Tuapeka Times. AND GOLDFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1872. "MEASURES, NOT MEN."

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 228, 13 June 1872, Page 4

Tuapeka Times. AND GOLDFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1872. "MEASURES, NOT MEN."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The last cleaning-up of the O.P Q. Company, Waipori, showed a result of 78 ounces for the fortnight's crushing.

The Lawrence Wintev Evening Readings take place at the Athenieum to-mono w evening.

We remind those interested that the general meeting of shareholders in the Devils Creek Quartz Mining and Crushing Company, Registered, takes place on the evening of Monday next, 17th inst., at Waipori.

The Chinese are leaving Wnipori in large numbers, principally for the Serpentine and Manuka- Creek. Over two hundred took their departure within the last three weeks. Many of them left in that unostentatious style popularly known as " skedaddling," greatly to the sorrow of the barbarian stoiekeepers they had favoured with their custom.

We remind -those ratepayers who have not responded to the call of the collector, that unless they pay before the 15th instant, their names will be excluded from the roll.

The anniversary of the Loyal Roxburgh Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.F., will be celebrated by a ball and supper, to he held at Beighton's Commercial Assembly Room, on Thursday evening next, the 20lh June. From the manner in which previous anniversaries of this lodge have been celebrated, the ball on Thursday night promises to be an unequivocal success.

Courts for the revision of the Electoral Rolls of the districts of Waikaia and Tuapeka will be held by Mr, W, M. Hodgkins, Revising Bairister for the former district, at the Courthouse, Roxburgh, on Monday next, the 17th inst., and for the latter at the Courthouse, Lawrence, on the 'following day, the 18th inst.

We have received the following communication in answer to the matrimonial advertisement which appeared in our last :— "The late Miss Flora M 'Donald begs respectfully to inform the two gentlemen who are still in search of wives, that as she has a few days ago entered into the bonds of matrimony (it being leap year she took advantage thereof), she is at present unable to comply with their valuable request ; and while wishing them every success in their matrimonial enterprise she sincerely • hopes that they will not prove so faint-hearted to their future correspondents as they have done to her, or the'probability is they may jump the broom-stick like Flora MD. P.S.— Miss F. MD. may also shite that she has been so extremely happy during the past days of her wedded life, that she has not had occasion to wield the three-legged stool. Dunedin, June Bth," "

We clip the following from the Newcastle (N.S.W.) "Chronicle" of the 23th ult. :— The " Upper Hunter Coiu-ier " gives currency to the j following, which will probably prove of great interest to residents in New Zealand, who, unless we are much mistaken, have never before had tho opportunity of hearing of the sad occurrence :—": — " An unfortunate man by the name of David Cameron was forwarded on to this town last Saturday, from Maitland. He states that he served in the Crimea, on board the Agamemnon, as a sailor ; he got his disclmige at Spithead ; then he shipped as an ordinary seaman for the ' run out,' on board the. Robert Henderson, and landed at Port Chalmers, New Zealand, some seven years ago. He then tried the diggings, but failed : eventually he joined the volunteers at 3s. 6d. a day, and fifty acres of land, to fight the Maoris, as he terms it, for ' death or victory ;' he got taken, with two mates, prisoners by tho natives, who bouniLtliem to a tree in a state of nudity, and smeared them with kauri gum, and set fire to the same, leaving them to their fate. His two mates died, but he, aftersufferingmostexcruciatingtorture,managed, to release himself, and wandered into the bush, where he was found by a search party, who at once attended to him. The poor unfoi tuna te fellow had his left arm burnt off, the fingers, also of his right hand almost to his knuckles, his right side and thigh completely shatteied, and where the flume careered around his chest and back, most unmistakeabie signs are left to record the agony he must have endured. He was an inmate of the hospital twelve months .and recovered. He met in Musclebiook with a few kind friends amongst the Freemasons, of which order he is a member ; they-attended to his wants, in addition to which other gentlemen, whose names it is needless to mention, gave aid to his relief. He was kindly provided by Mc?3i&. Jones and Biaget with a free passage ou Wednesday, to proceed to Cassilis, and fuither arrangements were made for him to reach Gulgong, where he hopes to find his relations." Tho individual alluded to is "Dooa .the Emn Davi," well-known on the goldfields of Otago and the West Coast. He sustained his injuries by being buvnt in his hut, at Tuapeka, while in a state of inebriation. The story he has t jld the N.S.W. folks, as a work of fiction, is really excellent. Davie will probably impiove as he travels.

The Arrow people want a resident Warden, and have petitioned the Government to appoint Mr. Stratford to that office. If the Arroivites are successful, the residents of iiungtcwu intend to follow their example. We are informed that Mr. Richard Lancastei i 3 about to erect a Hour-mill on his model farm. Beaumont, to be worked in connection with the other machinery. This will be a decided acquisition to the milling power of -the province, and will probably command th? up-country trade. Mr. Lancaster has secured a never failing supply of water, and the mill will be kept going winter and summer. The Chinese are progressing in the arts of western civilization- Hitherto celestial butchers have been dependant on the ba,rba;ians foi supplies of meat, but a Chinaman has established the business of slaughtering at Evans Mat. According to appointment, the Presbytery of Chi tha met in the Presbyterian church, on Tuesday evening la/st, when Hhe Rev. James Cameron was inducted into tho pastoral charge of the congregation by the Rev. J. Chisholui, of Tokomairiio. The liev. J. Kirkland, of Inch Clutha, addressed the minister and people ou their respective duties. There was a large at tendance of the" congregation considering the bad state of tho weather. The soiree in coi - nexion with the induction took place last night. A report of the proceedings will appear in our next issue.

MErTiSGS of the Lawrence Town Council and of the Athenaeum Committee, which were to have been held on Monday evening last, lapsed in each instance for want of a quorum.

A LFCTURE, in aid of the Woslcyan Parsonage fund, will be delivered by the ltev. EL Bull, at the schoolhouse, Tuapeka Mouth, on tte evening of Tuesday next, the 18th inst. •

IN order to encourage prospecting and the settlement of a mining population in the Beaumont district, Mr, Bichaid Lancaster is letting water at 30s. per 100 inches. There is a laige area of auriferous ground in the district, which only wants working to yield excellent return*.

The story related of Sir Isaac Newton that when a fire before which he was once sitting became disagreeably hot, he called a servant to remove the fireplace, has been surpassed. A party of jolly good fellows one evening met at a hotel in the Tuapeka district, and, as is usual on such auspicious occasions, Glenlevat circulated pretty freely. When argumentativeness had supervened upon hilarity, one of the party, rightly thinking that he had imbibed a sufficient quantity, got up and essayed to leave the room. Despite, however, a most careful and repeated search, he could not find any mode of egress. Finally he gave up the search, and sat clown, in despair. Suddenly a bright idea seemed to strike him , and he bawled out in stentorian tones, " La'loid (hie) bring me a door, so that I can get out of this infernal room ! "

The Headings given in the Wetherstones schoolhouse rfn the evening of Thursday last were well attended, and seemed to be satisfactory to all. As usual, the proceedings terminated with a dance.

Captain Baldwin, the Travelling Sub-Com-missioner of the Government Life Assurance Department, will deliver a lecture on "Life Assurance : its history, principles, and advantages," in the Athenieum Hall, Lawrence, on Monday. The chair will be taken by Mr. Tyke, E.M. Those who have heard the lecture de~ scribe it as instructive and entertaining, and as the subject is one deeply interesting to all classes, there ought to be a laige attendance. The admission is free. The alteration of the date is owing to the indisposition of the lectaregi

The body of the unfortunate miner, Arkenstall, who was buried on Monday, the 27th ult., in tha Ereak-'era-All claim, Switzers., had not, up to the date of our Latest advices, been recovered.

Larrkenisji seems to be spreading all over Otago. It has now extended to Lawrence. One night last week a band of juvenile youngsters paraded the town, throwing stones on houses and at windows. They threw a large stone through the bedroom window of a gentleman, which neaily struck him on the head. Had it struck him, a serious wound would have been inflicted. We recommend the police to sharply look after these incipient ruffians. An accident, fortunately unattended with serious consequences, occurred to Cobb and Co. 's Tokomairiro coach, about half-past three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, when half-way down the declivity near Havelock. Mr. Pope, the driver, considered it imprudent to proceed further, as tho the frozen snow rendered the footing of the horses unsafe. He turned the horses back up the hill, and immediately on doing so one of the fore reins broke. The team then became unmanageable, and commenced. galloping round in a circle on the point of the,spur. After" they had careered round fora short time the coach fell into an abandoned paddock and capsized, throwing out the occuI pants -four Indies and the diiver. One of the ladies, Mrs. Uien, was severely shaken and bruised; and it was at first thought that her arm was broken, but this was not the case. The other ladies, beyond the fright, sustained no injury. Mr. Pope was thrown a distance of several yards, but he also escaped injury. The coacli was left where ib was, and a trap pro- -, cured, in which tho passengers and mails were taken into Lawrence. Mr. Pope rode in and led the coach horses. Mis : Uren's injuries were attended to by Dr. Halley.

Winter, which up to the commencement of the present week was exceptionally mild, ha 3 now .showa itself in its. sternest aspect. At; eight p m. on Monday snow began to descend, and continued falling heavily till eleven a.m. the following day. In the morning the streets of Lawrence were covered to a depth of fiom four to six inches with "'beautiful snow." In tho afternoon a sharp frost set in, and continued increasing in severity till past midnight. During the evening and t' c gieiter part of the night the cold was most intense. Early on Wednesday snow again began to fall, and has continued to do so, with but slight intervals, up to the time of our writing, and the clouds allow no sign that the weather is going to clear up. The flakes weie generally about the size of a shilling. The downfall on Monday night is said to be by far the heaviest that has taken place in Tuavieka for the last eight years.

Advantage v.as taken of the opportunity by many to indulgo in the pastime of snow-ba. * ing, and all Tuesday numbers of the most sober <uid staid ciKzuns of Lawrence were to be seen nvidly careering about the streets, hitting and being hit. Itioquired a good deal of generalship to traverse nny of the streets without gftting struck by <snow- halls, for the various parties amusing themselves were always on the look-out for a fresh tiriival, and in the exuberance of their jay at seeing one, "let him huve it" with a warmth of feeling and accuracy of aim chiirming to behold from a safo distance. The utmost' good feeling, however, prevailed, eveiy o:\e giving and taking with good humour. The colonial juveniles were in the wildest state of delight, and pelted each other enthusiastically all day long, keeping up the fun till thuk. Several large snowballs were in;<de and rolled about, the largest being constructed oh Colonsay-street onil rolled to i.he front of the Commercial Hotol, It was about five feet in diameter.

According to the "Dnnstan Times," the. Clyde people showed their loyalty on the 24th May last by giving " three times three hearty cheers for the Queen and Mr. Uazlett.'' Why Mr. Hazlett's name was coupled with the Queen's does not appe.ir. The only reason we can give is that Mr H.izlett is Mayor of Clyde. It that was the reason, surely Mr. Hazlett's name ought to have come first.

Owing to a variety of causes— principally want of sufficient notice, and the inclemency of the weather— the entertainments given by Sir. Moiton Tavares and Miss Surtees, on tho evenings of Friday, Saturday, and Monday last, at the Commercial Assembly Rooms, Law. icnce, were very poorly attended. • This is much to be regretted, as the pei fornmnccs were undoubtedly the best that have been given in Lawrence for many years. The programme comprised tragedy, comedy and farce, in each of which branches of the dramatic art the artistes showed high proficiency. The closet scene from "Hamlet" was given each evening. Mr, T.ivare3* impersonation of '* Haraleb " was a finished piece of achiyig, and Miss Surtees* as the queen was exceedingly good. Loud and continued applause followed the conclusion of the scene, and both lady and gentleman were called before the curtain. In scenes from Richard 111. and the Honeymoon, Mr. Tavares was also excellent ; and the audience manifested their admiration by vocifeious applause. A scene from the Hunchback was given each evening, and was splendidly performed. The entertainment commenced and terminated each evening with amusing farces and comediettas, among which may be mentioned, "A Morning Call " and a " Model Husband," bpth of which evoked repeated bursts of laughter and applause. "We feel sure that should Mr. Tavares and Miss Surtees again visit us, they will have the patronage they well deserve.

On Tuesday last, section 5, block 6, comprising 97acies, Hankleburn district, was offered for sale at Lawrence at the upset piice of ten shillings, by Mr. Matthew Hay, Auctioneer. After some spirited bidding for a hhort tSfle, the section wis knocked down at seventeen shillings per aero, to Mr. Herbert for the' New iJealand and Australian Land Companr.

this sum is bound ,tolte reduced to something like 1&),600 as soon as 'the "neighboring Colonies see the desirability of sharing in the expense in order to obtain the advantages which swift communication with California and ' New Zealand would open up for them. Mr" Yogel, on behalf of the New Zealand Government, would willingly have made the Victorian share of the subsidy L 27.000, the former paying the L 32.000 if Victoria would have been content with a branch line out and in. But, as we have remarked before, Messrs Duffy and Berry preferred to pay the extra LSOOO, to secure the advantages inseparable from making Melbourne the port of departure; and we think they were quite right in doing this, as the difference will be more than met by the expenditure at this end which will accrue from the terms of the contract, and by the expense that will be avoided by not now having a change of boats at Auckland on the outward trip. The freight from San Francisco is not likely to be much, and therefore the transhipment at Auckland w 11 involve little trouble or expense to shippers. On the other hand, the freight from Melbourne will be large during the wool season, and therefore it is of great advantage to our consignors for the vessels to go straight through to their destination from this point. The terms of the' agreement are therefore such that no one can reasonably cavil at them ; and, having regard to the importance of this line to Victoria, Parliament should ratify the doings of their te\ rasentatives without any delay, so that the necessary arrangements may be made to start the line bn the date proposed, namely, the 19th of September next. — Independent.