THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEELY. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1886.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1764, 1 October 1886, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEELY. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1886.

Thesittingsof the Warden* and Magistrate's Court yesterday did not last more than an hour, the business being unusually light, consisting of a few petty debt cases. His Worship delivered judgment in the case of Gardner v. Little Boatman's Creek Low level Tunnel Committee, and Watkins, interpleader. He held that Mr Watkins had established a good title to an interest in tbs property. He also held that the judgment was of no avail as against the property of the Little Boatman's Creek Tmniel Company. The bailiff was therefore ordered to withdraw, and full costs were allowed to Mr Watkins, The new wire cable for the Venus Extended Company was delivered at the mine on Wednesday last, and is now being placed in position. Mr E. Clarkson, hpotographer, announces that he has commenced business in Reefton, all orders being received at Mr C. Cohen's, Broadway. Mr Clarkson is an experienced London photographer, haviug spent considerable time in one of the mos* influential and fashionable studios in the world's great metropolis. Mr Clarkson has taken an excellent picture of the State School and scholars. There was a marked revival in Globe shares yesterday, Is 6d being freely offered in the early part of the day. By evening quotations had jumped to 2s, the closing rate last night standing at 2s 3d to 28 <6d, the inclination being still upwards. Latest news from the mine is of the most encouraging nature. The reef has been opened out on the hill Bide, and shows a splendid face of stone, 10ft wide, with still no appearance of the wall on either side. The stone is pronounced to be undoubtedly payable, the gold showing freely throughout. This intelligence caused quite a small furore in town last night, and was the subject of much congratulation. Mr Heard has returned to Reefton, and his address is Stevenson's Hotel. A very sad death happened on Monday last, when the young wife of Mr J. Silcock, farmer, Buller Road, died during her accouchement. The funeral took place on Wednesday last, and was very largely attended, residents from all parts of the district attending to pay the last tribute of respect to the deceased lady, The funeral service was performed by the Rev, Mr Innis-Jones. It has been suggested that the amateur performance given on Friday evening last should be repeated on Saturday evening, 9th instant, to raise funds to enable the Reefton Cadets to proceed to Greymouth to take part iti the review there on the 9th November. We have no doubt that for such a worthy object the whole of the performers would willingly grant their services again. The Auckland Bell says :— Eugene Donovan, or as be is more popularly termed, Barney Donovan, is a colonial reared in Auckland, and his pugilistic career is one of the most remarkable in the world, his list of battles comparing favorably with that of any other pugilist that ever stood in the ring. Out of eighteen battles he only lost two. He has never been defeated by his own weight, while on the other hand he has beaten several men two and three stone heavier than himself. It will scarcely be disputed that, as a pugilist, he is the beat science man V«v Sealand has produced, and hw staying powers being equally good, it is questionable whether there is a man of his own weight who could beat him. In his late trip to the South Island he defeated the local champion in 9V9XJ fcijri)t a»d yet mad* fijand* itatfNtnl «i«a&M4» *••*» M. wellknown generou* disposition made him almost as popular in the South as he is in the North. In Auckland there does not exist a man who is such a thorough favourite in his own circle as Barney Donovan. He in far removed from the low pot-honse ,)' pugs " of the old days. As a theatrical star, from a supernnmary, he has always championed the cause of the weak against the strong, and yet never abused his powers. His battle on Wednesday night in the Choral Hall ends his pugilistic career, and Auckland sports intend presenting to him on the stajje a handsome gold alhwrt, as a mark of their admiration and esteem. The following are his principal battles : — Defeated Harris, Wairoa, heavy weight ; Wetherburn, Auckland, heavy weinht ; Murphy, Auckland, light weight ; Lynch, Auckland, heavy weight j Doimlley, Mercury Bay, heavyweight | Wilson, NFapier, light 1 weight } ArOiuvßon, Napitsr, light weight : I ane, Wellington, heavy weight ; Parker, Dunedin, light weiifht ; Williams, luveroarpll middle weight ; Hurcome, Christ? ohuroli, light weitfht \ Lee, Timaru, light Weight ', Burke, Napier, middle weight 5 Webb, Auckland, middle w**i</jlit. Was dvfeitM'd ly M.athv.wa, Aw-kjand, foeavy

weight; Pettengell, Wellington, middle weight. Mr A. M. Beale, hon secretary Auckland Cricket Association, has received the following communication! from the hon secretary of the Melbourne Crickut Club re the proposed visit to New Zealand of the present Australian Eleven :—" Melbourne, September 7- Sir, -I am iv receipt of your letter of the 26th August, and have to thank your committee very much for your kind offer of co-operation in tha future. I have just had a cable message from the manager of the Australian Eleven, saying they would return via New Zealand, and that they wish to play three or four matches there. I have almost concluded a fixture for them against Lilly white's team in Sydney on the 17 th December, so that their stay in Now Zealand will be very short. They leave England by the Arav, a on the Bth October, and the date of the steamer's arrival at Dunedin is expected to be about 21st November. I propose to play Dunedin on the 26th, 27th, and 29th of that month; Christchurch on the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd December ; and Auckland on the 7th, Bth, and 9th of December. How would that suit your association, and would there be any alteration in the terms? Could the team get a steamer for Sydney on the 10th December ? lam writing to Christchurch and Dunedin by the mail naming the dates now mentioned to you. Kindly writ* me as soon as you can. — J. McLaughlin, Hon. Sec."

W. J. Shaw is still selling boots 25 per cent less than any house in town. All goods of genuine first-class quality.-— Ad.

Messrs Smith and Barkley announce that owing to the slackness of business for some time past, and) the arrival of heavy consignments of new season's goods, they have decided to hold a bona tide clearing sale, at such a substantial reduction upon ordinary prices as will thoroughly convince the public that they really mean business, and are determined te reduce stock at any sacrifice. The sale is now on, and undoubted bargains in all the newest and most fashionable materials and makes are now offering. — Ad.

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