The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1883.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1318, 2 November 1883, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI -WEEKLY. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1883.

The Melbourne Herald having, it is to be pre^um d, exhausted the list of fraudulent sweeps in Victoria, uow publishes the names of the Bound investments. The | firs list of *♦ square "'consultations contains the names of "Arch Medium " (Mr Poland) j " Boz," (Mr J. J. Miller) ;, aud " Novel Oracle Company," (Mr Goyder). Speaking upon the Members Expenses ; Bill in the Bouse, during the last days of .; the session Mr Seddonsaid. .; ", He failed j to see why they should increase: the^ TmembeiuT "''jftiiy'tfaffihfti'i ' Th.e^were able to attend to their business' He looked round in the afternoon to find j them, and in vain, for they were not , there. * ■* * The honorable member j for Inangahua was also often absent from i the House, and had attended the Gold- j fields Crrmmittee, of which lie was a mem- ; ber, only two or three times during the . session. It was monstrous to take away all payment from Welling. on members in ! the Upper House, and to give £70 more to he ellington members in the Lower House." , ■ ■■, We have been asked to say that at a meeting held at Black's Point on Monday last it was decided to hold an entertainment in the Black's Point School-room, when completed, in aid of the Reefton Hospital. The' programme will be published shortly. The Melbourne Cup list, which stood originally at one hundred and fifty nominations, has now been reduced to thirtyfive acceptors, and will probably suffer a further depletion (if 'about ten before the eventful day of the race coines round. That there should be such a wide disparity between the number of nominations and the number of starters for the stake strikes one as in some way anomalous, but is no doubt to be attributed in a great way .to the fact that between the date of nomination and acceptance some of the most important racing. events of the year are decided. The Sydney Derby, Cup, and Metropolitan ; the Adelaide and Bris' ane Cups, and inn inn era le other fat Australasian events are run off in the interval, and owners and trainers have thus a good opportunity of gauging their chances for the greatest event of the year, and the fittest only are allowed to survive for the crowning event of the Victorian turf. Beyond this, however, there are scores of nominations of indifferent horses that are annually made solely in the interest of the book and ssveep makers, to be afterwards dealt with as may best serve the pockets of each. Thus, should the chances of any particular horse, against which the book-makers have staked | heavily, be such at the date of acceptance j as to greatly threaten the flnfety of the < ring's money, acceptance will be made on ; behalf of three or four of these second \ raters for the one purpose of " blocking " in, or jamming the favorite at 'he start, so as,= to hinder ifc getting away well. Should Caltna therefore not go amiss before the start, a larger field than usual will no doubt oppose her. It has been proposed to get up a grand carnival in aid of the Hospital funds, o be held in Smith's paddock during Christmas holidays. The demonstration of the kind given here by the Wihnott Combination Company realised a handsome sum, and the idea is to carry the suggestion out on tho same plan, with the addition of music and dancing. The members of the Reefton Jockey Club have decided by a small majority to purchase the property known as Smith's farm, whereon is situated the race course and cricket ground. The price is £1' i ' ', £5 0 to be paid in cash in January or March next, and the balance on secured ills The transaction will l>e formally closed on Monday next, the Club to assume possession upon the payment of the cash moiety The figure is high, having regard to i-.h- 1 general of property at the present time, but looking at the unsatisfactory nature of the Club's tenure as lessee, and the possibilities of the future, there can hi no two opinions as to the wisdom of the step taken. IS< tm very good dt>> e was brought to town yasterday from the Oriental mine, and was on view at Mr Hunter's office. The stone was taken from the upper stopesf and if it can be regarded as an average of the quality of the reef, there is beyond doubt a good future in store for the company. A printed circular pasted on the telegraph p '11 fronting the local office admonishes holders of policies in the Go-verunv-nt Insurance Department against listening to anonymous attacks upon the Department, and particularly cautions them against transferring their policies to "foreign companies doing business in countries where the climate is not so good as it is in New Zealand " It would e interes ing to know what is meant by " anonymous attacks upon the Department," whether it refers to newßpap r comments upon the recent re-appoint-mont of Mr Thome, or is in allusion to Bonie other correspondence, of which the general pu lie are ignorant. It seems peculiar that the Department should have reached the necessity for such a strange

notification. Can •it be that policyholders are actually transferring to "foreign companies," or is the circular merely issued in arrest of a possible contingency of the kind ? In either case we do not think it is calculated to exercise very much influence. That the management of the Department has been expensive, and that too much has lately been sacrificed to the acquisition of new business, most people believe, but we do not think anyone doubts for a moment the soundness of the institution. The Colony would have fallen upon evil times indeed were there the slightest ground for such a feeling, but for all this the Department cannot hope to escape attacks, whether anonymous or otherwise, when such transactions as the recent re-appointment of Mr Thome are brought under review. The pu lie are reminded that the Reef ton subscription in ' N uggets " event on the Melbourne Cup will close at Mr Cohen's to-night. We have heard of a farmer whose son had for a long time being ostensibly studying Latin in a popular academy. The farmer not being properly satisfied with the course and conduct of the y«>un^ ! hopeful, recalled hinr from school, and ~placiug£him by th'aside of a cart one day, thus addressed him — 'Now, Joseph, here is a fork, and here is a heap of manure and a cart ; what do you call them in Latin ? ! ' Forkibus, cartilms, and manuribus.' ,' If you d<>n' take that forkil<us pretty quicki : us and pitch that manuribas ; into the cartibus, I'll break your lazy backibus,' Joseph went to workibus \ forthwithibus. Paris in general, and the Champa : Elysees in particular, are enlivened by j the advent of Mrs Langtry, whom Figarc has somewhat illogically christened " The American Saran Bernbardt." Through the medium of John Arthur and Co., house agents, Mrs Langtry has engaged for a month a charming suite of apartmen's in Rue de Bnssant. She has ; brought her horses and carriages from i England with her, and has come to Paris for rest and for dresses. She proposes , visiting each and every Paris theatre ir turn, and is determined not to let tht grass grow under her feet. She is tf study and observe, bu' not to criticise It is believed she is about to confine hei histrionic talents to the tutelage of Goti and Coquelline, just as she has already entrusted her personal charms to tht guidance of Worth. A correspondent writes as follows to the West Coast Times :- "Sir, —As I anr others are afflic ed with a gambling mani? annually about this time, and have frequently speculated in sweeps which havt been drawn for less than the total amounts .advertised, might I be allowed to suggesi that it would afford much more satisfaction' to oil side speculators like myself, \i the whole of the numbers drawn could be printed iu some way, on a circular 01 otherwise, thus showing not only tht winning numbers, but insuring evei'y ont : that his ticket was "in it." lam &c, Bunk." | The Charleston district does not appeal .' to offer sufficient inducement for the set- : tlement of Chinese miners, thn party wh< have been there for the past fortnighi having taken their departure. A few hardy prospectors (says the j West < oast Times) are still pursuing I their toilsome labors among the West I Coast Sounds. The Stella, which returned to Wellington last week, reports having visited Dusky Sound, where stores were sent ashore for the few prospectors who still remain at this place. The men showed Captain Gray some specimens, but said they avumged little more than their "tucker." Two men, who intend prospering for copper, were landed at Milford Sound. Stores for the diggers were also landed at Martin's Bay, Big Bay, Jackson's Bay, Paringa River, and Bruce Bay. A' Paringa Kiver, two of the prospectors reported that, on Tuesday last they saw a hug'.) vessel, having the appearance of a man of -war, barque-rigged, standing north under steam. Hokitika is evidently enjoying a little commercial sunshine, as th« following from the West Coast Times would indicate : — "Several new buildings are in course of erection in Revell street, and other properties throughout the town are being renovated and improved. Noticeable amongst those in the main street is the new building nearly completed, and in the occupation of (he National Bank, next the Empire Hotel, likewise the new drapery store for Mr Hallensten's Clothing Company, which will be opened in the course of a week or two. Workmen have also been employed during the past few days completing the improvements in the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, the seats in the dress circle being now all renewed and liued with crimson cloth, adding considerably to the appearance of that portion of the house." Two Parliamentary papers were issued lately relating to the Irish Land Act of 1881. One is a return, brought down to July 31, of advances to occupiers, from which it appears that 3921 applications have been made, under sections 19 and 31, for a total sum of £387,945. Under section 19, 38 applications (£2251) have been sanctioned or recommeuded, and £791 has been advanced. Under section 31, 1998 applications (£2 2,5> ) has been sanctioned or recommended, and 47,116 has been advanced. The other return shows that down to the end of July, 98.U14 applications had been made to have fair rents fixed in Court, and 61,354 had been disposed of. The agreements out of Court numbered 47,263. The total number of appeals, re fair rent, &c, disposed of was 3524. Remember that a little Hop Bitters saves big Doctor's bills, and cures when all else f;ul3. Read