THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1877.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 10, 17 December 1877, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1877.

Mr 'lVolull olsowbere annoitnoes- a sweep ontbel'iiongtthuaCup, do bo drawn- on Mon. da% evening,. 24ilv Decetnbni'. ,j. W.,M'Lean and' Co', instructed by f §|fr Ingrain,.' announce an impotttnnt sate &f .fat oiittle this day,, afc 2b olclock, at tho Sloughtfr- Yards' As the weather wna very inviting on-Sutw-day ' evening, the stivers were ali : ve with strollers, and the T(yi©>i3« business places np^ peared to; be well pm'tronised:- The Brass Band tornod out itatl performed in a highly creditabl&.. manner*. The Band' gubsc^iientl^ assembled at the hall of the- Southern Cross Hotel,, for- practice .. Nothing defMfce is yet kno^/n as to the value or extent of the reporbed! new rush at Antonio's., Mr* Warden Shaw with Mr Mi Byrne visited* tbe ltocajity on, Friday last, and thpy report that the ground hns not yet been •sufficiently 'prospected to, pronounce anopiniin' Mr Heuberfc K©berfcs, the famous handstroke and cue- billiardist. ga.ve an exhibition entertain meßi in Gnlmer's Dail -ion Fiiiday, evening last. Tim ■coom was well filled and' tbe play throughout wus very interesting. Mr Roberts-had as an opponent Mr IT. B.ulleu, an amateur plUyei of high repute who. received 250.p0in18 ia n> game of- GOf>up. At an early stugp of thfl-gamc-tue tip came off" the ehnrn- ( ohampion's cue,, and having recourse to one '■ of tbe hpuae 1 - cues^ he wa&, placed afc some disadvantage. Moreover he bad/ wretched, luck and from fik-sfc to last played a, hardy uphill' game. Mr Roberta greateat break was' S's with several of over 25, and he made a great number of other double figure- breaks. MflSullen, hovvever,, pliiyed witb both>good luck a/idjtidgcnent and' eventually scored out wiu< ning by about 'TO 1 points. Mr Roberts next pliiyed a French cannon gawte 7ts'up wttbsfclr Howlandson r .piving; tlw latter 40 points Msr llobeyts plnyed wilL the finger an-di thumb, and bio- skilful execution elicited a repiti* tion of. appljiuse throug-hout the game. Hl9 skill in this diieotion ii truly 'astounding and he seems- to be able to>lceep on scoring afc will. It is- needless to cay that ha won the g-ime easily. Tlie exhibition clo?ed with, a number of-funcy band and cua Bhotssutihaa. screwing u.balHni turn into> all tbo pockets of the table ;■. running a, balli from bulk round a hat placed on the Bppfc, .into thO' night hand top corner .pocket. o!inuoning ; offl 4 all the pyramid balls in succession, the cannoning- from fcli'e ouahion into a bat,, eaunoningj otter the chandelier,, cannoning olf fchp table on to-a. I nil oil' tbe floor, cannoning through sixteen fcumbles andstwo decanters on the table-, diking the pyramid balls into tbe basket a.t fciie iengblv "of the table,. and a. number of other fan<-y shots which ura wjblL worth., witnessing., ,On Saturday evening M* Eiobcrts ajid Mr Bui len repeated the- contest at the same ■ odds, when tho- champion won easily, scoring the 660) with the- cue- while his' oppotaen.t was. scoiiiug;.l4d!, Mr. .Robert's play, otuthis oceasioßi7mß an iiinmense-imprope-me,nt upon;' that of the previous nigjtt, and he sbow-edi, sufficient. •to prove that be is a thorough ninsfev. of the game. At number of new) exhibition, shots wrre diapltiyed and. the entortainliner.fcclosed at 11 o'clock.. Avcorreapondeiit writes to us enquiring what has become- of the R.'eofcon FbofcrbalL Olub, ..and suggests that. a sbort match at-foot-bal] ,miglifc be,- judiciously introduced into the pro-fgran-me of the ensuing- shorts. Mn Stevenson, tvithi. S-trongbov/., Doncaster, ' t Mamma, and Jionablian Wylde,. trainers and jjockoys, iteiicbed Reeffcon,. from, Blenheim os < Saturday evening last. The horses are stalled ! at JiolHftYs- St. Alban'a boxeo-, andr constitute , a vatlier- formidable teatn ; . Mr- Blower's string are. esapected from Nelson, early, in. the r ve.k. There wall be a. sitting of the Courts 1 to-morrow naoruingj at the usual hoiu". The applications of Clillbrd- a-nd othurs for the Q , cuncellation of. the Deflftnce- lease is. esj)ected ;to take some tiirvei Mr. Button has, wt believe, been retained* by fcha applicaats. Journalistic "enterprise '"in Realbon is al g leusfc doiiig something; for the public weal, Al the lasl. meeting of the luan/rahua, (Uountj , Council the Herald tondered to^do tho whole of the .County advertising for a p6»iod of one - year for a, bulk sum of ono shilling^. Thf J same gapei^fcendereci for the likpsum for la»l i year's advertising, but tbe tendcrem being outdone in liberality by the proprietor of- this papen fai'cd 1 to oecure tho much oowteei I '' prize "—such is-life- } I>< reply to a question, put by Ifr Stevens ,<he G-oVernmenthave proftvisdd to removo-rhe " \ tolls on cattle and sheep, which ure now levied' on tbe West Coast road, tho Gown* i tnenfc considering thai thosn tolls, aro of a ' prohibitory. &har.actery

i Ou FrWt>j[ lust s v borne, tlw property of ' HrTb->ift» while fee-iug ftouvey.sd in lluJ train froiuCln'iatelnj.'fLt to Ash burton, took a flying In p out of :i higU-s'iilcd catlltf truck, ek'uring tilt 1 log. full, übout ue«tn fe>t hi^lo aacl alighting quite unhurt ci* the olhen side of ihu l.iiic, leuving li is halter mid one uh ie behind iv. tho truck,. Tlw train was going at the rate of about 15. miles an hour. Tliu Wfll.ii>gto:i correspondent of tlie Aui'kliUid Ilomld bos tlw following among his notes of Pavliiuueata-y proceedings :— • Colonel Brctfc is v gentleman who says, what he means without waiting to pick language. 5n Hi 3 Le»L-luti«o Council reuentliy, when addressing, members on tho question, ' That with a view of remedy ing the inconvenient and unhealthy stat^ of a portion of flio Pariiatnent building, it is. desirable to make the additions, and alterations therein as shown upon the plans areompanying the report hud upon <he table on. the 7th November," lw nijido use of the following^ expressive but rut-heir racy language :— » -•' There is a rug of a pupcr here wi'ich advocates tho cause of the peopSs continuing to revel in their fUtlu This wig— tliis greapy., unwashed beast, revels in ils own lilili. The GovesninoiU ought to-, be ne^uisitiunud to liriog soina -pressure to bear ' on Lke municipal body of feliis cLty., who seena. to thrive and fatten on their sanitary system," Guptain Bailey pointed out that,. as a matter of fast, the municipal body h-arl nothing, to do with, the- drainage of tliis. particular block of buildings In hU opinion, the recent bad; state of things- arose from bheir bein& in 3-ueh. clone proximity to all the effiiU-via uruingg from tohe kitchen, and back premises o tje buildings baid. for this they hud the remedy in their ownlmnda. 'Jrhe- Welling.ton.Poßt says-:: — The Government has- decided not to place any sum. on the Estimates in future far a colonial pri&o* fifing, but merely to> put on a small sum for local fwtin<r. Thus,, unless this decision be reversed, tlie nest colonial. prizoflring. will be bhe last of its race.- It is to be feared tluifc this will be a heavy blow to volunteering, as there can be- little doubt that tho hope o.f mtikingt one- of that chosen baud, who enjpys v pleasant free fcrip. ajid come back with plenty of prize-money, id a groat incentive to aasiduidy and efficiency.. ■ Uowev-er, economy, of neeessisy niiiat be the order of the clay, and we. awppose this annuul Volunteer festival is-a luxury, which the Colony cannot afford j-uat n«AV.

The good" tune corning tor Eeelton will aesiu'edlv lend to a* considerable increase- of popuMion-, the weuthei)' iknt has afflicted tbe district so long having broken up and d'\s* iippeured, and thifl roacls a^ain in good woi>k» ing order, will throw life, and cheerful iiprb ai'oiuid and lipoiv tb» portion o-f New Z'ealands so favoured, undi so blessed,, with all that), renders life agreeable,, bat which naturally >wd /'yequenttj leads to those habitsd" thnt eugeader disease through* exposure- to tramps, nnd obill&> the healthiest may be sickness down by RiaEUM.vr.ißM. RiSEFJt f A,Tic Gofj.', Lvimxao, IyTBiiJUTTKWu- Fktbus. J3ri,ioirs* NEss, &,(!., und it is well thnt till should know the most wimble cures for these uro the famous Inivius. M-E]}Tfia»B9 known as '• Ultolluh'i Great Xndiun Cures," — they can be- had of M. li. (B^isainge,. Chemist,, appointed sole wholcsuld agent for Eeefton and district. See testimonials- in. adverti*uig colnimnp..-^AD^. A'Miiiddy Uruin is- the usal Goncomifiant of a disordered stomach. Life's carss aro qji ito enough* fior the great thinking orgiuu ro bear without- being. plagued win h tha demons bfg^l)ten of indiji«'«stioH,. constipation, and kindred nil'iienis, JJut don't imagine yoit B<ua. dniise ti vuiy'tiwfe plng.ucß by violent i.-urg-aition. The one thing needful is ar. olterutive that wvll restore the regular notion of the intevmd mne,c]]inevy without in iiutmg or wi-akeniiif; it. tIBOLPIJO "WoLßJl's SsaiEDAM AItOJtATKJ Sq hnjU'ES "will do tliis.