THE and Reefton Guardian PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1897. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Inangahua Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1202, 17 April 1897, Page 2

THE and Reefton Guardian PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1897. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Applications are Invited for the post of organist to the Kuox church. Memo of duty can be seen at this office, We have been requested to state that on Sunday evening next in the \Ves~ leyan Church, Shiels-street, the Eev. J T. Pinfold, F,G.S. r will proach in a ape** cial sermon, subject :1s the Resurrection a myth {.? Visitors are cordially invited,, and strangers will bo made very welcome, For tho afternoon service at Black's Point, special inline has been prepared aud will bo rendered by tho choir. On Easter Monday the principal attraction on tho Coast: will bo races at Kumara, and bicycle and a'hletic spor.s •at Hokitika and G,reymouth', while Beef •* will provide for the public a draw in the shape of a football match between tbe Eeefton and Occidental Football Clubs. ■ This will be the opening game of the season, and it will take place on tho old convincing ground— the racecourse — the scene of many a woll fought and keenly contested battle. Thi? will probably be the last game played there, as the local clubs have formed a new ground in Oxley'B paddock, \ but it is not quite ready yet for playing on. Admission will be charged to theiracecourse and the proi ceerls will bo devoted towards defraying the cost of forming the new football field, i it is to bo hoped therefore thafc_ those of tho public who do not in I cod. to journey elsewhere will roll up- and help our young knighss cf the leather -in their efforts to construct a fit plaoe on which they can indulge in a manly and healthy pastime. "..''.. '".'••'.. Still another invention has just been patented by an old Qtago resident and is to be brought out by o Dunedin firm. Tbe invention is called" ColoneDtfbfris's Packet Tobacco Cutter " and h thus described by the Otago Daily Tiiues :—lnstead of the present laborious process of f- lowly whittling a plug with a blunt knife and cutting it into luoips, then catching the pieces and imprisoning them in the palm of the hand — a process which lasts five or six minutes and entails the loss of much tobacco, — now all that will be necessary is to lake, this little machine from the pocket,- and, placing it in the left hand, give thwe or four -urns of the handle, and in leYs than half a minute there lies a pipeful of tobacco beau ifully cut. The plug' is kept in the machine ready for cutting in a metal case, *.\yhich ■keeps it clean in ihe pocket, The whole apparatus is hut iiri in length, and weighs 4oz only, so that it can* be carried in the waistcoat pock*!, The .invention sup.plies a great wan", more especially as i' can be used even when riding or driving without dropping tho reins.'' We may be labouring, urdei* a delusion, but it Beems to us that tho above little article will not be rcgaided with such extraor* dinary pleasuro t'y the bulk of mankind. Who that has jvatche'd the mysterious process of pipe!' filling " whittling a plug of tobacco v-Uh a blunt knife etc.," will deny that tie .average smoker derives a huge amdaht of satisfaction from the mere act of jotting up his own tobacco in his ow*l fashion preparatory to jamming it into lie pipe bowl and to abolish this time floored, and time killing occupation wouf«j|&Sßfiredly deprive man 1 of one of his i£spft cberiphed privileges *• Colonel- Morris fijoiild. 'turn his attention next to the ' in?ej&a of a pipe, that will*, consume its ownpiris^i'.v. I

— ♦ : Special train arraugoraenls for Kumara races are advertised in another column. Owing to Easter Monday being a public holiday, there will be no issue of this paper en that day. The Black's Point Band wiil not play ont on Sunday, as originally intended, owing to the death of Mr D, O'Connell. The monthly meeting of the County Council is adjourned till the 29th inst owing to the engineer be>ng detained in the upper portion of the Hampden Riding with works :of urgent necessity. A running match oyer 100 yards will take place on the Progress Road on the 18th inst.. between T. Sturt and R* Kearns. The former is to concede five ■yards start to tbe latter, and the stake ia J2lO a-side. To day being the commencement of the shooting season a large number of persona have gone in quest of game to the Mawheraiti and anticipated a sao» cessful day's shooting, as ltakas, ducks, and pigeons are reported to he very plentiful in that locality. Another old resident in the person of Mr O'Oonell passed away yesterday morning about' 1 o'clock. Deceased followed the occupation, of mining but has been in failing health for some time past and suffered considerably within the last eight or',nine weeks from a drop sial complaint. His remains will be entered in the new cemetry to-morrow at 2.30 p.m. House holders are reminded that nominations for members of School Committee are to be in tl*e hands of the chairman of the Committee on Monday next. The election, takes place on the following Monday, 26 inst at tbe school house The ■jbumber of members of the Committee this year is 'raised tonino. Itis the duty of every parent or guardian to attend and not let the meeting lapse for want of a quorum as in former years. The sum of -£633 is paid away!." in salaries to the teachers of the Reefton school and parents _ should ace that the best results are obtained. ■ There was a crowdod house at the sacred concert given last night, All the items in the programme were gone through in first class s'yle, needing no comment, everyone going away satisfied. To-night the opening of the Easter Tree, Ship, "and Fair will take place. There will be various other attractions also, and no doubt we' -will havo tho pleasure ef ..^ln&wwthw ■' budges " howii