Lokal and General.

Dunstan Times, Issue 989, 1 April 1881, Page 2

Lokal and General.

Has LAN, champion sculler of the world, cn hH arrival at Toronto, in Canada, was enthusiastically received. In replying to an address of welcome and congratulation, Hau'a i spoke highly of both Triokett and Layc ick. Hu has announced his intention of retiring from aquatics. /Folks In the Australasian has the following : —A native of the Flowery Land passes many of his sunny days within the prosaic precincts of the Ballarat gaol. His sleight of ham! is about as good aa that of Heller or Houdin ; and he is familiarly known as “ the conjuror.” Ho occasionally works for the paol officers, but if the woik be in their quarters ho is invariably searched afterwards. A few days ago, after doing something for a warder, he was subjected to search—two other warders looking idly on—and was duly passed. But warders Nos. 2 and 3, observing someha !- den subtle movement, subjected him to a second indignity. Inside his shirt they discovered the cheque for the February pay of Warder No. 1. Threatened with solitary confinement, Ah Sin protester 1 . “No fear—no solitary. You searches mo —findrn nothing. Mo scarchco you—findem something. No solitary, no fear.” We have received from Messrs Attfield end Welsford eight potatoes grown by them on their farm on tho Bunstan Flat, and which turn the scale at 12 pounds. They aro hut a fair sample of a patch of some acres, and as nothing beyond tho ordinary care and attention was bestowed on the growth of these tubers, they aro proof of what tho Dunstan Flat is capable of producing

In the leport of the proceedings of the * late mooting of the Vincent County Council | in the Cromwell Argus, our contemporary - misrepresents Cr Stronaoh as saying— i 1 That ho considered the action of £ Chairman as scandalous.” The expression J is somewhat analagous, as it does not say ( what Chairman is referred to. On reference ( to our notes, we find that Cr Stronaoh 1 made use of no such an expression. Ho decidedly, said “it would have been better , had chairs been stuck to a little longer,” but that ho preceded Jit by using the words referred to wo beg to deny. Wo know Cr Stronach’s feelings on the question of bridges, but we cannot allow it to go forth uncontradioted that he so far forgot himself as to use so objectionable and unparliamentary a phrase in reference to any .chair. Cr Stronaoh has ever during his sittings at the Council table conducted himself as a gentleman, and we cannot allow this aspersion on hia character to remain uncoutradicted. Ah Chono and Company intimate through our advertising columns that they have purchased the water rights and claims in Conroy’s Gully from Iverson and party forL37o. The whole of this valuable gully is now in the hands of Chinese; at previous dates they having purchased the rights of Mr Dawson and Mr Muir We will not venture an opinion as to the policy of allowing the Chinese to become possessed of so rich afield as Conroy’s Gully ; wo cannot but think, however, that the European miners are showing a want of energy and tact in allowing so valuable a gully to bo bought away from them. For a long time past John Chinaman has hold by right of purchase and otherwise the whole of Butcher’s Gully with its water rights, and it but wants them to get hold of Blackman’s Gully, for which we are informed they are in treaty, and they will be in possession of nearly every gold-producing gully on the west bank of the Molyneux. We have received through Mr George Grant, of Dunedin, volumes I and II of the official catalogue of exhibits, with introductot y notices of countries exhibiting at the Melbourne International Exhibition, 18S0. The volumes contain a wonderful amount of information and are well worthy of perusal. We sha'l be happy to place them at the disposal of persons desirous of conning them. Mr George Fache -will sell at his office, C lyde, on Tuesday next—looo scrip in the Gold Mining Co. (Limited). An auction sale will he held to-morrow by Mr George Fache in the estate of Mr M'Fhc.son, storekeeper, a debtor; a lot of groceries, cte., W.II be 1 offered for sale. Several runholders notify in our advertising columns that poison has been laid upon their res--1 pcctive properties. ■ Mr Begg announces that he has boots for sale at prices never before heard of in the Dunstan district. 1 A sitting of tho Court will be held at Ophir on April 7th. Mr Fyke publishes in another column the placea and dates on which he wi.l meet his constituents to I discuss the question of dealing with the runs in Vincent County and the interior of Otago. Someone has an Abbot’s buggy and harness (second hand) for sale. Particulars at this office i Mr Thomson notifies that he sells and delivers coal throughout the district. A Mention is drawn to the advertisement re tressI passing, etc., on the Galloway run.