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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 232, 8 October 1878, Page 3

ing of the suburban water supply conference. Balclutha, Oct. 4. The river has only fallen half an inch since the-morning. Heavy rains have fallen. A few individuals are commencing to return to their houses, and a number of families are being sent to Milton for accommodation. A boat has succeeded in getting to the south of the township to-day. The Clutha Leader is published as usual this morning. Oct. 5.

The water has fallen four and a half Inches since last night, and is still falling slowly. Boats have been playing all day to the south side of the township, so that though communication is open. One rider into the township from the south went into several holes and had to swim his horse and he parted with it in a large hole at the top of Gordon street, but both were saved. Several similar accidents have occurred. A few of the inhabitants have returned, but only a very few will remain over Sunday. Great annoyance is felt at the detention here of the bi-weekly and other miles to the south, which could easily have been passed in boats any day during the floods. Three bi-weekly mails have been detained without the slightest excuse. (FROM THE " TIMES " CORRESPONDENT.) Dunedin, Oct. 4. A movement is on foot to, ,form a Working Committee to help the sufferers by the floods. The latest accounts say that the Clutha, at Balclutha, is slowly subsiding, but rain has fallen since yesterday, and another rise is.feared. A large number of families are living in churches and school houses at Kaitangata. The name of the man whose body was found has not transpired.

A Novel Means, of. Transit.— " iEgles " in the Australasian writes :— " To, Australian . Cricketers. {Would any .crentlemah" kindly take with his own luygai?f- a smnll box of books, which a lady is anxious to send.to a relative to Launct'pfon, V.D.L., on his returnJiome. Reply 'to-M.'WV, 7, Marlboro' Street, Bath." — Advertisement in English newspaper. ~'• To. what- strange uses,'' &c. Now, who wouid imagine our champion team being tin ned to useful account in this way? Or has the lady devised this skilful device to induce a call in order that she may convince herself of what colour Australians really are? One can imagine how convenient an ad r ; dition to a trans-American journey with bats and balls this dear creature's box of books would be. Now, if our champions are men of gallantry and enterprise, one of them might endeavour to bring back with him not only the box, but the lady as well.