The Dunstan Times. CLYDE FRIDAY, JUNE 22 1883.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1104, 22 June 1883, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLYDE FRIDAY, JUNE 22 1883.

Benonth the rule of men entirely juxi The pen is mightier that the sword.

For rest'of News see Fourth Pace. I ast evening the Alexandra Dramatic Club pave an entertainment in the local down Hill. Up to the time of going to tiress we did not hear how it came off. but from tbe fact that for the past weeks every one has been talking about it, and looking forward to it as a treat, we can but conclude it was a success. The Gift Auction Bazaar held in the Clyde Town Hall, on Wednesday evening, in aid of the funds of the District Hospital, was a most unqualified success. The appeal for gifts was most liberally responded to, while the attendance of purchasers was greater than was to have tbaen expected. The amount netted wag over £l5O. which in these dull times must be considered highly satisfactory. We have (received an interesting communication from the Nevis generally touching on the prospects, past, present, and future of that Ultima Thule. Want of space, however, precludes us from publishiug it this week. Next week we will attend to it; at the same time give our views on the questions touched upon by our correspondent. Mr Fache requests us to draw attention to Mr James Oliver’s clearing out sale at Bald Hill Flat, on Saturday, the 30th inst. (i The Lyttelton Times has the following :~ “At a school examination held lately in one of the Northern townships a youth of about twelve was asked by the inspector what an island was. The boy replied satisfactorily. He was then asked to name one. He replied 1 Madagascar.’ ‘ Oh,’ said the inspector, ‘ name one nearer home. The boy, evidently thinking the inspector meant the Old Country, mentioned Iceland. The inspector waxed warm at this reply, and ordered the boy to name an island nearer hs home. With a twinkle in his eye the yonOr replied, ‘ Motunau.’ Tne boy '-•as ordered to his seat.” The danger of locking drunken men to. Rether during tbe night time in the look up cell has just been sadly demonstrated at Home : At North Shields police-station, on a recent •night, Thomas Leatbed and latrick Rouike, both mad drunk, were put together. During the night, Leathead I hacked Bonrke to death with a knife, inI dieting wounds on the neck, scalp, face, and hands. About the same and under preI cisely similar circumstances, Geo. Miller kicked to death t-obt. Frew in a cell in the Southern District police-office at Glasgow. Frew was one mass of kicks on his head, chest and sides. The responsibility of these murders rest with (he police officers who fastened men temporarily mad together in the same cell. As showing the almost incrediMeJamount of damage that can’be Hone by rabbits in a short time, and tbe efficacy of poisoning, we .( Tiiii/icka Times) have heard of an instance of a settler in Tnapeka West district who have a paddock of 50 acres of wheat in braird eaten down with the pest until not a blade was hardly to be seen. The owner of the ground started poisoning, and now the wheat crop has sprung up again, and is looking vary well. Amongst the names <m the newly revised list of Justices of the peace, as published in the Government Gazette of thefilh inst., are the following who will bo more or less kcown to our readers John Barlow, A r.ow ; Charles c. Boyes,! and Frank C. Doves, of Frankton j Jus. C. Brown, Daw, rence ; Jabez Burton, Roxburgh ; Henry ( ainphel!, L ike Wanaka ; James P. DavidS‘ ii. Mai .Ivaimi ; (this is a peculiar ap« P° l,,meilt '*■' Mr Davidson has been in Scotland f r the past three years, and from what we know, is ikely to remain there); A. H. Douglas, Airowtown ; Jas. Douglas, Franktun ; Michael Fraer, Davvrence ; Henry H. I’ atiiank, Maniototo County; Thos. A. l’i a-er, Lake Hawea ; William Fraser, Dunedin ; W. Grnmmitt, Naseby ; David A. Jolly, Cromwell ; J. O. Jones, Blacks ; W. W. M.oiers, Clyde; D. Mackellar, Cromwell ; W. Patterson, Arrowtown ; W. G. Pees, C yde ; R. Stewart, Lake Wanaka ; John Stronach, Matakanui ; R. McG. Turnhull, Dinl.urn ; In all there are 1209 names and if we add lo these the names of all the ! Mayors of Boroughs, who are granted the privilege during their term of office, the total number of Justices will be a little short of 1300, or about one to every 350 of the popu ition of the Colony, Natives not included. The settlers in Chatton district, Mataura are agitating strongly that work on '.he Gere Kelso railway (for which £SOOO has been voted) sliould bo begun at once, and from the Gore end. Petitions to Parliament are being prepared, and the support of various public bodies asked to further tlie end in view. The coal trade at Kaitamrata seems to be brisk at present (writes the Clutha Leader). Over 150 men are now employed working night and day shifts, and still the Compuiy are unable to fulfil their engagements. We believe a number of houses will shortly be erected, whichwill enable the proprietary to lay on more hands, and will consequently increase the output of coal.

Mr S. M. Dalglelsh, who for the past few years has been Clerk to the R.M. and Warden's Courts, Cromwell, r/e learn fills the vacancy created at Queenstown by the death of Mr Worthington, The Timaru Herald thinks Mr Ho’rims, member for Christchurch South, must be a pleasant sort of politician. It says : “In the course of some remarks that he made at the close <vf Mr Montgomery’s meeting on Tuesday night, iie said •he might bo called a firebrand, an obstructionist, or a blatant fool ’—a statement which is reported to have been hailed with cheers by the audience. What Mr Holmes meant by saying such a thing, wo have not the slightest idea. As his speech is reported, the p-ssage we have quoted reads exactly as if Mr Holmes had merely given a candid description of himself, according to his own conscientious opinion, and as if the meeting had cordially expressed their concurrence with his views on that interesting subject. We do not suppose that was quite what lie or they intended, but without any (listertion on the report, that is precisely the impression it conveys. Mr Holmes is, we believe one of those unfortunate speaker* who never know what the dickens they will say when they once get on their feet, and feel the exciting stimulus of the sound of th(vr own voice.” The latest political pnnard comes from the Thames, where the Star says there is a rumour that Sir George Grey joins the Go. vernment. The origin of it is that Mr Bussel and others are engaged amalgamating the New Z-aland Native Land Company with the Bnglish company got up by Mr Larkwnrtby in London through Sydney Taiwhanaa. Several other improbable conjectures are made, but (says a contemporary) what there is in the story lies in the fact (which has been known for several months) that the two Native Land Companies named have been trying to amalgamate. Such an amalgamation means the foundation in the North Island of a great political power The rumour shows that public opinion in the North, fearing the combination, is ready to believe anything of it. ’is it any wonder that in the face of the varied experiences of a long course of land sharking, and of the recent grave M material admissions of scandals in the Native lands administration, a movement to amalgamate two gigantic companics formed for the acquisition of Native lands should produce rumours ? When the talk is of millions of acres to be bought for sums tb it mean fortunes in certain prospect, the public min I feels that a dark shadow menaces the political world. A general all round change in tbe sheep and rabbit department is shortly to take pho-e Mr W. G. Rees, Lisp ct>r of the Dunstan Di-triet, iVieves Mr McDonald, of Tm,am, an IMr Charles Shaw, assistant Inspector of the Dni)stm District is promoted to Inspector, and obliges with Mr Mile., of Na-eby, who will take the place of Mr Rees. Th e draught stock of New Zealand appears to be very highly thought of in other colonies. Ihe Sydney Town and Country Journal says :-Judging by specimens landed in our port-and they aro decerning numerous-New/•aland bids fair to nuke her mark as apr dneei- of high-class <Ji% ,esdalo horses. Several of them have passed through for Queensland mostly, and, if that were possible, tiles' animals app-a’rto surpass the stock fr in which they spring. There are now in Sydney, “en route ” lor New Zealand, several parties going there to select Clydesdales. For breeding purposes the mares brought here from there have surpassed expectations. For plantation, farm and team work the horses are rated Al. It might he worth the while of our breeders to note carefully the points m which the New Zealand Clydesdales excel.