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Dunstan Times, Issue 832, 29 March 1878, Page 2

Tt la stated that the price of the 41b. loaf of bread at Milton is 7d. A man named Cassidy was drowned on Sunday last while bathing in the river W aimak ariri.

A cablegram states that Prince Bismarck will preside over the Conference of the Great Powers, if one should be held. The Mount Ida Chronicle states that good reports are still current as to the development of the reefs in the Serpentine Valley. Before long it is likely that several claims will be in active operation th D ie. A young man (says the Daily Times of the 21st) was arrested last night for stretching hj rope across the footpath for the purpose of tripping pedestrians. He will have an opportunity of explaining the point of his joke to the Resident Magistrate this morning. Sir William Jervois whilst in England will urge the question of colonial defences upon tbe Home authorities, more especially the maintaining a ship of war at-each port, as recommended, the whole forming a squadron under the command of the commodore of the station. A Roman telegram says that King Humbert engages to settle his father's liabilities, 36,000,000 lire, out of his own private means. He will.seilCastle Persian®, a vast hunting estate, bought by the nation as a present to Victor Emmanuel. The-Akaroa, Mail says that a storekeeper in that township is in the habit of sending pigeons to Christchurch, so that when the morning papers are. issued, tbe cable and other news is cut frpm them by his correspondent, attached to the pigeons, and oftentimes in less than an hour the news is to he seen at his store. , We (Bruce Herald) understand two accidents happened - to Williams and Co’s coaches between Balclutha and Clinton yesterday. One was simply a pole snapping a mile north of Clinton, causing a slight detention on the journey through to Clutha. Unfortunately the other was of a more serious nature, the coach being totally destroyed by fire, two miles north of Waiwera Post Office. Tbe mails are reported to have mot with a somewhat similar fate, but full particulars are not yet to hai d. On Tuesday last Mr A. J Denuiston, agent of the Bank of New South Wales, took his departure from the district per Cobb’s coach via Tuapeka for his new scene of labor,' Gisborne, Poverty Bay. A number of gentlemen met him at the Duustan Hotel on the eve of his leaving, and over a tankard of No. 2 and soda , wished him God speed and good fortune. On the coach starting from the hotel he was greeted with a hearty cheer, and at the post-office the school children were gathered and gave him three more hearty cheers. It will be seen by advertisement that a meeting of the members of Lodge St. Dunstan, No. 470, S. C., is convened for Tuesday evening next, the business being to either resign the charter or to re open the lodge. As the question is of very great moment wo shall hope toseeagood meetingof members. Visiting brethren are invited to attend, Tbe usual monthly meeting of the Committee of the Dunstan District Hospital will be held on Monday, April S. As the applications for the office of Resident Surgeon to the Institution, vice Dr Button, resigned, will be dealt with at the meeting, it is to be hoped the whole Committee will be in attendance. The usual monthly meeting of tbe Clyde Town Council will be held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening next, the 2nd instant. All accounts against tbe Council are requested to he sent to the Town Clerk on or before that date. The District Court of the Otago Goldfields sittings, Judge Harvey presiding, is fixed for Monday next, the Ist of April, prox. The only cause on the list is an appeal against a decision of Mr Warden Limpson for cancellation of water rights. The Corporation of Clyde being the appellants, Air J. D. Feraud, the respondent. We are told that Mr Martin Cavan, of Blacks, is rebuilding on the site of the late fire. The material being used is stone, and we understand that tbe partition walls are all to be the same, therefore a recurrence of a similar misfortune is not again likely to occur. ’The Shamrock Hotel in its nowform. and when completed, will be amongst the best houses out of Dunedin, and it is to be hoped the spirited proprietor for his ■ pluck will he rewarded hy increased trade. We have received from an agent for Coundry and Co. ’s Compressed Tea a sample of the tea, accompanied with a request to test it and afterwards give our opinion. Fearing that our own palate was scarcely up to the mark of tea taking, and being desirous of doing strict justice, we invited a select .few of our lady friends to help ns in passing judgment. At the appointed hour as fair a bevy of Eve’s .beautiful daughters graced our tea table as could be desired, and we are sure could but tbe Messrs Coundry have just dropped in and seen the party collected to pass judgment on their article they would have been as satisfied with the jury as we were. Experience having taught us that taste varies with age, our party ranged in age from 17 to don’t scream, ladies, I am not going to say.' Well, the tea was made and tasted, with sugar and without sugar, with milk and without milk, and even without either, and the verdict was—“good,” with which we perfectly agreed. Assuming that the sample given us was a fair one of the article to be put in tbe market, we feel confident it will meet with a ready sale, and materially affect the sales of loose teas. The tea is compressed into bars, marked by notches into diyisinns of half an ounce each, and from its handy form is sure to find favor with travellers. Ft.oriline ! For the Truth ani> j Breath. —A few drops of the liquid “Floriline ” sprinkled on a wet tooth-brush produces n pleasant lather, which thoroughly cleanses the teeth from all parasites or impurities, hardens the gums, prevents tartar, stops decay, gives to the teeth a peculia-pearly-whiteuess, and a delightful fragrance to the breath. It removes all unpleasant odour arising from decayed teeth or tobacco smoke. “ The Fragrant Floriline,” being j composed in part of Honey and sweet herbs. I is delicious to the taste, and the greatest toilet discovery of the age. Price 2s 6d, of all Chemists and Perfumers. Prepared by Henry C, Gallur, 403, Oxford-st, London

The Daily Times says At the Caversham Presbyterian soiree on Wednesday evening, the Chureh Treasurer, Mr Milne, made a complaint which many other similar officers will'no doubt warmly echo. One of the greatest difficulties of Ills office, he said, was the plenitude of threepenny bits. He fonnd it very hard to get rid t f them ; tradesmen ran after him for sixpennccs for change, but no one would have anything to do with his threepences. And even if he did get rid of them, they fonnd their way back to the church plate with the most astonishing pertinacity. In fact, threepenny bits were the bane of his official life ; and he made a warm appeal for sixpenny contributions in their stead, no less out of consideration for his own peace of mind than for the' benefit of the church funds. The Southland Times says :—There were eight applications, nearly all of them supported by excellent testimonials—one from Invercargill, three from Dunedin, two from Wellington, one from Balclutha, and one from the Lake.. The result of the consideration was the election of Mr Horace Gooch Button, M.E.C.S.R, whose excellent testimonials were assisted by the opportunity of making his acquaintance afforded by his visit here; • ‘ ■ : : - At Thursday’s sitting," in banco, of the Supreme Court, Dunedin. Mr Smith (on behalf of George Clark, of Clyde) moved for a rule nisi, calling upon the Rev. Joseph Larkin, a priest of the Roman Cathoho Church, lately of Lawrence, to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not issue, calling upon him to produce the body of Alice Maude Mary Clark before his Honor Justice Williams, at his Chambers, immediately after the receipt of the writ; and further why without the issue of the said writ, he should not upon the rule being made absolute, deliver the body of the said Alice Maude Mary Clark to the said George Clark, the applicant. His Honor granted ths rule, and made it returnable in banco on Frday the 22nd instant. On that day application was made for an adjournment till Wednesday, the 27th instant, which was granted. We hear that Mr Finn, solicitor, Queenstown, has been committed for contempt by Mr Warden Stratford. Sir Finn brings an action for LIOOO for false imprisonment. Respecting tbe mail coach that was destroyed by fire between Balclutha and Clinton, the Southland Times says An occurrence so exceptional evoked much astonishment, and the arrival of the train from Dunedin was anxiously awaited for the particulars it was expected to bring. It came in due course, and one of the through passengers, who declined to give his name, informed us that when the coach was about two miles from Waiwera, on the Balclutha side, a dull explosion was heard under the box seat, and the next moment the forepart of the coach was in flames. The coach was immediately stopped, the passengers hurriedly dismounted, disengaged the horses, and proceeded to save what they could of the luggage, mails, &c. But only part of each were rescued, for the fire spread with extraordinary rapidity, and in a very short time the hotly of the coach was reduced to ashes. It is beyond question that the fire originated in some explosive substance, forming part of the loading, for our informant said that as he was carrying away from the coach a box covered with brown paper something inside exploded, and b'ew it to pieces, luckily without injuring him. There were seven adult passengers—five males ami two females, one of whom had an infant in arms. The other lady was Mrs Martin, of this town. When the contents of the coach had been removed, the driver mounted one of the horses, and rode into Clinton for another conveyance, with which he returned, picked up his passengers, none of whom were injured, and reached Clinton in plenty of time to catch the train for Invoroargill. We cannot state what mails were saved and what destroyed, but from enquiries instituted last night we ascertained that the Dunedin mail bags had not come through. They were not destroyed, hut the labels having been burned they had to be opened in order that their destination might be ascertained, and so were detained at Waiwera. In the interests of public safety a searching inquiry into the origin of the catastrophe must be made. Evidently highly dangerous substances were surreptitiously place 1 in the coach, ami the offender deserves all the punishment tbe law prescribes. We hope he will be brought to justice. At Nottingham, England, Mr Jolmßobinson, a bettin g-man, recently elected a member of tbe Town Council, offered to the ministers of religion tbe sum of LSOO tor the relief of the poor, and the offer was in- ; dignantly declined bv all.denominations. In the Colonies we are not so particular. Holloway’s Ointment and Pills.—Disorders of the throat and chest.—Whoever has once made a trial of these invaluable remedies can truthfully bear testimony to their a»tnn ishlng efficacy, their curative and preservative powers against the many maladies in winter. The Ointment, nibbed on the chest, ac's most beneficially in arresting inflammation, irritation, congestion, and all pectoral complaints. In ulcerated sore throat, diptherra, mumps, quinsoy, and similar ailments, the Ointment should be well rubbed upon the throat and summit of the chest at least twice a day, while the Pills are taken internally, according to the plainly printed directions. Holloway’s remedies constitute in themselves a perfect safeguard against most diseases dependent upon changeable or inclement weather. They counteract the sources of disease. Apvicb to Mothers! — Are yon broken in your rest by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting teeth ? Co at once to a chemist and get a bottle of Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. It will relieve the poor sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harmless and pleasant to taste, it produces natural quiet sleep, by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes “ as bright as a button.” It soothes the child, it softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind,'regulates the towels, and is the best known remedy for dyssentsry and diarrhoea whether arising from teething or other causes. Mrs "Winslow's Soothing Syrup is sold by Medicine dealers everywhere at Is. 14<1 per bottle. Manufactured at 403 Ox-ford-street, London.

DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL. o A special mectiug of the Committee of the Dunstan District Hospital was held in the Library Hall, Clyde, on Tuesday evening last, the 26th instant. Present—B. Naylor, Esq. (President), W. L. Simpson, Esq. (Vice-President), Rev. J. Dewe, and Messrs Attfiold, Auckland, Holt, Beck, J. E. Stevens (Treasurer), and 6. Fache (Secretary). The Chairman said the meeting was called to consider the resignation of Dr Button. Tho Secretary then read letter from Dr Button embodying resignation, and assign ing as a reason for the step—having received the appointment of Resident Surgeon to tho to the Invercargill Hospital. Resolved—That the resignation of Dr Button be accepted in terms of his agreement. ReSolvfed—That applications be invited by advertisement in the Dunedin Daily Times and in tho Dunstan-Times for the office of Surgeon to the Dunstan District Hospital, salary L2OO per annum with residence and private practice. Applications, accompanied with testimonials, to be sent to the office of the Secretary not later than Monday, Aprils, 1878. ’ . .. The Secretary was instructed to notify Dr Button that his resignation is accepted. The meeting then dissolved.