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Mataura Ensign, Issue 213, 10 November 1896, Page 2

From an advertisement in this issue it will be seen that the Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand, Limited, contradict a statement circulated to the effect that havtng severed their connection with the Dunedin Brokers' Association, they would be unable to advantageously dispose of wool to advantage fcr various reasons. The Company will be able in the future, as in the past, to do business for wool growers in the usual manner. The Rev. L. M. Isitt occupied the pulpit at the Gore Wesleyan Church on Sunday evening, and treated his auditors to an excellent discourse from John, sth chap., 42nd verse. Miners applying for protection for any mining right must now, beforo the certificate is issued, and they can put up the notice " Protected " pay a deposit to the Court. Last Court-day, at Waikaia, various applications for protection were made, and the amount ordered to be deposited aggregated £300. This is a new way of raising revenue, but it may yet be found that the regulation requiring any deposit is ultra vires. We have not yet seen the regulations, but we do think the amounts fixed, in some cases, by the Warden last week, as much as £50 excessive. It is understood that Mr John Edie has commenced libel proceedings against the writer of a letter appearing over the norn dc plume of " A Working Man " in the ' Clutha Leader ' a few weeks back. It will be noticed on reference to our advertising columns that ihe price of bread locally has advanced a penny, making tho price of a 41b loaf 7d. This is the result of Hour having risen 30s per ton, and the bakers, while rising the price of their product reap no increased profit by the rise. The price in Melbourne and Sydney has advanced to Bd, and while the local rise may not be regarded with universal favor, it cannot be denied that rising prices aye a good augury for the advent of prosperous times ; therefore we hope that the present state of tilings may long continue. Mr J. J. Meikle, Wyndham, writes lo the Christchurch ' Spectator,' in the following strain. ' I beg to return you my most sincere thanks for giving my case so much attention by publishing the particulars given in your issue of the 24th October. You say that if I were a wealthy man I would decline taking the £500 in full satisfaction of my claim against the Government. Sir, I can assure you I will not take £500 in full satisfaction. The Petitions Committee recommended that I should get all losses made good and compensation as well. Mounsey and Austin, two Sydney tourists got £30 each for being locked up for two nights over the Rotorua robbery. In England, in 1884, Mr Baker, a London lawyer who served four years and was afterwards proved innocent, got £5000 compensation. Then there was the case of Clounes and Johnson. They were wrongfully imprisoned for eighteen months — and got £500 each. I could quote other cases. My character has been assailed in the House, and if God spares me I will lecture in the city of Wellington during the next session of Parliament on my case, and ask Mr Seddon and others to state what I have done.' Mr C. J. Deschler, proprietor of the hotel bearing his name at Invercargill, died sudj denly about noon yesterday. He had been j suffering from heart troubles and congestion 'of the liver for some time previously. Mr Deschler was widely know throughout Southland, and wherever known he was highly respected. Mr Eric C. Goldsmith, chief surveyor in Poverty Bay, has been appointed chief surveyor of Otago.

The cricket match, Australians v. Auckland, terminated yesterday in a draw. Tho Australians made 182 in their first innings and 233 in their second, while the Auckland eighteen put together 140 in their first, and had scored 111 for eleven wickets when time was called. — Tho Otago Canterbury game resulted in a win for the southern team by nine wickets. Canterbury made the small totals of 27 and 49, while Otago made 59 in their first venture and scored the eighteen runs necessary to win at the cost of one wicket. — Canterbury has foregone its match with the Australians to permit of a New Zealand match being played; this will eventuate at Christchurch on the 26th, 27th and 28th November. N.M. and A. Cd. hold a special cattle snle at Wyndham on 2nd December. Additional dates and places for Hon. G. F. Richardson's meetings advertised. Gold Maltese cross Inst. Meeting of Waikaka Sports Committee on Friday night. ■ Annual meeting of Gore Caledonian Society on Friday eveniug. Gore A. and P. Association's annual show on Friday, December 4. Entries close 28th inst. Annual election of Mayor of Gore on 25th inst. Nominations close on 15th. ■ Thomas Culling is a candidate for the Mataura Mayoralty. Further meetings by Mr R. McNab announced. Brewer, Trembath and Co..sell Gore sections on 21st inst, S. Richardson, Wyndham, is prepared to supply saddlery of all depcriptions. D. Taylor, the Ideal Cash Grocery, keeps a supply of first-class groceries. The price of bread has been raised. The Mutual Agency Co. insert a notice of interest to woolgrowers. The N.M. and A. Co., sell stock at Mataura on Thursday.