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Dunstan Times, Issue 636, 26 June 1874, Page 2

In consequence of the absence of Mr Warden Simpson at Queenstown, doing duty for Mr. Warden Beotham, there was no business transacted in the Warden’s or District Lands Court yesterday. Monday next is the day appointed by his Honor Wilson Grey, Fsq., Judge of the District Court, for giving his judgment in the appeal case, Feraudv. Holt. We notice that the Court foi the Revi sion of the’Citizcns’ Roll for the Town of Clyde will be hold on Friday, the 10th of July proximo, and that nominations for the office of Mayor will be declared on tbe 14th of July. We notice in tbe Daily Times the announcement of the marriage on the 20th instant of William Fraser, Esq., of Earnscleugh Station, to Ellen Isabel, the eldest daughter of A. Chatham Strode, Esq., of Dunedin. A telegram from the Agent-General, dated the 2nd of June, has been receive at Wellington. It states that the following emigrant ships had been despatched for this Colony:—Unehstaog and Strathnaver, for \\ elliogton, wMi seven hundred souls; Lawrence and €arishro..k, for Lyttelton, with nine imu bed ! Corona. Bobu, and Otago, for Fort Chalmers, with one thousand three hundred, In the Resident Magistrate’s Court,

Clyde on Thursday the 25th instant, before Jas. Hazlett and B. .Naylor, Esqs , J. P.’s, Charles Hensburgb of Clyde and Alexandra road was charged by the police with exposing both fermented and spirituous liquors. Constable Pierpoint deposed that Hensburgh’s house was originally licensed. On Tuesday the 10th instant, whilst passing he saw men in front of the bar, and glasses on the counter. On a shelf at tbe back of the counter were bottles containing brandy and porter, which he seized. Mr F. J. Wilson, solicitor, who appeared for the defendant, said the information must fall, as the mere exposure was not criminal, and that to obtain a conviction a sale must be proved, and applied for a discharge. Their worships, after consultation said that the exposure was proved, and in consideration of this being

the first offence, inflicted the nominal line of 20s. and costs. Avery destructive fire occurred atNaseby on Sunday evening last, on the premises of Mr Busch, the Mayor. The alarm was given shortly after the commencement of service inthe different churches The firebcll rang loudly, and devotions were suddenly closed. The Fire Brigade were quickly on the spot, and after a little difficulty in fixing the hydrant the fire was subdued, but not before very considerable damage had been done to Mr Busch’s properly and stock, the back part of the premises being a complete wreck. It is understood that Mr Busch is insured, but to what extent is not known.

We may congratulate the Provisional Directory of the Dnnstan Flour Mill Company in having so far completed the task imposed upon them as to be enabled to convene a meeting of shareholders. The energy displayed by these gentlemen in battling with the ipffiri. ties that from the onset beset them at every turn, is highly commendable, and there are few others b'at themselves, but would have long ago thrown up with disgust the duty. They have fought and won, and nothing remains for the permanent Directors, whom the shareholders are called upon to elect, on Tuesday the 7th of duly proximo, but to complete what has been so well begun. On looking down the share-list, we notice the names of most of the leading men in the district, and from among whom hut little difficulty will he experienced in selecting a competent Directory. The scheme of erecting a flour mill in the district has persistently been advocated by us since ISGB, and we experience a more than ordinary pleasure in chronicling aso far successful issue. The subject is one that affects everybody. All are interested in a cheap loaf, and we hope that those who have the means, and have hitherto held aloof foi fear of failure, will now come forward, and with their assistance aid in the establishing of an institution so long needed. We again call attention to the day of meeting, Tuesday, the 7tU of July, at 2 p.m., when wo hope to see a large attendance.

j A stone Episcopalian Church is to be erected at Cromwell. Mr. James Taylor is tho successful tenderer. A private expedition is being fitted out at Sydney under Hume to search for Leiohardt relics. The Tuapeka Times denies the rumo. that Mr Warden Carew is going to avail himselff of twelve months’ leave of absence. Public daily prayer meetings have become fashionable in Christchurch, fromjfity to one hundred persons being in attendance each day. The paving of Town footpaths with bricks is being mooted in Victoria, they are spoken of as having a nest and cheerful appearance, and have an excellent character for durability. On Saturday morning last, the 2th inst., between five and six o’clock, a very smart shock of earthquake was feit throughout the district, the vibrations lasting fully half a minute.

The following notice appears in the Gippsland Mercury to which by request we give prominence:—“Mr Archibald Campbell, who left Gipps Land for New Zealand about five years ago, his whereabouts is wanted by his brother Hector Campbell, late of Tiuamba, now of Glenmaggie, Gippsland.” The reported gold discoveries at Samoa turn out, after all, to be a hoax, the specimen taken from the ; island by Consul Williams having been first taken there by a Thames (Aucklan I) waterman. A telegram from Auckland says Alexander Brown, the youth who gave information to the police of having seen a man sat fire to Hobson’s Buildings, was arrested, the suspicion being that .he is the perpetrator himself. ” Mr Radio requests us to draw attention to the sale of farm implements, draught horses, &c., at Cromwell Flat, on Wednesday next, the Ist of July. To our farming friends this is an opportunity that but rarely occurs. We'again refer to the advertisement in another column, notifying that application lists for shares in the Colonial B?.nk of New Zealand will close on Monday next,

the 29th instant. According to advices, the project is meeting with great success throughout both Islands. The Hokitika papers refrain from publishing full reports of the proceedings of the Borough Council, laboring, as they do, under the conviction that it would not enhance the credit of the town if people at a distance were informed of all that takes place at the meetings. A Melbourne journal informs us :— ■“ A criminal prosecution under the Postal Act is about to be instituted against a gentleman bolding an official position at Tilbot, and generally respected in the town and neighborhood, for forwarding a letter under an envelope purporting to cover communications ‘On Her Majesty’s service,’ ami thereby defrauding the revenue.”

We again draw attention to Mr Chapman’s and Miss Ida Bomiifon’s entertainment which is advertised for Thursday and Friday evenings next at the Town Hall, Clyde. Miss Bonuifon, as a second sight, is reported as being very clever, whilst Mr Chapman, as an exposer of spiritualism, and wizard, is spoken of as having hut few rivals. The entertainment throughout is worthy of support. A very pleasant evening was spent on Thursday, the ISth instant, the occasion being'to hid good-bye to Mr Robert Mercer, who was on the eve of leaving Alexandra for Dunedin. About twenty gentlemen were present, all of whom exposs.id thenregret at losing their guest, and saying that a long time would elapse before the gap created by his absence would he so well tilled. \ few songs and recitations enlivened the evening. Another attempt at incendiarism was discovered on Saturday night last at Auckland. A quantity of burning rags, saturated with kerosene was found under the Catholic- Institute Hall. The building is in the centre of a block of wooden buildings, and if the fire had once caught, the destruction would have been extensive.— Daily Times. We take the following from the Tuapeka Times—“ Instructions having been received from head-quarters to entirely suspend the liquor traffic on Sundays, the police visited every hotel in Lawrence on Sunday last to ascertain if any of them were open for hnsineas. Wo understand they gave notice to the hotelkeepers that for the future the selling of liquor on Sunday would be strictly prohibited, excepting to bona-fide boarders or travellers.” A Cooktown Courier of recent date says —“ We estimate that there are at least five-hundred men in Cooktown who, if assisted, would be glad to get away ; indeed, to many of them it is a question of starvation if compelled to remain. The recent heavy rains have tended to make matters much worse, by keeping men in this town who would have made a struggle and endeavored to have cleared out by way of the Etheridge, via the Palmer.”

A very severe accident* happened; on Friday evening last to a little fellow, about twelve.years of age, the eldest son of Mr John Marsh, of the Bridge Hotel, Cnm: well. He was riding on horseback, on the Dunstan and Cromwell road, when, it appears, the horse slipped, falling on the boy's leg, breaking it between the knee and ancle. Shortly after th» occurrence, ho was found by two men who were travelling along the road, one of whom hurried for assistance, the other remaining with the little sufferer. Mr Marsh was quickly in attendance with a conveyance, and the lad was conveyed home, where he was at once attended to by Dr Stirling. We are pleased to hear the little fellow is getting on as well as can ba expected.

The Clyde Choral Society purpose giving their second entertainment at the Town Hall, Clyde, on Tuesday evening next the 30th instant. The very enjoyable evening that was spent on the first appearance of the Society this season should be a warranty for a bumper house if however, any other inducement is wanting, the fact that the proceeds are to be hj andcd over to the Treasurer of the Dunstan District Hospital in aid of that Institution’s somewhat languishing funds, should be sufficient. We hope to see a numerals attendance. '■ A young lady recently .recovered 175/. damages against tho Borough Council of St. Kilda, Victoria, for negligence in the maintainance of a foot-pa'll by allowing a hole to remain in the same, whereby she broke her ancle.

The Municipal electicns at Alexandra, to present appearances, arc likely to he warmly contested, for the Mayoralty there being already two Ilichmonds in tho field, and, according to rumor, one Pilchard buckling on his armour and preparing to buttle. However, hut one of the candidates, Mr James Samson, has as yet publicly announced himself, and if bis band of supporters are tme to themselves, they should be able to stem the River’s current and make tho Martins fly ; but of that the day of election will tell the best tale. We are not going to comment. The good sense of the electors on the day of election will guide them to chose wisely and well. It, however, should be borne in mind that the Mayor <s the embody ment of the municipal system, as he alone is held responsible for the acts of the body of which he is the head.

“ In our (Daily Times) Wellington telegrams is a statement made by one of the crew of the disabled ship C'h evert, to the effect that, when the vessel was five days from Newcastle, and sailing at the rate of five knots, with a light breeze, a Tahitian sailor fell overboard, while furling the main royal. The poor fellow was a good swimmer, as evidenced by;the fact that he swam for half-an-hour after the vessel; and, notwithstanding the entreaties of the crew and passengers, no effmt was made to save him. A paltry excuse is made that other lives would be endangered. This, however, appears monstrous on tha face of it, as the vessel was only sailing at' the rate of five kuots. But, after all, it was only a black-fellow, so these tender-hearted passengers and crow, p< rhaps, did not think it worth their while to insist that the captain should make any attempt to save the drowning man. One shudders to think of such diabolical col 1-heartedness in men calling themselves British tars. Well might we say, in the words of Cow per, ‘What man seeing this, and having human feelings, would not blush to call himself a man?’ Doubtless we shall hear m re about this murder on the high seas —for such it is, nothing more nor less—and we sincerely hope that the heartless villain at the bottom of this hlaok work will ha brought to justice.” The Attorney-General sajsthe New Z;alaud authorities can do nothing in the matter, the vessel being Fren:b.

It -a peasin; to know, says she Wakatip Mai', that the quartz mining interest is looking more promising than it has been for sometime in the Upper Shotover district. The Nugget ami Cornish Company are raising str.ne superior to that obtained for a long time past, an I getting it, we understand, in largo quantities The New Year’s Gift (Sonthberg) have any quantity of the usual stone, but are short of water for crushing purposes.

The Wakatip Mail is glad to hear that the claims of the wages men in the Shotover Terrace Company have been satisfied, and that a thorough change in the management is to be initiated. We are not in a position to state what this change comprises, hut hear, on very good authority, that is much for the better, and in the course of a few weeks results satisfactory alike to the shareholders and all concerned will probably he realised in the shape of remunerative returns.