GENERAL NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 116, 30 January 1872, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

in fnangahu 1 district, n \;r Wes; |»..-. >. bhlsßi t" rival tiu Tiu;uo3 i:i auriferous yields. Ba ivor was there ii diitr.ct mi favoii ed ;>.-, |RI hiaugahua, with in district lines and Hll ; oi quartz reef* running north unci south, R" an extent of country that would employ Hp he mining population of New Zealand. Hp ry crock is move or less auriferous, coal I r.mdant, agricultural land surrounds the 9 , and, ii' our memory serves us right, the I tenoe has been foretold of the great agent I cury in it? richest form." Californian paper states that matters R* ; been arranged for a match between thy Hf ;lish horse Sterling and the American V ;e Harry Bassett, for £'lo,ooo a side,— §1 00 to lie allowed to the owner of Harry V sett if the match is run in England. I)L> B •e. one mile and a half ; the horses to carry U a weights. ' « i.me fair prospects of gold are reported to §-■ e been discovered in New Caledonia. A f' •ntly-opened quartz-reef is stated as likely i: un from 30oz to oOoz to the ton. About ■ ivt of stone sent to Sydney turned out 1 ,'. of gold, and eight ounces of alluvial 1 1 were obtained by two men in two days' % hing, with tin dishes. 1 hero is a great deal of superstition among H poor people in New York. A man mak- 1 his way with a jackass through Park- f et the other day, was detained for some f t) by a number of Irishwomen, who were % ions to have their babes kis3 the donkey's . I !c, that they might bo cured of the whoop ll cough. . p »j 'he Tim:.'s of November 2nd has a column 1 a half article, headed ''lnflammability I jondon," showing that that city might be 1 ned almost as easily as Chicago. \ i'ifty thousand acres of land have been chased in Lower Canada by a French Aviation, for the purpose of forming a setnent of emigrants from Alsace. jie highest farm in the world is on the ion Pacific Railroad, and is 8000 feet above sea level. It raises good vegetable and in crops. V fast-trotting mare in America, named Idsmith Maid, is said to have done the e in 2 minutes 17 seconds, which is Dex's best time. It is alleged, however, that i course is a few yards short of a mile ; 1 Mr Bonner, the owner of Dexter, pub* y offers 10,000 dollars to anyone who can iduee an animal that will equal the permanee of his renowned horse. V curious match at billiards came off lately London between two men named Izar and immars, —the latter, who is a professional ( yer, with the cue, and the former with his govs. The match was one of 250 cannons, immars receiving 50 points. The game isccl a great deal of amusement to the spec;ors, Izar winning by six points only. It I said that some of his manipulations were nyly wonderful. Major Ropata has acted handsomely in his jthod of dealing with the well-earned £IOOO ward, paid by the Government for the capre of Kereopa. It is usual for the leading ief who may sell land, or otherwise obtain ssession of money, to appropriate all of it, as much as he possibly can, for his own elusive benefit. Upon receiving the £IOOO, ivvevcr, Ropata divided it among his fol■vers. every member of the party receiving large a shave as their leader.