The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRY-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1883.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1306, 5 October 1883, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRY-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1883.

„, The Inangahua Low .Le^el .tufljpej ib now iv something over 120 ft, and the ♦ jcountry at the face is reported , to be of a very promising character. "*■■ * TKe monthly meeting of 'the" hospital Committee will be held at the .Southern ».rosa > Hotel, this evening at the usual iw - ■- '■!.-.:, .< q ■■ . ' The statement that work had been-ais-continued.in the Venus niinejs^ivcorrect. - iTpur men are still engaged in the mines, and there is no intention whatever to suspend operatiyu3. "•' j We publish in our advertising :<so^uhiiijs the Melbourne Cup aunouuceniOnt ' tk "Nellie Gray" (Auckland): The Jonu fides, of this investment is attested by. a public accountant, whoae certificate is appended to the anii(»uncement. Mr H. Little, authorised and licensed surveyor and mining engineer, is now established in practise in Heefton, and prepared to undertake a!? kinds of 'surface

,nd underground surveys, and famish fj " " * ft >lans, and estimates. '■-' , At 4-. ineetitog «* eßt CoaaKshar^ | iolderein the Inkerman Company, held it Dajw^n'BSHotel^ltcefton^ixMpnday \ iveniitolMt &esß#G. Wia* -N- !,evy, ihd a B ely toserveun the Dnhedin : b'oard of directors. The County Chairman returned from hjs. Wellington., mission on Tuesday evening last. When at the seat of Government Mr Brennan strongly urged the advisability of opening communications via the CaanibaLGorge,-and : BUCceeded in obtaining the promise- : of Jhe Minister of Lands that a sum of £2,000 would be granted to construct a horse track from Maruia through the Gorge in the direction of Jake Guyon. The construction of this track will enable visitors to and from Ohristchurch to get through in two days* and . may be regarded as the first utep.iu the direction of obtaining through; coach communication. We .find that one or two inaccuraceß crept into our report on Wednesday last, of the Globe Company's works, notably. respect to the portion in which Mr Clifford's name was mentioned. ■ While on the subject we may mention that although one or two stoppages have taken place since the crushing started, everything was working splendidly yesterday, 'and it ia hardly likely that any further serious interruptionvwill oocur. r Mr 0 Cohen's establishment in Broadway, is just now one of the chief centres of attraction in Reef ton. The premises have lately Twen greatly enlarged and undergone extensive 'alterations presenting internally a very handsome appearance, r The great source of attaction lies, •howeyet in "an extensive consignment just received from Euope, of bran new novelties in the way , of mechanical .toys, including a perfect stud of rocking, and tricycle' hotses, and the thousand and one other recent inventions of the fancy ii-ade^ .all really excellent of their kind, and well worthy of inspection ; not second in imV portaiice is a large and carefully .selecfed. of music, embracing all the. very latest and iriost' fashionable vocal duet*/ solos, and instrumental pieces fdf'lhe .pianoforte. All who Have' a jspMe ' Halfhour will find much to interest,! theni; at Mr i ohen's establishment just nowv>> It may be well '/to .point" out ihat the amended Mining Companies Act, : Whtchcame into forcd laifc'indttth, makes a materialalijerat^pn in.tlie l^w relating to forfeited snares. Under its provisions the director^ ; of compainies* may elect "eUnei'tp 'retain, tiale shkres so forfeited on > .ifici^al^. < oi #*c company, or ;seU |nem by put Ho auction,' and, if in the latter case they fail to realise the amooht due upon ttiem, tie fprmer'hpider may I ; be. .sued for : :jhe bafcnceVof the indebtedness, i- .;,.-. .■; Tjio directors ofthe^d. 2 South Kee^ 'iihPatk.iPQmpany .havp. lost no time in Carrying ont'the determination arrived at. By the shar^pldera at the meeting held .last, Wei. . ; ;'Ha)nir:^ere placed at work on the company's lease yesterday, aud :the intention fc to' sink at t>nce upon sonic promising stone which shows on the surface. ..:; .' ... The Melbourne Daily Telegraph has been purchased in the interest of the religious education party, and one of the first steps' taken by. its new .proprietors has been to stop all Sunday work. The compositors, reporters, and the rest of the staff work till midnight on Saturday, and start work again at midnight on Sunday. There is much growling among the employes, who arethus deprived of their only holiday, Saturday,"/ '.'.!' .'.'»-' ;':.',/'., . Hop Bitters has: restored to sobriety and health perfect wrecks from intemperance. Peruse' aIL ■ ' '