The Dunstan Times CLYDE FRIDAY, SEPT. 12, 1884.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1176, 12 September 1884, Page 2

The Dunstan Times

CLYDE FRIDAY, SEPT. 12, 1884.

Beneath the rale of men entirely Jus* The pen it mightier that, the award. •

According to a Wellington correspondent »ome^fnany:fol^iii%e’ , 'd6;'Wot : think T >esi-'' dents of BalohftckbUrhT-bn Friday last sent to Mr Fergus, M.H.R. fbr the Lakes, through M.H.R,. for Dnnstan, the following telegram * Fergus to be burnt tonight at Bannockburn. Does he claim any religions rites J if so they will be respected. The priest of the parish is away, and the cremation will be delayed for Mr Fergus’ benefit. Please consult Mr Fergus. The Cromwell in attendance.’ This was too good, to go without an answer, and Mr Pyke’s reply run in Ibis way ‘Mr F.-rgns desires to communicate his thanks for the proposed honour. Ha has no anxiety for any.riles, but will gladly interview his ■Satanic Majesty in company with his Bannockburn admirers.”

Effigy burning appears to be quite the rage throughout the country. Mr Pyke has been twice honored with the attentions of the fire raisers, once in Dunedin, and once at T.ipanui. We suppose, at any rate we hope it was fun to them, as we feel pretty sure it was no harm to V. P. Indeed there are some people constituted like royalty, that it is impossible to bestow too much attention on them, and we do not know but that V P. is of ihe number.

We have received from the Government Printer the Ist number of Hansard for the second session of 1884, also a considerable baxh of Parliament.ry papers, fnm which we have extracted anumber of statistics that wo think should prove of interest to onr readers.

Mr Fache notifies the sale on Wednesday next pf the privileges in connection with Clyde spring race meeting. Mr James Milner, Auctioneer, an old Dunedin resident, died on, Saturday last, having been seized with a paralatic stroke. The Ml. Ids Chronicle says :—Scarlet fever appears to have obtained a complete hold of Naseby. The yacht Mignonette, from London to Sydney, had to be abandoned at sea, and a boat containing two men from her lias been picked up. Originally the boat had alio contained a boy, but he died after being out 19 days, and his body was oaten by his two companions. The survivors have been placed under arrest. They have confessed that their first, statement was untrue, and that they killed and ate the boy, who at the time of his death was raving. At the inquiry held into tne alleged murder committed by the crew of the yacht Mignnneiti, the captain admitted having cut the lad Pecker's jugular vein, and so caused bis death. Pail refined, although much sympathy was felt for him. According to a resolution of the House of Representatives anyone and everyone can be supplied with Hansard at twopence a part. AH postmasteis throughout the Colony are authorised to receive the nam-s of subscribers, and subscribers can order either one nuniler or for the whole session, which it is estimated will cover 30 nurabers.

Some short Hmn since wo published an advertisement (f .the “ Melbourne Investment Company’s consultation on the Melbourne Cup, 1884, J. H. Jacobson, manaRer,” but after a few insertions we withdrew it from our columns, and placed ourselves in communication by letter wi th Mr Jacobson, we also instructed onr Melbourne agents to look up the worthy. In due course our agents reply informing us that the “ Melbourne Investment Company” is a myth, and Mr Jacobson—unknown ; this week we receive as a “ returned letter" ours to ;>.r Jacobson, with the significant endorsement “ oostal department will not deliver.” As we still see the advertisement figuring in a good few of onr contemporaries, we give our •xperiences with the view that they may know what to expect when they apply fur payment for advertising, as also to guard the geneial public against having anything to dp with “ Mr Jacobson or the Melbourne Investment Company,” who apparently number amongst the many sweeps that at at the present time encumber the earth.

The Daily Times Wellington correap indent says It is rumoured that Sir Julius Vogel not being satisfied with the turn things have taken, is likely to leav,. the Colony at the end of the session ; but I have authority for saying there is no truth in the sta ement.

Cbo era is increasing alarm! igly in Naples, where, by accounts dated the Bth, 100 deaths . re occurring daily.

Iho Chine-e offi iala at Foochow notify that w.-.r has been declared wi hj France, and that Shanghai will be treated as a neutral port.

The annual meeting of the Clyde Or cket Club (adjourned from last Saturday even ing) will be hold at Marray’s Hotel this (Friday)evening, at 8 o’clock sharp, when members arid those unending to become members, are nqueate Ito attend. We are aho requested to state that there will be practice on the ground to morrow afternoon at 2.20 p.tur, when a good muster is expected.

There are more cures made with Hop Bitters than all. other medicines. See fl i t , and all.

In “ Boaz’s’’ Fifth Grand Drawing the first prize of XiflOO went to Wispier, sec ml of Ll5O to Bawera, third of LIOO to Christchurch, fourth of LSO to Oamaru, fifth of LSO to Hokitika.

■" Boaz ’ announces the fifth of his periodi. cal drawings of money prizes on the Hamburg principle to take place about Ihe end of October, These drawings, from there regularity, evidence that they are according to the pnohc taste, notbinj to the contrary even being hinted at. “ Bnnz” conduct* these drawings in an unquestionable manner.

" Mazeppa,” of the Seining (hmld, B»ye “ Messrs Stephenson and Hazlott hare_ found it necessary, consequent on theif recent purchases, to enlarge their •tables at St. Hilda. A small stall has been ■put up at the end of the court yard, facing the door, and two boxes, each about' 10 x 12, are being erected at the side of the main building, between it and lhe south fence. .Rotten rock has been used as the basis *of the neW flooring', hnd #hefi finished the new compartments will lis as dry and com- \ ft riab’e as those compassed by the four - waits of the establishment proper ■ Stewart Waddell hae now a big string of horses f> look after, and I am glad to say they seem to be all coming on—those that's have been on the sick list being decidedly on the improve, while the others are the picture of health. The team consists of Taiaroa, who is in gentle work again, bn 1 : is of oour e pretty, fat ; Captain Webster, who is perhaps is forward as anything in the stable • Hazard who I understand is doing satistacl ory work on the course; the four year old mare by St. Albans out of Beeswing—a lengthy powerful sort of animal that is rapidly mending after her rough sea'trip, the onlv mementoes of which are a few cuts on t ie skin and a slight swelling in one Of the Books ; and besides these there are th« four two-year-olds—the cult by Cadogan— Fallacy, the filly by Mariby nong- Telopea, and the pair recently bought at Mr Symmons’s sale. There are thus eight members in the team—not counting the back J nnj, nor Ouida, -who 1 believe is turne 1 out at the Taien. If no more id luck be'alls them, this powerful string of horses on ght to earn something this seison. and in say a yea ’i time, when the youngsters hav developed a bit. the team should be one of thebert in the country. Since the above was in type, I have learned from Mr -, St-phenson that he has name! the Cadogan—Fallacy c dt, Enr lon Lad, and the Sc. A] ban’s mare. if. awing, after her dam.

The people of Montrose, by the way, says the Glasg tw Herald, are in a perilous state indeed from the Salvation Army point of view The Press organ of the latter, the War Cnj, namely,of last week reports that • “ We found this place asleep ; the dvvil had got them nicely, and it grieves our heart to sea so many people on their way to hell drassed to death. Most of the folks are too good to be saved, they are off udod'whea told unless they get saved thy will t o to the same bell as drunkards and thi ves. The fact is iho devil is rocking them f„st asleep in his Good-works’ Cradle, presently he will rock them into hell where there is no rocking out, ec ” The paragraph ends with an appeal f >r funds to pay for the fi'.ting-up of a ball, whence the captains a d 11 niteuants of the Army, male and fem do, nuy continue in and out of season to f-.dmi-ua e a.ainst the "goo* works ”of the Moutrosians.