By the City of Dunedin, which arrived here on Thursday, we have news from Otago to the 31st ult., and from Melbourne to the 24th ult. Odd Fellows' Lodge.—The Odd Fellows m the neighbourhood are about to establish a Lodge, and a meeting is to be held on Thursday evening next for that purpose. Road Board Election. —At a meeting of Ratepayers held at the Club Hotel on Wed. ncsday last, Mr. J. King was elected as a member of the Timaau Road Board, m the place of Mr. IL Dnrand who has resigned. Investment and Loan Association.—lt will be seen from our advertising columns that a meeting is to be held on Monday evening, the 12th inst., at the Mechanics' Institute, for the purpose of forming an Investment and Loan Association. We believe it is intended to establish it on a similar principal to the Pro. vincial Investment and Loan Association now working so successfully m Christchurch. Ploughing Match. —A meeting will be held on Saturday evening, the 10th inst., at Geraldine, for the purpose of getting up a ploughing match m that district. We believe this is the first attempt at a match of this description m that j neighbourhood, and hope it may prove so highly successful as to induce a club to be formed for the purpose of holding annual matches. Fjke m Ojiristcuuiicii.—ln our last issue a paragraph appeared under the above heading stating thtxt we had received information that the Oxford Hotel and stables m Christchurch had been burnt to the ground. It appears our authority was misinformed as to the extent of the fire. The Hotel was savod, the stables only being destroyed. Millers' Flat Murder. —William Wilson, who was apprehended at Christchurch, and brought up before the magistrate there, on the charge of murdering Joseph Smith, alias " Yorkey," at Millers' Flat, m Otago, m March, 1563, ha 3 been remanded to Otago. It is said the prisoner bears a great resemblance to Job Johnson, who was tried for the murder and proved innocent. The Opera m Duxkdjn. —The success of Lysters' Opera Company m Duuedin appears to have been far greater than was anticipated. 