The Dunstan Times. CLYDE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1885. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1226, 28 August 1885, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLYDE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1885. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Beneath the rule of wen entirely Jusw The pen is mightier that the sword.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

Dunedin’, August 27,7.30 p.m.

At yesterday’s I,and Board it was resolved to recommend the Covernment to offer section 9, block 9, I iger Hill, under Perpetual I.e>se system instead of deferred payment. In the estimates the following appeared : Otago Central, LI 50 000. Beaumont and Roxburgh bridges, LI 0.000.

Subsidy of L for L up to L 2500 for Cromwell Bridge. Lauder block, t.BOO. Road to Critfol, 1.100 Water Supply Cnffel, L2OCO. Ophi.i tail race, LIOO. Court House Opliir, Li 3.

At annual meeting of N. Z. Shipping Company at Christchurch a dividend of 6 per cent, was declared. The two Gibsons sentenced two years each at Invercargill yesterday for perjury.

Grieves’ Hotel, Blue' Spur, was de« stroyed by firemen {Monday {morning, Yesterday in House of Representatives Major Atkinson gave {notice of five resolutions, and theywill.be cons sidered toanight, they are to the effect that the Public Works expenditure for yearjsbouldjiot exceed a million. —That the East and West Coast Railway shall nofc'be’constructed tMa year. —That no-new loan be raised.—That North Island Trunk-Railway be not proceeded with further than present contracts in hand.—-That the Estimates be reduced by LBO,OOO. The discussi n will likely last some days, but very little probability of being carried. Mr Sydney Muir, who was tarred and feathered at Wellington is taking proceedings against his assailants, The prisoner Robinson has confessed that he stole the money from the Gotham Rank. He states that ha broke open the drawers of the safe with a chisel and abstracted the contents. He then hired a cab and went to Brighton Beach, where he buried the money in the sand. The police this morning searched the spot indicated and recovered the buried money with the exception of JL2OO which is <till unaccounted'(for. Robinson was to day brought up at’the Police Court and remanded for a week.

News is to hand from Moresby Island of an outrage committed by the returned Island laborers. It is reported that two whiteraen were attacked and killed by some natives who had recently returned to the Island from Australia.

London, August 26. The demobilisation of the Army Reserve has ben commen-ed in accord-

ance with the announcerae t recently made by the Secretary for War. The ‘ Daily News ’ states that the Italian flag has been hoisted at Port Johns, on the east coast of Africa, to the northward of Zanzibar.

Mr Parnell addressed a large public meeting at uublin last night. lathe coarse of his speech he stated that he was confident of winning Irish independence next session, and added t tat it was resolved to impose upon future candidates for Parliament a pledge of unswerving obedience to the chief of the National party. The Czarewitch, accompanied by the grand Duke Alexis, arrived at Kemsir to day, and met the Emperor and Em press of Austria. The meeting was of the most cordial character, • the Emperor and Empress warmly embracing the young Priuce. The steamer Tuna (sia) bound from Shields to Napier, ran ashore near here, and is expected to become a

total wreck. The ciew have alia i dotted the vessel and landed here,

The Russian proposals relative

to the occupancy of the Znlfikar Pass have been submitted to the Ameer.