OHINEMURI.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 267, 26 May 1888, Page 2

OHINEMURI.

(From Our own Correspondent). ; A most successful day's sport in which i business was judiciously combined, took place at Mackaytown on Thursday last, in honour of the Queen s Birthday. A number of well-contested footraces, etc , took place. Andrew Dihar and J. Ellesmere divided the stakes for the Mackaytown Cup, (£3). Peter Grayden won the mile in good style. The event of the day was, however, the football match between the Wanderers, (Thames), and Ohinemuri clubs. The Thames boys drove up in a break about one o'clock, and were received with cheers by the crowd. At 230 play commenced, the visitors playing with the wind. Some pretty rough play ensaed and jthe home team were evidently out of practice in passing, etc. An awkward piece of play on the part of one of the Ohinemuri men got the visitors a try which Brownloo failed to score from, the wind carrying the leather to the east. The second spell saw similar play, the Thames men again scoring an unconverted try. The game was thus won by the visitors by four points to nil. During the day a sale of livo stock was held, Mr Edwin Edwards weilding the hammer. Mr. J. W. Walker was the principal buyer, taking a line of Lincoln ewes and lambs at 7s. Several good horses were sold very cheap. There were do buyers of the better lines of horses. On the evening of the Queen's Biithday a well attended Ball was held at the Paeroa Public Hall. About thirty couples attended, and dancing was Kept up until about 4 a.m. Matters in the various mining centres are much the same. It is stated that the sale of the Woodstock and Kenilworth mines, at Knrangahake, has been spoiled by some damaging statements which were made about the properties, and which, if not altogether untrue, were made up simply of portions of the truth, which, told singly, and not being the whole truth about the matter, do more harm than downright lies. More bona fide property than these two mines does not exist on the Peninsula, and for persons to wantonly and malicj,qusly damage the name of a mine for ulterior motives is nothing less than criminal. It is said in a quiet way a good deal of attempted blackmailing is often done in mining matters. I have heard of cases where men, who have been refused work, and for other causes, have actually written to gentlemen at Home and in Australia, deliberately attempting to damage the fair fame of mines, in which the objects of their dislike were concerned, Bush work lias almost totally ceased at the Junction Mill, owing to the portions of the bush which are now being worked being flooded. Owing also to the difficulty in drying and bleaching the flax, that work is nearly at a standstill. This has thrown a number of people out of employment. ; It is confidently expected that news, confirming the cablegram recently received by Mr E. M. Corbett re the floating of the Jubilee mine, Waitekauri, will be received by the incoming 'Frisco mail. I understand that the actual wording of the cablegram sent by Mr Kersey Cooper, above alluded to was as follows : '• Mine floated , will be out in June." There is also no doubt that Mr Corbett has been empowered to draw on the Bank of New South Wales for what money he required for necessary labour. Mr Vesey Stewart will also probably turn his attention to Waitekauri when he arrives, which will be by tho liimutuka, leading London on the 31st inst.