QUEENSTOWN.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 134, 4 June 1872, Page 6

QUEENSTOWN.

( From our own Correspondent.) What could have possessed the Clerk of the Weather to send such a downpour of rain as we were favoured with on the Queen’s Birthday, it is hard to imagine. L'hmnmc propose, mais Dim dispose,” and all the arrangements made by pleasure-seekers, in anticipation of the general holiday, were upset by the execrable weather. The valiant W.R.V. had to forego the display of their shooting powers until some more suitable day, and intending excursionists preferred remaining indoors by the fire, to facing the storm of wind and raim In the evening, however, a large number of the citizens Wended their way to the theatre, and witnessed the performance of “Turn Him Out” and “The Turned Head," by the Dramatic Club, for the benefit of the local lodge of the M.U.1.0.0.F. The number of Chinamen in town the last few days lias been something alarming. Their presence is owing to numerous charges of assault lodged by one party of Chinese at Big Beach against another party in the same locality,—who, to the number of forty, crossed the river and attacked party ITo. 1, —nicks, shovels, and sluice-forks (the last an extremely handy weapon) being used with considerable effect. Judge Cray can scarcely complain of not having his time occupied since the advent of lawyers. He sat here for eleven days, and, 1 might almost say, nights ; for oil several occasions he held an evening court. Several amusing incidents occurred, thi one occasion a pillar of the Presbyterian. Church acknowledged to shooting a dozen or so of trespassing porkers on a Sabbath morning. Mr Westwood, of Clyde, had to undergo a severe cross-examination at the hands of Mr B. C, Haggitt, to the intense amusement of everyone except himself. The Town Hall is all but conn dated and the Directors are now in a kimler-sort-o’ quandarv, as the amount paid up fails by some £3OO to cover the contract. The “ Wakatip" steamer has not yet appeared above water, but she is now within about 29 yards of the shore, and will probably have been landed ere you receive this.