The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1884.

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1467, 7 November 1884, Page 2

The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1884.

The contractors for extending the Inangahua Tunnel Company's m;iiu level, started work yesterday morning. A concert and entertainment will be held in the Oddfellow's Ball, this evening, in aid of the State School Pic-nic Fund. The programme for the occasion has been carefully arranged, and apart from the deserving object in view, will doubtless draw a bumper house. We are informed that a telegram has been received byjthe Hospital Committee from Dr. Whitton, the newly appointed medical officer of the institution, stating that he left Springfield en route for Reefton on the 4th instant, and will reach here this evening. A months leave of absence has been granted by the local,^fofiool Committee to Mr Hopkins, the second teacher in the State School. We believe Mr Hopkins proceeds to 'Christchurch in connection with the annual University examinations. The Specimen Hill Company are just completing a small crushing which will be finished during to-day. The level is still being proceeded with in the direction of the antimony block. The monthly meeting of the Hospital Committee was held on Wednesday evening last, when tlie usual formal bu mess was disposed of. A letter was received from the Boatman's sub-com-mittee asking that two members of the general committee be appointed with two members of the local committee to interview Dr. Whitton, with a view of obtaining a reduction of the fees charged for visits to Boatman's. The request was agreed to and Messrs Bowman and tfceche were nominated to act in the matter with Messrs T. Rooney and R. W. Raithby. The Treasurer's balance was shown at £02 10s 6d, and accounts were presented amounting to 186 JO.s sd. Instructions were given for the purchase of a steel chain mattrass, as recommended by Mr Preshaw, A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the Boatman's sub-comm-ittee for their exertions in successfully carrying out the late concert. It; was resolved on the motion of Mr Patterson that the County Chairman be again asked | fur subsidy, the committee being unable to meot'tlie- SVholo of the months liabilities, Yisitjng , committee for the

month : — Messrs r.i'feraon, Steele and J Twohill. The meeting then adjourned. | " We understand that Mr E. J. Seantlebury has purchased the business, premised.;! and. -stock in Him. estate, of the late S. j Schulliof The transaction was closed > lafit night with the exocutors in the eptatu. . ,' Messrs Richmond and Morrison have succeeded to the hotel and storukeepinac bussiness lately carried on at Black's Point by Mrs Ramsay. Mr R. E. Green, who i3 a certificated teacher of music, has opened a class for instruction in the Methodist Chapel, Reefton. The terms are extremely moderate, and the opportunity thus opened to young people of obtaining sound instruction in music will no doubt be eagerly embraced. Mails for Honolulu, America and United Kingdom, via San Fransisco, close at Auckland per Zealandia on Tuesday, 11th inst. at noon, due in London on the 29th December. A telephone office is now open at Dilmanstown, in the County of Westland, hours of attendance ; From 9 a.m. till 6 p.m., and in the evening from 7 pm. till 8 p.m. Closed on Sunday's and holidays. Mr J. Overend and Mr J. C. Craig, two of the candidates for the representation of the Murray Riding in the Tnangahua County Council, addressed the electors Jast night at Black's Point, but owing to the lateness of the hour at which the meeting broke up we are compelled to hold over a report of the proceedings til[ Monday next. Clark and Kymer's American Comedy Company are now playing to good houses in West-port and purpose visiting Beefton shortly. The company is highly spoken of. The contest for the representation of the Riding of Antonis in the County Council promises to be very keenly contested The feeling in the , Riding is strongly in favor of retniiiing a local candidate and Mr Duncans' friends are sanguine of his return, the support and cooperation of the bulk of the property owners being pledged to him. At Boatman's also the contest promises to be very keen, an active canvas having been carried on by each of the candidates. The number of electors in the Riding is however greatly below that of former times, and as many miners right holders will be debarred from voting, not possessing the necessary residential qualification, the total of votes polled will show a considerable falling off. The West port Times luis the following: — "A Mokihinni correspondent, writes under date 24th October: — We are fast approaching thu realisation of our patient hopes in the shape of a handsome crushing of Red Queen stone in theMokihinui Company's Lattery. The herdans and all gear were safely crossed to the north bank of the river yesterday evening and will be shortly placed in position. We expect everything to bo in full swing early next month, and as there is a large quantity of splendid looking stone to yrass, we niay look forward to a very decent return ere the coming Xinns. The Red Queen paddocks are quite tilled with stone, which, according to appearance, will shortly speak for itself. Certainly one does not want a microscope to observe the metal. It is there allowing Itself in all directions. The claim ha 3 a good useful mine manager." The Marquis of Normanby, speaking to his tenantry at Lythe, near Whitl.y, in reply to an address of welcome, alluded to hi 3 experiences in Victoria, where, He said, the colonists had been brought up on tho protectionist system. He should like to see that system abolished in *he colony, because protection was for the few and the harm of the many. In many parts of England there wan greac want of employment. He advised young men of the right sort to try their luck in tfie j colonies. They wanted no loafers there, but sober industrious men, not afraid of honest work. Work never degraded a man, and no one in the colonies looked down upon him for doing it as long as he did it well. Wagres in the colonies were enormous, and the difficulty of getting good labor was retarding improvements that would otherwise be made in the Colony of Victoria. They have a two-tongued girl at Amsterdam. As she is only two years old, no particular evil has been experienced from her redundant development, but if she lives to grow up she will probably be a terror. Hop Bitters strengthens, builds up and cures contir.nally, from the first dose. Be sure and see.