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Southland Times, Issue 670, 15 May 1867, Page 3

Specimens of the auriferous quartz* taken from the reef lately disco vered-J at the Waimangaroa, about 12 miles from the' Buller, hare been received in Greymouth. The Argus says : — " Competent judges do not consider the sample as indicative of a good generally payable stone. We are informed that capital has already been subscribed and maohinery ordered to work the reef. Up to the date of our letter (14th instant) the new rush at the Orawaiti had not been attended by any positive result, beyond the sinking of the prospecting claim, the prospects of whioh wew good. A. large stream of population was sotting in, and. tha publican* »nd. Qtfcejrf %\ Weotport wow doing 'i wwiof tatfo' 1

The" "Melbourne Argus " of April 22nd informs us that a lady well-known to playgoers in this city (Miss Eloise Juno), has achieved a decided success at the Theatre Royal, in the dual character of Miss Thistledown and Maggie Maofarlane, in the farce of the "Bonnie Fishwife." We pbserva in the same paper that the nautical drama' - " True to the Core," which gained the prue bequeathed by the late T. P. Cooke, as the best production of its kind, has been produced for the flrtt time' in the" colonies at the Princess Theatre. Mr J. H. Allen, who played an engagement in this pity recently enacted the principal character in the drama, but judging from the criticism upon the performance, he failed to impress the audience very favorably.