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Dunstan Times, Issue 763, 1 December 1876, Page 2

Mr J. 0, Chappie notifies that on Monday week, the 11th instant, he will sell by auction, at Ryan’s Bendigo Hotel, Alexandra, tho very valuable mining property known as tho Caledonian water race and claim, situate within one mile of Alexandra. See advertisement.

On Sunday lost the remains of the late Mr A. E. 11. Thompson were convoyed to their last resting place, the Clyde cemetery, followed by a large number of deceased’s friends-and admirers. The Rerv. Mr Dowe road, in a most impressive manner, the funeral service. Wo would draw the attention of fruit growers to tho dates on which tenders are to bo received for the right of selling fruit on the Dry bread and St Bathan’s race courses during the coming -meetings, viz.— Drybroad, December 2 ; St. Batbans, December 9. 'Tenders to bo addressed to) the secretaries of tho respective clubs. Tho Daily Times says’: The Hon. <C. C. Bowen, Minister of Justice, is now in Dunedin, and will proceed to Invercargill tomorrow, ’(Wednesday, November 29) en route for the goldfields, on business in connection with the department over which he; presides. Town'talk on Change has the following ’: One of tho latest phases of sour prejudice has been displayed at a Scottish Churdu. To satisfy the scruples of a teetotal section of the congregation at the half-yearly communion service, unfermented wine was furnished on ono side of the aisle and the intoxicating cup on tho other. Our friends at Matakanui have issued the programme of their annual races, which is a very liberal one for so small a community. The races will ho held on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 2nd and 3rd of January, 1877, there being five events for the first day, and six for the second day. The total amount to be run for will be about Ll2O. Our Lawrence contemporary acknowledges the receipt of a cheque for LSO from J. F. hatching, Esq., Moa Flat Station, on account of the local hospital. Nothing would afford us greater pleasure than to acknowledge such a gift from some of our pastoral princes in aid of the Dunstan Hospital. The rain thatfell on Tuesday lastthroughout the district was most welcome. The crops, and in some instances the fruit gardens were showing unmistakable signs of the want Of water. The thunder and lightning that accompanied the rain had the effect of cleansing the atmosphere which for days previously was exceedingly hot and sultry. The Lawrence Line of Railway so far as the Lawrence end of the Round Hill Tunnel was opened on Saturday last with a passenger train, containing the District Engineer of Otago, Mr J. C. Brown, M.H.R., and a number of visitors .from Dunedin, Tokomairiro and Lawrence. The finishing act of placing the key stone in position in position was performed by Mr Brown, after which the customary lunch and speech making was indulged in. The Guardian says :—“ Rather a novel plea in extenuation of a charge of obscene language was submitted by a decent-look-ing man who had’ventured'to explore the Devil’s Half-acre, or Madhin’s right-of-way, on Friday night, and had consequently to make his bow to the Bench on Saturday morning. He pleaded that the bad language was -simply the expressive dialect of the locality, and consequently could not insult any of the residents. The Bench, however, was incrcduloU3,-and inflicted a small fine,” An extraordinary feat was witnessed in Molesworth-street, Wellington, 'the other morning. A man on horseback was riding pretty quickly down the street, when a little toddling child attempted to cross right in front of the horse, fft Was impossible for tho man to pull tip dharp enough to avoid an accident, and with great presence of mind he applied his spurs and tightened his reins, the resdlt being that ’the horse jumped clean over the child without injuring or even touching ’it. The little ono had a wonderful escape.

A curiouscircumstanoe in connection with a snake happened on Sir John Creighton’s farm, Green Hills, Bundoora, Plenty-road. On Friday last, at noon, ho went into the bouse to dinner, and left three hen'turkeys and 28 young ones about 60 yards from the. house. On coming out, in about an hour’s time, he found the three hen turkey’s lying dead on the ground, and dose beside them a brown snake 4 feet 7 inches long, with its back broken. The young turkeys were scattered in all directions, with the exception of a few which had returned to nestle 'under the dead mothers’ wings. A man named Henry Baxter, who some time since was pronounced insane and remanded from Clyde to the Lunatic Asylum, brought an action for assault against Mr Hume, the Superintendent of the Asylum. The charge not being supported judgment was given for defendant. Another case by a discharged patient named John "Burt against the Commissioner of Police for LSO, for detaining sis shillings, a pocket knife, and a manuscript, also fell through, the magistrate remarking he had no doubt the plaintiff was laboring under an illusion. The plaintiff, in reply to how he valued the M.S. at LSO, said it was worth that to him. It contained writing on it that bore datoaafar back as Moses.

Throat Affections and Hoarseness.— All suffering from irritation of the throat and hoarseness will be agreeably surprised at the almost immediate relief afforded by the use of “Brown’s Bronchial Troches.’ These famous “ lozenges ” are now sold by most respectable chemists in this country at Is per box. People troubled with a * hacking cough,'’ a “slight cold,” or bronchial affections, cannot try them too soon, as similar troubles, if allowed to progress, result in serious Pulmonary and Asthmatic affections. Sec that the words “ Brown’s Bronchial Troches ’’ are on the Government Stamp around each box. —Manufactured by John I. Brown & Sons, Boston, United States. Depot, 493 Oxford-street, London-