The Dunstan Times. CLDYE. FRIDAY, DEC. 31, 1886. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1296, 31 December 1886, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLDYE. FRIDAY, DEC. 31, 1886. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Beneath the rule of men entirely J übv The pan is mightieithat the sword.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] (From cur Correspondents), U Dunedin, December 30, 7-55 p.m. Eleven cases of small-pox are rex ported on board the Preussen at Sydney. It is understood that next session the Minister of Justice will introduce a bill to abolish Coroner's juries, and reduce the fees paid to coroners from - two guineas to one guinea. Thomas Guy hanged himself at 'Springfield, Canterbury, yesterday, J with a piece of wire to a wire fence. * hj Another big fire at Auckland yestert day. Total damage estimated at four thousand pounds. * . The Keep *t Dark mine pays a dividend of Is. 1 Nelson is scratched for the Wellin<*r ton Cup. s The Bemutaki arrived from Ply--0 mouth to day, London, December 28. The • Times,' discussing the political situation, warns the liberals that there will be an immediate dissolution if the Marquis of Hartington refuses to accept the position offered to him 5 by the Conservatives. . J There is no doubt that the Czir shot Count De Rem tern, and i: is believed that he alsp ti>wl at a Ger» ~.au luiuuJi-V attache. Hto-^^jC; •i suspects all the offioials of his household with the exception of the imme . diate members of his family of having ' designs on his life. There are m.iny reports current that he is mentally r deranged. The Daily Chronicle staiet that a regency is probable. Owing to a snowstorm of unparalled severity and the furious gale which raged on Suuday night, tele-, graphic communication with the continent was completely stopped uutii to-day. Traffic on most of the railways in England and Scotland has been blocked by heavy snow falls. Diplomatists in Rome believe that ( Germany will attack France withiu a few weeks. December 29 th. It is reported that the French War Minister, at the request of his colleagues, will only demand a vote of L 2,000,000 for additional armaments. A conspiracy to murder the Bulgarian regents has been detected. Montenegro is mobilising 35,000 men. Fifty thousand Russian troops have been massed at Kishiner Reni, and two other divisions are under orders to proceed to Bessarabia, whilst there are 300,000 men stationed at Kieff.