The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, JUNE 15,1885.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1561, 15 June 1885, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1885.

The sad and untimely death of the wife of Mr D. M'Ginley, which happened •bwtly after midnight on Friday last, created a painful sensation throughout the district, an 1 evoked a general feeling of Morrow. The funeral took place yesterday Mid the attendance of mourtiers testified fully to the respect and esteem in which the deceased lady was held by all classes of the community. The cortege was one rf the largest witnessed in Ree,fton, the the number of horsemen and vehicles ! Twin« wry ST*** 4 * * na< included residents ! fnrm evury district within a radius of twenty miles. The funeral left Oronadun »tl p.m., reaching the Catholic Chapel, Re«f ton, at abont 3 p.m. Half-an-hour latter the funeral moved to the cemetery, were the Rev. Father Rolland chanted the the service for the dead in a most solemn avnd impressive manner. The deceased lady was only thirty years of age, and was ■ of a most kindly and charitable disposi- i tion. For Mr M'Ginley and his young j family the m«st sincere sympathy is felt ' m their md aztd suddea breavemeot.

A landslip <>f an extensive area occurred on the Black's point road at about midday on Saturday last. The ground gave •igna of coming away early in the day, • and the maintenance contractor sent up a ' couple of men to remove a tree that had been thrown down the hill by some person, and which is thought to have first started the ground. The men reached the vicinity of the slip in the morning and leaving their coats and a screw-jack on the mad, they mounted the hill to examine the ground, and while they were in' the act of doing so an enormous slice of the hill-side gave way, burying the road for about two chains in length, and sending a tremendous maw of rubble>int<> the river below. The men just managed to save themselves, their position was very critical, several huge trees being carried away with the slide, and overturning, swept everything before them down the face* of the hill. The men's tools and clothing were completely buried and oannot be recovered for some weeks. Tiie slip occurred near what is known as the water-fall, just beyond the City of Edinburgh tunnel, and has effectually blocked all wheel-traffic. As soon as the ground had sertled sufficiently, the contractor put on men to level a path to enable footpassengers to pass to and fro, and this was finished during the afternoon. An examination of the hilt side above shows that the slips is of great extent, and its real dimensions will probably not be known until a start is made to remove it. It is the intention of the contractor to put on half-a-dozen men this m<*rning to commence the removal of the slip, and at the least it will take four weeks to get the road open for drays. The contractor, who is Mr T. Moor, is much to be's/mpathised with. In the ordinary course of things his maintenance contract would have expired next Saturday, and it is generally admitted that he has kept the road in a good state of repair throughout the year. He was unfortunate enough to have two previous slips to clear away during the currency of his present contract, one of which was of considerable extent, while the downfall of Saturday last will probably cost him as much to. get rid of as his contract for the whole year amounts to. The case therefore seems one which is deserving of consideration at the hands of the Council. We are sorry to have to record the death of Mr David Murphy, which occurred at Ip. to. yesterday. The deceased had been a martyr to rheumatics for six or scveu years past, atid was hardly able to move about during that time. He was an old resident of the district, being one of the early prospectors of the field. He was a man of exemplary habits, and widely respected. The funeral will leave the Catholic chapel at 3*30 p.m. to-day. The case of the Fiery Cross and Just-in Time- Companies v. Beeche was concluded in the Warden's Court on Friday evening, when the Assessor* found that the defendant should be fined £20, in lieu of forfeiture, thus leaving defendant in possession of the first right to the water in Boatman's Creek. The Survey Department is about to issue books containing views of New Zea land scenery. They will not be confined (says the New Zealand Times) to waterfalls, mountains, ferns, geysers, and such like beautiful objects. Landscape views of settled districts will also be given, so as to enable people at Home, to form a better idea of what the Colony really is. One of the first will, be a panoramic view of the Waimea Plains and Tastnan Bay, with Mount Arthur and the Backbone Ranges in the distance. It is finely got up, the colouring being very faithful. The first book willjccntain different views of Milford Sound, the Hot Lakes and geysers, Waikato River, Tongariro, Ruapehu, Huka Falls, suburbs of Auckland, the Upper Harbour and Oatagon at Dunedin, the Otago Peninsula, Lake Hawea, Lake Taupo, Earnslaw, &c. The book will also contain portraits of wellknown Maori chiefs, such as Rewi, Major Te Wheoro, Renata, and Kawepo, as well as portraits of some very good-looking Maori wahines. It is intended to issue a series of these books, which will contaiu appropriate letterpress. They will be forwarded to the Agent-general for distribution throughout Great Britain and the Continent. The books will be a novel and attractive form of advertising, and will doubtless give a handsome return to the Colony for the expenditure. The pictures are got* up by the photographic process, and there will be about two dozen in each book. Remember American Co.'s Hop Bitters never does harm but good, to the smallest child, always and continually. See and read j