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Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 320, 10 January 1874, Page 2

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%Fi-om our- <m Correspondent^ The- captain and officers- of the- Yire are> being made awoh oi by the more prominent of oar- citizens, and ence their trip, to C^JKh's Eiver to bring up th> -wreefced passengers of , the Surat, they hire been the Subjects of . laudatory articles, h the local i>apers to aa4 extent which, is beghning; to sjuack rather too, much of the- flguiative festering process; usually calKed "kyvctg it on. 1 By all means,, let honor be rendered to th.OiS deserving of it* Na one is- more ready to acknowledge the justice- of it than the- write* But let us exer-* cisea, little uwdesatiou services rendered, without descending to- the nauseating- flattery chp^terising- too many of the- speech.e& and lo^ 8 have had the doings, and sayings o^aptain «Tacq.uemart andl hk officers as^ their <* jec* maitter-. A ball i* to. he given, ijo oir on Mvodsty n&xU Thw is a desew 1 compliment, and no doubt the guesks of jfie ' evening will appreciate it much more- the- highly-pitched new.s-« paper locab^^ o^ have been bo prevalent lately*. Q» visitora aa-e gentlemen, and too. much. talk*' 3011 .' tMIr- "noble- and disinter^ esied" 1 e^d'itct, &c., &c, must be- dSstaatefot toithent-** it would be to anyone who doea not lik' * a - have a,good action luxnecessarilyspoke- °f an d paraded. X^re seems every probabflity. fchat fche pur--chfaerß of the- Surat will clear a very larges«m. of money from their venture. The moflfr active measures havehjeen.tatken.tosave every-, thing from the vessel that can, be- converted into-- cash,- and & large number" of men are' actively employed dismantling- her. In, fact* this process seems. to> nave bean already suc^ cessfuUy accompl«»ue<i. for- I have beea in--formed this-af^noon on good authority that the masfo-u-ftd rigging are- being rapidly taken down. These- alone are yery considerable-, iteu^ ro »- vessel's outfit, — the estimated cost oi the- Stirat's mast* and rigging being about £4000 — more tha.rt half the money paid br' Messrs. Lasrnacii and; C'o^ for the vessel and: cargo. The purchasers are very sanguine of getting- tis Vessel- off— almost confident, in; fact, of being- able to do so. if fine weather-* such. as. v.c. are- having at present, la3ts.. A splendid pump, to be worked: by sfceair., and: capable' of comsptetely emptying' the- ship of 5 wajter in six. hours, has been sent down, and aa engine ifc to. follow it to-morrow, -it ie«tf course ■ difficult to tell -what condition; th» cargo, is. in, ba,t there- seems little- room, fordoubt that a T«y large quantity of it wilj not be- much, damaged.. Handy men. have beei* engaged: at ftom £15 to, £20 %• their- seirviceA at th&Tcesßel, for one month, oi any less- timethafe laay be- required.. Six or- seven, gentle-^ men. are said to. comprise the purchasers, and! they seem to be in. a fair way of reaping the* reward of their, enterprisew Madam Carandim had a, brilliant tndt fasaiona% crowded'attendance at her bweffit

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on Weclrieiday evening, efery part of the theatre, being uncomfortably crowded. The Governor, th» Premier, the Superintendent, the officers. of the French wardship, and other notable pcrsons^gave their patronage On the occasion,, and no doubt the promise of their attendance assisted in drawing very many to £he entertainment, The various songs, duets, «nd ;other pieces were faultlessly rendered, and seemed to thoroughly please the large audience extraordinarily well, judging from the hearty applause which severally greeted the perf Ormerii The difficulty of providing a site for the proposed fourth school is still unsettled. A memorial, protesting against the alienation of the Market Reserve at the Octegdn for the purpose, was presented at the last meeting of the City Council 2 and a motion was carried by the Councillors affirming the desirability of the CoKhcil not to sanction the use of the Reserve for any other purpose than that for which it was originally set aside.