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

•ffrom iJuri'.-.1-n di-l not arrive in t l,, v..iv ti:is morning, it having been r, r.t MaHena by a r.o'.v otlloial. It Mail-- Aii-tr.-ilinn < V,loiiies, p;-r Claud I!.-v.- <:; i Monday. C-tii instant, a: 7 j>.v». A station is now open at Owako, I'.-.:iin'/-- Uivc.r, County Clutha. On T:i;iv, at about four o clock, the child f'f Mr. Ceorix- Wilson. the ranger for th>- i!oad Hoard, was playing in the -.'anion, it t> 0:1 the cover of the well V' Is .•:!{>!»?!••.' tJ>.- hnir-r with wator. Tin v..-c.dv,oi!c appear.-: to have been rotten, ami the hinires giving way, the chiM was precipitated down the well, a <lcpth Oi 75 feet. Forti'intely there wa:; only about IS inches of water in the well at the time. Dr. Bowiewas .sent tor. ami a mason who works at the ii'-w school went down the well and brought up the senseless form of the infant. 'J'he doet"r, who was promptly in attendance, oiiicklv restored animation. The child, who is only two years old, is now progressing favorably. About eight o'clock last evening a fourroomed cottage at the corner of Eden and A'n-:-tieets, belonging to Mr. John Hunt, of Waimatc, and occupied by Mr. W. Hodgson, cabman, was discovered by some passers by to be on fire. An alarm was at once raised, and a crowd quickly congregated. The doors and windows were broken open, and an attempt made to get the furniture out, but the lire had obtained so strong a hold up.m the building and burned so fiercely that -.v.-y little could be saved, and some risk was run in getting out. a few articles. From the tir.it there was no hope of saving the building. The recently-formed Fire Brigade arrived at the scene of the lire about lialf-an hour after the alarm was given, having been delayed considerably on the journey, owing to having to drag the engine through the thick mud in the street. Their services were -if course of no use, the building being very nearly burned to the ground before they could do anything. The cause of the (ire is unknown, and only a bare supposition can be formed as to its origin. Mrs. Ilodgv/as aw.iv from home at the time. The hn -band, when leaving the house at seven r.Vl"«k, loft a kerosene lamp burning, and ji,-.,>i!jte that the lire may have origirirttf l from the lamp bursting. The building was not insured, but Mi'. Hodgson had i his furniture covered by insurance to the | extent of L 1.30. We have been compelled to hold over a

quantity of matter consequent upon the late extraordinary pressure upon our space, j Mr. Henderson, our late waterworks coni tractor, has had an apopl-.ctic attack, which j left him inseusiblo. He is dangerously ill. 1 A concert for the benefit of the Oainaru | Artillery Volunteers will shortly he held, at I which some of the most popular of the I Oainaru amateurs will assist. Ihe object i is to raise funds to assist the corps to defray j ;h • heavy expenses they have lately incurred i in connection witii the hand and uniforms. I i 11.- pub!!.., we hear, will soon have an opi portunity of judging of the merits of the new [ and much-required band, as it intends shortly i to '_'iv<- an afternoon performance, which, we j hope, will only be the forerunner of many I repetitions of such delectable entertainments, j sav, in our public gardens ! File movement j certain!v deserves ihe supoort vf the public. ! If the public help now, v.'e have no uoubl I that they will be able to command their en- ! joyable services on public occasions, if not jon Saturday afternoons-—in the Park. ! The Oainaru lir.iniatic Club announce that ! th'-v will -jive two performances on the Kith [and 17th instant in aid the Hospital funds. ! The members have been actively rehearsing [ tor some time past the comedy of I'.lack j Sheep." the comedietta o) "''ihe Hough ! f (j.ainond." and the farce '* fo Paris and ! b-tek for L-V tlie whole of which will, we i beikrve. be placed upon the stage ill a very S .-.)iu:-!ete manner. Tickets 'or the two peri fonrift!ii>;s are now procurable. In connection with this we are requested to inform members that a rehearsal of ''The Uough Diamond : ' and "I o I'aris and back will be held on Monday evening, and a full rehearsal will take place at the Volunteer Hall on Tuesday evening. The regular instruction drill of the High School Cadets was held yesterday afternoon, when there was a muster of 51, all told. After the ordinary drill was concluded, the oliiceis and sergeants were exercised for some time in sword drill. Religious services aie announced as follow for to-morrow :—W esley Church, the J«.ev. 11. Pewibtirv, morning and evening; Volunteer Hall, Mr. Jeffreys, in the evening; New Tow-street Hall, Kvangelistie Services, in the evening, at eight o clock. In reply to articles which have appeared En seme of the newspapers, wc have been requested l>y the local agent of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, Mr. George Sumptcr, to publish the fallowing extract from that Society's rules and bye-laws, viz.: —'•Members, whether participating in profits or not, are specially exempt from j» r-<on»! liability bv the terms of the policies r.nd by the special Act of Incorporation for the regulation of the Society's affairs. Clause XV.—The fuiul< of the Society alone shall be liable in payment of the lienelits specitied in the policies of assurance or other contracts, and it is expressly declared that nothing in such policies or contracts shall be held to constitute any claim or obligation, or to infer any liability against the persons or property of the members, directors, or ofiicers. Mr. r.nd Mr*. Kcwett gave their second entertainment to very fair and appreciative audience at the Volunteer Hail last evening. Tin- programme gone throng]! somewhat resembled that of the previous evening, with the exception that Mr. Hew:-tt fully explained i-ie my.-!cry in connection with what called .v.ond sight. iloth Mr. and Mrs. ilewet: are clever musicians, the former performiui: c;i no less than four instruments the violin, corner, llute, and flageolet—each of which he plays admirably, his cornet playing especially almost coming up to the ere.-.t Levy's, whil j the performances of Mrs. ] te'.vi I: ;.it tiie piano are really capital. 'I he performance concluded with a laughable farce c-.tith-d "A Husband in Clover," uhi.-h L-.-r-t the audience in a continued state < f morviment, Mrs. Hewctt being an actress of no ircaii order. They will appear again thic ever.iii'J for the last time, and as every gentleman who purchases a front seat ticket will have the privilege of taking a lady in with him free, there should be a large attendance. We can confidently reconLmend the entertainment to our readers,