DUNEDIN NOTES.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8621, 24 October 1893, Page 5

DUNEDIN NOTES.

October 25. The addresses by the Revs. Sannders and Gibb in the Congregational and First churches last night, have been a theme of general discussion to-day. Never were there such large congregations in either church, and subdued applause was frequent when the preacher touched some chord which struck home. Mjr Saunders marshalled his facts and it is generally conceded that Wtaadeth© etronger case. He has gone' ; SS>uth to recruit having been in ill-healfch for some time, but purposes on his return to town to return to the attack, while Mr Gibb will continue ifc next Sunday. A strong is sure to be the outcome, and if the investigations are continued on proper lines much good will come of it. There are indications that the women mean to force, this social purity question to the front during the elections. The body of a man, believed to be that of William Mardling, supposed to have been drowned in the Taieri Jdver on the 25th of last month, was found in the river yesterday. * Alexander Allison, a farmer residing at Pureura Gorge, near Balclutha, died suddenly at his residence on Saturday afternoon. The cause of death was heart disease.

11l luck seems to attend Messrs Stephenson and Hazlett. An accident threw Hippomenes out of work on the eve of the Cup meeting. Last week Outpost, in some unexplainable manner, met with an injury which will cause his retirement for some time, and this morning piastre's career was terminated. The colt doing half pace work along with Hippomenes, and after they had goue about five furlengs Lustre staggered, tottered along for 100 yards, and fell and died almost immediately, the incident was completed by*the horse being buried in the centre of the racecourse by ten o'clock. A lad named Twomey, who wa3 riding the horse, was pinned under him when he fell but escaped unhurt.