CAVERSHAM MAIN ROAD.

Evening Star, Issue 4967, 3 February 1879, Page 3

CAVERSHAM MAIN ROAD.

TO THE EDITOR. . Sir, — I notice‘by your report that the Caversham Council have resolved to clear away the old fence, make the road, or rather add to the width of it, and re-erect fence along frontage of St. Clair township, Ocean Beach. As a heavy ratepayer in the district I must protest to such expenditure until the Council satisfy themselves that they are being given twenty links, or only three, for this heavy outlay. I should say the lesson given to the Council in regard to the Main South road ought to be a warning not to be neglected in taking their road lines for granted.—l am, &c., Ratepayer. Caversham, January 3,

There are sixty-seven competitors for the LIOO prize offered by the ‘ Sydney Mail ’ for the best original talc. Several of the contributions are'from New Zealand. C. Bannerman played King, a local player at Wagga, for LlO aside, the former bowling with the right, and batting with the left hand. King won by 17 runs. ,An extraordinary case of aticking-up occurred on the White Hills road about a mile and a-half from Sandhurst. Shortly before midnight on Saturday a cab containing the driver and so.vcn passengers, including two young ladies, waa proceeding towards the White Hills, and on reaching a rather quiet part of the road the horse suddenly stopped, when a man wearing a mask and what appeared to be a white gown stepped in front of the driver and, presenting a revolver, cried out “ Your money or your life,” and then ordered the driver to pass his hat before the passengers and let them put their money in it, adding “I’ve been hounded about the country long enough, aiid I intend to get some money.” The driver quietly took round the hat, and the passengers resorted to various strategies to place their money out of the way of the robber., After bailing the driver up the man passed round to the back of -the cab, and putting the muzzle of the revolver close against the heads of the passengers, demanded their money. 'Previously he had called out in a loud voice, as if addressing a confederate a short,distance behind the vehicle, “ Georg?, shoot every man dead that leaves this cab.” George made no reply, nor was his active interference in the manner ordered rendered necessary, for the passengers, being thoroughly afraid, never attempted to move until after the man went away, when loud cries'of “Murder” and “Police” were raised. The amount secured byf the robber was hot large, hal£-a-sovcreign being the largest individual contribution, and the total reached only 16s. The night was very dark, and as the man was so fully disguised none of the persons who were in the cab could identify' him. The police, however, consider they have a good clue to tho perjjetrator of the outrage.