The Dunstan Times CLYDE, FRIDAY OCTOBER 27, 1882 Telegraphic.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1070, 27 October 1882, Page 2

The Dunstan Times

CLYDE, FRIDAY OCTOBER 27, 1882 Telegraphic.

Beneath the rule of men entirely Just The pen is mightier than the sword.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (From our own Correspondent.) Ddnf.din, October 26, 8 p.m. Mr. Gordon, the newly-appointed Inspector 'of Mines, will immediately make three week’s tour of the gold fields of Otago. The Colonial Secretary arrived in town last night. Bridget Kane made her hundred and seventeenth appearance at the Police Court yesterday, and was sentenced to two years, on a charge of being an incorrigible rogue and vagabond. Several gentlemen and practical railway engineers visited the scene of the railway accident at Blneskin, the result showing that the tires of the wheels of the engine were much worn away, and at the curves the rails were not properly and sufficiently secured. At the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New Zealand, yesterday, at Auckland, the report presented was very favourable. A dividend of ten per cent and a bonus of five per cent was declared. Shocks of earthquake are reported from the North, yesterday, at 4 in the morning. A publican at Akaroa has received an anonymous letter threatening to burn down his house, and strict watch is being kept. It is decided to abandon project of Milton Woollen Factory for want of support. The residence of Mr Sandford, Arrowtown, was burned down this morning. Furniture insured for £230. The family was rescued with difficulty. The house was uninsured. Ada Mantua has received over 14,000 applications. Early this morning, Albert Edward Long, residing at Pokeno, near Auckland, shot his father, but not fatally. The son then shot himself and the wound is expected to prove fatal The father is expected to recover. The weather to-day is beautiful in town.