Passing Events.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 42, 20 June 1890, Page 2

Passing Events.

The Evening Post assures it readers that the position of the Ministry will be challenged by Mr Ballanee, • as leader of the Opposition. It is not certain, however, whether a hostile vote will be moved on the Address in Eeply, or a direct vote of want-of-ooufidence will be moved immediately afterwards. While we are not at all one with the present Ministry we do not see that such a step will be at all beneficial to the country, seeing that we shall soon have a new Parliament with a reduced number of members. The position of members may be entirely changed at the general elections soon to take place, and the best course to adopt now would be to pass only such necessary measures as are at present demanded by the country, and leave the matter of a new ministry, and a new policy to a new Parliament.

Last month the arrivals in the colony numbered 990, while the departures numbered 1850. Of the former, 137 were from the United Kingdom, 575 from New South Wales, 223 from Victoria, 19 from Tasmania. Of the departures, 347 were for the United Kingdom, 969 ,for New South Wales, 409 for Victoria, and 25 for Tasmania. The excess of departures over arrivals for the first five months of the present year numbers 2231.

A Chinaman named Chong was nominated as a member of the Lake School Oommitt, Ofcago, but the chairman declined to accept his nomination. The time for receiving tenders fc r the alterations and additions to the Town Hall has been extended till next Monday evening. Mr McArthur, a mining expert from Australia, has gone to inspect the Wakamarina Reefs, and we hope to be able to give his opinion as to their payableness in our next issue. There is every probability that a skating rink will be opened in Havelock next Wednesday night, as final arrangements have been come to with regard to skates. The Governor's speech, a portion of which will be found elsewhere, is rather longer than usual, but practically void of interest so far as it reflects the policy of the Government.

Mr Brinck has informed us that he intends to open the library on Wednesday and Saturday evenings, commencing to-morrow evening.

A special service for the young will be held at St. Peter's Church on Sunday morning next.

Mr T. Smale advertises a great clearing sale at Havelock for fourteen days.