The Dunstan Times. CLYDE, FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 1885. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1230, 25 September 1885, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLYDE, FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 1885. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Beneath the rale of men entirely just The pen is mightier than the sword.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

(From our Correspondents).

Dunedin, September 24,7.30 p.m. The lion. Mr Larnacb has suffered a relapse and is again seriously ill. The Premier is expected in Dunedin to-morrow.

The half yearly district meeting of Forresters was held in Dunedin yesterday. The financial reports which were favourable were adopted.

The 1 emperance Congress now sitting at Wellington had a monster demonstration yesteiday. The Land Board yestoiday reduced the upset rents of a great many runs in Otago, as they could not be let at former mbs.

Mr Waters yesterday brought up at Wellington, charged with perjury in the tarring case was remanded. The Hat of prize!alters at Wellington Exhibition is published. Dunedin takes a fair share of prizes.

The railwav returns for the four weeks shows a decrease of over four thousand pounds compared with corresponding period last year. Hanlan is scratched lor all engagements at Christchurch meeting.

New South Wales has decided to subsidise Frisco Wail service to extent of seven thousand.

It is again asserted that Mr Buckley will retire from the Ministry and recent events again give colour to tha tumour. It is also reported that Mr Garrick was offered and declined a portfolio. Kobinson, for the Hotham Bank robbery, was only sentenced for twelve months. ■ ■

Smallpox has appeared at Ranwick, and the family placed in quarantine. Prospectors just arrived from the King Country report that the country round Te Kuti is gold bearing and that there are payable alluvial deposits in the bed of the Waipa River.

London, Pept. 22. Telegraphic advices from Palermo report the ex stance of considerable disorder in Sicily consequent upon the town resisting contact with the exterior. In order to allow country inhabitants to enter towns without molestation, bodies of troops have been posted at all railway stations to maintain order

The Spanish Premier expresses the opinion that the admissions of Spain regarding the unclaimed islands of the Caroline Group would be fatal to their demands concerning them. The * Times’ of this morning states that Russia and Austria are in favor of appointing a conference to settle the Roumelian question.

tt also announces that the Russian Government will re pi ire the deposition of Prince Alexander from the Throne of Bulgaria.

There is a semi-panic on the exchange consequent on political uneasiness, caused by the recent revolua tion in Eastern Roumelia.

The * North German Gazette’ has an article to-*day upon the action of

Koumelia in revolting and declaring in favour of union with Bulgaria The writer of the article dwells at considerble length upon the illegality of the recent revolution and its recognition of the ruling prince of Bulgaria. Roumelia, Greece and Servia are mobilising. The latter country will probably occupy Macedonia.