ROXBURGH.

Otago Witness, Issue 2253, 6 May 1897, Page 25

ROXBURGH.

May 3.— Steps are being taken to get up a dance in aid of the Ilawke's Bay relief fund. Consideiing the object, the attendance is bound to be large. The cost will a)so he small — I mean the cost of hall hire, music, printing, Ac. The price of admission will be very reasonable, and a few pounds ought to he raised. The school concert takes place on Friday of .this week instead of Thuisday. Hare Shooting.— The season for shooting hares opened on Saturday. Several of our local sportsmen went over to Roxburgh East, the local habitat of puss. Some went in for coursing, and had a bit of good sport. Several others did a good deal of 'hooting. Over in the town gunshots could be heard light up till dusk. Football.— -A good football practice was held on the local ground ou Thursday. Wa shall be sending one team, if not two, to Alexandra at the carnival on May 24. , School Cojimii tees.— There was a very poor ! attendance at the meeting of householders to elect a school committee for the current year. At Roxburgh Messrs Mercer fcliairmac), Harris, Hart, CocKbura, Jeffery, M'Mullin, and Waiglh were electpd, the latter being re-elerted secretary, and Mr Mercc chairman. The Coal Greek hchool Committee consists of Messrs R. M. Smith., Roy, J. Bennetts, R. Bennetts, H. Tambiyn, Campbell, and Gunn. The Adulteration Act —At the Magistrate's Court on Thursday, P. Laffey, publican, Miller's Flat, was charged with selling as unadulterated whisky which was adulterated. Mr B 0. A3TOII, inspector under the Licensing Act, conducted the prosecution, and Mr Halziell appeared for Mr Laffcy, who pleaded Not guilty After- hearing the evidence his Worship dismissed the information on the grounds that there was no evidence of sale, and that putting water in whisky was not adulteration. Obituary Notice. — It is with great regret that I have to record the death of Mr Moses Edwin Manuel, which took place early on the morning of Sunday, 2nd inst. The melancholy event was not unexpected, as Mr Manuel had been in failing health for some weeks ; but none the less his departure will be sincerely regretted. He has been a resident of Tuapeka for more than 30 years, and had made hosts of friends, by whom he will be greatly missed. A prominent miner for many years at the Blue Spur and at the Teviot, he had latteriy devoted himself entirely to the cultivation of an orchard, which yielded a good income, lie took a strong interest in politics, in education, aud in every movement which was likely to j benefit the district in which he lived. He was | possessed of great business ability, was upright and honourable iirtie dealings, and was genial to all. A good citizen, a good husband, a good father, it will be long befoie his memory fades from 1 among us. He leaves behind him a family of five, j who are grown up, and who are well provided for. The following is a sketch of his career : — Mr Manuel was a native of Lanner, in Cornwall, I where he was born in 183 i, and he was therefore at his death in his sixty-third year. He left Home in February 1854, with Mr James ! Kitto, of Moa Flat, to whose courtesy I am in- j debted for much of the information iD this notice. ' The two friends left Liverpool in the ship Saldanha, and after a voyage of three months landed in Melbourne. Thence they went to Forest Greek and Avoca, and subsequently to Mary- ] borough and Blaekman's Lead. They did very j well at these places, it being worthy of mention that at Avoca they found an lloz nugget. After several removals they pitched their tents at Creswick Creek, the pioneers of a great rush. After a considerable stay there Messrs Kitto and

a T Manuel proceeded to Ballarat, whore they arrived t just three days before the famous affair of th« Eureka stockade. From their tents on a neigh* c bouring hill they heard and saw the conflict, of J which Mr Kitto recollects several thrille ing incidents. After two years' stay aft , ■ Ballarat Mr Manuel returned Home and j married. He returned to the colony in 1 .- I the Itoyal Charter, then making her first trip, • c in the year 1857. After visiting several places lit 3 , Manuel, in company with his old frioud Mr Kitto, b visited Chines, where he lost his wife. In 186 i t they came to Otago. and were among the first miners in Muuro's Gully, where they did very I well, and where Mr Manuel took a leading part i in establishing a Wesleyan Church. Leaving : , Munro's Gully, he worked his way up the Clutha, ! Valley even to the Shotover, where he had several 3 hazardous adventures. He paid a return visit to 3 the Blue Spur, and thence to "Victoria, where ha - i married for the second time. He then returned 1 to Coal Creek, where ho resided to the day of his ■/ ! death. It is with pleasure that lam able to state, that Mr Manuel was uniformly successful in nil I his ventures. He was also wonderfully steady 2 and abstemious— virtues which were not too l - common among the men of the early fifties. He i wrs thus enabled to leave a comfortable in- ; ! heritauce to his widow and children, who have 3 the heartfelt sympathy of their many friends vu 3 their time of trouble. i .