CLYDE SCHOOL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 506, 29 December 1871, Page 2

CLYDE SCHOOL.

A commute? meeting was held in the School-room ,n We mesday evening last a7, p m. Present, Messrs. New'*l|, Ma"shal!, Ilueston, Hid- tt, »nd dini-tophe s (Clerk.) Mr. Mar shad occupied the Choi". The minutes of the las- meeting were rev 1 , and confirmed. Th*. inward correspond "nee was read, and received. The 'l'cVa reply to Mr. logs’ letter was approve ■ of. .4n nnonimons vote of thanks was passed ’ tithe “ Duotan Pan I of Hole ” for their entc t'.inmentin aid of the School funds, and the Clerk was reonested *o convey the s.me, and acknowledge the receipt of cheque f r 171. 13a Od. The Schno’mastor’s icport for November was read and received. Resolved, —That the Christmas vacation should comm na n on Friday the C2n-J instanh and extend iV four weeks. The Clerk staged ihat ho had not yet given the orlerfovhnoks.fr> consequence of th» Sdio.dmaster having derlioo l to ao-C'-pt the silo reson.-ri'dlity of what . ■ e’-olars were entitled to r-ceiro I’rfrw, and had p-op 'S'd that Clivislmas gifts ho cd’stributediniitu thereof. ThpChrk’sactionwaa agree- ! to, and f u rth -r that cum or two membsisof cmrnui Iccshonld attend theSohoid at th„-‘ , b.o iking up” to explain Ticrensors of no prizes ' King-awarded aUlrenenal, tlmean 1 !o state that the in-con ig committee would die recommended to award some in three or six months after the resuming of 'he School. Resolve I—That Mr. Marshall audit lira year's accounts. . , Resolved—That owing to iho School- ' muter having given notice of his probable I in ton ion to resign, thoapp intment of a female teacher he defa.'i el, and that the Clerk be requested to acquaint the apphoauiS v.ilti this d.ciiion, .A<\ -v t

T!io fin dish mail via Sa..z »-as duo ir Mefboin no - n the 2is* nut, wj nr*y tlxei fare aniisipito the speedy aniv.-.l of it nows at one f the Now Zealand p-fcts. The iVovlu.-ial Government tiateiti >'f tliojftHh iusiauv nolifi s that (So n-.\l si *1 13 of the ciupromo Court, of Duueein hi. ho helil i n -.lie Col pi-xiim for criuiirel bu.iitie's. C“ if ca'is wiil not be called i trial u:idl .Monday the St'i January. A recent t ie ram fr-*a Wollingto. states that, it is report.;,! Coli col IAo iiiiiy A.seir;: of the /myratien Sooiusy, hj » pn eh-sed 10,00 a acres of Janet in the .M.u.avval, district, for .the parpasa of settling U'i-itr upon, under the system espkuud ir. a remit issue of this paper. Tie; Dunedin Jockey C ub hav* -issued the .pro/ro-v. nut-of rac,.s to be h>-ld on the 22nd and23rdof '-.arch, <ar the Fa-hay ita?. -course. It c- mprires twelve even's, f r s akes amounting to 370.'., .- ml notice is given ihal th«i-'ew rules and v.eLh's of the Club will be nrr i.-'ly a'ibcre I to. The pd.i cipnl ove-ts w.rl be th; Forbury Handicap, I !50,'. ; the Dinrdiu Kaudicap, 2IK/1, ; and | a ftov.-l Handicap race f r 1 00/., the winner 1 to be s dd by auction, and the whole of t;.c ra-ooeeds of the sale of the li. -isa to go to ‘.ho funds. Nominations u.u t ’no made before the la-;, of March, and handicaps for , 'he first day’s race will l-e do-'-larcd os the evening of.the llth. The handicappora are ! MeisM. George Dodson, Arthur Smith, and t Gaptain Kirtchinsoir. | The Daily Times bz yi:—“lt mav almost • be looked upon as settled -hat the next Messier.*, of the Assembly will tuk** place in ; Dimodi-i. It *c understood tint the Colonial Architect and the Clerk to the If me of i Kepres.*n»atives will report favorably as to ’ the accommodation which can bo prov de-l, I and the Provincial authorities ajipcar !o be i so ce; lain that the General O vv iim-nt will • decide to hold the next m etin: of Assembly I in Dunedin, that they ha e already sc.-c-ol I Fern Hill as a residence for the Governor ; during Session. The high winds that have prevails 1 here ; during the past month, to the manifest din- i comfort an,! inconvenience of all parties, cuJrainat'-d (.-.i Saturday last in a torride g-il; lowa-da Mm south At Tevi*it, Lawvenae, Tokomaidro anil adjacent p’rves, heavy damage has been done to growing . crops ; trees have been uproot oil, or strip- 1 pad !e iflesa ; sad h.ovvc co umined air.o-vi tire garden', houses, s evdings, pvbtie

building' and churches have c*m.* in for a . fh-i'-e of damage, and the storm seem-: to h-:Vo raged gevorally with a vio’ei.'o.* mil intensity i-at-e'y exi-0.-iencid. Dun din paper' report a long catalogue of mi Yap . . t Lawrence, among other lovura, 'he whole of the cos My Cuming the B ! i:e Spin- was carded away. At East T.d.ri, heavy damaeo was inflicted on crops and bidl dims. At P.'i-to i.llo, a bv.'h fire a m*le in leng fi ra. o■. for same * ime, bn n ; .g ais set'leih housu and pron.-u-ty, a*,d dcitroy'n. tie crops,- reuses, and flrev 00-lstuvks of feve.-.-l otbe.H. A bush fire «lt.s broke out in the railway fine in J-V.vy ■ s’ Day. burned, an 1 oA‘a-- 'f.w.ea in a nmn - er of minor cas- aifci‘B i- ipao’.e 1 , hut Iks mos* s ii .us d marc infileted by the gab* was t e blowing dciva from a height of nin.ty feat al.’ovs Mia grru d of ihe turret an I pio:i%-}!e« of th * toner of Mip, u-w Hist Cluu-cb. At Port Cindieer.*; the gala tva< one *;f ih** he.*vie«t know., tl.e’e, bn*- the caft in h-r or re’e i out i- safe v. A Eng the south cor.s: Oumarn, • Tiouirn. and inland, great damage was d lie to •’‘ores, wio’shecls, and stations, but i.o shipping dis.-sters are announce 1. Our Oarriektown eorro?-on-lent writes:— The Border Chief fias had a-mtlio- or-.s'i-ing—scarcely paying e -’pen ts. This leader a citough t!*in certain'y, deserves more

prospecting, us it has yiel ;ed some of the r chi.-i stonr y.s; found on-the rang l . Time will d.ubtlcsß show its cumeo hn with some rich body of stone. The Standard butte y i? busy crushing its own a ! one : the “ El'Zabeth similarly employed : while the event of the week 1 must ) suppose describe. The jo'u t battery of “ The .Shir” and “ Tie Heart of <ak ” was form l:y opened to day. All diligence has been us ed by both Companies under the management of Mr. Reid to ob'nin an only opening, and it is not too much to say that all the detail* cornu cted wj'h the machine hav been pushed forward wi.h rapidity, reflecting great ci edit on tie nipotv’akn exercised. The machine was chds'enel by Miss Stewart—called the “ Star and Onk " and the little lady, in her address to the shareholde's hoped that Hr ip pr spools would he r.3 bright as the Star and enduring as tho Oak. The weather was like what is called “ Queen's—and come one

hundred and fifty visitors responded to the invitation of ih* shareholders to l-o present at the christening. A oumidsrabV sprinkle of lbs fair sex were among the aba>choUcrs—seven) 1 speeches were inane, a considerable quantity of flub inn ul, and general hilarity and good feeling prevailed. b was a general l a’f-1 clidny on tbe Garrick Range and the crowd assem. bled seemed interested and gratified in observing the steady thud of the five stampers that, were put in motion 1 shall tell you more of this machine and its sister, an 1 their obit prospects next week. Quite a gloom was cast over Black’s No. !_ on Friday last, by the sudden death ol Mr George Lindsay, a gentleman occupy ngthe p-.ski.in ot tutor to the sons of J. 0. 0. CUnssford, Esq,, tho deceased gentleman and his pupils ha-1 visited black’s, to be piTEe. t at the examination of the ocholaia of tho black's school, and'it was shortly after his anivalhc-was ccc-ntqsnddon’y fa’.!, every assistance was promptly given,-.but the spark of life npp'arcd to. have on the vjns r i.nt fled. The deceased was well known . a&Hughly n.uposled by u largo elide of Ths Wuranco risk* taken by fire Goi v-.ti.uk Jrc in alovo ire t .iil It muoan-Jto considexi-bly ove. bO/jUii/.

The owners an I t ainor of ice giVsut j little niie Brunette may be well proud of ! hoc. She ha pe-emii.u-tly. raidn-ainsl j the prestige of the distrio* an ', wmi golden pinions from all sorts and conditions of i n '.y her plucky poi fonna'iecs. ’r. 'r.vciiy may bo honestly congratulated son t-.o satisfactory r out of the longtinned cate and attention ho busbcsfc'jw’o i i n her ladyship. Tlw declaration of weight- for the Moon. - la Jockey Ulnb llao s. Grand/ban 1 HanHeap, ae, Knottiuriy, Il.it 41b; Backbiter, j-'.t (;ib : Yauaiina, os; 101b ; italic, B.;t 7-b; •Sir T.ic.on, Cat 01b • Malabar, Ssi bib ; Miss •iiici-.t; 7s 1 - 01b : Flying Fia’i, Sst 4 b ; ‘Jog not, Cst 1 jib pßoaitni, oat lilib. • The sale >u Mr, Baiitham’s stud of horses takes place to-hiy. A motion has been carried in the 'Anck : an Provincial Council to the effect. “That lli ’ H -nour the Sneerin'omlent bi requestod to place himself in co,nniiin;ca‘iim with the oi.cr Provincial Gov-;u"ioi‘s through'u: the Coluny, for the pnepuro of seem iug di-. i co-opeiarion in taking any stips whi -li may be desirable for nvii.itai tiny the mtegiicy of Prorinuial fn i'uti- ns. At bo bet meeting of the AVas c Lauds Board the request of Mr. Charles C'-dcloiiyh to be allowed to purchase a pa Id- ck of five acres in the new . urvey of Bendigo, at 21. per acre, was declined. Tito .I.tjw Obnerver sat a that within the present D'o.-th, Gonstablc Hunt #". d Mr. J Ini Alb.o have by a sys’ematie raid on Hi -Chinese enforced (hem to take out 250 Illinois’ rights. .Some characleristic sioric. are told of lio-i- John tries f o avoid the dis fa Tefal lax—in <no in-ianea jinnpinu ini ; a 'ad r-ce ha f full o’ wvi-r, and ninniiu at if for bar* life ; in others crawlin'': tin ’er bunks and st.etchers, from which they will -nly he di-dodge i by gentle psrtnaeien fro a the e-i'd of a wh'p or stick. The Hoad Boards, i". various parts of the Province, ave evpr-s -ing con-i l-ialde dUratiafaetion in consequence of tire Provinci d Govo.n -0111 ha- in:; iiitmnie 1 that they arc not prepared to give as Kvbsiily upon

100. 1 rates more that :i I.', for :i 1?., ins' ok; of as i ; previous years 2;', f.-r U. Tli-.y should lio i]i lokfai for small u-e.eiey. ami cumgra'uVo tl-em solve i on gutting aaythi iv. Arrmny tie !'s' of pupils who to-.lt prise; at the Tu.-peki Ata-lemy, v e nn‘u‘ n the r.a uca of sono of our local bo 3 Mare s lidr.aid Cyan, John F.yni, au i Henry lh Goo Igor. The IJnw-i C’lareh at Naoby veeciv.lv' narrow'y escape ! denti-uclioa by lire. A moo* in; ha Ibo u hell there. an! by some ii oars a k royno la up explolel. The. flaarago was roufinel to the burning of a few ibor boards. A 'csti-.noni i! is ab -it ‘o he presente I lo

Mr. Wa-Ua Caron-, by the people of the Mount Ida libtiiet. The jale cf Poise a Act vv : ll 1 o brO"yht ' in o «r|v«'tlu r>ls‘ i in-it. Unl-I- part I j are i-jjprj’ScS the articles ‘-.hi hj .tic- jlaslan-h 7 *■> bo poison-, in. 'ii ’iifT niSa'i.vi i' ; urn , ->iri in "art 2 aicuti.m iam.«lea: pruhihi oi r.r’uhoa. of ‘ - e-civ campoa-tl cmituiung any of th • poisons cieni: Jiied l. tiro co.'iwlule, vrb'en i■ ?■< ;a vd or s-hi for ihi dear; uv;ion of vevioi 8: rek- o.K r-sb -uh.', lose no time i.i renter* ing i):e:;i<cive.j, as i early all of then sell ; nearly its. other of the art Met b f.-vu ineiKioHoJ ;'-'cg ! ert to do a; r-übrs a po s -ii li LI;: to a penalty of oh for every 1 offonce. The rogi-Jatioas for the >a‘e of ! pttiuiis are, -s they should b , «-f a very' fori'iy! Nt character. , Too ha -onant sale by. public tompetvion ‘of th- late Mr. John Moiiafls’ -tu.l «£ tlioioo.jibr da, v. iil take place at MaSh.-urn-.-

Oft die Iptb proximo. The lot comprises f rtv two animals, of which ninefe u arc imparted Week ; in.lmling the celebrated si.o Tim Waiflljr. The ado of N’a.v Zealand produce in the Home rr.a k fc proves under proper mv.•ageuien:,. a source of prod:. “Tile Tintaru Herald' sta'ci that af a rcc cut cul* of 7SS sacks of Tur.orn wheat in the ' oudon mer-it-r ; 201S bU'ht’s in ail were sold, realising in the -.'V' si. including sale of sacks at Gd each, l-)37-’ l’s 01, or a fraction under 7s lid per bushed. The expenses in tho total annum cd to 2fis»-!Js 81, leaein'772/ las I;Id as net proceeds, or a fraction over 5s 3Jd per bushel A Company ha« been formed in Tipped in, t < work an aurifor. raqurtz reef at Saddle ‘fill. The proposed cpi'al ii (i,OOG/., In Of. shares, ami th» dho;to y omnprizos tho names of many of the loading Dunedin m ii.

Tin Watpava s'ovmr recently returned from v trip to the Martoi’a Bay sertlcm-ats. The CapUiu reports the few settlers tho’T as having undergone jneat privitiosw* At the TTaast, people were ia almost starving condiion. they having been not of provisions’for ti c Inst six «C’k j , darinr which time they could do no wok. on account of having nothing to cat. A Hokitika butcher alvortUs' that ho not only sells a si !o of Mutton for 3s. 9h, but riven into the l:a*g..k, gratis, a johit of beef. A groat flood has taken place at Grey* ni 'Utli. All t)ic low lying p-riioa of township has been submerged, and, to a great extent, business lias horn suspended No loss.of life is reported. A Victorian paper mention • that 11 fruit growers win have ’akou thr precaution to put a little coal <ar ar mud th ir Ire- s have found iliat they have not at all suffered from the pvasshopr ers o- any other irscHs, and wo have heard of vine-growers entirely escaping the ravag s of this pest by placing sticks, previously dipped in tar, in close proximity to tho vines. The other day a buxom young woman was in the witness-box at the p lica-touit, Melbourne, giving evidence in charge of felony. “IhOi vo y u ‘.irtn social, vil ?” delicately ibrpiiurl the pu’iop-nftlcov. ‘‘Ch na.vit, I ra ihioramd; -I’m living will n 1 Ghjnasnan." The bvueli s.onj;»T Jlo' doubt tin icfjriaatka. rv