Official Report on the new Goldfield.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3021, 5 October 1888, Page 2

Official Report on the new Goldfield.

Mr A, McKay, gnologistj has furnished to the. Mines Department a report on tlio Muhukipawu diggings which ho, has recently visited, Mr McKay is satisfied that there is a ■prospect of getting gold at no great depth towards the upper portion part of Cullen's Flat. There are terraces on the south side of the valley up to 850 feet abovo the sea, and in the two lower of these good gold is being obtained. The terraces further up where tho stream gorges, however, have, not boen proved, and the gold is lodged in the bottom.of the narrow valley. Mr McKay is not of opinion that it will pay to work the stream where it is choked, though bethinks it ■ undoubtedly will ■' bo ■ ■ •. worked. Towards the source of the right hand branch thore are largo blocks of schist and rubbish in tho creek, but gold has been 6btaine<J thra in such floantitles as to lead to the pegging out of the whole bed of the Btream to its source, The highest alluvial claim he visited was 180Qfeet above tho sea. add the top of the source of the creek is 2fiOQ..feefc'.above tho sea The quartz reefs : are not yet opened jp bo as to" indicate what, t]iey : reajly. are," but in quarts taken' from a: small leader parallel with the main reef,Mr McKay saw gold-freely, not very ooavso, and clearly corresponding with the reef gold.foiind in the creekfarther, down, Mr MoKay's'; opinion is that there must, be several distinbtroefs tunning parallel! to.each' other, other, wise .the known reef jpp 'p.Mvo a very! upper pyrt of kakaho,~ clraiiif* '/tfa 6 1 Boufcnside of-the range in which" bijj; been'

found, a'nd'fromthe strike bt;tho"rt!^£B; ; .:H they should.be aeenwithiti the'ttattir;. : .;:'',, sheds of tlieWpper' Waiknkalio :mi-i ..; of thttt-T branch in which, gold has a]-. ready been found.; He tMnka.lbat.if /-., the reef finds its source on the north;. ~ Bide of the range it w.ill ; ap|Wali|llt) • ■', source of one of tbolcrceks into the TuamarinttVyalley, and it .is-,-.-..: probable that in that, of in some of : ; .the more easterly' branches of -the*. ., ' Waikakaho, gold will be.found, and'. in that diraction■;a' ; temporary',rj*»H'..might set in, la conclusion Mr ; Mo-.. ';', Kay says there are, in bis opinion, moi'o men on the field than it will at present, or. for, some time to' come, : support j but he can see' clearly fora number df/years the several creeks _ in the district will support a consider-: able , : miniug population. He points out that a road in the shape of a horse .track is' badly needed to open up ; the right-hand: branch of the ;.,- Mahakipa'va,—N.Z. Times. ■.;

:"'Masterton Park Trust-.; :'}■ •The ordinary meeting; of ; the .Park'- ;: Trustees was held on: Thursday.'.- '■ Present—Messrs J;' Piiyton';(oh"air-,: ; man), E. Feist, A; V7.,Ri[iah , ,;;j; i d.;,; Bodduigton, F. G. Bremnor. • ■ : ! | ; ;'!> ■'• :'" The minutes of' the *laßt-geiieral,: ; J and special meetings wori iead; and; !•;; confirmed, and teda credit balance of £47'7siod: A statement.; showing the; sums ■ expended on the Park" Oval by the Cricket Club was read and approved. The chairman reported that tho contract'for forming and-making a. gravelled walk around the Park Oval ' had been let at a satisfactory price. , Mr Rehall- drew attentiou. to the . ■ auiiiof £4O set.-down'as an asset.. This • sum was the grant of- the; Borough Counoil, but ho did not think thoy could depond upon getting , • it. The question had been raised in the Borough Council of doing away with the grant altogether. He had a queer team to handle,. ond it would jaotdo for him to mako a mistake:; The Act gavo authority to the Council to expend money in providing a Public Park and Recreation Ground, but it did'not empower them to place in the hands of another public body a sum of money to be expended as thoy thought fit.' Mr Boddington pointed out that the money had been actually voted by the Borough Council, but they could not got it from thorn, On the strength ofthe vote, tho Trustees had undertaken certain works and had iiicurredliabilitiesjwhich they expected the'Coimcil to protect to the extent of their vote, Mr Benall said that was all very well, but tho auditor would not pass ■ a sum paid in that way. He-should • get the Town Clerk at all events, to write down and ask the Government auditor's opiuion upon the legality of their position,; He would not be a 1 party to it in his position as head of tho Council without this pi-ecaution.'-Aftcr .some further remarks, the matter dropped. An account from Mr J. King, £8 3s, for plans aud specifications of a proposed-Grand Stand was submitted. . It was accompanied by an explana- - tory letterfrom Mr Hare, one of the Trustees. Th,o' account, after dis- - Mission, was passed for payment, • v - Authority was given to Mr Bremn'er tji remove earth from any part of the Park, where it would improve tho prosent grades, for filling, where-i required on the new road' round the . Oval.: This concluded the business.

Daiing Robbery in Melbourne. ~ ' Melbourne, September 25; Shortly after five o'clock yesterday afternoon a most' daring robbery wag committed in Leicester street; Carlton when a Gladstone bag, containing £175; was stolen from: a young man named H. Forster, who is employed as a clerk "at. W. H. Rocks and Co.'s furniture warehouse in Collins-street. Forster is.fifteen years of age, and has been in the employ of the firm for about ten months. Amongst his duties lie-has had all tho banking business to transact, and yesterday afternoon, as usual, ho cashed a cheque for the wages which are always paid on Mondays. Leaving the amount necessary for the CollinsBtreet warehouse, he started for thofactory, which is situated in Leicester street, Carlton, taking £175 for wages there in a Gladstone "hand- '■>' bag. When at the north end of Elizabeth street he fancied that a mainvas following him, and when ho became satisfied that such was tho cas'o he hurried on towards the factory. Just as he entered Leicester ' street the man made a ruslr at him j and attempted to snatch tho bag A from him, but lie held on tho bag and called loudly for holp, Tho man dragged to a buggy which was standingin the street, with another man' in it. 'Fostor continued his hold on tho bag, and was dragged half into tho buggy by the first man, 'flhilo .;• the driver urged the horses forward. - In this position, half in and half out of the buggy, he was driven through Berkley street into Quceiißbury street, the man in the meantime endeavoring to mako him loose his hold on the bag, Finding that ho still could not success in making Foster let go, U drew a revolver, and presenting it, threatened to shoot j him if he clid not give up the bag, Even tbia did not intimidate - Foster, who continued to hold on and call ■ '•'■ lustily for help all the time:, but, ,at ..,,.. last the superior strength of tboman- ~: : told,, and the lad was: hurled heavily.;- ';■*; on the road, the hnE wheel'passing' "£:''■; over his back, bruising him ; severely .-.•• ', his Up was cut and his wrist torn. A ;,;.' crowd collected, have paid any attention to the buggy, v ' f which was last seeu'going rapidly iip' : ' Queensberry street in the direction of Hotharn, A lad iiaracd Hewett, whoso father has a shop in Leicester street, saw.the whole occurrence and ran after the buggy till Forster was thrown out. A shopkeeper named Rook heard cries for assistance, aid saw tho struggle in the buggy wheu the buggy was passing up the street, He did not interfere, because' he had once been fined in the District Court . . for stopping in tho street the horsp of a man who owed him an account. SoVe'rarqthpr people heard the call for/'ponced", but thpy apparently • did not realise wbat-was'-actually- ut: -. taking place, and took iip'beedrbfllip^ ; ';'&. matter. As soon himself lie reported liis Paull, who telegr^pue|^ ; \-:'i\ Hurtle, the raanageK Gpllins-slieief f/i> and l)e { tiyes and luye made- .themselvesKthoroughly<; : ;;s£ : ; acquainted with the particulars as to . tho day on which the wages were i distributed and the manner in which >J the money /was brought from the v ; ' ,The ; buggy k. Avhioli they .; ; .' - wereiin was a stylish covered American one drawn;byabay-horse; ..The. ,/. police have;; not" yet,;suoceeded in '.;, tracing; tho.wbbers.~Ohristchurcli : ;;,':,

v Bismarclund his Pair Foe.- : ■-.'-' > ; >: (Ohjristplmrch Tolegrapli). : at Berlin do .wiF appear to belsffiogethor a happy family. '-■ Strained relations and startling revelations- suom to be the order ef the day.';. The Dowager Empress ia evidently not in accov'l ■with'her' Imperial son and tlio German Chancollor. Tlie dying action :„o{ the Emperor Frederick in placing ftue liana of his wife in that of her! :anownt enemy does not-appear to ihave/liad any practical offcot upon c-their; relationship... They are still at iflaggcra.drawn. The implacable and ■prejudiced old Gorman still chorislies Ijm against the English ;P>'lwhb|Kle the heart of his master's son, and diluted the blood of jtheHohenzollorns with the AngloSaxon strain. The English Princess Resents with all the strength of her ; mind.whioh is considerable, the un- ■ gallant attitudo of the great German .-towards her, and is evidently "having it out "llfcim as far as she possibly can bjnse'publication of hor ; husband's diary,jhioh sho knows f will possibly set M extremely wary •.old diplomatist iir a fumo. In ■ order to be in a position to give this effective Roland for |liis long coutinuod series of Olivers,;|she bad the manuscript smuggled to England in hor mother's ■ luggage, The diary, it is said, has \. been returned to the Emperor William and Bismarck, but not by any r moans hi tho plump condition in ' which it-was whou it departed upon ■ ; ils visit to Windsor. Bismarck has, in giving a prtiol denial to the ; authonticikjf i ~• extracts, cast a reflflctioujptm i /j Emperor Frederick's discretion 'iy stating that in - the diplomatio disjussions of 1871, | the then Crown Prince was not alj lowed to takjart lest he should disoloso thoirpipjtto his English wife. : However, Frederick, it appears, - managed to get behind the scenes, .. and after waiting for seventeen or eighteen years tho .English wifo got hold of the state secrets at last, and . has been .playing them off upon' her persecutor with some effect, Before - Bismarck has had time to recover from this revengeful well delivered stroke, his nerves will* probably bo 1 upset agiin by tho announcement .' that the English doctor, Sir M. Mackenzie, is about to publish his book. . Judging by the forecast given of its r contents it is not likely to lessen the existing friction between tho English and native elements at tho German ' : Courts, or havo sedative effect upon ;the prejudices of Bismarck, Sir Morrell apparently means to do his best to jpake up for all tho snubs and thwatiHg, and misrepresentation to which ho was subjected by tho military party, the Press and tho medical fraternity in Berlin by show- : ing that if the German doctors did not actually and wilfully kill his illustrou&j|nU|ent, they at least minimisedrochancesoflifo, What moro revelations the great doctor's book may contain -in regard to the . events connected with his sojourn in ' Berlin is at present unknown, As a companion volume to tho Emperor Frederick's diary, and Sir Morrell's book, "The Empress Victoria," ; should publish a full, true, and particular account of hor own oxpori- - onces, as a bride, since sho arrived at the German Court, Probably she ■ will have many an incident to recall . which might not strengthen the love of England for the German land, She is cleyer, witty, sarcastic, observant, and atrong-minded, and there is ■ not much doubt that iu the rolo of authoress she would cause Bismarck oven more uneasiness than she has already caused him as an editress. It is by certain that the German Chancellor would not havo ■ shown betto*'diplomacy in conciliating thanAexasperating his fair foe. Theroyal lady is probably not done with him yet. She has a will '* of her' own, and is. evidently bent i upon having revenge, Aided by her ' English medical ally, she is succeeding very well at present in making things unpleasant for her enemies in the German capital. .