DUNEDIN. May 6.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8176, 7 May 1895, Page 3

DUNEDIN. May 6.

Tho Star suggests that advantage be taken I of Mr Ward's presence in London to convert I local bodies' loans so as to reduce the intolerable burdens felt by municipalities and other public bodies. Sew Hoy's return is 50 ounces of retorted gold. The police made a successful raid at Edcndali and Fortrose for sly grog-sollersi Information* have been laid in four cases, mostly ex-licensed house?, John Hunter, Charlott Gullon and Daniel Mackintosh, while proceeding from the railway station to Stuart street on Saturday night were run into by a shunting engine. Tho shunter called out and Hunter jumped back in time to escape, Mackintosh was knocked down by the cowcatcher and had his skull fractured. Gullen had her left leg completely severed below tho knee. Both will probably recover. The Railway Authorities say that the existence of refreshment rooms is indirectly responsible for Saturday's occurrence, because liquT was obtained there after the city hotels closed. Mine returns : Upper W»ipori Dredging Company, 29oza 3dwts 17grs go'd for 134 hours ; Jutland Flat (Waipori) Company, 25jZ3 ldwt gold for 138 houra ; EnterprUe dredge, Alexandra, 21ozs sdvrts gold. Th» Otago Rugby Union has resolved to nominate Mr R. Chisholra as vicepresident of the Union. The question of a levy to cletr off the deficiency of the two years' working of the Jtfew Jutland Union was referred to a oommittre to investigate. The committee of residents in tho district >yho have undertaken to improve and beautify Felichot J3ay at the north end of the city has now raised L3lO. This entitles them to LlOO from the porporation, and with tho Government subsidy the committee expect to have at leant L520 with which to cope with the unemployed difficulty.

>( Them's ray Mntiments," B4id the cold water aa it w*nt through tht filter and oime oat on the other aide : " I hope I make myaelf olear." The Hon. Fred.—"So they tell roe, Lady Mab, you are going to marry young Murton in the hope of reforming him. Is he worth reforming ?" Lady Mtb : " Well, he is worth a quarter of a million I" Bortle de Sap: " You are the only girf I erer lored, and I can never love another." Mtse de Style »•• X congratulate you on shaking off t troubleiomi habit io eaiily." The following uotjot Is poited in an Eagllih fihoroh on the book fedgu ■ •• j^U knceUri ihould bt haog up »t tht tnd of ihMtr»lc«."