LOCAL & GENERAL.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XXI, Issue 1072, 19 June 1890, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

A-i.-QuEEXSLAXDER, for returning from Euglaud as a ' nominated,' immigrant, was fiued £20...

An extraordinary meeth-g of shareholders in the Patearoa Dredging Comp.tny (Ltd.) i 3 ealled for Mouday uext, at 4 p.m. The annual meeting cf the Neuthorn Consolidated Q.M. Co. is notified to cake plane ou Thursday evening, 2i>tu inst. Attention- is directed to Messrs. Thomson, Bridger and Go.'s uew advertisement, which appears ou our fourth page. The installation of officers of Mouut Ida Locige, 1262, E.C., will take place at the Masonic Hall on Tuesday next, 24t!i inst. There is no ground for the statement that the Hon. Mr. Hislop will stand for both the Waitaki and Oamaru seats. He will stand for Oamaru, as already announced. The Secretary of the Roman Catholic School Committee ( r. A. M - U. Brown) desires to acknowledge, with thanks, the gift ? of a load of coal from Mr. Scobie Mackenzie. The Shag Point strike is now fiually settled, tin- proprietors having agreed to the terms of the Union. Blackie and Brooke are to be taken on again, and as soon as the , mine is cleared out all the 63 men previously employed will oou in turns until husmass warrants full time being worked all rou.ul. .■■The annual concert and da;ic3 in aid of the Muruimato School will lie held on the 27th inst. ; and on Tuesday, July Ist the annual entertainment in aid of the Eweburn School takes place. The Lander Sehoul Committee also intend raising funds by holding a concert and dance ou July 4th. .At.last,'after..many irritating delays, the 'erection of the Consolidated Battery at N'cuthorn is; practically completed, and it has been decided thatorushiug will commence ou the 23th of this month, when the Victoria Company's stone willbe'reduced. We hope ■to be able to publish in a future issue a ful description of the machine, which, it is said, .■cannot be excelled in New Zealand.

-THENaseby Quadrille Assembly held *their?first meeting at the Masonic Hall'on Tuesday evening, when a very pleasant time was spent. The members will meet weekly throughout the winter, und iu order thut ib may be understood the meetings will be properly conducted, it has only to be mentioned that Mr. E. Hall has consented to act as M.C., and that Messrs. Alexander and Jacob will supply the music. The Wellington correspondent Df the " Daily Tithes " hears „ that the Financial Statement, which according to present arrangements will be made on Tuesday, 24th inst., will be of exceptional interest and importance, as Sir Harry Atkiusoa is desirous before retiring to place before the country a full expression of his matured views ou the position of the colony and the policy widen ought to be adopted. Accobdixg to the "Dunstan Times," the Ophir Quartz-mining Company, Blacks, have decided to make another attempt tn solve the mystery that surrounds their property. With the rudest, and most primitive appliances—viz., the dish— more than payable prospects can be obtained jrom any and everv part of their claim. Yet, when" tin: stua is reduced in the company's battery, w>tich is as near perfect as can be, it will uot pay the proverbial salt.

A shareholder in tlie Croesus Company, Nenthorn, writing to a friend in Diinedbi' mulct date the 10th June, says:—" The ('rueaus never looked so well <ts at present. Everything is in first class-order ; the pump is working well ; the whole claim is us dry as a bone ; an.i now stone is coming out of three shafts. The reef, all over, will at present average 2ft to 2H Cin, and th.- stone is looking splendid. The depths of the shafts are 100 ft, 85ft, and 65ft, respectively, and when stoping commences a great deal of stone will be produced."

The football match Volunteers t><?-«,.. Civilians did not come off luar week, but will be played on Saturday afternoon. M'Donald and Marshall picked sides, ami a most stubliornly-fouglit game resulted in a draw, each side scoring three poin'.!i. For M'Donald's side M'Gregor as throe-quarter played better than he has yet done this season, while C. Ladd at half shaped very well. C. Inder, Kirby and Churchill were most prominent among the .forwards, while .J. Moore as full-back played remarkably well. For Marshall's side Francis played a clever game at half, and Marshall did a lot of work as three-quarter, but this player's place undoubtedly is forward. Johnstone, Scott aud D. Buchanan (forward*) worked hard throughout, and S. Inder played a dashing game. Mr. Clements gave entire satisfaction as rcfersc.

Holloway'h Ointment axd Pills.— Counsel for the delicate. Those to whom the changeable ten perature Is a protruded period of trial should seek the earliest opportunity or removing nil obstacles to good health. This cooling Oh.tnient, perseverii.gly rubt.edupon tlie akin, is the most reliable remedy for removing all the diseases ot the throat and chest. Quinsey, relaxed tonsils, sore throut, swollen glands, ordinary catarrh, und bronchitis, usually prevailing at this season, may be arrested as soon as discovered, and every symptom banished hy Hollowa.v's simpleondeffective-treatment. This Ointment and I'ills are highly commended for the facility with which they successfully contend with influenza; they alliy ir: an inerediby short time toe distressing fever und teasing cough. The M.itaUanui Footliall Club have accepted the' challenge of the Prospectors, and will visit Naseby probably on Saturday, 28th inst. Thes« clubs were both formed about the same time last year, und the result of their meeting is expected to be a very close contest. In view of this mutch it would be well for our players to commence training immediately, and it is to be hoped that there will lie a large muster onSaturday afternoon, when the match between Volunteers and Civilians is to be played, commencing at 2.30 sharp. The team to meet Matakantti will probably bo chosen on Saturday evening. j

We understand that the Naseby Schoo' Committee has resohed lo give prizes at the end of the year for attendance marks combined with marks obtained at thro examinations in school work. The conditions are framed so thut attendance marks are to be granted for every time a child is present, and the marking ts to start on July I. The first examination in school work will be held tomorrow (Friday), and the other two at intervals of two months. Parents will do well to assist this endeavour to raise the school average by causing their children to attend regularly, as the marks for school work are so fixed that the attendance marks will almost control the prizes. The " Palmerston Times." says :—" We understand that complications are likely to arise in connection with the trotting horse ! Ruby, which was sold on Saturday last by ' Messrs. Wright, Stevenson and Co., under J instructions from the official assignee in the \ estate of Thomas Lindsay, proof being forthcoming that the animal in question does not belong to the estate and has been sold under a misapprehension. In fact, the rightful owner of the horse is in flesh and blood, and intends to test the legality of the sale. We bolievo the matter will be placed in the hands of Messrs. Stout and Moody, and the question of ownership promises to form a attsvn belli of some interest to the sporting public."

Tint annual meeting of the Croesus Q.M. Co. wii3 held at Nonthorn;on Saturday last, and passed off very quietly. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The receipts for the year totalled L 6379 16s 6d, made up as under:—Calls account, L 2073 3s Gil; bullion account, L 2693 lis lid ; crushing account, LIOO ; debit balance at Bank of New Zealand, L 2013 Is Id, The expenditure was as follows :—Battery account, L 1696 7s 7d; rent of claim, LB9 3s ; petty cash, L 43 17a ; race account, Ll9l 9s 6d ; carriage, L 329 19s 5d ; timber, material, etc., L 442 14s 8d ; preliminary expenses, L 27 0; legal manager, LlO2 18s ; cartage of quattz to battery, LI 15 6s 7d ; advertising, Ptc, L 75 12s 6d ; dlrecto. s' fees, L 196 13s ; office furniture, L2O 15s 3d ; main shaft, engine drive, etc., LIO2O 12s 6d ; cash refunded original shareholders, LIOO ; property-tax, L 37 10s ; interest, LIOO 6s 7d ; mine account (including, wages, maintenance, etc.), L 2040 10* lid; total, L 6879 16s 6d. All the retiring directors, with the exception of Messrs, J. Laverty, Ryan and Elliott, declined re-elec-tion, and the following gentlemen were appointed in their stead :—Messrs. Ja3. Brown, R. Incler, Hilton and R. Gill. Messrs. Carlaw Smith and J. Beatty>were re-elected auditors.

On Sunday morning the somewhat unusual sound of the fire-bell was the moans of bringing quite a crowd of people into the streets, eager to learn the whereabouts of the fire. It was very quickly seen, however, that it was merely a chimney on fire, and the services of the Fire Brigade, who had the reel out before the bell ceased ringing, were not required. That same night, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of the town were rudely awakened by the sonorous wurning of the fire-bell, and immediately great tongues of flame were seen rising from a large outhouse belonging to Mr. James Mitchell. The Firo Brigade arrived on the scene with their usual alacrity and soon had the water playing on the flames. As the fire hud obtained a strong hold of the building (which was of wood and iron) before it was noticed, their effort' wore not of much avuil, and rearly ihu whole of the woodwork was burnt. One roomof the building was used asawußh-house and the other as a store-room, and a very large quantity of household requisites was destroyed. Mr. Mitchell estimates his less at fully LIOO. The boiler in the washhouse had been lighted on Sunday evening ready for the washing on Monday morning, and the only way in which the fire can be accounted for is that sparks or ashes dropped on some combustible material lying near the boiler. The building had only recently been bhifted, having formerly been attached to the dwelling house.