The Dunstan Times. CLDYE, FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 1886. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1279, 3 September 1886, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLDYE, FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 1886. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Beneath the rale of men entirely Jusi The pen is mightlerthar the sword.

[BY ELECTS[O TELEGRAPH.] (Erom our Correspondents). Ddkebtn-, September 2, 725 p m. At Land Board yesterday C. Nicol son’s application to purchase three acres at Ettriek was refered to Ban»ei to report.- . > ; t - - ~ - A list of deferred payment selectors who were in arrears, was considered by the Board and in each case the selector was allowed a little more time to pay in. A gold-mining lease was granted to Thos. Wood, Cromwell. Mr J, B. Bradshaw,, died yesterday afternoon. In the Victorian Legislature A ssem bly the Income Tax Bill passsed, re ducing proposed tax from fourpeace to one penny in the pound. The New Zealand Drug Company have declared an interim dividend of seven per cent. A London cable slates that the woollen trade at home anticipate further rise in wool of twopence at coming sales. A telegram from Port Darwin posted up in Sydney Exchange states that Kimberley is a complete failure. Mr Henry Driver is reported to be progressing favorably.

A man named Michael Driscoll was killed by a falling tree at Westport yesterday. Custom He venue for Colony for month show a falling off of twenty* two thousand pounds. A fatal fire at Invercargill last night when a widow named Kaill and her child wer burned to death. Nineteen inches of rain fell in Dunedin last month. A young man named Wra. Taylor was drowned to-day in the Hilton liarbox'. London, Angnst 31. Mi- Davitt in course of a speech said that eviction in Ireland would be resisted at any cost. Bishop Moorhouse spealdng'of the Victorian Education System, expressed the opinion that un’er it children grew up in the most profound and do* ploiable ignomnce of the hible. The Australians in their first inns ing sc-red 299, the South of England have 6 wickets down for 90. In the second heats for sculling championship, Beach beat Bubear, and

Bishop Moorhouse spealdng'of the Victorian Education System, expressed the opinion that un’er it children grew up in the most profound and dc» ploruble ignomnce of the hible. The Australians in their first inns ing sc. .red 299, the South of England have 6 wickets down for 90. In the second heats for sculling championship, Beach beat Bubear, and Teenier beat Matterson. T n final heat Beach beat Teemer. News to hand from Corea states that fearing a Eussian invasion, the Chinese ironclads recently reported off the coast, landed a party of soldiers, but on the latter reaching the shore they were attacked by a riotous mob of Coreaus and compelled to ref urn. Reports have reached here of a terrible massacie of Christians in North Cochen (. hina, and in the Chinese province of Sechuen.

A number of villages inhabitated by Christians are reported to have been burned to the ground. New Yor.ic, Sept. I. A very severe shock of earthquake has been felt among the eastern seaboard, and in Alabama and the city. The shock was felt strongest at A ngusta and Savannah, in Georgia, and at Charleston. At these towns seve al houses fell, and 60 persons have been killed.

Prince Alexander continues his triumphal progress through Bulgaria, M. Nelidoff, Ambassador at Constantinople, threatens to interfere if a hair of a Russian subject is touched. The Russian, Consul, at Sofia, who was believed to have been implicated in the arrest and removal of Prince Alexander, has been recalled by his Government.

The departure of Prince Dolgownki to Sofia to enquire into the affuir there, has been postponed. The Russian Consul at Sofia has been superseded