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Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 96, 16 November 1877, Page 2

The hands employed by tho Coun l ,y Coun. oil repairing damage to the Grey road were paid off on Tuesday l^st, and the road is now in the hands of the. mainte nonce contractors, Cochrane find sons. There will be a sitting of the Court; io-dny at the usual hour, but the business for hearing is not, likely to occupy the Bench Ion?. The long talked of "horse oase," will, w.o believe, come on for hearing. A movement is on foot between the various members of the different Societies in our midst to arrange a public fete in Smith a ' Paddppk during the coming holidays, in aid of the funds of the Hospital . Circulars havo.we are informed, been sent to the different lodges inviting eovopovation and delegates fro,m each will shortly meet te arrange the preliminaries. The demon-station will probably take the fqrm ofn. Pic-nic and open-air dance.. ■ We understand that some changes are pending in the habitat of the police force within tho juri 'diction of Mr Inppector G-oo.d---all. Conßtablo Jeffries, for some yea.i'B, stationed at Eeefton is about to be transferred to another station, but tho mime of his bum cessor hero is not yot mentioned. At a mpeting of shareholders in the Venus. Gold Mining Company, held at the Office of Messrs W. M'Lean and Co., on the 25th ultimo,, it was resolved to register the Company under the provisions of the Mining Companies Act. Mr W, McLean was ap>r pointed Manager, and Messrs Trennery, Walsh, Woolley, M'Kenny, and Harper were' elected Directors, and Mr Bayfeild. nuditor. The Company have a considerable quantity of qunvtz ready for crushing, and arrangements are to bo mado for the first crushing at the Ajii* battery, Horse traffic between Eeeffcon nnd Westport will be re-opened after Saturday noxfc (to* morrow.) Mr Inspector G-oodall rode through yesterday, and only at one npot met with any difficulty. Men are now employed pn the road, and it will be clear for traffic 03 stated. The share market continues quiet, and for somo time past little or no business has been transacted,' Even tho best value of stocks have, been effected by the depression, but present quotations afford no index to the real value of interests which are certain to take an upward jump befovo long, and are now firmly held in anticipation. Ifc is now said that tho injury done to the Buller-Beofton road by the late flood is not nearly so serious as was at first roported. That 'portion rounding Hawke's Crag has suffered .itnosfc, and is the worst portion now to deal witl-, The former construction at that spot was always said to be a most gingerbread w" v

beiijg nothing bus n,W{? log-<3Kib^iq^ , and Sflftld ont under "any c{cc^in§^co9 ha^o |a§fed (or more than a year, or so. Ttye rerponstr.qc.Jijp.ft will noy be of a far m,or.e per,mqnen.t champ* ter, and' we are jnformed upon good authority, that with ordinary diligence on. the part of tlje Puller Council there ia. nothing to prevent the road being open for dray traffic by the middle or end of next mpn,tb. The "Weal port people seem to be fully alive to the importanqe of restoring the. road. The Chairman of the County himself proceeded to Wellington wif;li the object of obtaining a General p-overnment.vpte for the Wfirk. A special meeting of the Jockey Club is called for this evening at 8 o'clock sh,arp, The business ia understood to be the consideration of a proposition received from horse owners jn Chrjstichurch relative to the date of the meetirig^A full attendance of members ia desired. Mr W. S. Staifce has decided upon taking* nil excursion rojind BTow ports for the benefit of his health. The wear and tear of life on professional men is at all times great and Mr Sfcaite's close application to his pro* fessional duties for a number of years past fully entit|e3 him to the short recesa ho will now enjoy. During Mr. Staite's short absence his business will suffer, no interruption, but will be carried on as usn'aL '"' Whatever anxiety some few persons in the district may have entertained as to the ability of those interesting themselves to make approaching races a success may now be safely banished. Since the publication of the pro* gramme inquiries have been .received from horse owuers in many parts of the colony inan intention to ei^ler for the c v and there appears every prospect of the meeting attracting a numerous field of some of tho best racing stock in the colony. The course, we are informed, is in splendid condition, and has been pronounced to be second to none on the West Coast. As the attenc dnuce on the days of the races is certain to' be very large, it would .be advisable for the stewards to dispose of the. rights to booths, fee , as early as possible to allow purchasers time to provide the requisite. build}ng accommodation. Foui" young lqds in their, apprenticeship a 8 pupil teachers in the F. C. School of Loch* gilpbead entered into a solemn pontraofc on the 21st July 1857 to return to the Argyle Hotel, Lochgilphead, unless de,atli or sickness intervened, on 21st July 1877, and there relate their past pursuits and experiences to each other and sing " Auld Langsyne " On £ho appointed day (a Saturday), the four gentleman turned up in the shape of two captains (merchant service) and a couple of successful dominies, the one hailing as a head master from ftreenock, and, the otb.pi' in the same capacity from Islay. They dined together in an hotel, and spent the afternoon in carrying out tho programme to the very poetical part of lustily singing the well-known •.'Auld Lansyne." Before closing the propeedings, and thanking' the hpst for his kind attentions a,nd excellent repast, they snbscribed amongst themselves a few pounds for tho funds of their old Sabbath, school, Only one of the fotu 1 is a benedict, the other three cqntinuing bachelois. — London Mail. Of course •' honesty ia the best policy " in the. long run, but to a superflpal observer it 1 sometime appears far otherwise. Jn the case pf the detectives at Scotland-yard for example (says 'he \yrjter of London Tpwn Talk in the Argus), ifc has been confessed by .the chiet witness that lie made as, much as £GOOO in three day s by his " Eacecourse Insurance Society," a rate of gain which throws all other callings into tho shade, llis operations— he spent £30,000 in adrertisoments on a single ; project— would be considered gigantic even iv the city 5 and everything appears to have prospered with him to which he put his hand. I have no doubt this curious revelation will do much harm, and tend tp propagate green bay trpes. Yet it must be taken into the account that this prosperous gentleman was always at the mercy of the first " confede« I rate," who might choose to round on him j that he had, by his own account, to support half the detectives in the force ; and, finally, that he is now " doing " the first year of a B,enten,o.e of 15 years' peual servitude. If the wages 'of sin are large, in short the end of it all appears to be pretty much what the scrip* ture has stated it to bo. The Dunedin Star aays : — "It is very unfortunate for Sir G-eorge Grey that he has beea reduced from the necessity of the case to take Colonel Whitmore as his representative in the Legislative Council. There is perhaps no member of either House so generally unpopular, and his political views so far as they have ever found exposition, are of the narrowest character. He has ever, been found in the van of the obstructora to liberal legislation, and his name figures in every, division list amongst the opponents of privileges being granted to the people, and in favour of every attempt to confirm the large landed proprietors and tenants of the Crown in the position of an aristocrary. The roll of the, Council certainly does not afford any extensive choice of men capable of holding a portfolio, but Sir George could hardly have made a worse selection than the Honorable George Stoddarfc Whitmore, C.M.G ." j The, case ngainst the four deteotives of Scotland Yard and Froggart, a solicitor, for being accomplices in tho recent turf frauds, is now proceeding and continues to attract considerable public attention. Clark, ono of the inspectors who has been apprehended, as well as tho others — Moiklejohn, Palmer, and Dmßcavitch— has been orer 80 years in the public service. Much sympathy is felt for the old man,, whose hair ia quite g.tey 5 and on tnking his pjA.ce beside the other detectives, they burst into, tears. Tho evidence of Chief Inspector Williamson corroborated in almost every particular, the evidence given by the convicts, and tho. oase. against them looks vr-ry bad. Sir James Ingham has intimated tha,t ho iutends to commit them for triul. Tho following private letter has been written by a magistrate, on an island called Paumbeu, India to his % brother in Missouri: — "Paumbou, August 12, 1377, — I am bo fearfully eick of this dreadful Ownine, I'eopje.

Giro dying of sfcarvat joq all round, and it \a out of one's power to assist th,em, Rotu,rning from my morning r«de one day $his week $ found a woman in the. last degree o.f starvation and although I procured sago, and brandy for her., the ppor creature died, I ana to hold a meeting thjs eypning to start a private congee truat to relieve the necessities of aprno. Every day I give rice, and money qufc of my own re« sources, bu,t it is a heavy dr.ain. Rico sells at 25s the bag of 1641 bs, whicji lasff year could be bought at 88, and of course everything is dear in proportion in the vegetable line ; but co.wb, poultry, 4c..} are to bo bought in the same place for nominal suras ouly. Tb,e pepple have nothing to feed them on, and in some places there is actually a famine of water as well- as of food. Grass ia imported and pays for its conveyance. We feed about pOQQ people daily, one meal a day, only givjpg but enough to keep them alive. We cunnot afford to give more, as we shall harp probably to feed them four months longer. Last month was a great festival time among the Hindoos, but owing to the famine no money came to th,e market, although there is a temple here which is frequented by devotees. Somotimes after landing on tho shore they roll tfie whole ?wny (8 mile?) to pay their devotions ia one talees, 80,000 died of starvation in one month in our district, And 70.000 died in May. Is it not; terrible P You cannob imagine what scenes we in India hear and see daily. Can you fancy a woman boiling and eating her own baby ? Thas occurred not many miles from here oaly last week. When possible I superintend the giving of food, and have often seen mothers take thqir children's share and eat it themselves ; and I must add that I made it up to tho poor littlo things, when possible, by giving them an extra allowance, as I feel that only the pang 9of utter starvation would induce a mother to rob her own child j for although black in color they are not desti* ttite of feeling.'' A correspondent of The Times writes : — " The question of the maintenance of the whole of the Russian army in Bula gam during the winter is becoming an im« portunt one. I believe the supplies of food for man and beast now stocked in Boumania and Bulgaria -would maintain 300,000 men through the winter, and 150,000 men will be sufficient to hold the Russian positions during the seasou when the roads are practicably impassable for military purposes, and the rest of the troops could be retired across the Danube until the spring, The question of getting supples to tho army is the chief one for con» sideration. The Danube is rarely frozen so as to prevent the passage of steamers ; hence the transportation aopbss the river could be managed, and then if the large cavalry forces were dismounted for the winter a portion of the horses of the cavalry, artillery, and trans* port trains could bo organised into immense trains of pack horses. There would be euiliciont to supply the troops with the necessaries of Hie. The necessary fuel is a greater difficulty to surmount. Underground barraoks might be sufficient to koep the soldiers warm in connection with heavy fur or sheepskin coats, but for cooking purposes fuel is necessary. If the Russians can overcome tho fuel difficulty they can winter in Bulgaria, the storm cloud threatens, mariners hasten to close reef the sails of the ship, Those who are admonished of approaching danger by the preliminary symptoms of disease, may well profit by the example of the sailor, and take measures to avert it. Bodily weakness and trilling irregularities in the discharge of the physical functions are the forerunners of disease. Be. warned in time, and Use that sovereign protective. Udolphq Wo&Fiu's Schiedam Ahomatio Schnapps,