Lyell Times. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1886.

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 293, 2 October 1886, Page 2

Lyell Times. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1886.

The usual sitting of the Resident Magistrate's and Warden's Courts will take .place at Murchison, on Tuesday the 2nd November, and at Lyell on Wednesday the 3rd November. A meeting of the Lyell and Central Buller Jockey Club was held at Fern Flat on Saturday night when Mr Bait's resignation as treasurer on the plea of ill health was accepted and Mr Owen Lynch elected to fill the position. The following officers were elected :—Treasurer, Mr 0. Lynch; Stewards, Lowick, J. Campbell, J. Reid. J M'Dowel), D. Sullivan, J. Rait, C. Trower, and A. Snrth ; Clerk of course, Mr J. James; Clerk of scales, Mr H. B. Huddleston; Jua<:e, Mr 0. Lynch ; Starter, Mr T. O.Romke. A programme was also drawn out which appears in another column, it was also decided to start au active hunt after the needful. An instance deserving of the sympathy and assistance of kindly disposed persons is supplied in the case of Mrs Douthett, who has quite recently been compelled to undertake an expensive, and to a person in her state necessarily dangerous journey to Nelson for the purpose of undergoing a painful and critical operation for cancer in the breast. About six months ago the sufferer made a similar journey to Nelson, when a successful operation was performed in removing the right breast, and at the present time the removal of the other one has been found necessary. At a consultation held at Nelson during the early part of this week among the four leading doctors three were in favour of the operation and one against, when Mr Douthett was telegraphed for and left Lyell on Tuesday night. The expenses in connection with this misfoitune which has befallen the Douthett family can readily be imagined, and the case is one from its unfortunate surroundings which deserves I the promptest and liberal consideration of | the charitably disposed. We hope to see

the matter taken in hand as soon as possible in order to in one direction lessen if possible the sufferings of a family already in great affliction. The Bank of Sou'.'i Wales agency will open in Lyell on Thursday next, the officer in charge returning to Westport the following morning. The usual monthly meetings of directors will be held at Mr luglis' office as ollows Tyr Connell and United Italy on Monday evening, United Alpine and Croesus on Tuesday evening. The extraordinary meeting in the Victor Emanuel will be held this evening. A representative of the National Bank, Keel ton, will visit Lyell next Saturday, as announced, for transaction of usual banking business. There has been no change of any importance in the Alpine stopes for the pastweek. The usual output of stone has kept up, and the hands are pushing ahead with the drive being taken into the point where stone was found last week at the northern end of the claim. The monthly cleaning up at the battery will take place on Wednesday. The directors of the United Italy met on Thursday evening to deal with the tenders for the crosscut east from Potters' level, and that of llichard Morgan at 18/3 per foot was accepted. In answer lo several enquiries, we are pleased to state that " Korari" has again commenced to contribute to this journal. The copy arrived too late for this impression and is held over for next. " Korari " has now got himself into some wild region in the Marlborough Province, eleven days by mail distant from here.

Mr Inspector Hodgson will hold his annual examination of the Lyell State School on Monday, October 11th, commencing at 9.80 a.m. Any children desiring to be examined in their respective standards must inform Mr Rot ton not later than Friday, Bth instant. A very strong movement is now on foot in Nelson for floating a Public Crushing Company at the Owen reefs. Our energetic friend, Mr M. Byrne, is at the head of affairs, and with his experience in these matters we may expect soon to see stampers at work in the Owen. From particulars received from a reliable source, we are placed in possession of the following information respecting the Champion Copper mine, Nelson. There are peculiar circumstances in connection with this illfated Company that many are not aware of and they are as follows: The first promoter, and afterwards legal manager of the Company, Mr A. D. Bayfield, was at one time manager of one of the branches of the National Bank of New Zealand on the Coast, the same gentleman is now official liquidator of the unfortunate Company; and it so happens that the bailiff in charge of the Company's the N actional 1 to crown all, the interim secretary for the new Company, with the legal management in perspective, is Mr Black, also a late manager for the National Bank of New Zealand. Whether the Company floats or not it is difficult just now to say, but it is doubtful if it does float soon. Mr Black stands out in the cold, but the other two erstwhile managers of the N.B.N.Z. have " made their marbles good" in holding the liquidatorship, and the man in possession. We don't suppose if the Colonies were searched through a similar case to the above could be found.

We are requested by the Postal Department to correct an error, appearing in our last issue in the Inland Mail Services advertisement. The services Gibb's Accommodation House and Murchison via Longford twice weekly; and Murchison and Upper Matakitaki, weekly; should have appeared numbered 2 and 3 instead of 1 and 2. The tenders close next Saturday. We see by our Coast exchanges that fresh tenders are being invited for a through service iu two days' from Greymonth to Nelson, thrice weekly. By utilising the existing railway facilities at each end, Brunnerton and Belgrove, and an alteration in the time tables, we see no difficulty in the Service being carried through in good time. We are receipt of the new issue of the Sydney Bulletin, that journalistic phenomenon which has sprung up and become great in so short a space of time that the wise ones are at a loss what to make of it, and in the new dress it is a very great improvement on anything that has preceded it. The Bulletin is preeminently the Democratic paper of Australasia, and has a staff second to no paper in this country. It strives to exclude from its artistically-condensed columns all matter which is not of general human interest. Alert, pushing, and aggressive—the very type of the civilisation of to-day. The Bulletin of Heaton George, Woods, and Traill is dead, and in its place stands The Bulletin of J Miley Harding, William MacLeod, and J. F. Archibald. The proprietors have recently gone to very great expense in importing new printing machines, improved appliances and processes for wood and photo-engraving, and superior printing-ink and paper, in order to keep the paper a long way ahead of anything else produced in Australia. Mr Phil. May, who recently came out from England (where he was employed on such papers as St. Stephen's Review and Siciety) under special engagement to 'ihe Bulletin, shares with the well-known Mr. Livingstone Hopkins tho work of supply illustrations ; and the literary staff recently added to by the engagement of new English and Australian writers now includes the foremost litterateurs* of the old word and the new. The Bulletin is thoroughly Australian, and consistently Domocratic in its treatment of all the leading questions of the day ; is strongly

opposed to the immigration of the Chinese; and advocates an misectarian progressive policy for Australia. With its present literary, artistic, and mechanical staff, it is certain that the Sydney Bulletin will largely add to the previous success which it has deservedly attained. The Postmaster-General has concluded arrangements whereby the result of the Melbourne and Caultield Cups can be reeeived by any person resident in the colony by payment of Gd on the morning of the race. The Westport Evening Star has received the following letter from .Mr W. 11. Rati)burn, dated " Wyndham, August 9th :—-You"will doubtless be surprised at. getting this from me at such a short time

after the last; but things here are at sixes and sevens. The rush so far is a complete fiilnre. Not more thon 900ozs. have come down altogether, and at the present there are not more than twelve parties on tee field who are getting anything at all. Men are coming down every day and selling everything they h ive got to get money enough to get away. During the last three weeks filly 400 have left here by steamer .and sailing craft, mostly going to Poit Darwin, distant about '250 miles, where a railway is about to be started. All the tradespeople hjre are looking yery glum, as there is absolutely nothing doing. Fine horses, as good as you would see in a day's travel, are selling from ,£G to .£25, with all fittings complete ; new collars, 12s Gd each drays and spring carts, .£lO to £l4 10s. Nothing but pack horses cau at present get to the iield. About 70 miles from here a splendidly equipped dray, with ten horses, lies completely smashed up, and for over 150 miles you can get enough firewood to last for a year from themays that are smashed along the i;oad. Exery one is returning with the same cry 4 Don't go up ! There is no seam or defined lead ; it is only a patch here and there. I have myself only seen soz. from the field. Prosectors are out in all directions, from 40 to 100 miles fron the field, but up to the present without success. There is only about four tons of food on the ground to supply about 800 men, and as yet there are no police there. Those who were supposed to have gone up have not yet made a start. The Government Resident here is only devoting the time to whiskey instead of work. A little sthooner from Auckland, called the Griffin, arrived here last night, three months out, all well. Just fancy! When the wet season sets in here everything will be floodec, an I nobody will be, able to get up to the field. Advise everyone who thinks of coming not to do so until they receive further news, as such a course would be absolute folly at present. Most of the people here are New Zealand." «