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Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1510, 16 February 1885, Page 2

Quick upon the heels of the shocking news of the massacre of General Gordon comes intelligence of another terrible disaster in the Soudan, in which General Earle and four other prominent military leaders of the English expedition have fallen to tlie foe. A victory has been gained it is true, but a dreadful price has been paid for it. It is not surprising to learn that publio feeling and public indignation has been aroused in England to the degree of a white heat, The House of Commons meets on tlie 19th instant, when the G.O.M. will have a bad quarter of au hour.

A public meeting was held at Ahaura on Tuesday last, in connection with the East and West Coast and Nelson railway movement. Mr James Marshall, mimiber of the Grey County council, who was voted to the chair, ex\ lamed tho action taken in the matter by the kelson Tnland Communication Committee, and concluded by introducing Mr Levestam M.H.R., and Mr Field, the Nelson delegates, to the meeting. Mr Levestam then delivered a short address, pointing out the action already taken and the precise position of the railway negotiations. It was then moved by Mr Graham -That a Commit toe be appointed to co-operate with the Inland Communication Committee, to constat of MoHsrs Hargreaves, Garth, Marshall, Jones and Noonan. The motion was seconded by Mr Wright and carried. It was then moved by Mr Garth — That a vnte of thanks tie accorded to the Nelson Inland Communication Committee for their exertions in reference to the railway movement, also to '.!essrs Levestam and Field fur their disinterested ex

c* tii'na in tlie matter. This was seconded j by Mr J. W. Jones, and carried unani- j mously. Air Levestatn subsequently re- ' ported to tiio Ahaura Committee that j they had succeeded in obtaining guarantees in the On.y Valley to tho amount of €80, making tie total amount on the West Coast, £435 10*. In order to clear off the whole of their salvage stock Messrs Grllatfher Bros have .'cci led fo continue their sale in the Oddfellows Hall for a day or two longer, the intention bnng to dispose of every line. The public would therefore do well to make an immeliate call. A malignant form of whooping-cough is still alarmingly prevalent in "Reefton, and a large nnni'vpr of deaths have ocurred amongst, children. Two or three deaths occurred last week, and the School Committee, acting on the advice nf Dr Whitton have closed the school for a fortnight or three weeks Messrr Levesbim and Field emnnleted their West Coast railway canvas on Thursday last, and left, here on Fiiday morning for Nelson. Both gentlemen expressed themselves as highly gratified at the retention they everywhere met with throughout the district. " What with the "Australian Blondin's" or>r*n air performance in Broad wiv, and Woon' year's Circus on the Strand Reserve the public on Friday and Saturday evenj ings seemed rather puzzled as to which !to patronize. Tlie circus hand thnnoVrj ing away at one end of tlie town, the ■ Chinese hand making night hideous at. the other, and "Blondin's" bonfires, blazing merrily between the two, certainly made things pretty lively for a time. The novelty of " Blondin's " performance, and his " wall of fire" soon attracted a large crowd, but after a short interval the circus carried the day -or rather night, and by 9 p.m.. the large tent was crowded. The performance was, on the whole, very good and the public were well satisfied The trapeze performance of Ruby Scarsdale, a young lady formerly a resident of Reefton, wasmnch applauded, and she is beyond doubt one of the pluckiest, feminine performers we have seen. Owing to the depth of water at the crossings of the Left-hand Branch and Larry's Creek Mr Woorlyear would not venture his electric light machine to Reefton on the present occasion. The machines wastherefore shinned at Greymouth for Westport whence the Company pro- ' ceeded at daylight yesterday morning. The Ministerial party gave great ofi fence to a number of farmers and settlers j in the Grey Valley in consequence of ! travelling on a Sunday. By some it is ! a'leged that the Prenrer an 1 Minister of ! Mines played the ndr of S.ibbath- ' breakers in order to evade deputations, ; while others take higher ground, and view ! this Sunday travelling as an offence against. ' "public morals." One well-known farmer ! on TotaraFlat has expre*^<?d his intention of j laying an information against the visitors I under the police Off-nces Act, and he J rode down to Ahatfa on Monday morning | for the purpose of telling the Premier ! what he thought about such a desecration jof the Lord's Day. At Ahaura on Mon- ! day last the Ministers received several i deputations, which were introduced by I Mr Meuteath, M.H.R., after whioh the I party drove up to Nelson Creek, bnt j owing to the lateness of the hour they | were unable to carry out their intention i of inspecting the Hochstctter water-race. They however, had a look at some of the principal workings, and on returning to Claughusy's Hotel received several depu- | tations upon local matters, when the : journey was continued to Oreymonth. | Saturday was the last day of the Chinese I Old year, and consequently yesterday was • " John's" New Year's Day. Tn deference, : it is to be presumed, to onr barbarian ! sentiment, however, all outward visible ! manifestations of festivity have been punt !np until to-day, when the " Yellow j Agony " will no doubt show us how th«*y I manage these things in China. The I slaughter of perennial spring'chickens. six 1 tooth-ed sucking-pigs and other animated ; delicacies of the season has dnving the I last 24 hours been upon a most aceldam able scale, and while we write the whole ! atmosphere of the town reeks with the j smell, odour, perume of roast hog, duck, | li-jh-oil, lire works and pork fat. — Whew ! j Shipping wheat Home (says the *?'•*•- --j qiora standard) has proved a big mistake. J A loss of five-pence to eight-pence per ; bushel has been obtained. This is very bad, but unfortunately worse is predicted for the future. The Marllru'oitnh Express of Monday ] !lH t : — Nearly all tho sermons delivered in Blenheim Churches yesterday mud's special reference to the prevailing aicknesß and recent deaths. Font children and a promising young man, all dead within the space of one brief week, furnish a text of a striking character. Says the London Ghhe : — Men eat sheep, therefore large numbers of sheep are kept in New Zealand ; sheep eat grass, but grass is eaten by rabbits ; rabbits are eaten by weasels and stoats, therefore the s.s. lonic has taken out 150 weasels and stoats : but weasels and stoats feed upon pigeons, therefore 2000 are going out with the weasels and stoats ; pigeons eat corn, therefore 1!) quarters of corn are going out too ; men grow corn : therefore men grow corn to eat sheep. - Q.E.D. A telegram has bean received in town to-day from Longf n- 1 stating that after much weary and patient work good gold has been struck in lea lets in the tunnel in the Buhner Creek claim. Wo heartily congratulate the shareholder.-:, who for two years atid a half have persevered in their search for the precious metal, and for tlie sakeof the district we hopethatthesuccess which at last promises to attend their operation will lead to the discovery of yet more gold bearing reefs in a locality where a payable !; ;ld would prove an immeuse booa to Nolson. — Mad.

Addressing the Nelson Chamber of i Commerce the other day Mr Sclanders, the President of the Chamber, said : — I may allude in a few words to the mining industries of the district. There is nothing new to say about gold, and as to coal, i may remark upon the progress , made in the development of the West ! Coast mines. The contemplated improvements in the harbours of Greymouth and Westport, if successfully carried out, and if thoy do not cost too much money, will add to the wealth of the whole colony. Coming nearer home, our Collingwood coal still promises to become an article reguhrly quoted in the market. Those interested are confident of the ultimate success of their efforts, and the providing of deep water wharf accommodation, upon which any further material progress seems altogether to depend, is now engaging the attention of the proprietors of the mines in that district. The development of the copper mines in Aniseed Valley has been (as is the usual experience) much slower than was anticipated, but many difficulties have been surmounted. The road is now being pushed on, and if presently the profits of working the mines are found to be in any sense in keeping with the wealth of copper, the existence of whicii in the Companies' property seems to be an established fact, the shareholders interested will have nothing to complain of. A CAKD.) To ALL WHO ARE SUFFERING fkom the 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 groat remedy was discovered by a missionary in South America. Send a self -addressed envelope and sixpence to prepay postage to the Rev. Joseph T. Ivnan", Station D, Sew York City. U.S. A,