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Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1227, 10 November 1874, Page 2

The drawing in the Empire Supplementary Sweep on the Melbourne Cup came off satisfactorily on Saturday evening. A curious coincidence occurs in the drawing of the favorite horse Goldsborough. In the first drawing on the £IOOO sweep it fell to the lot of a Mr Smith, in the second to a Mr Smy the; and in the third and final event a Mr Smith was again the lucky drawer. The tender of Mr John Williams for work ■on section No. 3 Inangahua road, 26 chains, has been accepted. The price is stated at £1224. Correspondence for the United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, &c, via San Francisco; also the Sandwich Islands, will be forwarded by every opportunity to Nelson to catch the mail closing there on the 21st instant. Up to 6.30 p.m. yesterday the Kennedy had not put in an appearance, A report has been current that the Wallace was sent in search of her on the Murray reporting in Nelson that no sign had been seen of the Kennedy on the upward trip, but we cannot trace the report to any reliable source. The telegram we publish was received from Nelson on- Saturday evening, and the probability is • that the Kennedy having run for shelter to Totaranui, remained there until yesterday morning,, Just at sundown last evening her smoke could be faintly made out to the Northward. The fine weather prevailing yesterday—a glorious change from the murky clouds and constant pluvial discharge that has nearly quenched all thoughts of enjoyment for months past induced many holiday keepers to throw care to the winds and seek out-door enjoyment. The Cricket Club went in for active practice, and pic-nic parties have hied to the merry green wood for fun and frolic. In town the slaves of business pulled their usual steady stroke at the galley oars, with the exception of a few whose loyalty to their prince and yearning for an out-door spell induced them to put up their shutters. The cafe chantant in Lyttelton street—the academy—the institute—the Theatre Koyal, or by whatever name most familiarly known, was thronged on Saturday evening. Mr Morgan in his new character impersonation " Mephistopoles," culled from Mr and Mrs Howard Paul's lyric entertainment, made a decided hit. Mr Roberts vocalised and localised to the extreme delight of his audience ; and the lady singers trilled aud warbled like caged linnets, and the gents who " volunteered a song" came up to time with never failing precision. As a concert room the " institoot " is a success. At the last sitting of the Reef ton E.M. Court, in the case Condy and Ewing v. Antonio Perrin, it was shown that defendant had recently received considerable sums of money, but failed to prove how they had been disbursed. His Worship thereupon ordered immediate payment of judgment, or in default two months' inprisontuent in a common gaol. This being the first application for an order since the operation of the Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt Act, the Herald remarks, it should have a salutary effect upon debtors, as indicating that notwithstanding the passing of the Act, the debtor will be required to show that he has no means of satisfying his creditors and satisfactorily account for the appropriation of any property known to have been lately in his possession, otherwise an order for imprisonment will be made as before the passing of the Bill. The Greymouth Star in its report of cases heard at Cobden mentions one—The Central Board of Education v. G. Bacon—better known under the sobriquet of Fiji Jack—which was an action to recover <£2, arrears of Education Kate for the years 1872-73. Defendant admitted owing the money, but stated that as the law for the abolition of imprisonment for debt was now in force he did not care twopence for the Government and declined to pay any rates " whatsnmever." A verdict was given for the plaintiff, upon hearing which Fiji Jack remarked in a stage whisper that " all the injins of the law should not compel him to part one farden." Mr Northcroft has been transferred from the Charleston branch of the Bank of New Zealand to the Company's establishment at Greymouth. The Charleston District Cricket Club has lost by Mr Northcroft's removal a good energetic member. Scholars of the St. Patrick's school, Charleston, participated in their annuaf school treat on Friday last, and with commendable liberality invitations were issued to the whole of the children of the Charleston district. As a natural consequence the gathering was numerous, and enjoyment of the bountiful spread provided formed a fitting climax to the fun of out-door sports aud pastimes. The lads and lasses to bed, their seniors went in for a dance and joyously wound up the celebration. The peaceful quietude of a decent couple's house was rudely disturbed before dawn on Friday morning. Shortly after midnight Mrs W. Eoberts, who lives off Wallabi street, was disturbed by the breaking of a window, and thinking some wandering cat was about, got up, but to her dismay she saw a man looking in, and who declared he would have admittance. Her husband was from home on business, and all she could do was to barricade the door and bid the intruder depart. In an hour or so afterwards, when Mr Roberts had got home and to bed, the intruder again made his appearance, and this time forced an entrance. It required a tolerably severe application of a stick to convince -him that his presence was unwelcome. By the courtesy of the manager of the Pour-mile Wate-race Company, the Charleston Herald has been informed that a telegram has been received from the Provincial Secretary, stating that the Provincial

Government purpose handing over the sum of £IOO per month to the company, to carry on the construction of the race. This intelligence will give heart of grace to hoth the shareholders and the general public, and coming as it does at a time when an interest is being manifested towards further developing the mining resources of the district, it will have a favorable effect on the value of all descriptions of property in Charleston and its.neighborhood. On Thursday last the Westland Register ceased publication, Messrs Reid and Co. having purchasers of the plant and good-will. The Register Company having in the attempt to establish a second morning paper in Hokitika, lost all its subscribed capital and more, the price realised for sale of plant and goodwill hardly covering existing liabilities. In its valedictory remarks the Register says : —" In the battle that has been fought, and, although we Bay it, manfully, as far as this paper has been concerned, we have ever endeavoured to advocate the cause of the weak and to do justice, as far as in us lies, to that end. Still it early became evident that the profitable production of a second morning paper was not possible, and, however unwillingly, we bow to the inevitable, and resign in favor of an elder brother. It is hardly necessary to go over the circumstances that called the Register, under its most recent form, into existence, but we may say that the end aimed at has been achieved, and that at the start it was a mere protest against ignorance and presumption. Had the present management of the West Coast Times been in existence it would never have had being." The date of the annual soiree of the United Methodist Free Church, at Charleston, is fixed for the 25th instant. A meeting of persons interested in getting up races and sports for the Christmas holidays was announced to be held at Gilmer's Melbourne Hotel, Charleston, on Saturday evening. It is anticipated that sufficient funds will be forthcoming to warrant a good programme. A call of £5 per share has been made in Nicholas's Coal Prospecting Company, payable in two equal instalments. The clearing up in No. 2 South Larry's gave 6860zs 14dwts of melted gold from 800 tons of stone. The fourth annual report of the Greymoutb Gas Company for the year ending 30th September last shows the profit for the year to have been £1579 19s sd, and on which a dividend of 10 per cent has been declared payable. The Company is now supplying 181 consumers, burning 1437 lights. About 80 chains of mains are now being laid, and shortly a large number of consumers will be added to the list. The consumption for the twelve months is 3,529,600 ft, showing an increase of 387,300 feet on the previous year. A public meeting was held in the Theatre Royal, Charleston, on Thursday evening, at which the following' resolutions were unanimously carried : " That in the opinion of this meeting an association be formed having for its objects the prospecting of the Charleston district." '* That in the opinion of this meeting it is desirable to offer a bonus of .£2OO to any one person or party that will 20 prospecting and find payable ground in the country lying between the watershed of the Totara river on the North, and the watershed of the Four-mile river on the South, that will give remunerative employment to one hundred men for at least six months." " That a subscription list be opened now and that the names of the subscribers, with the amounts attached thereto, be deemed a sufficient guarantee that the money will be forthcoming when required by a committee to be appointed by this meeting." "That the following gentlemen form a committee to carry out the foregoing resolutions: — Messrs Ferret, Gardner, R. Gilmer, R. Shepherd, Masters, M'Parland, Derbyshire, Mordaunt, D. M'Beath, H. Jones, A. Grant, A. C. Thompson, Woodcock, Allen, A. King, Hatch, Grewer, H. G. Smith, and W Hill, with power to add to their number." A notice appears at the Survey Office to-day that the tenders of Mr John Leslie for work on the Reefton road have been accepted at the following figures :—Section No. 1, £llOO 7s 6d; Section No. 2, £1093 19s. The contractor for widening the road at Hawk';'s Crag is pushing on vigorously with the work and will soon commence blasting away the face of the rock. During that operation the road will be blocked for horse traffic, probably for several days. The programme has been published of sports and races at Hokitika to come off on the 26th and 28th December. Prizes to the amount of £l7O will be given for horseracing and £BO for athletic contests. A strong committee ha 3 been formed. The Reefton mail arrived at 10 on Friday evening, several hours over due. The cause of delay was in a bridge being broken down between the Blackwater and Lovell's Point, compelling the contractor to leave his horse and bring the mail bags on his own back. He was further delayed by freshets in the creeks, through which he had to wade breast high, altogether experiencing a difficult journey. Messrs Pitt and Stitt on their journey up were also delayed by a slip between the Nine-mile and the Ohika, where they had to improvise a road for themselves before they could get their horses past the obstruction. Messrs Emanuel and Stannard, two " old sports," who for years past have been among the foremost in getting up Christmas and New Year's athletic games, recently made a praiseworthy attempt to get a subscription list filled for events to come off in the fast approaching Christmas week. Their idea was that a good programme of Caledonian games, and also a regatta on the river could be arranged, and to this end they sallied forth in quest of subscriptions. For some unaccountable reason their success has been scant. Thirty pounds some odd shillings representing the magnificent sum total promised. Disgusted with the apathy displayed, Messrs Emanuel and Stannard have resigned their charge, are ready to refund the few cash subscriptions preferred, and leave to others a chance of exercising their powers of persuasion in inducing a more liberal flow of the needful. It is something new in Westport to notice a reluctance in contributing to a fund for Christmas sport 3 and festivities. There is now on view at Mr Pitcher's shop, a nice English made, silver, double lever hunting watch, bearing the following inscription, which tells who will be its worthy possessor:—"To Mr William Rathburn by the inhabitants of Westport, for saving life in the Buller River, 2nd August, 1874." Holloway's Pills.—The Female's Friend— So soon as the human functions ara disord";ed, steps should be taken to rectify them. It is a hopeless delusion to leave the malady to its own course. A few appropriate dose 3 of Holloway's Pill at the proper poi iod will pre ent many a serious illness. They arrest all morbid influences, and prevent disease from extending and affecting other parts of the system. Their primary action is upon tin bi od, stomach, liver, i> idneys, and bowels. Their secondary

action is to strengthen the nervous contros. No drug can be at once so harmless yet so antagonistic to disorders affecting tho female. The most perfect reliance may be placed upon their purifying, regulating, and renovating virtues. They may be taken safely by females at any age,—Advt.