The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1886

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1661, 3 February 1886, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1886

The Inansphna RiflVs mustered for the usual weekly parade on Monday evening last, and were put thronyh company drill by Capt. Buniliam and Lieut. North. At the conclusion of the parade a meeting was held in the drill shed, when a number of business matters were dealt with. Followiug the example set by Forayth aud Masters, Messrs M'Beath and Cohen are laying down an asphalt pavement fri.utiui; their premises, Broadway. Besi les forming an excellent and enduring promenade, asphalt is to lie recommended for all business preinisM* where the stock is of a nature to be injured l>y dust — and witat description of stock is not. It is also specially adapted for premises into which there is much traffic, as it is the means of keeping out travel and grit, and thus immensely reducing the wear upon oil clothes, carpets and matting. We believe that application has been made for a piece of ground at Cannibal Omge on which to erect an accommodation house In' meet the traffic between Reef ton mid Christchurch which will commence as soon as the road works now in course of construction between Maruia and Amuri are completed. The. Ai.iuri district is now five from scab and as there is good feeding ground for stock all along the line, it is expected that the bulk «»f the live stock for th« West Coast market will eventually travel by this route in preference to the Christchurch—Hokitika road. There will be a sitting of the Warden's and Magistrate's Court to-morrow. The chief ViUßiness in the former is an application for the cancellation of the lease of the South Hopeful Company. In the Magistrate's Court a charge of assault will lie heard which will probably occupy some time. The remaining business consists of debt cases, the bulk of which will probably Iw undefended. We regret to have to record the death of the youngest son ..f Mr I. Lewis, manager of the National Bank, Reefton. The little fellow had been ailing for some Weeks from a most distressing form of dropsy, contracted through a eld caught some time ago. The malady, however, did not take a very 'danger his turn until about a fortnight or three weeks ago, when the little sufforer was confined to his bed, and his Im'ly l>ecame latterly painfully distended, which, however, he bore with (great patience. T<ast week an operation was performed by Dr Whittnn, and irare much relief, but the strength of his frame subsequently gave way. and he gradually sank up to 10 p.m. on Monday last, wh«n he di*l an easy death. He was a bright little boy of seven years of age, and a great favorite with the townspeople and his schoolmates. Much sym* liatby is expressed for '-'r and Mrs Lewis in their loss. The funeral will take place at 4 o'clock to-day. His Excellency the Governor, who has taken up his temporary residence in Christchurc'i, is about to pay a visit to the West Coast, reachina Hoki'ika today or to-morrow. The fine weather has no doubt induced His Excellency to have, a peei**' the scenery »n the Christchnrch. Hokitika road, as he comes overland, intending to join the Hinemoa at Greymouth. From the latter place he will go by sea to Westport, reachiug there on Saturday moruititf and leaving again the same evening for Wellington. Reefton appears to be Jeft nut iif-tlw viwWgal tour as announced; bflt from a private source we learn, that it is not altogetlur hiiprbhtihte thafHts Excellency' will de« cide to mate the journey to Westpoit overland, instead of going by sea, in which case Reefton will be honored with an unofficial Visit' The Reefton Public School re-opened on Monday last with the largest attendance yet reacheo, two hundred and sixty two children answering to their names on the roll. This number will he likely to tax the energies of the teaching staff to the fullest extent. The parade of the Tnangahua Rifles tomorrow evening will be held a little earlier than usual, in order to have as much dayliuht as possible for the dull, which will be held on the racecourse. Members are therefore required to muster at the drill-shed at a qnarter to 7 sharp. We learn that Colonel Sir George Whttmore is now in Oreymouth, and may possibly reach Reefton either this or tomorrow evening for the purpose of inspecting the company. A writer in the Dnnedin War says he has askixi some of the house agents " how mary vacant premises there are at present and on comparing notes we find there are between twelve and thirteen hundred empty houses and shops in and around Dunodin." *' An affent. showed the same writer property on bis book that seven y<«ars aao changed hands for LIOSO, and j the present owner would bo willing to sell the same for LSOO, but cannot get an I offer.". ' The. following notin.iatfon appwars In j the flov.-inmtiir (Jazi'fta :— ."His Excellency the Governor in Council directs ' it to he notified, in ti-rnis of section 43 of ! "The Hospitals an-1 Charitable Institution*'' Act, 1885." th'tt lie |-,as recfiivfld a petition fi-i.in the Committee of Management'- of the lioufton Hospital, to which

is annexod a verified Hat, signed by 110 j persona, in terms of section 33 <>f thp s*i<i , Act, prayiiig that the Reefton Hospital may be incorporated as a serrate institution; and that if no counter-petition, signed »»y hii equal or greater numW of such persons slmll hav* be sir delivered at the office of the Qoluui.il Secret u-y within one month after the publication of this notice, or if the District Board shall not have lodged with the Colonial Secretary I within tlie same tima an objection to such petition, the Govern >r in Council will duclaro the sail hospital to lie a separate institution under the said Act. — P. A. BooKtBY." A long tetter under the hearting of* 1 A Star Actor in the Colonies," appear* in the Adelaide Obstrver of January 9th, in which Mr Dion Bmiotaalt gives an interesting account of hia theatrical tour in Australia and New Zealand. With reference to the latter tour, Mr Boucieault says:— " Fin ling myself stranded, I accepted the offer of Messrs Macmahoti ane* Leitch to visit Hew Zealand for a six weeks' tour beginning in Duuediu and ending at Auckland. They were to provide the company an 1 all expenses, and to receive €300 weekly out of the neuii-ts, leaving me all the sui*|»'u* over 330. They assured me that the re eipts would be from £753 to 900, so that looked tempting. Let me «ay here that we never reached the top fWure. In fact, the theatres do not hold if, excepting Christ church, where lie to..k L 678 in three night*. We averaued from Ll3O to Ll4O. W« expected Auckland to be the best ; it turned out the worst of four cities we visited. Dunedin was suffering under a spasm of depression. Had wh struck it under any other circumstances it is fair to assume that it would have been better. Wellington stood up like Sydney at level best Total of six weeks, L 5039. Tlie visit proved satisfactory to Messrs Maomahon and Leitch, who did their h*st, and to whose kindness we are indebted for many comforts." According to the Wellington 'Press,' Mr Charles White, formerly connected with building stwieties and other institutions in the Empire City, which he loft rather suddenly, lias turned up in Rockuampton, where he is in business as an actuary. Every New Year's Day Mr John Alsop, the actuary of the Melbourne Saviugn bank, addresses to the Prow an appeal to the people of Melbourne to begin the year with a resolution to be thrifty. This year his appeal was answered by 691 new 1 1 vesture— the greatest number in the history of the bank. The Auckland Hnrald has the follow* ing : — A voting English spark named Benson, who has of late been staining great notoriety in Melbourne by his large g*>mh linsj transactions, has slmkun the Australian dust off his feet an 1 gone home toi the Iw»som of his family. It is said that during the sojourn of this young gentleman in the colonies his gaii'hling account showed losses to the extent of 120.000. This amount, however, is represented by a considerable amount of |»aper, which is hel 1 \>j a well-kiiowu Melbourne money lender. The long spell of dry wwather whioh we have had of late (say* the 'Wettporfc Times) has enabled the miners working in the Waimangaroa river bed to make stood progress, as the river is very low. We are told that one party of three men is getting three «B of gold par day. TOWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities, and relieve t»e distressing symptoms so prevalent with the sex. Boxes Is lfl., and 2s. 61., of all Chemists. Prepared only by E T. Towle, Chemist. Nottingham, England, Wholesale of all the Wholesale Mouses, QlWtre cf Imitation*