SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1079, 4 October 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(KKOM our. i)K.V OOIULKSI'OXDKXTS.) DUN.EDIX. October 4. The Htar says that Mr. Macaudrev is the only member of the Ministry th.at would be acceptable to Otago, and cautions Mr. Hall, if the task of forming a Ministry falls to him. to avoid the inclusion of too much of ihe Canterbury element. The Cromwell Company has crushed 57!) ounces of gold from (129 tons of quartz. CHKISTC HL'ilOH. ()ctober 4. At a meeting of the Cojiimiiroe_ of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association yesterday, steps were taken io appoint judges and make preparatory arrangements for the coming show, which promises to be highly successful. In dealing with the land tax claim of ten guineas, the Committee decided to pay only a half-year (Lf» r;s). A meet ingot Volunteer officers has been i.eiil to take steps for carrying out a review at Christmas of the Volunteers of tlie Middle Island at Chrisrchurch. Resolutions we're passed that the meetings shall last, from IX-cvniher 2<>th t«> December "!);!>. and 'hi! an in'iiieinial Commit!en m o'.teei-s and noncommissioned ofiicers be ;:i>p"iu:ed to collect information and rai.-.e subscriptions to forward tne object in view ; that steps be taken to procu' • t:;e use or the racecourse from Canterbury Jockey Club for the review, and that the privilege of free passes on the railways for Volunteers, if possible, be obtained from the Government. A youth named Pillow, 18 years of age, was brought up this morning charged with an attempt at sticking up Mr. May, a, draper, last night on the Kiccarton road. He fired two shots at May, one of which e.-a/.ud his shoulder. A demand for money was made before the shot was fired. May, who was driving home with his wife, jumped out, of the trap ami knocked Pillow down. The driver of another trap, which was passing, went to the police station, and returned with a policeman. Pillow was dressed in two suits of clothes, with a black mask, and armed with a revolver and a small bowie knife. At h ome ho had a large American knife, a Japanese knife, a dagger, and the head of an assegai, all of which articles are supposed to have been stolen. He was remanded till the 13th.