The Dunstan Times. Beneath the rule of men entirely just The pen is mightier that the sword. CLYDE, FRIDAY, NOV. 27, 1885. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1239, 27 November 1885, Page 2

The Dunstan Times. Beneath the rule of men entirely just The pen is mightier that the sword. CLYDE, FRIDAY, NOV. 27, 1885. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[BY BL'JOI’RtC riSLEGRAPH.]

(F. om our Correspondents),

Fuseoin, November 26, 7.35 p.m,

There was a big crowd at the Agrimlt tral Show today, and the wea'her was glorious, In . point ot quality (he show is ■ihead of previous years,.the executive of the association being detei mined to' make the show attractive in every wav.

a lull eug'li portrait, of Mr James Ma can drew was present i io th« University last ni r ht amidst much speechifying. . I he horses Hermit ge, Tasmania, Talebearer, Fusil.ide, Leon, aiid others have arrived in Duntdiu’lor uvS^b’prlhg

•Meeting, j No scratching* are made in connection wi h.Bpri g Meeting. l-ochialj , s Kusiiade,. and ’ Derringer are scratched.for Auckland. Oll|> *. , • i 'l’he profits of the recent Canterbury : mtetmg were V Seitlei at Winton named William Pota m wis killed yesterday by the ca riling of hU dray. ’ -• 1 -I J ho Barnes was yesterday elected Tinp lied Tire war W‘ I .and Board btiainess of local ’ iu« r terest. ,V’

London, N oyera 1 , er 24. . ..The jwooUal®* uumnt*ia an upward tendency. Ihe British G V'Tnraent have de* sided to annex Hurniiih, Novem'ner 25. King AlpKonso, «f rpairi,’ died 'today fro 1" dysentery. ' .. -i ,ord Knild -Ifill • Churchill was do feated for Birmingham. .An iiltioial despatch received from the-apat of war announces that the Servian fmces under King Milan yes-, ♦eiylay made an attuCij upon the on*, tivnchor position held' by the’ Bnlgai ians in the vicinity of the Dragdo man.Pass, A severe engagement enKiied, resulting, after several hours hud fi 'bring, in the Servi ns being repulsed and. being compelled to retire upon Zri ruk and Tun, Following n|> the.ijefeat of the Servians yesterday Prince Uexand r occupied the "•wit of Z trilirok, causing the division of the >e \iu i nrrav which had retired I hereon to retren fur'her to Pirot, a to ' u a* s -me./little distance 'O ihe -Nor'Ji West ot, Zivi’u-ok. it's announced that- Bosnia has propos d to th« '-rent Powers that . the-* hj 1 11 te yene with a view to pn ting a atop ro hostilities. . Tel 'grams limn the seat of war announce tout the Servian troops' liave evaewued Bulgaria.', > < 1h ■ *.Tiines* in ,an article thi * niori. in' airiiou- ces that it is, probable that King Milan will abdicate, and that Austria will occupy Servia. The nervians are retiring to the front er,'there to await the arrival of the secdiid reserve which is being culled out.

Ihe Bulgarians have succeeded in diiving the Servians across the frontier, a panic ensued amongst the l itter, and they are retreating upo i Nislii

Ai ling in accordance with the requests of the Pol-te and Russian Government, the Powers proposed an. armistice to King Milan, to which he a .ieed, he further offers to conclude a peace with Bulgaria, but Prince a lex.nid-i declines ro listen to any overtu- es until district around Widden is evacuated by the.Servians, and an indeninity fixed upon .as compensir tiou' for'>the violation > ot Bulgarian leriitoiy. * ■

,1 he .'lerviaiu fd ees ni ide an attack on Widden to-day hut, were repulsed.

Mr Sp-mce H. Thrton waa elected Mayor of Cromwell ,oa Wednesilay last by a mnj.irity of 13. .» - T i? quarterly meeting of the Committee of hr, Huustan Licensing District will be hrhl in the Resilient Magistrate’s Court* house, Clyde, on Thursday, 10th December at noon. .. ■' -■ ■ •

By advertisement in another column it 1 will b“ Keen that Mias Georgia S oithson, | the great female Maocabe, (with an entirely new cc myany). .af’er a mos- encoessfnl tonr thjropgh the colonies, will appear at Alex••ndra on Niwtmiicr 30 and December 4, and at Clyde on Sitnulay, Dec- mber 6. By advertisements in another column it will be seen that shearing.will commence et Ida Valley Station on the 9 hj December aud at Mor.-ern Hills on December 10. Ws are informed that the Rev. Mr’ Clin, ton, who it leaving the district, has been •pp inted t) the cure of jMilton. We are highly pie ised at this, and ,j > n wLh Mr Ctmlon’s many friends and admirers in hoping that the change wi'l be for the better. Mr Clinton, we learn, leaves Clyde on Wednesday, the 30th December, if possible. The Rev. Mr Martin succeed* Mr Clinton in the parish of Dunstan, which includes Clyde, Cromwell, and Blanks. As will he seen elsewhere, the cricket match between 0 yde and Oiomwoll turned out a >i ost ei j >yable and exciting game, Clyde sejtuihy te victory i.y only 1 17 rone. Ai other match was da p aye 1 at Clyde on • he aa e d. to lie. warn the junior on n> of Alexandra amt Clyde, this an-o res'u tie- in a win for the Uly e lioys hy one Yuh and two wickets to sua. e. We believe that this ■a i ha fir.it time on rccordthattwo separate m ilcUes have been playe I hj re in the one • lay, an :, (ju te naturally,* there Was a good deal of'exciiement as to tho results. V\ e cm gram late I'Otn seniors and ju dors on lueir ou'do victory over the Strong teams tbac weie pi ten against them. 1 he o .u.raot for the erection of a school, le use and residence at Cambrians was hj 6 some time ago, Mr Clark, of\Palmeis or, securing the job Ho has not yet put in »u appearance, tint is-expectel daily, aa the builuinga have to be finished about the middle of January. Mr Inspector Goyen examned the Cumbrians School on the 17 th dost. Tho general report aa regards disoip ine, etc., is of a ve y favourable nature, ami the„ p reentage of iiusßes 75, which, considering' the short time Mr Bea ti? his been in charge and other eurronn ing circumstances, is a very good ■ report indeed, and ,giyss promise of a high percentage should the present teat her remain another year. By the way, i, is .beloved that Mr.Boittto is a native, or nearly go, of Alexandra South, “ The Manuheiitia ” of early days on the goldfields, so no donht many did fiionds and achoohuates will be gla 1 to hoar-01-his success so far in , th*line of life ha has chosen, * '

~ .Professor Ujrioh visit* 1 Blacks last weak and inspected the new reef discovery there and the'geology <>f the neighbourhood. He r was to express a favourable opinidb,of there prospects, and also of the 1 deep lead at .Blacks No. 3, which he com* pared to situations in Victoria. His report will be looked for with m'eieat. M f Gordon, Inspector of Mines, also made a call on his way down co'untry.'and viewed the reef and the drainage channel workings on Saturday. . The. Ida 1 Valley -Putilio School was. ex* amiaed on the 2«th inst. by Mr Inspector Goyen. Ont of a rail number of 39 child* ren but 24 put in an ap;>earanre, showing 'bow extremely careless Ida Valley parents are tor. the education of . their ch hires. In«peotor Goyen reports :• -Percentage of passes, 70 ; tone and attention of school, .goo .. Mr O. Nutdson attendol as repre* •eutative of School Committee. We have before us the last number of Messrs J. Kennedy Macdonald and Co,, Wellington, Lmded Property Guide, which shon d commend itself to investors in and tellers of landed estate as a publication of special merit." The Guide is Rent free each month-to any part of the Colony by parties -forwarding! their names and addresses to the publishers,- Messrs J. Kennedy Macdonald and Co., Auctioneers, Wellington. An lowa man whose well lately caved in contrived to make the authorities suspect fiat he bad raui dore I a man and put his body si the bottom of the well, ami took things easy at the gaol while they ting his well out fir him. He now talks of suing the town for false imprisonment. A piece of evidence in a U e breach of p o mao cose was a cuff with an off-r of marria.-e written oi it. One ni;ht while the def.hlanv was holding the plaintiff's hand, w iiap ning fervi I wonls, ha p >ppa I the question in manuscriot on the sin >otn linen of he.-wrist, Sle was aeoti ne'itally shrewd to keep the article out of the wash and now it is of practical value. As per a I ertissiu- nc it will be ohse‘ ved 'that Mr Michelson, of the New Hebrides mission, is to visit this district and lemur? at Ahxandraon Tuesday evening, I t December, and at Civde on We lneslay, 2ud Oioember, Mr Michelson is kno.tu to a oood many of the resi tents in this dis rict, , having laboured heie io- a short ti "e some years am • efo e he entered the missiou field. He will be aicompamal by one of the natives of the Is ands, an i he also brings witn him some curios from there, which he will show to those who attend the meetings. The' best periodical f>r ladi s to taka monthly a id from wh ch they will receive 'he greatest benefit is American Hup Bitters. i The yin about the r>uke of Edinburgh and his hop pick- r-, which went the round ... 1 of he papers some time a.o, appca.s to bd' a Yankee perversion of the truth. nesLnedl to r* fleer, u iou the character of a member of i 'the ft iy.d F-.mily. Cue true story, as we • get it from a H one paper, rea Is very differ* • ently Whei hop pick:ng was,finished on the Duke of E liabnrgh’-a estate, the newly. I. appointed manager : proposed plying at the • rate of Is a basket This offer create ! an- f uproar, and ihe pickers proceeded in a holy . f . to the royal mansion toaee the Duke, who k came out and heard thier grievance. His Koyal Highness asked at what rate bis neighbours pai >, He. was informed that,it wag Is 3<ia b.-ket. “ Well.” said his Royal Highness “ 1 will give you Is 61,” The r Crowd raised enthusiastic cheers, and afterwards went to Ashford, singing “ God save t the Queen." . The pilice have made a raid on the restaurants and houses of ill-f me in Anck* r lam! suspected of riy grog selling with the result that five offenders were caupht ' tripping. The licensed victuallers are assisting in the prosecution.

The Melbourne * Argus * has the follow* ing 14 A grotesque form of hero worship has afflicted the inhabitants of St. Louis in tho United States. They seem actually proud of the man Maxwell, who was ieoemly arrested in Auckland, charged with the diabolical murder of his friend Preller. He held a reception recently at the office of the Chief of Police, when the m-ist p eminent citizens, politicoes, &of the town eagerly fl eked to see him and obtain an introduction. The local photographers find that there is a better sale for his portrait than for those of the professional beauties of the hour.”

When Joseph Bland was arrested in Melbourne last week the lum of L 43 wag found

in him. together with a quantity ot expensive jowell-ry. When taken into cue ody »y Defective Bain he was in a huh class hoar hng establishment in Enc Mel’mar no in company with a young w.-man who had accom nnied him fro n New Zealand T.ie Ge ran contacts Abut ms has arrive! at Co (k ow , bringing an Hnalish trxdvr nain id Tho nis Smith where he oal been co ra m iking an I prospuc ing, tlis mite a man name! Ci uphill, was barronsly murdered by he Naives, a ! so i Native boy in his o nploy ne it. on 1 1 > Jl it September Camp 'i ll’s body was plao don the sapeadryin • Kn-iu a.d tle vh >1) sjo on fire an I coosa ml. Pnev <lnv..»p«i t (i e Native boy. S ni'.h, wlO is si Fari i; fm n fever, an lis in a very low uni, i< ;j bo sent on 'o Sy ’ney

Holloway's Pills a v d Oi'Tmkvt.— Rnemuausin and Gout. Ihes; puiifyinj; and soothing reme dtgtrve the earnest atte dion of all poisons liable to gout ciatica or other painful aff ctions of the muscles nerves or jun-a Tue Oimraent sh .nl ■be apple 1 after the atfeoted pirts have i>eea patiently fomented with wa'-m water, when the unguent should ho diligently rubbed j npm iho adj ioent shin, unle-s the fi i :tlon ] causes pain. Hoi oway’s Pills should ha j simultaneo isiy taken to diminish pain remce tnfla nation, an I purify the burn I 1 This treatment abates the violence, and I lessens the fre.pen ly of gout, rheum »tis u, 'all spasmodic diseases wn ch sprids ‘from . hereditary, predis maitim or from any acoi- , dental weakness of oonsii ution. The XjxnV' • in nt ohepks the local malady, the Pills tenure vital power. „ Mothers witu sickly, fiv\suh nnninu children. Will cure the • hji.r an I benefit iham* j by Hop Bitters