The Dunstan Times CLYDE FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1884.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1157, 2 May 1884, Page 2

The Dunstan Times

CLYDE FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1884.

Beneath the rule of men entirely Jim The pen Is mightier ther the eword. . ,

•Mr Ward, who fer an long has heW the position of post master at Cromwell, we learn is leaving the public service.

A movement is on foot to light the streets of Cromwell with electricity, '] i Barr, the Dunedin postmaster, has refused to make Bannockburn a money order office. Persona desirous of possessing some really first-class cattle ;or full bred Clydesdale stock, should attend the sale of Mr TierW’s. St. Batha*)# Downs, m Tuesday, the f3th inat. ' Mr Faohd requests ns to draw attention to the sale by auction on Tuesday next, at Ida Valley, of the plant of the Ida Valley Deep Bead Company.} also on thevsamo date, horse, buggy, and harness. Messrs Holloway and Cox, the contrac.tors for the approaches to the newly built bridge over the Fraser River have commenced work. The completion of this work will be a great convenience to the travelling public, as the fording of the river was never agreeable, whilst at times it was, positively dangerous. ■ The first effect in this district of the retrenchment policy of the Government is to be the removal of Mr 1 S. Mji Dalglieah, clerk of the Cromwell Courts, who, we are given to understand, has been ordered 'to hold himself in readiness for transference to Christchurch at a reduced salary, or to take the alternative of dismissal with retiring allowance. We do not pretend to-question the policy of the Government in the course taken, yet we cannot hot think that the treating of old anil tried officers of the state (it has to be remembered that Mr Dalgliesh has spent over 20 years in the service) in such a cavalier and offhand manner is likely to produce anything but the good feeling that should exist between the heads of departments and subordinates. “ Boaz” announces in another column that hia third d'stributiou of money prizes on the Hamburg principle will take place on or about the end of Juuent-xt, While confessing that we are not ardent admirers of gambling in any form, we yet think that “ Boaz” system contains . the minimurn-of vice, inasmuch as after the investing in one or more tickets the result has but to be waited for. There is none of the edging as in gambling on events wherein the competitors are defined, and where the chances of success do not depend entirely on the drawing. Moreover, the drawing is conduct**! under the supervision of a committee of gentlemen, consequently its bomfides cannot be questioned. The Ciyde Qnadrille Assemldy opens on Tuesday, May 13, for ihe coming wiot- r seasm under a committee of gentlcmm whose aim it will ne to make the evenings as attractive and pleasant its possible. At the R. M. Court, Roxburgh, Wednesday last,.Mr Hickson, Rabbit Inspector, obtained judgment for breaches of the R.libit Act against Mr Guidon, Mr Beivsfoi-ii, Mr Elder, and Mr;M, Murray. We notice by the Tuapska Tim -a that Stewart M’t.Vmb, who,was well • known in thin and the Blanks district, has been committed for trial on a charge of she*-p steallog: 1 The announcement by Mr W. Fraser of [ having a lot of growing poplars for sale is worthy of tuition, as 'the time is fast approaching for the safe removal and planting of all kinds of trees. The proprietors of the Aye have organised a second expedition for the purpose of 1 exploring New Guineii. Tne members of the expedition are all Victorians (remarks the ripe), and everything in the shape of stores, trade, instruments, and even the sailing craft, has been provided in Melbourne and forwarded on to Thursday Island with the party. The expedition at present consists of six men (this number to he increased by the addition of islanders from the nm them coast of Australia), under the leadership of Captain Strathan, and includes a naturalist, an artist, and a reporter. The expedition will proceedi from Sydney* by steamer to Thursday Island. ■ Mr Villors de Beer, C.E., announces an entertainment in the Town Rail, Clyde, this evening, that should gather together a largo audience. The pictures to he exhibited, we aie informed, are very superior, whilst the descriptive lecturing is such as to render the evening’s eatertainmenl highly amusing, and a'so instructive. To the children, Mr do Beer’s visit should prqve, a treat they but seldom have. We therefore hope to see a large gathering of them. Enjoy Life.— What a truly beautiful world we live in 1 Wo can desire no better when in good health ; but how often do the majority of the people feel like giving it up disheartened, discouraged and worried out with disease, when there is ne'occasion fop this feeling. Green’s Augnst Flower will make them as free from disease as when born. Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint are the direct eanseof seventy-five per cent, of such maladies as Biliousness. Indigestion, Rick Headache, Costiveness,Nervous Prostration, Dizziness of the Head, Palpitation of the Heart, and other distressing symptoms. Three doses of August Flower will prove its wonderful effect. Sold by all Druggists ab 3s. fid. per bottle. Sample bottle, fid. Try it, ■ ■ h-io-if;- . Regarding the cause of the death of Mr John Renty, who expired on board the Ringarooma as she was ooraing.inlo Auckland on the 10th inst., the Auckland Herald says:—“ Wo may say tint considerable pain lias been caused tb Mr Henty’s friends throughout the colony hy the statement of Captain Tozer at the inquest 1 that as far as he could judge the oause of death was delirium tremens.' Those who knew Mr Henty intimately state that his habits gave no ground for thinking that be Would ho liable to delirium tremens. Captain Tozer states thlat deceased drank very little while on board the Ringarooma, and Dr Tennent, who made a post mortem examination, stated that there was no symptoms of alcohol, and that death was caused by serous apoplexy.”

Of the earthquakes which have been ■experienced in England, that referred to in the cable messages a few days ago -would appear to have been one of the most serious. Prior to it there had been none - recorded since March, 1871, when two slight shocks were successively felt lin Yorkshire and the north west of England generally, bnt no noteworthy damage reenlted. In October, 1868, a slight shock was also felt in the went of England and southern portion of Wales, and in 1750 London experienced a very mild one. There! has been hone of a disastrous nature since'. April, 1580, when part Of St. Paul’s and. the Temple churches in London were de-> stroyed by a violent shock. Prior to that, there had been a series of earthquakes, all of more destructive .character than any. which have been recorded since. In 1089 one was felt severely in almost all parts of England, and the next in sequence was a severe shock felt cheifiy in Lincolnshire, in 1142. In 1274 again the whole of England was disturbed, and the town of Glastonbury was completely destroyed, and in 1318 a still greater shock was felt. It is estimated that the total number of Earthquakes recorded in Great Britain has been about 255, but nearly all have been very slight, and unaccompanied by serious loss of life. A singular application recently came before some of the London Judges. In the course of a Banco sitting a note, written on a single sheet of paper and bearing a crest or, monogram, was handed up to Justice, Stephen. Having perused the document and handed it to his colleagues (Lopes and ■Cave) His Lordship remarked, in the hearing of tl e Court, that it was the most’ remarkable .missive he had ever received. It requested him to take charge of a certain sum of money ; but he had no notion !to what the money referred, or who was the person proposing to pay it.—Justice Lopes : I am sorty my learned brother should take the bequest so much to heart. (Laughter.) —Justice Stephen : Well, perhaps 1 had better not say any more about it The writer tells me there is a balance standing at the London and Westmi ster Bank waiting for me ; but he siges his name in a perfectly illegible handwriting. I have not the slightest idea who the man is; I lit if he can bo found 1 shall be happy to confer with him on the subject. Master Brewer undertook to aseertiao the persons, if possible. Subsequently, the writer of the note sent His Lordship a cheque for the sum mentioned in the communication, and it was then disclosed that he was a member of the Bar, who for some time had been suffering from mental weakness.