THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam." [Established November 18, 1891.] DUNEDIN, FRIDAY, JAN. 10, 1868.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23703, 10 January 1939, Page 2

THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam." [Established November 18, 1891.] DUNEDIN, FRIDAY, JAN. 10, 1868.

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO

Some little good has proceeded from the remarks which, on a previous occasion, we thought it necessary to offer on the Oamaru Breakwater and the Oamaru and Moeraki Railway schemes. The advocates of either proposal now disclaim rivalry, which could have been productive of no benefit, and would have but served to retard both undertakings. There still remain special advocates on behalf of each scheme, but they have apparently come to the conclusion that it is better to urge the merits of. the respective proposals than to seek to exalt one .at the expense of the other, . . . . . . If the Breakwater can be erected to serve a useful purpose for a reasonable price, it will be erected; and, in either case, the project of a cheap Railway or Tramway between Oamaru and Moeraki is worthy of attention.

His Honor the Superintendent, accompanied by the Secretary for Land and Works (Mr George Duncan), left town yesterday for a tour through the Goldfields. They go by Waikouaiti to the Dunstan.

The Mount Ida correspondent of the '• W&ikouaiti Herald ” says:—“ Yesterday (Sunday, Jan. 5), fifteen Chinamen arrived here from Dunstan Creek. 1 believe they called at the Camp, and requested to know where they might pitch their tents. They were shown a piece of ground in full view of the Police Camp, and perfectly isolated. There the party erected their six tents, and, no doubt, expected to make themselves comfortable ; such, however, was not to be the case. The rumor soon spread that Celestials had invaded the Hogburn territory, and the barbarians began to accumulate around the walls. Whilst this was taking place and before I had myself visited the camp of the invaders, I perceived, upon a small eminence at the upper end of the township, a small party about to make a descent from the north. This, however, turned out to be a mistake of my own, as it was merely a sham fight, got up to attract adherents to the noble cause of exterminating the infidel. This byplay was, to a certain extent successful, and about a hundren men rolled down to visit these poor Mongolians. Whatever their inr tentions were, their actions were pacific: but they warned the invaders, and told them they would have to 4 clear out ’ before a given time the next morning. The unfortunate Chinamen had to accede at once to the demand, and promise to clear out by the time appointed, upon which these true modern barbarians retired to their lairs. Mr Sub-Inspector Sincock did everything in his power to protect the weaker party.'and succeeded in so far that no disturbance has taken place up to the present, time. Should such a thing take place, Providence alone can tell what the upshot would be.'’ (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The Proclamations, Commissions, and other Documents, accumulated for Sir G. F. Bowen’s signature, were specially sent Northward last night, per St. Kilda. to Sir George Grey, the date of whose return to Wellington is unknown.