OHINEMURI. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Paeroa, Tuesday.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 316, 14 November 1888, Page 2

OHINEMURI. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Paeroa, Tuesday.

At KarangahakeMr Pnrkos is still awaiting the Greymonth coal, the Ktimo and Kawa I Kawa coal being of little uso for smelting purposes. It is most unfortunate that such a series o£ annoying delays should occur at this time, when the fate of the district depends upon asiiGcessful process. | Good stuff is coining to hand from the Adeline reef. I understand that Mr Melville is about to erect a Cassel ore reduction works in connection with the Crown Mine, The Crown started work last week with eight men. Mr J. H . Moore of the Marototo G. and S. M. Co. has better news to report from his mine. There are about four tons picked dirt of magnificent quality from stopes above B level, beside a large quantity of general stuff which is also of high grade. About half of the picked dirt will be sent to the Thames School of mines to be treated. At Waitekauri there is little to report. Mason and White are on good gold in the Young New Zealand, and Skene is getting excellent diit in the Saxon. In reference to the latter claim Mr John Read of the Thames is now in Melbourne, and by last accounts has an excellent prospect of floats ing the property on that market. At Waihi the owners of the Britannia aie getting some nice picked stone from the winze. Mr Walker is still engaged in preliminaries, and I am afraid there will be nothing done in the way of quartz reduction this year. At Owharoa, Farmer and party are crushing a lar^e parcel of fair average dirt, and w ill not clean up for several weeks yet. A highly successful fancy dress ball was helc at Paeroa Public Hall on Friday evening last, (Prince of Wales Birthday). TheTe Aroha baud under the baton of Mr Eveiitt was in attendance, and Mr Ness officiated as M. 0. There were about fifty couples present, nearly all of whom were in -fancy costume. Miss S. Griffith as Folty was elected Belle of the Ball, Miss Norah Quinn and Misses Snodgrass and Ritchie also appearing to great advantage. The follawing is a list of the iancy dressea :—: — Mrs J. W. Shaw, Midnight ; Mrs Thorne, Florence Nightingale ; Miss Mills, Red Cross Brgadier ; Miss Griffiths, Folly ; Miss Shaw, Frivolity; Miss Moore, Flower Girl ; Miss Winnie Moore, Gipsy Queen ; Miss E. Snodgrass, Spring Flowers ; Miss Mary Snodgrass, Daisy Queen ; Miss Kate Queen, French Soubrette ; Miss E. Jackson, Bride ; Miss Gibbons, Bride ; Miss C, Jackson, Fairy Qneen ; Miss Watson, Saxon Lady ; Miss Davidson, Tennis ; Miss Kate Truscott, Tennis ; Miss S. Pennell, Nancy Lee ; Miss A. Pennell, Strawberries and Cream ; Miss Foster, Cherry Girl, A number of ladies appeared in evening dreßS. 01" the gentlemen's costumes the following were most prominent : — Mr H. Brady, Huntsman ; Mr C. Vi.ncent, Tambour Major ; Mr Stewart, Cook ; Mr Earl, Scottish Private ; Mr Edwin Edwards, Naval Artilleryman ; Mr W. Grant, Clown ; Messrs Bain, Cook, and Thrupp, Thames Navals ; Messrs Grayden and Ralph, Man-o-war's-men ; Mr McConnell,' Yachtsman; Mr H. Jones, Brigand ; Mr Halton, Jockey ; Mr E, Shaw, Cricketer ; Mr J. Clark, Dude. A large number of gentlemen also appeared in evening dress, Mrs Jacksoh catered for the ball, and gave every satisfaction. Dancing continued until daylight. A match between Mr Samuel Farmer's bgTmlacks, and Mr Tuthill'a bin Doric, took place on the Paeroa course on Saturday last, the stakes being £20 a-side ; 1£ miles, over 12 flights (3ft 6in) hui'dles. A good start was made, and the rivals negotiated 10 hurdles side by side.' At the elevenfh Tintacks struck and fell, Dorio' winning easily. A hurry scuny ■was lun also, and won by a Waikatoruare. 1 A > match for £50 a-side has been arranged between Ellesmere, of Karangahttke, and- Farmer, of Tauranga, to be lun at Kftikati on Dec. Ist, prox.; thedistatico is 120 yards. Both men tiro goo'S spoolers, und a first- class sprint is expected,