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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 636, 17 May 1878, Page 2

j The Tress Agency has published t>> the ! w.'i'ld, or at any rate to that portion or the I universe compiised within the boundaries • f New Zealand, the important fact that " the New Zealand Times cads attention to the fact that of late certain public works advertisements have been withheld from it, though given to the other h eal papers : ami it publishes about half a column of (Joveuiiiient advertisements this morning under the heading of " Gratis Advertisements." Can such tilings beThe ~\ew Zealand Times, the '* CV'louir.l Journal." the pampered pet ami pliant organ of the late Ministry, not received tie': Government advertisements! | There must be romc diabolical plot on foot to iner e.i'-e the tosses of the unhappy shareholders in the New Zeahoel Times; or else tim present Ministry have discovered a fact to which their predeee.-.-.ors systematically eh .-ed their <.ye- —th-.: tin.: e reulation of the Times is very limited, and that the few mi-guided persons who do "take in'' that 1 ii.urnal do not d•> so because they enjoy the tiiinled twaddle which lilts its columns, or believe anything it ;r.y-. but from a desire to reward it for services rendered to " the I party." nt ) üblic money has boi-n j expeuded over tile aiteiir..!, to bolster up this boasted "colonial journal" by feeding its hungry columns with Government advertisements. It is just .".bout time that Government r.olitieatious were inserted in newspapers which have a tolerable number of readers. It is pleasing to leant that, acting j promptly in accordance with their promises, i the Government have refunded to the Municipal Corporation the sum of L 37-, the amount deducted from tiie Municipal subsidy for charitable aid for the last half-year. At the general meeting of the shareholders in the Oamaru Mutual Benelit Building Society, held on Tuesday evening, there were about -0 members present, and the chair was occupied by Mr. A. J. S. Headland. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr. ii. Aitken, seconded by Mr. T. Procter, " That clauses 1, 2, and 4 of l\ule VIII. of the Society be rescinded; to take eliect as from the Ist day of July next."

Communication wits>.. Tasmania by telegraph has beea restore!^That most erratic telegraph lines, the Port Darwin line, is ag a i n interrupted north of the"Gharlotte Watt'sA scratch match -Jill be played by the members of the Fo •'fcball Club to-morrow afternoon, commencing at half-past 2 o'clock. There was an error in the lists supplied to the Proco of the nominations for the Opening Meeting of the North Otago Coursing Club. The dog entered in the name of Mr. Spence should have been credited to the Hon. M. Holmes. While on the subject, we mayremind owners of dogs that entries must be made at the Boyal Hotel on Monday evening, at 7 o'clock. The nominations of candidates for the representation of the Otepopo Hiding in the County Council, in the place of Mr. TV. Craig, take place at the Schoolhouse, Otepopo, on Saturday, the 2.3 th inst. The poll (if necessary) will be taken on the following Saturday, between the hours of 9 a.m. and C p.m., at the Schoolhousers, Otepopo and Kakanui South. The special meeting of the Harbor Board, called for this morning, did not eventuate, as at no time could sufficient members be got together to form a quorum. Those who did put in an appearance were the Hon. Mr. J. Miller and Messrs. Shrimski and Borrie, who waited in the room for fully an hour ; Mr. Lemon, who was in attendance for some time, and then left; and Mr. Menlove, who arrived shortly before it was decided to let the meeting lapse. One of the oldest settlers in the Kakanui district was proceeding along the Beach road to Kakanui in a buggy in which he was driving three ladies and an infant, and when near the limekiln, near the spot where Wharton met with a fatal accident, the horse shied—as the best horses will sometimes do—sail the road being so narrow, the wheel went within twelve inches of a thirty feet precipice, U'ad he not had the horses well in hand, nothing coulil have averted a most grievous disaster, and one that would have cast a deep gloom over the district for a very considerable time. It may easily be imagined that the occupants of the vehicle, especially the ladies, were greatly territied, and have scarcely yet recovered the shock, although the narrow escape occurred several days Tt is time that "the Tioad Hoard too!: steps to obviate the chances of a recurrence of such a disaster as betel poor Wharton, and might have occurred to those who have just so narrowly escaped sudden death. We hope that the people of Oamaru who have a taste for genuine music will not omit to Vie present at this evening's Philharmonic Society's concert. The Society has just made a start, and to-night will be its lirst appearance before the Oamaru public. There will be something for everybody. Those with whom the choice morcc.auy, of the grandest oratorios—solos an i choruses—are favourites will to-night ■'• all'orded an opportunity of gratifying 'nut.' tastes, and those who like a song, one v.-'i-': genuine ring in it. or one full of b p-.thos, have not been forgotten. The formers will number m arly sixty, so that ii will be seen that anipie power will be brought to bear in the performance of the ehoru-es and glees. Admission by ticket or at the door. The north-west gale that has been blowing throughout the day ha- made it most unpleasant for pedestrians and annoying to j shopkeepers. One, in going along the i sireefc, felt tiiat if he e-eaped being arraigned before tile Bench fin- a breach Ci tin.' law, he would he exceedingly fortunate, and Ilea ved a s.i:;h of relief when he found that his clothes would hang together. Tile chance of taking an aerial ilight must have suggested itself to many, as it did to us, and for once in our lives we were glad that we were not a lady, whose chances of being elevated we considered were greater than ours. The wind, and the pebble-, and dust can ied on its wings, played sad havoc with the facial expressions of those who had to brave the storm, and twisted them so that their dearest relatives would -csrcely have recognised them. The shopkeepers, too, did not enjoy an immunity from ruthiosr; treatment by the weather. Tlit-ir esta ! lidmi nts were entered by the du-:t and dirt, :.:id elo'.hing, butter, and, indeed, everything exposed, bore quite a i oecl aspect. This is not all; not satisfied with doing this, and entering by chiuks and d. .or?, the wind forced out panes of expensive glass, and while one man was sympathising with his poor unfortunate neighbor, who-e window had been smashed to atoms and whose life had nearly been friudHeiicd out of 1 iis body by the dreadful crash of toe catastrophe, a similar misadventure warm d eim that ha, too, was a lit subject for commiseration. At length, when the storm was at its height, and tho glass from several windows lay scattered on the ground, material for infant le puppet shows, shutters were brought out with tiie object of arresting further damage We saw as many as eight or nine aoie-uudiud men clinging on to a shutter three or four feet square as though M.eit-ijoejji]. fearing lest it' they loosened one lingerthe board might mver more be seen, till, taking advantage of a momentary lull, they hu-tied it round a corner. Buildings in course of erection suffered more or lass damage. Towards the evening the wind died away, and, as we have not heard of any Vv y serious damage, we have reason, to hooe that none was done.