The Dunstan Times CLYDE, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10 1882

Dunstan Times, Issue 1072, 10 November 1882, Page 2

The Dunstan Times

CLYDE, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10 1882

Beneath the rale of men entirely Just The pen is mightier that the sword.

We have received a circular letter from Mr. Hnbbaid, of New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A., the par excellence of newspaper agency men, aJao subjoined correapondcnce between himself and several managers of newspapers in South Australia and Tasmania, in which the question of the excessive rates of postage between the colonies and the United States is dealt with. The argument of Mr. Hubbard is, that the excessive rates form serious barriers to the growth of commerce between the countries named ; and that a reduced tariff would not alone create such an increase in the correa pondenoe as would in a short time more than counterbalance the loss by reduction in postage, but would also materially improve the commercial relations between the two countries. Tie argument is undeniable, and the Press of t]ie Colonies should take it in hand ,"nd not leave the subject until reasonable concessions are made. The present rates of one penny on newspapers, Whether required for Press purposes or for wrjvato reading, and sixpence on every half ounce or fraction of same, of written correapondenco, are so excessive as to be in effect almost prohibitory. If ever there was a question demanded earnest attention at the hands of t&a Press of the Colonies, &)« one under consideration is it, and we "H kopo to see it dealt with fn such a way ns its importance demands. The following extract from the circular referred to is so terse and so fully meets the case, that wo make no apology for quoting it High rates of postage belong to the unreasoning and inexperienced Past. The policy of the living, wide-awake Present, is low rates of postage, en-

oouraging such an increase in matter as to far more than overcome any loss sustained by decrease in rates. I do not hesitate to say that the impositions of postage prevailing hotween the United States and the last mentioned four Colonies are wholly unworthy the age in which we live and of iho spirit of enterprise, progress and enlightenment .of the people affected by th m They are retroactive, repressive, oppressive, and should speedily give way to the liberal rules, rates and conditions of the Universal Postal Union, within which every civilized nation of the Globe (saving and exc opting only Australasia and South Africa), are enrolled.

County Chairmanship.— ln another column we reprint from the Morning Herald the judgment of His Honor Mr Justice Williams in the case against Mr M ‘Ginnis for holding the County Chair, and briefly stated Mr M’Ginnis is ousted from the position and mulct in costs. We will not pretend to question the justice of, or the soundness of the decision, but it is to be borne in mind that there have now been two decisions eiven on the same case, and when on placing one beside the) other we find they disagree on the most salient point, we may be thought as not going beyond our legitimate bounds in expressing our opinion that the decision given on the last hearing is a peculiar one. The real point at issue in both cases, was the meeting regularly and property constituted when the resolu tion was passed by which the Chairman was elected. In the first case His Honor is reported to have said, “to have formally constituted the meeting, under section 70 of the Act, some member present should have been elected chairman of the meeting.” In giving his judgment the second case he says, “It is quite clear that the clerk of the Council should have presided and have put ihe motion.” Either one j idgment must be wroagor judges are at liberty, just as the whim suits them, to interpret the law one way to-day and another way next week We weregoing to say the farce of electing a chairman is to be re-enacted to-morrow, — let us hope it will be a reality this time. Sale To bay. — Mr. Fache requests us to draw attention to the sale of pure bred Ayrshire Cattle at Mr. A. A. Olivers, Dunstan Flat, this day. Shearing Season, —lt is notified in ano. ther column that shearing operations wil commence on Cargill and Anderson’s Teviot Station on the 28th inst., and immediately following, with the same shearers, the same operation, will start on Galloway. The Eclipse op the Sun.— The annular eclipse of the sun occurs to-morrow (Saturday) the 11th inst., and will be observable as a partial eclipse. The moon will enter on the sun’s disc about 9.42 a.m. The middle of the eclipse will be about 11.22, and the end about 22 minutes after noon. Local Auction Sales. —By reference to our advertising colums it will bo seen that the whole of our local knights of tho hammer have sales more or less worthy of public attention. Mr Fache officiates to-day at Mr A. A, Oliver’s, when he will offer some prime dairy stock, Mr Tamblyn, tomorrow, at Clyde, sells household furniture and other goods. Mr Chappie, on the 24th inst, at Blacks, saddlery and clothing ; and Mr Fache on the 18th, freehold properties and furniture at Cromwell, on Ist December, horses, cattle, etc., at Tinkers, and on the 2nd December, at St. Bathans, freehold sections, dwelling house, blacksmith shop, blacksmith’s tools, furniture, &c. New Method op Preservin'!} Milk in its N atueal State —By a German method, recently patented in this country, milk is now preserved in its natural state without any addition to it whatever. The process consists in heating the milk in closed vessels, such as glass bottles, to beyond the boiling point, so as to exjel all air containing germs (which are the cause of milk spoiling) into the vacuum so formed. As follows : The bottles are filled with mlk almost to the commencement of the neck> leaving a considerable space between tho milk and tho cork, which latter is then driven in so far as to allow a space ot about half an inch between its upper surface and the top of the neck. A layer of paraffin wax is then run in, and thereon is placed a cork disc, which, by means of a staple closure, is kept from rising. A number of bottles so filled and prepared aqg placed in a chamber or vessel that can be hermetically closed, and able to withstand an inner pressure of four or five atmospheres. Here 'team of about 2J to 3 atmospheres pressure is introduced, having a temperature of about 230 deg. Fahr.—This soon raises the temperature of the milk in the,bottles to the same degree, pinch, on expanding, reduces the space between it and tho cork to half, the air escaping through the pores of the cork and through the paraffin, rendered liquid. Care, however, is taken to see that the reduction of tho space is not sufficient to allow of the milk reaching the cork. The chamber is now cooled down, the bottles removed, and, when cold, the provisional staples taken off. It will be seen that by this process the ferment pro" duing germs of the air in the chamber being destroyed by the heated steam, the small quantity that re-enters on the cooling, and consequent contraction, of tho milk, can do no injury, whilst an equilibrium is established between the innocuous air in the bottle and the outer atmosphere. Tho cork itself is also protected from any gorms entering it from outside by the congealed layer of paraffin, a part ot which has entered the cork when in a liquid state under the pressure in the. chamber. Milk preserved by this method is said to keep fresh for years, and to have exactly tho same taste as new milk. The Melbourne Cup.— ln view of the actual running for the Cup it is amusing—perhaps instructive to those who put their faith in “ touts ” —to notice what tho Melbourne papers had to say on tha chances of the various horses engaged. Tho Leader dossed Tho Assyrian as tho first of a aum-

ber of “ improbable winners," and the Age in mentioning a few of the horses, ignored him. The Argue, on the morning of the race, in its review positively mentioned every horse that started but the actual winner ; 'apparently not deeming it worth while even to say that he had no chance. Disgraceful Exposure.— Rome time ago the two morning papers in Sydney were invited each to send a reporter to inspect a Home for destitute boys, situated at Middle Harbour. The reporter of the Sydney Morning Herald made an unexpected visit whilst the master and his wife (Mr and Mrs Anderson) had gone in a buggy to meet himse'f and his e mfrere (of the Telegraph), the latter of whom only did they see. He of the Herald, in their absence, discovered a variety of unsatisfactory things—such as that the boys weie suffering from a shin disease, that they were fl igge 1 by Mrs. Anderson with almost unfailing regularity, that they complained of getting too little to eat, that they knew nothing of prayers or religions exercises, etc. The outcome of his expose next morning was that the Government sent a doctor and some police officers to investigate ; and it has been decided to remove the hoys from the house. The first object is to cure them of the disease fiom which many of them are suffering. The boys will probably be taken to the Benevolent AsylumThe Government will also eject Mr. and Mrs. Anderson from the land of which they have taken possession. Discovery op a Natural Grotto.— Toe Naples correspondent of the B itUh Mail writes : Near Dnrgati, in Sardinia, a short distance from the coast, tlrere has been discovered a natural grotto, surpassing in beauty the celebrated grotto of Neptune in the same island. The great want of water felt in Sardinia this year inlnced three young peasants to enter a profound ravine in the hope of finding water at the bottom. The opening of this ravine had been always closed with branches of trees in order to prevent the gnats from falling into it. It was now uncovered and the youths descended by means of a cord When they arrived at the bottom they found no water, but on lighting torches were surprised to find an immense grotto with stupendous columns of stalactite They returned a second time and found fifteen magnificent natural galleries, which were speedily visited by the citizens of Dorgati, and the grotto is snrnamed the Arcipreto, which is the name of the young peasant who descended first The grotto can he reached by sea in about half-an-honr from a place called Genome. The ingress is difficult, and it is necessary to lay down oars so as to make a sort of staircase. The fifteen galleries extend over a space of about 500 square metres. At about the middle of the first gallery there is a deep chasm leading to another grotto, which has not yet been examined. The gentleman who wrote an account of his visit to the grotto in the Av en--1 vie di Sardigna. says that for three hours hemet with new surprises—now discovering a pavement that seemed composed of the finest basalt, now a colonnade of marble, now lofty vaults like the dome of a church, now resembling an infant, ora candelabrum or a gun, or a pulpit, or a richly embroidered threne. Sometimes a chapel, at other a a mausoleum. Such are the freaks of nature. Illuminated by candles and torches, tha grotto assumes the most varied tints a id the most fantastic combinations. An infinity of labyrinths lead from one gallery to the other. The very smallest quantity of water trickles in one place. In the third gallery, among a piece of crystallisation about half an inch thick, is the perfect imprint of a human foot. The grotio opens to the east, and is eighty metres above tho level of the sea, lying almost directly over tho noted “ Grotto of the S'as ” Goldsbrough’s Monthly Report. - In their circular dated October 25, R. Goldsbrough and Co, say :—The wool season of 1882-83 opened on the 18th inst, the inaugural sale being held at our warehouses, before the largest attendance of buyers hitherto brought together in Australia, In addition to the usual local competition from merchants, mill-owners, and scourers, representatives from Great Britain, America, and tho chief manufacturing countries of Europe were present in force, and the biddings were characterised by great spirit, every lot receiving a full share of attention. At the various auctions that have since been held equal eagerness to purchase has b -en manifest, the tone of the market being very firm. The catalogues submitted up to the present have been unimportmt, and have consisted principally of ordinary to / average greasy, consequently wo are unable until some fairly representative clips are brought forward, to form a reliable comparison between present prices and those current at the commencement of last season. Wo shall, however, be in a position to refer with confidence in our next report to relative values, as from this forward large catalogues will be offered almost daily, thus bringing a wido range of wools under our notice. Since the issue of our last monthly summary we have examined warehouse samples of numerous clips grown over a very extended area in this colony and— Kiverina ; but, as wo then stated, wo prejs fer waiting nntil the bulk is open d out sale before venturing an opinion on the general condition of this year’s growth. We may mention, however, that those great essentials.—namely, length and soundness of staple—are somewhat deficient in a largo proportion of the brands we have seen. The third series of Colonial Wool Sales, which Commenced in London on tho 22nd August, was, we learn by cablegram, brought to a termination on the 3rd instant Tho total quantity available, after allowing for 45,000 bales forwarded direct from shin’s side to tho manufacturing centres in England and elsewhere, amounted to 362,000 bales, of which number 161,000 bales wore taken for export, 161,030 bales absorbed by the home trade, and tho balance, some 40,000 bales, held over for future disposal. Tho fourth and final set ies of sales for tho year will open on the 21st November. \

Fatal Accident.—Finlay Lament, a carrier, well-known between Tuapoka and the Lakes, we regret to learn, mot with a fatal accident at Bendigo on Tuesday last. From the information kindly suplied us by the head of the police here, it appears that deceased fell off his waggon and died shortly afterwards. An inquest was hold on the day after the accident when a verdict of ao. cidental death was returned. Serious Riding Accident.—The Naseby correspondent of the Daily Times telegraphs that a painful accident occurred on Sunday Fat Highfiold Station, whereby the wife ot the manager (Mr. Hohert Shaw) sustained most serious injuries. Mrs. Shaw was just starting to ride to church when her horse reared and fell on her. The horse also subsequently dragged her some distance, striking hSr several times with its hoofs before her riding-skirt became disengaged. Library Trust. -A meeting of the Clyde Trust and Library Committee was held on Tuesday evening last, when, after reviewing the whole position, —which showed that the library was in debt somewhat amounting to £3o—it wrs decided to re-open and keep open the library till the New Year, when, if by then the subscriptions had not increased so as to cover all expenses, that it then be closed except to subscribers. The librarian was also instructed to'carry out to the letter the rules of the institution and allow no one under any pretext whatever to take away either hooks or newspapers except his subscriptions are paid. An in etruction was also issued to the librarian to collect all overdue subscriptions, and that an advertisement be inserted calling in ad hooks. The meeting then adjourned till Monday the 4th December. ♦< O, Where 1 O Where is He Dur ing the past few days an advertisement has appeared in the Auckland papers asking information concerning the whereabouts of a young man named Sismeer, he having been left a fortune of some £20,000 or £30,000 by the death of his father. The history of the young man is illustrative of the ups and downs of colonial life. In consequence of the cruelty of his guardian (his father being absent in India), he ran away to sea, and became an apprentice on board the British Empire. By the time that vessel had arrived here, the lad was thoroughly disgusted with seafaring life, and ho deserted his vessel. He was frequently reduced to great straits, and was at one time employed as boots at the Northern Club and at another as a porter at Gledbdl s cordial manufactory. About eighteen months ago he left for New Caledonia, where for some time he filled the position of clerk and interpreter in a store. The World’s Letters.— The Interna tional Postal Bureau at Berne has- lately issued a statistical report concerning the operations of the Intornaional Postal Union . in the year 1869. It deals only with the i postal intercommunication of tho 25 chief •countries belonging to the Union. Tho figures are colossal, and we know that they have much increased during the two years ■find a half which have passed since. The total number of letters, &c., carried amounted in round numbers to 8,280 millions, of which 4,900 millions were letters and postcards, being about an average of I*l4 millions daily. Tho other objects carried included newspapers and other printed matter, pattens, &c- Europe, the smallest quarter of the globe, was credited with 5,0*24 millions of ’postal objects; America comes next with 2.366 millions ; Asia had 205 millions; Australia 73 millions; and Africa is list with 12 millions. Reckoning the total population of the earth at 1,400 millions, these figures would give an average of 5*9 postages per head, of which 3*5 would be letters and postcards, and 2*4 printed matter, kc. England is set down for 1,587 million postages ; Germany is mxt w 1 1 1,200 millions. But, in the matt-r of p 'stcanls, Germany comes first with 123 millions; -while England had only 114 millions. The average postages of letters and postcards per head of population give 36*3 for England, 23 2 for Switzerland, IG S for the Low Countries, and 15*9 for Germany, It is not surprising to find that the- lowest grades in the scale of postal communications are occupied by Servia, Turkey, and Bulgaria.