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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1173, 20 January 1880, Page 2

Mr. Holds-worth, the esteemed head of the Telegraph Department in Oamarn, is about to be appointed to the chief position in the department at Xew Plymouth. Mr. Holdsworth, during the period that he has been resident here (nearly twelve years), has succeeded in earning the goodwill .of his fellow-townsfolk, both in lus public and private capacities. c feel convinced that the chnnge cannot possibly benefit the public of Oainaru, but our hope i 3 that it may prove agreeable in every respect to Mr. Holdsworth. Oamaru has changed since Mr. Holds worth's arrival here as assistant to Mr. Bicknell, who then had charge of the Telegraph Department; but by his own tact and skill he has kept pace with the work entrusted to him so successfully that he has earned for himself the unchequered c areer he has enjoyed. Mr. Holdsworth will leave probably a fortnight hence, and -his place will be filled by a Mr. Day, of Napier. A number of changes are being made in the Telegraph Department throughout the Colony, but it is extremely donbtful whether these changes can either be viewed as affording" advancement to the officers removed, or providing a guarantee that the public will be better/served. The nominated immigrantsex Marlborough are to be forwarded to Oamaru on Friday next. At the last meeting of .the Committee of. the Oamaru Philharmonic Society, it was decided to put selections from Vincent Wallace's opera Maritana in practice. The Society will resume it 3 meetings early next month. Due notice will be given in the , newspapers of the date of the first meeting. Meanwhile the Committee is desirous that members should form some acquaintance with the new subjects. We should think that they will do so, for a study of this new and popular class of mnsic will surely prove interesting. The High School Cadets' annual picnic will take place to-morrow. The cadets are requested to meet in uniform at the High School at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning, when they will, after a few preliminaries, proceed to the spot chosen for their day's outing. In addition to military exercises, the usual games will be engaged in, and the intervals for rest will be pleasantly occupied in partaking of refreshment. A meeting of the late members of the old North Ofcigo Turf Club is called for Friday evening next at the Empire Hotel. There wa3 a capital muster at the regnlar practice of the Fire Brigade last evening, and the members went to work with a right good will that indicates a more than commendable desire to render themselves thoroughly efficient. We have been favored by Messrs. Ronayne and Cottrell with a copy of Mackay's Otago Almanac for 18S0, which has entered upon the seventeenth year of its existence. We need not give a summary of its contents. It is like its predecessors, with the exception that it is better printed and contains some additional information. |

At the Resident Magistrate's Court%iojday, before T. W. Parker, Esq., R.M., Hugh Ferguson Thompson was charged with having been drunk and disorderly, and was fined ss, with the alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment. Michael Donoghne, also charged with having been drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s, with the alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment. Jarnes Reid; for permitting a horse to wander at large, :was fined ss.

A meeting of the Directors f>f ;ifche "Caledonian Society was held Hotel last night, the chair being occupied by Mr. James Martin, Vice-President. A good deal of routine business connected with the late 3Je\y Year's games and the Bnrns' Anniversary Bali was disposed of. With, regard to the latter, the tender of Mr/ Alfred- Cook .for -supplying music wasaccepted, and it was arranged that dancing should commence at 9 p.m. sharp ; also, that-the-address of the evening, " The' Memory of Burns," . would .. be delivered at about 11 o'clock. The next meeting of Directors was fixed for Monday, 2nd February.

Our Ngapara correspondent informs us that a siding has been made on Corriedale, the estate of the Minister for Public Works. It is also rumored that cattle yards are to follow. It will be remembered that the settlers of Ngapara have long been agitating for an extension of the present loading bank at Ngapara, and the erection of cattle yards there. As the result of this agitation, six weeks ago there were indications that these conveniences would be granted. It was at that time understood that the necessary material was being prepared. Just as the settlers were wondering what could have caused the unconsionable delay at such an important time as the present, their ears were assailed with the intelligence that Corriedale is to get what they have so long and so patiently waited for. We can scarcely believe that they have not been made the subject of a ruse. Seeing that these railway conveniences are so urgently required at Ngapara, we are loth to give credence to the report that they are to be erected at Corriedale instead. We suppose that there could be no objection to Corriedale having a siding and cattle yards, provided that the Minister for Public Works can provide the funds necessary for the same without robbing Ngapara of what is right, and what experience has proved to be an aV solute necessity.

John Hawker and Charles Lefevre, charged with having stolen 30s worth of postage stamps from the shop of Mr. Charles Beckingsale, Otepopo, were brought up on remand at the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon. The evidence of Mr. Beckingsale showed that on the 14th instant the prisoners were in his store begging for food. On the counter was a cash-box containing about L2 worth of stamps, and in the afternoon when he looked at the box he found only about 2s 6d worth of stamps in it. Messrs. R. Watson, W. Pollock, J. Newlands, and B. Brady gave evidence to the fact of having seen the prisoners with a number of postage stamps, some of which they sold to several of the witnesses. After Constable Green had given evidence as to the arrest of the prisoners, they were remanded until this morning. On being again brought up to-day, Hawker admitted that he was the thief, and said that Lefevre had nothing to do with the theft, but had afterwards been met by him on the road. His "Worship sentenced Hawker to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labor, and Lefevre to twenty-eight days with hard labor. A meeting of the Oamaru Jockey Club was held last evening in the Empire Hotel. Mr. J. Hardy occupied the chair, and there was a fair attendance of members. After the minutes of the last general meeting had been read and confirmed, and some formal business transacted, the Treasurer (Mr. Moss) read the balance-sheet, which showed the Club to have a balance to their credit, after paying all liabilities in connection with the late races, of L4B 14s od. Mr. Greenfield moved, and Mr. Ronayne seconded the adoption of the report, which was carried unanimously. Both gentlemen in expressing pleasure at the state of the finances of the Club, spoke very highly of the manner in which the Treasurer had performed liis duties. Some discussion took place as to what should be done with the surplus, when it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Moss, seconded by Mr. Southan, "That the sum of L4O be paid to the Committee of the North Otago Turf Club to assist in paying off their liabilities, on their convening a meeting to receive it; and that any surplus at any future meeting be dealt with in a similar manner until their present liabilities are liquidated." In reply to a question from a member of the Club, the Secretary stated that the liabilities of the old club amounted to a little over LIOO. After an animated discussion, in which* nearly every person present took part, it was eventually decided to hold a two days' race meeting in. March next,. between, the. D'unedin and. Timarti fixtures, and thefollowing gentlemen were selected as a Programme Committe :—Messrs Hardy, Moss, and.Paterson. The Committee will meet,to-day and .draw, up a prograinme, which will be submitted to the Committee of the Club on Thursday evening next. Mr.Southan. was elected Secretary, and a vote of thanks was"accorded to Mr. FI'W. 0. Grant for hisr services to ~the • Club a3 . Secretary during the-late meeting; A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the business. . The Rev. .Lorenzo Moore, one of - the oldest clergymen of the Church of England in Dunedin, and a gentleman highly respected amongst his fellow men, has apparently taken alarm at the " advanced Ritualism" now practised in a large number of Episcopalian churches. He has, therefore, retired from the regular pulpit, and has entered upon a series of services more in.accordance with his ideas of how the Almighty should be worshipped. On Sunday last he preached in Old Knox Church, Dunedin. and before delivering his seFmoji ex? plained that advanced Ritualism was now practised to such an extent in the Episcopal churches that he was compelled to initiate a service at which he and those who thought with hjm could worship God in accordance with the simple form of their Church's service, which was beautiful and effective in its simplicity. » It will be remembered (says the Lyttelton Times) that about twelve months since Messrs. G. Bang and Co., of this city, had on view at the Cashel-street premises a double-furrow gang plough, made by Messrs, Carr and Hobson, which was successfully tried at the farm of Mr. John Overton, Prebbleton. By the Abbae Wiswell, now in Port Chalmers, they have a consignment of both double and treble-furrow ploughs from the New York factory of Messrs. Carr aud Hobson. The ease and facility with which these ploughs work in stubble land will commend them to farmers who have already seen them working, whilst those who are unacquainted with the advantages claimed for them, will shortly have an opportunity of seeing them,

To-day's Daily Times says : —So far only two gentlemen—Messrs. Fulton and Clark—have been nominated to the membership of the Education Eoard. Indeed, no other candidate has yet been definitely named. The possibility therefore presents itself that, no other coming forward, the Board will be ,a member short, for .three are required, Mr. Bastings' seat having also to be-filled. ;Asis. known committee'can nominate?"two memberS?" and it'would be a jote if feyery committee "were of the same, coiisequentlyA'.the "'only 'nominations . • were. the. gentlemen named;' However," "it is ;• reassuring to know that a" third candidate is likely to come forward in the present instance, the North Otago district being deter-mined-to have;a Tepresenttifive in'thecoming. Board. The "gentleman from that quarter •named. as.,the„pco.bable .candidate .is, Mr... T._ W. Hislop, M.H.R., the only objection to lliat-hej -like Mrr Fulton, would be absent at Wellington, for a portion -of the year. To have a, member of . the Assembly on the Board is by "no means a' disadvantage, but it is always possible to have too much of a good thing. The sentence of suspension of the Rev. A. H. Machonichie was affixed to St. Alban's Church door some time ago by an officer of the Court of Arches, but was soon afterwards torn down. ' The Bey., Mr. Sinclair, who had been licensed by the Bishop of London to act as curate in charge during his suspension, was received in the vestry by Mr. Machonichie, who however, declined to give up his charge. Mr. Machonichie celebrated the mid-day communion, and preached at the evening service. . The London School Board election took place the other week, the result being favorable to the Board School party, who have a working majority in the new Board of 16 out of the 50 members returned. A peculiar feature in the election has been the number of votes recorded for the lady candidates, who were at the head of the ■ poll; and their number has been increased from four in the late Board to nine in the present one." r An interesting exhibit has just been added to the curios and relics on view in the Wellington Museum.. It is a gold English lever watch, and which bears the initials C.A. on a shield engraved on the outer case. The history of the .watch is thus told It is believed to have been the property of an officer in the Maori War. It passed into the possession of Tawhiao, the Maori king, from whom it was obtained by Sir George .Grey, K.C.8., Tawhiao desiring that it should be given to the legal representatives of him who owned it, The Agent-General in London has made careful inquiries, but has failed to trace such representative, and the watch is, at tlie request of Sir George Grey, placed in the Mu eum, in the hope that Tawhiao's request may yet be given effect to."