LOCALS

Golden Bay Argus, Volume 1, Issue 27, 1 December 1883, Page 3

LOCALS

•Sportin'; I’.vent. Wo hear that a race for :l considerable stake, will come off about Ci this rvcnir.tr. on the Intnch. between two local cr;i cl-.s. owners up.

Mr Laing, the Master ot‘ our State School, leaves fot Charleston on Monday next, to take charge of the State School there, and we understand that the School will be closed till after the Christmas holidays. Mr Laing takes with him. a-

jnongst those of many others, our kind wishes for a pleasant luture amongst the genial Charlostonians-

Mr Dav is the successful tenderer for

the extension of the (Holden Ridge tunnel HOO feet at 2os Oil per foot.

The improvements in our local Hotel, (The Commercial) are now- nearly completed and comprise suhstantial and well furnished apartments, visitors may rely upon obtaining lirst cla-s aecoinmo-

(1 at ion combined with reasonable charges, a stable is now in course of erection by the contractor, (Mr Willicombe) which will also prove a very desirable addition, the furnishing department was under the charge of "Archie*S '.'ho has achieved wonders.

The Barkly brought us a hatch oi’vi-

sitors on W ednesday, being the Directors of the ColKngwood Coal Company, who we understand are about to make substantial and improved wharf accommodation in connection with their mine, The gentlemen to whom we allude were Messrs Fell, Field, Burfbrd and Rees, (manager.)

A little Motupipi girl named Lilly •niter saving lier evening prayers began to indulge in an orignal petition of her own. She was aware that she had not hcen particularly good on a certain day, her evening pravers were thus supplemented : T pray the Lord to make Lilly a good little, and if at lirst you don: succeed, trv, try again.

Mr,"Bond wno has been connected with the Nelson Press tor about a

quarter oi a century, is now on a visit to Golden Bay. Me hope that when Mr Bond returns to Nelson he will advocate in the paper be represents, (The Colonist) the claims of our district, more particularly the Takaka Bridge. The widening of the road between Mo—tueka and Takaka. The start.ng ot our Public Works and the establishment of :ui overland mail service between, Nelson, Motueka Takaka and Coiling wood. ORANGE AIEN and NATIONALISTS The ill-feeling between tbc Orangemen & Nar.ionali.-ts in Ireland culminated on 'Thursday in serious outrages At Londonderry the Orangemen fired into a procession that was escorting the Mayor of Dublin through the town. Two Roman Catholics were wounded. The rioting was suppressed by the police. A strong body ot Orangemen seized the Town Hall to prevent the Nationalists from holding a meeting which was to have taken place, and reiq.dueu in possession of the building.