The Dunstan Times. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1878.

Dunstan Times, Issue 870, 20 December 1878, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1878.

Denea'h the rule of men entirely just the PEN is MIGHTIER than the sword.

Mr Simpson, R.M., at Alexandra, on Monday last, held an enquiry into the m itters alleged in a Petition prayin' that tha late election of Mavor of that Borough (Mr Wm. Henry Hastedt being elected) lie declared void. Mr G. N. McDonald app on behalf of the petitioners; Mr Haste It was also in attendance. Mr Me Don 11 said there were two allegations in the petition ; he would rest on the one, viz , “That sufficient notice had not been given of the election, eleven dayson'y having been given instead of fourteen.” He said the election altogether was illegal, and it was desire! to upset it. Mr Hastedt said the election took place on the day appointed by the “ MunicipalCorpn a'ions Act, 1870,’’ and he fared to see that it could be upset. Heobjec'ed to the whole proceeding, because, had anyone else have been elected no notice would have been taken but as he was elected the attempt was made to oust him Mr Simpson said he would reserve judgment for a few days.— tg over this question another one arises, whether the office of Mayor is vacant. Pending a decision we print Section 3 and 4 >f the “Municipal C»rporations Act Amendment Act, 18777’ and from which it will be seen that the office i< no; vacant till the election of a successor. Section 3 says,—Every Council shall continue in i ffice until th-ir successors are elected, and take > ffioe ; and the expression ‘ Council ’ shall include Municipal Councils cons iluted under the “Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance, ISG.j,” wh'ch may have become a borough under this Act. - Tula provision shall lie deemed to have come into operation on the same day as the “Municipal Corporations Act, 1870” canv into operation, and any Council which shall have gone out of office at any tin e pie' i»us to the passing of this Act, and to whom no successors have been elected shall I'Cde meil to have continued in i ffiee, and may exercise all the powers, duties, and functions of such Council until their su'-cessors shall take office in the. same manner as if it had not gone out of office. Section 4.—Every Councillor shall come into office on the day of his election, and shall cease to hold office on the day his successor comes into office.

The Vincent County Council invite lenders for the construction of a sus; ension bridge across the MannheriUia, near Blacks. By the Tuapeka Times we learn that the salary of the Chairman of Tuapeka County hj 3 been fixed at 1.2U0 per annum, and not LlCOashas teen industriously stated by s one interested parties. I Mcssis Grant and MackoVar, the contractors for the bridge across the Mnnuherekia at alexan Ira have the whole of the timber on the ground ; we may soon ex; to. j now this structure will he completed. | Mr Fache requests ns to draw attention j to the Sale by Auction of Household Furniture, to morrow Satu-day at I 30. pm,, I the property of Mr I us • error Moore, who j is leaving the district ; also, to the S th- of 1 the privileges in connection with the Clyde 0 le'onian Sports. Some of the fruits of the Jackson’s Bay sneeial settlement are turning up in IB kirika in the form of returned settlers whoso worldly poss- ssio’-.s are just the clothes they stand in The West C< a-t Times mak«s an appeal on their behalf to the charitably illspo ed. Mr Samson, Auctioneer, Alexandra, desires us to intimate that his usual monthly sain will he held on Boxing Day, Decern’ rr 2G at 1 1 o'clock sharp, instead of on tl o previous Monday as origin illy advertised, and that he will then sell in the Town Hall, Alexandra a lot of framed pictures, a few first-class guns (breech loaders), and other artie'es. The return match between Hie Cromwe'l and Cly'e Crick-t Clubs takes place to morrow (Saturday) on the ground of tie latter Wicks's will be pitched at 11 o’ clock sharp. We hope to si-e that playe s will he punctual as to time, and we fit ly 1 elie\ e that a very interesting and c'oso game will he the result. Tn following gnutl m *n will form the Crotnwe'l le m;Messrs Loudon (captain). Preshaw, Maildock, Stevens. Muter. Ward (W ), Waul (W. T ), Walker, Foreman, Go nlger, and Thomas. Eme-g mey man. P. Ware. Wo ha-e n it'-ecu s ippßed with the names of the 1 Byde team. Tiie Chil Irens’ treat to ho given in the Town Hall, Clyde, on Thursday evening next, Boxing night, promises tn surpass in every feature, all its predecessors. -Mr Webb, under whose direct management the whole thing rests, is straining ev< ry point to put the Tran-formation Scenes on the stage in a creditable manner, and wo have hut little doubt of his success. A Grand Christmas Tree and distribution of prizes in entire’y now in this part of the country, and should prove an immense attract inn. The whole affair is provided as a treat for the children, an 1 wc hope parents from far and near will take advantage of the opportunity. The advertisement is worth conning. Fi.oitn.rN-R! — For the axd Breath. A few drops of the liquid “ Finnline ” sprinkled on a wet tooth-brush produces a pleasant la bor, which thoroughly i cleanses the teeth from all parasites or im purities, hardens the gums, prevents tartar, stops decay, gives to the teeth a peculiar i pearly-whiteness. and a delightful fracrapce i to the breath. It removes all unpleasant . odour arising from decayed tei th or tobacco smoke. “ The Fragrant Floriline,” being composed in part of Honey and sweet heri-s, is delicious to the taste, and the greatest toilet discovery of the age. Price 2s Oh of all Chemists and Perfumers. Prepared By ttssav'C, G-U-Ur, 493, Oxford-at./London

Henry Lion Metz, who has been arrested at Adelaide for forgery, is now on his way back to Dunedin in charge of Detective Bain. The wrestling match between Tyson and Thomas resulted in a defeat tor the latter. From all accounts we learn that it was a matter of brute strength purely, there being no skill whatever exhibited. Mr Mollison, who has been engaged surveying the Scrath-Taeiri line of railway thr ugh the Lauder Gorge, and from thence on to Cliatto Creek, has returned to Dunedin, Mr Hay from the Public Works Department succeeding him. By the Cromwell Argus we perceive that a fire took place on Sunday night last in Murray street, On mwell, resulting in the total loss of the dwelling-house and conten's, the property of Mr M. Shafcoe. The property, we are sorry to say, was uninsured. , Some 1.48 in cash was in the house at the time, which was 1- st also. Mr R. H. Leary. (Retiling) Mayor of Dunedin, was presented on Monday last in the City Council Chambers with aciadle, inkstand, and inks'and.llhc whole of silver, to commemoiate the fact that that gentleman his had a child presented to him doling his term of office. Mr Walter, Mayor elect, made the presentation. Mr Leary, in rep'ying said, with regard to the family event which was commemorated, he was incline 1 to retard tin birth of another son as a calamity, but looking at the valuable gifts he did not. W are reqoestelto draw piiticu'ar attention to the programme of snorts - to be held at Clyde on New Year’s Day. On reference to the programme, which is to be sc n in another column, it will be seen that it contains a variety of events, in which old and y nmg can participate, and that whilst the p-izss are mo it liberal the entrance fees are particularly small, within the means of everyone. The object of the Commit' ee hj is apparently been to provide a good day’s sport, and from what vve can see they have d-nethe’r part, and it but requires the public to attend an 1 complete it. The paroquet pest appears to have bei n in former years equally as great in Oaniaru as it was in this district. Tins year, with th j exception of one or two stragg ers, they have disappeared from both localities. A Corn spindent of one of our Oamaru contemporaries thinks they have only for a time taken to the bush to attend to family matter', and that thej will return in full force when the proper time arrives. Whilst hoping they will not, we at the same time do nut think they will return, at all events for a few years. O ago, since its earliest days of settlement, has been occasionally visited, and no one could tell from where by swarms of these birds, and we think the last was one of these occasional visits. We ha ! the pleasure, on Monday last at Alexandra, of viewing a magnificent speckled trout th it h.i I been c night in a dam, fed from one of the numerous water-races heading out of the BiriHc'engh river ; it wis 19 inches long, with a girth of ten inches, and weighed 31" 9 >z. Mr Noble, who caught it informed ns that the head of the dam in which it was had broken away, and when his attention was drawn - o it by some of ins children it was tioun ering in the shallow water and mud. Mr V. Fyke was the fortunate recipient of the finny stranger, anlto the inquisitive will doubtless be pleased to info ni them as to its quality. A gentleman, who ilelights in a very watery nam'. and who was present thought it was anything but a Noh'e ac ioito give so gran 1 a lia'i to a T’yke ; yes, says another, it would Lave been far nobler to have bestowed it on a 1 iver. T.ie London Examiner of the 2Sth Septe her, in an article - n “ Onr Colonial Emp’re says : “ New Zealand is the only Colony about which there is any reason to suspect th it i s growth is in any way real’y unhealthy A Government that, hiving ac cumulated a debt of L8,49G,01C by 1871, when its exported pro 1 nee was worth L 5, 17’,h44, fount itself in debt to th“ extent of 1.17,121,531 iu 1875, when the va’ue o f its exports had only risen to L-5.475,814. can be hardly looked upon as in a s dveit condition. The cheerful reckl ssness with which this Colony is spending money on railways and nther public works may possibly bring profit, to it in time; but of its present population, m uiy \vi 1 probably soon have to be content with the reflection thi f they have mine 1 themselves, or allowed their Parliamentary representatives and Ministers to ruin them, for the sake of conferring a do ihtful hen fit on their remote successors.” The Examiner takes its figures from Mr Giff-n’s Blue Book, and the ah-sn-dify of the conc’usions it draws from then c is only paralleled by the unfairness of using ih° figures of 875 when so much later ones were obtainable.—Daily Times. Tiiro.vt Affections an - u Hoar enkss. All suffering from irritation of the throat and hoarseness will he agreeably surprised at the almost immediate relief afforded hy the use of ‘‘Brown’s Bronchial Troches.” these famous “ lozenges ” arc now sold hy most respectable chemists in this count-y at Is IJd per box. People troubled with a “hacking cough,” a “slight cold,” or bron chial affections, cannot try them too soon as similar troubles, if allowe 1 to progress result in serious Pulmonary and Asthmatic affections. See that the words ■’ Brown’s Bronchial Troches ” are on the Government l, 1 XT—..-1—1... a-.amp around cion no.*. ",r Jons I. Brows k Soss, Boston, Uni'erl States Depot. 493. Ox ford-street. London Holloway’s Pills- Wrongs made Right. —Every day that any bodily suffering is tain to become chronic nr dangerous, Holloway’s purifying, cooling, and strengthening Pifls are well adapted for any irregularity of the human ho ly, and should be taken when the stoma, b is disordered, the liver derange!, the kidneys inactive, the bowels torpid, or the brain muddled. With this medicine every invali I can cure himse f, and tho'e who are weak and infirm through itnpcUect digestion, may make themsdves strong an 1 stout by Hollowav’s excellent Pi'ls. A few doses of them usually mitigate the most painful symp'oms caused by undigested food, from which they thoroughly free the a’imentary canal,-and completely testers its natural potter and actios.