The Lyell Times. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1885.

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume V, Issue 221, 9 May 1885, Page 2

The Lyell Times. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1885.

The first pa; «atl cleaaing-up &t tli§ / p le baite y, nince the renewd of c ishingope r n ; ons. —vi as made on F iday week past, the lsl >sfe., and but for an oversight, th? resu t, winch is t very satisfactory one, would hay® appeared ' • onr next day's issue. The pi ites, berdans and r pples, g.*ve 3570zs of amalgam from 257 tons of stone. The re sum for the week ending yesterday, is 809nzs amal?aui, from something under 200 tons of stono.

The Rev. Father Roland, v '■] conduct Mass and Vespers at St. Joseph's tomorrow, at the usual hou s tor morning and evening sei /ices.

The annual meet'ng of the Lyell Lictnrnx District Committee takes place oil the 4th June next. AM applications must be lodged not later than the 14th ist. The Hampden District Committee meet on the 9th June ; applications to be lodged not later than the 19th 'nst. We draw attention to Mr Jno. Brown's trade announcement, which appears ; n another column, of hav : ng purchased his brother's old-established boot • mak \g bus' leas at Lyell. The National Bank, and the Bank of New Zealand, open their respeeVve offices here to-day for ordinary business. The property across the river, known as Kepi's dairy, and Feriy reserve, is open to the public for sale or lease, —tenders closing on Monday next. As daily farms are not numerous, xnd as there is always a good demand for milk here at all times, and espeeially daring the winter months, this chance of what might be made a comfortable little business, w: : 71 not be oyerlooked by likely parties. An application, for cancellation of the Mai ma lease, at Eight Mile, was lodged at the Warden's Office here the oth&r day ; but we hear that the matter is not t© be further gone on with. This ground had a narrow escape, through non-pay-men6 ot rent, and abandonment, some t ; me ago; and, had the applicant, on the present oecasion, only pressed his case, he might have given the Company a start the wrong way. We understand the proprietary exists at Dunedin. or somewhere else, but wherever its head-quarters are, they appear to be veiy indifferent in the matter of active operations on the lease; and in that respect, have a very different conception as to thw value and possible utility of the property, compared with that formed by some of the public, who would willingly work it, if thrown open. Protection of vested interests in times of depression, and after heavy outlay, is all right enough ; but this company has done Hut little to deserve that sort of consideration.

One of the Uibute bands, named D. ftoxetti, engaged working the Italy rr'ne, had about as nairow an escape from a serious accident oil Saturday morning last, as was worth earing about. It is custemaiy with the hands when on the 1 '" way to work, to each take a load of laths, or other necessaiy inside timber, required during the day; and wh'lst one of the men was getting a quantity, he disturbed the stamp, and bui.t portion of a larse fallen tree, which rested on the sidelH*. This started rolling, and caught RoseUi, who was standing on a spar underneath, —but fully ten feeL off ihe'grorml. Knocking him ©ver, the two went rolling over and over together for some d'stance. His mates at once went to his assistance, and when picked-up, he was v.nconscious, bleed 'ng profusely, and seemed hurt about the upper parts of body. With com mendable promptitude and good feeling, they, with a few other fiends who happened t© be available, carried him straight to Larsen's feiry, and soon Mr Larsen, accompanied by Mr Eon let, were on their way with the sufferer, by * boat to the Westport Hospital. We are glad to learn that Rosetti's injuries are not serioui, and that he is progressing favorably.

Trie Lam pile u peowlt 4 ., or ;».t Its'So the majority ot the seet : on of the community, whirh felt any eonco .i in the matter, have declared agahist any increase in the number of licensed houses for the next three years. Fiye voted fov, and nine against. Now, can it be said that that vote really shows the t:ue feeling on the subject ? Look : ng at the nu libers polled, we should say not, and iu company with many others, wu most u iiiesitat''igly saf that tke Local Option clauses of the Act, as affect'ng scattered districts, are a miserable failure. These i r stricts extend over a lot of count /, and it has been shown on more than one occasion, that a compact few, m one corner, to consistently advocate their own narrow views, can adopt tacties which may place outside localities at a disadvantage. It is generally felt, that a licensed accommodation house is essential at the Owen River ; but who, we should like to ask, hi a poll of this kind, represented the residents most concerned in that remote part, or the travelling public, who should also have a voice ? The whole thing is oEie-s : ded when it comes to country dist.iots.

We have received from the publisher, H. Westcott, 28, Budge Row, Cannon St., a copy of the March issue of the " Implement and Machinery Review," which is published in the interersts of the hardware, and iron manufacturing t ade. It is excellently got up, full of useful information to those interested in machinery, or, in fact, anything pertaining to modern improvements or inventions in connection with any branch of the hardware industry; and gives illustrations and d-agrams, besides a lot of useful reac'ng matter in the shape of reviews and articles on subjects o interest. Drunken Stuff.—How many children and women are slowly and surely dying, or rather beiwg killed, by excessive doctoring, or the daily use of some drug or drunken stuff called medicine, that no one knows what it is made of, who can easily be cured and saved by American Co's Hop Bitters, which is so pure, »imple, and harmless that the most frail woman, weakest invalid, or smallest child can t: ust in it! See. Facts.—Close confinement and careful attention to all factory work gives the operatives pallid faces, poor appetites, languid miserable feelings, poor blood, inactive liver, kidneys, &c., and all the physicians and medieine in the world cannot them unless they get out of doors or me American's Co's Hop Bitters. None need suffer if they will use ittreely. See.