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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 54, 1 August 1890, Page 2

The Australians won the Sussex match in one innings and 45 runs. In their match with Kent they had lost two wickets for 99 runs, Murdock making 41, and Barrett, not out, 87. Diphtheria appears to be prevalent in Blenheim.

I Mr Herbert Jones is waking good progress with the additions to the Town Hall, and another week will pretty well bring them to completion.

The, direct steamer Tainui arrived from London on Tuesday. • P; Campbell, well known in sporting circles, President of the Caledonian Society,' and starter of the Canterbury Jockey Club, was married on Tuesday to a . daughter of the late Hon. W. Robinson.

Another lode of antimony has recently been found in Endeavour Inlet,! only nearer Wedge Point, and the lucky owners are now trenching the ground to ascertain which will be the best way to open it out to the best advantage. We hope it will more than realise their bast anticipations, and become another link in the chain of this prominent industry. Sir Julius Vogel is suing the Colony for £13,000 for commission on floating loans and loss of office as AgentGeneral, &c. About three years ago he petitioned for £5,000; but the Committee which inquired into the justice of the claim decided that he was not entitled to it,

It has been proposed to form a Farmers’ Co-operative Agency Company for Marlborough. A similar co-operative agency has been a great success in the Canterbury district, and elsewhere, and we do not see why one in Marlborough should not likewise/be a success.

We understand that Mr A. W, Dillon,, who has been host of the Pelorus Hotel at Canvastown for several years,Ts about to erect an hotel at Waikakaho, and we can only hope that Mr Dillon’s enterprise will meet with success. We believe aMr Holfred,:who has been in the same line of business in Canterbury, will be his successor at Canvastown..

The rink was again well attended on Tuesday night, and the novelty of dancing the first figure of the first set. was introduced, and was gone through successfully. We believe it is the intention of the committee to have a competition: as soon as. the, stage is finished, and also to introduce other novelties, besides having a fancy dress carnival, It was stated in the Public Works Statement that £13,000 had been expended on tracks, &c., on goldfields. The Pelorus Road Board have had nearly £330 out of that amount, but we hardly think that sum is a fair proportion, as we are under the impression that we are entitled to nearly double that amount.

Mr S. J. Maealister advertises .900 shares in the Southern Cross ‘GoldMining Company for sale. : The eighth call in the Mahakipawa Alluvial Gold-Mining Company will be payable on the 13th inst.

Attention is directed to the Government land sale advertisement in another column. :