THE Mount Ida Chronicle. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1870.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 84, 23 September 1870, Page 2

THE Mount Ida Chronicle. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1870.

To what extent the complications at present unhappily existing in Europe may affect the carrying out of the financial Scheme, introduced into and carried through the General Assembly by the Eox-Yogel Government, it is impossible to hazard eyen a conjecture. Much will depend upon the proportions which the war will eventually assume, and on whether or not Great Britain will be enabled to maintain her present attitude of perfect neutrality,,,, or whether, imperceptibly as it were, and reluctantly, she may find herself drawn into the thickest and • fiercest of 4he conflict. The cause which Great Britain would in such case espouse' seems uoubtful, and we, would' s rather, I allow that question to be• settled' (it'n cessarv) 'bythe Home diplOma'tists than veuture | at distance from the scene* and | with such imperfect inibrmatioiDlas to i the true causes of the war before us, j to express ah opinion. Of one" fact j taere appears to be no doubt, if we can i rely upon the opinions of the ; ' Home I press, and that is that the feeling of the British nation is against the action taken by France in the matter, and that the Emperor is severely censured for his obstinacy and precipitancy. Wliat we have more particularly to dwell up-, on on this occasion is, as we have stated, the effect which this war is likely to produce upon the hew Scheme. That it can be for anything but for ,e yil, there.is. no, possible hope. Already nave the telegrams announced that in the Honie market t money is both scarce'anH dWr^^at'the rate of discount-ate the; Bank -of England has risen, that ;the i whole) commercial world is unsettled, and. conndencfeCsMk'en' to it's 5 'Very'' eehtr-e. In a time such as that now existing a%Home. there is a' disinclination on the part of .capitalists to speculate... SuehEstatefof things; is : the direct ;i and L inevitable -consequence of and the distance of New Zealand from the s^ne^\a^tion.-inakeß- : even more difficultyiithan were sbd~ nearer Home. This arises from the fact that distance in all cases ; creat;es, a, feelingof insecurity; in'* s the mindtj, money. lenders, and this feeling An ; ihei present instance U is- • creased, from the ; future course of Great T Britaih beihgihvblvedin mystery.' When a sense of ihsecuritv.and uncertaiiityis onceintro'dp.ce4*into the money * market, with : to; the safety or otherwise'of any investment; the feeling almost immediately, assumes .the character of & panic,' and besV securities are' allowedT to-, pass by unheeded and, .without, ;notice,, A .Kothing could possibly-have taken -place more injurious tp) the than the present lamentable war, nbr>' could it more inopportune, seasqiL, )It w \ypuld;seeni matter of dpuiitj-i even though 'backed; by 'the Imperial, guaratftee; whether'or'no't t!he millionidan' ! can" hb^'' b'd'bDtained/'ex.

cept at such a rate of interest as would deprive it of the greater part of its value —as even with the guarantee the money can only now be obtained at a rater of interest which was totally unexpected when the guarantee was asked by -the Colony and promised by the Home Parliament. The extreme favor with which the financial scheme of the New Zealand (xovernment was received alike by the House and the, country, •leaves no reason to doubt thai; the hap-, piest results were expected to accrue from that policy';" and from the general approval of all parties, there is every cause to believe that the result of that .policy would have been as beneficial as was anticipated. It is, therefore, a cruel disappointment to all persons in the Colony, to find that tl.c headstrong .conduct of one or more European powers, with none of whom we have either connection or sympathy, has, in all probability, put an end, at least for a time, to. a scheme which seemed to promise such .satisfactory .:results to ..New Zealand.

Wars of late dayS'have not been, as were those in days of yore, prolonged over years and even tens of years, but have generally .been sharp, short, and decisive. We trust that the one lately entered upon maybe no exception to the late rule, and that, a very short time will see peace restored to Europe and the world, and the gentle avocations of peace again succeed those of horrid and bloody iW;ar. We wonder how much longer the world will allow its peace to be disturbed, its commerce prostrated, and its family murdered to please the vanity, satisfy the appetite, or satiate the ambition of crowned and irresponsible tyrants. In the latter end of the nineteenth century the world in this respect would seem to be as foolish, if not more so than it was one thousand and more* years''ago. i -*~

. We understand that the Na~eby Jirass Band -will be present at the Spring Meeting..of the Mount Ida Jockey Club, on Tuesday, 4th

A> T advertisement in another column announces that the publicans of Naseby are requested to meet at the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday evening next, at.eight o'clock : A meeting of the Fire Brigade will be held ' in the Empire Hotel on Monday evening next, at seven o'clock sharp. Ix consequence of the loss sustained by the Messrs: .Sanders, Ivyeburn station; by"-dogs worrying the sheep, we understand that poison is laid down on their rtin, for the purpose of putting an;-end L to : sueh .annoyance for the fu- | tiire, All stray dogs found on the station will i be destroyed. j . Wb; ;understand; that.' Mr. John Alloo, the I Chinese Interpreter, has resolved to put an end j to the system of gambling so prevalent among ! the Chinese in this Province, and intends to j take immediate action in this matter. He ! states] that the Chinamen can make a very good living on any: of the- Ol;igo Goldfields, and blames their gambling propensities, for their general poverty-stricken appearance. He intends, making his first: raid- amongst : the gambling'houses in Naseby. We. trust good results may follow. It appeal's that in .'.Otaga there .are some, fifteen or twenty gambling adepts scattered, oyer the.various Groldfields, who, in His opinion, if a severe lesson was given them, would either soon leave the country or change , their.^occupation.: /The number of Chinameh'workingoh the Groldfields without miners' rights is, we believe, considerable,'and their gambling proclivities, when they are possessed of a few pounds, lead them rather to risk iti at'the' gambling table than pay it into i the Court-house for the purchase of a miner** rjghj..;..; r : i .;/_ ;,,: ..„ ./-... •..-:-••.'. :.'.:'.. We understand that Inspector Percy is to be stationed at Clyde, and that Sergeant-Major Mopre will, take charge at Tuapeka. . ;. . . lucky "finders of the 220z. nugget and the 140z5. ( pf goid at.the One Mile Creek, jUst outside the municipal boundary of Queenstown, have since been enjoying themselves amazingly. The correspondent of. the ' r Dun r stah Times'' writes I—"JEvery day a halfhogshead of beer finds its way from the brewery to the.One Mile. This is ' sweating it out' witli a Vengeance, arid is something new in the shape of imbibing. If the lucky finders mult" spend theiriMoh'ey'in vl drmkj )j they might at least give the publicans a turn. Thirty-six ounces! qff gold, turned into-barrels of beer, at wholesale prices, will kill the poor men before they can drink it. all ; up; | -..-•-• : in the rumor th *t the Government have determined to qall.out the Militia for.active training and exercise. 1 His Honok the. Superintendent has .been invited to a 1 public take place to-day, " in recognition of his services to the Province" as a member of the House of Representatives. i The consul of the' North German Confedederation invites a meeting of German residents in Dunedin, for the formation of a committee to collect subscriptions on behalf of the wounded soldiers; of the ; German nation', widows, and children, and to take, such other;;steps as may. . be necessary for this purpose. The D.anes, Norwegians,, and Swedes are: oalled-onto meet at'the Scandinavian Hotel, DuUediu, for the purpose of making prelimi r nary arrangements for a Scandinavian Sooiety. The Warepa correspondent of the ' Bruce ' writes :—" Some attention has been called to an advertisement in* the "Gazette' for a teacher to a school at a place called Dry-bread:—by-J10; means,an inviting oiaine—salary]'

£l5O per annum, upon the somewhat singular condition that he be a single man. The natural inference is, that the gentlemen composing the committee are in a different state themselves ; blessed, perhaps, with a round dozen each, and find two or three marriageable daughters hang rather heavily. Drybreadites * must be a slow set certainly, ami-deserve to go without butter for life." The Tyrolese hats (says a London paper), which some gentlemen have taken to, are now ornamented with pheasants' feathers, parrots' wings, and humming birds' heads. For mourning, blackbirds' or ravens'; for halfmourning, swallows' or magpies' are worn. One enterprising hatter has contrived to fit these adornments with an apparatus for imi- ' tating the cry of the bird selected as an appendage. - A slight movement of the forehead is sufficient to set the little machine in movement. It is, therefore, unnecessary to take off the hat on meeting a friend—you frown or elevate the brow—the bird screams, and this constitutes a greeting. Town sections were disposed of by public auction, at the survey office here, on Wednesday : last, by Mr. I). Barron, surveyor. The purchasers were: —Section 30, Geo, Collett, £3 ; section 73, E. Horswell, £3 ; section 76, W. J. Millar, £3 ; section 77, Mrs. Wilson, £3 ; section 109, L. W. Busch, £3 ; section 110, G-. A. Chapman, £3; section 111, D. * Pipe, £3; section 113, E. Hall, £3 ; section 114, !F. Horswell, £5. Macraes—-section 5, Hjorring and Millnr, £5. The Loyal Naseby Lodge of Oddfellows will hold their usual fortnightly meeting in the Lodge-room, Empire Hotel, on Tuesday evening next, at 7.30 p.m. We would remind all parties interested that the adjourned sitting of his Honor Mr. Wilson ' G-ray's. Court will-take place on Saturday> the Ist proximo, at 11 o'clock, in the Court-house, Naseby. We have been requested to notify that the Rev. Mr. Dasent will conduct divine service at the Union' Church on the morning of Sunday next, 25th inst. The Rev. Mr. Burchett will preach at the Kyeburn Diggings on Sunday next, 25th inst., at 2 p.m.

An advertisement in another column an- , nounces that Hilton's Company mil make their first appearance at the Masonic Hall on Satur* day evening next, and on the following Monday and Tuesday evenings. We, in bur last issue, expressed our opinion of the high talent of this company, and of the treat which -we feel sure is in store for the puhlio of Naseby. The formation and construction of Leven street is being now jpushed on vigorouslv. Already is a considerable portion of the .chai.nelling and kerbing on the south side of the street on the road to completion. It is impossible to over-estimate the advantage and comfort which will accrue to the public when this work sh:ill be finished. The meeting of the Xaseby Fire Brigade appointed to take place at Hunter's Empire Hotel, on the evening of Monday last, fell through in consequence of there not being a quorum. , The sale by Messrs. Inder and George of ""* 1 the stock of Mr. Gufthey, at St. BathanX 4 whicli took place on Thursday last, was well attended, and highly satisfactory prices wen-, we understand, realised. We have made it a general practice to avoid publishing the yield of gold from the - claims in the various workings of the district. We have adopted this course from the fact that, as a rule, the miners do not care to have their returns circulated, and that therefore 9uoh accounts cannot be reliable. We may, however, state on the best authority, that in all the various workings' the returns have been of late higldy satisfactory, with an ample supply of water. The miners, of course, complain of the high price of water, but wi* cannot seo how that price can be reduced until the district is more, abundantly supplied than hereto- f . fore, competition becomes more keen. How far the Government scheme for improved water supply may tend to effect that object time alone can determine.

With the exception of Wednesday lost, the weather lias been spring-like—warm and genial —and those *vho are fortunate in having gardens have not neglected to attend to that which ■will greatly conduce to their creature comforts and pleasure* during the summer —viz., the sowing of vegetable and flower seeds. We are glad also to notice that the planting of treeß * and shrubs has engaged a muoh larger share of attention than in any previous year. There • are many kinds of trees whioh thrive well here, and no one will dispute the amount of pleasure which artificial plantations in a district like - this, where there is no natural foliage, must produce. Wu are glad, to find that the first Spring Meeting of the Mount.lda Jockey Club ia likely to prove a great 'success. Already are there a horses, with whose names and antecedents the , "Nnseby" public, are well acquainted, spoken of as competitors. All that will be wanting to render the meet an agreeable one, and the sport pood, will he a fine-day* and that we th-nk we should be able to calculate upon with some degree of certainty at so advanced a period of spring. By an advertisement in another column, it is notified that Monday next, the 26th instant, will be the last day on which advertisements, to appear on the race" card of the Mount Ida Jookey Club Spring Meeting, can be received. The advent of spring induces us te endeavorto wake up the Cricket Club from the state of supineness into which they, from some "unexplained cause, allowed themselves last year to drjft. If we remember rightly there was not a single match played either among the members ' themselves or with any neighboring district. There was in fact an utter neglect of the game, almost to the extent of the ignoring of the existence of a Cricket Club. After the amount of money and labor expended in the preparation of the ground, it is more than a pity, it ia an actual shame, that the club should be allowed tp_, collapse.. In cricket as in ' all other ' clubs instituted for athletic sports the retirement of tome of the old members from active service, from marriage* or other causes, should » f i i l .;. ■•' -•' ,

I W 6r stim^ te . than damp the ardor of 'the r vS*!' a ? d dubfe a ™ug them a spirit to em ulat uhe deedg of deceßßfll We at wiU find : the the Mount Ida Cricket Club earnest in clnvas--Bing tor new members, and active: inMay, and fltnat we may have the pleasure of chronicling tueir success in many matches with the neighboring districts.. Cricket is too old and too national a game to be suffered to decline or to dl e out of effeteness. ■•--/-.. . . • ~) | Wk are glad to hear that, the residents of this «>wn, m recognition of the valuable' services rendered by the Kev. Mr. Burchett since he i)een minister of the Dmon Church, -Naseby, have resolved npon inviting that gentleman to a public tea meeting prior to his departure for Australia. The meeting will be » S5 m fc -, he Union Church, on the evening of Friday the 30th inst., and it is confidently ex- ' pected that there will be a full attendance.: ~ f iJ, 2 ,?* liad tlie'pleasure of inspecting one l • t 7 i° r 8 celebrated soda water machines, ' h iSr ct ktel 7 been introduced into Naseby oy Mr. Hall, the aerated 'water manufacturer. J-ne present machine is of the first class, aid [ the article which it turns out is of unimpeachI able i u fact the celebrity-which these [ machines bear throughout the world' render any remarks of ours upon that point superfluous. The machine's turuing-out capacity, •when m full work, is. 600 dozen per day. The <lrraks which the machine will produce are soda water, lemonade, sarsaparilla, and indeed every description of aerated drinks. The " possession of such an agreeable addition tri the comforts of the people of the llogburn caniot tail to be appreciated by all classes of the community. Mr. Hall deserves the greatest credit »or his pluck in embarking in au undertaking }.so costly in a comparatively small to nship° but we have no doubt that his endeavors 4> «ater for the public will be duly appreciated, And substantially acknowledged. We wish ; him every success. KTasebt is again about to lose one of its •oldest andj most; respected; ?es.idehts-HMr; J. Steedman having disposed of his'business at and being about to leave the district. We are sorry to have to record that a fatal epidemic has lately made its appearance on the Kyeburn Diggings.. V Its attacks Mve'generally ~ 'been upon young chi dren—two of whom have already fallen victims to its, severity. The names of the children' are J bbiiald M'Hardy, aged two years and seven months, who died on Sfrr 10th inst '-' and Eli zabeth Leighton M. Hardy,, sister, of the nabove, aged ,six years, I who died on last. Dysfhtery is [ reported by Dr. M'CambrTdge to have been the cause of death, and the. whole of the family were affected with similar symptoms. Dysentery is, we-haye been-informed, very prevalent ou the Kyeburu diggings, though'we have not H heard of any other fatal- than those.,meu : tioned. The disease has'not at present been \ j *raced assignable K : ~,. ..,.,. ~,. ..,, !