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

Dunstan Times, Issue 1273, 23 July 1886, Page 2

The Dunstan Times

CLDYE, FRIDAY, JULY 28,1886 SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Beneath the rule of men entirely Jusi The pen is mightier that the aword.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

(From oar Correspondents).

DoN£tK3, July 22, 7 23 p.m,

At tlio Lan 1 Board yesterday James Leslie applied io purchase section in Kawaiuu district. Consideration cleiei ied iov a week.

'Jiie applications of John Mcncieiff, of Kawarau. and James McArthur, of

Leaning Hock, for rural land on deferred payment, were approved. '1 ho barque Chasca, which it was thought had met with some mishap, has put into Sydney harbor. A man named Jas Bloomfield was found dead near his house near Pine Hill on Tuesday night. Captain Kelly the oldest pilot at the Heads, is dead.

Canard, Faugh«aPallagh, and Michael Scott, were the first three in the Grand National Steeplechase run to-day at Christchurch. Secretary won Maiden Plate; Lounger the Hunters’ Hurdles; and Victor the Tally Ho Handicap. A sad fatality occurred at Kawarau Gorge last night. Alexander Cameron was working in a tunnel when it col lapsed completely burying him. A boy aged 12 years, named Hansen, was with him and there is no hope that the latter will be saved. Willing hands were promptly at the work of rescue, and although Cameron’s body has been reached more than once additional slips have prevented it being extricated He is known to be dead, but the boy may be further in the tunnel, and yet alive, although that is very doubtful. Relays of raen are sciil at work endeavouring to effect the child’s rescue. Mr Pyke has been absent from his seat in the House owing to ill-health. London, July 20, It is announced that the Marquis of H aldington has declined to join the Marquis of Salisbury in the formation of Coalition Min s'ry, but he has intimated that he will accord his support iu the House to a Conservative Ad ministration.

Mr Gladstone has despatched a special message to the Queen at Osborne, conveying the resignation of bis Ministry. The Extradition Bill about to be ins trodnced into the United States Senate provided for the extradition of those guilty of manslaughter, larceny above SOdols,, burglary and malicious injury to property whereby life is endangered.

In ihe Crawford v. T>i!ke divorce ease, Mrs Crawford testified that she had been seduced by Sir Charles Diike, and detailed her ad u I tides with the co-respondent and Captain Forester. Judgment has been reserved. Mrs Craved in her evidence stated that she ffiJieved her own mother was the author of the anonymous letters forwarded to Mr Cnwford.

Intelligence is to bund from Central Asia that a difficulty has arisen between the British and Rnss’an commissioners fim the delimitation of the Afghan Frontier, and who are now at Khoza Saleh, on ihe Oxns River. The Russian commissioners claim die fertile tract of country extending 12 miles along tho banks of that river, but,their demand is objected to by the British representatives. The difiicul y has been reieirrd by the Commissioners to their respective Governs ments. Russia threatens to occupy Fort I.azireff, al'egiug that the Brin fish occupation of Port Hamilton is a pretext for this step, 'I he British fleet in Chinese waters has lean ordered to proceed to Yladevo dock.

All England won match against Australians by an innings and 10i runs.

We are indebted to our contemporary for the order paper of the Vincent County Council for its meeting on the 23th iust. The Mclyueux is runniagjvery low, thus enabling the diedges to get into the deep ground. The Dunedin Company’s big steam dredge keeps steadily at work in their claim just a'-ove the junction of the Fraser with the Molyneux, and report has it that she is getting good gold. Lcyon and Co.’s current wheeler is at work at Mutton Town Point, but with what success does not transpire. Fiulry, Gauls, and Co.’s new dredge is slid delving into it just below the Alexandra Bridge, acd we are reliably infoiraed is getting sufficient gold to pay expenses. i’he news of the formation of a company ni London to dredge the Mclyneux, is causing quite a flutter of oxcitomeat in the district, and speculation is rife as to tvbut class of dredge is to be employed. The concert to be given this, Friday even-

ing, in ibe Clyde Town Hull, in aid of tbe Church of England funds, should be worth attending. A roost altraclive programme has been provided, and from tba fact of all tbe performers having been most diligently rehearsing during the past few weeks, a real musical treat is anticipated. The weaker is very severe, king frost reigrdng supreme. The effect is to freeze up the water races, and ih'iivy . ut of work all the miners who are sluicing in the high levc's.

Tto Anniversary I!a’I of the lodge Don» stan, A.0.F., is fixed for Wednesday, September], in tbe Clyde Town Hall. From tbe very great flutter amongst the ladies the affair promises to ho a great success. Tho adjourned half-yearly meeting of tho shareholders in White’s Keef Gold Mining Company (In.) was held in Dunedin on the loth lust. Three thousand eight hundred and sixty shares were represented by 12 shareholders. Mr J. Wain in the chair. Tho half-yearly report and balance sheet was adopted. Messrs John Bennett and George Wilkinson were elected local directors in the place of Messrs William Fraser and James Rivers. Mr Job Wsin was reelected as a director. Mr A Bartleman was reclecled an liter.

The Alidwintsr Races of tbe Dunedin Jockey Club have not attracted largo entries. There are only ten entered for tho Hurdle Race, eight for tbe flat race, and cloven for the trot—all, with one exception, being local horses.

Maxwell, who is under sentence of death for the Pfeller murder at St. Louis, has been respited until October.

Pirates are besieging Thamois, situated in Chinese waters.

Canada and England are fortifying Esquu malt'

“ Caution J’ in the Evening Star reminds the public that hawkers of shoddy cloth are busy in Dunedin and suburbs just now. A sad and fatal accident is reported to have occurred in a mining claim at the Kawarau Gorge on Wednesday evening last, whereby a man named Alexander Cameron, ftged 43 years, and a lad named George Hanson, aged 13 years, were killed. They were tunnelling when the ground suddenly gave way, burying both. A strong party of men, together with the police, were at work all Wednesday night, and for all we know to the contrary (no farther word having reached us up to 10 o’clock last night) are still working in the endeavour to rescue the bodies, but -though frequently seeing tnat of Cameron, they were unable to extri. cate it, the ground constantly falling, Cameron has no friends in the district, but it is believed that he has a sister in Grey* month, a Mrs Little. The parents of the lad Hanson live at the Kawarau Gorge, who, as may be well imagined, are deeply grieved at the loss of their son.

The contemplated bazaar in aid of the Church of England funds, we understand, is postponed till November next.

Mr Facte reports having disposed of by auction on Wednesday last, the freehold premises and blacksmith plant in the bankmpt estate of R. Jenkins, realising throughout very satisfactory prices We understand the estate wfll pay 20s in the L, or closely approaching it. Mr C. C. Bowen, Chairman of the East and W eat Coast Railway guarantors, has received a cablegram that the contract for a portion of the railway has been let to Messrs Oohione and Robinson, and that Mr Robinson is on his way out, being expected to reach Invercargill in a week’s time.

The New Zealand Gold Dredging Company (says the Star’s London Correspondent), for purchasing a concession for dredging gold in the River Molyneux or Clutha, Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand, has been registered. Capital, L 12.000, in 12,000 shares of LI each. Directors, Major-general Agnew, Mr J, T. Hopwood, and Mr S. Jennings.

A letter received in town from Mr Stevens, an old Dunedin resident, at present in Perth, W.A., otatea that gold has been found over a large area at Kimberley, but there is no regular field. He cautions everyone to wait till more is known, as tha field is too large to be soon swamped. Tha letter referred to appears elsewhere. Tho poll of policy holders as to the management of the Government Insurance Association resulted in an overwhelming majority in favor of Government resuming control of the Institution. The Select Com- { mittee of the House, to whom the matter was referred will probably report in similar terms.

The whole of the elections at Home are now completed, and have resulted iu the return of 316 Conservatives ;78 Unionists ; * 101 Gladstcmtes; and 85 Parnellites. We (‘ Mt. Ida Chronicle,’) learn the difficulty with regard to the working of the Serpentine reefs has at length been satisfaotorily solved. A company will be formed shortly to purchase the leases and different rights held by Turnbull and party, the purchase money being fixed at a very low figure. The capital of the projected company will be LIS.OOO, divided into 72,000 sbaies of 5e caou, and the calls will not exceed Id per share per mouth. The promotors of the company have already sub. scribed for over 20,003 shares ; and soveial small capitalists in the County have uotifie 1 their intention of taking up a large number of shares, ranging in Quantity from ICOO to ~ 000 each. It ia anticipated very liltio trouble will be experienced iu placing the balance of the shares iu the market, as in all likelihood the major portion of them v.’ill be ravenously annexed by speculators iu the County. The prospectus will probably be before the public in a few weeks.

The Press messages Regarding the price of wool in the London markets, although undoubtedly of a favorable character, are witbiu the mark in regard to the advance, for others have been received by persons more immediately interested stating that more than one clip has been sold or re-sold at an advance of 3» i to 4d on the closing rates of last series, or to id higher than the prices at which the present sals opened, and which occasioned much sur. prise and rejoicing.- -Melbourne ‘Telegraph,

The total shipments of wool from A us. tralia and New Zealand from June Ist, 1885, to July Ist, ISSG, according to Goldsrorough’s Monthly Circular, was 1,130,440 bales, being an increase of 31,004 bales’ for the previous years. It is estimated that the late rise in price of wool, means an adnational two million pounds in money into the pockets of the Australian wool growers, and about five hundred thousand pounds into New Zealand. h , e ? Uh - 3Uoshi ns and toy in AmerirST' than in J aU other re-

MEMORANDA,

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catO™ami sh'copy ards.^ m^ortant notice re V™’ ir ' f ° rm ,h0 R ent >ral public purchased Mr Xi. Jenkins’ hi f A property at Ophir, nud will hcucefoi Hi curry „n tbs buoiutss. o P tif;S no°S. a tho e3tato of K Jtiakia *