KAIKOURA NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume IV, Issue 174, 8 May 1869, Page 5

KAIKOURA NEWS.

Thkee can be little difference of opinion as to the Kaikoura Herald being tire liveliest literary production in the Province, and we find from a copy just to hand that the editor has applied hit whipto the Exprett , because in re-printing a local from its columns, respecting the postal service between Kaikoura and Christchurch, we appended a fopt-note in contradiction. The Herald did not state distinctly what was ia Contemplation,; and. we on. secondary testimony denied it. ' Finding out a day or two after what really war intended wo purposed tenders”were Tcalled for a weekly service between Blenheim and Hawkeswood, so we ■lafc the m atter pass. Our mentor acknowledges the affair is trivial, and yet takes up over a column of His paper with the subject. After

prefacing the dose by a flattering notice of j ourselves, ( for which we thank him,) he j proceeds to castigate both us and Mr. Bagge, who is as devoid of blame as anyone can be, and we take this opportunity of stating, that whatever our distant contemporary may think, the officer in question is most civil and obliging, especially for a Government official. It appears that no less than 48 persons have applied to be placed on the electoral roll for Cheviot. A considerable stir has been excited about some 200 lbs of gunpowder and other inflammable materials, which had been placed in the lock-up by order of the Superintendent. Upon complaint being made of the danger incurred, the local magistrates ordered its removal to some place wher the danger to her majesty’s lieges would be less. From private sources we learn that Sergeant Goodall applied to the Superintendent to know where it had better be placed, the reply was to the effect that it should not be disturbed. It was however removed to. the Custom-house, and a difference of opinion, or more, has arisen out of it. Other trifling matters have fanned the illfeeling, which has reached a considerable height, of which we expect to hear more. t , Sergeant Goodall has been ordered to Blenheim, and another constable sent in his place, without any reason being assigned. The mail which arrived there on Tuesday last conveyed the first intimation of the order, and as that officer is deservedly esteemed by those with whom he has most to do, considerable feeling was exhibited as the news spread, and rightly or wrongly, it is supposed that he is being sacrificed to a personal feeling which exists between Mr. Eyes and the Resident Magistrate. A rumor only reached Kaikoura on Monday that some change was intended, and telegrams were sent to Blenheim to enquire into its truth. As Mr. Goodall is Clerk to the Bench of Magistrates, that body consider his removal offensive to themselves, and one of them has since waited on Mr. Kyes to enquire the reason, but was denied the slightest satisfaction. A letter from one of the most influential settlers at Kaikoura has reached us which strongly urges that Goodall ought to be retained not only because he is generally liked and respected by the people, but that there is not the slightest grounds for his removal, and that he is a most efficient officer. We are further assured that the matter will not rest here, but that the higher powers will be invoked on his behalf. The following extracts are from the Herald:— ' “ We understand that a meeting of theTrusI ees of the Public Cemetery will be held in a few f days to consider the application made by the I Rev. Father Seauzau to have a portion of the Cemetery Reserve set apart for the use of the Roman Catholic body. We have no doubt but that our much respected and reverend friend will meet with no obstacle in obtaining the grant he desires. It is usual to subdivide public cemeteries and give each portion for the use of different denominations.” "We are informed that a gentleman wellknown in this town is about starting a whaling station at the Peninsula. Two boat's crews, it is said, will shortly make their appearance, with appliances and requisites necessary to carry out the work. The boats are at present in Queen Charlotte Sound, and as soon as the season commences—in a month’s time—they will be brought round, and whaling operations at once began. We heartily wish our enterprising townsman every success, and trust to see his anticipations fully realised, £BO a tun is freely given in New Zaaland for average oil, and the establishment of a fishery here cannot fail to prove highly remunarative to those initiating it, as well as benefit . the district at large.” . . , »«\y e are gkd to perceive that our mend the Clerk in the Telegraph and Post Offices has taken the hint we gave him some few days ago, and discontinued the appliances of his late practical joke when connecting the telegraphic battery, the handle of the door, and the zinc plate beneath. The door is now looked against the intrusions of ■; the public, and we presume the gentleman in question finds that simple method of keeping people out the most effective after all, and less troublesome to execute. We trust we have heard the last of these unjustifiable jokes, which, to say the least of it, were not in very good taste.” »» Certain disciples of St. Crispin were rather gay during the week. Facetious they always - are * joviality is, wo believe, a knack of the trade; but ’we knew not that, in “ spare and happy moments,” Knights of the Awl would oftentimes shew themselves martial, and pugilistic even, when honor was at stake. A striking and emblematic representation of that celebrated set-to in which, each in his way, Heenan and Tom Sayers covered themselves with well-earned laurels was witnessed upon the ocean beach not many day* ago. The aforesaid disciples—one of .gigantic proportions, the other of humbler but apparently tougher nuke- rivalled these two heroes'* of the age, and battered each other for three mortal hours most unmercifully. Claret was flowing, bread-baskets were suffering, men Went to grass and up to time again, and the blows, fast and .fierce, resounded as far as the Cave Cliff At last this brave men, wanting refreshing, rose each from his “bed of gore,” and proceeded hence to heal feelings which nought but “strong spirits” had disturbed before. The United Brethren lodge ofOdd ’Fellows are announced to hold their anniversary dinner on the "6th instant »r Ho»t Albyn Close’s,"the Kaikoura Hotels to’be followed q»y a grand Ball on the 10th May, in aid of the Widow and Orphans* Pond of the same

lodge, when the elite of the district are expected to muster strongly. . As we named in a recent notice that “Dr. J. B. Williams” had expressed some opinions on the Cattle disease, the following letter in the HtraU may not be uninteresting to our readers :

“Sir,—ln a paragraph in your lajst issue you commit me to an expression of opinion, relative to the ‘ Cattle Disease,’ which I most certainly never uttered. There must have been, some mistake ; I certainly did not say that I could not believe it to be malignant * Pleuro ’ of Europe ; and at different times I have expressed myself as being very sceptical as to many of the so-called contagious diseases in man diptheria, for instance. As to the disease being contagious, or otherwise, that and others arethe questions which I am at present engaged in endeavoring to throw some light upon, and I have every reason to believe that I shall succeed to a very great extent. “ In the investigation of any particular disease, whether in man or animals, we are to apt to forget that like causes produce like effects, and that there is no effect in nature without a cause. To arrive at satisfactory conclusions I hold that we must endeavor to note various stages, and whether any or all of them are amenable to treatment, and if so, to what extent; and whether it would appear in any to be influenced by local and natural causes.

“ I feel that a paper upon such a vitally important subject—upon the satisfactory solution of which the interests of every settler in the district depends more or less—should be thoroughly comprehensive, and I am endeavoring to make it so; but as the nature of my present engagements are such that I have only Saturday at my disposal for the purpose, I am not prepared at present to place my views before the public, you are correct when you say they are ‘ very decided.’ “ As I know you did not intend any offence in the paragraph referred to, I shall not order pistols and coffee for two this time, but should it happen again I do not promise to fire so high as on this oceasion. In fact you had better at once take warning by the last unfortunate editor I killed in well, no matter where.—l am, &c, J, B. Williams.”

We wonder who the victim was, and where the horrid murder happened. Our facetious contemporary appends the following foot-note: “ The * Paper’ of our pugnacious and learned friend will, we feel sure, be received with considerable anxiety by the many cattle owners of the district.”