QUEENSTOWN.

Cromwell Argus, Volume VII, Issue 368, 28 November 1876, Page 6

QUEEN ST OWN.

(FKOM OUB OWN CPEEESPQNDBNT,) November 27. A man named Edward Caldwell, a miner residing at Pleasant Creek Terrace, Shotover, met with an-accident on last Friday week which has unfortunately proved fatal. It appears that deceased was just starting to go shearing, when the pony he was riding became restive and managed to throw him off lie fell upon his head, thus causing paralysis. The unfortunate man was conveyed the same night to the local hospital, where he lingered up till the following 'Tuesday, when he breathed his last. Well, it is rather amusing when one reads the grandiloquent sayings and doings in the columns of the Mail over the presentation made to Richmond Beetham, Esq., purporting to be' the joint contribution of the inhabitants of the Wakatipu district. Why, the.affair was got up, amongst about twenty persbns, and they do say—mind, I do not ! Vouch for the veracity of the statement,, and in these days of the prevailing mania of getting "up testimonials there are things more ,: unlikely—that . one : person contributed .largely ; to swell the. subscription list. What a funny place Queenstown must be; the peculiarities of its denizens are marvellous, especially when they used to swear witnesses in its court of justice upon a cookery book! I notice that the proprietors of the steamers Antrim and Jane Williams mean, if possible, to run the smart little s.s. Venus off. They are holding out a tempting bait, if it will only be bitten, of refreshments included in the passage tickets to those who patronise either of the above boats. I do not think the lessees of the Venus have any just cause for alarm by the above announcement. The sympathy of the people is with

and for them, and so long as they continue to act with the same punctuality and despatch as hitherto they will not find the public behindhand in responding. What with Captain Finn's prizes, Colonial Representative and District Firing, our \ r olunteers will be busy in the shooting line next month. T see the amount set aside for prizes for the Southland district—which includes Queenstown, Arrrowtown and Cromwell—viz : Artillery and Cavalry, Lll ss; Infantry, L2B 10s, is just about enough in the aggregate for three tidy prizes. To settle how these prizes are to be divided a commitee of Volunteer Captains of the district must meet. I see we are going to lose the services of our adjutant. I consider it a step in the right direction by the Government. "Where companies can get commanded by such efficient men as we have here, and the services of a paid drill instructor into the bargain, that is all required. I suppose the next step will be to make the Wakatipu into a separate Volunteer district, commanded by a Major. ■• r ' ; : r