The Dunstan Times SATURDAY, 19th MAY, 1866

Dunstan Times, Issue 212, 19 May 1866, Page 2

The Dunstan Times

SATURDAY, 19th MAY, 1866

‘Beneath the rule of men entirely just, th pen is mightier than the sword!”

A public meeting of subscribers to the Dunstan District Hospital was held at the School House, Cromwell, on Friday evening, the 11th inst., for the purpose of electing a Local District' Committee. Mr. John Hetherington was in the chair. Mr. Cope, Secretary to the Hospital, explained the object of the meeting, expatiating upon the necessity of local committees, and [satisfactorily demonstrated that, if they were properly carried out, there need be no fear but that the Dunstan Hospital would be one of the most flourishing institutions in the province. Mr. Cope also intimated that it was in contemplation by the General Committee, as soon as the district local committees were formed, that each district so represented should return two members to the General Committee. It was proposed, and carried unanimously, that the following gentlemen be elected to serve in the local | committee : —Messrs. J. Booth, Hetherington, Corse (M.D.), P. J. Kelly, Shanley, Roberts, and Edwards. A vote of thanks to the chairman, and one Cope for his attendance, concluded the^proceedings. We are requested to draw attention to the Concert'and Ball to be held at the Victoria Theatre, on Thursday evening next, in aid of the funds of the Clyde School ie members of the Glee Club have idly given their services for the occan, and judging from the well-known ciency of the Club, the rendering of ne of their glees and duets will be nething beyond the common. We understand that great exertions are made at Manuherikia to procure natures to a memorial to the Governmt, asking-for the removal of Mr. arden Robinson to Alexandra. A large and of claim lders in Butcher's and Conroy's Gullies S held on Wednesday evening last, at 3 Butcher's Gully Hotel, respecting the perintendent's reply to a memorial ving reference to water-right

Igulations. The proceedings were of a sry lengthy character, but owing to our )t having received the particulars till a very late hour we are compelled to hold them over till our next. Clyde School Committee held a meeting on Thursday evening last, at the Bendigo Hotel. Messrs. Ryan (in the chair), Edwards, Ziele, Stratford, Hastie, Kettelty, and Christopers were' present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The tenders for supplying refreshments at the forthcoming ball were i ° opened, and that of Mr. James Patterson • was accepted. Some unimportant business . respecting the repairs of the school having been gone into, the meeting adjourned. The " Wakatip Mail" of "Wednesday says : —" The particulars of a sad accident ( at the Nokomai have just reached us. It ) appears that a Mrs. Fitzgerald was last week working witli another woman in old ground, when the latter noticed indications of the earth slipping. She at once „ coiled to her companion below, but too late; a mass of earth and debris fe'l in,

completely smothering the unfortunate woman, and before she' could be extricated life was extinct. What renders this case more painful is the fact that deceased was married and leaves two children, who may now be considered orphans, as the whereabouts of the}!' father, if "alive, is not known, behaving left the place sometime ago, and nothing has been heard of him since."

The same journal remarks: —" We are informed that on Saturday the Criterion Company, Arrow, took about two "hundred and twenty ounces of amalgum out of their mackine, being the result of about fifty tons crushed. This would probably yield a cake of some eighty ounces of gold jfbut as the Company do not intend to retort their amalgum until next Saturday, we must refrain from giving details, merely remarking that the machineiy is said to work admirably, and that the shareholders seem quite satisfied with the prospects-. The -stone was from the heap.

We have received the first number of the "Tuapeka Press," anew weekly journal, published at Lawrence. It is well got up, and judging from the large number of advertisements contained in its columns it is well supported. We wish our new co uteuiporaryjjvery success.