The Lyell Times. SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1885.

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume V, Issue 224, 30 May 1885, Page 2

The Lyell Times. SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1885.

There is no return of amalgam from the Alpine battery this weak, as the general cleanmg-up. from all sources for the month, will be made by Tuesday Tbe result should be an excellent yield, and a splendid parcel of gold for tho quantity of quartz milled. 'The National Bank and tho Bank of New Zeakad, open their respective offices here for oidmary business, on Saturday aext, fw:h Tuna. Last week's Rsefton lottery returns were Welcome, 4150zs amalgam, from 90 toss; Keep-it-Dark, 2760 as amalgam; Inkermaa, 2350zs amalgam. The Resftoa and Greymouth teams of footballers tried conclusions at the latter place oh Saturday 1m i tbo people at the port, yiYiiig ;ho rtefers a defeat by six

points to take back with tham. It, was ■ j n good game. Ttieiv: w-i< plenty of rain, ! •<. plenty o"f mud and lots of exciting play. 11 ' lit no 1© - of to! 11 pc©»• accidents. The \ ileei'tou team subsequently met, on,J d«- j 1 i'eafced th«» Hokitika team, on the latter's own ground. The animal raeetia? of the Lyel! Licensing District Committee, will be held at the Court-house here on Thursday next, at mid-day. We understand there are no applications for now licensed, so : that the business will, for the greater ; part, be confined to applications for re- ! u*wals of the licenses airt-ady current. I We hare received from the publishers, : Messrs G. R. West awl Co,, misuj iiu- j I porters, of 13 Princes St. Dtuittdiu, a copy I j of the new son** 44 the Old Flag," composed j | by Mr Yiucent Pvke, and the fersea of | which, have already appeared in almost every uewpaper in the colony. The | | op iitOci and dashing styie m which the j j composer of the song htt.% hit the vein of I | national and military feeling lately j j aroused throughout Australasia, is well j | maintained by the music to which it has ! I been set by Mr G. K. West. It is being j | encored wherever sun#, and promisee to | become a. great favourite amongst popular i music. It has also been arranged as a j march. The song is published at Is. | The special meeting of the Manuka | Fiat. Company, recently formed with the object of working the hr-re alluvial waste it is named alter, came off on laies-lay last, there being a large attendance of shareholders present. Personally, there were 10,000 shares iT-pro.-enti.-d, and by proxy, lb,50); thus making KJ in all, | and only o,5()0 short ol the - : total number in the company. Mr John Fennel! was m tiic Chair, and the business which was oi more than ordinary importance, took until close npon mid-night to transact, j Messrs J. Home, and A. Horn, were appointed two Directors from among the Westport shareholders, and Messrs ..J. Fennell, M. Conradsen. F. Fed iersen, il. Garbett, and J. Bray, elected locally for the hrst six months. Mr James Inglis was appointed manager ; and Messrs Clark and M'Coy, auditors. A draft of the proposed rules was read and adopted, witu the exception of a few slight alterations. We understand active operation*; on the ground will by commenced very shortly,—tii*}. iii.-tmigjr, m e 4U; , :2 jantmi-j, completingregi.-tr.it o.i. At the meeting of the Inaugahu.i County | Council, held on V*edoosda? Lis:-, the | question of appointing A c h tirmun ! piesented itself. As the seat for AntonVs | is vac.tni, it was necessary that a J temporary chairman shoai l be appointed. • tr. M'Gmley in«»ved and Or. Lvneh seconded, ' 1 inU Cr. Craig be appointed I temporary chairman Cr. Meuteath proj posed, and Cr. Campbell seconded Cr. | Irving's nomination for tint o.'iice. Cr. | Iwohili here ictt the chamber. The voting was :—for the amendment, —Ayes ' Ore. Mentsath, Irving, Campbell; No&s : Ore. Lynch, M'Giuley, Cmig. The Clerk said the voting being equal, he would record his vote with the Noes, but Cr. Men tea th protested against that oiSoer : givmg a vote at all. To this the Clerk replied, that the County .Solicitor had advised that under the Standing Orders of the Council, he cosld exercise h!-> casting vote in such a case. Upon the motion being put, the voting was re. l versed, and the Clerk <Wlaveu Cr, Crai« ?j elected, and that jrenlleman then took • I Cue chair. The desirability of obtaining • further legal advico as to the legality of : the proceedings regarding the election of : the temporary Chairman was discussed, j and the Council adjourned until Thnrs- | aay. lije election of a mem her fen* >j Antonio'© riding, takes place on tho Oth j pros. [\lv Memeafcii was elected County I Cnytiman on 'ihursday last), i j Art exchange says u A great nawspajer i j reader was out hunting recently up the ; j Nils Valley, and a storm earning on he j erept into a ncliow log for shelter. After : j the storm abated he endeavored to crawl ' j but that the log had swelled so ( j tu«a it was impossiblQ to make bis @xic , Ho endeavored to compress himself as

m ic' i as posvdne, bit -.v j' n i.i u'Wont-sue* I ? ees.;. lie though. oi all Lie mean things ' s tic ha-1 ever done, tm.il Snnlly his mint] f reverted to the met that, in. esi-I of sab- ( - scribing for ins local paper he was in the habit of bonwing it from iiLs ueighbor, and thus defrauding the printer. On this bo felt so small th:it he dipped out of the t log without aft effort. i There are twenty-five thousand total j < 1 abstainers in the English army. j \ Mr Hislop is the new M.H.R. for! Oaniaru. Ho had & majority of <sl over j Lord lioidhaven. ! 1 i The British Government has purchased j | from Italy the ironclad ship Dandolo, I 110,570 ton?, carrying four 100 ton guns. | The Dandolo i 3 a sister ship to the i *• | Duillio, Jtod the two are the largest irort- | dads affoat. | A correspondent signing himself " li. j | A." writes to the Oamarn Mail as follows : j — l4 ! have two sons whose names will be | lon the Militia roil. I aiso expect another I | here in a short time, and that will make | three. Near me there is a property of I upwards of 2000 acres, that will not send I oue man to fight if need be. Now, what I I have to growl about is this —Here lam j with 250 acres, payiug heavily in the shape |of duties, &e. There is another big proi perty that pays but a small amount in the | shape of' these duties, and sends no one to | risk his body and bones to protect the country. Th#» towns are willing to send I any number of men. \Vannate offered to 'jforui a company of Volunteers, but the »! country could not afford it. Sir, I main- ■; tain that that land which sends no men , ; should send money to pay for those who ■ | are Willing to light for their hearths and ; j homes and other peoples' too. I have not : I seen the subject discussed, but I hope ; i your candidates for Oamarn will have | something to say en this head when they ; address the electors." s | The 3 uclit Stella, 230 tens, owned by J , j Sir Allan Young, shipped at Portsmouth, j recently, 170 cases of books, games, and • other tilings, for the amusement of the ; troops in Egypt and the Soudan. The ; yacht had been specially chartered by the t Princess of Wales's branch of the National Aid Society, which had also provided the cargo. TOYVLE'S PENNYROYAL & STEEL PILIS bvK FEMALES qaickty correct | ail irregul.ir;tie>.. hj ] relieve the di stress - i ing symptom> so prevalent with thy *ex. j | i3wxes Is an I2s IM. S of all Chemists. j : i'lvp ire.i. only by K. t. L'owie, Chemist, j , j Nou- ngham, Eugbn I. Wholes do of all ! i the Whuius de House..-. Eowarc of i»»»-j ■ nations. i