The Dunstan Times. CLYDE FRIDAY, DEC. 7, 1883.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1127, 7 December 1883, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLYDE FRIDAY, DEC. 7, 1883.

Beneath the rule of meq. entirely jusw The pen is mightier that the aword.

the County Council pro'ceeffings publisied in last, week’s issue, wo were somewhat in OTrpr in givipg the power rolls. The power is only vested in the Property Tax Commission, who, on the „ requisition of parties whose names are , pmjjtted from one or Other of the rolls Cpunty Council, can order supplementary. roll to be made’ The Chairman, wKen drawing the attention of the Council to this, suggested that he bo empowered to advertise inviting all parties whose names are omitted from any of the rolls to notify such omission so that their names may be included in thesupplftmalSry roll to be made. To onr knowledge theje are many omissions, and as such is a virtual disfranchisement, we can do no better in face of the general County election, which takes place in November next, and moreover in face of the possible vacancies to occur in the course of a month or two by the retirement of two or more Councillors, than re* commend a careful perusal of the rolls by all concerned, so that all omissions may be rectified. An idea toTn'aterially assists the funds of the Dunstan Hospital, at t the same time to provide a-day and evening’s entertainment, has been mooted; ; and an advertisement anpears in another colnihn convening a public meeting to arrange preliminaries. The idea is to hold a carnival‘in the Hoss pital Grounds during the day all kinds of outdoor sports arc'tb be carried on ; booths or stalls for the sale of everything and anything are to be presided over'by ladies ; and a display of Hrewhrks under the management of'-a resident, followed by a concert and ball is to bring-the dSy to : -i c ose. We shaW.hopfi.to-,see a' large-attendance at the meeypg, as-.from, the: of vo cc. may die expected a-good amount of wisdom;' •. ,i;im The work pf .pegging out, reef claims on the Old Man . Bangs stijl continues; and the greatest interest is being taken,in the district. Nothing particular, -however, is being done in the way ,of prospecting—that is ,in the , direction .of sinking Ahai ts or . driving-tunnels, though,most..f the claims ■ firJSW«6 nmnher'of men at workdracipstbs opurse nfvtlio .reefs on the surface and,.spotting- ; tbe moat likely places to start permanent,-operations. „-T4ie field is too young, yet to form anything like an accurate idea as to what-it will eventually turn out. Prom what, however,-hasMready been discovered,.there can be no two questions but that the Old Man-Range will prove a payable field, and that it will rank amongst the most profitable in the country. The weather during the past few weeks has 5 been something execrable, a taste of ad the seasons being ' experienced in nearly every 24’houts. ''■Tlfe effect : i s a gehvral all-ronnd complainfiiif 6f colds, coughs',-sciatica, rheu- ' matics, and nearly all other of the comtlaints mortal flesh is heir to. A great deal of rain has fallen, but its benefits to veg»tation have been somewhat nullified by the strong winds that immediately followed ; the crops in the agricultural districts, accor. Singly, do not look so strong and healthy as is to be desired. - ‘ •• <tu.n The miners at Tinkers and Dr ent>- 0 in good spi. its, the abundance giving ihem a good chance to ge. ,»way plenty of ground, and as in these districts the more ground washed the more gold obtained, it is expected there will be before the New Year some splendid washings up. No one claim in.particular is mentioned ; all the claims are looked to yield well. k ., 1 1 ;. ■ . SSS- ■ aA cricket match betweenan eleven of the Clyde Club against a team of eighteen’of all comers will he played on the Clyde ground to-morrow (Saturday). Wickets to be pitched at 2 p.m. sharp. We cannot no better than invite the attendance on the ground of all cricketers and non-cricketers, A concert and ball-in aid of the Blacks Cricket-Club, will beheld in the Schoolroom,- Opbir, ion Tuesday, January Ist 1884. An entertainment in aid of the Alexandra Cricket Clnb, will be held in the Town Hall, Alexandra on Boxing Day, December 26th. The sculling match between Trickett and Bush for L 2.10 aside, at Sydney, on Saturday last resulted in a victory for Trickett by several lengths. A second mile race between M'Connochie and Delaney came off on-the Clyde Cricket Ground on Saturday. Delaney this time givihg M'Connochie 80 yards start. Both men gob a\vay well together, M ’Connochie eventually winning easily by 30 yards. The walking-match between J. Knight and J. M'Connochie took place in the Town Hall, Clyde, on Saturday evening last. There were not many spectators. The cons testants had to walk 45 laps to the mile. After covering five miles M'Connochie' retired with a swollen leg, his' running during the-early part of the day'ho'dtihbt being the causa. Knight won by ifeTip*

Mr Facile requests us to draw special attention to the sale by auction on Friday, the 14th inst, of the Dunstan Hotel, Clyde, This hotel is known far and wide through* out the province as possessing the very best accommodation, and commanding a good , paying .business, should draw many com* . pecitors. The only reason the present pro* ( prietress has for selling is that singh handed she is not able to devote that atten* ■ tion to it the business requires, i The sole by auction of drapery, groceries, 1 and crookeryware, on Saturday, the 15th inst., on account of Mr R. L. Begg, at Clyde, should command a large attendance aathe Catalogue includes all classes of ( goods, which have to be sold without reserve. The large number of entries for the two 1 handicaps to be run for on the lirst day of the Cromwell races, promise a successful ■ meeting and a good day’s sport. Fur the Grand Stand Bandseap the following are the . entries and weights : -Violin 9st 101b, Magi* i c ian 9st, Statesman 9st„ Amulet B<t 121b., Rocket Sat iplb., Tui Bst 81b., Blackboy Bst 1 Gib., Don JpsoTSst 6}b., Epicure Bat 3ib., ' Spectator Bst( otockHower 7st i2lb., Ouiila 7st 101b., Haricot 7st 101b., Playboy,7«t Bb, Sir Audley 7st., Vonng Barwun 6st 101b., Pakaki fist slb. Fcr the Flying Handicap, Violin lOst, Statesman 9st 51b., Magician , Set 51b., Amulet 9st 31b., Sunlight 9«t, Tui ■Sst 121h, Rocket Bst 121b., Don Jose Bst 81b, Stookflower Bst 81b., Epicure Sst 71b., Playboy Sst, Jaoky Jacky 7st 71b., Resartus 7st 51b., Shula Gaha 7st, Netberby 7st Pakaki 6st 101b., Backbiter Gst 41b. One of the most ingenious attempts to escape from prison that we ever remember was made on October 6 by Stephen Malaspina, a dfe convict in the State Prison at ' Fcfiaom (C.S.). Mxlaspina Lad, with the aid of a confederate, completely buried himself in the prison garden, and obtained air by oreans of a piece of iron pipe running from his cave to the outside. The plan was for him to lie concealed for two or three ' •days until the search in the garden should be abandoned, and then dig out in the night *ud strike for freedom. The supply of. bread showed that he intended to be under for a week if he had found it necessary. By surrounding the garden, where he was last . ■seen, with a line of sentries, and establishing a circle of the street lamps after nightfall, the escape was frustrated. A vigilant , search disclosed thehiding place, and he was f unearthe' 1 , simewhat stiffened and greatly •disappointed that his ingenious device had failed to viva him his liberty. A prisoner ( gave infosmmtion in regard to Malaspina’s ; whereabouts to the prison authorities received® pardon. 1 George Ernest Morrison, the Age special ] •correspondent to New Guinea, has returned ‘ to Gpoktown after undergoing greap hard- 1 ships. He irepo-ta that he failed to cross ] the continent, and had to turn back when > •on the -point of sticcesa. ‘He pursued a 1 north easterly course from port Moresby, •and almost reached the dividing tanges , when the Natives assembled ami showed .signs of hostility. Attempts were made to . ■conciliate them, hut they proved usel asand Morrison was speared in two places. The party consisted of only three white men , . one of whom was useless from fright. The other man named Lyons, with great resolution. brought Morrison over 100 miles to tho ■coast For eight days Morrison had no food, an • Lyons had noi e for nine <l*ys. Marri- « m’» wounds are now quite well. “ Rough ok Rats.”—Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack-rabbits, gophers. Druggists. Moses, Moss aud Co., Sydney, General Agents. From a hat just issued by Mr Vere Foster, giving the contributions to his Irish Female Emigration Fund, it appears that through this agency alone no fewer than 19,000 girls have been assisted to emigrate. . Thsse girls, Mr Forster says, have already > ■sent homo to their friends upwards of L 250.000. More health, sunshine and joy in Hop Bitters than in all other remedies Observe. /Eyes” in the Australasian says : 41 Tift landlord of one of the beat hotels in a country township lately engaged a bewitching but unsophisticated housemaid. It Q gas part of her duty to take charge of the L oar each morning, this being the time when the local civil servants called to obtain the ■'• stimulants necessary to brace them up for the day’s exertions. Strange to say, after the advent of the fair Lucy, the daily receipts of the bar fell off seriously, aud suspicion began to haunt the landlord’s mind. Justus she was leaving her post one morning he entered the bar, pulled out the draw, a d found nothing in the till, although the ■ callers ithat day had been exceptionally numerous. Pointing to the einoty space he slowly said : ‘ Look at the tilll ; how do you account for this V She instantly exclaimed : ‘ Oh, sir, this is not the till I used; this is the one,’ pointing to the contribution box of the local hospital which stood on the counter ! The landlord was dismayed. Tho Hospital Commiitee held the key of that receptacle into which had gone his receipts for a fortnight. But rather than apply to the Committee for a refund, and raise a laugh against himself, he resolved to pocket his loss, and perform an involuntary act of charity, without even getting credit for his genarosity.’j The Los Angeles Express says:—Dr Sketchley, who has charge of the ostrich farm at Anaheim, was plucking one of the things the other day. When they pluck them a stocking is kept on the head to blind ' the bird. While he cannot see he is quiet, but if his blinkers get uncovered then he • goes for ” the plncker. The doctor moved his arm so as to disturb the stocking, and instantly he saw what was done and wont head first out of the pen, not caring for any more plumes just then. As he tumbled head first over the fence the bird—he was a Jack one, of course—let fly a kick wl ich, striking a fence board, made toothpicks of a whole panel length. The mule’s occupation as a kicker is,gone in this county since the