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Dunstan Times, Issue 298, 10 January 1868, Page 2

We are informed by the Clerk of the Clyde School Committee, that the School will be reopened on Monday next the 13th in st. and to state that the reason of the protracted absence of the School-master Mr. J. M. Clarke was caused by his being unable to obtain a seat in the coach on Monday last. On Monday afternoon the third inst as the Schooner Victoria was leaving Queenstown with the Southland mail, and when about half a mile from the jetty, she was capsised in a sudden squall and sunk. Three men were on board, one clung to the mast, and thus saved himself, the other two swam for the shore, one of whom perished, the other was picked up much exhausted. "We are requested to call attention to the Public meeting to be held on Monday next the 13th inst. at the School house, Clyde, and invite the attendance of those Gentlemen, who take an interest in the Cause of Education. The object of the meeting is to elect for the ensuing year, a Committee of management, and receive the report of the retiring Committea

We are compelled to hold over till our next issue, correspondence from Mount Benger and other districts. We are requested to intimate that the Days for holding Magisterial and Warden's Courts on Black's and Nevis are altered as follows, —Black's fjom 31stinst. to 24th, and Nevis from 24th to the 31st instant. Our Cromwell Correspondent says: "An affair which is involved in much mystery took place at Rocky Point Ferry, three miles from Bendigo Gully, on the evening of Christmas day last. On that day one of the oldest miners in the Cromwell district, named Anthony, went, in company with Andrew. Williams, a fellow miner, to Mr. Bate man's, at the ferry mentioned, to spend a friendly afternoon. Everything went on merrily, and about 9 o'clock in the evening the missing man prepared to go home. Williams refused to accompany him, and he left the house by himself. He was at the time somewhat the worse for liquor, but was supposed to be quite capable of taking care of himself. The night was extremely dark, and the track for some distance from the ferry is very difficult to find except in broad daylight, and some large hollows containing deep water have to be avoided. Anthony did not reach the gully, and there are many reasons for believing that, finding the night too dark to proceed on his journey, he attempted to return to the ferry-house, and in doing so walked directly into the Clutha and was drowned. He was a first-rate swimmer, but the current is so strong at this particular locality as to defy the most expert. On Saturday the miners of Bend,go Gully volunteered to search all the water-holes in the locality, but did not succeed in finding the body. Much credit is duo to Sergeant Cassels for his assiduity in searching into the mystery, and a renewed search will be made on Thursday and Friday. -In mining matters there is no item of value to report, as the miners have only just set to work after their Christmas holidays. A meeting of the Alexandra Town Council was lipid in the library on Friday evening the third inst at 7. 30. p. m. Present, the Mayor, and Councillors Bercsford,Ratcliffe, and Theyers. The minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed. Outward and inward correspondence read and received. On the motion of Councillor ItatcliiFe, the further consideration of the Bye Laws was postponed. Four tenders for the construction of Public Ashpits were opened, the lowest tender (.£33) being much above the sum contemplated by the Council, no tender was accepted. The Town Clerk was instructed to advertise for a Surveyor, to survey and take the levels of the main Street of the Township. He was also instructed to apply to the chief nirveyor for a Map of the 'I own ship. A vote of thanks concluded the business of the meeting.