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Dunstan Times, Issue 741, 30 June 1876, Page 2

Wednesday next, the sth of July will be a gala day at Clyde—the occasion being the opening of the new Bridge. It will be seen by our advertising columns that the Mayor has proclaimed a holiday on the auspicious event, while in the evening he will enterthe citizens at a grand Ball at the Town Hall. We feel assured that his Worship’s invitation will be liberally responded to. A gentleman connected with Monsieur Jules La Fontaine’s patent dredging apparatus visited Clyde during the week. From what fell from him during the few minutes we were with him we understand, though he is highly impressed with th» invention as a gold-saving apparatus, he does not think it adapted to contend aguinst thd constant flow of tailings in the Molyneux. Inferentially, we conclude the intention to test the apparatus in the Molyneux will not, for a time, be carried out. We are requested to draw attention to the Sale by Auction of an extended Claim of four acres, situate on the Bald-hill Flat. The Condition will be stated at the time of sale, which takes place at Kemp’s Cape Broom Hotel, Bald-hill Flat, on Saturday, July 8, at 2 p.m. Mr J, C. Chappie wiU sell by Public Auction at the Shamrock Hotel, Black’s, on Tuesday next July 4, at 2 p.m. a quantity of gum boots, drapery, clothes, &c. A preliminary notice of the intended visit of Professor Bruce, the phrenologist, appears in another column. As a delineator of character, Mr Bruce is spoken of by the Colonial press in high terms. Mr Fache intimates (see advertisement) that he will sell at Clyde on Thursday next, buildings and building material. In the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Clyde, on Thursday, the 29th instant, beyond one or two small debt cases there was no business of importance. Mr Fache reports having had a most successful sale at Clyde on Tuesday and Wednesday last of General Stores, Household Furniture, Horses, &c., the property of Mr Hazlett, the prices realised being very satis factory. To day and to morrow he sells at Cromwell (if not previously disposed of) the Belfast Store, Stock-in-trade, and other properties. For particulars wo refer intending purchasers to the adve.tisoment in another column. The Suez mail arrived at Adelaide on Thursday, June 22nd. Plcuro-pneumonia has broken out in the Greymouth district, on the West Coast. The Californian Legislature has passed a salutary measure imposing a punishment upon wife-beaters of twenty-lashes on the bare-back.

Our telegrams from Auckland (says the Guardian) record a serious gas explosion in one of the largest of the city hotels. An enormous potatoe was lately shown in the window of Mr Melville’s shop, Princes street, Dunedin. It was grown at Kaitangata, and weighs 41bs lloz. Tho Daily Times says : “Wo loam that the Ministry have consented to the construction of the Ocean Beach Railway. Tho So-licitor-General has been referred to for advice as to the formal sfips to be taken.” One of the most curious things. at tho Philadelphia Exhibition will be a plan of tho City of Mexico, 300 x 331 feet, representing all the buildings, and 60,000 people dressed in native costumes. By a special telegram to the Daily Times, wo ascertain that the proposed allowance to cover the expense of Sir Julius Vogel’s trip to England and the Continent is L 4250. A skating rink has been opened at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Dunedin, which is well attended. This amusement promises to be very popular. The lambing season has commenced very early (says the North Otago Times). We heard lately of twd'ewes having dropped a fine lamb each, on the farm of Mr E. W. Roxby. The news from the Thames is very encouraging. A good deal of gold is being obtained by some of the companies, while a large number of the tributers, working on old ground, are doing well.—Guardian. A match has been arranged to come off on the 18th July (says the Tuapeka Times) between Mr T. Wilkins’ Maid of Athens and Mr Neil Campbell’s Maid of Argyle. The race is for LSO a side, owners up, to be run on the Moa Flat racecourse. A Melbourne writer, in noticing the declaration of a dividend of seventeen per cent, by the Bank of New South Wales suggests that the Bank officers should participate in the fun by receiving a handsome bonus for their services, which have conduced to so good a result. A colonial boy, naturally fast, met a violinist a short time since near the Choral Hall, Auckland, and cried out “ Fiddlestrings.” The musician immediately struck him on the arm with his umbrella, and said if he did not desist, he would strike him to the tune of Handel.

We understand that the Rev. R. Coffey, of St. John’s Church, Milton, has received and accepted a call from the congregation of St Matthew’s Church, Wellington. His resignation of his present charge has been accepted by the Bishop. Mr Coffey will probably leave Milton in October. According to the District Inspector's return, there are upwards of a quarter of a million of sheep in Poverty Bay (Auckland), including 25,000 belonging to natives, scabby sheep. Several new sheep-runs have been recently taken up by Hawke’s Bay capitalists, and some Victorian capitalists are expected soon. The other day a man died at the Benevolent Asylum, Melbourne, who, it has since been found, was the owner of two houses and bank and other shares, the value of the property being L2OOO. The asylum has a rule in virtue of which each inmate on - admission, executes a will bequeathing to the asylum what property he may be possessed of, so that in this case the institution will be the heir of the old man, who in his life time thus defrauded it.

Not a bad story is told by an eye-witness of what is teemed a full-blooded Maori,” who entered, in high feathers and stylish attire, Mr Curtis’ Pacific Hotel, at the Thames, and sat down at the breakfast table. He was handed the bill of fare, which, after a careful perusal, he said sententiously the one word “sassage.” “ Sausage one,” shouted the waiter through the kitchen communication. No lea pai that ! cried John Maori, excitedly holding up four fingers and a thumb, “ sassage five !” and he got them. The Wellington Post of Monclay last says: —“A meeting of the Wellington Typographical Association was held on Saturday evening, when the case of the printer's employed on piecework by the Government was discussed. It appears that the men are getting Is 3d per 1000, and demand in addition to this a further payment of 3d per hour when they work overtime. After full consideration, the Association decided that the demand was an unreasonable ene, and declined to support it.” The Poverty Bay Standard has an article upon the inequality and smallness of some of the salaries paid to Government officers, in the course of which it says : “We have been led to make these remarks from a sense of duty devolving upon us in reference to the removal, from the public service, of our late Postmaster, Mr Corbett, jun. This gentleman, who is the son of a superannuated Postmaster at Auckland, Mr Corbett, sen., has, we believe, been an officer in the Post-office department for a period of ten years, and received the appointment of Postmaster of Gisborne some fourteen months ago. The salary attached to this office is L2oo'per annum, out of which house rent, at the rate of fifteen shillings a week, has to bo paid.”