THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRY-WEEKLY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1877.

Inangahua Times, Issue 89, 31 October 1877, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRY-WEEKLY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1877.

The first scratch match of the seaßon was. pliiyed in Smith's paddock on Monday- last» Messrs State and Shaw boing captains of the • respective • teams. 2>hero was a, full'musterof players, .and the gamo was. continued with great spirit, From the numbor oi: crioketori. now resident in the district tltere appear*, ovory prospect of a, highly successful season.. The Committee of the Local Amatour. Dramatic Club met on Monday evening last and fixod upon " Tiio Rent Day," und the, " Area Bill," a 9 iho two pieces to be produced on tbo occasion of the approaching Hospital entertainment. Several now. members wore proposed; A goneral meeting of the Club will bo hold on Friday ovoning next at' Gil" mor'B Hall, wb.cn tho caßt will be mode known and parts distributed.' Tho annual celebration in connection with .(tho Heather Bell Lodge, Rooftoa, will bo hold on tho 30th Novomber. Wo believo it is intended by tho members to commemorate the occasion by a procossion, ball, and supper. The Lodgo has. made wonderful progress during, the past twelve months and now, we believe, stands in tho front, rank, here in point* of numbers. By an error of tho compositor the name of the Perseverance Company was placed over a mining. reportof the Nil Besperandum mine in our last issue. Aetlie two mines aro situ* ated wide apart, and tha character of the reef and works in each are as different as chalk, and cheese? tho error was easily detected. Our contemporary, we observe, has still sufficient vitality loft for perversion, and would fain have it appear the error waa intentional. — Viper, thou bitest against a nMo. Very satisfactory progress towards effici>» onoy is being made by tho members of tho To,.n Brass Band. As tho majority of the members are vory efficient- instrumentalists, having formorly belonged to tho Ross Band, but littlo oxorciso is required to enable them to make a most creditable dobut. Several additional instruments aro, however, roquirod " and until these aro supplied tho organisation will boiucornplote. We bolieve tho public will bo appealed to for assistance, and as tho sum required is not large thore should be no diffi^ culty in raising it. Each of the local socie^ ties has already contributed in su-na of between £5 and £6, and so soon as the necdod i sum has. been provided, a- balance ehflcfoof the receipts and expenditure will bo published, nnd tho instruments bo vegiort in tho County .Chairman or some other gentlemen on behalf of the residents. The Glee Club practice was well attended on Monday evening last, the ludiae muutormg in vorv utron(» foreo, Tho club it being oarrod on with groat industry. Wo tiro informed that ifc has bees decidod to postpone to v later dak) tho concert announced to be hold by tho Club on the 9th November, Duo notice ol'tlio dale to be fixed will bo given. Tenders urfj invited by tho County Couu« cil for ch.fi completion of Ji^rolu'e Contract in tho formal iou o' Up\w Broadway and Brid;;« utroet. Tcndoro ckne on I'riday nfixt. Tho Executive Committoi? of the County Council mot yentenioy to coneidor tho tonclcvu sent, in for '.he forrautiou of Riyhtiof'Wjy. The tenrtor of E. 3. Gilloapi? wus accepted. The Wardi-na Oon.-t wua occupiod during tha whole of ye-steivky^with the rehearing of -* the ,caso of Bailor v. Bayfiejldj The Case wa fl

heard before Assessors aud a full report of the proceedings will bej|ib,un/l j a another coliimul^ %fe^/ A meeting of (lie moj^^'ofthe Reeffcon ' Jockey CKtb was held;^ lsr' Wise's offico last evening, present ':— MTessers Williadiß, Wise, Joliffe, Munsot^ and Potts* The, subscription Hat not being all in,' it wna resolved' to adjourn the reeeling until, Thursday evening^- AH Collectors nre requested to complete o.anjfiß3« ing and return, subscription list to tli£sSccnotaryofthe club by Thursday evening/ ns. a t that' date the stewards and the officer's of the Club will bo appointed and a prog.rammo of the races prepared for publication. Despite the wretched state of fcho- woathe r there was. a very fair attendance- o,t Gilmer's Hall last night on. the- occasion of fcho opening' performance of the Boso troupe. The entertainment is- ono fnll of novolty and intero9t and quite unique in its way. . GBhe Cabinet seance- is of itself a wonderful performance and really worth going a long way to see. Tho singing of Miss Yfolet Rose is a- welcome and most pleasing feature of the programme, ns was fully testified by tho frequent plaudits accorded' her. Tho ventriloquial and legerdemain feats wore exceedingly cl»ver and took immonsoly with, tho audience. 23he Talking Hand was an entertainment: of itself. Upon tho whole theentertainment is one of singular novelty and attractiveness, and fully bears out' the flattering credentials which the troupe havo won throughout tho Australian, colonies. The troupe will appear again this evening. A disgrocoful row w«9 created ono night last week at St.' George's Hall' in Wellington, by a number of sailors from lIiM.S. Sappho.. One of tho nutnber wanted admittance, and being properly, refused on account of his drunkenness, a disturbance easuod. The man. assaulted Mr Gary, the doorkoopor, and be cent for the police. Constable Manning arrived and attempted to take tho sailor into custody, but his comrades, resisted to tho utmost. Constablo M'Williame came to tho assistaneo of his brother officer, and. succee» ded in getting tho prisoner outside tho hall, although not until Manning had received; severel severe blows and a nasty fall down* stairs. As soon as he was outside the door, . priaoner'o companions, to tho number of about thirty, attempted to rescue him. Thoir first rush failed, and the prisoner, kicking^ struggling and shouting, hko a maniac, was thrown to the ground. MiWilliams then knolt on his chem while Manning proceeded, to handkouffhim ; but beforotlm could bo done prisoner's companions again rushed up, thin time armed witii largo stonos. Two also had knives, and another had, a pieoe of wood in his' hands, The . policemen , were dragged from tho prisoner und roughly usod by. (the sailors and the prisoner escaped i surrounded, by his comrades, Eor somo time afterwards they could be soon .with knives and, stoves in thoir hand's, waiting for jiho polieo. Manning . was much bruised, and M'Williatus had his leg broken, and: was convoyed, to the hospital. There was* great oxcitemont at tho affray, tho Hall andithe Theatro being nearly deserted by their audience, a&d large o*owda, assembled'' for fully, half an hour aftewnrarcU in, expectation that' tho police would' make anotker attempt to .capture tho ringloadero.of the gang. Tho salary of the Chairman, of tho, Vln* cont County was reducod by tho Council in his absence from. d&tOO to. £250' per. annum. Somo interesting, information concerningthe effeot of tho reward oToi-ocb by tho Q-ovornment for the capture and destruction of sharks in Hobsou's and Port Philip Bayo is contained in papers reconUy pvesontcd to the Legislative Assombly. The inspector of fisheries, ia a roport dated July 25* states that, he found from inquiries made frorn^ fishermen that fos years* past the supply of ediblo, fish hadi been gradually-, decliaingi, whilo the numbor of shavka soomed to bo on the increase. In the winter months the Inrge sharks go to deep water- near tho Heads, whilo the youagor onos, varying, in size up to. about 6(t, remain higher. up the bay, and consume a large quantity of smalt fish. Before the reward was. offered tho fishermen could not afford to upend their timo in shark-catching, but now many of fehem have taktsn.it up us a business*. At, first largo numbers of sharks woro taken high, up the bay, but now the fishermen havo to go below* Mornington n'nd along the St Leonard's side in search of them. At tho Brighton station over 2000 sharks were, produced, land only, one, a "tiger" shark,, exooeded51t in length. Tho following amended scaleof rewards was submitted .to the Commissioner •ofCustoms on behalf of tho fishermen :— 2ft and under, 3d each ; to .sft, 9d each ; to Bft, 8d per foot ; to 10ft, Is .per foot j ; over 10ft, . 2s 6J per foot. Tho report of the committee of inquiry into the civoumstances of the death of William Arthur Gibbs, a scholar in. Christ's. Hospital^ who hangod himself, and into the management of tha Hospital, is published. The committca finds that tho allegations as to . the conduct of tho deceased boy havo beon substantially proved, and< exonerate tho authorities of the school and the monitor under whom Gibbs was placed;'. They find many nerious causes of complaint in tho I general management of tho school, bat theso, they say are duo not to tho shortcomings of individuals, but to faults inherent in the sys« tern. The committoo recommend the ro< moral of tho eckool. They say, '* If Christ's Hospital is to bo retained as a great boarding school, thovo Beoms to bo no anfcocedent voußon why it should be placed in London ; und we aro given to understand that the oum which might bo roalised by the sale of the prusont site would much more than provide for tho cost of removal. Liko the School- Inquby Cominisoiouerg, wo feel v great ur.w-illir.gsicss to aid in destroying the ancient traditions und venerable memories of the place. But thoao associations may bo too dearly purchased, and for a thorough reform m the management and discipline of the school, wo think that its removal from London is indiflpenanblo."' Of a County in tho North Island tlio oorretpondout of tha 0, D. Times writes: .-

The County, of Eden is remarkable, chiefly c for the seal which it obtained, but had no r opportunity of using during- its brief career . I ] daresay your Jreaders have heard of this seal. a The device was Eve eating the apple. Eve j was so like a, mor-maid, the applo was so like s a grape vino, and the whole was mado-so in<». g congroxo by'S mixturo of modern, ploughs,. [ Leicestot) sheep, and othor anachronisms, that i great fun. wa& made over the soal at tho time, t Tho seal hotpod largerly to kill) tho Council, i and to have ifc " hung up," as tho phrase j went hero. Tho Chairman has shown, however that he is still alive, whatever tho ; Council may bo, and haa given a ball to tho electors. About 350- were- present, and voted the Countios Bill a, good' thing— 'for ] that oecaasion, Fop- othor purposos, I; am ; afraid it is regarded with as little, perhaps , withi less, fator than ever.. j Of the Now Ministry tho Nelson Colonist , says :— The wildest dreamer cannot believe ' that Parliament will tolerate such a com- j lunation ;. tbo most stupid member supporting them cannot hope to have the- approval of his constituents, They will.be scoffed and jeered out. of oflico. They must be driven from, power without delay. Discussion is nofe needed— > to name them is. an. all«sufficient condemnation. 1 Respecting the Colorado. beetle, the follow-- ' ing letter appears in tho Napier Daily, Tele* * graph:— -'* Sir, — This insect, has boen among 1 us for the', last two .years in Mr Win. Stark'; ] potato garden at Mohaka. A gentleman i from Canada recognised it as tho same post" ] they were 'suffering from ttforo. Its habits j are nocturnal, sleeping about tho root of tho ( plant by day, ■ The sickly smoll of tho house \ hug is infinitely intensified in, this insect— l , am, &c, Mohaka, September 2& i 1877," ] With a. loaded pistol at your hosd < you would not triflp with a footpad Why ' then triflp with disease which is as often < na mUch £o be dreaded as the ruffian wlao demands "your money or your life" ' with. his finger on tho trigger. Recollect ] that a cough is the harbinger of consump* tion, that, a trifling kidney disorder may , devolope into Bright's Disease both considered) incurable maladies. Apply the ■ remedy while it is yet time, and remember that Udoltoo Wolfb'st. SqniEDAj4 ] Aromatic Schnapps is the best proven- j tivo.