The Dunstan Times. CLDYE. FRIDAY, DEC. 17, 1886. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1295, 24 December 1886, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLDYE. FRIDAY, DEC. 17, 1886. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Beneath the rule of men entirely Jus . The pna ismightierthai the sword.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] (From cur Correspondents). ' Dunedin, December 10, 7 55 pm. , Af Land Board yesterday G. Shop* pard asked that the capital value of his perpetual lease at Lauder should be fixed, at 20s per acre. It was decided that the land be offered at 20s . per acre, capital value. On the application of Mr Pyke consideration as to mode of dealing with the case of D. Moran, holder of perpetual lease section. Lauder, and who is in arn-ar with his rent, was deferred to January 5. The perpetual trustees for Helen Me Intosh, applied to have sections at • Tiger Hill opened on perpetual lease. Government recommended to open for perpetual leasing, sections 5, 6, and ; 7, Block 4. The Board resolved to open under the homestead system . 1000 acres, also 1000 adjoining, tor perpetual leasing at Pomahaka, about fifteen miles from Lawrence, and re« ported by commission us very suit. ( able. David Morton, aged 10 years, hung hi nself in a shed adjoining his father’s property near Waicola, Invercatgill. Evee since Craw, a neighbour hung ' himself at Makarewa a few weeks a, JM the boy has been doing his best t imitate him and has eventually ceededNew regulations under the Mines Act weie gazetted yesterday. Mi Walter Turnbull, of W. and O, Turnbull and Co., Wellington, has dropped into a fortune of £IOO 000^ Nelson, Lochiel, Tetford, Derringer, Disowned, Clogs, Victoria, and Lady Norah accepted for tbeAuckland Cup no chance in betting but on strength of trial, yes* terday Derringer was backed at 100 to 9. Disowned had the best of a gallop with Torrent yesterday. The Englishmen bent the Australians by 67 runs yesterday. “ London*, December 21. Tho Agents General favour tho creation of a jurisdiction over tho

Pacific Islands, to be recognised by the powers interested for the purpose oi policies and securing titles. In the Campbell divorce case the jury added a rider to the verdict stating that, the failure of General Butler to appear at the trial was con* duct unworthy of an officer and a gentleman. L 1,000,000 in gold has been withdrawn from the Bank ot England for Australia. General Roberts, commander of the British forces in Upper Burmah, considers the condition of that country is gradually becoming more settled. Vigorous action on the part of the Government has checked ihe lawless proceedings of the Land League, which has been able to collect but few rents, and those only at night The National Press passes by Mr Parnell’s statement unnoticed. The agitation against the oolUction of rents by the Land League is still being carried on, and plans of the campaign continued, though in a secret manner. . Alderman M’Quaide, of New York, has been fined 5000 dollars for bribery in connection with the Bioadway. Railway. ; . Numerous vague rumours are circulating as to the increased armaments by Austria and Russia who are reported to be preparing for war in the ensuing spring. An article appears in the Berlin ■“ Post ” suppos d to be inspired by the •Government stating that Germany cannot rely upon Russia, whilst tho latter comtinues to mass troops on the frontier and to coquet with France. With the exception of the “ Daily News ” the English Press consider that the situation on the continent is becoming grave. **■,■.