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Dunstan Times, Issue 898, 4 July 1879, Page 2

Mr E. do B. Campbell, the agent of the Bank of New South Wales, Blacks, we understand will, pending some other arrangements, visit Clyde every Wednesday, staying until next day, and conduct the business of the Bank as usual. Mr Campbell is a gentleman well known, and we think if the banking busineas of the town is to be dune by visiting bankers, that he should receive equal encouragement with any others. Our Dunedin correspondent, telegraphing last evening, informs us that 66 native ploughors are now in custody at Taranaki. Also, that Mr Jackson has been elected for the Hutt by a large majority. Mr Jackson Keddell, the successor of Mr Warden Simpson, arrived in the district yesterday. To-day he will occupy the Bench at Cromwell.

A telegram in the Dunedin papers states that the Mail office, Queenstown, was burnt down on Saturday last. Everything was destroyed in a quarter of an hour, nothing being saved. Mr Warren’s private residence adjoining was only saved by great efforts, as was Eichardt’s hotel and stables. The insurance on the Mail office is very small, viz., L 350. The account hooks were destroyed. Much sympathy is felt for Mr Warren. No work had been done in the office since Friday afternoon, and no one was on the promises afterwards. There was no fireplace near the spot where the fire broke out. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Mr Fache reports having held a most successful sale of the furniture and effects of Mr Warden Simpson on Wednesday last, prices realized as a rule being good. The Tenth Wonder of the World opened in the Town Hall last evening, and will continue open to-night. They afterwards proceed to Alexandra.

Attention is directed to a sale of household furniture and stock-in-trade of the Speargrass Flat Hotel, which will he sold by Mr Fache, on the premises, to-morrow (Saturday), at 11 o’clock. The Rev Mr Ash will repeat his interesting lecture on “London” in the Town Hall, Alexandra, on the Ist August, in aid aid of the funds of the Duns tan District Hospital. To be followed by a dance. One hundred and twenty bushels per acre. This is the yield of oats—as shown by the result of the threshing—from a field owned by Mr John Bisset, at Wallacotown. The Southland News adds that they were of the Danish variety, and put in following turnips and potatoes. The recently published sheep returns for Queensland show that at the end of last December there were only 5,417,828 sheep in that Colony, whereas in 188S the number was estimated at 9,000,000. We are requested by the Auctioneer to call attention to those in want of some good furniture to attend the Sale to be held at Clyde, on the old Bank premises on the 12th instant. The property will have to he sold, the proprietor having left the District.

At a meeting of the shareholders of the Geelong’Goldmining Company, at Longwood the Chairman stated that the result o£ a trial crushing of about five cwt. of stuff taken roughly from the lode was two ounces of gold. Persons affected with “ Swoepomania ’ are invited, by advertisement in another column, to consult Mr Cameron, Dunedin. Consultation fee, 20s.

At a special meeting of the Lake County Council held last week, in Committee, Mr M'Cormiok s tender, being the lowest, was accepted for the Kawarau and Swiftbnrn bridges and approaches, for L 1.1,000. The contract time is 12 months. The Wakatip Mail hears the Council declined a tender for some L 2700 for Arrow section as being beyond its means.

At a recent meeting of the Queenstown Municipal Council, during a discussion, the subject of poor bunny's depiedations in the

land cropped up, -Cr Malaghan remarking that before long rabbits would be making raids into the town. His prediction was pretty correct (writes the Mail), for a few days since, at early morn, two were seen running in and out of an enclosure near our premises. Mr Malaghan also stated that he iiad received from a friend in Victoria, a recipo which was said to be a sure cure in the destruction’of rabbits. The recipe has been kindly placed at our disposal, and we give it for the benefit of settlers, as follows ; —lOOlbs wheat, 11b phosphorus, loz oil of rhodium, 11b sugar, 41bs flour, and lOgals water. Put the wheat in a large iron pot; boil the wate r’; take it off the fire before you put the phosphorus into it ; then stir it for ten minutes ; pour it on the wheat, then stir it again for twenty minutes. If oil or sugar is used put both in after the flour, f-’catter the mixture about where the animals feed, but not close to the mouths of the burrows. Keep sheep off the ground for about two weeks afterwards. This will kill 1000, both on the ground and in burrows.

Mr D. M. Scott, schoolmaster at Tuapeka Mouth, has received three months’ notice of dismissal for having falsified the daily attendance roll.

The question whether competition in the hotel line tends to reduce the charges for accommodation (the Ashburton Mail says) was very emphatically answered by the Chairman of lithe Licensing'’ Bench'((Mr Guinness, E.M.) saying that his experience, extending over twenty-seven years in New Zealand, showed him that the multiplicity of public houses did not diminish the charges for accommodation, ami that in fact they were higher now than they were twenty years ago, and the accommodation was not much better.

From Goldsbrou >h’s Monthly Circular we learn that the total shipments of wool from Melbourne, from October Ist, IS7B, to June Ilth, 1879, was 279,767 bales, and for the same period last year, 277,013 bales, showing an increase of 2154 bales.

AMr Thomas Mackay was convicted and fined a few days ago in Auckland under the Auckland Municipal Police Ordinance for disposing of goods by Lottery at the bazaar in aid of the St. James’ Church school building fund, i'lie section of the Ordinance under which the conviction was obtained runs as follows :—“ If any person establish commerce, or he a partner, or otherwise beneficially interested in any lottery or scheme by which prizes, whether of money or of any other matter or thing, arc gained, drawn for, thrown or competed for by lot, dice, or any other mode nfj chance, or sell, or dispose of any tickets, or other means by which permission or authority is gamed or given to any person to throwJfor, or have an interest in any such lottery or scheme, or if any such person under any pretence, or by means of any device, sell or dispose of, or endeavor to sell or dispose of any lands, goods, wares, or merchandise by means of ang game either of skill or chance, every such person being duly convicted thereof shall forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding LSO for the first offence, and for any subsequent offence besides such penalty shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.’’

The Grey River Argus is given to understand that immediately on the assembling of Parliament, the Ministry will bo met with a direct vote of want of confidence on the address. Should the Ministry be defeated a now Government will bo formed including Mr Whittaker and the Hon. John Hall.

As evidence of the prevailing depression in the rural districts, even as affecting grass lands, the Mark Lane Express states that grass parks are being let in the north of England at a reduction of from M to 20 per cent, on last year’s rents ; and the pasturage around Hamilton Palace, amounting to 1401) acres, was let lately for a fraction under L 2430, a reduction of LSOO on the rent of last year.

zEglesin the Australasian says :—“ Upon that exciting day for bankers, the sth of June, whilst the short-lived run on the City Bank was going on, a man entered one of the leading banks hurriedly, and asked for the accountant. Breathlessly he said, “ Will you give me gold for these ? ” producing LSUO of City of Melbourne Bank notes. The accountant at once acquiesced, and as the man was counting his coin inquired, “Where did he get those notes ” “ Oh,” was the reply, “ I had that amount in the City, and I drew a cheque for it." “ And why,” asked the accountant, “didn’t you ask for gold there ?” “To tell you the truth,” said the timid capitalist, “ I was ashamed to.”

A gentleman in Wellington received aletter from a relative in Scotland last week, who happened to ho a shareholder in the City of Glasgow Bank, from which the following is an extract [ have jnst paid the second call on my two shares in the City Bank, amounting to LtOjO. Robert Caldwell, of Inverness, was unfortunate enough to hold thirty shares. His first call was LISOO, heavy enough in all conscience. His second call is over LCD, 000. Though a wealthy man a year ago, ho will not have enough to pay the second call, and will be left penniless. This comes hard at our ages. No more unlimited Companies.” London Truth, in an article giving anecdotes of the Prince of Wales, says:—“Ho is fond of late hours, hut no matter how late he may go to bed he rises early the next morning. He is a keen sportsman and a very fair shot. At whist ho plays an excellent hand. And whether the occupation of the moment be whist, sport, or dancing, he enters into it with a hearty relish, which contrasts strangely with the blase airs of the golden youths of the day. His constitution is an excellent one. He rarely has a day’s illness, and he is a living proof that no amount of tobacco can enfeeble either mind or body. I believe that he was the inventor of the now popular drink, ‘ lemon and soda.’ ”