Boys Who Bare Won The Victoria TO THE EDITOR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2266, 5 August 1897, Page 36

Boys Who Bare Won The Victoria TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, — Are you aware that young Duncan Boyes, who is referred to iv the article under above heading iv a late issue, died in Dunedin about 28 or 30 years ago and was buried in the Church of England Cemetery (South), just inside where the old gate was, on the left hand side, where may be 6een the headstone, inscribed, "Duncan Gordon Boyes, V.C. ; died . . . 1869 " ?— I »m, &c, J. F.

Six hundred old soldiers' claims are to be investigated by the Naval and Military Claims Commission now sitting in Auckland.

Mr F. Angell, the well-known long-distance runner, who has represented Wellington at the athletic championsnip meetings, has died of typhoid tever.

Last Tnesday a special meeting of tho Mataura Presbytery was held at Gore to further consider the trouble between the Wyndham congregation and the pastor. It has transpired that the presbytery has decided in favour of the Deacons' Court in the matters that were in dispute between it and the Rev. Mr Smellie.

Thirteen Chinamen were passengers to Australia by the JUararoa from Wellington on Thursday on their way back to their native land. The party have £5782, the proceeds of their labours in New Zealand. Two of the Celestials are credited with owning £1150 each of this sum, and they talk about returning after a 12 months' visit to China.