Local Intelligence.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 306, 22 November 1873, Page 2

Local Intelligence.

IN passing along the main road on Wednesday last, about a mile bri tne'iawrence tide ot the Beaumont,, w& observed < that one of,. the culverts had given way under the weight of some waggons which had apparently passed over it the some day. if it lias not already been pat in repair, we trust the road-men' wiHaee to it, as might lead to serious .accident*. „ The sale' of Mr. LyngV furniture will take place this tfrenißg, at To'clocfc Wk. learn Jkbat Mr. Roberj; Tuokej is the successful tenderer for the mails to and from Tuapeka Mottffo, W*ipor£ Blue Spur, and Wetherstone*\ OH Thursday, Mr. Fredrick Wilfe, agent for Miss Clara Stephanson'a Dramatic Company, arrived in Lawrence for the purpose of making arrangements for the opening of the company on the Jst December. Miss StephensonV trump card is the burlesqae of "Ixioh,"' in' which she .dibplaya an immense amount of r&Jlicking fun which is perfectly contagious. She and .he* tTOupeWe gdmj 'to Oamara to perform on the 'occasion of tba Agricultural and Pastoral Show in ,th*^ town. Bjer coninttiy contains at least three vtty gooo" aetdrt, arid Miss Marion Moore will appear when the troupe, perform in tawrence. Their stay wijl probably be limited, to three or four nights. ' • '' • '■ 008 S*i««ery<S(»re^)diitlefitleferred to a Dr. Stewartin connection fritfa thß Switjsers Hospi* taL WeHbelfeveT that some people hmve con« founded the Br. Stewart of Switzers' jrith the Resident Surgeon of the Tuapek^ Hospital. ' beg to . assure our readers thai;, the Resident Surgeon of our Hospital has not gone to Switzers, and he is not the gentleman alluded ii\ our Switzers cptrespoiidenoß* ... WE perceive that Meters. Cargill and Anderson nave ad-Kertised for persons who are willing to learn the shearing basinets. To apprentice* they will pay at $he rate of 15b. per 100. Fo* apprentices, it wUI be acknowledged .that this, figure is satisfactory: " ~ " • . A coapßO»ißE wm arranged lately -betjreen Messrs. Cargill and Anderson and- their shearers. The latter withdrew their stipulation thaVthey should get £1 per 100 sheep, and aoceptel the former's offer of Its. 6d., and «v these terms fifteen of the men who struck for £T returned to the shearing-shed. . . The Dunstan coach broke down on its up* wan! journey on Thursday morning List, whilst going at.l »tp»cty P&«e near Belknsy Stai^on. 'TheaxleWiJdßnlyonippedin two. «TfiiJ-box-paasengers and coachman were thrown off, bat not injured. Craig—immediately started forTok^mairirp. He did not allow graW Wgrow xsxdhi Dis^brsW feet on th* road, for at 1 p.m. he drove into Lftwreaoetet4s for » frejfe «ttrj^

"Wmre informed that Mr. David M^n&h feaitiuwed yesterday Mr. P. Nioolli interest in ih» Great Extended Compmny'i daim, Blue Spar, for tiw«un of £2AXk W* are informed that Messrs. h HfcUenltein It Co. have completed arrangements to start ■tartly in Dunedin *n extensive clothing factbty, wjual to the largest establishment of a similar^ mttt're in Melbourne. The manager, with a tomplfete and experienced staff of hands, ' will shortly arrive|tb Dunedin from Melbourne. Messrs. Hallisnstein have also arranged with the Government to bring oat % number of artisans front home. The firm intend |to nse largely New Zealand made tweak, thai stimulating in various ways native industry. In the hands of an 'experienced, energetic, -and wealthy firm, this 1 new industry ought to prove a great sue* cess. . • -„ "W 5 ! clip the following from the Provincial Government " Gaiette ":— "4888 acres agricultural land in Glenkenick district, run 168, near Tapanai, opsn for application— Notice is hereby given", that rural sections will be open for application at the District Land Office, Lawrence, on and. after Wednesday, the 14th January next* at noon, at the upset price of £1 per **„*c ^r 'i ' - Oub long expected viceregal railway ceremo' ! nial will take place early in the new year, and we learn on good authority that his Excellency 1 Sir James- Fergusson will visit Lawrence in January next, when a grand full-dress ball will be given in honor .of the occasion. Perhaps it will.be necessary to remind both ladies and gentlemen, who intend to take part in the festive proceedings, that the phrase " grand dress " ball is not a mere figure of speech, as it is in* tended tbat -orthodox evening ball costume should -be worn on the occasion. The newest dances will be executed, and consequently it will be necessary for " ail concerned " to acquire all the latest information in reference to ■** the light fantastic -foe." A committee will be formed, and we suggest that a fewladies ■hoald be included on the roll of membership. The exact date of his Excellency's Arrival in Lawrenoe is not yet asceitained ; but we learn from a Dunedin paper that he will arrive in Dunedin about the 14th or 15th Deoember, and his Excellency will give. *t least, oue week's notice of his arrival. "We heard two Chinese excitedly conversing on the subject of Miss Clara Stephenson's lithor graphed portrait, which now adorns the wooden walls of the Municipality. The lady's name, in English, is appended to the likeness, but, of course, "John" could not read in Anglo-Saxon the romantic name of the charming person&tor t>f king " Ixion." This little incident exemplifies the effect produced on foreigners by picto-rial-illustrations. We believe that a faithful panorama of the farm homesteads, cities, and factories of the colony, would have an excellent effect on German, Norwegian, Swedish, and Highland would-be immigrants. Iv the portrait referred to, Miss Stephenson has blue hair. Now, we know that the pet of the public re- " ferred to is a pretty blonde. Doubtless "John" marvelled at seeing a picture of & lady iHth dark blue hair, and all-whit* eyes. '!* i* k luAfcler lor regret thafc ihe We&eratonear Readings did not come off on Thursday evening, owjng to the absence of an audience. We nave always been of the opinion that excellent -elocutionists could disseminate a large «mount of literature, and popular readings, properly conducted, certainly deserve an amount *>f success which, in sparsely populated localities, they beldora receive. The motto of the Wetherstones Committee should be "try •gain.?' Thk Otago Provincial Government "Gazette " qf the 19th instant, contains a notice of several land sales by auction at Lawience on the 19sh January. The sections .in question aresituated at Waikaia, Tapanui Wetherstones, Havelock, and Dunkeld, and. will take place at the Survey Office, Lawrence. Wb xre informed, that Mr. H. L. Squires has accepted ta^teuiporarv appointment of manager of the Beaumont , and Tuapeka Water Race Company for the term of three months. A MBTTINQ was held in the Victoria Hotel ■on Wednesday eyeing. for the purpose of forming ft committee to carrying out the annual sports on Boxing Day. Present : Messrs. W. Mears (in the chair}, Armstrong, Williams. Boughan, ) Kofoed, Sheath. Hills, Draper, and Hayes. It tesolved that the programme be similar to that of last year. A resolution to the effect that the )pnxen should be given for athletic sports alone was lost on the voices. Messrs. Mean, Hills, Williams, Armstrong, and Sheath were deputed to arrange the programme. ~ There is to be two licensed booths on the ground, and one refreshment stall, the qualification to bid for the former to be one guinea, and half that sum for tbe latter. A subscription list waa started in the room and well responded to. Messrs. Hills, Armstrong, and M. Goxon were appointed collectors to canvass the district. Thx Lawrence Good Templars intend -to make vocal music a- prominent attraction of their fcortge meetings. THB Librarian of the Athenaeum complains 'that one or two members of the Institute take away magazines without, in the first instance, ■consulting him, aud they do not return them until long after the tune fixed by the byelaws. Ok the occasion of the late Templar initiation, '•ne resi-lent, who did not join the order, could not restrain his curiosity, and he actually fell on liis knees and peeped beneath the door of the Atherueum Hall. Apparently he fancied that there wa* some" deed of dreadful note " being ■enacted, AT the reoent hearing of Munioipal assessment appeals, nearly all the appeals were disallowed, tbe evidence clearly shewing that property had increased, and was daily increasing, in value in Lawrence. -'W* observe that Messrs. Brogden & Sons are taking legal proceedings to-recover the amount of promissory notes received Uy them from certain A case of some general interest waaWf d at the Dunedin fiesi&ent Magistrate's Court on Wedtoesday last, in reference to the Carriage Licensing Act. Inspector Nknon proceeded against ■John Campbell tot driving in Donedin without H license from tue City Corporation. It appears that the defendant was last year licensed in XktneJin, but he now holds a license from the Tuapeka Corporation. His residence is at Saddle Hill, mai. this ciroamaiance evidently in£pd*il the City Corporation to claim the license fee*. The Magistrate stated tbat if the defendant was not residing in Tnapeka, or carrying fin. business there, that Corporation had no authority to grant Win a license, and the fees' would legally "belong to the Provincial Treasurer. The cause was adjourned till Tuesday .*MXt. "' Mb. HOPKlfts, of Evans Flat, "hat on ss!e some ,«f Jkhe best works {of La ifontahm, {Jenrantes, I&akecpeare. Scott, Hood. Barm, aud other famous withers. That su<fh. books Should be on *§le bare is Dot remarkable^ mt the binding, •paper, ptfuting, and general 'get op of the works •jsjiiwirf to are exceptionally good. Indeed, the works in «^»estioß *re bound similarly to the whines' in the Melbourne public library. Btutiidiß dttaens would, we oonjectare. be iurptjjnft tf &c? witnessed the solidly and elegantly| b^jjxojn^^ Which, we*ye>r. ." . jEqub o*:U*«i new*, members were, w.e;learn,^ aHdedto the-Good Templar Order iv- Lawrence last Mgbt, -^rid ai'jnatty mo« new candidates

Mb. &." iJat Hold by public auction on the ground> lllfllera Flat> on Bionday last, a itack of wheat lupposed to contain about 800 busheli for the ram of £25. . The purchaser was a miner named Jaun» Steel. The history of the said stack is rather interesting, land may prove instructive to purchaser.! Some months ago it was purchased by Mr. P. M'Gill. who paid a deposit of £6 on it for £90, but owing to tbe seller, who was the grower of the wheat, becounincihsolventbefpre Mr M'Gill had taken delivery of it, the title, "if any," to it was sold for the creditors by order of the Roxburgh Court for the of sum £56. Meanwhile, the stack remained on the ground, and the owner or lessee sold it on the above date under deatraint for rent for thesom mentioned. Mr. BUBTOH, .the popular photographer, has returned to his studio in Ross Place, where he will take likenesses for another week or two.