The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1300, 21 September 1883, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY.

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■ "~ TT- »-*»• We publish in another/column ;.a report of the, tr|p of th^Bai^y^ ;om;mission from, :sristchujsli> ( fal $$&&«s*}*& Cannibal Gorge. .tTiet wjriter,fw«.psesame, , is ' Mr -GWyJ vJ WtitfJaooWftftied thtfpfltfyi &»■* B^b^^#t;^ f j^ ;^;nßifcea; that, the, wrilier^bfjirays'^, stjvrag^piaa' against : | the,. &e«is „?**s. ,>>ll« ; t%,^}.; features df the "Maruia, 1 country/are '6ai»4 fully picked ■' 6&fr"ahd:dWeie dpon, any* thing favorable being either referred to iii* equivocal terms, or the reference is coupled in the same sentence; <isth some real or imaginary drawbacki ' Thus, ther desceAof the Lewis Saddle' t^ais ". tn «' most they/ had^bi.Wet'with.^ Everything '^a&'\\\ bo ii^cl!. together ■„ with frost " All.the mountainsrißeE/to^great heights " 'and i descend ■> ;.' f steeply, " «i»to | the Plain." Mar iiia "Plain has some good land, but "further down ''it nothing 'but ...river.; bed.!',,; ,4V", few head of cattle are kept here, j but no attempt has been made to cultivate ' English/ grass, and.being 17«HJft* high isr.t9p.col4 and rainy' to, be /suitable, for agriculture." scents are spoken of -aai siting and Weary," and, in sHort hithing is ! omitted .which wouli : be calcalate^£o l( jusiify the foregone conclusion of <the. .Commission. The report by' the' l same writer- 'of the journey via Arthprte. .Pass ,, an 4.! tne Hurunui was quite a different thing. -,, All the frosts-oni these' routesiare cent " 'and the landj ."excellent," arid so on and. bo on^' 'JJ o . referefi'ceto^ " Pbftden dilate !' there., >' The; writer !syas ; eyidently not aware that there ate ihundreda, if not thousands, of acres o^Efi|libn grass land on the. Ma^uia PJajn,>, anfJftha^Jjlrj^alker has somewhere about lOOfthead of cattle there, and is one of the chief feeders of thd'^fefton^&fin^ did n,ofc' wapi'Jy'te Mm Wt <ft4,npj want anybody else to known it through him. So flhlcn; th&n s ?or'Wofnbial aspect of the.Cann^Cipr^e.,;, ,;■.,;,. fj . o , Mr Norinanby, military tailor, announces that he has jd^rec'eiWd /iite'&jtiit cori^ Bignment of, spring. ,g(j»q4B»,' .9PP?&,ting.. of Kaiapoi and other- tweeds,' all of thelatest and most fashionable pattern. ■ Inspection .is invited.' v , " ! ',, '." ; '"' ( '. ';. „,.. • •Vt an adjourned meeting of the Licensing Committee held on Tuesday last, a renewal of the license of the ll .nations Hotel, Black's Point was igrauted to Mrs Norah Burleegh, the report showing th^t the premises were in a most efficient state of repair, and fully met the requirementa of the Licensing Act. This waa the only application. ■ ' ■ We regret to learn that Mr INMchol Ramsay, storekeeper, Black's Point, is confined to his bed through illness.: i. < j A Service, of Song,, illustrative of the life of " Übcle Tom," "Was 'neld'fti x foie Methodist Churchy Shiel 7 street?, Tuesday evening ;iaat:i There was a fair at'tendancd,' arid- *tihe' B©rvice prov^a4M^hly entertaining I 'and instructive .Mr Th6rtfton acted/ as ;^iderj ■;^ i <ais§^^rg^:thip office with great ability*. ; The raianobers of the choir fdrnishe'd'th'd mu^i<iai J portion of tKe pr«igramme'an^ we^Jtp: Jb^,li}gj^cqin/ tpjimented uppn.'th&jnjannerin w^iohjthey acquitted themselves^!'- Th&u choiis corisist^d ■■'<tf.lßjS AMfa^^alt^jMesd^mes Enighti ai»d King, {treble) Green «ftd Lawtf (baas)'Mr Penny (frenors)'S The voices' blended harmoni:AuSlyi I "aA4 l i grefti, .taste,: aßd^ei^jtnels, v a single hitch occurrifagf in all the. frequent charges 6f 'time antt'tune. MroS'CasSells prided at the harmonium, and contributed greatly to ;■ theosuccess.Ji>£'jfche:eveninpj by the exceUefnce 1 , 6 i >\Bte - r ■ ai^ttfpamments. The entertainment closed at 16 p.m., and was one of the most enjoyable ones yet held. The Rev. Mr: Penny presided. From announcements already- made it will be seen that the service wfll be, repeated on Tuesday evening nest, 25th instant, in the Methodist OhuTch.Black's Point. , . Rather a sharp thing was' done at Capleaton 'the 6the^ drf^ ; in regard to a seizure under a biti-pJPsale! ' Jt* seenis that a Mrs Irvine, "a faricy goods dealer there, 'becamtf involved in monetary difficulties, and a number bf judgments having been recftr^ed'agaifast^^r in the Magistrate's; Court, the bailiff was put in possession -under 'a bfll-of-sale. In this case possession 1 was i'^allytifn 6 points of the law,; but thei bailiff.' incautiously left the premises for a few minutes to get his breakfast^ and 'when' He- returned he found his "duds" bukdl^d outjOnto the footpath, ,■ and the premises barricaded, another mortgagee having watched his opportunity and jumped the claim. I ■ Messrs Johnston and Watkins, Burveyors, are making a general underground survey for the Fiery Cross Company, Boattnans. Jurors summoned to appear at the sitting of the District Court on the 24th instant are notified that their attendance will not be required. . A correspondent of, the Wellington' 'Post ' writes :— '" The ' ew Zealand Times ' Bpeaks of Bracken reciting poetry on the sacredneßs of the Sabbath, which at that very moment he was engaged in desecrating. Mr Bracken took no part in the stonewalling at all. Between 11 and 11.30 he rose and stated that he would

not obstruct the Bill, because doing so jinrould- lead to the desecration of the (Sabbath. He then recited tlie "poetry .in Ration, -finishing before 11. 36. else beyond recording his £Qte!" I s ' '* NSejrjfe durinus little yarns (says tl|a|tf.z£ ■ ,T^f&fcjjJK are about' W "to ,£he : mj^tierJ|t>K -Whicli the released menibersof the' v fi.ouse ' of. Representatives have been disporting .fchsingeJxes^jit^tha .close,, of. theuUab,o,js, thia week, before the Wellington public, lfo w/rspp3^dj )that on Wednesflayjnight some of the more enthusiastic politicians pressed their sentiments of disgust at the departure of their colleagues from -the kceno of action beforo Parliament was over, by hurling bottles at them, which fortunately fell short, and smashed against the side of the Hauroto qteatner.? lAt the time of depavture,*so it issaidV the honorable member for Waitemata, fell foul of a young gentleman whose father is employed in the public service, sind the adventurous youth attempted to "bonnet" Mr Hurst— in fact, to knock his hat over jhis eyes. He succeeded in knocking the doomed hat into the water. According to ! pue account, Mr ' ! urst hit his assailant in • the .eye, but, according to another version Mr Hurst simply capered round his antagonist and "shaped at him," but committed no breach of the peace. A point of some importance to aspiring politicians has been determined by Judge Cope v of ;the Melbourne County Court. the height of the Sunday*closing agitation Mr Thomas Walker, the wellknown secularist lecturer, attempted to address a public meeting in the Fitzroy Town Hall ; but as he persisted in talking when the meeting refused to hear him a ratepayer named Thomson threw him off the platform. An action for assault was brought by Walker, who obtained a veri diet for 40s. the amount being paid into Court. This verdict was appealed against, and on the application for a new trial Walker's counsel contended that, as the meeting was advertised as a public one, Walker was justified in attending and trying to speak at it. 'Judge Cope, Kow: ; ever, held that Walker was a trespasser, inasmuch as the meeting was only open ' to the ratepayers of the Fitzroy Borough. > ; A new trial was therefore refused. 1 Hop Bitters has restored to sobriety • and health perfect wrecks .from, internper- , ance. Peruse all.