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Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1538, 22 April 1885, Page 2

The Egyptian new* this morning contain* the announcement that th« Australian Continent has performed a march «»f fourteen miles over rough country in nine hours. This, under the burning rays and enervating influence <>f an Egyptian summer sun is no doubt an achievement worth of the Colonial physique There is, however, a mt her strange postscript urn to the message statins that Major Richard son, the commander »f the Contingent, is conducting the " retirement " in excellent order. What does this mean ? Going towards the foe the record wonld no doubt be counted a j»r«tty go.»d performance', but in the tight of a "get away " from the foe it would not stand for much. However we must await further news to unravel 'the tnyntery wiiieh warns to at present cloud the announcement. The C'-nnty Council will meet at n«on t«~day for the purp<w*» of electing •Chairman for the earrenc year, after which the ordinary huninias of the Council will be proceeded with. In another column we publish a telegram jnst received from the Home tkr--1 -jfatfM* in reference to the EaaJ and West Coast Rwiwsy. It will be acton Messrs Scott Fell and Dobson ar« sanguine of ! being aMe to float the nndertakingsuccess fully, but that the war crisis has hitherto prevented anything definite being done. It may be taken we thmk that the delegates would not eablfr s<* hopufully «n the subject unless the cQa-n<vs nf the scheme being undertaken w«>e jreaHy s go»d. In our last issue a^Mpriiyt dv^urre^ in connection with the • recent lire iti Wellington. The property ' destroyed was thajt of Smith and Of -V Te Ar*^ g-june, •oft gnoeis dealers, and hot Shannon and Co. Th» froperty wa» conjpletyly. dA^ troyed Hot it it understood the ia^raiif4|| are heavy. • *<.•<{'.&'^ It is to be h«ped that at the meeting' of the County Council to-day members will* see their way to do something in reference to water supply. The present fine weather offers a good opportunity for the work required U be done at the reservoir, and in view of the interest* at stake there should be no further delay in carrying out the work. For sinking s;»e!ls, fits.. Kzzinesß, palpitation and low spirits, rely on Hop Bitters. Genuine made by American Co. Notice

We regret to have to record the death j of Mrs A. Elliston, which took place at ' Black's Point yesterday. It is notified that the funeral will leave the residence, Rlaoks Point at 2.30. p.m. to-morrow. An overflowing house was to be expected as the greeting of the world renowned Renienyi id Reefton. The whole of the reserved seats had been bespoken Mine days before the date fixed for the concert, and there was consequently much squeezing and crowding on Thursday night but a more appreciative and enthusiastic andieuce could not have been wished for by the great and gifted artist. We shall not attempt to criticise the performance of Renienyi, for we feel that it would be hardly less than a desecration of art on our part to do so. To say that his executiouis majestic, marvellous, and soul-stirr-ing ; indeed to oxlmust the whole language of eulogy would lie no more than to rel»e;it what has already teen said over and over agiii) during ins triumphant t<>m- of th«> Colonies. It is enough to say that the performance is one which will untsoou be forgotten, a circumstance which will gain something from the certain couciousuess that one can never hope to see it excelled. Some further notice *»f the perform mce and the other talented members of the Cuppany^KJj|d*ppear iu our next issue.

It will lie seen by telegram* in Another column that the last lias been heard of the dow cel*;hrated Reefton Comity election petition eases, both applications for prohibition having been disallow*;.! Wy the Supreme Court, with substantial cost* in each.

Mr F. W. Pitt, on the eve of his departure from Keefton was entertained at a banquet, in Dawson's Hotel, last night. The large dining hall was filled with guests, and Mr C Cohen having been voted to the chair, a most pleasant evenin* was spent. The parting guest was highly fiilogised and abuudant good wishes were expressed for his future wel fare and advancement. A report of the proceedings is held over.

A mile fla*- race was v.»n on Saturday by Han<ock, who ran .auainat M'Cormick »t Lancaster Park, Christchurch. The stakes were said to he £50 a-side, and the race occupied s:tiiti 4acc.

The royal gold *nd nil* r services at Windsor Palace are estimated to be Worth al>out 3,000,000. It is stated that they iuclude some very fine specimens of artistic workmanship.

Bank n«tes of the value of L2.000 have been found in the bush near the scene of the robbery of the branch Bank of Tasmania at Beacontified in July last.

The tourist who met with so sad an accident on Ben Lomond, and died from its results in Queerutown, was Mr G. A. Bowman. He was only twenty years of age, and was a native of Tuunridge Wells, in Kent. He had attended the Cambridge University, and had set out »n a tour from England for the benefit of his health.

The Sydney Mot^tin //#. aid says : "The frieuda of Hanlan havettrged him to send to Toronto for his wife and family and settle in this Colony, and he has favorably received the proposal. He has aot quite decided upon the course that he will adopt but contemplates returning by the first San FransUco boat to his wife and family. The reception of him in the Celouies, and especially in New South Wales, has everywhere beeu to cordial, aud he has become so strongly attached to. the place, which^seems, he says, to him very much like home, that.; t there is a strong probability of his returning in the course «>f a fow. months. The property which be has in Ameaica has boen leased by him for a term of five years, and it is, he says, "2 to 1 " that he will come back. ki to what he will do ou his return there it at present a great amount of uncertainty. He feels that the people like him exceedingly well, and that feeling is, he says, thoroughly reciprocated by him. ' He has bjen recommended to come here and take a business and permanently settle down in the Colony. He is n«#t sure at present whether he will return with a view to carrying out that proposal, or whether he will come here to enter into other rowing

contests.

When news was first rjujeived of the gravity of the relations between England and Russia the Victorian Government cabled to the Union Steam Ship Company inquiring on what terms the latter would hire or sell the s.s Rototnohanav which is one, nf if not the fastest steamer in the Australasian waters^for the purposes of a cruiser. Within, the past few days the inquiry has been renewed, and still later Admiral Try«n has made a similar offer, which will immediately be considered by the directors of the Company)