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Western Star, Issue 453, 15 June 1881, Page 2

'~. Coin plaints read; regarding the non-receipt of the “ Star” by a ob'scrihers. "In each case we make it our business to find out/sjdio'j ja ;in thy? matter,-gas the papers are regularly posted from tKe office. Tm tdl ' , ns»« o' non-receipt or irregular dei li> cry;, subscribers will confer an obligation |by immediately'^reporting’the same, 1 wit|i- ; : a view to its recurrence being- prevented if ®o?«ibl®. - 0 T SI i V I -SL /vThe flrst^section; of. the, Orepuki railway) will, it is expected, be.thorougldy completed on Friday, and• for handing over to the Government. It is the intention of the Government, we understand,,to open the section for traffic immediately. :J \

The tenth annual grain show in connection with W. D, A. & P. Association talces place at the Oddfellow’s Halt to-morrow. Exhibitpys are requested to have their entries forward not later thdn 'riin'd o'clock, so at to enable the inwards pp bo spade and the show opened to the public by noon.

We again direct attention to the entertainment in aid; of an..Gld- and infirm resident- of the district, Mi’S Saunders, which takes place ir. the Oddfellow’s Hall, bn Friday evening. The programme bf the concert is an extensive and pleasing one, and the best amateur talent of the distriothhas been enlisted to carry it into effect. A dance will take place, at the conclusion of the concert.

Mr Daniel never “loses an opportunity of extolling the 1 resources anA'Climate of the Western District..An,•> proof of the genial weather we have experienced so far this season he forwards an’ejctraordinary bonquet of flowers, on viewing winch 'we are tempiod to doubt whethef we hre how in-tlie middle of winter.' “The' collection 'lncludes varieties of stocks, wallflower; marigolds, primroses, xnignionette, flpjyering currant, periwinkle, arid lauristina, all in full bloom. These were grown in the open garden, and no artificial means whatever were iresbrted to in their cultivaiion. Mr Daniel “ points the moral” himself :r-r“ These prill let;. ouV neighbors in Wellington, CanteFbuyy,:and .that jye j do not experience snow, hail, sleet, rain, and frost continuously during winter. I car. prove by my diary,-whibh I have' kept in Riverton for 29 years, that -we have less rain and fewer galea than either , Canterbury ior ■ Otago.” !

3?he -half-yearly.. fitting of the Suprome j Court took placs at Invercargill onMonday,; before'thie Chief gast. Kathleen McCarthy was found guilty, of concealment of birth, and waasen fenced to jfour mouths imprisonment,;, Franlj Cashel, • forgery, twelve months’ i Henry Ward* ; '-]arceny ; ; as ! ' it nine; months.

The death is announced of MrW.Brnnton, C. E., well; known in >; Invercargill in connection with the-Public Works Department, and fts Engineer to the',! Bluff Harbor Board. Mr Brunton—had been in indifferent health .for'some timet past, And was-on his way to the hot springs in the-North Island, when death overtook him at Wellington.

A Myross Bush settler, named John Fairweather, died suddenly, at Invercargill, on Saturday morning: He was driving a cart’ in Kelvin street, when he suddenly fell back and expired; Heart disease la supposed to! have been the cause of death,, . j

Mail for the United Kingdom via San Francisco, closes at—Riverton, on Thursday16th, at 2.3 d p.m.Vvis Orient lino, Friday, 17th, 6.45 a.rn. ’3 ■ x

A malicious act has been perpetrated dur-i ing the week on the Roman Catholic Chapel, South Riverton, by some one who, it is to he honed, will meet with the punishment such; conduct -deserves.' Several of ‘‘the windows, 1 wo learri, haVe been broken, arid-stones—the missiles used have y 'been found upon the altar. The spirit that prompted such, an act should be severely, dealt with," as it betrays'arocklessnessnnd want of; veneration which is characteristic of the most depraved criminals,--

We remind our, readers .of the soiree and concert that takes place in the Groper’s Bush schoolhouse this- evening, on the occasion of the opening of tjia library. .The proceeds, we may again mention, are to bo given to the Wallace and Fiord Hospital. The funeral of the late Joseph Allan, who met with a fatal accident at Thornbury railway station, on Wednesday last, took place on Sunday, and was attended by a large concourse of people, who came from all parts! of the-district in t-oken-of respect for the dead and sympathy with the wife of deceased, for whom much sorrow is felt. Xhe body was interred in Riverton Cemetery, Mr Bailey, in absence’- of the pastor of the Presbyterian Church, reading the burial service.

In reply to an application from Major Sumpter of Oaiuam, to accept the services of a cavalry corps, the Under-Secretary for Defence writes :—“ The Government sro not at present desirous of increasing tho-strongtli of the volunteer force, or of adding to tlio expenditure in connection with it by the acceptance of the services of new corps.”

It is surprising lhat.ihe j will 1 persist in keeping on its- staff of'.contributors a correspondent;; (Diptpn) capable of penning the following cruel prediction : “We bad t.lio Her. F. Seaborn boro lately, lecturing on ‘ British Poets but the attendance was very poor. If it bad been a ■ Groyite onf.be'stumpjtalking balderdash we’d -hnyefoliocl lip, f qa;n|an, but such stuajl fry as Sbakspearq, Milton and Co., are hardly good ' enough for us.” f If is a wonder that ebeerfdl" institution the Reform “League doesn’t Boy,-;. -cott"“* ‘the Bipton -“-our- own” -of-.-the. “Times” /• |"\| The special Parliamentary correspondent of the “ Otago Daily Times ” forwards the following on Monday' regarding’'the present position of political parties'lt is rumored ] that a sort of small preliminary meeting was .held to-day by some members of the Opposition—including Sir G. Grey and Messrs Hutchison, Andrews, and Speight —with a view to taking steps for moving an amendment on the Address in Reply. It is said thaUsir*Oj|or|;e <3r pj wishes, ar| ameAdmeht censuring Ministers'on' their 'conduct in regard to Patetere, but that other members are in favor of waiting until later in the sessi^jigthecTto^:pf i)i^iDg-4b|- Gorernraent on various of adranustration. Possibly considerations connected with the approaching elections have something to tlo with different viejs, as Sir Gfo^ge eo with some ofiiia foßowers "However, it Is tolemhljiCertain anything of .the kind Is attempted at of the session it will fail,.as raenibers of .all |opinid2 Jbo done, ,unt,il,jQYery thing. ,U ,hefqve, the .^Hpugp, ; When issue plight, be.’joined .opdhe fluesl jon |of in llie l-Kdfer j»psßfirsan'fjdproSpgo’K of‘.’BhccassV't’.whichViis.

j Tile Auckland “ Star ’-—says i— lt is said to ihudbeea a tptejWM., wlSfep jGeorgu wrey’s'lmt' eye when M cbmIpliraented the, their forbearNever at all” in I‘^eSWentpi||m'gf||if I|| byhtf tffHhe JoloSlal%eigWenWttyHHe J ap‘ pearance'on the platform the portly, Jigu res of'WilkihaoiL thV Mayor, J and llrbdie,"the County phairirianf; tlVe indefatlgabip' McGuli lough, the .persevering Ehrenfried, .Speight, and Adatd Q !SPort&, junction have worried-to-the verge of distrac* tiorK eyar.y"",Cabinet jMimster ,who , has, ruled* ""“New Zealand for the last ten years. The i Thames is notorious for .Raving picked up the east off mantle of the Sturdy Beggar,” of Wellington—Eitzerbert. Wot a session goes by without deputations' being despatched to Wellington to lobby. The announcement oftf Ministerial visit to Auckland is the signal for the appearance in town- of a number of the ; old. .familiar phizes.-from Haufaki,. and one Minister tells with great gusto how these modest. Thames, youths,, having asked for everything they could possibly think" of, at last begged for a few- old plans that were ying aboptjj pi& fhames people have, earned among the members of. the House of Eepresentatives a reputation of the champion cadgers of New Zealand, - and it was too bud of th<yr . member, who knows, it yery .yell to at thorn, in that uhfeellrfgiway.

Tlie total approximate cost .of the Middle Island branch lines to 3lst March, I.BBo,'was £1,"485,693. for the'l2, months ending Minch . last was" £176,277 and the expenditure for fclio same period, £114,650. The Riverfcon-Obaufau line cost ' £103,893 ; the revenue for-the n ear •was* £7274 and the expenditure £7OOO. ‘ The'-total host of the Middle Island lines was £6,470,877, and of the , North;,lsland lines, £2,948,813. The total .cost, of the Invercargill section, including the Clinton-Invarcargill, InvercargillBluff, and Invercargill-Kingston lines, was John Davis, aged 72, was committed for trial ;at'.'Auckland':pn aocharge of violating Alice Messenger, upder 12. The old man treated the charge with indifference and levity. , ~ . ' m-K£-r