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Dunstan Times, Issue 1106, 13 July 1883, Page 2

Mr Miickallar'a further reply to Mr Maoginnis we regret to say came to hand too late for this issue. In another column it will he noticed that a bazaar will held at Alexandra on October sth, in aid of the Catholic Church there. The local jockey clubs are giving evidences of tln-ir vitality. Alexandra (though not announced) has fixed upon the 5 hj of October for their Spring Meeting, and Lowburn lias selected the 19th of the same month. Thus giving time for Clyde and Cromwell in the internal. We shall expect the-o latter clubs to speak a few m a day or two. Mr Facbo directs us to specially draw attention to the sale of trees and shrubs at Clyde and Alexandra, on Wednes lay and Saturday next, and t > say that they are to be sold without reserve. The season is justnew ripe for planting. Farmers »nd set tiers therefore sh mid not fail to attend either one or other of the sales. As the ordinary two-monthly meeting of the County Council is to be held on Wednesday, th« 25th inst., we understand it is deemed inexpedient to hold a special meeting between now and then. The first meeting of the now Council accordingly will bo held on the day named. The death is announced in another column of the beloved wife of Mr Michael Keleher, farmer, of Wai Keri Keri, which took place on Monday last. The deceased lady had been ailing for some time past, but the end was not thought to be so near. In fact, within a few minutes of her death, she said to her husband that she was better, but immediately afterwards she turned upon her side and quietly and peacefully died. The funeral, we are informe I, wiil leave .her late residence at 1 o’clock to«day, and arrive at the Clyde Cemetery about half-past 2 o'clock. A pro re nata meeting of the Dunstan Presbytery was held at Alexandra on the 12 hj to consider application from the congregation of Lauder for moderating in a call. The .Presbytery commissioned the Clerk to moderate in a call in the usual way, an 1 to hold meetings therefore at St. Batbans, Cambrians, and Becks on the 22nd, and at Matakanui and Blacks on the 29th, ami at which ho was appointed to preach and preside. The following resolution was sent to the Rev. Dr Stuart by the members of Presbytery “ The brethren of the Dunstan Presbytery being met 'o« day, take the opportunity of assuring you of their most heartfelt sympathy in your recent great affliction, and all unite in prayer ■ that the Lord, our Maste>, may strengthen you to bear with resignation the sorrowful loss wich which, in His wisdom, He has seen meet to try you. Wo have to acknowledge the receipt from the Government Printer of several batches of bills now before the House, and other Parliamentary Papers. Things must he very dull in the Waikonaite district, or tire Mummy Herald's correspondent form that locality must ho a more than or linary bright scribe it wo can judge from the fact that the only occurrei ci worthy of notice that bad of late coma under his notice, was the receipt of a 441b potato;

Members of the Hospital Committee are reminded that the adjourned meeting will lie held on Saturday evening next, at 7.3D p.m. Fiomthe report of the meeting of the Hospital Committee held on Monday last, and reported in another column, it will he seen that Dr Wardale has resigned his post as Hosident Surgeon, in consequence of being appointed to a similar position in the Invercargill Hospital. By a coincidence l* r button, whoso place Dr Wardale goes o fill, when elected was Resident Surgeon of the Dunstan Hospital. We do not know if Invercargill considers it an honour it is conferring on the Dunstan Hospital by selecting its medical officer. We do not, and we would suggest on the next occasion it wants a doctor to cast its eye in another direction. It doubtless is fine fun for the luvercargillites to get a good doctor, but it should be borne in mind that it is agony for the Clydeites to lose one. The act of bravery on the part of two lads, named James Foster and Thomas Gillies, in attempting to save the life of their comrade, Jacob Lowe, at the Ocean Beach, on Febrr.ary 11, has led to some correspondence between Mr Valentine, the secretary of the New Zaland Agricultural Company, and 'he Royal Humane Society in Loudon. Mr Valentine brought under the notice of the Royal Humane Society the fact that no ' ranch of that institution existed in Hew Zealand, and in reply the secretary of the Society forwarded the following letter “ reference to your letter of the Bth inst., I beg to inform you that all acts of bravery in saving life from orowning in Hew Zealand and the Australian Colonies will now be recognised by the Royal Humane Society of Australasia, Melbourne. The Royal ll Humane Society will reserve naval and military eases in Australian waters for recognition. I may add that the matter of establishing branches of this Society in the Colonies has been repeatedly brought before the Committee, and it has been decided not to do so. The Victorian Humane Society have obtained the Royal assent to change their title to the Royal Humane Society of Australasia. Their address is 75 Collins street, Melbourne.—Yours etc., J, W, Home, Secretary. Thick Heads.—Heavy stomachs, bilious conditions—“ Wells’ May Apple Pills” anti-bilious, cathartic. sd.andls. Moses, Moss & Co., Sydney, General Agents. Acts of disinterested kindness are so rare nowadays, that when they do occur they deserve to be recorded. Some time since a highly respected old lady in Dunedin had the misfortune to lose her husband. The money for the purchase of the ground at the cemetery was given to the undertaker, but he never handed it over to the Corporation, which refused the ground to be interfered with until the claim w»» settled. This claim it was highly inconvenient for the poor lady to pay. A stranger from another part of the colony was staying in town a week or t”-o since, and whilst strolling in the cemetery the incident was related to him—not in any way by or through the old lady herself, for they neither knew or heard of one anotner, neither had they ever seen one another, lire stranger wended, his way home, but one of his first acts was to send a cheque fur the amount due, without enclosing his name. Of the Ndtive Lands Bril, introduced by Mr De Lautonr, .'the Chri-tchuroh Press says “ The inevitable, effect of the bill, if it became law, would be to make the Company sooner or later, the sole proprietor of a vast territory of fertile land, and the dominant political power in the country. I’here is, we are convinced, but one method by which such a measure could be got upon the Statute-book, and that is by the majority of the members of the Legislature refusing to fulfil the sacred trust reposed in them by the elect >rs in New Zealand. In the present Parliament we assume unhesitatingly that such a contingency is irapossible. But the danger is that, unless some law is passed absolutely traversing the whole design, its promoters may so manage matters as to gain a party at the next general election strong enouuh and unscrupulous enough to compass their objects for them.”