CLYDE FRIDAY, NOV. 14, 1884.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1185, 14 November 1884, Page 2

CLYDE FRIDAY, NOV. 14, 1884.

Amongst the students, at the University of Otago who have gained prizes during the past session is W. A, Chappie, who obtained over, 1400 marks out of a possible 1500 in Junior .Practical Chemistry ; was top in the second class of Biology • and second in the second class of Biological Labato y;• and second,in the second class of Anatomy. “Our Alexandra ■ corresponds t writes Mr George Ratcliffj, wbo has been a resident of Alexandra and the district for over 20 years, leaves on Monday next for the colony of Victoria, where he intends, to carry ;cn business for’the future. It is intended by his numerous friends .to eni tertain' him at , a farewell dinner this ! everting at “ the Alexandra Library 'Qnth* o|l BJan Range the White’* Reef ; Company has struck some very gopd stone this week, the vein is about 18 inches thick iof very solid stone showing the. gold freely throughent. It is a pity that some of the cAmpany’s do not see their way to erect a crushing machine. One or two ernsbings from the claims would at once show the value of these reefs. ■ At the election of Councillor for Matakanni Riding, Mr Sheppard was returned by a majority of 20 over his opponent, Mr gammon.

. A sad and fata) accident happened on Sunday last, resulting in the death of a son of "M t ‘Charles Johnson, of the Victoria Biidge Hotel, Kawarau River. It appears the lad, who was ] I years of age; was sent witl» a horse and,dray to a cultivation paddock about a mile from the hotel for an empty cask, ho was accompanied by two of his sisters, aged 9 and 5 years respectively, and on returning, and whan witbin about a quarter of a mile from home, the horse bolted and the lad was thrown or fell out of' the dray on to the road. After proceeding a little further the dray capsized, throwing the two girls out, but miraculously, they escaped injury. The eldest airl at once ran home aad acquainted the fa .her of the accident, who at ome proceeded to where the lad was lying, and found him on the side of the rea l bleediog from the mouth and ears, he was at Once removed horns and ' died in the course of half an hour.

We are requested to draw attention to the sale by auction on Monday, the 17th inst., of farm drays, waggqnnette, barrows, etc.,under distraint for rent.

Mr Donald Scronach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company) are widely , disseminating the information by circular, that his first wool sal* for thiwseason will be on Tuesday, 2nd December.

QoldabrongVs monthly circular 'for Octo her, speaks well for the opening wool sales in Melbourne, which opened on the Bth of that month. The attendance of buyers from the Home Country, the, Continent, and America was unusually large, in addition to a large number of local operators ; and adds, that owing to tire increased .desire on the part of growers to dispose of their clips in the Mellrourne market, rather than run the risk of uncertainty of shipment, the warehouses are full, and as buyers are pi«. pared to. bid up to the fill! extent, a large business is confidently anticipated. The sales to date amount to 10,046 bales out of 11,146 offered. The number of b des shipped from the colonies fluting October- was 162,660, of which 10.841 was from New Zealand. Thegtain report for the mohth is favorable, showing in alvanc j on cits of fill, the pnoe ruling bung 3s 6J to 3 s 91 per bushel,; .wheat ruling.from 3j,,10d for ‘inferior to middling, to 4s for good sutliing' and shipping'parcels. ■■■•''* •• • The Rev. Dr Bromby, of, Victoria, who is 75 yean of age, was lately,uni ted-.to a 'Mis* Banks, aged 16 yeart. This,V*we think, may &o fajxly , termed '.a'cete. <>!■-

a=^a-gaHßß#sar It mil be rememberedf*d no , the police force some year or so back, , Inspectors Thopson and Moore, both pf Whom had at various time* charge hr tiija 'district, were reduced to tl\e rank of Sergeant Major. we oow with pleasure learn %yjj*vebeedi reinstate! tothc rank of fpspdcloK - -, r >5 i!. ;■ ./* i, • ''; We have to acknowledge the receipt of a ’ |ftch of Parliamentary papers, including » voluminous and valuable report on*the earveye of New Zealand. This report cordons bo leu than-three different pair* of . map* of the North, and S mih Island, mitt beautifully phodithogrsphed, beside* several cithers .local maps.' - k We notice that Meur* Craig and Co;, the If proprietor* of Cobb*’ line of mail coaches, W hare issue-1 anew fawrlut for all the route* their coaches'take ■; - aqd, moreover, that on each stage there is a perceptible diminution ,in the fare*.- "To the travelling public w# erasure this will be,welcome piece of news. •

On Friday evening lastß yerjr edjnyible -A concert wa* held at Black* in jwjd‘ of tfie ' 1 fund* of the Danstan Hospital! Spvpral . instrumental duets and trioe were tsit fully tendered by Meun Bfell, Hogan, and Raper-.v while the various solos enng by "Miiiladaea Smith, Fitzgerald, Misses Chippie and Bapsr, and Messrs - Williams, B-ughtoii, Stewart, and Ray were well executed and received,, * number of encores being- demanded. Two glees were given by sever* 1 ladies and gentleman in a style which re* fleeted great credit on their' leader, Mr Bell. The musical part of the programme was followed by the farce “The Stupid Servant; after which the proceeding* were brought to a close by a vote of thanks, proposed by Mr Pitches, to the ladies and gentlemen who had proyi led the entertainmeet; and also by Mr Chappie, to the chair, which was occupied by nr Bannerman. The floor being cleared, dancing was kept up till daylight, to music supplied by Mr Raper. Mr John Ryan acting as M.C. The fuuus of the Hospital wid be augmented by L 9 or LlO proceeds from the concert.

•A tremendous fire occurred at 1 a.m. <m» October 28 in (fas workshops of Hudson Bros., carriage builders, at Wickham, near Newcastle. N.S.W. The flames] fimt caught the carriage-shed, find spread with alarming rapidity, and .ip' jess than an hour the, whole of the extensive premises, covering an acre of ground, was one mass.of seething flame, illuminating the country for mile, around. Three thousand' pounds’ worth of nil way carriages and spine trucks, valued at LI2OO, were utterly consumed. ‘ The principal machinery, was saved, the enginesued being detached. from the main builddog. The totaldoß* is estimated at between LSOOO and L6OOO, and was. uninsured. ne» gotutions for jnsiirance on the property being incomplete. Over a hundred men are thrown out of employment. There it no present clue to the origin of the fi-e. . J

Major general Dowries, commandant ,pf the S.uvh Australian "military forces, -has made to his Government what is described as a Sensatiohal‘report. The vl»j , p yeneral appears to have deemed it necessary to deal with the Rifyj Volunteer force in plain l.h. guace, and -without com dimeno. He says : “Under the influence of the first burs, of en husiasm the men ma le a good start, but there has been a steady doc ine in efficiency and patriotic spirit, untd I now look upon it as but little better, if at all, than a shooting club on, a large scale, suusidised by the Government."

A correspondent to the Town and Country Journal whites the following to that journal, and as we think the information would be serviceable here where the rabbit abounds we republish it for general information:;— About Goulburn here fruit-grow-ers mix grease or fat of any kin . with tar in the pi oportion ot one q lart ot tar to 3 or 4r>z of grease. Melt in an old can over a fire, and well mix, and apply with a b‘ttsh to the trunk and low limbs. Hares will not then touch the bark or gnaw the tree. One dressing will do for two or three yea s, and does not injure the tree, but helps to keep away blight, 4c. Winter is the best time to apply, an I do not pul on too hot, lo trap hares enclore a bit of barley or lucerne with paling fence. Leave two or three gaps, aad place a noosed wire ; the bare will put his head in, and in strug’ gliig to escape is choked. Numbers are caught here in this way.

An amusing story comes from Shanghai. Ptior to war being declared by the French a Chinese corvette sailed up towards Woosung, at the ifionih of the Shanghd River, and threw an el. ctric light at the forts there. A call to arms was at once made, the Chinese thinking the vessel to he Fiench. Preparehons were also made to resist any attack, at which point the captain of the Chinese man-of-war, seeing that his nationality had not been recognised, deemed discretion the het. ter plan, and carefully retired outside the (?un range of the forts.

Sandrr and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract. —Mosher, M D , Prof. University, Griefs* wald, repors :-diptheria, Tonsils continually coherent, presenting ulcers with white exu(hits. Cnred in 14 days,— 4 dv.t

It was practical care for the •• spiritual ” welfare of his flock that induced a e’ergyihan of Chicago the other day to have t-slpd. by a first-class chemist a number of samples of whisky purchased at different saloons in that city. But it mast have been a surprise to others besides the rev. gentleman when no whiskey was found in any of the sample*. This is a new rendering of the old story of the Yankee trader and bis wooden nutmegs.

The commencement of the National dsbk took place on Pehrna-v <l6tb, 1689. It amounted in i 697 to about 5 000,000, and was then thought to be of a’arxning magnitude ; but owing to subsequent wars the debt now amounts to' about L786.0J0,000.

! “ Rough-' on Rats, Clears out rats, roach**., bed bugs, rats,, mice, gophers, (abk-raDoitcleared put by ‘•Rough on Rett-'* TheM.ZTumg L