the Tararua, with all its thrilling and sorrowful details •— is«till fresh in the public mind, comes the startling intelligence of the stranding of another of the Union Company's fleet — the steamer Rotomahana— upon the same treacherous rock. Happily, on the present occasion, there is no tale of horror, as in the former case, to repeat, but one cannot avoid shuddering at the narrowness of the escape. The Rotomahana, returning from Melbourne, struck Waipapa exactly at the same spot as the ill-fated Tararua, and for twenty minutes was grinding and bumping helplessly on the rocks. Fortunately the sea was calm, and

the vessel comparatively a new one, and beyond doubt these slender circumstaces have alone averted another terrible uiara- j time disaster. It is clear that the vessel | muat have been going at considerable speed at the time she took the ground, for, although favoured by the flood tide, she was unable even with her enormously powerful machinery to back off the rock until twenty minutes later. The evidence at the enquiry held yesterday, threw little light upon the cause of the mishap, and, if anything, rather goes to heighten ones sense of the perils which attend sea voyaging on the coast of New Zealand, and particularly in the Southern atiaits. Captain Carey is proverbially one of the most cautious and trustworthy captains in the company's employ, and if he, with all his carefulnesa, and the great and ever conscious responsibility upon him of the command of the most magnificent steamer in the intercolonial service, #an be led into such a dreadful difficulty, the danger to navigation must be great indeed We publish elsewhere the programme of the forthcoming entertainmeut in aid of the funds of the City Band. "Lola Monte's" annual gift on the Melbourne Cunja announced in our advertising column^ '"All contributions to be addressed " Lola Montes," care of Mr A. Moss, box 347, Post Office, Dunedin. The brethren of the Oddfellow's Society ' will commemorate their anniversary by a ball and supper in the Oddfellow's Hall this evening. The gathering promises to be very largely attended. Tenders are required for the supply of Bquared timber for the Golden Treasure Company. The tenders will close to-mor-row, al the office of Mr G. C. Bowman manager of the company Tenders, to close to-morrow, are also required for alterations and extensions to Mr Chas Cohen's stationery establishment. Reports of a rather kind have come to hand relative to the result of the first crushing of the Croesus Company, Lyell. The amalgam on hand was retorted on Saturday last, and gave only some 70 odd ounces of gold for the fortnights' crushing. Work was resumed yesterday in the Just-in-Time and Imperial main shaft. The first thing to be done is to bale the shaft which contains about 100 ft of water, but this will be got rid of within a week, as the new winding machinery is found to work very efficiently. The Imperial winze has been freed of water, and work will be started therein at once. It is notified that tenders are required for the purchase of the property known as Breen's Hotel, and farm on the Grey Road, as also the Newcastle coal lease. The property may be tendered for either in one lot, or separately, particulars of which may be seen on reference to our advertising columns, or from Mr Gk B. Shepherd, the trustee in the estate. Intelligence reached ua yesterday that the reef had been intersected in the low level of- the' lnkertnan Company. The striking of the lode verifies the accuracy of the survey by Messrs Johnston and Watkins, the stone havinj come almost at the exact point given in the survey. The crushing plant for the oompaiyy is now en route for Greyniouth, so that by the time the battery is up the fullest supply of stone will be available. The stewards of the Eeefton Jockey Club met last night, and adopted the programme for the ensuing summer meeting. The races were fixed for the 26fch and and 27th December next, when stakes amounting in the aggregate to L 615 will be offered. The chief events are : - Inangahua Cup, 160 soys. ; R. J. C. Handicap, 110 soys. ; three events of 50 soys. each ; two of 40 soys. each ; one of 35 soys. ; three of 20 soys. each : two of 15 soys. each. In spite of the slackness of business the prices of shares in all the principal mines continues to keep up beyond even what might be expected. In Fiery Crosses a fair amount of business has been done of late, Welcomes, Keep-it-Darks, Globes, Just-m-Times, Inkermans, Golden Treasures, Imperials, and one or two others maintain a firm position, and in the case of several there has been a sensible advance during the week. The diamond craze in Canterbury has drawn a good deal of attention away from this district temporarily, but another month or two will no doubt bring about an important turn of the tide for Inangahua. We are glad to learn that the slanders of the Dunedin Herald's West Coast correspondent will not be permitted to pass unchallenged. The subject has been the leading topic of conversation during the last day or so, and a general feeling has been manifested in favor of taking action in the matter. The question is one which not only affects the characters and standing of those more directly referred to by the slanderer, but seriously concerns the comnumity at large, and it would certainly be a great mistake to allow the libel to go without protest. The charges are either true or they are false. If true, the accuser will now be afforded an opportunity of substantiating them, and if false, as we do not. hesitate to say they are, and can be proved to be, then the anonymous scribbler will be made an example of. It will be seen that a public meeting on the subject will be held in the Council Chambers <>n Monday evening next. The following was amongst the business dealt with at tho last meeting of the Central Board of Education, x elson : — " A telegram was received from the Capleston Committee asking that Mis 3 Ryan be appointed assistant mistress — Deferred until next meeting. — A telegram from the Capleston Committee stated that the lowest tender for the master's residence was L 278. — Re3olved, — That the vote of L 250 agreed to at the last meeting be not exceeded. A letter from the Reefton Committee aaked for addi-

tional school furniture, hesolvcd, on the < motion of Mr Dencker,— That Li be I voted. Agieedto." ■ The " Hallelujah Lasses " of the Salvation Army at Home are said to be very cute, but they sometimes meet their match. Here is an example : A "navvy " was standing at a street corner the other day, enjoying his pipe very heartily A contingent of the Salvation Army, headed by a female brandishing an umbrella, and walking with her face to the Army, as usual, came past. The excavator, " went for him," and said : "My good man, if God had wanted you to smoke he would have put a chimney at the top of your head." The man in the moleskin made answer; "My good woman, if God had wanted you to walk backwards he would have put your feet the other way !" The young woman resumed her inarch without another word. The vigour of youth given to the aged and intirm by using Hop Bitters. Try it. Read.