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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1037, 16 August 1879, Page 2

Mails for the United Kingdom, &e., via San Francisco, per City of New York, close at Auckland on Tuesday, 19th inst., at noon, and mails for Sydney, per Tararua, close at 2 p.m. the same day.

The regular monthly meeting of the Hospital Committee will be held on Tuesday evening, at half-past seven o'clock. At the R.M. Court to-day the Otepopo Road Board got judgment, with costs, against Francis Henry for road rates. The registration by Lieutenant Morris of his commission has been accepted.

The annual general meeting of the shareholders in the First Oamaru Permanent Building Society, called for last evening, lapsed in consequence of there not being sufficient present to form a quorum. Another raid is being made upon the slygrog sellers, no less than 13 of whom have been summoned to appear at Court on Monday.

The Otepopo Rifle Volunteers notify that their inspection parade for August will take place next Thursday. A tailor will also be in attendance to measure members for the new uniform.

The s.b. Waitaki has, we learn, bean withdrawn from the Dunedin and Oamaru trade. Her place will be taken by the Beautiful Star.

The High School Cadets were inspscted yesterday afternoon, at the Volunteer Hall, when there were on parade—l captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 sub-lieutenant, 2 sergeants, 40 cadets ; total, 45 ; absent with leave, 9 ; sick, 3; absent, 3 —total strength, 60. After drill the company was formed into a hollow square, and Captain Peattie, in his position of Rector of the High School, and commandant of the corps, preseuted Sub-Lieut. Todd, who is leaving the district, with a writing desk, completely fitted out, subscribed for by pnpils and cadets. After Mr. Todd had returned thanks, Mr. Fidler was elected sub-lieutenant, and Cadet Forrester was promoted to the rank of corporal, in the place of Corporal Galbraith, resigned. Mr. Haywood exhibited his Pictorial Panorama of New Zealand last night, at the Otepopo Schoolroom. The audience was much larger than could have been expected, considering the dreadful condition of the roads, and the inability, therefore, of the country people to attend. The exhibition seemed to give general satisfaction, and is, Vt'c are told, well worth seeing.

We learn that last night's performance of the Pinafore Company, for the benefit of Mr. liiccardi, drew a house such as is seldom ■witnessed in New Zealand. Every portion of the Princess Theatre was crammed, including the dress circle. Mr. liiccardi was encored in all his solos, and, after having been called before the curtain, was recalled, and re-appeared in company with Miss Leaf, Miss Heath, and Mr. Harding. Captain Carey's sale of household effects has been postponed until Tuesday next. The following is from the Otago Daily Times Mr. M. W. Hawkins, the accountant, who, as already reported by us, gave himself up to the police for embezzling the funds of the Union Permanent Building Society, was brought before the magistrate yesterday. He was charged on the information of Mr. C. S. Reeves, the chairman of the directors of the Society, with having embezzled three sums belonging to the Society, amounting to about L3OO. Mr. Macassey appeared on behalf of the prosecution. The prisoner, who was not represented by counsel, appearedto feel his position keenly, weeping bitterly during the greater part of the hearing of the case. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner had made a free confession of his wrongdoings to Mr. Nation, the Society's solicitor. After taking the evidence of Messrs. Nation and Reeves, the hearing of the case was adjourned till Friday next, for the purpose of affording an opportunity to examine the prisoner's books, and ascertain the real state of affairs. From a trustworthy source we learn that this wa3 done later in the day, with the result that his pecuniary affairs do not seem to be so serious as the prisoner has led the public to imagine. Further and definite particulars will no doubt be made known next week. In thei-meantime the prisoner will remain in custody, bail having been refused."