The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 700, 14 June 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1878.

We are p\.a.-et to riotiee Mr. Htew\rt M'futyre. the .'ire-nan who hail one of his h"-s l>"n.ken ami receive! other injuries ; iir.-tiirJi thi.' engine heintj thrown ult the mil way line r.t Wiehiiioriil'* .'V.isshi.,' by i;i>:nitlL' lit Contact; Vvicil ;i bullock some v. teles sii:i.:e. is now able to move abmt:. i'e wa-t .-.tic last nhiUt for the tir,t time, his. ~; j,-.-c In-in-_' t<> at'teml the y.-.tii-.-ring of r.ii;..•.'.iV >■>:>[>!>. i;.;* held tor tile purpose of - tiuiUinl; a p:.'s..t:tati<;ii to Mr. Amos. It :• ■!! ais .lie whole i.'.:i:>}e of the bluimc-r ii.iih- with re-_M'.i to tiie match which shoiiM hav tak.'ti place on Weiln- s.iay between ; tiie Oamatu ami Timaru Artillery corps is j attriUitabi, to the Captain • t the Timant bair.-ry. On the Stii in.-ta:e iie stilt the following tui.yraiu t<> < 'aptain Morton : —" Ye-. We will iiif.t you, we h-.p •. uri A. <;. S. JjAMi--nsi.EV. • aptaiit T..\. ' I'll the tr.-auth of rfiis tcl. -'.-j;,] the ' >:ini:;ru f.'i-n [ir.'Citrric.l to 'iiinani. «.,!;; t ■ lin-l th-t I'aotaiti liamersley hail uwilte.l id ijifon;; his own company of the anam-emenis. he hail | iiijUe. :■ .1 ;i lii-ie!-: iror'-east-r"' .-:t in la-t iih-'ht :|::r.-i i:as i./r.tbia-il throughout ti.-ilay, ae- • ■•■:ir .-aiiie.l by .-"itteteit': ra.n in vernier trr..le a.-; liuli a» it um- :iai:ii;4 the h'-te ra;ii.-\ It is - fori nnaLe that tinie 'vns a short i-.-pirc j •.. mi.ti! the two li-r ous of ),:,..• Weather. ', on: i.!'.' which settlers \\ •■•.:: c;ia'ihel i'. come ! | in tri.'iu the country to trails.:et n c ■ •.-•;>:; ly j '! • >it —: r.i ■.-.- : for the Weatiier now !o> k< as; | - ; i • ■ 1114. i i it mi/tit r.tttoii l-ai or two or three i J hi■ ,"at lorst. limine; wiireii th roa-is will, j ! or curse, not he imp:. \c-I. Ti.ete .has heei: ; a .•..!is:ii--r:;hie iior"-ea-:erly :-ea ;m into . he i-oa.isttail liurine the <L>y, hitt i z j,;;.< n-.t j ofeeteil the ve-Sieui in harbor, nor ia it likely , : t0.10.0. j iii our Ia:?i evening's article, in the pas- ! .i tee •'Ami " Public Opinion ' meat not lie} : urori.-eil at seeilrj; hiln:.elf brought to hay,'" i •vc.". t'liit .shotiltl he .substituted for "him-j ...■it." The .iiljottrn-.-iI mr.itthly mcetinir of the M-X'tianii.'.-i" [tistitllte took L >iaee last evening, wiieit there were present—Mcasrs. .Stnnjiter I in the chair), t'iliittl. Forrc-ter, tlXomb*.; >[.r;vtt. Tenij'est. ami Davie.-- (Hun. Seere-I :a:y). '»':ie miatitei of the last meeting were j ra'i ami con'ine.eo', ami %. ilonatioti of ! - 2 j '-'-'. till, was oiticreii to he aeknowieilgeil with (ihaiiks. The was histruoteil to write ti> the Muiiieipal Couir.:'!. rerjucstini; theft t-> vote a sum as a t-ul)stii[it»o,; :a cdA j ot the ln~<,itttte. Mr. Fi'.hiel, as convener of j the Ihfiliiiti;,' S:;!i-L'o!ii::tittee up the j t'olloiviriif report :— *' T!u: f>iih-Co!ninittce liavir: ■ taken into consideration the matter of t!ie jKiiooseil new for tiu abov.institute, unanimously to r:": .mmeml liu,: the pisuiiow proline*.t hy Mr. t'oirester he r.iio'ited as a wjioio, with the view of such portions from time to xi;nc, aceonlittg as fmnls may he available for the purpose." They think, however, tl»at it ! wouhl be useless to attempt more at present i i/.aii the erection of the front part, eompris- ' .a-- two shop?, witii library, reaiiing-ro >m, ' . .-.. ha', in.; the of iitiiUiing a hall. ' ! with nevt..ary ailjuncts, for a future pcnoi't." ' Site repitc was adopted, atiil the meeting : tcrcutnatttl with the uspal vote of thanks to I ' : tiie chainil»fT, j <

Those who prefer overland travelling will be glad to learn that Messrs. Smith and Co. intend to rim a coach between the breaks on the railway line—from Blueskin to Moeraki Junction—until railway traffic is resumed upon those portions affected by the late rains. Mails for the Australian Colonies and Tasmania pur Kigarooma close at the Bluff :t II a.m. to-morrow. ''huiust'C' ti'n parade of the lica<l-quartcrs : c ,i:!!,3iiii;:. >-i Volunteers ordered lor tiii.s .•-..i-ing iia-s been postponed for a fortnight; in co-.i-erpuuce of the unpropitious state of :he v.catn- r. A private telegram from Timaru states that the- '• .'eorge Noble is in a dangerous position in the Tirnaru roadstead. But in our .•ii;i>o!!i'_' column a telegram will be seen to that no danger is anticipated. It will be seen on reference to the advertisement over the leader heading that the time for applying for shares in tlio Colonial Insurance Company will close to-day. All amplications posted to-day will bo received at the Bank of New Zealand, Oamaru. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before T. W. barker, Esq., K.M., William Breminn was lined os., with the alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk and i lism-derly in Thameattreet last night. Iu our paragraph referring to the distribution of the prizes" won at the late exhibition of the Hort-ciilturai Society to winners of cottage garden, children's bouquets, and ..thes" special or private prizes, we inadv- ncntlv inserted the word " cabbage " for

A meeting of the Oamaru Bille Volunteers wa- h'bl '.ait. evening at the Criterion Hotel, i o.;re w;i'= a veivgood -ittendanee, and Subi.ieiit. Morn- "occr.piLsl ihe cli-ir. An : ,-ology wa- in-.de f..r the unavoidable :ib-.-•.'.lee"of Cap . Snmpcer. Several neeoMuts -,veie pa-sed for p:iymcut. ami a number of iniijaitiN: i-i:itters iu connection \r:th ihe .:•.!■]>£ \\- iv .li-rus-c b and several j-il.-s w.-rt: :..b.pt..-.:. 1: v.'.-..-- »: ei.'.d to order t-Tii) yards . i c orb i'o.- unifo'-ma !■<:• new mend; ;-s, and IA-j ;.;ceti;io ci.•■ a-o wi:h l!i- customary com;.|it:i. lit to", he ch iiroKui. it is pleasing to j am tii.it the C'.mp yisin a more prosper- ■ nia Mosi-ion, ii;.:. - -..11y and otherwise, :lri,i it Jias i,cai ivr \-.ars past. A ve.y j»lea-iiig .-er. n-.ony took jdnce at Kakanui on Su::.biy nitenioon last at the ~;,.,e of ts)c Sabbath School, when Master wen-.'e Malhetioti. on behalf of the pupils, i pr-sented Mr. Khler, the superintendent, witii 18 lr.imisom.t'y bound volumes, as a -...ken of the esteemm winch he was held by j I'm: nupils. Masrur .\iai.he-'on, in a few well-.'a.-.st n w;.rds. K poke of the value of Mr. J-.lder's servic-s, ad uxpr-ssed a hope that !•■; woiibi be equaliy as sucee-.-.ful iu the i Mailer... school.-..! which ll : was ;ibout to ! Mr. Mdcr thanked the e.didiv--- | lor their gil'c in feii .-It..!!;-: e-i;is. and said iie j ;.-••>..; it very higliiy, n< l ai.nie t.>r it;; huriiisic value, but Vol- ihe'feeiing manifested towants ! idm. lie v.ouid pii-.-ei-v.; the books, and ' -iaii.l them down to his ebiidren asnuonnnii--1 ..;" his connection with the Kakanui School. ' Mr. Bvl'-V .--.d'iressed a lew words to the • children and parents, and spoke in the j hiohesi; terms of praise of Mr. Elder's seri vi'.-es for the pa--fc eight years that ho hail | l.een connected viii:'the sahooi, and said he was '/lad tiiat Mr. KWei-'s pkee would I be lilL-d l.v -Mr. j'aton, a gentleman who | hud also takrn a great i>it..>resfc in the school. i The benediction was then pronounced, and tiie proceedings terminated. ■! The a.l join nod meeting of the North j i Oiago (.'•. ursing Club took place to day lat fiie Coi-.u-jr Coii.icil Chambers. There I ■■.:■<-■■<■ '.resent— Jicsi--:--.-;. "i■ Fh-miiig (i:i the ■ h-iii-b l-intott, Alien, Medley, Steward, 1 M. :;l-.v. -''id 1,'..i:.-iyi:.i (Hon. Secretary). ■ '.■;•<- noil--- ■■■ • ! r . :, e iir.-vi.o.'.s ni.'eting were 1 .-.'•;•: ;::i-; ."-"..:!.bv...-d. A .-..n-idcrable amount ; .' ■" .! .-■.;;; •!-.- e .j.v.-.-.-:-::..-: 1<>..,1,: ph;je ns to i :A.. :; ; : .•--'•i-'.-r.ltic'-.: i-l ec. phtce-i U]>oit some ' ;"•,;.,(•:■'.:''-. ;oid tiieir Vicar ng -tpou- g'nt.le- :•! -n v.-In. ha i been .-1. •.•'•.-d < ■ei.b.ers but nad '• ■: -. paid their i.'.ib.-.:ri;.-m:!s. It was nltiiin.uei,- resi-1.0.l to bi.i'g forward a new r.:lo to meet the case n\. t!;e next meeting. ! i >r. Webster and Mr. !•'. I.b Main of Mount ! I hi were then talk-tied f.ir. and <l;ily elected j members. Mr. -I. M;-.-shall was app.-iniad >i'ppcr, his i'emun-ra-.'i.n being lixei. at 1/2 j per day, and fcno lion. .Secretary"was dircctod I to obtain a uniform forhim. Mr. 11. b In.rd- | son's offer of silver coilnrsj for the iunner- | u\>, loth in the President's Cup and the | Waterloo Cup contests, v.ns accepted with | thanks. A telegram was read from Mr. 8. _ jib S.r.ith, saying that h-s clerk had fur' i gi;tt---:: to forward, his nomination on the Tlth install, and asking if it could bo ! rc'.-eivtd liovr. Aft : '.-r seine discussion, the ! Committee d'-.-idod not to fclio noinij nation. 'Clio f--l!ov. ing g-'iitlcmen were \ a-ppointcd field stewards for the forthcoming ' meetir-r /-Messrs. T. Brvd no, G. MT.oan, | 11. Menlove, ,N. Fleming, lb M'Auloy, :J. tf pence, and G. -S.' Lintott ; Mr. i 'i'. ijrvdoiie to act as Marshal. ft was resolve.- that the Stewards ami Com- ! mittee shoitid meet %l the Totara gate at !J ! u'e'oirk on .Monday morning, and that ttie ; !icso '-air of "logs must be in tiie siipa not j !;.r.-r than hob-past 0 o'clock. On the motion ! of Mr. ilonayne, seconded by Mr. Lintott, it 1 iy;i< ileeided to hold a Sapling Stakes meeting |;i. July, and Me-i.sis. Fieming, Kouayne, I .-ir.it kint.or wee appointed a Sub-Commit-ti-e to draft :j programme and rejiort at a special mee-in.-: .-.< C-- }i-Ad on tliu -Ttii inst. An aecount was passed for payojent, and a vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded j tile inccliiiL'.