SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 980, 28 January 1881, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OUK SPECIAL CJRKESFOKDJCST ) Dbsedtjj, January 27th. The inward Suez Mail arrived at Melbourne on Tuesday last. At a meeting of the Colonial bink yesterday, the Report an 1 Balance-Sheet, recommending a dividend of at tho rate of six per cent, per an'ium adopted. Mr C E. Blank, oil merchant, of Punej din wag thrown f--nm his horse yesterday morning early and kill d—he was insured in the Accident Insurance Company for five hundred. At the Land B>a-d yesterday, James Holt's appHoa'ion to hive the rent, due «>n his coal lease remitted, was refused. Peter Macintosh and T. Anderson's application to purchase lan! for a mill site at Lig„'ate creek was referred to the ranger to report The Board approved of J. (; Chappie's application to lease his deferred payment section at Lauder. A man named Picke. a steerage passenger from Auckian' to Melbourne, mysteriously disappeared from ■ ff the Albion, between Lyttelton an I Port Chalmers. The Melbourne Exhibition will remain open till fis 3 ) hj V >-il A sarious railway acci lent occurred near Ballarat by which seven pers >ns were badly injured. Nfttatoris fivorite for the Wellington Cup at two toone against Libeller; Lady Emma and Virginia Water being next in oriler. The trial of the Land Leaguers was concluded on Tuesdav, but the ju-y not aj:rce, an I they wore disch irge I. Uuinnr that has b -en current for a hmg time tint the l>aily Times would be reduced tonne penny .was confirmed bv the Star staling to that effect aUthoritively. The Times this morning is silent on the subject. F E. Wilson, ofClylesto-vl fourth, Geo. Stevens, ninth, J. E Stevens twelfth, and G C. Facho ei_;h f ecn*k for the junior Scho larships' examination. In the cricket match—Australians v. Twenty-two of South Canterbury, the Australians made 218 in their fir.-t innings ; South Canterdury in their first innings 43, and in their second innings 67 -the Australians thus won tho game by one innings aid 108 runs. At an inquest held on the holy of Mr Blanck, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death.