CLYDE, FRIDAY, APRIL 10. 1885.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1206, 10 April 1885, Page 2

CLYDE, FRIDAY, APRIL 10. 1885.

The reply of the Russian Government to the memorandum of Earl Oranville, date 1 Ifith March, has been under the consideration of the British Cabinet. It is believed the answer of M. de triers is not ofa satisfactory naiue, an I that further n-gotiaiions are necessary before the Russo-Afghan frontier question can be settled.

Ten or twelve days ago that most delicate of ope: atlons, the removing of a woman’s breast f.r cancer, was successfully performed in the Duusran Hospital by 1)r Lewis, Resident Surgeon, and Dr Stackpoolo, of Cromwell, honorary surgeon. The patient has entirely recover, d, and is now attending to her ordinary duties :.t home. What has at length become an intolerable nuisance demands attention at the hands of some of the powers that be. We allude to the herds of cattle and mobs of horses that are allowed to ro.ni the town boi.h nigot. and day without let or hindrance. Most of the animals are half starved wretched beasts, and anything that comes in their way is either eaten or destroyed,as if in pure want..ness by them, fences are but little heck to them, whilst tor gates they eith r horn them down o'lift them off the hinges, and then entering the enclousures, eat up everyth ng that >s green, break down fruit and forest trees, and do o her damage. We can fully understand the value of a cow to many a household, and vice ve<-na how 'reply the loan would bo if derived of it. but we hold this value should not be obtained at the xiense of others, and if it i» either necessary or desirable, or profitable, or both, to keep a cow, the owner should take every precaution against it being obtained at the expense of Ids neighbours. We hope this will have the effect of lessening, it not pu: ting an end to thenuismce.

Ada Mantua has supplied us with names and ad uSses of the principal winners in her last con nltatnm on the Autumn Handicap:-l»t., L 360 nett, to a station ban on Ida Valley Station, Otago. ; 2nd., LlB > nett, to a well known farner. Milton O ago ; 3rd., Ll2O nett, a we)'-known consult di nist, Christchurch. Also names «nd addresses of gent 1 * who were on the cgmmittee. W e notice the Press was represented, and the other gentlemen weie tr riesneople ot good standing and reoute. The programme for the Provincial 11 an ' • can (Queen’s Birthday meeting) at Dunedin, 6000 members, is now open. (See A'L t). Rob Roy, the Lawrence consultationist, appears again before the public on the Birthday Handicap, to lie run for in Dune- ■ 'in on the 23rd May next. On his last venture, the Autumn Handicap, Rob Roy informs us that the first two prizes went to Blacks, the third to Lawrence; and that residents of the district, of whom more than 50 were present at the drawing, are highly pleased with the straightforward and honest manner he conducted the whole affair:

At the late Auckland Autumn race meeting a Mr Marshall pretty nearly scooped the pool, as the Yankee’s w**uld say, his team-of horses having carried off seven out of twelve events, with 1-900 prise money, the other live events only carried L3SO prise money. At the meeting, on the Shortr race, there were 839 investors on the totalisator with 3on the winner, they accordingly got a dividend of L 251 16* each. On the Free Handicap the dividend was LI9. The Hon Mrßal!anoe, Minister of Lands, accompanied by Mr McKerrow, Surveyorgeneral, is is understood is to he the next Minister to m ke a tour of the Son'll Island. The duties of these gentlemen will be to inspect the land already thrown open, and tdat which is to be thrown open for settlement.

A sad fatality happened recently daring a rifle practice at Williamstown (Victoria). About 600 men were at the butts firing in squads. The squad of which the deceased (riemetrins Oerashe) formed one was un-’er Sergeant-major Wallace, at the No. 7 mound and 300vds r nge. When it was Gerashe’s tom to fire he left the ranks and stood to the right of the squad anti the left of the commanding officer, and was about to step to the mound when he was struck by a ballet and made a.short gasp. His comrades knew nothing of the occurrence until Sergeant major Wallace noticed a small hole in his uniform on the right side, on a line with his belt. Deceased did not. speak nor move while Sergeant-major Wallace supported him. The ball was evidently discharged by accident from the rifle of some man at a mound further to the rear, hut to one side, as the hall was going in a direction across the butts, and not at a target. Ho had been married barely a year.

The Pall Mall Gazette writes : “ Prince Bismarck’s faithful fop wer in all thinvs relating to the expansion of the German Empire, the KS'nise' e Zdtnng. publishes a long statistical article, carefully 'rawn no from English official accounts, from which it appears that 5 per cent, of all foreign podu-tg imported into England are a.-nt on without having undergone any change or improvement after their anival in England. They are simoly passed on to Germany and other countries tecanse their is no in a k*t for them in England, The Ko'ni-cbe Zeitnng. de«i'ons of seeming for Germany the advantages of the -li eet importation of such goods, points out that the only remedy for the present state of things is to estahlish a snhven'ioned line of steamers, providing direct communication with German colonies and Transatlantic countries in general, by which the nation might save 1,25,000 a day, which at present is paid to England for doing business for Germany which tliat country might just as well take in hand herself.”

The newest and most wonderful telephone m existence is of American origin, and ia extremely simple. Neither magnetism nor elec lici y is employed, and the diaphragm appears to be only plaited woo l shavings, ' small box of walnut vvood.abou' 7in high, 7iu broad, and Sin deep, was all the “ iu“ st'ument” that w>s apparent. Three alight taps with the finger-nail on the box brings a responsive series of raps from.the other end of the wire ha;f a mile away. Then the talking begins, and by his system there is no need of a boll or tube >o hj .Id to the ear. Apparently there is nothing but the little 7iu box, into which words are -poken at ordinary conversation pitch, but at the other end they Come out in great.y increased volume—in fact, the whisper becomes a shout I It ia posable that this novel inven tion m iv iea l to a revolution iu telepuouing tor short distances.

An unfortunate affiir (says the H me News) has happened in connection with the strict precuutious which are now taken eve y where against dynamite att cks. Last Sunday night Private B >tham, of the Shropshire Infantry, was standing sentry over the Gun Cotton Magazine, when a figure suddenly appeared round the corner. He challenged it three times, and receiving no answer, • rou lit his bayonet, and lunged. The man, who fell mortally wound- d in ihe heart, turned out to be a comrade called B indley, of the same iegim«ut, who was on excellent terms with the sentry and hid stolen out. for the purpose of plaj-iug turn a practical joke. H.-iudley has paid the penalty of his folly with his life, ano i is to be regrc.tied that Botham was even formally onliged to appear before a magistrate. A tremendous responsibility rested upon him, and bo was only executing orders with fi telity. In cases of this kind the law is very vague, and perhaps the Woolwich affair will suggest a remedy. Bur. the jury marked their sense of Borbam’s con .net by commending him for carymg out his duty. Ilia lomluct will certainly not encourage the dyuamitards.

“ I wonder whether the leitei from the Liverpool schouliioy, addressed to Prince Victor on attaining his majority,” writes a Correspondent, •* was a genuine document. I ra her mistrust that sentence, for what would England’s history be to us English boys without its kings and queens V It s.ems to have the smack of iho schoolmaster rather than ot ihe schoolboy ; ihtne is too much soap in it. It is always difficult to get at tue back of a boys m.u i, aud he is especially di-inelined to entrust it to paper. One scuoulboy’a letter shown to me by Harriet Manineau (after her recovery from that illness which has lately formed the su ject of so much newspaper controversy), had, however th i stamp of authenticity ou it, it was so simple anil so selfish •My dear Miss Martineau, —I hear you are very iIL I hope you may get belter, but if not, I do hope that some of your family will finish ‘ The Ci often boys,’ iu which I am very interested. Use American Co.’* Hop Bitter* once and you will use no other medicit e. Teit it. Take no other. Be sure and read.