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Dunstan Times, Issue 765, 15 December 1876, Page 2

Tho other day sixteen thousand rabbit skins wore sent by waggon from Galloway Station, Manuherikia. Thirty-thousand rabbit skins aro now lying at Castle Brook Station, Southland, and on that station above 130,000 rabbits have been killed this year. On many stations in Otago more rabbit hunters than shepherds aro employed. The rabbit skins are shipped in hales from Dunedin to tho Home market.—Bruce ■Herald. Candidates for the Offices of Councillors Of the Ridings, Vincent County, will do Well to heat in mind that their nominations must be signed by two Electors and countersigned by the Candidates. The printed forms are to he obtained df tho Returning Officers, with whom they must bo deposited before Noon of the day df Nomination, Saturday (to morrow) the 16t(i instant. The following are tho names mentioned ns likely to stahd’for the Ridings in Vincent County.—Manuherikia Riding (I Councillor) Messrs Pitches, Burren, Rees and Samson. Matakanui Riding (2) Messrs Mollor, Reid and J. 1), Ferand. Earnseleugh Riding (1) Messrs W. Fraser, Forrest, M’Uuinnis, and R. J. Webb. Hawea Riding (2) Messrs B. R. Baird, A. Fraser, M 'Lean and if. Mitchinson. Kawara’u Riding (1) V. Pyke. NeviS Riding (t) Messrs Baylea and Drury. Mr' Chappie sold at Alexandra on Monday last the once famed Caledonian Water Race, claim, houses, plant, &c., for the sum of L 343 ss. This race and claim has changed hands several timea-within the past twelve months or so, but on every occasion previous to this has realised over LIOOO. We fully believe the property to be worth considerably more than what it fetched on Monday last, and can only ascribe the sacrifice to the scarcity of money amongst our miners. Mr 'Chappie afterwards sold a share in a water-race in Conroy's Gully for the sum of Lll. We have to apologize for tho omission in our last week’s issue of a notice of a Social Ba’l which took place in the Town Hall, ou Wednesday evening week. The affair was one of the most enjoyable we have had for a long time, The Hall, though not crowded was comfortably filled, and the lovers of the mazy dance thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The Clyde Brass Band, under the leadership of Mr Henry Nettlefold, discoursed the choicest of dance music in the customary efficient manner, which by dancers and non-dancers alike was voted a great treat. 'On Wednesday evening last Hegarty’s Globe Combination Troupe appeared in the Town Hall, Clyde, to a very fair house. The only announcement made of tho appearance of this troupe was by posters and the bellman, who paraded the streets for some half hour before the doors opened, consequently the attendance was not so largo as it otherwise might have been. The customary press ticket not having been left at oar office, a civility invariably dispensed by professionals, wo Were not present, therefore aro unable to say whether the entertainment was good, bad, or indifferent. Tho Silver Mixture man appears to be d >ing a good stroke of business in the North Island. A correspondent to a Wellington paper in speaking of the individual says— Some twenty years ago, and again some eight years since, men selling a silvering mixture paid Wellington a visit. He goes on to say, if any of your readers want to set up -for themselves, let them purchase a little nitric acid, (aqua fortis) and drop in a little mercury and it will soon lie ready. The Daily Times says—“ Some of the passengers’ luggage which was safely landed from the steamer Otago at Chaslan I’s Mistake, upon being opened at the Rattraystreet Wharf, was found to have been feloniously plundered. The boxes wers robbed of the jewellery and similar valuables, but the thieves carefully left the handkerchiefs and other things with the owners’ names upon them. Even a brooch, which was strongly sown into a lady’s hat, was stoler. This matter should receive the immediate attention of the detectives.” Advice to Mothers!- -Are you broken in your rest by a sick child suffering whs I the pain of cutting teeth ? Go at once to a chemist and got a bottle of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. It will relieve the peer sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harmless and pleasant to taste, it produces natural quiet sleep, by relieving the child from pain, and -the little cherub awakes “as bright as a button.” It soothes tho child, it softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy Tor dyssentery and diarrhoea whether arising from teething or other causes. Mrs Winslow’s (Soothing Syrup is sold by Medicine dealers everywhere at Is lid per bottle. Manufactured at 493 Ox-ford-street, London. Our Alexandra neighbors appear to be in right down earnest in tho matter of testing the flat for a deep lend of gold. Within thu past few months they have field several meetings, at which they have fully discussed the question in all its various bearings ; they have ascertained the cost of the necessary machinery to do battle with the Vast body of water that is sure to be mot With, and, eventually they have determined to form i company (to he termed tho Manuherikia Gold Mining Company) to practically put to the test the question of the existence or not of a lead of gold on tho flat and away from tho river bank. Tho expressed opinion of the many hundreds of miners who-have worked on the banks of the Molyneux has ever been that a payable lead exists, and many parties have from time to time made an attempt to reach it, hut in all cases—hr the one reason, want of moans—have been unsuccessful. With a company thoroughly organised, and a competent crowd of men, success is certain, and we hail with very great personal satisfaction the information that a company is to he formed. The solution of the question is one of import to all residents in the valley of the Molyneux, and we shall hope that the share list will include names from every quarter.