CLYDE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1886. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS;

Dunstan Times, Issue 1246, 15 January 1886, Page 2

CLYDE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1886. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS;

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

(From our Correspondents).

Dunedin, January 14, 7.35 p.m,

At Land Board yesterday, the following applications to capitalise were approved ot :—Patrick Ormond, of Teviot, and William Brown of Lean* iug Kock district, A photo of the severed hand bis been re-copied at Waivarapa as a copy of the hand of a lady who died there in November. The body of the lady is to be exhumed.

Melbourne Seamen’s Union have

resolved to give shipowners 24 hoaia notice ot the intention ot the members of the Union to strike work, the strike will probably affect fiO steamers. The Union have received an answer from the JNew Zealand Seaman’s Union, declining to co-opprats, pending the receipt of further information from the Victoria Union. The New South Wales Seaman's Unfon has espoused the cause of Melbourne wharf laborers, and the steamer Cheviot is in conse* quence unable tOjShip. a cre>y, ( . Received Japiiary A At Melbourne, the men 'on' -board the Waihora, ,join*d the Seamen’s Union en masse on the arrival of the vessel here. ~Thd .Stewards. and cflphs Union held a meeting yesterday, and it was resolved to join the strike. Another, greatJine broke outthiu, afternoon in Jones , and .Co.’s bonded stores, Sandridge, at-originated near the debris of the recent conflagration. The damage is not yet ascertained- . The search party which has been endeavoring to find the traces of the missing men at Clifton Hills, N.S.W., reports having discovered two jhor.e bodies, making a, total ,ot .five.. Four more men are still to be accounted for. . ... i ' London January 13 Intelligence from Mondalay announces that the Bullish successfully carried the Dacoifc position at Sagaing killing 60 of the enemy, and wounding a cousidexuble number. ‘ ’ | The German Squadron is under orders to proceed to Samoa, and it is probable that steps will be taken jo appoint Tamaessia, king of the Island. An outbreak of Phylloxera is re-, ported from the Cape.' It is currently reported that the , Government intend to buy out the Irish Land Lords.

In the K. M. Court, Clyde, on Thursday last, two men who are engaged rabbiting on Galloway Station, were summoned for having a number of s um egistered dogs in their possession, 17 and 20 respectively. By a mistake, the registrar of dogs was not in attendance. The men, however, pleaded guilty to having one dog each unregistered, for which a fine of 5a each and coats L2 13s 6d were inflicted. Another similar case was adjourned till the next court day, neither the defendant or the registrar being in attendance.

A large and influential meeting was held at Mclntosh’s Blacks Hotel, Ophir, on Wednesday afternoon last to consider a proposition by Mr W. Green to place his new reef discovery in, the market as a limited liability company. Mr G. Fache, who was acting as Mr Green’s agent, after explaining generally the objects of the meet, ing as stated above, said, the ground held by Mr Green was 800 ft x COOit, about II acres, and.that Mr Green was willing to Dame xor jjiouei oi wmuu no would require LIOOO cash, to be paid out of calls or dividends as the case might be, within 6 monihs from the-floating of the company, and the balance in paid up scrip. He then dealt with the nature, of the discovery, which he described as a deposit of decomposed schist roek of a whitish blue color, traversed by quartz veins, the whole about 30ft wide on Hie surface, and said, from prospects taken from the surface to & depth of about 20ft, it was proved to contain gold in payable quantities, and as the walls on either side were well defined, one, indeed, being a solid quartz seam, known as the Captain’s Keef, he fefi, assured that at a depth when the walls came nearer together, a solid mass of stone would tie discovered, from which no end of gold would be obtained. He explained that Mr Grecni feeling himself physically unequal to the labour of conducting the working of an affair which was hound to be of no small dimensions, was the chief reason of him placing it before the public. A somewhat dasuicory conversation ensued, during which M r Green said, through so many who had visited the discovery having expressed themselves as desirous of taking an he had i»keu the step,, but if there was any objections to bis proposal, he would withdraw it and work it privately. Eventually the meeting broke up, nothing definite havs ing been done. . ; ,

A strike amongst the wages mea working for some o£ the large companies at Tinkers has occurred since the holidays. Frond what we can learn, the expense of working these claims is increasing year by year; while the amount of gold'getiing is on the decline, and some of the olaimholdors intimated that in future the wages would bo nine shillings per day in place of tea shillings previously given. This was refused by the Hum, and in consequence soihe of the claims arc lying idle. Some, however, have given way to the demano’s of tho men, it is thought others will soon have to followl Hitherto the wages men and claim holders of Tinkers have worked in the greatest possible harmony, and it will he a great pity if the difference between them is not soon sirranged, and the old good feeling restored. A slight demonstration was got up by the meu, some efligios were burned, and other evidences of temper were displayed,- which we think is much to be deplored, as to our mind any such acts are the more likely to make the claim holders stick out than' to give way. ‘

A feeling in favor of presenting Mr Pyke with a testimonial ia gaining ground throughout hia constituents. We shall bo very pleased insofar as in us lies of giving our every encouragement to such a movement, and we wish the promoters every success. '

A decided change in the weather has taken place lately, a few jnost welcome showers having fallen. We are afraid, however, that sufficient has not fallen to do any material good to our farmer and grazier f. lends.

Mr J. 0. Brown, &L H. R., for Tnapeka, hj evidently in lacks way, a week or two 1 since he received At the hands of his grate- : ful constituents a douceur in the shape of a purse of L 250, apd now we see that the Government reward him for past faithful services with a seat on the Waste Land Board. The “ Daily Times” in a sub-leader on the subject, says.— M The appointment adds another to the list of those in defensible—we bad almost written disgraceful—politi«fl appointments- which have, under the -present htgime ) be*n So pnmerougi ’’Fol'lowing bit" this appointment Of Mr J. M‘Kenzie, recognised at the time by all impartial minds as purely and entirely tWrewardof political support given to the. Premier , and. his colleagues, this second utterly indefensible selection is certain to'damage the political reputation of the Premier,moat seriously in the eyes of his constituents and of the great mass of the electors in this Provincial district. It is almobt beyond credence that the Government should regard a body like the Waste Lands Board ;-Ha body which has to perform the most important duty of administering the Land Act of the Colony, and therefore Of dealing with large areas of the public estate —it is, we say, almost beyond credence that the Government should regard an important body likelthis aa useful solely for the purpose of exercising political patronage. . But ao it apparently is. We have written strongly on this matter, but not more strongly than the action of the Go- , vernment warrants. ■lt is,high time that a check should he put {upon the disposal of important , public positions without any regard being paid to the fitness or otherwise of the favored recipients, and we are but doing our duty ih directing public attention to the sins of the present Government i in this respect.”

Mr Rivers’ Don Jose, on tha second day of the Lake Comity races, the 9:h inst., carried off the Lake County Jockey Club Handicap of 75 sovs, carrying 7st 121b ; Violin, with 9st 101b, second ; and Blackham’s Pack, Bst 31b, third ; also the Flying Handicap of 30 sovs, carrying 7st 121b ; White’s Jealousy, fist 51b, second ; and Blaokham’s Solitude, with 7st 31bs, third. At the last meeting of tho Lake Connty Council, Mr 3. P. Boult, the County Clerk, tendered his resignation, which was accepted.

Mi David Howell, of Mt, Pina, succeeds Mr H. Tobin as member for Clutba Riding in the Vincent County Council. The Council is now, we see, represented by three pastoral tenants, three storekeepers, and two farmers. Why the mining interest remains unrepresented we cannot say, and cannot but think it a great pity that the in terest has not a seat and representative at the Board, It wore well that the mining "interest should look into this. In a case heard before the R.Vf. at Cromwell, Police v. Cum Goon Wah and Oo„ for a breach of the Licensing Act, Mr Wilson, wao anpearo i ior tne oetenaant. said it was a fact that almost without exception every storekeeper throughout the district was selling drink in retail quantities, and his client, not knowing better, had but followed suit. The Magistrate quite concurred in Mr Wilson’s remarks, and said he had no doubt that a large quantity of liquor in lesser quantities than two gallons were s >ld by wholesale licensees. He would inflict the mitigated penalty of L 5 and coats.

Wa have received from tho Government Printer a copy of the “Land Act, 1885” in pamphlet form, with a preface of the principal provisions relating to settlement. The Act is a consolidation of all Acts and Ordinances hitherto passed, and repeals same, consequently, for the future all dealings in land have to be in accordance therewith. The publication of the Act and its preface in the handy form of a pamphlet is ■to bring prominently before intending settlers the .manner of obtaining Crown Lands on deferred payments or perpetual leases in special settlements and in small grazing runs. AVe would recommend all persons, whether owners or ocoupieis, to obtain a copy, as a perusal of its contents could not but be useful.

A pamphlet giving the uses of carbolic acid for farmers, agriculturalists, and horticulturists, compiled by P. C. Calvert and Co., the original manufacturers, has been received by us. It is well worth perusing by all farmers.

Some years ago a clever journalist; of New York amused himself slyly by making fun of a good natured shoemaker. Wherever a list of names appeared in the morning paper behold tho shoemaker’s among them whether it was a reception at Mrs Astor’s or a dog fight at H oboken. The shoemaker at that time had a little shop in a cellar up town, fie has. bow a large establishment down town, is a promising politician, and his name is known ail over New York. He was shrewd enough to take the fun in good part and to go about as much as possible, so as to give some semblance of truth to the journalist’s joke. The Albury correspondent of the Melbourne Argus writes to the effect that an extraordinary affair took place at 1 o’clock on New Year’s morning at Tumbnrumba. A largo number- of the townspeople had been parading the town “ seeing the old year out ” in the usual festive fashion. After visiting the different stores, etc., the party stopped outside the Commercial Bank. Mr Hinder, the manager of the bank, came out and ordered them off, and discharged one barrel of a revolver amongst the crowd. No alarm was created by this, as it was supposed that tha revolver wsc only loaded with powder. Mr Hinder, however, fired two more shots, and the bnllet from the last barrel fired entered the back of a yonng man named Wolf, who is not expected to recover. Medical assistance was obtained, but the bullet had not been extracted when tho correspondent wrote. Wolf’s depositions were taken, and Mr Hinder was arrested.;

An English working man, just past middle age, found that his pipe, which tor many years had been a great comfort to him, was beginning to seriously affect his nerves. Before giving it up, however, he determined to find out if there was no way by which he might continue to smoke without feeling its effects to an injurious extent. He,/accordingly wrote to a medical journal, and was recommended to fill the bowl of his pipe one-third full of table salt and pres#*'' the tobacco down on it, as in ordinary" smoking. The result was very satisfactory. During the process of smoking, the salt solidifies, and also remains porous, and when the hardened lump ia removed at the end of tho day’s smoking it is found to have absorbed so much of tho oil of tobacco as to be deeply discolored. The salt should he renewed daily. , When Mr Andrew Young, of Wellington, now one of its wealthiest citizens, was ..a driving one of Cobb’s coaches somewhere in the wilds of Otago a few years age, he ' chanced to drive up against the late; Mr Anthony Trollope, then on his travels. The place where the coach met Mr Trollope’s carriage was m the middle of a narrow cutting where there was ho room to pass. The novelist alighted from his trap, and with withering scorn addressed the coachman ordering him to back his horses to let his own trap pass. “If you don’t back out of my way in three seconds,” replied Andrew, “ I will drive my coach and passengers right over you and your rattletrap of a one-hoss shay. “ Sir,” exclaimed the ferocious novelist, “do you know who lam?” “ No, 1 don’t; who the d—l are you ! ” said Andrew. “My name, sir,” replied the great novelist, impressively, “ my name sir, is Anthony Trollope.” “ Yes, I knew it was some darned fool or other like that,” said Andrew. “ Well, Mr Trollope, my name is Andrew Young, and 1 give you just one second more, and if you dou’t back out of this cutting, we’ll see your name bn a tombstone.” Mr Trollope for once met his match, and, without any more attempts ’ at bounce, he quietly backed out of the difficulty, and very wisely said nothing about it in his book of travels. The blacks in various parts of Australia are preparing for a wet season. On the Bokaira and Biree rivers all the males avo busy constructing canoes, and, as far as they can, laying in stocks of provisions, -in view of “ Big fellow flood came along ; swim everywhere.” The blacks at Bourke are making similar preparations. Tie native tabes around Townsville have re- , moved their mia-mias from the low grounds , to the hills, and are storing half-roasted I food for times of scarcity.

At Mndgee, N.S.W., Mary Scanlan, 12 years of ago, was bitten by a black snake on the little linger of the right hand. She called her sis'er Elizi, only 10 years old, to chop the linger off. The brave girl did not flinch, though her sister made several attempts before she succeeded in severing linger. When they reached home tbefather cut off the. jagged vritU u, xauof ttuvl dressed the wound.

Edmond About, tho French journalist, used to tell a charming story which was quite untrue, of a “ man with a broken ear.” A true story, charming as to oua of itsj incidents and painful as to another comes from Vienna of a girl with a broken ear. She applied at a hospital and complained that she had suddenly become deaf. Being urged to give particulars, she said that her sweetheart, who had been' long absent from her on a journey, on his return had pressed his lips to her ear and kissed her with considerable ardor. Her hearing was gone from that moment. An examination of the ear that had been kissed showed that the tympanum was ruptured.

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