THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1871. "Measures, not Men." LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 193, 19 October 1871, Page 4

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1871. "Measures, not Men." LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Through pressure on our space we are compelled to hold over our usual leader, report of the meeting of Town Council, a letter signed J. Dewes, and other matter.

The sixth annual meeting of subsciibers to the Tuapeka Athenaeum took place on Friday evening last. Mr. Simpson, who occupied the chair, read the sixth annual leport of the Committee, and the balance sheet, from which we gather that the debt of £i>o that was on the building has been paid off, and that there is a small balance in the hands of the Treasurer. The number of subscribers to the library is 55, the same as in 1870 ; and the number to the Magazine Club is 23, being an increase of 3 on last year. There are 1227 volumes in the library ; the number circulated during the year being 1774, or an increase of 58 on last year. The Committee urged the necessity of increased accommodation in the rending room, and also the addition of a small room at the back of the building, which might be used as a Committee room. They also recommended the securing of a piano, as the readings and other entertainments would prove unsatisfactory without music. The report also suggested the propriety of having the ground fenced and planted, for the sake of impioving the appearance of the institution. The Committee desired to return thanks to the ladies and gentlemen who gave their assistance at the leadings, and to the subscribers for their support. The report and

balance sheet were received and adopted. Mr. J. C. Brown wa3 l-e-elected President for the ensuing year, and the following gentlemen, on the motion of Mr. Jamison, seconded by Mr. Bums, were appointed a Committee of management :— Messrs. Forbes (Treasurer), Abel, Ludford, Arbuckle, W. D, Morrison, Humphrey, and F. Bastings. Mr. Tolcher moved, "That the Government be requested to place at the disposal of the institution plans and models of mining plant, geological and other specimens, to form the nucleus of a museum." He strongly advocated the forming of the Athenaeum into a Mining Institute. Mr. Jamison seconded the motion, which was carried. Several questions having been put and replied to, a vote of thanks to the chair concluded the business. At the close of the meeting, a sale of magazines" took place, .which realised the sum of £3 10s. The balance sheet will be found in our advertising columns.

THE principal quarterly meeting of the year of the Wesleyan Church was recently held in Lawrence. There were nineteen circuit representatives present. The Treasurer's statement showed a small balance in hand for the quarter. The Eev. H. Bull accepted an invitation to remain a second year in the circuit. Eesolutions in favour of a separate annual conference for New Zealand were submitted to the meeting, and unanimously passed.

The proceeds from the ball lately held in Mr. Ormond's Hotel, Roxburgh, in aid of the funds of the Tuapeka Hospital, amounted to £20 16s 60.

As will be seen from advertisement Miss Edith Palmerston intends re.- visiting tlrisjdistrict next week.

The " Southern League " publishes -the fallowing extract from the London ■' Sportsman " :— " it 19 rather amusing and edifying to read telegraphic news from Europe after it has gone to the other side of the'world andbeen sent tack. Copies of an enterprising and well conducted journal in New Zealand — the Tuapeka Times- published at Lawrence, Otago, reached us yesterday morning, and in at least one of the issues a few items of somewhat astounding telegraphic Bewsaresupplied by Mr. Eeuter or some one else. In all the majesty of leader type - double leaded and wide spaced, as the printers call ifc— New Zealanders are informed that ,' Henri Rochfoot is dead ;' next that ' General Trochu is reported insane ;' and thon that the 'National Cuavds of Paris had delivered up their arms.' Unfortunately three such devoutly to-be-wished consummations were far too good to to prove true. It has been very well put by a pressman that all good stories are lies, and in the case we have quoted his remark is proved thoroughly. I}ut our Tuapeka contemporary is

not content with giving us a trio of good stories, he gives us two fine bits of satire by electric telegraph. 'The complete occpation of Paris was prevented by the intervention of England.' Would that the ' Battle' of Dorking ' had reached Lawrence ere the editor of the Tuapeka Times had allowed such a statement to appear in his journal ! But the second bit of satire is worse than the first. Our New Zealand contemporary on the 27th of April last, informs its readers that ' Cardwell's Army Regulation Bill has been read a second time .' From April to July, and where are we now?" The "League" then makes the following remarks on the extract: — " What an honor it is for an obscure country journal in an obscure Province to be thus even abused ironically in a London weekly journal. Who says that England ignores New Zealand.' Is our contemporary jealous of our world-wide celebrity ? We are astonished at the learned editor of the " League," who appears still to be suffering from Southland-Piailways-on-the-brain, cannot distinguish the difference between commendation and detiaction. The "'Sportman's " remarks are anything but complimentary to the compiler of Greaville and Co's telegrams.