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Southland Times, Issue 740, 23 October 1867, Page 2

It is desirable that tradespeople should be oh their guarJ against-being imposed upon by a smart young man from the country,- whose special idiosyncrasy is to draw cheques on Banks in Dunedin by various signatures, and by plausible'-., representations induce shopkeepers to cash them. We findhim first buying a horse at auction, and .handing. &3 payment a cheque on a bank in Donedin. He next turns up at a storekeeper's at tne east end of the- town, and by getting introduced as a settler from the Mataura, getak a cheque for ten pounds cashed. His nexfc.move •is* to purchase nine or ten pounds worth ofClothing from a Knight of tho Thimble, handing him a cheque for twenty-fiye pounds, and reviving the'ibalance in cash. We need scarcely adll that all the cheques were returned endorsed "No Account." We are requested to remind the members of the Philharmonic that practice will be resume;!' thiseyening,

One of those great social wants long felt in Invercavgiil, a sea-bathiag establishment, is about to be supplied. Mr Brace, with great enterprise, has commenced the erection of an extensive bathi ig-Kousc west of the jetty. The site we u-uierstaud is. well chosen, being admirably adapted for the purpose. We understand that His Excellency the Oroyernor has been pleased to appoint the Hon. John Hall, Lieutenant-Grovernor for the newly formed County of Westland. It will be seen from our advertising columns that Mr J. P. Armstrong, Surgical and Mechanical Dentist, of Dunedin, is on a professional visit to InvercargilL His consulting rooms are in Esk-street, and as his professional reputation is well known, we doubt not that he will have no reason to regret the visit. On Monday last we had the opportunity of inspecting at the Railway Station a pen of imported sheep that an-ived from England via Melbourne, by the Rangitoto, for Messrs Sutton Brothers. They are ruie in number, two rams and seven ewes. ;• They are of the best improved Lincoln breed, lai"ge frame, and beaut'ful symmetry. "We understand that they were selected by one of the best judges in England, who devotes a large portion of time during nine montb.3 in inspecting the flocks of the first breeders in Lincolnshire, for the selection. One ] ram after being shorn previous to being put on shipboard, weighed twenty stone. They were brought out under the personal superiutendance of Mr Sutton, and have arrived in splendid condition, and without a single los 3. They will be a great acquisition to the superior stock a^eady in the Province. Notwithstanding all that is said and written at present, all over the Colony, about "Hard Times," it appears that New Zealand is at the present moment importing a larger number of high priced, well-bred stock of all descriptions than she has ever done before ; plainly showing that there is abundance of money in the country somewhere, and in possession of men with a will to use it in the material improvement of their property, and the consequent augmentation of the commonwealth. The following extract from the Argus, of 17th inst. would indicate that such is also the opinion of foreign breeders, and importers of first class stock: — "The colony, we regret to learn, is about to lose a stock of remarkably fine imported sheep, which we inspected yesterday at the stores of Messrs Cunningham and Macredie. It consists of about thirty pure bred Negretti rams, imported here by J. Katzenstein and Co., a few months Since. ; ./They are of immense size, and soma have been found to weigh 1751b5. each, the wool being extraordinarily fine and close, and very long in staple. They were bought in (3-ermany at high prices to suit the requirements of the Australian colonies, and arrived here in excellent condition, but the law prohibiting their transport over the border to Biverina or Queensland has prevented a ready sale at prices which would remunerate the importers for their outlay and risk. The rams have been greatly admired, and as much as £100 was offered for one of them and refused. Failing a reasonable offer in Victoria, J". Katzenstein and Co. are about to send the sheep to New Zealand, placing them in the hands of Driver, M'Lean, and Co., for sale." The Omeo has just made another successful trip, so far, with a A'aluable cargo of horses and cattle for New Zealand ports, principally Southland and Otago. No fewer than 40 horses are for this Province as also one pure bred short horn bull and one heifer. "We undei"stand the whole are animals of a high class, and have arrived in excellent condition. It wilL be seen from, our adver-

tising coloums that the eniire lot are to be submitted to public competition at Mr Todd's yards, on Saturday, the 26th insfc. The Argus of the 17 th inst , referring to this shipment, says : — " The exportation of stock to the Jsew Zealand markets has become an almost established traffic, and prominent amongst the vessles engaged in it is Messrs M-'Meckan and Slackwoo-i's fine steamship Omeo, which leares this afternoon for Bluff Harbour, Dunedin, Wellington, and the various New Zeuland ports, and takes with her a veiy fine <show of horses and cattle. Amongst these is a thoroughbred three-year-old shorthorn bull, bred by Mr E. M'Dougal, well known for the excellence of his cattle The au'-nal is named Broken Horn, his sire being Prince of the Purple, and his dam Mary Nelson, and is owned by Mr Jas. Hearn, of Thorngrove, who has shipped a vei/ fine selection, of stock, and proceeds to New • Zealand in the Omeo. A great proportion of the stock on board the steamer has been sent by Mr Bookless, an impoter as well as extensive exporter ; and the horses intended for the Dnnedin and , Southland markets are, to all external appearance, such as will commend themselves to experienced buyers. The Omeo ha 3 hitherto bean, most fortu- ** natein her trips, and haslanded her stock in famous order, and it is to be hoped that on- the present occasion she will be equally succassfc 1 . with the valuable freight on board. The latest letter from the correspondent of the Southern Cross at the Thames Q-oldfield contains no news beyond the fact that the stone is being take out of the claims, and stacked for crushing. The claimholders, says the correspondent, are waiting for Auckland to send them the machinery for crushing. One writer in the same paper says : — " If people would only ascertain and look at facts, a rash rush "would be obviated. Coromandcl registered and published many claims, but only one is left ; and the others, while they lasted, yielded but a little gross, and nothing net. The Thames Q-oldfield ia the same range of hills - c<mtisued,'»