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Golden Bay Argus, Volume I, Issue 131, 25 December 1885, Page 2

A few years ago a Medical Aid Fund was collected in Collingwood for the purpose of inducing a duly qualified medical practitioner to re ;ida in this district. Unfortunately for the members of the profession, it was found that the place was so healthy and the rate of mortality so small that a sufficient income could not be eked out by any gentleman confining his attention solely to tin's place. Mince that time, in the natural course of events, families have inerea <-d in number largely, in consequence of which the inhabitants of Takaka subscribed a sum o«'sufficient amount, as subsidy, to induce a medical gentleman to settle in that valley. In order to have the bench', of this gentleman’s advice and attendance, it was thought advisable (and rightly so, too,) by several of the subscriber , to the Collingwood fund, to hand over the amount collected to the said gentleman, provided that periodical visits were paid us at reasonable rates. Several meetings of subscribers were advertised, bn! the attendance was so small that the wish of the majority could not be ascertained, and as w'e do not desire to eat up the entire fund in giving the matter publicity through the advertisement columns, we would suggest that during the coming holidays when there is every probability of a large majority of the subscribers being gathered together, steps should lie taken to decide the matter definitely. Dr Matched has repeatedly visited ColImgwood during the last sic months under anything but remunerative circumstances, and unless something is arranged with-regard to this subsidy fund, it is not to be expected that regular attendance will be guaranteed, at the same professional charges as are paid by the residents of Takaka. The following are the Handicap 4 for the foot-races in Colling wood on Newyear’s day: 12 Handicap race of 883 yds. R. Hyland scratch H. Strange 20 yds A. Me Callum 20 yds W. Wilkes 25 yds G. Fisher 40 yds 14 Handicap race of 440 yds. J. Haldane scratch It. Hyland 5 yds J. Riley 5 yds H. Strange 15 yds G. Fisher 22 yds 1G Handicap race of 220 yds. J. Haldane scratch J. Riley 8 yds H. Strange ,5 yds G. Fisher 8 yds 17 Handicap race of 1 Mile. R. Hyland scratch A. Me Callum 35 yds FI. Strange 40 yds G. Fisher 70 yds W. Osborne 70 yds F. Stevenson 70 yds The following entries have been received for the Takaka races:— Takaka Cup of 30 sovs, 14 miles. Mr P. Adams Manfred ... F. Green Leo ... Wm. Page Oeo ... Wm. Page Loclmagar Hurdle Race of 30 sovs. 1.1 miles. Mr F. Green Lcq ... W. Page Oeo ... W. Page Loclmagar Public Hall shareholders who have apt paid up the First Call are requested to do so at once.

The news of the passing of the Manchester Ship Canal Bill was received in Manchester at G. 30 pan.; and in three minutes afterwards the “Evening Mail,” containing the intelligence, was published and sold in the streets. Only eighteen minutes elapsed from the passing of the Bill in London until its appearance in the Manchester. “Evening Mail.” In this colony the telegraph boy would not be | able to take the message from the teleJ graph office to the newspaper premises m i the time.

The estimates just passed by the Russian Government for 188 G show that

the vigorous naval policy initiated last

s ear, just before the Afghan conflict came on the scene, is to lie continued and extended. While a few years ago .£500,000 sterling was considered a sufficient- annual grant tor naval construction, and the figure sometimes fell even below this, next twelve months will see an expenditure of 11,5i11,800 roubles, or t the current rate of exchange, nearly £1,200,000. Of this amount £830,000 will be devoted to the building of hulls, and the remainder to engines and machinery. The report further states that of the grant made for shipbuilding £G00,030 will be assigned to private establishments and onlv £.130.000

to Government yards. To the uninitiated this would seem to imply a more flourishing condition ot things on the part of

private works, and a greater amo mt of paternal regard for them than is really the case. On the Neva-and the whole of the’grant is made for St. Petersburg—there are only two private establishments in receipt of Government orders, and for that matter only two existing at all. Of these the Franco-Russian works, late the works ot Mr George Baird, is the only one that can claim to be a private concern, the shares of the rival Baltic works on the oppo.-ite side of the river being wholly held by the Government. As the latter is doing the m;si work, and will doubtless receive the lion’s share of the grant, it is hardly accurate to place the amount assigned to it under the heading ot *‘To private firm;,” particularly as it ha, long been treated as a semi-official appanage of the Admiralty and is only left wholly unab orbed by the State Un-reason-of private interest on the part of a few high officials.

The most intimate friends of the exPremier do not hesitate to say that they believe that although he may succeed under favorable circumstances in delivering a few short speeciies this autumn, MiGlad Tone’s career as an orator is practically closed.

Highly-educated Teuton who knows everything— -‘Dor fault I haf to find mit Tier English is dot it has not de perspikooity dot dev Tcherman has. Now, for example, in der English you say ‘science.’ Dot conveys no idea. In Tcherman we haf dor simple vord ‘Wissensehaftliehen,’ vich i s melodious and comprehensif. It is der same mit your pampers. You haf a ‘Real Estate Journal.’ Dot is three words.

In Tcherman-we say ‘Grand’igcntlmmzeitung,’ in one. It is more flexible. In your theaters you haf a paper called der ‘Entr’acte.’ We call such a paper ‘Theatrezwischenaktszeitung.’ It is more beautiful. English is a voak langkwitoh; und pesides, Tchermans speak it uni write it petter as der English.”

A Chinese sign in a shop at Socorro roads “Sin Was In.”