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Dunstan Times, Issue 1085, 16 March 1883, Page 2

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At a meeting of tho Licensing Committee of the district of Matakanui, held on Friday last, Mr John Stronach was re-elected Chairman. There was no other business before tho Committee. The sale by auction of valuable freehold properties in the Cromwell district, on Saturday, tho 31st inst., is well worth the attention of capitalists.—George Fache, Auctioneer. Tho Chinese resurrectionists finished their ghastly labors here on Saturday last, after having disinterred nine bodies, which were all sealed up, and by this are on their way to the land of their forefathers. The advertisement in another column, £1 to £4, is somewhat of an enigma, it, however, reaching ns through one of the very best newspaper agency houses in America, we cannot but think there is something genuine in it. An entertainment will take place this evening at Alexandra, by the local dramatic club, for the purpose of assisting to pay off the purchase money for a piano for the Town Hall. The entertainment comprises a scene from the Merchant of Venice, concert, and a farce, There will be a dance at the conclusion of the entertainment. The cricket match between the Hon. Ivo Bligh s team and a Victorian Eleven, was concluded on the 12th inst., and resulted in an easy victory for Victoria by one innings and 73 runs, the scores being Victorians, 284 ; Englishmen, 55 and 156. Midwinter (92 not out) and Steele (76) were the higln. t scorers for their respective sides. , A cricket match was played last Saturday at Cromwell, between teams (youths) representing Clyde and Cromwell, and resulting in an easy victory for the visitors by an innings and 105 runs. The scores are : -Clyde, first innings, 156 ; Cromwell, 16 and 35. For Clyde, the two Robertson s and M Connochie were the highest scorers with 36, 24, and 27 respectively. None of the Cromwell youths succeeded in getting the double figure, Murrell and Towan bring the highest scorers with 8 each, the bowling and fielding of their opponents being too good Frank Keddell made two splendid catches at point. Murrell was the most successful bowler for Cromwell, The return match takes place at Clyde on Good Friday. Mr Fache reports having sold a small mob of fairly bred Ayreshire cattle on Wednes* day last, at Alexandra, at rather low prices, scarcely £3 per head being reached. The celebrated mining claim at Butchers’ Point, together with full plant, realised only £45. This property was undoubtedly a bargain, and if but the coming winter is a favourable one for beach working, the fortunate pu • chasers should have no cause to regret their bargain. Those who have not se m the “Korth New Zealand Settler and Land Buyers’ Guide” we should advise them at once to get a copy and carefully look through it, and we feel ignite satisfied'they will invest six shillings and become a subscribe*-. \V o have two copies, No. i and 2 of Vol IL before us, and for varied information on all matters relating to the dairy, ponlty yard, the farm, fruit and flower gardens, tire household and matters generally interesting to farmors either pastoral or agricultural, we never saw it excelled. It is published in monthly parts and the subscription (postage paM) is only six shillings. . J,,hn ' Brame, High Street, Auckland, is the name of the printer, [ We have received from the Government printer No. sof the “ Crown Lands Guide,” I which contains a lot of information useful to the intending settler, as besides containing a digest of the land laws, and a special reference to the new clauses of the Land Act respecting the system of perpetual 1 leasing of Crown Lands. It has detailed lists of all lands open for sale or lease in the Colony, and what are worth ten times the cost of tho work are three elaborately colored maps, showing the chief towns, districts, and the exact position of lands open for sale or for lease. Mr Vincent Pyke, M.H.R. for the Dunatan district, has kindly consented, during his coming visit to the district, to deliver a lecture in the Town Hall Clyde. The subject selected being “The track that | Pyke took j” and the proceeds are to be devoted to the Dnnstan District Hospital. . From the well-known power of Mr Pyke of entertaining an audience, and the very general favorite he is amongst all classes we doubt not a sum well worthy of accep’ . tanoe will Ire handed over to the Hospital i authorities, Tho date and place of delivery is Monday, the 26th inst., in the Town Hall Clyde. A very painful accident happened to a young man named Charley Thormahien on : Monday evening last, from which it is feared . ho will lose the sight of one of his eyes, , It appears that the young fellow, who is en ,’aged on tho Ardgour Station in the extermination of the rabbits, was cleaning his i gun, and, as he says, to clear the nipple, placed a cap on it, and striking it with his knife, by some mischance, after the concussion and discharge, tho shell of the cap flow off and buried itself completely in tho young man’s eye. Ho at once made his way to tho Dunstan Hospital, where Dr Ward .Me withdrew it, Thormahien at the time being under chloroform, but it is to bo feared, , as tho whole of tho shell of tho cap s into three, was buried in tho eye, nothing can possibly save tho eye from sloughing away, Tho weather keeps still stormy, with occasional bursts of rain, Vesterday there was a lot of rain fell. Tho effect of so much rain is perfectly disastrous to tho farmers who have not yet gathered in their crops. We hear that in several instances whole crops of oats and wheat are ruined through sprouting in the sheaf. But as a kind of satisfaction, if it is as a curse to tho grower of cereals, it is a blessing to the owner of root crops, as it is bringing them along I splendidly, and promises abundant food for i the winter.