The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED. TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1883.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1326, 21 November 1883, Page 2

The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED. TRI- WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1883.

— _— — - _ A correspondent kindly furnishes ua ■with the following training notes from | Totara Flat .-—Monday morning-, very fine, but course hard and rough. Volunteer made his appearance on the track at halfpast 5 o'clock. He went away at once, ■with master Crowley on his back, doing lialf Bpeed, but increasing the next mile, and going top speed the last half mile. Tuesday morning was very warm, course hard and dry. Volunteer did one mile arid three-quarters, going strong throughout ; next came Ploughboy and Misfortune. Ploughboy went with clothes on steady for a half mile, Misfortune joining in with tim for a mile and a -half. Very atronj Tain coming on they made tracks for b.om& rather sharp. Wednesday morning

Volunteer as fresh and lively as a kitten, did slow work. Thursday after a heavy night's rain the track was slippery and rather dangerous to work a horse on, but Cahill sent Volunteer and Misfortune for two miles at a rattling pace, the ruin coming down at the finish. The weaiher clearing up about 10 o'clock Ploughboy was sent about half pace with rugs on. On Friday the course being in good order, Volunteer did good sharp work for a mile and three-quarters. Saturday morning Volunteer made his appearance on the track at six o'clock, and started with sweaters on, and did his two miles finishing oft rather sharp the last half mile. On Monday Volunteer did fast work for two miles, and after breakfast Plonghboy did two miles wi h sweaters on, going strong from the s!ar . Misfortune and Mr J. Marshall's Dick Turpin were sent out for one mile, doing very fair work. Mr Marshall gave his trotting horso a spin for one mile and a half in company with Misfortune. v A man named James Steers, a sawyer, died very suddenly at Capleston on Monday last. He was walking up the street, apparently in his usual health, when he suddenly fell, and on assistance reaching him blood was found gushing from his mouth, and in a minute or so he expired, Death was due to the rupture of a blood-ves3el, but an inquest will probably be held upon the body. The deceased was an old Victorian, and came to New Zealand from Wood's Point. He was about 45 years of age. We remind shareholders in the Reef ton Permanent Building Society that the first general meeting of the Society will be held this evening in the Oddfellows' Hall, at 7*30 sharp, for the election, of officers and transacting general business. ■ • . ■ Smith and Barkley announce the arrival of their summer drapery stock, particulars of which nifty be seen, by advertisement elsewhere. V. Mr Somevell, who designed arid erected the efficient winding machinery for the Just-in-Time Company, has been appointed supervising engineer to the Inkerman Company, and will superintend the erection of the plant. Mr Someville is now on his way to Reef ton from Gisborne. It is reported that a business resident of Black's Point and a miner in Murray Creek, have been fortunate enough to jointly win £2,000 in a Melbourne Cup sweep. We are glad to find that the timber resources of the district, will be prettjr.^wll represented at the Ohristchurch Indiffflml Exhibition, both Messrs- D.' L. Cochrane and Sons and Messrs Main and Co., Rawmillers, having furnished good exhibits in this class. Our coal measures will also be represented by sample blocks from th pits of Mr J. Connolly and Messrs Roxburgh and Nottman. It is expeced that other exhibits will reach Reefton during to-day and to-morrow, so that, although somewhat behind hand, there is yet a good prosppct of the district securing very fair representation. We have received the particulars of the drawing of "Australasia's" (Sydney) consultation, which closed with 8000 shares, being two-thirds of the total number announced, viz., 12,000. The, prizes were awarded as under . Ist, £1000,. 2nd, £600, 3rd, £250, starters, £150, and nonstarters, £100. "Australasia" announces his next series of consultations, and, as a guarantee to the public, will allow every subscriber to be present at future drawings, or, in the case of ticket-holders residing out of the Colony, they will have the right of nominating a resident of Sydney to attend the drawing. News reached town last night that the contractors for pit ting uprise from the Inkerman low level to the winze, have broken through, thus completing this portion of their work. Some trifling works still remain 'to be completed, but for practical purposes the mine is now ready for stoping out atone. We publish elsewhere the prospectus of a new commercial enterprise — a Co-opera-tive Store Company^ . The proposal, as the promoters indicate, i 3 to register the venture under the Joint Stock Act. and purchase and supply consumers with provisions at a small advance upon wholesale price. The prospectus fairly and fully explains the scope and object of the undertaking, and the names attached to it are a sufficient guarantee of the genuineness and reality of the proposal. The advertisement will be found in another column. A bit of a scare was occasioned in Broadway on Wednesday afternoon by the capers of a runaway horse. Dr Thorpe rode up to Beilby's Hotel, and, dismounting, fastened the reins to the door-knob. Something startled the animal, and throwjjpg its head up, the door was torn from its hinges, and fell on the footpath. This caused the horse to spring backwards suddenly, dragging the door, which wa3 still fast to (he bridle, after it. The horse now became infuriated, and dashing to the opposite side of the street brought the atiii attached door in violent collision with the verandah post of Mr Dowsing's sore, and then started full tare up Broadway, causing the door to swing about from side to side in a most alarming manner. A number of persons were standing on the footpath in front of Mr Bowman's office at the time, and were actually watching the occurrence, but before they could realise their danger, or rush inside, the 1 horse was upon them, the door swinging nut at the full length of the reins. The whole thing occurred like a flash of lightning, and how they escaped is a mystery, as the horse tore over the exact spot they were standing on. Fortunately, they did manage to scatter in time, and the runaway soon after turned into the middle of the street, where the door presently became disengaged, and the animal continued its mad. gallop homewards Hap-

pily the street was clear at the time ; had j there been many persons about the con- | sequences might have been Berious indeed. : Ke.fe.rnng to the disclusures made by the Auckland Star re the last election for Inangahua, the Grey Argus of Saturday last says: — "Poor Mr dward Shaw, M.H.R. for luangahua, would seem to be in a bad case indeed. He has contrived to fall out with his partners in business — Brandon father and Brandon son And, as we all know, when dear friends quarrel, it is perfectly astonishing what nas y things they can say of each other. It is unnecessary for us to say that we never entertained a very high opinion of Mr Shaw, and, opposed his candidature in a decent kind of a way as strongly as we could. If what is published about him now is true— and from what we already knew of the circumstances referred to, we think there is a great deal of truth in it - he has nothing to he proud of (but veiy much the reverse) in the way in which his election was secured. Those who elected him have no reason to rejoice over what they accomplished, though beside themselves with joy when the result of the poll was announced Then the Government, who were a party to the very questionable arrangement, must feel rather humiliated over their share of the transaction and the exposure tliat followed No wonder Mr Shaw could promise all things so confidently, and his friends bet their money with so much certainty. W e know the sort of credentials with which he was armed when sent to the Inangahua to contest the election. Ha wa3 able to tel graph that he had made satis actory arrangements for the subsidy for the Low level tunnel, a most important thing in the eyes of the miners of JReefton, and equivalent to a goodly num'erof votes. It was more than suspected then, and lime has confirmed the suspicion, that Mr Shaw's candidature was the result of a compact. He was to receive moral and material assistance from the Ministry as the price of hi 3 vote, with the elevation of Mr Brandon, sen., to the Upper House as a sort of make-weight thrown in. But we will let the Auckland Evening Star tell the story in its own way, and a ve*y pre ty story it is. Our northern contemporary says : — * ******* It is only right hat the public should be made acquainted with such unworthy practices oiv the^part of >heir represntat'ives and legislators when they occur ; and if newspapers deserve the confidence of the public for any one thing more than another, it is that the majority of them suppress nothing in the shape of information of advntage to the public to know, no matter on whose toes they may iread by giving it publicity. The whole transaction is a big black mark against the reputation of the Government. Indeed it would seem as if it is quite impossible to get a clean-handed and independent set of administrators. None of them seem to be indifferent to the threat of being turned out of office ; and all are rather given to grovelling in "he dirt to secure votes to keep them in their seats. kn unfailing resource for all of them is appointments to the Upper House. That is their corpus vile. No wonder people cry out to sweep it away altogether. In this respect it is hard to say who have been the greatest sinners It would be curious to learn how an election that is said to have cost so much money as mrShaw's was conducted so as to avoid a breach of th« Act for the Prevention of Bribery and Corruption at Elections. We shall await with some curiosity Mr Shaw's next visit to the Inangahua district, when he will no doubt be requested to explain matters. It would not be creditable for a constituency with a proper degre» of selfrespeot to accept the false position in which they art, placed by the disclosures respecting Mr Shaw's election made by our Auckland contemporary." The Argus of v ovember 3 has the following : — "ln the City Police Court yesterday, a naan named William Sinclair was charged with being the occupier of, and Frederick Stanley and Max Schmiedel with having been found in, a common gaming-hoiifte. The evidence showed that Sinclair was the proprietor of a sweep | known as the "Orient" Consultation on the Melbourne Cup, and the other two defendants were olerks in his employ. After a lengthy investigation the Bench considered that che-charge against Sinclair had been established, and inflicted a penalty of £50, with 10 guineas costs, or in default of immediate payment three months' imprisonment. The other two defendants were discharged, as they were not on the premises when the searchwarrant was executed. Notice of appeal was given. A number of persons for conducting totalisator or sporting clubs also appeared in the City Court yesterday on summons. In the case of Henry and Joseph Cohen, of the Victoria Sporting Club, the former defendant, who was the sole proprietor and manager, wns fined 20s, with £2 2& costs, as it was admitted that the club was duly registered and conducted fairly on the 10 percent, principle. George Carnell, of the Fitzroy Sporting Club, which was also registered and conducted fairly, was fined in the same amount 20s, with two guineas costs." The Duke of Richmond has issued an order to his tenants prohibiting all widows renting any part of his estates from marrying without first obtaining his consent, under penalty of forfeiting thoir holdings. Mr J. Ring, photographer, announces hat he will leave Ueef ton on Monday morning noxt, 26th instant, so that those who desire to secure portraits or views should call as early in the week as possible. It is perhaps not sufficiently known that by the new instantaneous process M v Ring is enabled to execute portraiture of the highest class in any weather, a sunny day being no longer a desideratum. — [Advt.] It is impossible to remain long sick or out of health where Hop Bitters are used. See another '