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Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1315, 26 October 1883, Page 2

The next English and European mail, via San Francisco, will close ak> the local foffice on Tuesday, 30th Octobfi&if at 6 a.m. The adjourned meeting „61. the local Committee of the Christchurch Industrial Exhibition will be ' held at the Council Chambers this evening. If any additional proof were wanting beyond that already published by us as to the fraudulent character of " Orient's " Consulta'ion on the Melbourne Cup, it is conveyed in a Melbourne cablegram received in Reefton on, Monday last. It appears hat Mr. T won ill, who acted as agent f here. for the sale of tickets in •k Orient's " "sweep cabled to a former resident of Reefton, now hotelkfteping in Melbourne, requesting ..h.^ to ascertain definitely tbi <^WJ*fe i»"'of "Orient's " Consultation. c'i/tt.st. Dalton, the gentleman so cabled 0, replied at once that it was an undoubted swindle, and urged Mr Twohill to return the Reefton ticket money to su 1 scribers. It may be mentioned that "Orient" had previously cabled to Mr Twohill asking him to retain possession of all ticket moneys in his liands. Mr Twohill -wU^Wwev^r, act upon Mr Dalton's advice. A deputation of applicants and mining leaseholders waited upon Mr Warden Elevell on Monday afternoon for the purpose of representing the hardship involved in the regulations just issued regarding the payment of lease rents. It «ras pointed out that in forests in the majority of the leases takerf",.u,p during he last twelve or fifteen mouths were leld in all parts of the Tolony, and'in the :ase of unregistered ventures it was a natter of some trouble and defay fo sollect contributions. A number of other natters were referred to, and Mr Revell indertook to bring the views of the depuation before the Uoveruuieut. Mr

Revell left for Westport early yesterday morning. j We are glad to learn that although somewhat behind hand in making a start, Reef ton is in a fair, way of being well re- < presented at the forthcoming Industrial | j- Fihilntion at fuhrisl church. Since the last meeting the secretaries of the local committee have been working energetically and have succeeded iv eliciting the cordial co-operation of the proprietors of our local saw-mills, as well as 'he mining managers, and others of the district. Mr . B. King yesterday visited the mills of Messrs Cochriine & Sons, and the latter have undertaken o furnish suUable exh bts of rough and sawn timbers. Mr Main has also promised to supply similar exhibits. In connection with this it may be mentioned that (he secretaries have been in communication with Mr Rees. builder, of Christchurch. who has undertaken to have some of the Reefton timber worked up into choice articles of furniture for exhibition. The timber will be scut over in the rough, and manufactured iv Mr Rees' factory, where the necessary skilled labor and machinery exists for turning out the very finest description of cabinet ware. Mr Rees has already manufactured some furniture from mottled nvifi, obtained within a few miles of the Cannibal Gorge, so that the timber resources of this portion of ihe Colony will be represented iii a very attractive form. The secretaries hay also interviewed the owners of the local coal mines, and arranged for suitable exhibits from each. Arrangements have also been made for the collection and classification of specimens representing the mineral resources of the Inangahuu, so that altogether both Mr King and Mr Hindmarsh have displayed very praise- ' worthy zeal in the matter. ', A flag was lately hoisted above the wall of the public prisou at Guernsey, the [ Manchester 'Guurdian' says, in com- ' t memoration of the fact that on that day I uot a single offender against the law was i incarcerated within its walls. This 13 the [ second time this has occurred during the , .27 years the prisou has been in charge oi t its present keeper, Mr Le Goubey, the . the previous occasion boing on the 13th 3 of May, 1870. Guernsey has a population I of 35,00">. Chief Justice Prendergast goes Home on ■- twelve months' leave of absence aftet j the sitting of the Court of Appeal. Out v Wellington correspondent informs us that t Sir James goes Home to obtain medical advice, and that during his absence Mi Justice Richmond will be acting Chief f Justice. 5 The Emerald Hill election, caused bj ' the death of Mr Macgregor, has resulted ! somewhat in a surprise. The candidates ' were eventually narrowed down to three : Mr W. M. K. Vale, an old politician of strongly Liberal views, and one who has ' t made a repu'a'ion as a debater and administrator;. Mr David Gaunaon, able, versatile, but a veritcb'e chameleon ; and , a local nonentity named Brown, doubtless personally the mos 1 reputable of the . three, but unknown to fame Upon him , the choice of the local Liberal League > had fallen, bjcaus his utterances were ■ confined to pumping out any views that , his promoters had previously pumped iv. , Mr Vale was thought, and though' himself, certain of election ; but the choice of the constituency fell upon Mr Gaunson, who secured a small majority over his opponents. Had either of them stood alone he would have been hopelessly defeated; but mu<?h to the chagrin of VI r Vale, as matters stand, Mr Gaunson b c (| nies the member for the district. It is fortunate that tile session is so near at an end, or otherwise the steady decorum which has characterised the Legislature of late months WQtlid have been seriously disturbed. Dyspepsia, bifliousness, nervousness, and miserable ness, all cured with Hop Bitters. See