Cromwell Argus AND NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS GAZETTE. Cromwell: Tuesday, November 3, 1896. SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC.

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Cromwell Argus AND NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS GAZETTE. Cromwell: Tuesday, November 3, 1896. SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC.

PROM OUR OWN VOKKBSroNVBN r. DUNEDIN. Monday Evening. The liev. L. M. laiLt commenced his mission in Duuediu and promises to make things lively this week. The directors of the Commercial Property and Finance Co., in view of an improvement in business, recommend a dividend of 4 per cent, for the year, leaving £193 to be carried forward. The action of a few members of the Women’s Franchise League in selecting Messrs Hutchison, Millar, and Pinkerton as their candidates is resented in many quarters. Out of about 40 who were present, five belong to the household of one of the candidates, four to another candidate, ami seven to Mrs Hatton. Soft ground on Saturday made the wicket one for the bowlers. Carisbrook disposed of Grange for 24 runs, Fisher taking S wickets (4 by successive balls) for 7 runs. Caris seoicd 09, Downes taking 8 wickets for 20 runs. A good deal of snow fell on the lulls around Dunedin yesterday, the first day of summer. W. Wardrop announces himself as a candidate for Cavcrsham. A meeting, convened by the Mayor of Hokitika, to take steps to give a reception to the Premier fizzled out, only 20 persons including the Borough councillors attending, A requisition is being numerously signed asking iMr btddou to stand for Biccarton. As yet no other candidate is announced. Mr A. L. D. Fraser will oppose Captain llussell in the interest of the Government. The price of the lib loaf in Dunedin has been raised to 51d. W. S; King, a very old colonist, a son of thoilev. John King yue of the missionaries

who arrived in the colony in 1811, died the ottier day at Bay of Mauds. The return from Sew Iloy Big Beach Co. was filoz lodwts Bgrs. Keefton returns ;—Hercules, sGoz amalgam from 49 tons of stone (clean up): Keep it Dark, 3340z amalgam from tOtous (clean up) ; Big River Company, 7890z amalgam from 300 tons (clean up(. The Cocksparrow Dredge obtained 24 oz amalgam for 104 hours from stripping. At the Victorian Racing Club’s spring meeting, the results were : —Trial Stakes— Roka aud St David, dead heat; Melbourne Stakes—Disfigured 1, Hopscotch 2, Thunder Queen 3: Uotham Handicap—Mischief 1, Le Var 2, Destiny 3 ; Derby—Newhaveu 1, Resolute 2, Coil 3 ; Maribyrnong Plate— Kocra 1, Fleet Admiral 2, Hypnotist 3; Coburg Stakes—Ayrshire 1, Paul Pry 2, Cohort 3. Newhaven is now first favorite for the Melbourne Cup. Day Star has been backed in Christchurch and Dunedin for the N.Z. Cup for ahom £IOOO at from 105 to 112. Euroclydon ifavorite at seven to one. OAB LE NEW 3. London, October 31. The cabmen refuse to enter the railway terminus, and they deposit passengers and their luggage outside. Fifteen hundred persons refused to pay their fare in consequence. The public are much incensed at the action of the cabmen A largo quantity of dynamite and many bombs were discovered in Pcra, near Constantinople. Forty persons suspected of being connected with it have been arrested. The Powers are insisting on the withdrawal of the war tax fearing that it would be an inducement to massacre in Turkey; The Sheik Islam is a nominal guest at Kildig, but really a prisoner. The suggestion to hold a congress to discuss a drastic revision of the treaty of Berlin greatly alarmed the Sultan. Nows has been received that Captain Marriott, of Norfolk regiment, while out shooting was captured by brigands who demanded a ransom of £IO,OOO, There is an immense demand for steamer tonnage, and the construction of 140 cargo steamers is rapidly proceeding. Freights generally arc abnormally brisk. The Right Hon. G. 3. Shaw Lc Fevrc has met with a serious bicycle accident. The Countess Crowle is suing for divorce. It is said that the Emperor of Germany directed Prince Bismarck to cease publishing or repeating recent revelations aud threatens to suppress the ex-Chancellor’s organ. The new French administrator of Madagascar, lias ordered the execution of the Hova Minister for the Interior for complicity in the recent rebellion aud also the uncle of the Queen of the Hovas. INTERCOLONIAL. Melbourne, October 31. Justice llolroyd, in summing up in the City of Melbourne Bank case, blamed the manager, the late Mr Langmuir, for acting unfaithfully, and thought it hard that the directors should be called to account for matters he had eouccaled from them. Sydney, October 31. It is understood steamship owners have increased the wages of seamen, firemen, and trimmers by £1 per mouth from to-morrow. In the Orient Cycling Race of 25 miles, in which £l5O was given as prize money, M‘Donnell, an American, won, with Body, of N.Z., second. Only six out of 30 starters finished. During a violent storm yesterday, a girl named Twomey was killed at Windsor. A woman named Dodd, in the same town, had her head split open, and a camel-driver was killed at Wilcannia, all from the effects of lightning. Brisbane, October 31. The missing boat of the Dayspring has arrived safely at Capo Capricorn. The crew were very much exhausted. They report that the boat capsized in mid-oeoan, but was righted, They lost their provisions aud water, but managed to recover some tins of meat and a breaker of water. After these were finished, they subsisted for over a week on cocoanuts, dried birds, and brackish water.