The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1889.

Inangahua Times, Volume XIV, Issue 20619, 1 March 1889, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1889.

.- £ Adams and North will hold an auction sale of new drapery goods, 'at their marl, at 2 p.m to-day. The goods are all new and seasonable, and trill be cleared without reserve. The Concert and Christy's Ministrel gtfratertaiument in aid of the Fire Brigade I>aV been arranged to take place in the Oddfellow's Hall this evening. This is the first appeal on behalf of the brigade made to the public for years, and there is very little doubt it will be liberally responded to. Apart from the very deserving object in view, the programme put forth for the occasion is ono of such exceptional merit that it could hardly fail to attract a bumper house. v Though visitors to Reefton, and particularly commercial travellers, may have occasion to feel surprised at the apparent slackness of bnsinesa, one And all join ananitnoaaly in admiration of the electric light, which is pronounced to be far and away superior to gas light. The residents have now grown so familiar with its brilliance that thejr ceased to regard it from any point stive its immense saving in time and trouble. The usual practice of consumers is to turn on the s4ritehe9 shortly after sundown, and the machinery beingf Ittttcd each evening at a filed hour every establishment o&'the circuits is lighted up simultaneously. To get rid of the nuisance and unpleasantness of lamp trim' iriing, of the annoyances of bad kerosene; and the risk of overturning or exploding' lamps, was certainly a great advance. It is only when the electric light fails, as it had unfortunately done on one or two occasions, that people fully realise the trouble involved in the old process of kerosene lighting. The failures have not been many, and the experience gained on each , occasion lessens the chances of its recurrence, so that the installation may now be said to have advanced beyond the tentative stage, tn th» course of the incoming month the heavier copper mains will be eraoted, id that before the coming of the long winter nights the company will be in a position to meet all the demands upon it for th« supply of the light. Messrs Adams and North will sell by public auction at their mart) Sinith-steet, at2pUn. to-morrow, balance of stock of fancy goods, jewellery, tobacconists' wares, &c. It was considered a shocking derogation whin London Punch, rallying a youthful John Bull, once remarked : Here, these Australians have beaten you at rowing, at cricket and at foot- ball. You are no longer master: in the field. There; yoti had better go and play lawn tennis with the pris." Whether it is the girls or the tennis it is difficult to say, but beyond doubt the latter game has quite dispossessed all interest in cricket in Reef ton. The brand-new set of cricketing material purchased at the . beginning of the season has hardly been unpacked. The ground ; s left uncared for, and for months past the game seeinn to have feeeh 'Cftmpletely lost sight of. Tennis, on the other hand, has taken the form OS » craze, the court being well attended every day during the week, {jhfr gentlemen taking four days in the week for play and the ladies two, which is about the usual proportion of the distribution of tho good things of this world. So strong, however, is the charm of the game and the desire for proficiency that many youthful players of both sexes attend the court as early as 6 a.m., on which occasions Cupid usually keeps the score. But what of the old race of cricketers • whex* am they ? Alas, where are they ? (?£ ! The potting for the return of a Licens* itag Crtptnitteo for the district of Reefton 'itftdk jprafe >'»* Me Council Chambers yes- - terday, before Mr J. G. Heslop, Returning Officer. The event did not excite much public interest, as shown by the fact that only 80 votes were recorded out of a total of about 250 on the roll. The , Good Templars, who exercised such a ' strong interest in the return of the old Committee, took no part whatever in the present contest, even abstaining from recording their votes. The publicans, on *<-th« other hand, had matters all their own way, and of the five candidates nominated on their behalf four were elected. The following are the details of the polling :— B. Ohattock 49 0. R. lecky 47 . P. Murphy, 46 W. G. .Collings 45 Q. W. Adnmn ... . ... 41 B. McNeiU 3C M. Willing ... ... ... 34 C. Marfln 31 1. Gabriel 9 The fir.il five named candidates form the DstT Committee. Mr Rees, dheep Inspector for the Grey District, which latter also includes the O&unfy of Itmngahua, has just made his offieftl Hand of the flocks under hi* jurisdiction, and returned to Raefton last night,

The fleefton horses engaged at tha r«c«nt Westporfc meeting returned hare yeaterday. As none of th»m figured in tlie list of winners it is to be taken that the trip was hot a very profitable one to the owners. IBut in the lis?ht of tho ad age— the rsc<ss not always to the fl««test —racing business is now bo mixed up that one hardly "known whether a horse loses most when ho wins, OT wins mORt w^ en * ie loses, and it ii therefore hard to know where and when to bestow sympathy. After the damning revelations of late b«fote the Parnell Commission it is no snrprise to k«jrn to-day that The Times proprietors jkave completely backed down over the fotged letters, waived all further evidence in regard to them, and apointnsßd for their publication. This is a ai'l : l ldvapce in the progress of the Ciumi.isßion, and at once brings the scope of tho inquiry within measurable limits. As tho strength of The Times' case rested upon the authenticity 1 of the letters, the admission that they are forgeries practically cuts away nil defence. The Commission has now been adjourned till Friday, with the object of enabling The Times' proprietors to fully consider their position, and it is just probable that by then they will see the inadvisability of proceeding further with their case. The monthly meeting of the Inangahua County Council appointed for to-day has been adjourned till 2.30 p.m. to-day. It is reported that Mr R. 0. Reid, late of the Dunedin Evening Herald, has pur. chased one of the newspapers in Westport, and purposes issuing it daily in pn enlarged form. Information respecting the whereabouts and occupation of the undermentionad persons is wanted by the Secretary of the General Post Office :— Yeoman, JKicardo, and Colonel Gordon Crawfaurde ; three friends, all of whom were in Surat, India, in 1877. Colonel Crawfaurde was reported to be in New Zealand two years ago. Inquired for by Mrs Wells. Alfred Home : a steward ; wrecked in the vessel " Transit," near Napior, Borne years ago. Inquired for by his mother. Thomas Coate Grant : inquired for from Cork. Not heard of for three years. John Joyce : coachbuilder by trade ; last letter received from him is dated 15th May, 1865. Inquired for by his mother and sister, of Brook ville, Canada. James Falconer : heard of five years ago from care of Charles Peßoio, Tapanui. It is considered likely that he is still in the Colony, probably Weßtland district. Inquired for by his father, in Scotland. Heffer (initials not siren), inquired for by Mr T. Heffer, in England. Mr Heffer states the person he inquires for may be in any employment, but probably a ship, purveyor. Mr and Mrs John Toughs, came from Birmingham in 1857, and resided in Canterbury. Inquired for by nephew in the United States. Joseph Hirst, left Newcastle-upon-Tyne about thirty -one years ago . Inquired for by his eldest daughter Sarah. Charles H. F. Norman, not heard of during the last twelve months. Inquired for from Nursewellbrook, New South Wales. William Watts, emigrated to New Zealand about •fourteen years ago ; by trade a bricklayer. Inquired for by relations in America. At the. Melbourne Caledonian sports George Horn, of Creswick, broke the Australian pule vaulting record, getting ■(ATer the bar.ll fe»t high. It has been ascertained that, free as Jight and air are, there «rs 27,000 familial in the city of Paris inhibiting apartments having no oth«/" openings than a dpor, and that at least 60.00Q families in \he city of London reside in cellars. It in alleged that more than 6000 cheap pianos are worked off in New York and Boston every year at sa^ea of household goods, and each one is advertised as " belonging to a lady who is obliged to dispose of this magnificent instrument on account of financial difficulties."