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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 561, 18 February 1878, Page 2

It will be a subject for considerable delight to those fond of the pastime of angling, that Mr. H. Connell, Honorary .Secretary of the Waitaki County Acclimatisation Society, was a passenger by the 9.45 train to Lyttelton to receive 100,000 white fish ova that are br-ing forwarded by the Government per Hawca for the use of the Society. We understand that the ova has arrived in good health, and there is very little doubt but that, with the numerous advantages which the lakes of this portion of Otago offer for the cultivation of the white iish, the result will be as satisfactory as one could desire. Mr. Young, of Palmerstnn, has kindly offered to superintend the hatching of tj,e ova. The attendance at the Government schools has increased to such an extent as to necessitate the provision of additional schoolhouse accommodation. The Oamaru Schools Committee has, therefore, decided to engage the Volunteer Hall as a temporary means of | overcoming the difficulty, subject to the ! sanction of the Education Board.

The Mai,Of acknowledges the receipt of the following subscriptions on account of the Turkish Sufferers Relief Fund -. Mr. H. Aitken, LI Is. : Mr. Jas. Bruce, LI Is.

Ti;c i'avs of cheap legs of mutton are once more approaching, a;t .Messrs, Lse and Moore are about to rc-commence boiling down.

The Committee of the Oamaru Hospital will meet to-morrow evening, at S o'clock. Business —General, and consideration of tenders for supplies for the institution.

We tu'ii pie;,serl to be able to inform our readers thai Mr. CanirwtGm why a buggy accident a few days ago, which was the fourth within a period of a few months, was not so severely hurt as was at first feared, and that he is in a fair way to recover. The Directors of the Caledonian Society will ;;;ee> Jjijs evening, at the Criterion Hotel, at is o'do.-k. The adjourned meeting of the Municipal Council will be held this evening, ut a quarter-past 7 o'clock. An entertainment possessing more than ordinary interc=t will take place next Thursday evening, for the benefit of the funds of the Mechanics' Institute, Mr. Thornton, who is on the eve of departing from Oamaru, has kindly consented to deliver an account of personal Indian experiences, entitled -"lndian ChitrC'hat." This, we are convinced, -iyr,uld ; of itself, prove sufficiently attractirc to secure a, full attendance, but there will be otfior readings, s.nii. ;< violin solo, with pianoforte accompaniment. Tickets, two shillings each, may bo purchased of members of the Mechanics' Institute Committee. To-night, at the Masonic Hall, the great impersonator—Mr. Soihern— will make his first apTjearan.ee before an Oamaru audience. in conjunction with I*l r. J. L, Hall's clever company. The entertainment promises to oe one of the most enjoyable that has oyer been placed' before the people of this town. Xo one is sceptical as to the mitrk the original Dundreary made in the world, ar.d there is no room for doubt as to Sothern the younger having inherited his father's ability. Tlie press and people are unanimous in their verdict as to the superiority of Mr. Sothern's representations of "Lord Dundreary " and "David Garrick ;" and, as the company can only remain here two evenings, it may be expected that full houses will greet the groat comedian's .appearance amongst us.