CLYDE FRIDAY, DEC. 19, 1884

Dunstan Times, Issue 1190, 19 December 1884, Page 2

CLYDE FRIDAY, DEC. 19, 1884

Despite everything that baa been done during the past few years to check' the increase of that insignificant and detestably mischievous little rodent the rabbit,,by present appearances they will be as numerous as ever, it indeed, not be more so in a short time. From every quarter, the deep wail is heard they are coming in countless hordes upon us, but from where they come is the mystery none are able to solve. It is perfectly true that the fecundity of the pest is somewhat wonderful, some does having been caught with as many as 16 young, yet all cannot be so prolific, and to some other cause than that it is thought is to be traced the increase. The land and property owners have perfect armies of .inea attacking them in every direction with .'gun 4hd dog and' tfapj the' Rabbit Inspecters 'and ari "flying' about the .cooiitry-kheping l the; largsly increasing numbers of skins are -daily being got, yet no perceptible diminu-

.tiou ii madom.theirnumbar*; If a secret t}rare is, it hasnojt- 'yet been- discovered'; perseverance, we think, -in', the long rna must prove the most: effectual agent, and the carrying out of the • Act to mote than the.letter if possible, must be resorted to. They must be assailed hip and thigh, morning, noon, and night, and at every season—winter and summer, spring ‘ mid autumn alike—there may then be a chance;, of getting the upperhand- of them. It j« evident. that - the leaving-them i certain seasons of the year has ■ mistake, and in future the falling into s!V anerrorrmnst boavoidtd. '.v rvrT,.. •

The Port Phillip Hotel is advertised for lease on most advantageous terms.

On account of the Christmas Holidays the Clyde Branch of the Bank of Hew Zealand will be opened on Tuesday, the 23rd inst., instead of Thursday, the 25th. A Christmas Service of Sacred Song, en« , -. titled the Children's Messiah,” will b ; given at Alexandra on the evening of Sim- r • day;, the;2Bth inst, at 7 p.m.,-and to> which .parents, and children are cordially *-: invited.

We have to ; acknowledge with-thank* ' receipt of the Statutes of the past session, * very nicely bound in full cloth.from the Government Printer; also Part VI: of the - Statistics of New Zealand for the'year 1883. The mere fact of the’advent of the County Engineer and his staff oh the top of the Old Man Range for surveying the road totheWaikaia Bush, has caused at least one party to be on the alert to pick up some of the good things in .that locality and to be opened np by the road The party wo ?' refer to was out spotting the bush with the ultimate. view of applying for a bush license over an area on . which it is proposed : to erect a saw mill. ■

Mr Fache directs attention to the adver- : tisement of sale by auction -at the Geelong Hotel, Hotel, Alexandra, on Monday, sth -i January, 1885.

We have received from Mr M'Eacheh, photographic artist, who is at present at ' Alexandra, and who, we understand, is : shortly to visit Clyde, a number of really very excellent specimens of the photographib" ' art, taken by the inscantarieo'usprocees. A ~ ;; group of some of the leading residents' at ■ Alexandra is an admirable picture, as also is a group of the Alexandra 1 Brass Band j a 1 cabinet photo’is an unmistakable liienMs^ 1 whilst'a vieW of Alexandra Bridge, showing the old pnnt at the riVer’a'edge and the*'* town in the background, is a picture’ thkf "" would do credit to any collection-. MV M ‘Eachen’s gallery of pictures & Well visiting, and we can visitor's’ i '* courteous reception. " r >5 vd.

The Caledonian sports on New Tear 1 *^ 1 Day at Alexandra promise to he highly sue* cessfnl, and they are being looked forward ‘ l to with considerable pleasure by,,a grea§ right to the booth, so tb'at departm pt wil)i accordingly be 'everj¥bing' to‘ be" desiib C 4U:^l

Wp have not beard ijf. flny special amongst the miners, but as the qpan'ity p£,. the precious metal that finds the local bank at Alexandra keeps well .’nfy we must assume that alj. band? Mm''. ; well paid for their labor. ? ’. *’ . , . Ar v . " ' -ci 9ili»|l»*a We have,received from the Haion \ Shipping Company their pocket guides, foxy.. December. , ; f- J;

As both Cromwell and Blacks racbsi soon be upon ns it will .be- well that owners of horses should be reminded, thht” the' V/ balance of Jthe sweep for the Cromwell - derby, L 3, has to he made,-on the, night of general entry, Wednesday, ; the 23id ; that' • acceptances for the Grand Stand, Flying--and Hurdle handicaps must be .received by , the Secretary before 8 p.m. on the -23 rd, when also entries will be received! fot the - HanicapTrot, Selling Stakes, Maiden Plato, Jockey Club Handicap,,and County Plate.,.-. For the Blacks or Vincent Jockey. Club - races, acceptances for ths Matakpngi, Man--- - dicap must be received by the Secretary not later than 8 p.m. on the 3lst December* W and nominations for Handicap Trot, J>adjLes Bracelet, Maiden Plate, Novel at the same time. , , . j

i The privilege of advertising.'at alitb* railway stations in Otago arid Soothland:ha» - been secured by Mr- Colclough; lato of, Cromwell We hope the speculation may prove a paying one. . / ,

At a quiet sociable, hbld on Friday even ing last in Mr A Cameron’s (late of' Butcher’s Gu%) Upper Junction Hotel,' Port Chalmers Road, ayoung woman named Wadsworth, the daughter of a settler in the neighbourhood, was shot at by a German i named ■ Vandyke and narrowly escaped death, as the ball just grazed her head behind the ear; on a second attempt, the pistol which he had purchased that day, - and as he said for the purpose, misfired. He afterwards attempted, when seized by two of the girl’s-, brothers and others who -' were present, to ahoot.himself s but the pistol was knocked downwards and the ball, went into the floor. Vandyke was quickly handed over to the police; i

The police inspectors who were, duringthe reign' of the Atkinson Ministry, reduced : to the rank of Sergeant-major, have; under' ■ the Stout-wem-Vogel regime, been raised to their former rank. The question of pay to be considered during the recess. Mr Fache sold by auction on Friday last at Cromwell the privileges in connection ■with the coming summer mee ing, realising in all the sum L 124155. Mr Jas. Lawrence, of Bannockburn, being the purchaser of the grand stand and booth at LIOO.

The Hon Colonial Secretary; Mr Buckley, who, accompanied by Mr G. S.‘ Cooper, Under Secretary, and. a member of the Hansard staff, is making an official tour of the South Island with the view of studying the working-'and management -of all thahospitals apd other charitable, institutions, may be'sxptietecl-hBTe a&y day, arr he wai to iarrive in Lawrence the early part of thin week.

A teirible disease (strangles) in a most ma'igußnt form is cow raging in the distriot amongst the horses. On Monday next, the - 22nd inst., the Clyde School will' he opened for the distribution of prites to the scholars. It is to be hoped on the occasion besides the children 4 good sprinkling of the parents and other Adult residents of the district will be jMesent.

The” body of the young man James AndVuon, whom we reported last week as drowned himself in the Molyneux on the sth iast, 'was discovered on Monday last caught in a snag some fifteen miles below Roxburgh. The two brothers of deceased who attended the inquest recognised the body,land the customary verdict in cases of the kind was returned by the Coroner’s jury, The body, was interredin the Teviot pemetery. M. Pe Harven. the Belgian representative who is travelling ihrongh the country with' a view of spotting land for special settlements <sf his countrymen, arrived in Clyde bn Tuesday evening last between 10 and IJ o’clock in company with Mr MoKerrow, Surveyor General, and Secretary for crown lands, having come through from Queenstown that day. ;• The following mqrniDg the party, left for Naieby.

A French gentleman viewing a cricket match at Lords, in London, asked a neighbor' to explain the difference between “gentleman” and “p’ayer,” and got the Answer : “",A ‘ gentleman ’is one who pays (or play ; a ‘ player ’ is one who plays for pay.” “Thanks,” replied the Frenchman Then that pemire tasked just now was right. He said there vsi ‘l’ of a difference.”

Ah extraordinray occurrence took place in the Port Adelaide Town Hall, on a recent Sunday evening, at the close of the religious services which were held in connection with the Seaman’s Mission A prominent mem, her of the' Salvation Army ((“Major ’’ Forbes) entered the hall, and, having walked on the platform, asked for a glass of water, which w*» supplied to him. Forbes togjt holidf(;be tambler in his left band «nd[ grasped a chair with the other. Having lifted .tba chair above his head he called upon the audience to pray while he “kept thei; light, of heaven from them ” He informed., them that they ‘ were all going to the . The affair lei to a great distarSipsft In the end Forbes was arrested and. in a cell in the Port Adelaide pojjj®» station, where he continued singing hymns until he.tfas exhausted. Forbes ha verdant looking individual called,,.uppo » Wanganui jeweller and ataie V that he had managed to accumulate, by llard labour for the past few years, «ome fifteen pounds, that he wished to invest it m something whereby he might make nspjxcy a iittle (aster and that he had con«liide3’to take spue of h»stock and peddle witlufc The Jeweller selected, what he 'tile .new pedlar, itarted on his first trip. He was gone but a few days when he returned bought Akmuch again as before, and startei orhiihebofid trip.' Again he returned and grek'tly ilfcreased his stock. He succeeded S i well aiidaccumulated so fast, that the Jeweller one day asked him how much profit he obtained on whrt he sold. “ W ell, | pilitte about live per cent.” ' The jeweller (fchdh|htthat si Very small profit, add said its much. “ Well,” said the pedlar, “ I (dtopffcrkftflw as I exactly understands about your per cent.; hut an article for which 1 .pay you a pound, I generally sell >.i In discharging the prisoners Bedman(the Wainiate coin counterfeiting case) Judge Johhsda is reported' to have said two them : --••it« Very seldom that-1 say much to persbfis who are acquitted, but nobody who jhaßljfard this trial can bat be convinced tbatdha positidn of heth of you has been ippe-Blft most perilous kind. Lhere was a ypry; strong suspicion of your having com jpßjfp*iJ'*iaareer of crime of the-most dan-gertiuf'-oharacter. 1 believe both in the vigilance and- ability of the police of the district, andT trust that this, combined with-tbe’pwoliilfoeling on ’ the subject of failure of Justice to-day, will protect society froai thh-; establishment among them of' a peak of coiners, ; who .; are about the most 4angaroua class that can exist in a commitpity.,,.! do not often talk thia way about people who have bean acquitted, but I feel perfectly Justified in doing so in the present instance.” .

One of the Invercargill papers is responaible for the following A farmer, well 'fenowa in this district, states, to show how farmlaborers in Sew Zealand have’ it all jfcheio own way, that he met to men lately whOsaid they had travelled all the way from Christchurch in search of a job, living on the goodness of settlers all along the road. They declared that although offered LI a week and found, upon principle they would not accept it, a® they were not go ng to bring down the wages, and would work for nothing leas than 22s 6d a week and found. «hey had been well treated along the road, id often had comfortable rest on the way in railway carriages. Requiring men, this ■ same farmer offered them a LI a week, but they would not accept it, and continued on their journey,