The Dunstan Times FRIDAY 15th MARCH, 1867.

Dunstan Times, Issue 255, 15 March 1867, Page 2

The Dunstan Times

FRIDAY 15th MARCH, 1867.

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; 111 consequence of pressure of advertismeniswe : I are compelled to omit our usual loader, ourCrom I well and Alexandra Correspondents' letters and | other matters of interest. ! Tlit: treat given by Ills Excellency the j Governor, Sir George Grey to the children attending the Clyde Day School, took place on Tuesday in ihc shape of a Pic Xic at Wia Keri ICeri Gully, the weather was most propitious, shortly alter nine o'clock, the children were assembled at the School [louse, from which they were con veyed in vehicles to the festive scene. Messrs Feraud. Ziele, Downing, Hopper, and other gentlemen very kindly gave the use of their conveyances for the occasion, the first appearance of which, was greeted with hearty cheeu by the youngsters, and were soon filled by the childreu and their parents, on pleasure bound, ami by two o'clock over one hundred adults, besides a number of the rising generation were on the ground. The pastimes were of that class usual upon such occasions, and were carried on with much spirit, and jud«in« from the many happy faces, we should saythat the cares and the tioub'es of the would were for the "nonce forgotten. On the return to Clyde in the evening, the children and their teachers were entertained at tea in the i choo! Room, the pleasures of the day, concluding with music and singing : a Yr Collett, quite a proficient on the German flute, delighted the company with several well executed popular airs. The Chairman, Mr S. M. <larke, Measis M'Connochie, Cope, Carter | and Fache, made speeches suitable to the occasion. Votes of thanks to His Excel- j lc> cy the Governor, Sir Geo. Grey, the Ladies, and the gentlemen who lent their Conveyances, also those 'who gave their! serveces upon the occasion, being unani mously carried. The usual vote to the i Chairman, concluded the evenings amuse- ' racnt. j On Tuesday last, Messrs Fuller and < Nicholson, candidates for the rcpresenta- • Lion of the Gold fields, addressed the e'ec- ' tors at Cromwell ; both gentlemen had patient hearings, and the usual votes that' < they were iit and proper pcrsonSifcc. recor- ' ded in their favor Mr Nicholson on the 1 preceding day, addressed the electors at < Manuhcrikia and Fandy Toint. i ?

On His Excellency the Governor's arrival at Cromwell, on the sth hist.; a very interesting presentation took place, which we omitted to mention in our last issue. A pretty little girl, Miss Kate Barry, the daughter of His Worship the Mayor, ■ presented His Excellency with a most elaborate floral bouquet—at the same time, a lad of some eight years of age, Master Jos-' Wright also presented liis Excellency) with a bunch of wheat, most artistically arranged ; His Excellency was so pleased with both presents, that he promised to preserve them, and take them with him to Wellington, at the same time promising not to forget the youthful donors. We trusb that our sporting frieifds will muster strong on the occasion of the Shooting match to take place on the 18th inst. Opportunities so rarely occur of real enjoyment, that we hope to see this one taken advantage of, and good support given, not merely with the view of acknowledging the call made by the promoters of this match, which we believe is only a forerunner of many to come, but t) en3purajc others to come forward and provide amusement for the public. Mr W. Fraser addressed the electors for the Dunstan District, at Alexandra, on the 7th. Clyde, on the Bth. and Cromwell on the Othinst. Mr Fraser met with a very cordial reception at all these places, and votes were unanimously recorded fhatpie was a lit and proper person &'c. On Wednesday afternoon last, as MrW.. Grindley was returning to Clyde, in a spring cart from the Pioneer Qo'.a Claim, Kawarau Road, in company with Mrs E. Elliot the wife of one of the shareholders, his horse shied, and the wheel coming in ccntact with a large rock, eapsked the cart, tlrjwing both parties violently to the ground, thy road beiir* very narrow, the cart roiled down the steep, bank into the Moiyneux, and was lost, the horse managed to oxidate itself. Mr Grindley ami Mrs Elliot were very much shaken, they must however consider themselves extremely fortunate, that the result of the accident was not more scrum - .