SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1135, 1 February 1884, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

<FrtOH: PUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)., . Doswin, January 31.7.45 p-'nri. " . The Ta|«n«i paper says that g. oil reimrts •con inue to hand fom thy tests at Bald Hill Flat, and there is every prospect of rich re - e s being found there. •The half yearly meeting of Colonial Bank was held ye-terday, when the report and balance-sheet was adopted. The Hon. G. M ‘Lean w.n elected a lUrector. ' The Immigration Officer, Dunedin, reports the e is good demand for all kinds of farm hand. There was another lively meeting of R OUtbries and Co.’s creditors yesterday another meeting is to be held. ■ The North Otago Times reports very favourable indeed on the appearance of the props in that district. The Napier ram fair opened yesterday, but owing to the enormous number of sheep yarded, the prices obtained not up to the average of former years, A shock of earthquake reported from Wellington yesterday morning. A firm of building contractors have seized and taken posstsrion of a Government school building at Greymouth, on the grounds that the Education Board owes them over L3OO. The teaching ia the school is necessarily in» terfered with in consequence. Viinguard has left Christchurch to run at Wei ington races. Hotel and store, owned by McLeod Bros., Helensville, 40 miles from Auckland, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night, and the cook and his assistant burnt to death. The total damage ia said to amount to several thousands, there was about L3OOO insurance altogether. The inquiry into the Waiknuaiti dnmmyism cases opened again‘to-day, but noth* ing startling has transpired. Miss Juan and Mischief were scratched for Wellington Cup. The Forbury racecourse is to be connected by telephone with the town at once. Hodge and Jones’ saddler’s shop,Oamaru, was destroyed by fire to-day. Three Thousand Lady Fayre Company’s shares were sold to-day for L 8 13s 41. The revenue for the port of Dunedin for the last month was L 37.000. The balance-sheet of the Coffee Palace Company, to be presented at the meeting to-night shows a debit-balance for the year of L6OO. ■ Steady tain has been falling in Dunedin all the afternoon. Welcome Jack donbtfull starter for Wellington Cup.