The Inagahua Times PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, MAT 8, 1885.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1545, 8 May 1885, Page 2

The Inagahua Times PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, MAT 8, 1885.

The Cablegrams this morning are silent npen the Rnsso-English situation, and it is to be presumed that the work of patching up a peace is now in progress. It will be observed that the Victorian and Queensland Governments have lost no time in putting to a practical test the recent affectionate protestations of the British public towards the Colonies. The only pity seems to be that New Zealand is n«t itt the same category. We may, kowever, hopef to learn something at an early date of what is being done with regard to the East and West Coast railway, about the fate of which some little anxiety is beginning t« be felt. "Saved from the Soudan," an entirely new tniHtarjP comedy-drama from the peri j of Mr F. M. Willmott, will be produced , by the Company this evening, with a full cast. The piece took greatly in Wellington, and Awing appropriate ,to the hour, ctnnot fail ?f equal appreciation here. The Wellington Post, a paper wfenae ju '«- meMt in theatrical matters is held in high esteem, speaks of "Saved from the Soudan " as bidding fair to become the piece ofthn.a^. Th<* |>lot possesses a d«ep 'and stirring interest, that is not without its bright side, the humor being rich and flowing. A crowded house is the least that could be expected for a play which comes t« us so strongly recommended an " Saved fr*iu the Sondan." The long talked of foot race for £60 Mid*, twtween R. C<»clirance and T. O'Lou^hlin ,wjil be run «ff on the racecourse, to-morrow afternoon, at 3.3 C t/ciocV. The distance w 900 yards, and b«th men having been in active traiuiug for some wevks a very faot-t*ce may be htfifcod for. As the Jockey 6lub would not allitw the ass nf the cfturse for the mutch without payment, a charge of Is will be ninde at the gates to cover the rent of the ground for the event. There is a go<»d deal .of money staked on the race, the betting being about even. We understand that an information was yesterday lodged by a ratepayer of the County against 4r. Williams, acting County Chairman, charging him with a breach of section 73 of " The Counties Act, 1876" in voting upon a motien awarding himself a salary »f £200 per annum. The section in question runs as follows : — "N» Councillor shall vote upon or take any part in the discussion *f Apy matter before the council iv which he $*• directly or indirectly, by himself or his partner*, nny interest apart from any interest in common with the public ; and any ootjUfflor who knowingly offends Ogata* tfc» MBfcMfi^alMn be liable t* a penalty not oaeeedintt £50 for every such offence ; and on^being convicted thereof his seat iv the Council shall become vacant." The case is set d«wn for hearing at tlie next sitting <( the Resident Ma- '

gistrate's Court, Reefton, to be held or Thursday, 14th instant.

A favourable change of country is reported to have come iv at the face of the Inangahua Low Level Tunnel mine, the formation being favourable for the existence «f qunrtz Iv les.

We publish to-day the notification of Boaz's ninth Grand Hamburg Drawing for money prisws. This investment has now an assured place in public estimation, and is one of tlie most popular investments »f the day.

When the up onach crowed the Saddle on Wednesday evening last there was from three to six inches of sn«w lyiim on the ground, rendering traffic rather difficult. Tn consequence of this the coach was nearly half an h»ur late, being well loaded. This is the earliest snow fall that has yet taken place so low down, and would seem to augur a rigorous winter.

There was some speculation yesterday in Happy Valley shares, quotations ad vancintr to 2/-. If i« reported that excellent Bt«ne is now showing in the winxe, and some specimens brought to town show gold freely.

The battery at Mokihinni wu again set to work at. inid-nujht on Sunday to crush a Mock of 50 or 6 l tons of stone for the.Mokihin«i Company which had been left' hanging. The ninin reef has not yet b«en got in thi« Company's tunnel, but the indication* ar* very favorable. The Red Queen gold was brought into town on Sunday evening and ledged at the Bank of N«w Zealand The parcel weighs 2 Jlozs. 18dwts., (with the blanketings yet to come), an*l this return was obtained from the crushing of 300 tans of quartz. The return is not equal to that (riven by the last crushing, but the reason thereof is easily explained, ami, happily, does not reduce the value of th<» property ; a large block of poor stone from the north was reduced, as it was absolutely necessary t« get it out of the way Three of the Directors— Messrs Horn, Bailie and Roma — have just returned from an official visit to the mine, and we are pleased to learn they are.satish'ed with its appearance notwithstanding the damaging reports that hare lately been circulated by non shareholders The reef has been traced south 660 ft, and specimens taken out by the Chairman of Directors, which we have seen at the Manager's Office, are immensely rich. — Wntport Tiqies.

St Petersburgh telegrams of March 14th contained tke following item* : — " The Czar said to-uight, during an informal talk with several diplomatists at the Imperial levee: 'I cannwt conceive that any but the wildest dreamer could think I would declare war a^iiinnt England. Our ends can b« attained and will be attained, but it will be by the gradual power of civilisation, and not by fore*. The tone of the Russian press continues extremely bellicose. Open declarations are made that Russia intends to have Herat. The NV»va Vremya calls the approaching meeting between Lord Duffer in and the Ameer of Afghanistan a military demon* stratiofton the Russian frontier."

Manganese mining is likely to he extensively worked in the North Island. Manganese is now likely t» He largely, used in the manufacture of steel, and the demand for it in Great Britain has therefore much increased. In 18*3, 2000 tons «f manganese were shipped from Auckland to Great Britain.

Herat of the present Hay, according to Colaiiu! Gr<».lttk-ff, a Russian writer, is a» rig as Tashkend ; that is, no t leas than 60,000 inhabitants. By its building* it ranks second to Meshed, in Central Asia. Its streets are crooked, narrow, and dirty. The town is defended by a brick wall 24ft high, with a small ditch in front of it. At die foot of the wall there are a number of houses, which are included in the city. The wall has n« armament ; nothing to remind one of a European fortified place, no isolated forts <»r anything /pf the kind. In it* actual state Hers* is unable to defend itself from a European army, About one mile to the narth of the ci*jr there are commanding hights, from which the city can be shelled iv no time — in fact laid in ashes. Tn the eeutrc »f the city is an artificial eminence. A citadel is built on it ; its wails are 24ft higb. In front of the wall is a deep ditch full ef water, overgrown with tall reeds. The wall is rery much ruined, and the buildings in the citadel are clumsy and crowded. Its importance in the eyes of the Afghans must be gathered from the fact that, before thu bite war, the Afghans hud 25 battalions disposed in and around the city, and only sent nine battalions away to the frontier of India, leaving 16 battalions and 40 guns there during the entire 'war.' ' ' '• ' •..•■'' ' The" Aational Zelti£n§, in a leader on the present situation, sums up its views as follows :" Mr. Gladstone ropreseats the decline and fall of the Old England of history. What preceding statesmen had done was, at the utmost, but to give a contributory impulse to the tendoncy to pahs from an aristocratic to a democratic form of government, but in his impotent hands, the whole edifice of British rule is being shaken. The belief cherised by English statesmen that England's worldwide power would remain unaffected by any political changes in Europe so long as Constantinople was not in Russian hand* was a tragic error t«naci«a«!jr held by Mr Gladstone, who has to pay the penalty. Clergymen, Lawyers, Editors, Bankers and Ladies need American Hop Bitters daily, for nerve force. Read ONE BOX OF CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS is warranted to cure all discharges from the Urinary Organs, in either sex (acquired or constitutional), Gravel, and Pains in the Back. Guaranteed free fr«m Mercury. Sold in Boxes, 4s. 0d each, by all Chemists and Patent Medioine Tendon : Sole Proprietors, The Lixcour an» Midland CmmuM Druo Co., Lin-coln,-England. Wholesale of all the WhuleeaJe Seusee.