The Inangahua Times PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY,'JULY 8,1885.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1571, 8 July 1885, Page 2

The Inangahua Times PUBLISHED TRI- WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY,' JULY 8, 1885.

Thi Imperial Parliament has reassembled after the Ministerial elections, and it is quite evident from the tone of Lord Salisbury's announcement to the House that the new Ministry arc determined to have no nonsense with Russia over the Afghan question. His Lordship declared that negotiations on the subject would be continued with Russia from the point to which they were carried by Earl Granville, but that in whatever settlement was arrived at on the frontier question Zulficar Pass would be assured to tbe Ameer, and tbat to this end vigorous preparations would be made to protect -the Indian frontier, and, continued His Lordship "to even stretch beyond it to prevent the tide of war breaking against it" The resolute tone ef this statement will be a sufficient assurance to the Empire that English interests, and the honor of the British flag will be henceforth maintained in Afghanistan at all hazards. The war spirit at Home must be strong indeed to demand from the Government a declaration which is undoubtedly in the nature, of a, direct menace to Russia and which would seem to pnt an end to the posßibility.of ■farther peaceful negotiations. mmmmmmmemmmmmmmmm

, , Tht Government bave received a nasty | slap in the foot, and tbey have submitted meekly to the indignity. Their bills, which we were told would embody the polity of the Government, and which the House was to past aa a complete whole, have been brought down, and the House and the country, with a unanimity rare in the political history of the Colony, has condemned them in language that is unmistakeable. "These are our views, gentlemen. If they -don't tnit, wt can alter them." They don't suit, and the Government will alter them. The Ministry came' into offioe ou the cry of a land tx, and having remitted £145,000 of property tax, they find that their policy does not suit They therefore abandon the idea ef a land tax, and come back £145, 010 poorer, to the Property Tax, and sought to make good tht deficiency by heaping fresh burdens upon the necessaries of life, aad this at a time of almost unexampled depression in every walk of life. The Ministry may live through the session, but they are ham-strung, and having realised the hoplessness of fulfilling the gorgeous promises with which they set out, will close a commonplace career unwept and unsung. It waa reported in towh yesterday that an explosion of gat had occurred in one of tiie Westport coal mines, by which two I miners, E. Roberta and W. Peno, were ! rather severely burnt. j A special meeting of the County Couni cil haa been convened for to-day at soon, to consider important business. Tht Faust Family havo been performing to crowded houses at Greymouth. •The Welcome main shaft, as also the winze at the north end of the block, have reached tht required depth, and the work of opening up the number eight level is now in progress. The distance to be driven along tbe line is 200 ft, and it is expected that by September next the battery will be once more in full operation. At present tht output of stone is only about 60 tons per week, which is only sufficient to keep the stampers going at about half time, and the supply cannot bt increased until connection with the shaft is established. According to announcement by the bellman, a public meeting was called at tht Oddfellow's Hall last night, the business being, as stated by the crier, "To consider the action of the County Council in not accepting the lowest tenders sent in for the maintenance of the Grey road." There were about fifty persons present, and the proceedings having been opened, Mr G. Esoott addressed those present, but somehow or other the speaker was not apparently provided with notes of hit speech, the result being that his remarks Were rather rambling. He however exnreattd bU condemnation of the aetfefi of

tha Council, and aaid his view* were generally endorsed, but that those present were afraid to come forward and exptesa them. The chairman teemed lo be io - tather genial condition, and being apparently dissatisfied with the manner in which the business of tbe meeting was being dealt with, he waa proceeding to explain matters mow clearly, when a well directed paper bag of . flower caught him under the left ear, aad compleiely upset the thread of hit narra* ive. Mr Escott theh resumed the debate, when he exphuned Ihat the action of the Esecutive Committee had retuited in a dead lost to | tht ratepayers of £1018 a year for three I years. The meeting throughout wa . very disorderly, and nearly terminated ta a mortal combat between tbe chairman and the principal speaker. It is a pity the convener of the nieeiing -id not come before the public better prepjued. The subject which tht meeting,;*** _4M<*to consider was a perfectly legitimate one, and it it therefore much to be regretted that some definite expression of pnblic feeling regarding it was not elicited. The meeting broke np without any resolution being put, though it was quite evident from the feeling displayed that had a resolution' condemnatory of the Council's action being put, it would have been car< ried almost unanimously. The Grey Star says : The inadequate j supply of coal caused by the late excessive. ! rainfall, and consequent flooding of the j Coal Pit 'Heath workings, is likely to be soon compensated for to some extent by the opening of another mine at Brunner north. This seam is a few hundred yards beyond the; Brunner railway station on ; the Siill water line, and baa been partly cut through in making the road, so that about seven or eight feet of the thickness of the seam is exposed. The wonder it, that this seam has not been worked years ago, but like w_ny other good things it remained for tbe fertile mind of our et teemed townsman, Mr Kilgour, to turn thia to remunerative account. To get coal from this mine no sinking is required no machinery, but simply a tutinel driven in the setni, aud the w»l may be sent to Greymouth and shipped within a week after commencing operations. Tlie enterprising proprietor of this mine expects to get about 2000 tons per month from a seam of 16 feet. The area ia of sufhcieut extent to last for 10 years, and give employment to from 40 to 60 men. We wish Mr Kilgour ever success in this ne* undertaking. The Star Thames says :— " We understand there, is considerable demand 'for'an interest in the La Monte syndicate, and already some portions of the property have been transferred at nearly 50 per cent, premium. The Thames population seem to be thoroughly alive to the importance of the new industry, and the taking up of leases is the order of the day. Numerous claims have been secured at Tairua, Karakara, and other districts< and, many pf the reefs ntay prove most valuable under the furnace troiAnKnt, at in^uMKjy _aaet large a_*y -aaluet are shown, but under the stamps th__aturns are not payable." Regarding the recommendation to be made to the Admiralty that special provision thould be made for the admission of Australian boys as cadets on board tbe Imperial ships, the Sydney Herald says : This is a matter that ought to admit of at satisfactory arrangement as the terms :of contribution towards the cost of the whole scheme. Let such provision once be made, and it is almost selfevident that the attractiveness of the careen thus held out befoc. the eyes of young Australians would be far m_r_ powerful than any promise. which a mere Colonial or Australian navy could offer. As we have before remarked, the scheme would give Australians a proprietary interest in the British navy, that navy would become in a measure theirs. Its history, its traditions, its romance, itfame would become theirs in a new arid ■peculiar sense. And these varied influences would combint to promote the growth of maritime spirit amongst us with a degree of force that could not be exerted by any separate action it»;a new and narrow range. Messrs Brown, M'Ketme, Fergus, and ' Py_o> (goldfields members).waited on the Minister of Justice to,-day, and pointed out that tome ' change was desirable in carrying out wardens' duties, Wmany wardens have exceedingly large districts under their jurisdiction. So large arc' these districts, that it is exceedingly difficult for the officers to discharge their duties properly. The deputation urged that there was very great ueed for si readjustment ot duties and a rearrangement of boundaries of districts. It was pointed out that there were not sufficient officers to carry nut the warden's duties satisfactorily. The Minister submitted a scheme * the deputation which he bad given a great deal of attention to, and which embraced the questions referred to by tbe deputation. This scheme was explained to the deputation, but as it did not meet tbeir views exactly, it was determined to refer the whole matter to the wardens of the various goldfields districts for their opinion, and for any suggestions they may have to offer. When this is done the matter will be again discussed by the goldfields members and the Minister of Justice. The deputation also urged the erection of residences on goldfields for the wardens to* live in. The Minister waa favourably inclined to the proposal and promised that the matter thould receive the careful consideration and attention of the Government* . * A Wellington correspondent says '.— I mentioned last night that the Opposition party were plated in some difficulty by Bir George Grey'r no-confidence nw- \ tion, and that they were casting about for some convenient mode of avoiding voting either for or against it This difficulty

does not teem to have been yot satisfactorily solved. There appears to have been soma intention on the part of the Atkinson section to endeavour to shelve the want-of-confidence tsotion by moving I the previous question, but it has since ' beeu pointed out tbat such a motion cannot be made until the amendment has been disposed of. The amendment will therefore have to go to a division, and the Atkiasoa party will either walk out nf the House, or they will vote with the U. vef nment and against the amendment. The Canadian Voyageurs visited England on their way home from Egypt, rut were rather unfortunate, as their commander (Colonel Kennedy, of Winnipeg) died from small-pox. They were to have visited the Queen at 1 Windsor, but the nnfortunate event prevented this, and her Majesty wrote to them as follows ;— "Windsor Cattle, _fay 6, 1885. Sir,— Tbe Queen was informed on Her Majesty's return from Germany that the Canadian Voyageors were in London, and her Majesty immediately expressed a with that they might come te Windsor, where the Queen could tee them, and pertannally convey to titm her Majesty's high sense of tlie goo^Uarrice they have performed with tip&peditiun on tha Nile, j The Queen itaa^appoiated to find that, : in consequence of aa outbreak of illness, daring whist she regrets to learn that i they have Just lost oue of their officers. Her Majttty was advised that it would not be advisable that the voyageurs should come to, Windsor, andgthe Queen .hat commanded me to request tbat yoa will let the men _nbwJ how greatly pleated her $faj*sty haa b__|r by the reporta received of the energy (and 7 devotion they have shown in the arduous duties performed on the Nile." The inhabitants of Burwood, in th. Wangaratta district of Victoria, are greatly __t_rbed|>y season ofTeports that a tigtr la prowling about the neighbourhood. TU tiger it tupawMxl to have escaped from a meaagrria, and the r_ndanta are afraid to kivo their houses after nightfall. An examination of the footprints point ft the animal not being a dog. Ont gentleman who caught sight of the animal says^" It stood about 2ft. 6in. in height, and in siae was somewhat larger than a young calf. The morning was dull, and 1 could not see either stripes or spots, but the enlnnr was ah earthy brown, it had a peculiar movement, making its way over the ground similarly to a large cat, bounding several feet at a time. I returned to my house, and having p_-}ur__ a rifle and revolver gave chase, and after a run of abou*. 300 yards the aniniat entered a fursoy paddeck, where I lost sYght of it, but followed the tracks for sopae distance." A letter from an ofloer of the ScnV Guards published in the Standard, aires the following horrible picture «f the field, of battle a day or two after the fight at General M'NeuV aaraeba : .-- ■" When going from Suakiot, the last three miles ut ihe man* wwr* maraW at avtry step by graves' Arab and Indian, so shallow thatfrT-tn all _:rted' dark and hideous steins, and from rn^y protrude, mangled feet, half-stripped^ grinning skulls, or ghastly hands, still clenched in the doath agony, though reduced to little more than bone tnd sinew. The ground was also thickly town with hands and feet dragged" from the gravet by. the hyaenas, and th* awful stench and reek . of carion which iloaded the air will never be forgotten, as I think, by auy of.ua.; Day after day we passed and repassed over the same sickening scene with our convoys, in blinding dost and under a aeo-ching sun, obliged to move at a foot's *pace to keep up with the weary camels', and to pick our steps carefully for fear of suddenly setting foot on one of those dreadful heaps of corruption .■.'•■•'•■. ONE BOX OF CLARKE'. B 41 PILLS is warranted tb cure all dischargee from the Urinary Organs, iii either sex (acquired or constitutional), Gravely and Paius in the Back. Guaranteed free from Mercury. Sold in Boxes, 4s. Gd each, by all Chemistf and Patent Medicine Vendors ; Sole Proprietors, The Lincoln and Midlam) CouNtiES.DBUO Co., Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses , - ■ 1 1 11 .i-iii 'iii l ' > ■