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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 599, 3 April 1878, Page 2

A column of colonial teleg-ams will be found in our hack page, where it has been placed in older to mike room in a measure lor a i extraordinary pressure of advertis—meiirs on our inner pages. Our only regret is that this arrangeni--i.t has shut ouc of the fourth page a column of good standing adverti.-eu.ents.

A tire l»oke out at Messrs. Hunt ami J fi'rey's saw-mi 1, Waimate Hu-h, on M»n day wahr, supposed to have been caused by a spaikfr<iiii the stejm engine. There being a. plentiful supply of water, the fire wa.speedtly • the damage ctnneoniy ;iinouuting to some 1.12. and was covered by insurance in the Unit n office.

We hear that it is the intention of certain of the members of the Mo mki Ha. bo Bond t 'jlaci their lesigna'ioin bef re a meeting ... the Board, to oe hold this in ening. 'J he qu-suou naturally sugg sts it ? e 1 to°our mind, Wi'3 1 ; effe :t will this have upon the present, bellicose attitu-'e of Europe ? A couple of cases of diunkeuess and disorderly conduct were di>p'se 1 of at the Resident Ma»i>trate's Cu.-t this morn no by T. A. t'lowes, l-sq.. J. I'. John M'lCm e.\ was cautioned and discharged, and George • odfrey was fined ?s.

The man John Dixon who has b 'Pn enn-fin-d in gaol f.'r some days. siiflWriim Irondelirium tremrns was liberated to day by oder of J. W. Humph-ey, l-sq.. J. I'. The Munieii-al C uncil vv 11 sit ii Committee of the whole to ir.on-oW morning, a II i.V'ck. I usin.-ss—l'roi.o-ed g-uwork-siding to Oamaru Creels mill- lain.

Voters li.-ts for 'lie Kul anui, Waiareka. and W itaUi Hn..i 1 districts may lie 111-01 ct d at the. < ffice of the Boards of tiose district*. ;md claims mu>t he sent in iu proper form on oi- before the SOfh instant. The member- of the M.U I 0.0.F are requested in another column to attend the funeral of the ate KU. Kro. Wharton.

Holders of re 1 is ion scrip in the Ocpop" Volunteer C mipany are requ t j meet on Thursday. 4rh mst., at > p 111. A niectinjr of tlie Moeraki loid Board will l>e lii-lil tiii- pvei-imr nrevious to that of the Moeraki Harlio- Board. T!ie members of the Philharmonic Society will meet this evening for pr.i free. Oentlemen desbous of form ng an orchestra in connection with the Society are request' d to be present.

It is stated that the little principality of Montenegro in the late war lost 4.0'0 in kill cl and 7,000 in wounded, or more thai a quarter of its population capable of beai ing arms.

The ' ondon Finawicr says :— "Ucmbprs of the ."tock KxchaiiL-e yesterday (31st Jan.), amid yells, burned the Times, JS'tws, and other publications of pro-Russian tendency, and sigi.ed an addnss declaring confidence in the Covernmenr. There was a similar demonstration at L'oyd's. Several out-do..r meetings in the country to protest against the supplementary credit, were taken possession of by the adherents of the Government and turned into anti-Russian demonstrations.

A case of so-called -' nicotine" poisoning has secentlv happened in I-'ngiar.d, which is attracting considerable attention. A child of about seven years of age amused himselt by blowing soap bubbles in an old wooden pipe which had he-ome foul by long usage. Shortly after vomiting and convulsions ensued, and the child died. The Taponui Courier says :—" The hon. member for Waikaia recently said 'that there were seven men within 15 miles of Lawren-e who held 150.000 acres of land, or more than 200 square miles of country, which, allowing 20i) acres for a family, could maintain 705 familie- in comfort..' In this neichbou hood we have six runholders who oossess in the aggregate 20 ),(iOO cres of freehold, independ nt of the extensive leasehold ■docks of lame extent. The purchased land s almost without exception -suitable for agricultural purposes, of which ample evidence cau be seen on the land Wherever it has 'ieen c-ultivat-d, magnificent cro -s have been the result, whether on the plains or ridges and it is a matter of regret to see thousands f acres still it) natural grass, and perhaps only carrying a sheep to the acre, which would grow cons second to none in the Colonies, in the cours-- of a few years ip will no doubt p.y the lirge ruuho'd rs to sub-divide their properties, and let them to tenant fanners; but. in the meantime, the district and Colony ali*e suffer fr m a dea-th of population owing to such immense areas being h=ld by capi'alists.