THE Inangahua Times. TUBUSHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAT, OCTOBER 26,1877.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue IV, 26 October 1877, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. TUBUSHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAT, OCTOBER 26, 1877.

We publish this morning a scrap of intelligence from Cook town which we are sure will agreeably startle tha public mind. It is reported in our cablegrams that a vessel has arrived at Cooktown bringing intelligence of the discovery of a great goldfielrl on the north-west coast of Papua or New Guinea. It also 'states that fhe brings specimens, bub tho nature of these is not mentioned. This information, trausmitted as it no doubt was last night, all over the Australian Colonies cannot fail to create a deep impression. For many years past it has been predicted that New Guinea would be the seat of a great gold clis— ' covery, but as the early exploration of the island did not result in anything calculated to favor that theory it was loat sight of. Now, however, it will no doubt be revived, anil should the report be confirmed, as we ourselves have little doubt it will be, a rush to that great Land of Promise will ensue, such us has never been equalled sinco the early days of Victoria, With (he facilitates which we now possess for the transmission of newa by oaMe it w not likuly that we in "New Zealand will be kept long in the dark as to tlva real importance of the discovery, and no the vessel only nrriv d in. ConklOtvri yesterday we m.iy look for 'further information on the subject during to-day. It would be premature as yet to speculate upon the probable result to New Zealand of a full confirmation of the intelligence, but there is no doubt that an immediate and all-pervading exodus will follow. We rogret to learn that Mi* Munro is still confined to bis bed, and that bis illness assumes a serious aspect. Mr llaymond ITitzMaurice has been appointed by the County Council to superviso the raaintoutirico contracts pending Mr Munro's restoration to health. A case of considerable interest to all persons interested in raining, and ono which ia likely to cause no cud of litigation occurred ia Roofton on Wednesday last, Oil the day mimed, Mr M'Lean, as liquidator in the matter of the winding up of the Sir Julius Yogel Company seized 800 shares in Anders sou's Extended Co. belonging to Mr D. P. Anderson. The latter was amongst the conlnbu* torieof the Julius Vogul Company at the outset of tho winding-up proceedings, but sought the protection of the Bankruptcy Court, and sub* Hpquently obtained his discharge. It is now alleged that tho ui;t of bankruptry does no affect Mr And'ei-W* liability to tho ewlute O the Sir Julius Yogel Company, and henou the sii'zuro above mentionol. Tho liquidator, is we btliove, iiii!i'''ly acting ttt (lio institution o( v creditor in the cstal >, the latter Liking upon

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"■>'•■ ■' ? • •-; !;'-'.■'' . } proceed* j iu&~ s» ?i -« i <\,i:,g Cii.« esUU against all erpcnsi incident Co the seizure. The case is a novel on a, atjd its unravel raent will be Ipom 7 forward tv with, considerable interest. TwU'rvlay Messrs W. M'Leg.i; a,»d Co., of* (ered nt aucfton by virtue of distress warrant, one-e;'g')t)i share in the Homeward Bound Company. There was o- tolciubfy urge at* tendance, and the interest was eventually knocked down, to Mr F. Armstrong for £12 10s, ,4 )».»efct\ff of gentlemen favorable to the formation of a local Amateur J)r,ima(ic C|ub will bo hold at Gilinev's Hall an Friday (this) evening, ftt 8.30 o'clock. We believe it is the intention after forming tiio Club to decide upon a dramatic pieco for presentation on the occasion of (he forthcoming entertainment in aid o( the Itcettou Hospital. A crickot match— Married v. Single, will !>c pluj'-d in Smith's Paddock, weal her permitting, toimorrow afternoon, Wickets to be pitched at 2,30 sharp. We publish elsewhere memorials of rcgis* ti-ation of the Specimen Hill Gold Mining Company, and the G-olJeii Treasure Gold Mining Company. Ik has he an arranged, we lciim, t-3 hold a dramatic cnturtaininenfc at an curly date, in u'd of I ho funds of the local Ilo.qjita 1. The idea that the corporation of Melbourne 13 a «-e.'i!t!iy one is quits a mistake — a fallacy which hits arisen fro in a misconception of tho means by which the geiu-roiu hospitality of the chief magistrates of the city has been displayed. So snys the town clerk, who, indued, became eloquent in his .deuunication of this error, which was given utterance to by tho Ciiicf Secretary in his reply to the request from tho Oiiy Council that the state should contiuo to' pay the greater proportion of the coat of the inspection of nuisances. This fallacy about tho wealth of the city, argues Mr Fitzgibbon, has been highly mischioviouS. Tho property within the boundaries of the city was valuable, and it was paying taxes, and had dona so for years, higher than those imposed elsewhere, but still not Jess than a quarter of a million of money was now required to make, metal, kerb, channel, and flag stroets within tho city . So fur from being wealthy, the Council required £350.000 to perform, necessary woik. As to the cost of tho festivities of the city, Mr Fitzgibbon related an anecdote. Two years ago, ho said, a Minister of the Crown was speaking to him about tho lavish hospitality displayed by the corporation. " What," asked the town clerk, " do you think is tho amount annually expended by the city in festivities?" About £5,000, answered the Cabinet Minister. " Not one farthing," triumphantly returned Mr Fitzgibbon— of course excepting the annual grant to the mayor of £1,000. The bospitality is displayed at tho private co3t of the mayor. — Argus. Three hundred and twenty newspaper correspondents are said to be in Bourn ania. The principal English, American, French, German, and Austrian newspapers are repre« seutrd. Many of the correspondents, it is stated, are paid as larg.» salaries as Ambassii* dors at tho Court of tho Great Towers. It is ostimated that tho war news cost at the rato of over £500.000 per annum. While on the subject of supply, I may mention a few interesting facts concerning the popular -'Polly," or "Apolinaris water, which has almost superseded our onco " national vintage," sodawater, in this country. Ton years ago " Polly" wag unknown in England, exept to connoisseurs; in aerated drinks ; whereas, in 1875, no less than six million* of bottles were imported, and I see by tho Cus'torn-housn lists Unit thirteen ships havo arrived and been unloaded during the last month alone, each containing 100,000 bottles ! The spring from which tin ß enormous supply is derived is situated in the valley of tho Ahr, near lleppingen, and was discovered from the fact of tho vineyards in that neighborhood refusing to fburish, the eauso of which was found to he tho presence of carbonic acid gag in tho soil. Science thereupon predicted n iniuer.il spring, and Entorpriso dug for it and found at a d^pthof 40ft the Apollimms Bm.-.non. Employed at that institution there are now hundreds of German peasants win have left tho comparatively unremu'nerative trade of agriculture for that of bottlers, rinsers corkers, and wircrs Ifroin Ramagen on tho Jlhiuc, our " Polly ' ( is brought in uat=bofctomod boats to Rotterdam to be transhipped to England. A-Juortliug to the Argus the jnrora in tho Waku Maori libel case beguiled tho weary hours during the trial by propounding conundrums to each other. Tho following are specimens :— Why is it evident that the counsel throve under the case ? Bee uiso they got Stout among them. Why was Mr Dramlie|d the man in most danger on the jury ? ]&Ai6o ho had a Lyon behind him. Why wUjMaeassejr and Bullet* the most noisy of the lawyers? Because they had a Bell between them. Our respect for tho jury is not increased by these specimens of their wit. ; In describing tho costumes worn at the late " Mbyors Fancy Dress Bull "at Melbourne, the Argus says the costumes worn 1 were generally very effective, uud there was a noticeable absence of the usual clown and negro business, The ladies also appeared to 1 havo tii;en warning from bygone times, and long dresses were tho exception and not tho ' rule. The short dresses proved iar moro suituble for the crowded room than tha long truinß, and this was particularly noticud during the round dances. One of tho most ' tasteful mid ell'uetive dresses was that won: by 3 Mias Nolliyituwart, the character represented being Advance Australia. The dress was of blue und inaiso satin triminel with bunches of wheat eura and bluo bows, a rowing cap of the siime color with tho band emproidered with the na'.M'j of " Triekett " in front, while tho s«sh of bhiu bore tlui words " Trickett " and " Cricket" embroidered in gold on either „ end. Jjlne shoes, also ornamented with wheat ei'.is, e.oinplctcd tho costume ; but in her hand Miss Stewavl, boro a very pretty symbol cHii/isting of a cricket, but in tilvor, 1 ( purn.ouuU'd l/y «, uiodel of Tiickctt's winning i boat.

Tke following iv formation regarding the famine in India is from the Times of India of August 3:— "The famine outbreak in Madras is desperate, for it is certain now that the famine ivust continue for six months more. The Madras Government have called upou the public to assist, and on Wednesday morning nine committees sub in the several divisious of the town. In Madras the expeno diture an relief up fco date amounts (o three millions aterling, and an equal sum must be spent before the distress is over while the remissions of revenue will brobably amount to a, further cum of three millions. No less than 20 homeless people arc picked up dead in the atreets of Bangalore, on a daily average. If such is tlie state of affairs in a military cantonment crowded with Europeans, and the capital of a great province, what must be the condition of the people in remote villages !" Tli9 Wellington correspondent of the North Otago Times furnishes the following account of the circumstances under which Mr Ilislop) i one of the members for the district, was . horsewhipped: — There was a very exciting scene on Lambtorc Quay shortly after four o'clock this afternoon. It appears that Mr Ilislop, on? of iho members for Waitalci, stated that the lion, member for was made drunk by Mr James Mackay, Govern-, ment Land Purchase Commissioner, for the purpose of securing his vote for the Govern* monfc, or preventing hia voting with the Opposition. Iloaring this, Mr Mackay, it is said, wrote a letter to Mr Ilislop demanding his authority, and asking for an apology. Mr Ilislon replied that what he had said was only common report, and declined to apologise. This morning Mr Mackay called nfc Mr Hislop's lodgings, and left his card. This afternoon as Mi 1 Ilislop was walking along the quay Mr Mackay came up and asked Mr Hislop it he was going to apologise. The latter declined to do so. Mr Muckay then said "I have bought this whip (producing it), and if you do not apologise I will horse* whip you," Mr Hislop still declined to apologise. "Then take that," said Mr Mackay, striking Mr Hislop several times about the lower parts of the body. This \.as repeated, when »ome of the bystanders sang out, " Take the whip from him." Mr Hisiop tried to do so, and closed with his assailant, but in a few moments they were separated, Mr Mackay, in the scuffle that ensued, tearing away Mr Hislop's necktie and collar, Then Mr Hislop said, " You will hear more of chis." Mr Mackay replied '' I don't doubt I shall, and I might as well tell you what I think 5 that you are an unmitigated scoundrel and a liar." Each party's friends then took them off in different directions. Mr Hi&ldp sliowbcl good pluck, but he was very heavily overmatched. The matter will in a\l'.'4 probability bo brought before the Housivot 1 ' the Police Court. The' I '' Argus says .■ — " Two samples of Chinesipl-mado cloth were on view at the office of Mr, : 4onekton Synnot, wool-broker, Elm« ders-ltfne] lately. Some timo ngo Mr Synnot shipped h quantity .of woollen yarns to Chinese' ports, with the view to open up a trade, tmjd- they were given to cloth manufacturers, i for the purpose of on experiment. In the firi^etpei'iment (of which the samples undni 1 nptjicje were the result) woollen yarns for the warp, so that the product has tin" look of si cotton-fabric, for the woollen Tarns, which traverse the breadth of the piece, arc covered by the cotton, The clolh is substantial, strong and of pvi-ji thickness, proof Unit it has- been made by clever workmen, and it. secins adapted for workmen's suits and certain sorts of uiider-garmcnts. The colors of the two pieces uro groy and mauve. As i he Chinese were understood to bo novices ia the manipulation of wool, the manufacturers were not asked to attempt any all-wool fabiies. Now. that they have shown what they can do w'iih mixtures of wool and cotton, mixtures of silk and wool (poplins) will be recommomfed to the n, and finally all wool. The cloth was manufactured at Ning Po." A Flesh Cheating MjsnciNE,— When a due proportion of the food is converted into pure, rich blood, the natural nutriment' of the body, there is nothing to prevent the acquisition of flesh, provided there be no undue waste of tissue from overwork, or any depleting ailments. Wo would recommend those who desire to see the angles of their frames " rounded off" to use 'Udolimio Wolfw's Schiedam Axiomatic Schnapps, which promotes assimilation of the food and vepairs all losses of substance. | rr ~- - — -