The Dunstan Times. FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1879.

Dunstan Times, Issue 893, 30 May 1879, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1879.

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

! r —■ I Owners of unregistered dogs are reminded I that they are liable to prosecution after the 31st inst. The Star says the Government have requested Mr Pyko to turn the first sod of the Central Otago Railway. The Dunedin Birthday Ences (postponed from last Saturday) came off on Monday at the Forhnry Hurdle Race—Kildare, 1 ; Mountain Queen, 2. Maiden Plato—Bothwell, 1 ; Dalesman, 2. Birthday Handicap —Atlantic, 1 ; Blue Peter, 2 ; Chancellor, 3.' Trotting Race—Zulu, 1 ; Milly, 2. Novel Race—Dolly Bar won, I. Tradesmen’s Handicap—Blue Peter, 1 ; Chancellor, 2 By an oversight hi ■ the letter 'signed “Ratepayer” in our last week’s issue, a slight omission occurred which destroyed the sense. The sentence in question should have read: “But although some of our Councillors may set public opinion at defiance, safe in their term of office, there are surely others, &c." Mr J. S. M 'Lean, of the Wanaka station, whilst riding up the Cardrona Valley last week, was thrown violently from his horse and had his right arm dislocated, besides being severely shaken. Assistance being at hand, he was taken to Lafranche’s hotel, where his injuries were attended to. We are glad to be able to report an improvement in Mr Goodger, of Ciomsvetl. A subscription ou behalf of the Kaitangata Relief Fund is to hand, of the value of 2os, and was collected by Mr Weaver from roadmen working for the County on the Tnapeka Road. The County employees have contributed L 7 10s. Mrs R. K. Murray, of Dunedin, met with a very sudden death last week. She was on the top story of her house, when by some unknown means she fell th'ough a skylight on to the landing below, a distance of about 17 feet, sustaining severe and fatal injuries. She lingered for 20 hours. Curiously enough it was exactly 20 years to a day that Mr Murray commenced business on the very spot on which Mrs Murray mot her death. The St. Bathans Progress Committee are petitioning the Land Board in regard to the delay in opening up blocks Vll, VIII. and X., Blackstone district. The matter was to have come before the Board on Wednesday last. Francis Ransom, an old resident in Cromwell, died in the local hospital last week. He had been ailing from severe illness for some years. The return cricket match between Cromwell and Wanaka was played at Cromwell on Saturday, and resulted in a very hollow victory for the former by an innings and 66 runs to spare. Studholm (for the losing team) scored 10, and for the winners, Ward (26), Haddock (18), Ware (16), and Loudon (16), reached double figures. A supperwas indulged in at Goodger’s Hotel in the evening, and everything passed off most harmoniously.

A. sad accident accident happened near Oamara on Saturday evening last. Mr, Mrs, and Miss White were driving in a spring cart, when, the night being foggy, the horse swerved and dragged the cart over a steep embankment. Miss White was killed instantaneously, Mr White had his thigh broken, from the effects of which he died on Monday, and Mrs White escaped . with some severe bruises.

concert and dance, in aid of the Church Parsonage Fund, took place in the Athenaeum Hall, Cromwell, on Friday evening last. The performance passed off satisfactorily. The Argus says the result will probably exceed L3O. A scratch match at cricket was played at Clyde lost Saturday. At a dinner given by a prominent London gentleman at his club the other day, one ot the guests was noticed to refer to his pocket-book before partaking of any dish offered to him. On being asked the reason of this behavior he said that he always carried a list of adulterations about with him, and only partook of those dishes which his analysis! had certified to be “ moderately dangerous.” The police recently received information that a man, armed with revolvers and a gun, went to Mr. Blohm’s house, near Mount Battery station, Mansfield, and inquired if Monk had gone to Mansfield or to his home at Wombat. The man was hungry, and had something to eat, and sat talking for nearly two hours. This occurred on Saturday night. After the stranger left, or on the following day, Blohm related the occurrence to a neighbour, and from a descsiption given, the neighbour said he was sure the man he saw was Dan Kelly, who was well known to him. This morning the neighbour was induced to come into the camp and give information to the police, who have started off with the black trackers, the police have just returned, leading a horse without a saddle. Further preparations are being made at the camp, and more armed mounted troopers have just left. The following amusing story is told by the Melbourne correspondent of the Camperdown Chronicle : —“Some very smart criticisms, and very strange stories, are afloat as to the chief occupant of the Government house. You know, just as well as 1 do, what an utter absence there is of ostentation of manner among the English nobility, except, perhaps, in a few instances. But the Marquis of Normanby carries the severe simplicity of hia style of living to the greatest extent, and some of our ‘ stuck up ’ people hardly know what to make of it. He is, in fact, the plainest of plain men. His Excellency is provided with an orderly of course, but does not think it his business to wait tor the orderly, but hia orderly’s business to wait for him. Rather than have

that state of things reversed, the Marquis of Normanby would dispense with an orderly, not thinking perhaps that he stands very much in need of one. Well, His Excellency, who drives in a buggy as an ordinary farmer, and not in appearance very unlike one, had occasion to drive into town one day last week, and left his orderly, who had not had time enough for his toilet, behind nim. This might have escaped notice had not his orderly been observed coming, exasperated and perspiring, on a high stepping horse, at a ■great speed after His Excellency: As he came along he asked ‘ Did you see Governor ?' The question was put to one of the police on Prince Bridge, and the answer was, ‘ No, by gorar, but I seed an old man dhrivin’ by who had just come from Government house.’ ‘That’s him,’ said the orderly, and increased his speed. ” Sir Julius Vogel (remarks a contemporary) appears to think his position as AgentGeneral for New Zealand compatible with that of a promoter of various companies. We learn from the Lon ion Figaro that ho is chairman of the Globe Railway and Tramway Company, An extraordinary yield of gold is reported from the Gyrnpie (Queensland). 20 tons of atone from No. 2 Lady Mary reef is said by a Brisbane paper to have yielded 14330z of gold. A few days before, a seventh share in the claim changed hands for LISOO.

It cannot (says the Grey River Argus) lie allege! that even more than a mere tithe of the wastes and forests of this coast has been prospected. Daily experience proves this. Gold is continually being found on spots some of them long ago passed over by the diggers, and others quite unsuspected of being auriferous ; but still it remains an undoubted fact that not a single paid prospecting party, however well organised, has ever resulted in anything of advantage. How and why this should be we cannot profess to explain ; all we know is that it is the case, that paid prospecting parties have inevitably been failures. In Victoria a large sum of money was voted a few years ago for prospecting purposes, and parties equipped by Government with the best appliances—boring tools, &c.—were sent out in all directions where gold had not been found, but where its existence was confidently believed in. Not one of these parties effected anything of any value, except of a negative kind, in disproving the highcoloured anticipations formed of them. In New Zealand the same fate has followed every paid prospecting party we have everheard of.

Father Nolan, a Roman Catholic priest, lately stationed at Ballarat, but who has been staying a short time in Melbourne prioi to his departure for New Zealand, has been found mysteriously drowned in the Albert Park lagoon. The body was found partially undressed. So far there is no clue as to how he got into the water. A reverend gentleman, with an excellent opinion ot himself, meeting an acquaintance the other day (writes “rEgles ” in the Au - tralasian), said with a somewhat lofty air, “Ah, what are you doing now?’’ The gentleman interrogated, who has lately taken an insurance agency, replied, “ Oh, I have gone into much the same business as yourself.” “ What U that—how is that ?

I don’t understand.” 11 Well, you see, I am an insurance agent—we both insure against fire. There is certainly this difference, my guarantees are always carried out can you say as much for yours ? ” The conversation was not prolonged.

The N.Z. Sun in a recent characteristic —but otherwise foggy article “ touches ” up “ Captain " Barry in the following strain time on the borders of Lake Wakatipu, and was once actually mayor of a small town there. He is now homeward bound, having been packed off by Sir George Grey to England as a useful means of “ waking up ” the Premier’s antagonists in the old country. . .. He goes round with a book written by “ himself ” the’contehts' of which would put to the blush the author of the “Arabian Nights.” Captain Barry's book must be a wonderful thing. Some years ago while clad in the Mayoral purple at Queenstown the humorous sons of the soil located in'that bracing [locality thought iigj( a good joke to elect “Captain” Barry to the Mayoral chair.” &c. A much esteemed Paris practitioner. Dr Cintrat, has fallen a victim to duty. Attending a child for croup, he found an incision in the throat insufficient to save its life without sucking out the infected matter. In the evening he felt symptoms of quinzy, devised an excuse for sending his wife and three children into the country to prevent infection, and procured the best medical aid, but died after five days’ suffering.