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Dunstan Times, Issue 1124, 16 November 1883, Page 3

The Dunstan Racing Club intimate in another column that their summer meeting will take place on the Dunstan raeecousc daring the first week of January next. We understand the meeting will cover two days, and the stakes on the aggregate will be from Ll7O to L2OO. A great improvement has been effected at the stand, a very substantial two railed fence having been ■erected round it, which will include saddling and horse paddocks. Other contemplated works will be finished before the meeting, the which will add greatly to the ■comfort and convenience, not only to visi* tots, but to the owners of horses. We arc informed that the Poiloe made a collection of over a score of samples of spirits, selected from the various hotels in the district, and also five samples of bread ■and forwarded them to the Government labatory for analysis. The result of the analysis of the bread has been received, and we are more than pleased to say that all were found pure and unadulterated. The spirits tests have not yet been received. The bread was from Clyde, Alexandra, and Cromwell, one sample each ; and Bannock* burn two samples. Hotelkeepers will do well, in fact as will all other vendors of articles liable to be adulterated, to see that their goods vended are pure, as they never ■can tell when they may be subjected to examination, and the fines are heavy. The first prize in * ‘ Ada Mantua’s” sweep -on the Melbourne Cup, LI6OO nett, and which fell to a gentleman at Alexandra South, we learn has been paid In these times of levanting wo think “ Ada Mantua” for his prompt settlement deserves a passing word of praise. The tender of Mr J. Drummy has been been accepted for the erection of the Court House at Ophir. In onr last week’s i«sue we said that a ■change in the management of Scott’s dredge was contemplated, one of the shareholders being about to relieve Mr DalzeilL We since learn that the shareholder in question merely takes charge of a shift, and that Mr Dalziel retains supreme command. At the time, we were rather surprised that so experienced a man,both in dredging and in the river, as Dalziel should be deposed in favor ■of a stranger. “ Cosmopolitan" is completely at fault as to the author of our Blacks [correspondence. Such being the case no (possible (good) end ■can be gained by pu bli tiling letter dated 12th MMft.' ; . ’ "Mr JameS Cowan was the ‘purchaser of Run 22 Id, 5600 acres, on Tuesday last, at | the rental of £290, being a trifle over one I shilling per aoie. The upset price was six- I pence per acre., . | The advertisement of registration of the Wnite’a Reef Gold Mining Company ia •another column, ia but one of the,straws on the tide of prosperity that we have every reason to believe has dawned on the district. The opening up and developing.the hidden wealth of the district means a benefit not ■only te the shareholders in the ventures, but to the general public, and it is to be hoped now that the ball has been started, that it will be kept rolling onward. W. Delaney succeeded in accomplishing his advertised feat of running 44 miles in ■3O minutes last Saturday evening, in the Town Hail, -Clyde, having one minute Jfo spare, a wonderful performance, considering that he had to go 44 laps to the mile. The minor events were well contested. In the amateur’s walking match for 2 hours, there were a number started, bnt owing to a dispute arising, time was called in I hour 12 minutes, J. McConnoohie having then covered ? miles, and was declared the win* ner. In the youths match, Frank Eeddell won a well contested race by about 3 yards, and received a very handsome book for his exertions. We here that an amateur residing in Clyde, is being backed to run Delaney a mile, but judging from Saturday’s performance the latter, wa think, should have no trouble in disposing of his rival. “ Buchu-Paibi.” —Quick, complete cure all annoying Kidney, Bladder and Urinary Diseases. Druggists. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents. The fifty-mile walking match between Edwards and O’Conner (of Titnaru) took place at Christchurch on Saturday last and esaulted in a victory for Edwards, who com* pleted his fiftieth mile three-quarters of a lap a-head of O’Connor. Time 9 hours 464 minntes. O’Connor offers to walk the same distance for LIOO a side in three weeks or a month. An extensive and disastrous conflagration occurred in the lower part of Sydney at a late hour on Saturday night last. The fire commenced in the Chinese quarter in Low George street and spread rapidly. Among the buildings destroyed were two Chinese warehouses and the premises occupied bj Messrs Dynon and Co., crockery warehouse men, and Messrs Mitchell, Frances and Co., ship chandlers. The Coffee Palace was alse much damaged. The total loss is estimate/ at L 20.000, part of which is covered by in ■urance. The sum of L 28.254 was put througl the tTitalisatora at the Christchurch races not L 23,000 as telegraphed. The amoun was thus made un;—First day, L 8146 second, L 8660; third, LI 1,458. A match will bo played on the Clyd ground tomorrow between Cromwell an Blacks Cricket Clubs. That Jlusband ok Mine is three tietr the than he was before he began usir “ Wells’ Health Rcnewea.” Druggist Moses, Mess & Co, -Sydney, Genoi Agents.

The wife of Dr Webb, late of Arrowtown, committed suicide on Friday morning last in Mrs Hunter's private boarding house, Stuart street. The deceased, Flora Webb, arrived in Dunedin from Arrowtown some three weeks ago, and was followed by her husband, who came to town on Wednesday last. The facts connected with this painful case will no doubt be impartially elicited at the Coroner’s inquest, and it is unnecessary to do more than to state the fact that, after an interview with hie wife, Dr Webb went to stay at the EichangeJjHotel. Before retiring on Thursday evening the deceased appeared to* Mrs Hunter to be quite cheerful, bet on the following morning she was found dead, having inflicted a fatal wound on her throat with a surgery knife. Dr Macdonald, who was sent for when the discovery was made, expressed the opinion that life had been extinct foi eorae time. At the Coroner’s inquiry it transpired that deceased had been drinking for some months past. The verdict was temporary insanity resulting from depresrion. Baron von Mueller has been asked by the Minister of Lands (Victoria), to report on the new grass called “ Jack Hallis” grass, or “ wild piairie grass,” which has sprung np in the Colac district. This is said to bind sand, to furnish good food for cattle, and to be disliked by the rabbits. Mr W. Madden called attention to the matter in the Assembly. “ Zamiel,” in the Auckland Star, relates an amusing incident, of which Mr Daniel, the member for Wallace, was the central figure. In the early days of Otago the scattered little settlement' in . which Mr Daniel rerided-waa thrown intolja state of the greatest excitement by the arrival of Bishop Selwyn,who was on a pastoral visit. On Sunday people of all denominations flocked to Mr Daniel’s residence for the purpose of hearing a sermon from the august visitor. The congregation being seated, a musical box was produced for the purpose of assistingl|in the harmony. The Bishop offered up. a prayer, and Mr Daniel gravely wound up the musical box. The prelate was scandalised by hearing the instrument belch forth “ You maylkiss me and baress me, andl won’t say no.” Before he had time to recover from his state of speechless astonishment, the mechanical musician - was in . dulcet -strains beseeching “Tommy to make room for his. u ole.”