The Dunstan Times. CLYDE, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1882.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1040, 24 March 1882, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLYDE, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1882.

Beneath the rule of men entirely just The pen is mightier thar the sword.

Accident at Youvoiitll Chkfk— On Saturday Inst an Occident occurred to Mr and Mrs Noble of I’ovcrty Bench who were returning from Blacks in a spring cart, and when near Yoniiglrill Creek the horse fell capsizing the cart and breaking both shafts The occupants were thrown into the road, Mr Nolle received a severe shaking, and Mrs Noble was,-, jlO d d' al cut about the her,!, 1 vsaie.i being seventy fci nitisti

DuLeaiiy'u Resignation;- -At a molting of the Hospital Committee held at the Town Hall oil Thuisrlay night, the resignation of Dr Leahy was accepted Applications for the position of Surgeon for the above Hospital will bo received up till Saturday 15th April at a salary of £l5O Conroy’s Envy. —Messrs Bennett and Dewar, the purchasers of tho Conroy’s lleef, have ordered a small crushing plant and are busily engaged getting their claim in work, ing order. From the prospects obtained and ho natural facilities for working the reef their speculation should be a profitable one, and their success will probably induce others to prospect for payable reefs, a branch of mining which has been hitherto rather neglected in the souther u portion of the district!

Water Famine inNew South Wales.— Intelligence from New South Wales atat»s that near the river M array stock are perishing by hundreds in consequence of the scarcity of water. Oidy six inches of rain has fallen for the last nine mouths.

Vincent County Council.—By their action on Wednesday last tho Councillors proved that they still possess a little common sense, —a quality, by the way, which it was feared by many of their constituents they had utterly lokt. All the Councillors were present at 2 o’clock and di»cussed the difficult question as to why was chairman before the statutory time for opening the doors arrived. They Hn; lly agreed to await the decision of the Court, and left the Council Chamber at 2 40 in order that the meeting might lapse

The “ Colonial Printer’s Art Jour. NAl”. — The February number of ibis journal bos arrive!, and on comparing it with the January number we find that instead of improving it baa declined. The printing of the front page, judging from the copy we received, is much worse. Not only is it out of register, but some of the rubs and borders only show themselves ha'f way and then disappear. The bronzing also has been done in a slovenly manner. To make amends for this the printing of the inside pages are evidence of first-class workmans!)! •, and most of the articles arc worth reading. The Steam Dredge.—The steam dredge has stoppe I work until the new washing machinery arrives from Dunedin It is reported that the party obtains 1 very fair prospects near the mouth of the Kiaser Hiver, and when the drelge gels nn>e fairly to work it wi I be likely to prove a snee 133. “■'an Francisco Jou i;n ) lop Commerce.” —We received, 100 late for notice in la t week’s issue the export edition of the San Francisco Journal of Commerce. Its first page contains a well executed map of the world, showing all the large centres of com raerce and manufacture, giving population of same, and also the steam ship and sailing routes, sui m rine cables, etc., from San Francisco to all parts of the world. Its reading columns contain information regarding the imports and exports of every country. The tables are easily understood and will prove invaluable to bu-iuess m n.

Cricket Match.—The match played nn pricket ■'round, Clyde. mi St Patrick’s Day he ween a combine 1 eleven fr >m B’aeks ami (Hyde v. Alexandra J C.O. resulted in an easy victory for the laver, tlio A’exandiians heating the combined team hy about 8' vnr.p. We understand that a match has been arranged for flood F i lay between a picked team fiorn Alexandra and C yde and the Cromwell 0. C.

■ Serious AcnoEVT. —Edwin Crabbe, a man emp'oyed on the Hawkes'nirn Station, met wi hj a serious accident on S tnrday last, in Whitby Street, Clyde, lie was intoxicated, and while galloping through the town the horse he was riding slued, throwing Crabbe against a stone wall and stunning him. He was carried to the Port Phillip Hotel where his it juries were attended to by Dr. Leahy. Lyon’s Tourists. This clever little company made their debut before a Clyde audience on Wednesday last. The hall was comfortably full and those present appeared to enj iy the entertainment thoroughly Miss Nina Tulloch’s first song, “To-mor-row," took well, and Miss Jessie Leon’s singing and by-play fairly brought down the house. Owing to the absence of all stage accessories, such as wings, flics, curtain, etc , it was found impossible to pro mice the promised barb quiuade and a farce called “ Irish Justice” was substituted. Altogether the troupe is the best that has visiteil Clyde for some years.

“G.N.L.A. Gazette ” — We have received the first number of the Great Northern hand Aijencii Ont-Ue, pries 61, published by Mr. T. W. Hickson, Auckland. Its columns are devoted to advertising farms, houses, etc., in the North Island, more especially in the Auckland district. It. is cheaply got up, and contains nothing of interest to the South Island.

Alexandra Bridge.— The contractors for tho Alexandra Bridge and approaches are pushing the work rapidly forward. A number of extra hands have been put on, and strenuous efforts are being made to have the bridge ready for opening on the Queen’s Birthhday. One of the men unplo ,el on the bridge had a narrow escape from a serious if not fatal accident. lie had been up on (he wire ropes adjusting the clamps of tho suspension rods, at tho east end of the bridge, and swung himself on to the chain of the crane, intending to slide down to the scaffold between the pier and the approach The chain not being ran rapidly off Die cylinder, but fortunately caught between the teeth of the cog wheels which stopped it, otherwise the man would hav-o been precipitated to tho beach below, a distance of about forty feet.

An Exchange The Illustrated Nm Zealand Herald for March is to hand. Its iv.l.t to the name is very faint, ns it cont.dns on'y one New Z aland illustration.

OrRMIiS r.T 1 Ait -IAJiRXT:— Thn Daily Turn am.M«. thir I’.ulhinient will probably lu ..a Ti.u;B.iay 18th May.

Challenge to Athletes —A resident of Toronto has issued tho following challenges : —Ho will wager 500 or a 1000 dollars that no man living, in a running long jump, cau cover 21 feet without artificial aid, on level ground; he wagerssoo or a 1000 do’lars that no man living can accomplish six feet in a running high jump on level ground ; ho will wager 500 or a 1000 dollars that no man living can sling the sGlh. weight 35 feet on level ground ; and lastly, he will wager 500 or a 1000 dollars that no man living can go a 100 yards as fast wilh a bicycle, or on skates, as a man be will produce to go on foot, the man on bicycle, or on skates, to Lave a flying start.

Advance of Good Tf.mplarism:—Mr Speight, ex-M.H.R , and a number of Good Templars, have purchased the Thames .Advertiser tor £5,0 n 0.

Eed Lion Brewery. - In our advertising co’umns will he found the prospectus of the Eed Lion Brewery Company (Limited), which is about to he foi med with the object of taking over the well known business of Mr Maurice Joel. The reputation of the brewery stands very high, having second more prizes at different exhibitions than any other establishment in the colony. The capital is fixed at £IOO,OOO, but it is not expected that a larger sum than £30,000 will need to he taken up. The report or the accountants on the transactions of the past ten yea r s shows that the concern has realise,! a net profit of IS per cent, on £30,000 dur that time, and this in i : self is a conclusive proof that speculators will find it a pei fectly safe investment. The terms on which the business is to be disposed are libera), and Mr Joel has a reed to retain the man: gement for two years The share list is aunuuueed to close on the 6th April.