Cromwell Argus, AND NORTHERN GOLD-FIELDS GAZETTE. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1872.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 154, 22 October 1872, Page 4

Cromwell Argus, AND NORTHERN GOLD-FIELDS GAZETTE. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1872.

Tho other week we had occasion to corn! ' plain of untruthful, telegraphic reports appear, ing.in different papers of Carrick It ing.;,cru4 ings. The Kvaiuuj Star thus .calls attention to ihe same matter e haveof la e noticed soajj grossly iniaccufete telegrauis in some Northers papers, in reference to the yields from-the.Crodi; well reefs ; and at first thought they arose mistake, but their constant repetition leads to the belief that Something more than mistake bai to do with these misquotations, bast month the Northern papers published telegrams froni Dune tin to the effect .that the Heart.of tdak's crushing was 67 ozs, from 217 tons, whereas ths yield was 203 ounces; and now the cru thine the other day is represented, as 2nd ozs; from 3'f tons, while the quantity mushed was 271 tons' [We have to correct the Star in this partienhrj the manner of tons crushed was ;217.: not 271] | Similarly the ciliziheth ('ompauy’s crushing i misrepresented, dd ounces from 100 tons of st.inf l : s what the telegram says; but 121 ozs was the" | actual yield. The.injury that is likely to he' idoue to interested parties at a ; distance, and to’ the character of our reefs -bythese inn irrect t.-le--gramsJs manifest.. If the sender of them istf fault, bis employers shop! 1 call him t.-vawoauH if the telegraph party is to Ida uc it deserves-tf be severely censured. * One thing Is certam, that if figures'psonot be acciua ejy .leiegvai.hed, non » should l>e sent.” In both of the Tinuni piper?, we see that toe Heart of O.k r ishiog icsta t il to have been 2l»a ozr from .‘H 7 tons Certainly mistakes caleulred tojio so hmch harm to the c i iracter. of on" repfs c»l! tor serious attention.

Tho local MimHpil Council will .hold s g-nieral meeting next Thursday evening. : 'Che. racelr»r.so Port. Phili)) Buck, bred bv Mr J. <,-(>.<, of Clyde,, and winner of the Maiden Plate an 1 several other events at the Cromwell Spring Meeting, was purchased k Saturday last by Messrs T began and J. Lirab ick, \yh > subsequently sold him to Mr G. & Bond, of Carlronr.. fir C2 1 ),

Nfr Norm in, tho well-known pronriptor of the Alberrowo Hotel, has lately addei, among: other improvement, a new and commodious ringe of sbabies to his already extensive premises ; an 1 the horses of travellers visi’mg Albertown will henceforth he enabled to hixnri te for the time being n as comfort dde quarters ns tic most aristocratic of thoroughbreds could dssire.

Messrs O’Brien and Glover’s Koval Dramatic Troupe gave a performance at W.maks Station on hrilay evening, and, we are t->ld, achieve I the most unequivocal success. The spacious woolshed was kindly placed at the : r disposal for the occasion by Mr Campbell. who also provided lights an 1 seated the interior of the building gr itnitously. The coni pan v,■oinprising Miss Jessie Raymond. Mr Charles > bricn, and Mr R. Glover—ill professional actors of well known ability,—playe 1 “The Bonnie Fishwife” an I “ Sylvester Daggenvooi' in a manner which elicited the most enthusiastic demonstrations of approval ; in fact, we have heard it said by numbers who were present that

n;> better theatric il company Ins ever visited the interior of the Province. Miss Raymond's delineati-n of *• Maggie MTirhne” afforded* genuine treat to those who could appreciate a truthful and vivid pourtrayal of Scottish character Singing and dancing consented no insigni icant features in the evening’s programme, and both we eof a very superior class. A pianoforte obligingly lent by Mrs Campbell was the meins of co'itrilm ing largely, to the success of the vocalists ; whilst the dance s performed to the inspiriting music of a Highland bagpiper audan amateur flautist. Altogether the eo tertahmient w s most enjoyable, ami a-ctors and audience we e alike gra tilled.—The s i.ne company played at Ki <1 s < ■oncert-hall on Saturday evening, and a ain, wi‘h the aldi i m of Mr (}. V. '.Vesfcro’ip, —a co-nm vocalist who attained C'-nsi 1 e r alde cdebr.ty in Dane lin. —on M uadav- evening. Tfits performances .on bo. hj occ.isi ms fyUv juatiy fled the high encomiums. we had previ msly heard bestowed upon the members of the troupe.

Two Maori members have been added 0 the Legislative Assembly, or “ HonsS of lords. w 1

• Mr Hugh M‘Phepsoh’3 punt on the ,satl» at' Alberto wn is ‘now in full : working order, kwh the facilities thereby afforded to the Hawoa for crossing stock, stores, and ffool, appear to be greatly appreciated. ypberabu anticipates a large accession of ferryl tineas Muring the shearing season, as it is es-| potted that tha bulk -of* the wool - from: the! kanaka district will be sent to Camara forsbip-i meat. : ., ■ • . . r .

..gome of the miners on the Lnggate Creek to organise a Temperance Society, but the movement does not seem to meet f ith general approval There is at all events one C jlJ-water enthusiast in. the neighbourhood—a jtslwart sluicer of some six feet four—who was heard to declare that he would rather a draught of pure water thau all the spirituous and fermented liquors dispensed on. the Albertown Racecourse. An acquaintance of his, overhearing the remark, was rude enough to give it adat jini forcible contradiction ; but there is reafton [or believing that he judged harshly. Be this as it may, small beginnings often give rise to great faults; ami if the Luggatites can count among them only half-a-dozen genuine water-drinkers, the ultimate trinna jh of the temperance moveneat is beyond a doubt.

The miction sale of horses at Wanaka

Station on Saturday last was very numerously attended, and with two or three exceptions ttie fhule of Jthe animals put up were quitted at high figures. Mr Campbell’s acknowledged repatatiou as a breeder oi superior horse stock peJied to have created a feeling of confidence iitbe minds of those who intended to buy,—a feeling which made itself apparent throughout the continuance of the sale, and which afforde 1 i marked contrast to the undisguised and often svll-groun led suspicions usually entertained wong attenders o' horse-sales regarding the qualities of the animals offered. At this sale Here were n> “old serews” put up: every lot ii the dialogue was young, “ sound in wind and Lin't," and well adapted { >r general requirements. Kisffiok’s stock has acquired a just celebrity for

t rsugiu, speei. and endurance ; and some of his uugny from high-class mares realised uucomia mly good prices. Boomerang, a very hand* four-veir-dd, fet-hel £32-. and Jas’ier-aturee-vear-oid of great merit, who ran second ihe Mai ien Ante on tae previous day, an I MV’i'iea lv w>n the E’swick Plate—-was kocked down at £#7. Mr Fache was the auetioueer. ■