THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam.” [Established November 15, 1861.] DUNEDIN, THURSDAY, JAN. 31, 1867.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23413, 31 January 1938, Page 3

THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam.” [Established November 15, 1861.] DUNEDIN, THURSDAY, JAN. 31, 1867.

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO

A special meeting of the supporters of Mr Dick is to be held this afternoon, at four o’clock, in the rpoms opposite Belgrave Chambers, Princes street. There is a third candidate for the Superintendency —Mr J. G. S. Grant, who has “ consented ” of course, “to allow himself to be brought forward."

Numbers of people from the surrounding diggings are reported by the “ Tuapeka Recorder ” to be now on their way to Treweek’s run, where fresh ground was recently opened and some nuggets found. The first nugget was one of sozs, and another has since beer found weighing 7ozs 15dwts. A meeting of gardeners and others interested in the holding of a Horticultural Show was held last evening, at the South Australian Hotel, The matter was discussed; but the attendant being very small, the meeting was adjourned. At a meeting of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, the secretary presented a report, from which it appeared that the birds landed alive from the Matoaka were—7 pheasants, 11 partridges, 46 blackbirds, 36 thrushes, 21 linnets. 20 starlings, 13 skylarks,

11 chaffinches, and 1 hedge-sparrow. The numbers of the different descriptions of birds shipped in the Matoaka could not be correctly stated. It appeared, however, that the skylarks numbered ninety and the hedgesparrows ten. The blackbirds appear to have been the best sailors, as nearly the whole number shipped reached alive. The total cost of bringing the birds out is something over Ll5O. A letter was read from Mr Shand, stating it to be the opinion of l the writer that if committees were organised to collect subscriptions for the importation of small birds, LSOO or L6OO might be raised from the farmers round about Christchurch.

At the dinner at Christchurch, in celebration of the birth of Robert Burns, about a hundred and forty persons were present.

Seventy-six Chinese passengers arrived yesterday by the barque Torquil, which also brings a quantity, of cargo, chiefly for Chinc:e consumption. . The first general meeting of the Otago Association, held last evening, was thinly attended. The report published elsewhere will show that nothing was done, except to resolve to postpone proceedings until- a public meeting had been called, at which the objects of the Association should be explained, and a general invitation to enrol as members, be given. The organisation of a Maori contingent to the Volunteers is again being agitated in Canterbury, and, it would seem, this time with some prospect of success. On Friday last (says the “ Lyttelton Times ”) twenty men were sworn in by Captain Fuller. . .

The following telegrams were exchanged between the Secretary of the Caledonian Society of Otago and the Chairman of the Canterbury Caledonian Club Dinner:—“ To the Chair-

man, Burns’s Anniversary Dinner, Christchurch. Our dinner was a great success. We reciprocate feelings with you.”—“Our dinner was equally ao; one hundred and fifty admirers of Burns met. Three splendid addresses. Everything good (haggis included), but the whisky, We reciprocate friendship, nationality, and a desire for further acquaintance.”