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Evening Star, Issue 4112, 2 May 1876, Page 2

The Ringarooma, with the Suez mail on board, left Melbourne yesterday.

The Oamaru Football Club have challenged Dunedin to play them at Oamaru on the Queen’s birthday. This morning’s sitting of the Supreme Court in banco, before Mr Justice Williams, was occupied with argument in the case of Clarke v. Roberts. This was an application for a iule nisi to set aside an order of the Court dated March 24th of the present year.

A fire occurred lust night at Crichton, Lovell’s Flat, on the premises occupied by Mr Cordon—a barn and its contents being totally destroyed. A quantity of oats and potatoes, a chaff-cutter, and a quantity of bags were in the barn at the time. The loss, which is estimated at Ll5O, was partly covered by insurance. The ‘ Herald ’ says that Mr Cordon was at M ilton at the time of the fire.

The Oamaru Cadets fired in the match with the No. 1 Company (Dunedin) Cadets on Saturday lost, making 355 points against 301, the total of the Dunedin team, thus scoring a win by 54 points, the conditions were —• ranges 100, 200, and 300 yards ; five rounds at each, regulation carbine, class target, standing at 100 yards, any position at 200 and 300. Sergeant Waters was top scorer for Oamaru, with 51 out of a possible GO, making five hulls’ eyes at 100 yards.

Tbe New South Wales riflemen should lie able to make a position for themselves among tbe crack sbootists who will compete for the big prizes during the Centennial festivities at Philadelphia. Twelve men have been selected for the final practice— Lynch, Smith, Gee, Haddocks, Slade, Compton, Rice, Sellar, Strong, Bushelle, Law, and Cooper : Lynch, Gee, and Bushelle had shot themselves into places. In one of tho competitions Gee made the fine score of 01 out of a possible 100.

Among the passengers by the Hawes, for Wellington, to-day was Mr G. E. Barton, who is about to reside permanently in Wellington, where he has entered into partnership with Mr H. S. Fitzhcrbert.

At the Fire Brigade’s monthly meeting yesterday it was decided to ask the consent of the Council that the men who would represent the Brigade at the Ballarat demonstra- - tiou might take their working uniforms with them; a committee was appointed to welcome the Wellington representatives, who will arrive by the Arawata; Mr James Miller was elected a working member, and Messrs Donaldson, Morrison, and G. Falconer honorary members. It was decided to request from Cr. Isaac an explanation of certain words made use of by hm> at a late meeting of the City Council.

One. day last week the case of Stamper v. the City Coloration was heard at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, and though the claim had been paid the day before, Mr Lewis, counsel for plaintiff, obtained costs on asserting that the money had been paid in after Court hours on the previous day. This morning the Town Clerk was in attendance, and Mr Bathgate, addressing Mr Lewis, said he had originally granted costs on the understanding that the money had bedh paid into Court, whereas he was now informed that defendants paid the money to plaintiff personally. Mr Lewis replied that what he said when applying for costs was that the money had been paid to plaintiff. His Worship said then there had been a misunderstanding, and if defendants applied for a rehearing it would be granted. Mr Massey applied for a rehearing, which was accordingly granted.

Wang Sam M‘Pherson, the “ Scotch Chinee, ’ whom Or Begg has helped to immortalise, is anxious to deliver Southland from its rabbit peat. The other day he sent the following characteristic communication to the Invercargill Municipal Council, but that body answered that they had no jurisdiction in the matter;—“We, th undersigned, ■will undertake to destroy all the rabbits now infesting the district of Southland, on consideration of five thousand acres of land, in four blocks, on which I intend to settle my countrymen. Time required for killing oft rabbits to be three years, when title of land to be given. But we are to have use of land in meantime. The contract to be considered finished when you are to send out men to prove same, giving us one rabbit for every hunter you send for a day’s hunt. Should any more than one rabbit be caught per man per day, our contract to go for six months longer, and so on. I am myself a naturalised British subject, born in Hong Kong, and would ask that my countrymen, who will settle on the land be made British subjects.”

The Loy.l Unity Lodge 1..0. F. will t-eet to morrow evenin., at eight o’clock, when a full tteudauce is requested. The induction of Professor Salmond to the Chair of Theology will take place in the First Church to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, at 7.30.

The meeting of the Knox C hurch Young Men’s Society will not_ be held this week, in consequence of the special induction service.

cin Thursday evening the Rev. A. B. Fitchett will deliver an illustrative lecture on the Arctic Regions in the Wesleyan Schoolroom, Stuart street.

The monthly meeting of the Standard Pr»: p.rty Investment Society will be held at the .-oclety’s office. Princes street, to-morrow evening, at six o’clock.

Dispensation has been granted by the Right Worshipful District Grand Master, E.C., for tire brethren under his jurisdiction to appear in reg l a at the funeral of the late Bro. Saunders.

We have received No. 3 of the * New Zealand Press News ’ for May. It contains much readable niatter, and defends the course taken by the printers in their diff-rencea with the new proprietary of the ‘ Guardian.’

, The sailing of the Colima has been postponed till Thursday to allow of replies being sent to the letters by the inward ’Frisco mail. It will be observed than an alteration has been made in the time of departure from town of the afternoon train on Thursday. It will l)e seen by our advertising co'umns that it is intended to work the newly-discovered silver reef at Mt. Rangitoto by a joint stock company of 6,000 shares of 1.5 each, 700 of which will be alh>ted to this Province. Mr J. S. Webb is the broker for Otago, and at his office and in Mr Mendershausen’s window can be seen specimens of the ora from the mine.

A tea meeting, to welcome the Fev. J. Ward, the new minister of the Primrive Methodist Church will he held in the Temperance 1 * all, Moray place, this evening, at 6.30. Addres es will be delivered by 1 Ts. Stewavt, Copland, Roseby, the {levs. A. R. Fitchett, J. U. Davis, J. Ward, and Air T. Dick. During the evening musical selections will be given by the choir.

The usual weekly meeting of the Hope of Mornington Lodge, 1.0. G.T., took place last evening in the Mornington Hall. '! he reports showed that there are iifty-ekht members on the books. The Lodgr Deputy then installed the officers for the ensuing term as follows W.< Bro. Smdford; W.V.T., Sis. J. Gibson; W.b.. Bro. J. Moody; W.A.S., Bro. H. Woody; W,P.S.. Pro. Flatman; W.T., bis. A. Gibson’;; W. C., bro. J, fi. Clayton j W.M., Bro. James; W.T.G., Bro. Hannah; ’G., Bro. J. Lardy; W.L.H.S., Sis. C al;..*rs ; W.U.H.S., Sis. Sharpe. It was decided to affiliate with the Degree i'emp e.

The ‘ Temperance Advocate’ for May continues its good work, and presses upon attention the ocial and moral evils of drugging ourselves with alcoho'i The idea generally is that the revenue from vmous and spirituous liquors is so large that s rious national consequences would result from prohibition. That is the ere itor side of the balance-sheet; but what about the debtor ? That is only now beginning to be dealt with. It would be a very ugly heading for the year for re t Britain, ‘Dxink l>r. to Piuper sm, ; 8,007,000,” "Drink Dr. to los of labor of 1.20/,ouo paupers, average say twenty weeks each ve<r, at 20s per week, L24.H0,0'M). ”To this might be added " - rink l)r. to Doctors’ Bils,” and "Drink Dr. to Lunatic Asylums.” "Drink Dr. to Bankruptcies,” let alone social miseries and individual and national demoralisa.iou. How about the creditor side then ? I ’ ndoubtedly the ‘ Advocate’ has the best of the ar ument.