CABLEGRAMS.

Lake County Press, Volume V, Issue 276, 12 January 1888, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

London, January 10. The death is announced of George Duppu, a New Zealand squatter. Over X-3,000,000 was subscribed for the cue million Victorian loan. Applicants at £IOB will receive in full. Particulars of a riot at Stornoway, Scotland, show that the Sheriff read the Riot Act, but the mob refused to disperse. A party of marines were landed, and during the scuffle several were injured on both sides. Melbourne January 11. Sixty-seven cases of typhoid fever have been reported during the part few days 10 of which have been fatal. There is a great boom in the silver market at Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide,and brokers have not been so busy for years. Broken Hill shares, on which only a few shillings are paid np are at £223. The discovery at Fairfield on the Clarence river has intensified the excitement. The average of numerous assays is 18ooz to the ton.

Arrow School. —The school was reopened on Monday last under Mr Field (the new head teacher) and Mrs Sutherland. Mr Field comes to the district well recommended. It is to be hoped that parents will do their best to strengthen the teachers’ hands by keeping their children regularly at school—irregular attendance having been a matter of great complaint in the past. The attendance on the opening day was ill, and yesterday tt had increased to 116. Tramway from Lawrence to Roxburgh.— It is proposed to construct a tramway between the places named, presumably for the carriage of passengers, mails, and goods. Public meetings have been held concerning the matter, it being stated that, if Government gave a few blocks of laud, there would not bo much dilHculty in getting the work taken up in Loudon.

Mr Dcn.n’s Lectures. —The Rev. T. W. Dunn’s lectures :u Arrowtown were not largely attended, owing to counterattractions. However, the lecturer showed that he had well studied his subject, and gave a very instructive discourse, which was most attentively listened to. His delineations of character were generally very true. Mr Dunn is continuing to lecture through the goldfields, and we can safely recommend tho people of those places which tie visits to hear him.

Lake County Jockey Club. —-The annual meeting of this Club opened today. The Club are going iu for im provements. They have planted a belt of gums on one side of their reserve, which will, when they grow, afford much-needed shelter. A telegraph board for registering the winners will be used at tl>emeeting, and the Club, while in the mood tor doing tilings properly, have procured a lor, of uumlwied saddle cloths, wrick will bo found to be of great convenient to the public.

Wakatipu s Member. —The Hon. T. Fergus, Defence Minister, accompanied by the local defence officers, fast week visited the various defence works about Dunedin. A visit to the works, at the heads was nude on Thursday, and the flatteries at the Oceau Beach was inspected on Friday. On Monday Mr Fergus inspected the police. He says there is no authority for the statement that it is proposed to retrench in this department. He added that the efficiency of the force would be maintained. Changed Their Minds. —The Orderin Council raising the school age of children and declining to retain children at school after passing the sixth standard has been revoked by the Government. No doubt meinbersof Government will now say that the people baulked them iu their proposed retrenchment. True, but the people never expressed a desire for retrenchment iu this lino, and a Government whose members were so recently returned by the constituences should have a bi-Lier Kuowieuga oi tue country 8

requirements. ANSWER THIS. Did you ever know any person to be ill, without inaction of the stomach, liver or kidneys, or did you ever know one who was well when either was obstructed or inactive? and did you ever know or 1 hear of any case of the kind that Dr ; Soule's American Hop Bitters would not cure ? Ask your neighbor the same question. “Times.” JSsmoraada. i 1 ABSTRACT OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. j A notice re Property Tax is inserted. The first meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Beriah Patterson Robinson will lie held at the courthouse Queenstown ou Friday 20th January, at 11 o’clock. The Lake County Council want two tip drays and throe horses with man to drive. A Hornsby reaper and binder also a reaper are advertised for sale. , The date Christmas and New Year excursion tickets expire is altered to 17th inst, DATES OF SALES, MEETINGS, ETC. The annual meeting of contributors to Arrow District Hospital, January 12, 1888. Sale of horses at Arthur’s Point on account of Messrs Monck and M’lnnes, January 14, ; Mr M. O’Meara, auctioneer. fjale of freehold farm and dwellings at Arthur’s Point, January 14 ; M. O’Meara, auctioneer. Queenstown Fire Brigade give an entertainment ou the 12th January. Sale of vehicles on the Frankton racecourse, 13th January; M. O’Meara, auctioneer. Masonic ball in the Arrow Athenaeum 23rd January. Tenders for taking the Invincible mine ou tribute close on the 25th January. Mr J. G. Ward will hold his first wool sale of the season early in January. B. M. and Warden’s Court sitting— Queenstown, 10th and 17th; Arrowtown, 18th and 19th January, 1888.