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Dunstan Times, Issue 1088, 6 April 1883, Page 2

In another column will be found advertisements, issued by tho Commissioner of Crown Lands, calling attention to; the sales of pastoral deferred-payment block in the lower Hawea and Tarras districts, also in the Wakalipu pastoral district to be held in the Chamber of Commerce, Dunedin, on Tuesday the 24th of April, 1883. In consequence of the general feeling of gloom caused by the Accident at the dredge, the lecture advertised to be delivered on Tuesday night in the Town Hall, Alexandra, by Vincent Pyke, Esq, in aid of tho school funds did not take place.

Up to going to press last evening no tidings had been hoard of the bodies of the two unfortunate young men who were drowned on Tuesday last in the neighbourhood of Alexandra. As the body of Murray was never seen after immersion, and as he and the boat disappeared under the water simultaneously, we think there is every probability of the body being entangled in the boat, and, therefore, would suggest that means be taken to ascertain if such is the case or not. As a means of raising funds in aid of the Duns tan District Hospital, principally to cover several heavy items lately expended in painting ami generally refurbishing the hospital buildings, and which was absolutely necessary to keep them from decay, the Committee of Managemnt have decided on holding a Gift Auction at Clyde, on Thursday, May 24, the anniversary of the Queen’s Birthday. It is now a long time since a direct call has been made for the hospital, we therefore hope the residents of the district, with their wonted liberality, will answer to the call and render the affair a success. By Wednesday’s Dunedin papers we see that a man named Robert Farmer, has been charged wita issuing a forged or photographed £5 note on the Union Bank, The accused was remanded for a week to enable the police to complete their evidence in connection with two other notes of the same description that had been passed into circulation a few days before. The young man, George William Minter, who was arrainged before the Supreme Court on two separate charges of embezzling monies of the New Zealand Insurance Com pany was discharged, the jury finding not guilty. According to the Daily 'J Mr Fitchett, who defended the accused, m his address to the jury is reported to have said:—“ The charges had been laid with the utmost recklessness, and he could only surmise there was a motive for the prosecution which had not come to the surface of the present case. So scandalously weak was the evidence adduced, that he could only surmise that the instigators of the charge would find it an exceedingly convenient thing to sheet home to a clerk in the office charges of embezzlement.’’—-What did Mr Fitchett mean ? At the regular meeting of the Dunedin City Council this week, a large and handsomely framed portrait of Dr Chamber’s was formally presented to the citizens of Dunedin by Mr John Hislop, Secretary for Education. The entertainment to be given this (Friday) evening, the 6th inst., in the Town Hall, Clyde, In aid of the funds of the Clyde School, promises to be a treat of no ordinary character. A great deal of trouble has been gone to by tbo Committee of ladies and gentlemen who bare taken the matter in band, to make themselves as perfect in their various parts as possible, whilst their dresses will be something out of ordinary and not often to be serai at an am:'.ten entertainment in a Provincial town, whilst the stage manager lias, in an entire remo Idling of the pro-ccniutn an I the stage fixings and furniture,fairly excelled himself, nothing being left wanting. A notable feature in the entertainment will be Ihe c no rted instrumental pieces by Mi.-s Lennmon the pianoforte, and Messrs Ward anti (Campbell, violins, which alone should ensure a numerous audience. A dance is ■announced after the performance. We have been requested by the collectors (Mr J, Pitches, Ophir ; ami Air P. Murphy, Tinkers) to acknowledge the receipt of the following amounts collected by them on behalf of the Dunstan District Hospital J. Pitches, J. G. Hyde, L. M’Tavish, T. M'Kerrow, J. Graham, Martin Gavan, £L Is each ; N. Brown, G. Stringer, £1 each ; J. Alexander, Geo. Field, P. Darlington, D. Smith, J. W. M‘ln tosh, OW. B. Bolt ' , 10s fid each ; S. Cottingham, J. Garrick, W. Jenkins, Miles MTnnea, P. M’Nulty, It. Ryan, T. Spain, Ah Yuk, 10s each, J. Paterson, A. Wilkinson, Ching Hye, 5s each ; Blacks Jockey Club, £5; total, £2l 4s—by Mr Pitches. Messrs Murphy Bros., £.l 3s ; J. Read, S. Read, James Thompson, £1 each ; W. Greenback, 10s fid ; J. Nicolson, D Moran, J. Leamy, M. Carey, C. Huddles tone, J. Slattery, P. Fogarty. J. M’Atammany, A. Sutherland, Andrew K. Joller, John Simes, D. Fogarty, u . Moran, 10s each ; total, £l3 3s fid—per Mr P. Murphy. , The Clyde contingent of the Otago Central team arrived here on Tuesday evening last. A brief report of the tour, by “ One of Them,” will appear in our next issue. A case of contempt of Court was severely reprimanded by Mr Justice Williams, at Dunedin, on Tuesday. The contempt consisted of applause at the decision of the jury in the case of George William Minter, for embezz'ement. Tho inquest on the body of the boy Joseph Henry Wain, was concluded at the Dunedin Hospital on Tuesday evening last. A verdict was returned :—• “ That deceased died from acute general tubercolis,” and the jury added as a rider, that deceased was subject to gross cruelty and ill-treatment at the hands of bis father and stepmother. Saturday’s high sea has done little or no damage to the harbour works (says the Oaraaru Times). The tremendous rollers that have been striking the breakwater have completely carried away all the woolwork standing above the caissons at its end, but, as far as can be seen at present, have done no harm in any way. A few feet of the unprotected past of the mole has been somewhat spread out, but tbo sea being from a southerly direction, the damage none is very slight. In some parts of the district (Mataura) threshing is over and the grain on its way to the market, says the Ensign. Mr James Cullen, ■ Otama, threshed out between 50 and 60 bushels to the acre last week. Although there are about ten mills in the district-., farmers complain that they cannot get t icir grain off their bauds.

Another fire caused by children is re- j ported. A correspondent of the AT. 0. Times states that at Kurnw on Thursday a stack of wheat and oats, the property of Mr Louis Easier, was destroyed by fire. Mr Danler was in Oatnaru at the time of the fire, and it is supposed the children while playing with matches had caused the loss. 'The grain was insured for £75 in the New Zealand office, but Mr Dasler calculates his loss at nearly £IOO over this sum. The wheat had been sold at 4s 5d per bushel some time before the fire took place. A mysterious case is reported from Melbourne. On the 17th ult. a man, name unknown, was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital suffering from a wound in the head. The cabman who brought the man, and whose address is known, stated that he picked him up on the road. The man continued insensible, and died on the 24th ult. from fracture of the skull. The deceased is described as about 30 years of age, and about sft sin high. Lord Lonsdale has had a tiff with the World, and has got the better of it, writes a London correspondent. That model of a society journal invented a piece of scandal to the effect that a young master of hounds had been guilty of an indiscretion in eloping with a young lady. Lord Lonsdale showed that the insinuation could apply to none but himself, and as he is really a respectable married man, he was determined not to lie under the imputation. The World has had to apologise, and as there is nothing sensational in such scandals, unless there be some truth in them, it has lost its charactersuch as it is—whereat nobody is sorry.