The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1885.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1610, 7 October 1885, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1885.

The monthly meeting of the H. ** >ii.d Committee will lie 1 held at S.ev.nso V. Hofel fhis evening at 8 o'clock. Mr G. C. Bowman will hold asn le '-f dairy cattle, farm implements, etc, at Mr Batchelnr's farm/Left-hand'Brancb, to-day. Particulars will be found in advertisement. Major Webb. Adjutant of the district, arrived in Reefton from Nelson on Sunday, and on Monday afternoon inspected the Reefton Volunteer Cadets. There were 48 members nn parade and the different evolutions were gonc'through very neatly. The Inangahua Rifles under Captain Bnrnbam and Lients. North and Boase paraded for inspection on Mond. y night and were put through several movements in the Church of England Sunday School Room . Tht re were 58 members of the corps present. Some little difficulty was experienced in making the different movements owing to the lack of room. Major Webb expressed himself hi.hly pleased with the proficiency the corps h? d attained in so shorfa period, and stated that Sir George S. Whitmore, Co-nmand-ant of the New Zealand forces, would probably be round on an official vi.it in about six weeks time. He counselled the men to make every endeavor to get their uniforms before the arrival of the Commandant, in' order that they might present as soldierly an appearance as possible. The Garrison Band under Bandmaster Kater, were! complimented upon the manner in which they performed. Major Webb left for Greymouth on Tuesday morning. From intelligence received by a resident in town, wo learn that Mr S. Hopkins, late assistant teacher'afthe Heefton State | School, and more recently master of the Capleston School, died at Lakeside, Canterbury, on Thursday last. Mr Hopkins, who was about 26 years of age, reeenily passed the B. A. degree, and accepted tbe mastership of the Lakeside School on account of the advantages he would derive from being near the large educational institutes of Chaistchurch. The body of the deceased gentlemen was interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery, near Leeston on the day following hia death. Tenders for the carriage of machinery etc., for the Champion Copper Mining Company Nelson, close at noon today. Mr P. M*Geady of Squaretown, met with a painful accident on Monday last. He was 'engaged injclearing away a tree that had fallen across the telegraph wires, and whilst so em ploy od accidentally smashed one of his toes. This injury will incapacitate hini'from work for some little time. An interesting scene took place during a murder trial in America a few weeks back. The leading counsel having pitched into each other verbally, commenced a very lively slogging-match with fists. The judge, anxious to participate in the fray, rose from the bench, vaulted over into the court below, seized one of the combatants by the ear, and fibbed him fiercely and effectually. The other pugilistic lawyer seeing a chance of hitting something, got home very heavily on the judge's nose. Nothing daunted, the judge put in a stinger under his assailant's left ear, and from this point slowly but steadily took the lead with both lawyers, and kept tap, tap, tapping the damaged left eye of one till that object was completely closed . And he completely took the steel out of the oth.r by butting him in the lower chest with his head. " Gentlemen," said the judge on remounting the bench, we have had a very pleasant rough and tumble, without being hampered by any Marquis of Queensbury rules. I fine you both fifty dollars each for contempt of court. Now let us proceed with the case." Then the murderer, who had been roaring wiih laughter durthe encounter, and merrily offering to bet ten to one on the judge, wiped his eyes, and resumed his dreamy expression of melancholy. 1 Sister Mary says she don't like you,' said a small boy to a flashy-dressed dude. * What's the reason ?' ' Don't know, uni .ss it is because when you kissed her the otin-r night yon made such a noise that urn heard you.' 'Did she say that was the reason ? ' * No, not exactly ; but she

said that you were entirely ' too loud ' to suit her.' • Why are you like Jough T asked a | Burlington woman, sarcastically, of her i husband. ' Because I am kneaded at home, dear, was tbe soft reply.' ! I The Criffel diggings have so far proved anything but a success. Notwithstanding the inniiy warnings given, a large number of miners have flocked to the held and many more are on the way, bnt we hope I that in view of the telegram which we j publish this morning from our Wanuka correspondent, who has just re-vheil Cromwell from tbe field, lhat those who have any idea of proceeding to Mount Criffel will consider the quest iou very seriously. Our correspondent will give us further particulars in a day or two, meantime he reports the ground ha" hern riddled with holes, but no gold has been struck.— Otago Daily lime*. The provisions of the Stamp Act are r.ither severe, and justices of the peace should be careful in signing documents to see that Ihey are complied with. In a case at the Resident Magistrate's Court Wellington, recently, Mr Fitzherbert claimed the expense of a witness who had been subpoenaed, whereupon. Mr James, the clerk of the Court, drew the attention of the Court to the fact that tho stamp for the subpoena had not b .en attached to the summons. His Worship said that section 149 of the Stamp Act provided :— "If any person shall without lawful excuse (the proof whereof shall be upon such person) lile, issue, procure, or deliver any document, or serve or execute auy writ, rule, order, matter, or proceeding ii resijoct of which a scamp has not been affixed in the manner prescribed by regulations ; or do or perform, or permit to be done or performed, any act, mutter, or thing in respect whereof a stamp should be used, without using such stamp, or shall fail or omit to cancel or obliterate any adhesive stamp at the time and in the manner prescribed by regulations, .hall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £20." Obstructions of the kidneys and attendant organs will prove faial if nut removed by American Hop Bitters. Read