MINING NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXX, Issue 39, 15 February 1894, Page 2

MINING NEWS.

THE VIBIT OP THE EXPERTS. [special to kzpbbbb.] Collensvilli, February 15. Mr Gordon, Government Mining Inspeo* tor, and Mr Murray, Anstralian Mining Expert, visited the reefs at Waikakaho today. This afternoon Mr Gordon confers with a deputation of miners re flaming Oullens creek. The best return here is King Solomon wi'-h 22 ounces. The Hibernian olaim is doing well; BRIEF MENTION. + Thb Bhip Philadelphia has made a reoord passage of 77 days from New York to Sydney. A Russian offioer ha* been baiged at Odessa for divulging army ssorets to a foreign Power. Unemployed agitators m London art urging that the Duke of Westminster and other aristocrats be banged from lamp, post', as was done m Paris daring the Bevolation, President Cleveland declines to forcibly overthrow the provisional Government m Hawaii. A number of proseontions have bean instituted against persons m Nelson, Taranaki, Ashburton, and Invercargill for failing to send m returns of their income. Everyone m arrear with Land or Income Tax to the extent of 2s 6d and upwards is to be summoned at once. Despite opposition, a Government motion has bees carried m the Sydney Legislature by 51 to 9 m favour of making polling day at general eleotions a publio holiday. The opinion of experts is to be taken with referenoe to th« desirableness of retaining those gaoU m the oolony whioh are situated within city boundaries. Easter encampments are to be held, on the recommendation of Colonel Fox, at Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Nelson, Chrißtchnroh, Danedin, and m Westland. Mr Smithers, private secretary to the Minister for Labour, ia to be appointed shorthand writer to the Education Department, and will be succeeded by Mr Q* Robison, of Christchurch. A woman named Sara Ann Mear'S, a widow residing at Petone, ia missing. Supposed to have " tkippsd." She wrote to the local constable asking him to look aft»r her nine children. Happy constable I Harvest yields m the Wairarapa are not so good as m previous years. In all probability a match, New South Wales v. North Island, will be played m Wellington next week. The Rev. David Gordon, of Marion, was elected Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly, whioh opened m Christchurch on Tuesday. A young lady m Melbourne has, bj personal effort, induoed 500 persons, many of whom were confirmed drunkards, to take the pledge. Said to be 7000 Anarchists m Sydney. N.S.W. Grattan Riggs on bis legs again with a new company at Beodigo, Yiotoria. An Amerioan says that, from his late experience of English weather, he should imagine that ' Rain, Britannia I ought to be as popular m England as • Hail Columbia !' is m the States. No less than 2,206.816 sheepskins were exported from New Zealand during the year 1892. The totalisator was used on New Zealand raoecoarses 807 days daring the year 1892 93. An old man named John Steer was corn* milted for trial at Foxton the other day for sheep stealing. It is said that he had not washed bis face for ten years. Little boy: "Who will bary the last man ?" Henpecked father : " Why the last woman of course." Yankee advertisement : " The mow auto* matio boot wearers can walk ten miles an hour. Terms given." New York has more youthful burglars than any oity m the world. Twenty per cent, of deaths m Viotoria during 1893 caused by liquor. A prohibition order was last weak granted against a Danedin hotelkieper. Death through starvation m London ii increasing to an alarming extent. Mr Arthur Clampett, the " Converted AtbletV intends shortly to give a series of sacred and secular ooaoerts m Greymoath. He will also probably visit Westport. The Government derived a revenue of £10,800 11s 9d from the totalisator last year. Of this amount the Marlborottgh district contributed £50 11s Bd. Cbrhtcnuroh Truth: As Stanley is 'out of collar 1 just now couldn't they send him to find, say —Jonathan Roberts? Puffanblow: " Confound that thermometer !" Gus de Smith : " Don't swear at the thermometer. It feels the beat as muoh as you do." Mr Edger, the new Native Land Court Judge, is a member of the New Zealand Bar, and a eon of th» late Ray. S. Edger, 8.A., a very old Auokland settler. It is improbable that any further appointment will be made at present. Acoording to the Bulletin one of the most energetio of New South Wales publio platform women confesses to having married, not so muoh for love as far the opportunities the married state gave her of sounding male iniquities. But she doesn't say bow majay iniquities the much-despised male has disoovered m her. One big, burly farmer said to another, as they were leturnine from the burial of a teetotaller's wife : " Did taey gie ye ooht ?" Na, n' a drap. Go; ye ooht?" " Na, na; neither bits nor Bup. He's getting unco 1 cheap awa' wi' her, I think." Fob Bams Cheap.— l 7 Tables, 9 Washstands, 4 Couches, 4 BeJsteads, 3 Cheffoniers, 2 Meat Safes, 2 Sewing Maohinea (nearly new), 2 Child's Cots, Chairs, Filters, Japanese and Fanoy Goods, Nails at Id lb, and a lot of other goods too numerous to mention. Agent for Climax Cloth Cleaner and Linoleum Renovator.— M. Suali, Wairau Store. — Advt. Sir Georoe Grey, K.C.B.— Amagoifioent portrait from the most recent photograph, suitable for framing, may be had from MoEbe A G vmblk, N. Z. Press Agenoy Wei lington. Prioe 2s Id, inoludingj postage. Agents wanted.— Aorr,