The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1884.

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1355, 30 January 1884, Page 2

The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1884.

Shortly after 2 o'clock on Monda; 1 morning last an alarm of fire was sounder by awaon's gong, when flames were sect , issuing from a stable in Shiel-street, be longing to Peter McParland. Some per sons were quickly on the spot, when i was found that the feed-box. and some o: the contents of the stable were on .fire ' A few buckets of water quickly overcame the danger, but as Mc''arlaud lives in t cottage adjoining the stable the const) . quences might have been serious had thi fire got a t'_vv rainotas start. It seemi p that a lighted can ile hai been left urning on the feed. The property was, w< - believe, uninsured. In accordance with the provisions of tlu ' Education Act, the annual meeting oj householders, f<»r tha purpose of receiving " and adopting the report and balance-sheel of the local State School Committee foi the past year, and of electing a committee for the current year, was held iv tht ) School building on Monday evening last. There were about twenty persons present, the state of the weather preventing many, no doubt, from attending. Mr R. Oxlej was voted to the chair. The report and balance-sheet for the past year was read, received, and adopted. ominatioiu were then taken far the new committee, when twelve names were proposed, r although some of the persons were absent. A poll wm then taken with the following ' result . — W. Campbell 40 J. B. Beeche 28 R. Pattersou ... 27 G. B. Rhepherd 22 D. I). Preahaw 15 W. Banks ... 13 T. Blight ... 9 W. Cochrane... '... • ... 8 rR. J. Scoltock 8 J.Wills s 5 I. Lewis 5 ' VV. H. iobby ... ... 2 The seven first named candidates were then declared duly elected, and after the usual' vote of thanks to the chair, the huaiixss closed. The Specimen Hill battery, which •tarted on Thursday morning last at 8 o'clock, and has since been crushing with one or two stoppages, is still running, but nothing definite is known as to the appearance of the plates. „ A call of six pence per share was announced yesterday I and au extraordinary meeting of the shareholders has been convened to author- • ise the directors to sell the property to trustees on behalf of a new Company, whatever that may mean. The Globe amalgam on the last for three weeks crushing was retorted on Monday last and gave 160oz lOdwt of gold, 'relatively to the quantity of stone crushed during that period the return is satisfactory leaving, as wa understand, a decent profit over working expenses. During the current month's crushing the stone will bj taken from what is termed the north I block. Yesterday, being New Years Day according to Chinese chronology, there was high jinks amongst the Celestials and the consumption of piga, poultry and powder was carried on upon a most opulent scale. The discbarge of fireworks commenced on Sunday night at midnight, and since then the European public nose has been buisy with the smell of crackers and fish-oil. Tbe Chinese will have a grand display of fireworks on one night during the week, but the date has not yet been fixed. Mr J. P. Black, of Nelson, has invented an "escape door fastening," which has been brought tinder the notice of the London D-ietropolitan Board of Works, a committee of which reported that " the invention is likely to prove useful in theatres and other public buildings." Mr Justice Johnston has decided, after consultation with his brother Judges, to re-try the cases of Regina v. Pritchard and Regina v. Lawson, in which a person not a juror had sat on the juries which tried the cases. The Minister of Justice has issued a circular which forbids magistrates, wardens, receivers of gold revenue, and clerks of all inferior courts holding shares in any gold or other mining company. The Bruce Herald says that "if the principle thus initiated by Mr Conolly is consistently carried out, the disabilities of civil servants will be so numerous and extensive that the poor fellows will hardly know -what to do or what to avoid. Ifc seems to us that the Minister is overstepping his authority, and that an Act of Parliament ia necessary to give effect to these stringent regulations." Nothing purifies and enriches tbifbftod ! and destroys all poisons in the Sylttta j .ike Hop Bittesa. Road. ' I