THE Otago Daily Times. ”Inveniam viam aut faciam.” DUNEDIN, TUESDAY, APRIL 12th, 1864.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22545, 12 April 1935, Page 2

THE Otago Daily Times. ”Inveniam viam aut faciam.” DUNEDIN, TUESDAY, APRIL 12th, 1864.

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO.

A specimen of gold-bearing quartz has been forwarded to the Government, which was taken from the newly-dis-covered quartz reef at the Waipori. The specimens are only small, but apparently exceedingly rich, the gold appearing throughout and standing in relief from the surface of the stone.

Yesterday news was received from Waikouaiti that James Fraser, keeper of the Bendigo Accommodation House, East Hawkesbury, near Waikouaiti, had been attacked between 6 and 7 o’clock on the evening of the Bth instant and robbed. Mr Fraser had intended going to Hawkesbury Bush to pay for some timber which he had bought, and was on his journey for that purpose when he was met by a man of the name of Samuel Jones, commonly known as Old Sam, who presented a revolyer, telling him he wanted his money, and if he refused to give it up he would shoot him. Resistance being useless, he took Fraser into the bush, tied him hand and foot, and after searching him took the money from him. He then left him, declaring that if he made any noise about the robbery he would shoot him. The amount stolen was about £2O 10s. . . . The police are on the search after Jones.

The second return match (the first having been drawn) between Twenty-two of New South Wales and the All-England Eleven was commenced at Sydney on Saturday, the 2nd instant. The incessant rain had necessitated the postponement of the match from day to day. . . . The innings of the Twenty-two terminated for a total of 68; and the Eleven made 75. . . . The Twenty-two then commenced their second innings, and when the stumps were drawn nine wickets had fallen for fifteen runs. . . . The result created great surprise. The New South Wales journals report that at last the “ Gilbert gang ” of bushrangers is broken, and that notorious person is said to be on the way to Queensland, with two companions, to emulate the career of Gardiner in that colony. Hall, the bushranger, is the only member of “Gilbert’s gang” left to torment the inhabitants and endanger the safety of the mails in the western district.

Arrangements are already in progress for the first cricket match, in which the English Eleven are to meet Twenty-two Victorian players on the Melbourne Ground. The match will come off on the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd April. . . . Mr Justice Richmond, in a letter to the Superintendent, intimates that it is the opinion of the General Government that the new Judge, Mr Chapman, should reside in Dunedin, and that the judicial necessities of Southland and the gold fields should be supplied by frequent circuits.

A despatch was received by the Victorian Government by the lust mail, stating that the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury had decided, on and after the Ist July next, to raise the postage on letters forwarded from Great Britain by the mail via Southampton to Australia, or New Zealand, to Is per half ounce, and via Marseilles to Is 4d. It is stated in the despatch that this alteration has been made with a view to diminish the loss at present sustained in the postal service. At the same time, the postage on letters forwarded by ordinary sailing ships is to be reduced from 6(1 to 4d per half ounce. It is left to the option of the several colonies ro follow the example, and raise the postage on letters from Australia to Great Britain, or not, as they please, and .it is rumoured that Tasmania intends to make a corresponding alteration.