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Evening Star, Issue 11696, 30 September 1902, Page 5

The death of Mr Gleeron, at Green Island, recalls the memorable riot which took place oposite the European Hotel in George street in 1890. Mr, Gleeson was then a constable at North Dunedin, and he pluckily tried to arrest two drunken sailors in the face of a mob's resistance. Chief Clerk Dale, now in the local office, was then a constable, and lent valuable assistance to the deceased in his duty. Mr Gleeson -was afteiwaidß transferred to Ophir, where he resigned the Force to enter the hotel at Green Island. Large fortunes have been realised by lucky inventors. See handbook on patents, free from Baldwin and Rayward, Joel's Buildings, Crawford street.—{Advt.l The quarries of the Welsh Granite Company, Carnarvonshire, have just been the soene of one of the biggest blasts ever attempted. Te.n tons of gunpowder were used, and it is estimated that the amount t of rock dislodged reached. tons.