The Cromwell Argus, AND NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS GAZETTE CROMWELL: TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1872.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 125, 2 April 1872, Page 4

The Cromwell Argus, AND NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS GAZETTE CROMWELL: TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1872.

The Rev. J. Jones (Church of England) r has arranged to visit Cromwell and conduct ' Divine Service every second Sunday, morning and evening alternately. The date of his next * visit will he the 1-itli hist., service beginning at ] 11 a. in. 1 i A flagrant instance of disregard for the ] sanctity of the Sabbath occurred on Sunday forenoon, when a few thoughtless persons (we omit names) occupied thcinselvcsin hunting and shooting goats among the rocks at the rear of the 1 lload Engineer's office, and in full view and hear- * ing of the residents at the east end of the town, ‘ The report of fire-arms, and the noise created by those engaged in the “sport,” fortunately attracted the attention of Sergeant Morton, who ' took prompt measures to put a stop to the unseemly disturbance. , The interpretation put upon the 59th f clause of the Licensing Ordinance by the I’esident Magistrate on Thursday hist, in the case of the i’olicc v. Hudson, is no doubt in accordance with the law : consequently, if any person choose to erect a shanty anywhere in Otago, he may sell with impunity as much spirits as there is demand for (provided he lirst reduces the “strength” I to i fi per cent, below “proof’’) without having any sort of a license. If this state of things is allowed to continue, the country will soon he . overrun with grog-shops. The discovery of this • Haw in the Ordinance was a contingency which was evidently overlooked by our sapient legislators when they created the law in question. The Provincial Council meets in the course of a few weeks, and we trust this matter will he one of the first submitted for its consideration. It should be ascertained, firstly, if the interpretation put upon the Ordinance is the correct one ; | secondly,—supposing it to be correct,—if it was j intended in the first instance that it should be ■ interpreted in the manner above described ; and 1 lastly, if it is advisable to let it remain unaltered, j A social meeting took place at the now! school-house, Bannockburn, on the evening of j Tuesday, the 2(!th ult., to celebrate the complc-1 , tion of the building and opening of the school. I , The weather was delightfully line, the moon i ■! shone refulgeiitly, and the occasion attracted aj ’ j very numerous assemblage of local residents, in j addition to a considerable number from Cromwell ! and its neighbourhood. Tea-tables, loaded with j a profusion of delicacies, wore provided by Mrs Stuart, Mrs Halliday, Mrs Ritchie, Mrs Marshall, j Mrs Goldsmith, and Messrs Cossar and Bennett. ! Wo should think that considerably over a him-1 dred persons sat down to tea during the evening, j and after all were satisfied there must have been close upon “twelve baskets of fragments’’ re-! maining. After the tallies had been cleared away, the llcv. Mr Brake, by request, took the chair, and delivered a lengthy and instructive address, mainly referring to the subject of edu- • j cation. Mr Janies Stuart apologised for the 1 1 non-attendance of the Hon. Secretary, and stated j that the cost of the building was £l5O, of which jC 75 had been paid. The present meeting had been got up with a view to assist in paying off I the remainder of the debt, and be was glad to say the pecuniary result bad been most* satisfactory. He trusted that within the next three , months the Committee would lie enabled to say that the building was free of all encumbrances. . Messrs Kemp, Bennett, and Hickey briefly ad- , dressed the mooting ; after which the room was I cleared for dancing. The ball was largely attended ; and the music, which was supplied by. Messrs Cook and Sseott (violin and cornet), gave general satisfaction. The typhoid fever which lias been so - prevalent in the Bannockburn district of late S ! is believed by the Hospital Surgeon (Dr Sturs | ling) to have been caused by the inhalation of M vitiated air in confined dwellings, and by the ' use of impure water ffir domestic purpose?.

We direct special attention to the ; vertisement of Mrs Wilkinson which appears our second page, announcing that lady’s in( tiontoopen a Young Ladies’ Seminary in Cm well at an early date. Active preparations are being made! the construction of the bridge across the Kawai at Bannockburn. A large quantity of sawn til ber, intended for use in the structure, has hj rafted from Lake Wanaka to the Lower f; whence it is being conveyed by dray to the j of the proposed bridge. The attention of shareholders i nf Garrick Range Water Supply Company i 3 rented to a notice appearing in our adverts columns, convening an extraordinary meet for Saturday next, the Gth inst. Good Friday was strictly observed al holiday in Cromwell, every place of bnsiin having been closed throughout the day. The people at the Wakatip arc likely have a satiety of election excitement. AVr have been issued for the election of members fill the seats in the Provincial Council render vacant by the resignation of Messrs Haught and Robertson. The Cromwell Library Committee ha done a very wise thing. At a recent meetii the question as to the advisability of keeping] Reading Room open at night until ten o’clor instead of closing it at eight, was broached ; a jit was agreed to try this arrangement for month as an experiment. We are sure! ! action of the Committee in this particular v | he appreciated; and that advantage will taken of the new rule to such an extent tl I they will see their way clear to render the; j rangement permanent. It ought to bo anotl inducement to our local storekeepers to cl iu the evening, during the winter months, ! least. | Members of the Courts Star of Croi i well and Royal Oak of ICawarau, A.O. F., arei | minded that the quarterly balance takes ph on the first Court-night in the current mom All contributions in arrear should he paid up that night, so as to enable the Secretaries balance their accounts and submit them tut Auditors. The monthly Cold Escort passed tliroti Cromwell on Saturday, in charge of tSub-I specter Moore, to whom we are indebted fort following (approximate) particulars of the qn: tities of gold transmitted from the places if ml mentioned : ozs. dwts Queenstown - - - 20 Id i Arrow - - . . 1-270 K) Cromwell - ]2.>() | Total lol.'l 17, Messrs W. llobertaon, W. A. Tolmi and Stephen Hutchinson were nominated 1 the scat in the Provincial Council for t Peninsula district, near Dunedin. The show hands was in favour of Mr Tolmic, and the pt ing was fixed for to-day. It will be reme bored this seat was held previously by 1 Seaton, who resigned upon receipt of the appoii ment of Immigration Agent and Lecturer in t Home country. It is rumoured that Air Stewai jM. 11.11. for Oamaru, lias received a similar i j poiutincut. Sin cly, with a Steward, a Seat i and a Birch from Otago, immigrants ought m to How into this Province “considerably.” The Ih'uce Standard, publislied in Tot ! mairiro, has ceased to exist, the plant in couni : tion with it having been bought by the n I prietor of the opposition paper, the Herald. The weekly Imlf-liolid ;iy movement lii | been extended to I.awrence, where an attem is being made to induce business people to c!( mi Friday afternoons. AA'ill it come so far j j country as Cromwell '! Cricket clubs in summ land football clubs in winter might then llouris The Wellington Evrmmj Host says it 1 rumoured that llis Excellency has been advii I by bis Ministers to dissolve Parliament, in on ! that the opinion of the people may be express on more than one important topic of the ill We do not think the rumour is entitled to c donee. At the breaking up for the Christm holidays of Mr Pound's Academy at Aueklai a very handsomely bound Bible was awarded William Turner for reciting 0717 verses oft New Testament ! An exciting race for some new grow declared open to bo taken up by holders 1 miners’ rights, took place at Inangahua the oh day. The local paper thus describes it“l * j ground was so declared by the Warden duri the sitting of the Court, and with one accord sc ■ fifteen or twenty competitors made a rush fc the Court House. These wore joined by seve 5 others in the vicinity nf the Court ; and si ’ gether about thirty miners wore seen ninni T - at top speed in an exciting race of ten or tvre ' S miles. The majority of those who left the Cd | made their exit at the door, but a miner nss 1 ; Dccgan, who was complctely,hcmmo 1 in bjl r. dense body of people at the upper end of . room, shot through one of the side windows," f j thus got a good start. Gaffney, who opened „ (lalTney's line, was the first on the ground, *

“ n lie second annual show of the Wakatip inicultural and Pastoral Association is to take ilace on Friday next, the sth inst., on the farm ,f Air W. Marshall, at Hayes Lake. Prizes for 1 oertly-made jam and jelly are offered. i fly q The sight of a very drunken man being ( n ]. cn through the streets of Dunedin by a couple ,f constables on a recent Sunday evening, roaru „ an q creating a great disturbance, has Sugrested to the Echo the following plan for the re- , aoval pf inebriates to the lock-up The auhorities should have made a strong and kick- s )roo f vehicle, sufficiently low to admit of ingoing t ind outgoing, and shaped somewhat like an iidiau sedan chair, but more suited for the pur- J )cse in view. This vehicle should be attached , 0 a quiet horse, and one Constable could drive c t none being inside ; and to prevent injury, here should be no windows, and the walls should )e padded and the floor deeply carpeted. ” f The Echo is “ informed that the ITon. 1 Mr Julius Yogel keeps up in the Colonial cities £ ■]je game style as he kept up in Loudon. In ( Melbourne and Sydney he had two footmen to \ wait upon him, while his equipage was second s to none. He also has given sufficient dinners, i fee., to prove, we suppose, that New Zealand is i a very wealthy country. It is a good thing for : ns that we are enabled to send a peripatetic minister who can ‘do the grand.’ Of course the _ small bill for travelling expenses will not be | ( grudged.”—He has been created, by the Queen, j ( p, Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. |, George. ; | Messrs George Clark and Jolm Cox have Leen appointed managers of Clyde Cemetery. An Auckland telegram dated March £G, and published in the Daily Times of Thursday last, states that the arrangements made with Victoria in regard to the Sail Francisco mail lervice arc to the following effect: —The steamers ■ kill call at Auckland from Sail Francisco, and |-ill then proceed to Melbourne, whence they till return to Auckland via Fort Chalmers, i Victoria will pay a subsidy of £25,000, and Fort I'hahners will he the head-quarters of the line. 1 A Westport telegram of March 27 re-j Sorts the finding of a lot of nuggets in alluvial ■round at Irishman’s Creek, by cl I. One weighed i IS ozs., one 15 ozs., one S ozs., and two 12 ozs. * iacli. i ThaTimaru and Christchurch coach cap■zed at the Rangitata on Wednesday last. Mr; ijlward (? arrow, of Timarii was seriously in-1 Rrcd, and died the same day. ; A steam-hammer quartz-crusher has been Bvtcnted in Sydney. 8 A late Northern telegram states that |»rcc friendly natives engaged on the Taupo Bad works, have been murdered by the Hau-I