The Dunstan Times. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1878.

Dunstan Times, Issue 846, 5 July 1878, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1878.

Beneath the. rule of men entirely just the PEN is mightier than the sword.

Our special reporter’s report of his trip to Blacks, Tinkers, and St. Bathans is unavoidably held over till our next issue.

Another change has taken place in the arrival and departure of the mails via Naaeby, the outward mails closing at 10 p.m., on Monday evenings instead of Sunday as formerly. The foundation stone of the new County Offices will be laid, we understand, in about a fortnight’s time. The exact date has not reached us, but full particulars will, no doubt, be ascertained before our next issue.

The annual meeting of the Subscribers to the Library is convened for Monday evening next for tho election of Committee for the ensuing year.

The usual monthly meeting of the Hospital Committee will be held in the Town Clerk’s Office on Monday evening next the Bth instant. Holders of Subscription Lists aro requested to hand their lists and the amounts subscribed to the Secretary on or before that date.

Mr M'Donald, by advertisement in another column, intimates his intention of disposing of tho Chatto Creek Hotel, and solicits a purchaser. The house is admirably situated for doing a pood paying business, and should not be long in tho market.

Dr Stackpole has been elected Resident Surgeon of the Cromwell Hospital.

There is a movement on foot for the establishment of a Flour Mill at some central spot near Roxburgh. The Christchurch City Council decline to take any responsibility in the administration of Charitable Aid until the Government has created local bodies for the administration of Charitable Aid.

Our readers will have another opportunity of enjoying a musical treat in the shape of a concert, which will be given in the Town Hal!, Alexandra, on Friday next, The programme is certainly about the best that our Alexandra friends have placed before the public. The concert is given under the auspices of the Alexandra 1.0. G.T. Lodge.

Tho election of Member of the House of Representatives in the place of Mr W. J. M. Larnacb, resigned, took place on Monday last, resulting in the return of Mr Oliver by a majority of 111 votes. The number of votes polled were :—Oliver, 769; Reeves, 638. In an editorial note to a letter on the absurd and vicious system of numbering of ballot papers before handing them to intending voters at elections by- ballot, says : “We entirely concur in the sentiment. The numbering of ballot papers is one of those stupidities which we retain in New Zealand law, after its folly and inconsistency have been long ago apparent to the people of other Colonies, who have abandoned it.

The suggestion thrown out by one of the Members of the Tuapeka County Council at a late meeting that, an inspection of the roads should be made during the winter season, when the roads are at the worst, instead of in the summer, when, as a matter of course, they are all good, is to our mind a most sensible one, and should bo acted upon by all County Councils. The present season, when the roads by all accounts that reach us are in a frightful state, is the time for a visit of inspection. Tbo Strathtaieri (Railway Engineers are making fair headway, they having now reached Tiger Hill. The very slow progress that ha« been made will be better understood when it is explained that the line of loute is not being merely marked, but the complete survey is being made, so that, as we are informed, tenders could be called for the work right off. Mr Mollison, the gentleman who has charge of the upper party, passed through Clyde with three of his men on Tuesday last, but with what intent we did not learn, it is however thought that it is to work downward, so as to meet the others of his party, who, as we have said previously, are at Tiger Hill.

We draw attention to the advertisement in another column of Mr \V. M‘Connoehie, of St. Bathans, and th'nk a careful perusal of it by the residents of Blacks, Tinkers, Drybread, Cambrians, and St. Bathans will well repay them. Mr W. M‘Connochie’s stock, from a personal inspection we can say, is well assorted, aud comprises every article of dress and adornment, whether for the “belle of the ball” or the “miner.” A special lino of skates, of the newest and most approved styles has just been added to his stock.

In the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Clyde, on Thursday, the 4th instant, before W. L. Simpson, Ksq., R.M., J. F. Kitching was summoned by the Vincent County Council for the sum of LlO, for rates due for the year 1877. Just as the case was opened the Bench received a telegram from defendant's solicitor in Dunedin, asking fir an adjournment for 14 days, as their client was in Dunedin. Mr F. J. Wilson, who appeared for the Vincent County, objected to an adjournment, saying that defendant had had plenty of time to prepare a defence, as the summons was personally served nearly 14 days, and the mere fact of being in Dunedin was not sufficient grounds for asking an adjournment. Though he would ask for judgment he would have no objection to a re-hearing. The case was then proceeded with, and the Clerk to the County having proved the rate,{and the Rato Collector having sworn to service of demand for rate, the Bench said it did not consider sufficient reason for an adjournment had been given, and as it was not desirable to make a precedent by adjourning a ease merely on bare request, judgment would bo for plaintiff for amount claimed, costs of Court, and professional fees. A cruel “ sell ” was played off upon a local licensed victualler a few days ago (says the Auckland Star.) Having fitted up an extra room for select company, ho resolved to abolish 3d drinks in that part of the establishment. Forthwith ho obtained a card, upon which was printed in gorgeous letters, “ All drinks in this room Cd.” A few days later three young gentlemen of respectable appearance strolled up to the select bar, and after the usual preliminary salutations, one of them, in a tone which plainly indicated that money was no object, called for “ fizz.” A half-sovereign' bottle 1 „„„„„ sparks having each drunk a glass, the one who had given the order put down Is 6d in payment. “What’s this?” asked the licensed victualler, in tones of astonishment. “ The money for the drinks,” was the reply. “It won’t wash." rejoined the Boniface 10s is the regular price for this brand.” “No fear, old fellow, look there —“ All drinks in this room Cd,” and they refused to pay more. Holloway’s Ointment and Pills. —Con stant Success.—No more diseases are more trying to the temper, and more exhausting to the constitution, than the pains in muscles and joints caused by exposure to wet or cold. Wherever the seat of suffering it will only bo necessary to foment the affected part with warm water, dry thoroughly, and immediately mb iu Holloway’s inestimable Ointment to obtain ease. Gout, rheumatism, neuralgia, and tic-doloroaux are soon relieved and ultimately cured by the use of this unequalled Unguent, aided by Holloway’s purifymg and aperitive Pills Under this judicious treatment the afflicted parts soon cease to ache, and shortly regain their natural sensibility and appearance.

The long talked of banquet at Waitalmna to Mr 3. C. Browne, Member for Lawrence, haa been finally fixed for Friday next the 12th instant. Mr Stout, Attorney General and the Hon. Mr Shehan, Native Minister, are both to be present. Somebody must be wrong, and the question is, who is right? both the Daily Times and Evening Star persist that Mr Burns, M.H.R. for RoaUn, haa resigned, while the Morning Herald says that ho has not, and further states a telegram has been received from the Government stating that Mr Burn’s resignation hag not been received up to the Ist instant.

In Victoria the mining interest is improving. A Chinaman in the Maryborough district found a 480oz. nugget on private land. A new rush near Dunolly is doing well, and I2oz , lOozs., and ozs, have been obtained by parties from mere surfacing. It will be within the recollection of many of our readers of the disgusting case of sacrilege committed some time since in the Church of England, Queenstown, by the Daily Times of July 2nd, we learn that a man named Alexander Ryan, has been charged with the offence and remanded to Queenstown, The case—Haughton, ex M. H.R. for the Lakes, v. the proprietors of the Daily Times for libel, contained in a letter and published in that paper, comes on for hearing in the Supreme Court on Monday next. The language complained of, is most decidedly strong, but, whether warranted, we will not venture to say, yet, at the same time we have our opinion, the which, however, as the case is suhjudice, we are impelled to withhold.

The Hobart Town Tribune is informed by a correspondent at the Falls, New Norfolk, that an angler has captured this season nine trout turning the scale at the following weights 111b, 201b, 101b, 121b, IGlb, 111b, 11 lb, 101b 101b, the total weight of the capture, 11 Gib. Judging from experience, and from the knowledge he possesses of the subject of angling, he expresses himself as convinced that trout from 301b to 401b weight can be found iu the river Derwent.

With regard to flying machines, says an exchange, investigators are slowly developing the facts as to [the principle of flight. M. Tatin, of Paris, has so far succeeded in his silk-winged models as very nearly to approximate to the wing-motion of a pigeon. He uses compressed air as a motive power. It is decided that long narrow wings are best, and the latest model will lift a load equalling its own weight. M. Tatin believes that he will even reach a formula which will show definitely how many footpounds per second are necessary to tiy a given weight. The Mayor of Christchurch has received a telegram from the Colonial Secretary, accepting tho suggestions made as to the administration of charitable aid, and appointing a Board, consisting of the Mayors of Christchurch and Sydenham, the Chairman of the Selwyn County Council, and Messrs Montgomery and J, E. Browne, to administer the same. The Hospital is also to be placed under their supervision. At a conference this afternoon it was resolved to accept this arrangement, provided the Government provides the amount required for charitable ai 1; the arrangement to be temporary ponding legislative action on the matter, and the chief ot tho Hospital Staff to have a seat on the Board.

The hard rough winterly weather, of which we have had only a slight taste in this district, appears to have been exceptionally severe in the neighboring districts. At Tapanui, Switzers, through the lower Valley of the Clntha, and thence on to Wiapeka and Waipori on to the lower Tiieri, the weather has been and still remains of that character as to put a complete stop to all out-door labor. In the raining districts referred to all work is stopped, land in the agricultural districts, th-ough the continuance of the bad weather, it is feared by accounts that reach us that nothing like the quantity of land will be able to be ploughed and put in seeds as was intended. In Tuapeka district, besides the weather, the scarcity of skilled farm labor is the cause of a less area bciug put iu grain than was intended.

A great deal is heard just now about high prices for land, but the following extract from a letter which a leading Wellington citizen received by a recent mail from a relative in Ixindon eclipses everything ‘ You talk about your speculations in land, &c., and making your LIOOO or L 1,500. I will just tell you of a little affair, the accuracy of which 1 can vouch for. The Corporation of the City of London own a corner bit of ground, not in the heart of the City, about the size of the Trafalgar Hotel, Nelson. It was let by tender for L 2,500 a year. The man who got it sold out, and made L 2,500 clear out of it. The person who bought it is building premises on it to coat L 12,000. He sold his interest in the land or title to it and the building for L 29.000. The person who bought sold again for L 35.000, and this person sold again for L 58,000, and the building is not half finished yet. How do you like that idea of making money ? It licks trade into fits. There are lots of money to he made here in the same way. There is one thing, laud is always improving in value here, and in fifty years’ time it will bo worth half as much again as it is now.’ Advice to Mothers !• -Are you broken in your rest by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting teeth ? Go 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 n button.” It soothes the child, it softens the gugis, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and ia the best known remedy for dyssentery and diarrhrea whether arising from teething or other causes. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup is sold by Medicine dealers everywhere at Is. IJd per bottle. Manufactured at 493 Ox-ford-street, London,

A Wellington telegram nays f 4 The storm on Saturday evening, which raged along the west coast of this island, did some damage to the Wanganui Telegraph Office, A flash of lightning struck the office, melting and setting Are to all the leading wires, and completely fusing all connections with the test-board and round the wall, besides setting Are to the office in several places, and rendering unworkable all the principal instruments. The operator, who was justentering the office, was thrown violently backwards against the wall, and rendered senseless for a time. On recovering himself he managed to extinguish the flames in the office. The wires across the river are down, and several poles close by were shattered to pieces.”

The following special telegram is published by the Star : —“ Napier, July Ist. There has been a great split between the Hon. H. R. Russell, and Mr Rees, M. H.R. The former, it is said, engaged Mr Rees at a fixed salary, and expected him to act as his servant in Native cases. Mr Rees objected, and has taken the bit in his mouth. He refuses to give up deeds, which ore supposed to have been held by him in conjunction with Mr Russell, and has gone to Gisborne to work on hia own account. In the meantime, Mr De Lautour and Mr Moss, both members of the House of Representatives, who came here to serve under Mr Rees, are in a kind of quandary ; they know not which is the greatest power. Mr Rees, having the deeds of the office in his possession, holds the whip hand, but what the outcome will be it is impossible to say. Your correspondent imagines that the Hon. Mr Russell will be set aside by the Grey party, and allowed to work out his own policy. In the meantime the Natives are growing every day more and more suspicious of both parties. Mr De Lautour yesterday purchased the lease of a house and land for L 525, showing that he intends making Napier his home.” On Wednesday evening, Smith’s Panorama of the Frauco-Prussian war was exhibited in tho Town Hull, Clyde. Tho weather being most unfavorable, it raining and snowing alternately all the afternoon and evening, the attendance was limited ; those, however, who were brave enough to venture out, expressed themselves highly pleased—the youngsters, of whom there were some forty or fifty present, were especially delighted. The pictures are equal to anything we have seen of the kind, some of them being exceptionally well painted, those especially depicting combats between cavalry. While giving every credit to the youth, who described each picture for his accuracy, we think there is room for improvement in that part of the “ show,” During the travelling of each picture, appropriate music was played, which tended considerably to enhance the enjoyment. Last evening they shewed again to a fair audience. For future movements of the Panorama, we draw attention to the advertisement in another column.

According to the report of a late meeting of the Committee of Management of the Tuapeka Hospital, the Treasurer (Mr Harrop) said : —The present overdraft was L 440 16s Bd, and with other liabilities added that amount would be swelled to about L 651 15s. After deducting subsidy due, viz., Llsl ISs, their indebtedness to the Bank of New South Wales at the beginning of July would stand at LACK), and no subsidy due for it. A letter from the agent of the Bank was also read at the meeting, to the effect that a further increase of the present overdraft L 300) would not bo allowed unless the Committee give a joint and several promissory note, to be held as collateral security against the advances, and reminded the Committee that the understanding with the Bank is that accommodation should be given up to the amount of subsidy duo by the Government. By the Surgeon’s report it appeared that at the commencement of Juno there were 7 patients is the Hospital, 14 admitted, and 6 discharged during the month, leaving 15 in the Institution on the Ist of July.

The Charleston Herald thus dilates r.ntho precocity of the Native Youth Skinny young whelps of boys, who a year or two ago were wriggling with a sugar-teat, have now the audacity to stop into a bar and call for their oil and lap it up like any old whiskey dog, that keeps his nose on tho ground for the purpose. Wo do say that tho hotelkeeper who would eject from his caravansarie such embryo drunkards, would do only his duty to his country and also to his follow-men. It was only the other night wo espied a batch of these sucklings drinking over the bar in this place, skitting and joking with the barmaid, with as much nonchalance as if they were old veterans, some of them smoking pipes large enough to twist their heads to one side. This is plain talk, and may offend some people, but the necessity of the case, in the interests of all, demands such a sacrifice of us. No man haring an ounce of common senso in his head could blamo ua for attempting to improve the “ morale” of our fastly increasing youths. If they continue to patronise whiskey shops so early, the only hope we will have left shall he to make bank clerks of them, and then we might rely on the fact that the game of Haraer-cum Hogg would be played off to a demonstration. From this day henceforward, we shall talk our minds upon matters touching the intorests of onr readers, if even wo have to touch on social evil—come what will.

Valuable Discovery for the Hair.— If your hair is turning grey or white, or falling off, nse tho Mexican Hair Renewer,’ or it will positively restore in every case Orey, or White hair to its original color, without leaving the disagreeable smell of moat “ Restorers.” It makes tho hair charmingly beautiful, as well as promoting tho growth of the hair on bald spots, where the glands are not decayed. Ask your Chemist for “Thk Mexican Hair Renewer,” prepared by Henry C Gallup, 493 Oxfordstreet, London, and sold by Chemists and Perfumers everywhere, at fisCd pc-r bottle.

The Japanese habit of reversing every' thing, if we (Scientific American) may regard our own way of doing as tho proper way, is very curious, and Jin some of its details very interesting. Mr Griffiths, in hia work on Japan, discusses it thus other man is planing. He pulls tho plane towards him. I notice a blacksmith at work. He pulls the bellows with his foot, While he is holding and hammering with both hands. He has several irons in the fire, and keeps his dinner pot boiling with the waste flame. His whole family, like the generations before them, seem to get their living in the hardware line. The cooper holds his tubs with his toes. All of them sit down while they work. Perhaps that is an important difference between a European and an Asiatic, One sits down to hia work, the other stands up to it. Why is it we do things contrariwise to the Japanese ? Are we up-side down or they ? The Japanese say that we are reversed. They call our penmanship ‘crab writing,’ because, say they ‘it goes backward.’ The lines in our books cross the page like a crayfish, instead of' going downwards properly. In a Japanese stable we find the horse’s flank where we look for his head. Japanese screws screw the other way. Their locks thrust to the left, ours to the right. The baby toys of the Aryan race squak when they are squeezed ; tho Turcoman gimcracks emit noise when palled apart. A Caucasian, to injure his enemy, kills him ; a Japanese kills himself to spite his foe. Which race is left-handed ? Which has tho negative, which the positive of truth ? What is truth ? What is down ? What is up?”

The Tapa’iui branch railway, for the construction of which tenders are now being called by the Public Works Department, leaves the Main South Line at the north end of the Waipahi Station. After passing through the township of Waipahi it follows the course of the Waipahi and Pomahaka rivers, crossing the latter £at 4 miles CO chains. It then joins the main road to Tapanui, and follows it for about 74 miles, passing very close to the township of Tapsnui. It then leaves the main road and rejoins the Pomahaka River, which it follows to the terminus at Kelso. The whole of the work is comparatively easy, the banka and cuttings averaging about 3ft. There arc only three bridges—the first over the Waipahi, consisting of three spans of 40ft j the nest over the Pomahaka, three spans of 60ft; and the third over Flodden Creek, which has one span of 40ft and two of 30ft. The centre piers of each of those bridges will be masonry, and the outer piers piles. There will be a new platform and station erected at the Waipahi Junction ; and wayside stations at Conical Hills, Pomahaka, Gore road, and Tapanui. The latter will also have a goo's-shed, engine-shed, coalshed, and other accommodation necessary for a terminus The contract includes, in addition to the formation of and permanent way, the supply of rails and fastenings and the erection of the station buildings, and is to be completed in 22 months. Although Kelso is the present terminus of the line, we believe it is contemplated to extend it to Herriot Burn, and possibly at somo future time to Beaumont, and ultimately round to Tuapcka and connect with the Lawrence branch. This line will open up a splendid district, and be an immense boon to the people of Tapanui, as the station is a very short distance from the township.

Throat Affections and Hoarseness. All suffering from irritation of the throat and hoarseness will he agreeably surprised at the almost immediate relief afforded by the use of “Brown’s Bronchial Troches.” these famous “ lozenges ” are now sold by most respectable chemists in this country at Is IJd per box. People troubled with a “ hacking cough,” a “slight cold,” or bronchial affections, cannot try them too soon as similar troubles, if allowed to progress result in serious Pulmonary and Asthmatic affections. Seo that the words ‘'Brown’s Bronchial Troches ” are on tho Government Stamp around each box. —Manufactured by John I. Brown & Sons, Boston, United States. Depot, 49.1, Oxford-street, London