The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1891.

Inangahua Times, Volume XVI, Issue 20225, 17 April 1891, Page 2

The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1891.

The mail coach which left Lyell .for the north on Wednesday evening at 9 o'clock got stuefcLUo. when abouttiva^ miles ' on its joutn^<«^u^a^alren^.og'across t he real The !;ba^q- : wtiitKtb - Lyell, arriving there at riraock oh Thursday morning. A. meeting of the public has been' convened to be held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday, 21st inst., at 8 p.m., for the purpoßo of considering the advisability or otherwise of closing the Reading Room. The librarian reports that he experiences great difficulty in collecting subscriptions, and as there are sundry expenses incurred in connection with the institution wnich must be paid, but which, owing to the lack of funds, cannot be liquidated, the committee has no other course to follow but that of closing the room. Unless more interest is manifested by the public this step must be .taken and the books and papers sold. It will be a great pity if the committee are forced into taking such action j the winter days are coming on when the benefit of such a reading room with its splendid collection of papers should be highly appreciated, and we hope that interest will revive and the prospects brighten a little before the meeting. The World's largest gold mine, for which £3,200,000 has been refused, is located in Alaska. It is lighted by electricity, and worked day and night. With reference to Messrs Hobbs's protest against Captain Cook, the Secre ta^y of the Kumara Jockey Club furnishes the following explanation :— " Mr T W. Hungerford's Captain Cook won a race at Reefton, LlO5 less 5 pur oer.r. making L 99 15s net. Tiiking Hume;' to he LIOO the horse inadvertuutly carried lOlbs penalty with tin? consent of the owner. The club considered that as the horse had carried more than his just weight there was no injustice to Mr Hobbs, and that being allowed 21bs with* out declaring, the difference was only lib overweight, and the difference in the money value of the stake won at Reefton . only ss. The case was so trivial that the objection could not be entertained and that rule 91 fully covered the case Great surprise was expessed that Mr Hobbs should seek to take advantage of such a small technicality."— Kumara Times. While on hi 6 way from Reefton to Westport, on Monday, Mr P. Sherlock had a nasty experience. He was driving his wagon over Batty's Creek, when it got bogged in a hole in the stream, and the horses not being able to draw it out, Mr Sherlock decided, as . the stream was rising, to leave the wagon and , save the horses. For this purpose he got I down on the pole of the wagon to cut the i horses adrift, when he unfortunately fell amongst the horses feet and did not extricate ; himself until his clothing was pretty well , torn to shreds, and he himself suffered some bodily injury, by being bruised and knocked about. A distorted account of the accident ■ got about town on Monday night with the result that Dr Bruen was despatched to attend the injured man. Sherlock, however, was sufficiently well to enable him to remain on ; the spot and look after his property. One < of the horses was drowned. — News. ' Treatment by Koch's tuberculine was be- j gun by Dr Gordon Macdonald at the Dunedin Hospital at 10 a.m. on Saturday in a case of lupus of the face. The whole of the medical staff and a large number of outside medical men were in attendance, watching the various ! steps of the process. Much interest wa? evinced by those present in the precious liquid, seen now for the first time in New Zealand. In appearance it is much like sherry, but is \ a little thicker, and is somewhat sticky ! when taken between the fingers. It is a deadly poison in its pure condition, and it has to be diluted with mathematical precision before being used. The minimum dose was injected, and about five hours afterwards it began to produce to a slight degree the usual reaction of feverishness and general uneasiness. Yesterday a much larger dose was injected, but its effects are not presently known. — O.D. Times. Forsyth and Masters are the cheapest for all niininir requisites.— Advt. Fiery Croaa return :— 437£oza amalgam from 74 tons. Clean up. Constable Kelso, formerly of Reefton and Greymouth, has been transferred from Wellington to Christohurch. Fokryth AM) Mabtebs are just landing .from Home ox Turakina a, large assortment of fireworks. — Advt. Men, says Adam Smith, are naturally iuiißeiitimental,,. A man will scoop the bottom out of an' egg without thinking that (he mother of that egg is, perhaps, a hundred raileß away in the rain. A, Kater has a large stock of Electric Light lamps, slate base switches, cut-outs and cables on hand. — Advt. The Rev. W. J. Gow of this town has received a unanimous call from Queens town, in the Lakes District, Otago ; also, we understand, from Kaiapoi, a Presbyterian congregration in Canterbury. At a meeting of the committee of the Reefton Football Club held last Wednesday evening, the secretary read a letter which he had received from the Westport Club to the effect that they would not be able to. meet Reefton at the Junction on May the 2nd, and suggesting the 25th May. Ab the W.O.R.U. have decreed that the match has to be played 'in or before the 24th May, the suggestion could not be. entertained, and the secretary was instructed to write and inform Weßtport that the 18th May would be convenient for the local club. Westport also wrote aaking to have the right to select the referee which of course the Reefton Club could not agree to. It was resolved that tho club endeavor to gel up a days atheletic sports on May 25th and a general meeting of the club will take place on Monday evening next to consider ways and means. Forsyth and Masters are the cheapest for perambulators.— Advt. There seems to be every likelihood of the recently formed Coursing Club's affairs being promoted to a very successful isfci"*, crd the coursing meet to be finally ;mui)i:t.u upon by the coininiut'c in a few ilnyj aimuid see a good gathering of sports anu dogs. The ground found to be the most suitable is, we understand,

that of Messrs McNeill and O'Malley, Grey Valley, and we are glad to hear those gentlemen have expressed them* selves aa very willing to promote legitimate sport under the Club's auspices aa ftw as they can, " Pot hunters " are about but we hope there is sufficient of the true sporting spirit loft jet, to preserve i!:ime enough for fair sport nnd thus induce owners to keep a good dog and iir.t allow the greyhound breed to become quite extinct on the Coast. FoK,-vjH .am» .Masters are the cheapest icr Uuiiil'.u':, U.il.liiig, bedsteads, &c. — . Ai»VT Thuuiuj McCiiliicuddy, a small boy, was. charged yesterday in the B. M. Court with the larceny of a gold watch-chain valued at 20d, the property of Thomas Hall. The same boy appeared a little while ago before Mr Kenny, R M., when he pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing apples from Mr Hall's garden. He was then discharged with a caution. This second offence w;.s committed "prefiottvto, the, apple stealing case. I.v Vdislch.ar£inpke^ 1M a &ov'k re ancfalsb advised his parents to l oo^ ( tt "ore Btrictly after him, as if. was ew« ent , h e was easily led into temptation and' nHg"jJ have to' answec a more. serious charge' unless checked in his downward career. Messrs Brennan and Tfenhcry occupied the. bench. . .' . Forsyte and Masiehs is the cheapest , house for all classes of builders' ironmongery. — Advt. In consequence of difficulties experienced with the inefficient working of the turbine at the Big River Compauy's battery, some of the directors, in company with Mr McGregor, Progress Company's engineer, visited the mine on Wednes" day. The result of Mr McGregor's examination will be highly satisfactory to the shareholders, it being to the effect that there is nothing wrong with the turbine itself, which is quite equal to doing all the work required, the defect being in the size and adjustment of the pipes, which can be remedied at a small outlay. The report from the mine is of a most satisfactory nature, both reefs cut in the low level developing tine bodies of sione and of high class quality. The new reef ia five and a half feet wide in the face, and some of this stone was brought into town and crushed in a mortar. From l|lbs, which was taken indiscriminately, the result obtained was 4grs, or equal to lOozs 13dwta Bgra per ton. Foksyth and Masters are agents for the renowned Wertlieiin Hewingjniachines. — Advt. According to the last cutiaua of Calcutta, t ln- capital of Calcutta is inhabited by 30,400 Christians of all nationalities.' The expression, " The streak of silver aea," is Mr Gladstone's. It appeared in his famous essay on "Germany, France,' and England," published in the Edinburgh Review for October, 1870. Mr Gladstone was Prime Minister when it was written, and the Franco-German war was at its height. Mr. Lapidara (to old Jason Plunkett, showing him a fine emerald) : "I venture you're never neen a stone showing so rich a green as that." Mr. PlunketJ^xamining the gem critically) : '* Taint tidtfiiir iffaV o ' old Hez Stone's son Jake, as sets up with my Malindy." ■ ?orsyth and Masters have a larye si ckof kitchen ranges and cooking stoves. i - Advt. The enormous water-power of Lake I Superior is the next natural force to be utilized. It has been calculated that the • actual velocity and volume of water fal- ■ lh)£ at Saute'Ste. Marie is 122,000 feet pei' second — equivalent to 236,000 horsepower ; and it is proposed to construct 1 very extensive works in the vicinity, in ciudin-; blast furnaces and ship-yards, paper miils, pulp mills, flour mills and i other industrU'a. Tho learning' of science i -nvl tin? ium-miity of inventors are daily ' succeiMinti in diminishing the waste of I eneigy that is met with in the mechanical : woill', and doubtless before the century : shall have closed even greater triumphs will be recorded. Forsyth and ili asteks, cheapest house ! foi Venetian and spring loiitr blind*.-- ■ 1 A. Kater is prepared to alter and tix the ; Eloctric Light fittings to s-nit the require-. ! mi-nts of the Fire Association. -Advt. It gives one a kind of thrill to learn that Barnum is dead. The octogenarian had in some way induced the world to believe that he had discovered the secret of perpetual youth. So long ago did Barnum begin that extraordinary career of his that one can 'hardly believe that the showman ever had a beginning ; and it is equally difficult to realise that he has come to an end. On the occasion of his laBC visit to London he was more sprightly and vivacious than ever j more like a man beginning life than one thinking about going down into his grave. As a matter of fact he thought about a great many other things. Typical of his countrymen, he always had on hand, the biggest thing. He had the biggest show, and the largest house, he .made the greatest fortunes and spent them in the quickest time ; he had the largest knowledge, of human natgre. of^any, man of Jiia time, and the bigg&t tisHbduoifViif ■ stories ; the biggest elephants, the largest collection of animals, the most numerous herd of monstrosities of every kind, the most colossal tra/elling, establishments. The biggest audience camo to patronise him ; when he had a fire on his premises it was the biggest thing-known in its particular line of devastation : and it was followed by the most gigantic recovery. No man ever was so colossally advertised by the newspapers of every country through which* he moved. There have been, and pro* bably are now, many nieji ignorant of Napoleon Bouaparte, the Duke of Wellington, General Grant— we once knew a uenilemui who confounded the great warrior wiiii the notorious Bar<>n Grant— and the Poet Laureate. But it is safe to say (hat no human being exists who has not heard, and heard a good deal, about Tom Barnum, the Showman, .who began his life by hoaxing the world with a "real live mermaid," and ended by making the whole press of England and America the unconscious instruments of his will. The Prince of Humbugs, yet honest as the day, the Kiiig of Showmen, and universally liked for his personal qualities, he did more big things in his life than anyone elae, and he will be more greatly missed than many a better and more useful man. — N. Z. Times. Foksyth and Mabtkrs have the largest Btock on the West Coast. For excellence of workmanship and cRt-afulness in fitting up the Electric L .ht, go to A Kater.— Advt. About £3,000,000 is invested in electric lighting enterprises in London, there being in all nine companies,