Tuapeka Times. AND GOLDFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1876. "MEASURES. NOT MEN." Local Intelligene.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 422, 2 January 1875, Page 2

Tuapeka Times. AND GOLDFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1876. "MEASURES. NOT MEN." Local Intelligene.

New Year's Eve as usual in Lawrence was characterised by so die rowdyism, ;ind any quantity of stupid practical jokes._weve per-, petrated. such as daubing houses with some horrid scuff that; can't; be washed off, removing ladders and endless similar stupidities. Some people have very queer ways of enjoying themselves. We confess we fail to comprehend the construction of minds that take , delight in such devilment. We note that the same kind of exhibitions were made in DuueJin to celebrate the death of the old year and birth of th« new, only they were carried even to a greater excess. AS accident, unfortunately terminating fatally, happened, on Wednesday evening to Mr. Adam M'Leod, who was well known in 1 " Dunediu L and the up-countiy districts. Mr. M."Leod*c*ame down from, Cromwell- in the coach to the Mount Benger racecourse*, and there left it, though he had a through ticket to town, on the promise of the use of a sulky and horse to diive to Lawrence after the races. The sulky was at. JMr. Js! M'Leod's -Hotel Ettrick, and deceased started from there about ten o'clock p.m, to drive down to Lawrence. He was afterwards discovered by Ur. .Robert Hills lying on the road near M'Cunns, having evidently been thrown out, as the horse %vas afterwards found quietly grazing without any traces of the sulky having been overturned. Mr. Hillsggot assistance and M'Leod was conveyed to the Junction Hotel. He then appeared to be suffering great pain, and Dr. Halley was at once sent for. On' tho Dr.'s arrival he pronounced the injuries very dangerous. A tray was obtained and the sufferer Was ; removed under the Doctors care to the Tual>eku Hospital. ThP poor fellow, however, expired a few minutes after twelve oh Thursday vii; lit, df near as could be judged twenty-four hours after the accident. The accident wan very distressing to the fricmls of deceased, h.« several of them were to accompany him to town for the New Yenr's holidays, aud they had only parted a fsw hoars before the accident with the promise to meet in Lawience in time foi the Dunedin coach the next morning. An inquest was held on the body yesterday, at the Hospital, and after ti lengthened inquiry, a verof accidental death was returned. Immediately after the inquest, the friends of deceased removed the body to Moa Flat for burial. THE manager of Mejsrs Herbert and Co.'g. Tuapeka Mouth Saw Milf, has been busy during the past week repairing the damage done to the mill and the tramway by the hailstorm, described in a late issue of tiiis join nal. As showing the imineuse. JiaiUtouep, that must have fallen, Mr. Pierce, the manager, informs us thai on Wednesday morning last, ten days after the storm, he found a collection of the hailstones behind a log of wood. The fruit tives in his garden where stripped of their foliage, the cherries were cut into the pips, and the gravel which covered the walks was carried for some distance outside of the garden. The storm evidently did nob extend any great distance with equal severity, as it was but little felt two or three miles np the Tuapeka. river, Mr. Pierce hopes to get the mill started again next week. j. We hear that the successful tenderer for the xapanui mail via Clinton has failed to take up bio uoutwok. sa.rbtrereirTiy-po- ■»«> »rg.;uf>ir m «f|'fyo Messrs M'Neil and Williams at the same money he had sgreed upon, but they would not cake it 'off his hands, and we do not blame them. If people will tender for the performance of certain work, at prices which it is utterly impossibly to do it, they ought to be made an example of when they dtaw back from their contract. There will be considerable annoyance and inconvenience caused by this individual failing to comply with the terms of his contract, which should have started from the Ist instant, 'me uidilfto and from Tapanui bus,, for some years past gone ilia "Tuiipeka, and we havJPliever he.ird any complaints against the route, indeed the delivery of ttfb mails by this line has been, characterised by gretft punctuality. The reason for the change we are at a loss to know. Of one thing we are confident they cannot be carried cheaper by any other route. ' Mk '-* > The town of HYvelock continues to show signs of briskness. We observe that Mr. T # M'Kenzie has opened the premises lately occupied by Messrs Itollin;js'Hhd ftsiggifct, and couiinenfl«i business' as a wheelwright and j general Carpenter. Tenders are called for the erection of anew schoolhouse; It is- expected the suur will $|l very little short of £700; so it | is evident the' building will be one well suited j to the wants of the place. The old building in the umin gully is to be kept open for the i convenieriSfe of the children in that locality. At the half-yearly summoned meeting of the Tuapeka Pioneer Lodge, held on Tuesday* last, Bio. Win. Moss was elected N. 6. ; Bro. Richard. Coxofi, V.G, ;'and Bro. John Murray, E.S., for the ensuing six- mouths. Many ..imquireg are made in the Mfc,' Benger district about the laud set; ajjarfc for settlemen t some iti me ago, on Armaglade, or -what is better know as bvens Hill Station. \\;nen thrown open it is expected there will be numer6usapplicatibVis'foriii\ho\v6v«r indifferent the land may be. (f,( f, jfi;cT ,HARVESTIN:a will commence in the Mfe_ Benger'district in three weeks time. The crops look 'magnificent,' '" * ' ' ' 1 ' CaßgiLl and Anderson have finished their shearing, and Armaglade. and Moa Flalt , Station ar&|jn the uiidat of theirs. The per cfen fcflge of lambs in the district has turned out better than was expected. -rTHB dredgp; M;6a has be?u thoroughly overhaulpd, and ~as soon us 'the holidays are over her owners intend dropping her down the river as far as Millers Creek, where it is expected they will bfe handsomely paid "if their buckets will lift the large stones ki.own to lodge in that part of the river. ' ' A' COBRi-'SPONDKNT Writing from Switzers on the''^9th nil; says': -One David Baldwin a shearer, on th"c 26:1f insfc., oii Waikaia Flat did 'without any provocation, violently ushnult a man named James M'Lean. by striking him a ■ most cowardly blow, on the* face, : whereby his jaw bone was fractured. Baldwiu was taken into custody l>y the constable, but M'Lean was unable to attend on the 18th on account of his injuries. The case was remanded tUnj^il the 4th ( P'oximo );; and, the offender -liberated hy finding sureties ..himself in £50, and two others in>i£2s each' for bis appearance nt the Kesulent Magistrate's Court on the' tttfove date/ 'Another man was on the' 18th ■insfc fined the's'um of 40s for assaulting 1 the constable while in the execution of his fluty 1 , ie , while arresting Baldwin ~b"u ' the occasion above re^ fened, - </''••■'-- •.. t '- ■ ■i. . -'-•. j Mr. Thomas Leahy, of Roxburgh, has been' appointed public vaccinator "to perform gratuitous vaccination." in accordance with the provision* of the Public Health Act, 1872,

The folloßp^telegram was received by Mr. Harrop ofJb^ wrence from Mr. J. C. flJrown on Wednesiflßast :—" Bowen, December 19th. — AiaVeS'^^ last evening. |1 3?hft I'cliiitete1 'cliiitete is splendid. > • Good ne *s. f rom the Pal mtrf W ater is scarce At the redfs. Alluvial' rich. There is a.' new rush tt> tbe Daiutree' river, seventy miles south of Cook town. Mb. NttlL Colquhoun notifies < by advertisement that he intends adding to his present business in Tai>anui, the timber and ironmongery. The election of officers for the eusuicg sitting of the Loyal Blue Spur Lodge, "M.U.1.6.0.F., resulted hf the election of Bro, J Kendal to the N.G.s chair; and Bro. W. Peters, B.S. ,Phbasants .are becoming veiy numerous on Armaglade station Millers^ Flat, They nppear_"to have got thoroughly acclimatised, and the number of young birds is quite astonishing, plainly showing that the New Zealand climate is adinirabity suited for tbeni. From the Government Gazette we observe that a teacher . ii required for the Evans Flat, school.' The salary is £75 per annum, with school fees, nnd a house aud garden. Tbe duties to commence on the 20th inst. . Tbe notriipations.for tl»e T/tjmnui Jopkey Club and Hurdle^ Handicaps olose at the Commercial Hotel, Tnpanui thiß evening. The " Clutba Leader " says :— Rather an exciting deer hunt is reported to have taken place ■at Tapanui, on Thursday last. <J)lr v Jphn'ftfrKellar. and a party of gentlemen, who~°happene/l to be out scourina; the fiat, started a large buck, to which they- gave chase. 'After a long and tedious pursuit, tbey succeeded in bringing it to bay. On being despatched, the animal was'found to weigh not less than 210lbs. Its captors, we understand, intend having it prepared, and forwarded as an addition to the Otago Museum collection, M. R. GiLMOuit. late part proprietor of the " Southland News," writrs that journal a full account of what is now kn«w as the "Mikado swindle." Mr. Gilinour win one of the unfortunates who, after bavins' paid' his 'through passage to England via Sin Francisco, had to repny his faie from Sun Francisco. Mr. Gilmour, since his arrival in Glasgow has endeavoured to obtain redress for the shameful treatment to which he iind, others were subjected buc 'with' Very little show of succes. He ascertained the whereabouts of Mr. Hall and got the following reply to a letter he addressed to thatgentleman (?):—" Windsor Chambers, Great St. Helens. London, 9th October, 1874 -Mr. ,R. G . Sir, I received your letter of October Gr.li, informing me of the shameful treat ment you, with many others, sustained respect, ing your through passage. ' I am Very sorry that I cannot instruct you what steps to take. My position is a he'piess one. Through the. mismanagement of persons having the control' of the service here. I have lost all I possessed in the world, and am now living on borrowed money. lam doing my utmost to investigate die" affairs of the Conipiijyanil fix the liabilities' upon some respon«il>le party. Should I succeed, you will be iafuniud.— l am fiir, «tc, H. H. Hall." Commenting °on this letter, Mr. Gilinour says ;— *' I have adhered to Mr. Hall's punctuation, and must leave your readers to take their choice as to whether tho sentence, 'Through the mismanagement,' &c. refers to the preceding Msserrioti, ' My position is a helpless one., or the subsequent declaration, * I have lost all 1 possessed in the world,' &«., Was ever s ( uch a miserable subterfuge penned ? He came with us, took the cash fiom the purser (except the latter lied) and positively 'bolted 1 from San Francisco to avoid meeting us, knowing that we would have to pay over again, and yet he begins by saying my letter informs him, kc. Fancy, the manager of the Company trying to fix the responsibility, kc. Surely lie must know from books Aud-docuvn'ents in his possession who -the Tesponsiuie^paiTiios ar«." Jii " The number attending the union prayer meeting on New Year's eve was very limited.