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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1107, 5 November 1879, Page 2

We would remind those interested that tomorrow is the last day upon which entries can be made for the North Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association's show. Up to three o'clock to-day ahont 600 entries liacl been received.

A large majority of otir citizens knew nothing of the disastrous fire that occurred last night nntil they read their morning papers or saw the evidences of it this morning.' It has been suggested that the Fire Brigade ho authorised to ring any or all the Charch hells on the occurrence of fires, and we think the suggestion a good one. The Prince of Wales' birthday falling on Sunday this year. Sunday hours will be observed on Moniby t the 10th iuat., at the Telegraph Office. At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, Robert Moore, arrested by the Balclntlia police on a charge of deserting his wife in Oamarrt. was remanded until to-morrow. John Melviunie was tilted Sa fcr allotting a to be at large. _ . . The exact numlier of entries receivcrt lor the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association's Show is 11.TO, and not 6000. as given in tetcgran»3 published in several papersKvcry ""irfomtinig nitnikr of the I Julharmonk S «iety is remtcsted to attend the final practice of "Tiu.' Creation, which will take place at the V ohmtecr Hull this evening, at cicht o'clock. The members of the newiv-formed band of No. 1 Company. U.R.V., met for their first practice at the \ olniitccr Hall last evening, and. despite several drawbacks, acrpitted themselves remarkably well. After practice, fifteen names were attached to the astral agreement, and several other intending members were not {>fesent. Tlie band will consist of about 20 members, and will make its first pnblic appearance at the forthcoming show. New uniform* nre being ordered from Home for the Band, and members are particularly recjueated to attend the practice on Thursday evening, when measurements will be taken. A meeting of the Fire Brigade was held tn the engine station last evening. The minutes f>f the" previous meeting having bfen confirmed. the Secretary iruritinu.il that the helmettf, &c.. ordered from Kngland. would arrive daring the week, and it would be necessary for tjw JJrigade to adopt some nivalis of raising funds to p>y !«>r them. It was decided to canvass tfjo town for subscriptions. and Messrs. Hook, Mainland. Sinclair. Fulton, Newton, and Rowland were appointed canvasser*. It was also suggested, in view of the large quantity of plant retjtttred to place the Brigade in anything like an efficient condition, to endeavor to get up a concert lit atd of the ftmrts. Three new members were proposed, and a v.-.te of thanks to the chairman concluded the business. A service oe song wilt e>« „iv<n utukr the auspices of til" i omtg Mens t hr.stjan Association on Friday evi';:;irg n-xt. in the T«es-street Hall. The prut-ecus will be devoted to the languishing, or. ratter, tangaislici! funds of the Association. "There are great rejoicings in Timant over the completion of the first section of the breakwater. The Tlruom pcf-ple intend that these rejoicings shall culn>iß.itc in a grand festival on Friday next, and there i? wisdom in their action. They intend that some good shall be the sequel of their exuberance on this festive occasion. They feel happy on the satisfactory accomplishment of the first stage of a work that w«t_ viawed in a great many rjoarters as Utopian, and they intend to utilise their happiness to advertise to the world their success. They know that upon the accomplishment of their breakwater schema depends the future greatness of 'Jimant. if not the mainteiu«ws« of its present position. Kvcry man, woman. a««l lihild fcefs this. In order to practieally ilejno&Jtrate that even the small portion which has just been completed, and which Lr»n but the root of the intended work, w iiaoinl, the ketch Prince Knpcrt was yesterday; breusjht alongside, her cargo of 4.'>,000 feet of timber discharged, 10 tons of ballast shipped, ani* f r,t alwnt her business last night. Tbu ht iwl work to be squeezed Into one short «J»V, and the people ot Timant are to be compulse,;jed on their evident knowledge of how to do thing? of this kind. Messrs Allen and Stumbles have; Ken presented with numerous congratulation*, and, indeed, every man seems inclined to shaJw hands with himself and every other man. The Otcpop© R«t»i District are levying a rate of la in the £ A3 tye rateable annual value of the properties in their district, and it is announced that the rate book may he inspected at all reasonable hours coring the next month at the schoolhoosc. A correspondent scn-is ns the following : '• I wj.h to draw the attention of tlu? Corporation to the necessity for providing a few con*»wta water tanks to hold, say. 10.000 gal ions sach. such as they have in some of the public of Christchurcb. for supplying water to the i'c-> '-nginc in the event of fire breaking out. We«-. this done lorn; aco. the »l«?urd sjxcetacEeof a fire wwfcing without water, which our engine tried to do at the tiru last night, would not present it-wlf." This wonl I afford a mean* by which thcCaundlcouM wisely expend some of their surplus funds. •'lt is rumoured {My* ihe Timarn Herald) that another paper is to !«• -;d at Wainuiie in the intefeats of tiii* v/orLiug classes and The promoters, it is said, sre eonfidrnt of resotvetl upon being jwpnwented. we think it would be wiser to maVc arrangements, if £ao3sib!e, with the paper ilrcily*existence to represent them. The >l»uhAT of allowing small iioys to freijruMt dsagcrw# places for fishing purposes srjM exemplified at T;«uru yesterday. _ A t .-t ,yf JJr. Chisholm, of tkc Bant of New 7-.|>tuj : jjroijjjt indulgicg in piscatorial lostime, feil ioUf the sea. from the't'ijajru Breakwater. Mr. T, TnnibuU plunged into the water to rraeite ftf'w, accompanied by Mr. Walker and Mr. IL»*l«y, flad these c » n tlr.n«.n succeeded In bringing. &e lad ft 1«"-* in an griianrtcd state.