THE COUNTRY.

Evening Star, Issue 3442, 4 March 1874, Page 3

THE COUNTRY.

O amaru. —A 100-yards spin, between E. Ryan and J. W. Hubbard, for Ll3 a-side, came off yesterday afternoon, on the road in front of Mr Meek’s Mill, Severn street. A’good start was effected, and the money was won by Ryan by about a yard and a-half. A good bit of money chapged hands over the event. It is reported that a match between the same men, for LSO a-side, is on the tapis. —During the past two or three weeks considerable progress has been made with the works at the Point. The reclamation,or rather stacking-ground, authorised at last meeting of the Trust, has been completed, and the machinery re-arranged so that blocks can be made much more rapidlv than heretofore. • The wall has been carried out about 17 feet farther, and another length will, if the weather is favorable, bo completed in a few days.— 1 Times.’ Cromwell. —Some time ago we had occasion to call attention to the extraordinary amount of sickness which prevailed in the township of Qromwell, and we attributed a good deal of it to the insufficient and. filthy water supply with which the township was supplied. Since writing that notice the number of cases of sickness have increased in Such an alarming manner in the township and its neighborhood, that we should be neglecting our diity if we failed to again take notice of it, and urge upon people to make some effort to discover the causes from which so much trouble springs. Some of the sickness lately prevalent has no doubt been due to' the long tack of hot weather w£ have, lately experienced, but the greater part of it undoubtedly springs from preventible causes.— The Star of the East crushing, which was cleaned up last week, only yielded 76 ozs. 11 dwts. This was from oyer 250 tqns of stone.— The Young Australian company are now crashing at Mr Logan’s battery. About 200 tons wiU be put through, and the result not expected to fall far short of an ounce to the ton. —-TheElizabeth are reported to have strucksome good atone. —On Friday last, before business in the R.M’s Cpurt was. proceeded with, Mr Simpson took occasion to say a few words in reference to the letter from the Secretary to the. Bannockburn and Garrick Range Miners’ Association, published in our last issue* Mr Simpson’s remarks were to the effect that he had np.t ypt xqade up his mind whether, to take an r legal action against the person who had made the statements referred to. If he did, however, heypukl endeavor to make it a <jaution to that person, and to others who might be inclined to adopt g, similar course of conduct. A, Simpson* said the duties he had to perform were often disagreeable enough in themselves! without his being exposed to. such insinuations as those now referred to. He also said he had been aware of the existence 0 f Bonae jitter of the kmd before, but till it was published he had taken no notice of it.—‘ Argus,’