Untitled

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 318, 2 April 1875, Page 2

Calumny won the Kyneton Handicap: s A private London telegram reports the" rise from Id. to 14. in the price of wool; : ;:

Wild pigs have'again become more plentiful—a good number having been killed of late. A ball in ho"or of the opening of the new schoolhouse will be held on the. evening of Friday, the 23rd inst. ~„."

The Loyal Naseby Lodge of Oddfellows meet during the winter season at half-past seven o'clock, commencing this month.

: The steamship Durham'has arrived at' Melbourne/ 48 days from: Plymouth • and the Great Britain a few hours later, 63 days out/ /There is ho'foundation for the report that: Mr. H. Bastings, M.P.C., intends to contest the.Waikouaiti seat in the Assembly.

Professor Halford has received £SOO from the "Victorian' Government for the purpose of making experiments with snake-bites and their remedies. ...

The conditions under which the Provincial ' Government for an improved sluice box—otherwise, called a gold-saving apparatus—%ili'f be found in our advertising columns. : On the evening of Easter Monday a dance - was got up at the Town Hall by that very; energetic master of c eremonies, Mr. E. Hall,; which was well atttended.

The shooting season/ we 'believe," commenced on the Ist inst. The large freeholders in the Waiereka Valley have issued notices prohibiting shooting on their grounds. The English mail, via San Francisco, will close at the district post offices on' Monday next. Letters posted at Naseby on Thursday morning at 8.30 -will probably catch the boat. The English mail via San Francisco, which arrivedat Auckland on Saturday last, may. be expected on Tuesday morning. There is a slight chance that .the light portion may be up by Saturday's coach.

The Superintendent of Qtago having offered a portion, of the salmon ova expected to arrive by the ship Timaru to the' Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, Mr. Johnson,- -the Curator, has gone, south to. take charge of it.

: The Goldfields revenue 'collected 'in the Tuapeka district for the year, up to March amounts to £5,921 95.~7d. Of this sum £224 3s. 2d. is rent tinder leases, and the remainder is all. goldfield3 r evenue. " •' ' " : '' ""-'••'-="''-• •■'' , A lecture is announced in aid' of the District Hospital, to. be; delivered in the Masonic Hall, on Wednesday next, by Mr. B. Gordon. As the lecturer is to give'liis own experiences as a;traveller;vthrpugh: various ; countries -an original ; and profitable entertainment is anticipated. ?. . 1.:;.; .. .; , ...; ;, . ..:._,, ~., ~j ',. The 'Daily Times' believes that the actual subscribing of the money for prospecting reefs to be subsidised by'the Government will not be made an absolute rule/ as wher. private;personsiare. concerned] its equivalent in labor and material will be taken into consideration. ~ •■■•.•,■ _

The Stewards of the Dunedin Jockey Clubjhaving considered the circumstances attending M'Kay's riding in the steeplechase resolved:—" That William M'Kay be disqualified for 12'mbnths' from riding on the Diinedin conrse for 'foul 1 riding'in the steeplechase"' on the Forbtiry Park, on the 25th March.!'; ; . ~..r , f si : ' ■

Fkoju: April..l, 187 i, to March 20, occupa" tibn 'certificates, under' the" Agricultural: Leasing Regulations,-have bien issued for 9,1 31, acres ,of land,, and applications are now perid foiv 11', 866' acres, - "principally of u'nsurveyed land, and these applications are awaiting decision until the—land is surveyed. Within the same T period_ 2,080 acres have been'bcdupieci finder £he 'deferred-payment system. The above 45..-in> the. Tuapeka district. ~,..,-. v rj. f .,. ? * ~, ~? Thp 'Times should itbe dev. cided'by the SusrWe f GourVthat'cails-t^Dh , ~ mining-shares-liannot 3ie Lenforced unless' legal projceedings are commenced within fourteen days from- the date of-call, -as provided;by the Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, -it is determined to- register all future companies under the Joint Stock Act, as no ■company's business can be carried oh under ;the former.

\ The appointment of Mr. E. Grairger to the [curacy, of Waikouaiti appears to have been. the wishes of the-~people,'as- public* ;meetings at Waikouaiti and Palmerston were •unanimous iu their wish-that the Bev. Ewd. SWilliams of rTaseby should be installed. The ;Bishop, however, intimated to the local ves*jtryirieri that it was riot in "accordance" with'the usages of the church to hold public meatlrigs to discuss bo delicate a matter the appointment of one, out of so mam r aMc gentle-nun. with whose qualifications the parishioners were not in a position to judge. The amounts of the various stakes won by the owners of horses, at the late Dunedin

meeting are as follows: Mr. Delamain, £945; Mr. Coombes, £200; Mr. Nosworthy, £200; Capfc. Hutchison, £177; Mr. Barton, £120; Mr. White, £100; Mr. Gourlay, £SO; Mr. Goodman, £7O; Mr. Cotton, £42; Mr. ;M'Kay, £35; Mr. Blatch, £ll, and the Master Howe silver cup presented by Mr. E. Pritehard; Mr. Keenan, £lO the total amount being £1,990.

A Good Templar's Lodge has been opened at St. Bathans by Mr. J. P. Armstrong, M.P.C , assisted by Bros. Eagle and M'Eachan, which promises to be a great success. Upwards of twenty members were initiated, office JjearerssweEa appointed, and other important ba£tnes¥ transacted. The Lodge has been tailed the "Excelsior," and I think great credit is due -s<xMr.-John-Eagle for the.active-part tak«£ by him in its formation.

A Cokkespondtsnt from St.~Bathan3 writes", to us that in a late issue a contributor has incurred the displeasure of a number of the Ja>, dies there by his comments on their appearance at the ball given in honor of Ireland's patron saint on the 17th of March, contrasted? with that of lady visitors from a distance, who certainly turned out well, and added materially to the success of the affair. He displayed a great want of courtesy by speaking of; them in such terms, and I do not wonder at them taking umbrage at his remarks.

- Mb. litrxs, of Waihemo, announces the s ale of all his stock, farming and other implements, on the ground. The sale is fixed for the sth of May. The farming stock, vehicles, pigs, poultry, &c, are well known as being of sua. excellent description—Mr. Luis having been a most energetic practical farmer. The .list of cattle, horses, ploughs, &c. } will be seen in detail in our advertising columns. Luncheon will be provided on the day of sale. It is probable that Ja-aps will run from : Uaseby to the place of sale. . ■ -■

I We regret to have to state somewhat positively that the, Head Race cannot be expected, to be b) ought in before the-next-summer; Mr/ Abbot/having completed bis contract "between the' original contract of Pearce's and the lower contract of. Dillon's, has, wc understand/paid off nearly all Ms hands. It does not appear to be at all likely/ this being the case, that there* is any intention to force completion of the.contract which taps the Manuherikia be-, fore the spring. '"" ! - ' ■'■_

Ameeting of the Nasehy Progrees Com-', mittee was held on Thursday night to considenthe selection of -land on Messrs. SandersV. run—Mr. Brookes in this Chair. .The subcommittee's report was: read and adopted," re-t. commending the block to be taken below.the road between Aimes' and Douglas' Hotels.l .The Committee unanimously resolved that- it was not advisable-that any land should beta-.., ken on the Naseby. side of Mr. Sanders? fence because they considered the land inferior, and would be likely to lead; to. a/conflict with-: the future mining interest of jfaseby., It was recommended.that one-third ;of the sections should be 100 acre sections. The Secretary was instructed to svunmon a public meeting,'" should a more definite expression: .of public opinion b.Q' considered necessary in the : matter;f