AUSTRALIAN EXTRACTS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 685, 4 June 1875, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN EXTRACTS.

o A publican named Symons, landlord of tho Corio Hotel, Geelong, has boon fined in the sum of L 250 for permitting gambling in his licensed house. Eight persons who wero found on tho premises at tho time of the police entering were fined L 5 each. Notice of appeal was given in tho whole of the cases. The proceedings against Bentley and Hughes, tho late manager and accountant of the Bank of Now South Wales at Beechworth, have been concluded. Two charges against Bentley for converting to his own use valuable securities the property of tho bank, viz., hills of exchange drawn by Messrs Gray and Co., were dismissed, evidence being given that tho .hills representing in the hank books so much cash had never been drawn by Gray and Co., and as far as could ho ascertained, never had any existence at all. On another charge, that of making a false'entry in the bank hooks, Bentley was committed forjtrial, and both defendants wero committed for trial on the charge of falsifying the bank returns. Bentley was further committed for trial for destroying a valuable security, the p operly of tho bank, being a hill of exchange drawn and endorsed by Or Mousse. Tho defendants who have been committed for trial on other charges, were allowed hail.

A man named George Cooper was seized with a fit on the Queen’s wharf and was taken to the Melbourne Hospital, as he was somewhat bruised while struggling in the fit. A sum of no less than LI 16 15s 8d was found in the man’s pocket by the po lice, who took charge of it. Had the man been attacked by tho fit in an unfrequented place he would probably have been n bbed of his money. Henry Oden, a lad described as having occupied tho position of president of tire larrikin’s club, said to have been established for the purpose of paying the fines of members who were locked up, was charged at the City Police Court, Melbourne with assaulting his father. He heat tho old man, and both the father and mother gave him a had character. Tho promising youth who exhibited a very dogged demeanor in court was fined LlO, or three mouth’s imprisonment. Considerable progress is being made with the preliminary arrangements for the Exhibition which is to he held in Melbourne in August next. The new building, which is rapidly approaching completion, will place a considerable amount of additional space at the disposal of the commissioners. The scheme of the Mining department for the distribution of tho LIO,OOO prospecting vole for gold will shortly ho carried out. Arrangements w ill be made shortly to call for tenders fnr'the work of putting down the bores iu tbe localities chosen iu the Ovens district. According to tho Clunes Guardian, Mr Haylock, mayor of Carishrook, was fined LlO on Tuesday, for selling liquor without a licence. A borough councillor named Swallow is also being proceeded against for a like offence. On the 20th ultimo tho water police on duty iu Hobson’s bay observed a boat floating some distance away with only one occupant, a hoy of eight nr nine years of age. The youngster appeared perfectly unconcerned, and made no effort to attract their attention. On being questioned, he said he and another little boy wero playin'* in the boat at the Sandridge pier, when his companion got out and set him adrift. He was quietly drifting down the hay at the rate of two or three miles an hour, and but for the police might never again have been heard of. Boy and boat rvere taken hack to Sandridge.

The Danbury News says There appears to be a disposition on the part of several people to inter!-re with the existence of a dog which habitates tbe west end of the town. His voice is stronger than store butter, and is ever raised in tbo behalf of every conceivable object under heaven, He barks at everything he can see, and a number of things he don’t see, but expects to. He barks at the sun, the moon, and the stars ; at the hack porch, the shingles on the roof, the trees, the frost, almanacs, poor man’s plaster, ingrain carpets, lawyers, whitewash, and cyosalves. lie will bark at things an eagle wouldn’t. He keeps it up all night, and comes to the scratch as lively as ever in the morning. And the yard that boast exercises in is a sight to look upon. There is everything in that yard you would like to see. There isn’t a house around there but has contributed something. Pact-jacks, chair-backs, cobble s'ones, cannon-balls, stove-legs, boots almost new, crockery of various designs, ham mers, saucepans, stove wood, bottles, chh»nons, and everything you can think of—were tossed over there with a view to diverting his mind into other channels- It shows what a deep interest people will take in such matters when their sympathies are aroused. But it doesn’t do any good. He keeps on barking, and always will. There will bo no gardening done in that neighborhood this season. No frost will come out of the ground so long as that dog is around.

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