The Dunstan Times. CLDYE, FRIDAY, MAY, 28 1886, SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

Dunstan Times, Issue 1265, 28 May 1886, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLDYE, FRIDAY, MAY, 28 1886, SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

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

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

(From our Correspondents).*

Dusedut, May 26, 7.50 p.m.

No local business at Land Board yesterday. A steamer and a barque are both advertised to leave here for Kimberley diggings should sufficient inducement offer.

At Auckland yesterday a meeting shareholders of New Zealand Smelting Company resolved to wind up Company. The last crashing from Tipperary Mine produced 286 ounces gold’from 193 tons stone.

At Gisborne yesterday William Hawland was commited for trial on charge of murder.

There are forty-three entries for Dunedin Champagne Stake* of 1887. Jack won Autumn Handicap at Geraldine to day, Patrician second. I’hs inquiry into Dowling Street accident continued to-day and is not concluded. Ihe Estimates wero circulated in Wellington yesterday they do not differ much from last year. It is understood that the committee appointed to wait on the Minister of Public Works in connection with the Otago Gentral Railway have been informed by the Minister that no further information than that contained in the Financial Slaremeat can be afforded on the subject. It is rumoured to-night that Major Atkinson bomg dissatisfied with the Financial proposals of the Government will bring down a no-confidence motion, in which, will be embodied the necessity for further retrenchment in the Public Service

Sir G. Grey’s l imitation of Votes Bill was read a second time yesterday, it provides that no person shill have more thm two votes for election to House of Representatives.

London, May 2G Ormonde, the Bard, ami St Minn, were first three in English Derby. Owing to continued had weather the cricket match between Australians and Marylebone Club has been abandoned. The Oxford eleven will banquet the team when their match is played. His Imperial Majesty the Czar who is on a visit to this city was waited upon to-day by the Mayor who presented the usual offering of bread andsall accompanied by a loyal address. The address stated that the restoration of the Black Sea Fleet tended to strengthen the beluf that the Crons would shortly shine above the dome -of the Mosque of Saint Sophia at Constantinople ; the Czar in reply avoided any allusion to the subject. In consequence of the frequent collisions between the outposts on the Greek f-o-itier, the respective commanders of tne Pinkish and Greek forces have mutually agreed to withdraw their troops to the same distance from the frontier.

In the engagement with the Turks the Greek loss was 170 killed and wouu led.

Rates for parcel post to Australia will bo first pound two shillings and every subso. quenfc pound one smiling ; of which England receives threepence, the conveying companies fourpeuao. and the Colonies iivepence Sir Julius Vogel has stopped the extension of tliis service to New Zealand.

Mr Gladstone’s invitation to a meeting of the-.Liberal Early is so phrased as to exclude the Whips. It is expected that the concessions which will then bo made will not satisfy 'ho Marquis of llartington and Mr Chamberlain, but they may catch enough Radical to carry the second reading of the Irish proposals. The betrothal of Prince Oscar, of Sweden, to the Princess Louise, daughter of the Prince ot Wales, has been arranged.