The Inangahua Times., PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1885.

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1491, 2 January 1885, Page 2

The Inangahua Times., PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1885.

The usual New Year celebrations were enacted on Wednesday, at midnight. An arch of Chinese lanterns had been placed across Broadway from the Exchange Hetel to the Oddfellow's Ball, and precisely at midnight the fire- bell announced the birth of the New Year. A torch- light procession headed by the band then paraded through the town to the familiar strains of " Auld Lang Syne," the line|of march being a blaze of fireworks of al! conceivable kinds. The display, however, was on the whole hardly up to the standard of some former years. The attention of contractors i 3 called to an advertisement in another column announcing that plans and specifications of the Aniseed Valley road contract are now on view at the office of this paper. The tender of Franzina and Bonetti has been accepted for driving 200 ft of low level for the Just-in-Tiroe Company. The directors of the Inkenimn Company have accepted the tender of Mr Edward Taylor for supplying the mine with timber and the saw mill with logs for the year 1885. With fine weather the public pic-nic on the race course grounds to-day will no doubt attract a very large gathering. It has been arranged that the children shall assemble in the vicinity of the Post O"tice at 11 o'clock this morning. A procession will then be formed and headed by the band will march to the ground. It is only to bo hoped that a return of bad weather may not occur to mar the pleasure of the occasion. The annual pic-nic under the aiispies of the United Methodist Fre« Church, Reefton, was held in Mr J. Dick's paddock yesterday, and the afternoon being delightfully fine, the gathering was large and a very enjoyable day was spent. The Rev. Mr Penny and the ladies and gentlemen of the congregation spared no efforts for the aninuißenient of the children, while the utmost hospitality was shown to all visitors. The pic-nic was altogether one of the most successful for years. Mr G. C. Bowman will sell by public auction at 11 o'clock to-morrow, the whole of the household furniture and effects of Mrs C. L. Neville. Also at 2 o'clock tomorrow, at the auction rooms, a largo anJ choice assortment of jewellery. The annual pic-nic at Crushington is each year growing more and more popular, the gathering yesterday being far the largest ever witnessed there. The afternoon being fine the attendance of young | and old from Rwefton wns very numerous, ( the picturesque camping ground at Crushington being fairly alive with holiday makers. All the outdoor games and ] .imuscmcnts usual on such occasions were ' di:ly provided for by the committee, f while in the matter of creature comforts

the provisions was abundant and dealt out i with the utmost hospitality. The visitors | returned to town between & and 7 p.m., 1 well satisfied with the daya doings. The members of the Black's Point band paid a visit t<» Greymouth during the holidays, and porfoimed in public there on several occasions, the band receiving much praise for proficiency. Yesterday heiug n pretty generally observed holiday throughout the Colony our usual interprovincial telegrams did not reach us last night, and we are therefore .vit!) ut information as to the result of the racing in Greymouth. From a private source, however, we learn that the principal event of the first day fell to Volunteer. We learn that a sum of between £150 and £'160 was realised by the Church of England bazaar during the Christmas holidays. This result is regarded as very satisfactory, and will go a good way towards liquidating the debt incurred in the erection of the Sunday School maiding. The following statement will be found in a leading article which appeared a few weeks ago in the London Daily Telegraph : - "The chief stimulant for ordinary use among the men engaged in the Nile flotilla will be rum, which is being sent nut in large quantities from the Royal Victualling Yard at Deptford, where, by a special process, the heavy portion of the alcohol is got rid of, and that of lighter specific gravity is retained, thereby rendering the rum light and exhilarating, instead of stupifyingand intoxicating. The scientific treatment to which the rum is su' ejected removes, with the heavy spirit, all its irritating properties, and renders the troops who drink it cheerful without being excited and quarrelsome/ A tradesman's account which came before a meeting the other day (days the Otago Daily ii en) caused inme amusement. It led off with the motto " Let Green Island flourish," which was closely followed by the announcement, " The Kingdom of God is at hand." Then came the prosaic items in manuscript — 61b of sugar, lib of tea, 1 bar of soap," &c, winding up with thiß gentle hint to the customer— "Send me 30s hy Monday next. " It is is sad to relate that this original grocer now figures as a creditor; customers assets nil. In connection with the reported murder of J. B. Slack, a late Melbourne paper stated that it is surmised that Barnes ascertained from a rellow prisoner, who had pledged some jewellery with Slack, that Slack had property worth stealing. The detectives discovered that two diamond rings, and clothes, identified as Slack's were pawned i>v B.irn in various shops in Melbourne. W. J. Thompson, Barnes' fellow prisoner, wu discharge 1 last week, therefore the two had opi ortunities of talking about Slack's ' death and it is surmised that it is from something said by Barnes to Thompson that the latter suspected him of murdering Slack . It is surmised he voluntarily confessed what he feared would become public othtrwise. Tho confession was disjointed, and evidently not the whole truth. Inaction of the Kidneys and Urinary organs causes the worst of diseases which Hop Bitters cures. Read. A CARD. ) To ALL WHO •RE SUFFERING from thb errors and indiscretion of youth, nervous weakness, early decay, loss of manhood. &c, I will send a recipe that will cure you, FBKE OF CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered by a missionary in South America. Send a self- ad dressed envelope and sixpence to prepay postage to the Rev. Joseph T. I\nan, tution I), New York Citu, U.S. 4,