LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 444, 21 October 1870, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At a, recent im eting of the Di | rectors of the Seandba'bin Water] | Bate Company at Bt. Bathans, it was j j unanimously agreed to make an an- \ j mid dot,a ion of £-5 to the funds of; 1 the Dunstan District Hospital. j | The following are additional i ominations for ihe ens"ing race meeting i at Cln istchurch, to take place on the 7th and S’h pi' ximo For Ure Cup ; Peeress, ft years; Bashaw, 3 years ; Mariner, 3 years N Magenta, aged. K r the Handica)). Pe' ress, 5 years, Vulcan. 3 years; XX X, aged:; Magenta, aged. We are given to understand that a new saw mill will tie at once established at the head of Lake Wakatip. The proprietors are Messrs Aldrich, (the builders of the Shotover Bridge), Maokay, Brothers, and Mr P. B. Boult. A ten horse steam -engine, and all the necessary machinery is a 1 ready on the way tip from Dun■e in. i The Eveniu Star says;— According to an Auckland paper, it, is rumoured that, Mr. G rl iughton has ms i o'>en l th - editorship of the Soulhira Cross. ! and will likely accept, it, as lire intentions a.e to remain in that Frovinc> and also to off -r himself as a candidat ■ for the representation of an Auckland d strict in tlie Assembly. The yield of gold at th i Th inv-s f lithe month of September was 10,000 ounces, from 7,000 ions ot stone. 'n American paper puts a matter which it wishes to enforce in the fo - lowing neat similie: -l You might as well attempt, to shampoo an elephant with a thimbelfnl of soapsuds as lo attempt to do business and ignore advertising.” Ihe finene s of the weather 'em Sa. turday induced twenty or thirty gentlemen to avail themselves of he invi’alio i of Mr. C. Moore, Secretary to the Forbnry Park Company, to a few friendly matches at pig”on .-hooting The easy distance of the Park from town, and the peasant lide along the road, have already tendered this a favourite place of resort for purposes of recreation ; a"d wliile the weather still holds line, it is probable that these matches will take, place every Saturday, the gentleman taking part in them ap-

gearing to enjoy them very much The .shooting was rather below the average, the gentlemen engaged ap peering to be more bent on enjoying the Ireautiful day than on shooting The first event, was a match of five a side, Messrs Ch • plin, Clayton, Rourke, Sneade and llastie forming one side, and Messrs Stronach, Moody,Shennan, Dalgleisb, and Sinkhatn theother. The latter five won the match by two nirds, Moody, Shennan, and Dalgleish shooting well and killing all their lards , , Messrs Ha tie and Smitham withdrew from the second match, leaving the other four on each side o shoot it, when the tables were turned, Chaplin’s t side proving victors by one bird, tin . shooting bv the winners in this match , being a great improvement on that of the previous one. The third match * was shot, by the same gentlemen, wbi-o * jlbs< fesnlt was again hj jkviilir ii:' !• Stronaeh’s side, which won by 1 two i b ids. ■ Daily Timns,

The entertainment which was given on Tuesday evening last in the Town < H«1I, Clyde, on behalf of the funds of the Public Library was an unqualified success, and the thanks f all are due to the Winter Evening's Cuter- 5 taioment Committee for giving si < truly a soci d and pleasant evening’s ( •miuseraent. ho programme com i p'ised instrumental and vocal music, i and a number of readings. The en- i tertainment was opened by an over- s tnre, “Caliph of Bagdad ’’ on the i piano by a Lady amateur, played with i great taste and judgment, and in a ( most masterly style ; next, a song, 1 “ Those ta-sots on her boots" bv a i gentleman amateur, followed by a, ! reading “ The great trial scene, Bar- i dell v Pickwick, by Vincent Pyke, i Esq., after which, “ When the roses i bloom again ” was rendered most swecf.lv fy a lady, and elicited the most lapturous applause, and an encore, which was responded to with “ flood lye sWeet-heaVt, good bye, ” followed next by the song,'* ever look behind ” by a gentleman, whicli d'tnandin • an encore Was. responded to wMi ‘'Tommy Dodd" succeed, d bv a reading, “ .Vo bing to wear ” b\ Vi'cent Pyke Eq, the first part of the programme being brought to a do-e with the song, * The Hazel Dell" by a young lady, who received a most hearty and well merited applause. The-e om! part of the programme,' Comprising further reading and songs having been got thronJi most satisfactorily, the entertainment was brought, to a close by the whol house joining in “ God save tin Queen.” The Daily Times of the 14th. rat -ays: “The e wins yesterday on view at the Sea din *viau Hotel, the nio-iel of an ui de renrr nt wheel, and up. nr tenances, invented by Mr. Dniiumv. It is intended to be worker, on ib. Molyncux. and similar rivers « it!i anrf r ns banks, io work pumps for raising water for sluiqng purposes. The wheel works between two punts anchored i . midstream. A framework which extends from one of the pn ts to the bank, supports the rods by which tin- m live power s transmitted from the wheel to the pumps on the bank. Tnis fra nr work can, in time of floods, bo disconnected, and the punts brought near shore ; and means are also provided by which it does not j interfere with the punts rising and | falling ccordiugly to the height of the, i river. There is a contrivance by which ! the flow of water to the wheel can be | lessened in times of freshes, or alto--1 gather cutoff if desired, thereby allowing of repairs to the wheel being made.. Several gentlemen inspected the model 1 yesterday, and those competent to form an opinion considered that it. would be directive for the pur ose for which it was designed. , The model will lie on view to day, when Mr. Drnmruy will bo elad to show it to anyone interested in sac 1 ' matters. Mr. Drumaiy who, of late, has been em. 1 yed in M udborough, has had mining experience up m the M dynenx, and has spe t all his spare time for twelve months in planning his invent! n. We are given to understand that ; the imported draught Horse, Lord C yde will travel the Dtmsf.au District. t 1 is season. Lord Clyde is a m unificent animal, and the winner of several prizes in Scotia- d. The thorough-*>red Entire Horse, “ Clontarff ” is also to stand at Ci vil" for the Season. The pedigrees and other particulars wi 1 appear in our next issue. J. Tlazlett. E-q. Mayor informs us that'during his late visit to Dnnedi ■, he had several interviews with HU Honor the Superintendent relat ve to Tnat"ers connected with the disnict, • and that on every occasion he was treated with tin- utmost courtesy and , kindness, and that His Honor expressed himself most favorably. Concerning the commonage and the ercc . t ion of a Pound. His Honor suggested the appointment of a ranger, instead of a Bard of Wardens, and sked for • the nomination of some one to the ■ office, and further suggested the imtnc- - diate establishment of a-pound. Mr. T I lazlett also <>bt inedn large sum of 1 money from theGovernmentonacconnt > of the Hospital, and fn ther entered 1 into definite arrangements with the s Bank of Hew South Wales for an - oveidraft, on account of the Hospital, f To all other 'matters touched upon, ■ His Honor gaye a most patient hear 3 ing and promised his assistance and > attention.

A Brussels paper relates an amusing story of a disaster which recently befel a detachment of sol liens stationed in the Rue dn 'fraud Hospice. ( t appears that the sergeant and his seven men, including the sentry on duty at the door, had such perfect confidence in the tranquility and safety ot the city they considered any vigil nee on their part was wholly unnecessary Accordingly the muskets were all piled in a rack and the men calm y sought slumber within the guardhouse The endeavour was not unsuccessful, and when at daybreak the sergeant awoke ami summoned his men to relieve a somewhat distant sentry, he found to his dismay that some joker or rhief had s’oleii the eight musket, and the party was thus disarmed. Information was given at the barracks, and the unfortunate detachment was n:\sclie 1, •■•ff in disgrace, while the ser•gean', of uge, was placed in c 'iifiucment.

In the Resident Magistrates Court, on Tuesdy last, before V. Pyke, Esq, R. M., and Messrs W. Frazer and J . T) FermdJ P’-s., the adjourned case, Burrows v. Brough came on for hearing, and was finally disposed of We di<l not report the first hearing of th T s ! case in our last issue. We merely stated that it had been adjourned, and, at that time, expected to hear no . more of the matter Judge our I surprise when a gentleman walked . into our o'tice, gratuitously insulted ns, accused ns ot keeping back facts, of pub ishi 'g lies , and otherwise be- | having himself in any manner than i that becoming a gentleman holding the po-hiou he d >es We 'ceitainly did make a mistake (unintentionally) in the dale of first hearing | and names of Magistrates on the I Bench However the matter is now | past and gone and we hope we shall not again hj ive to suffer the annoyaiic Q to which we were subjected. The Alta Quartz mining Company Bendigo Reefs have made definite arranjements for the erection of the crushing machinery, they having entered into a contract with Mr Alves to have, everything erected in working order within two months from the date of 'contract. A portion 0 t e machinery is intended to pass through Clyde during the present wei k. The Evening Star say :—“ We have authority lor stating that, Mr. J. B. Bradshaw has no i> t-mion o'f offering himself for the office of Superintendent. ” The Daily Times of the Bth says o Mr. Dillon Bell having been a* .sent f i successive sessions of Ihe Provi c.ai Council, his seit for Dunedin in that body lias, in conformity wi hj se tion 10 of ihe Constituton Act, becomes void The official notice ui that effect apoears in our advertising columns to day. There are tw < candidates already in the field, viz, Mr. athgate and Mr. H. S Fish, junr, nddivsse- from bo hj of whom to the electors appear elsewhere The nomination is appointed to take place on Vv ednesday next, the 26th hist ami the poll, if i.'©cessai:y. on the following W. dncsday, the 2nd Nnvemiier. - - r r.T-.v*-.wm>3.9*€Maam