The Dunstan Times. CLYDE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 23, 1883

Dunstan Times, Issue 1087, 23 February 1883, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLYDE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 23, 1883

•*—=====. Beneath the rule of men entirely jus k The pen is mightier than the sword.

As no trace whatever has been found of George Smith (Chappy), who we mentioned in our last issue as being missing, the very worst fears are entertained of his having met his death in the Molynoux. In consequence of a slight error in the previous advertisements announcing the dates of the nomination and election of a Committee for the Licensing District of Matakauui, no nominations were received ; the Returning Officer accordingly has fixed upon Thursday, Ist day of March, as the day of nomination at the Schoolhouse, Matakanui, and Fiiday, the 9th March, as the day of election et the same place.

Three minors who have come in from tbs Pieman goldfields, Tasmania, brought a nugget weighing 430z , another of 400z., and a large number of sma- ■ T ones. The discovery has caused great excitement in Tasmania, An article, strongly condemnatory of the mission of the Messrs Redmond on behalf of the National Land League, published in the Melbourne A rgus, concludes as follows : —“To aid them is to aid to the greivous trouble of the Mother Country. It is to prolong a strain which has already proved well-nigh intolerable. America has praoDv cally repudiated the agitation,and we would appeal to the loyal Irish in Australia—and we would warn them also—not to raise strife by countenancing the agitators here.” Though Parliament in the ordinary course is summoned to attend its duties at an earlier date the Wellington correspondent of the Lyttelton Times says “It is not at all likely Parliament will meet before the middle of June unless something unforseen arises. It will be see from our advertising odums that the Rev. Mr Milne, one of tie Missionaries of the New Hebrides, who is at present on a visit to this country, is to lecture on the good work of Christianizing and educating the natives of these Islands This work has caused a great change and wrought much good in every sense amongst these people who, not many years ago, were fierce savages. The Christian people of New .Zealand are deeply interested in the enlightment and progress of these “ Islands of the Sea,” and we hope Mr Milne will have a large attendance to listen to his interesting ■experiences. The meetings are at Clyde, Wednesday 28th February, and Alexandra, Ist March, at 8 o’clock. A collection will be made for the mission buildings. The late rains have had the effect of flooding the Molyneux so as to atop dredging Dalziel’s small dredge, up to the time of the flood, was oh good payable ground, and doing well for her shareholders. McQuen’s leviathian having just completed a lot of alterations and impwvciaents, was just about to start, but will now have to wait a ifew weeks till the river goes down. Mr Fac’ae requests us to draw special attention to the sale by auction, on Monday, 4he2dth inst., at Clyde, of freehold house and seofua at Clyde, under instructions from the Clyde Building Society. Two old residents of the lower end of the district, namely, Mr McKersey, of Alexandra, and Mr A. Cameron, <>f Butcher’s Geliy •have both migrated Dune liu-wards, and gone into the holelkeepmg line, one at Caveisham, the other on the Biueskin road. The late unseasonable weather, as was to be feared, has not by any means improved the grain crops, the most of the crops having got fairly soaked with wet. The consequence is that both grain and straw are badly colored ; in so far as actual damage is concerned diorc is not a great deal, but the pi ice through the bad color is sure to be •effected. The turnip and other loot crops ate, however, proportionately beselitte 1. On -Saturday week last a cricket match was played on the Clyde ground between ieams from Clyde and A ox u ra lespeclively, and by a no means iincoinui. n mischance the visitors were victorious, and Clyde had the satisfaction of adding one in--re to the total number of defeats it has iuct with during its long career. In draw ing such special attention to the fact it may be thought we have a something more in ■view than the desire of recording. Well, •we have ; and it is to impress upon the minds of the Clyde cricketers the desirability of showing some slight consideration lor the feelings of others, and further,the absolute necessity of extending to their friends and foes, it by the by there are such things in the cricket field as the latter, a fair measure of justice graced with a slight modicum of good breeding. The game was played on their ground, they had the means at hand of giving their friends credit for their skill, but they don’t take the advantage of it; the omission (we wont say intentional) bears an ugly impress that we hope some one or other of the members of the Clyde Club will take the earliest opportunity of removing, not alone for tbeiown credit sake, bat for ours, as we have heard it pretty broadly hinted that because Clyde was defeated we would not record it. Now we rather pride ourselves in our straightness in awarding honor where honor is honor, and to have so crooked a charge C 'uat down our straight throats is more we can quietly stand—hence these tears. Vincent Pyke, Esq., M.H.R. for Dunstan District, we learn on the very best authority, will visit his constituents at this end of his district somewhat about the latter end of March. Whether he will give addresses at the various centres we cannot say. We are prepared to say, however, he will deliver a lecture at Clyde on behalf of the funds of the Dnnstan District Hospital, during his short sojourn amongst ns.