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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1297, 3 June 1880, Page 2

Mr. G. Jones will address the electors at Awamoko this evening, at 7 o'clock. Mr. -lohu Reid addresses the electors at Papakaio this evening, at 7 o'closk. Mr W H. S. Roberts will address the electors at Teanera&i at 7 o'clock this evening. Mr. Robert Jackson has been re-elected a member of the Waiareka Road Board for the Teaneraki Sub-division. The election for a member of the Kakanui Road Board for the Incholme Sub-division resulted in the election of Mr. Thomas Stevenson. Messrs. J. H. Parr and Cornelius Todd have been re-elected for the Mificld Subdivision of the Waiareka Road District.

The weekly meeting of St. Paul's young Men's Association was held last evening, Mr. Macfarlane in the chair. There was a moderate attendance. The question " Should Chinese Immigration be prohibited?" was opened by Messrs. Macdonald (affirmative) and Watson (negative), both gentlemen acquiting themselves very creditably, some of the arguments being very forcible. A general discussion then took_ place, and at its close a vote was taken, >vbich showed the Association were in favor of admitting the Celestials to this country. Next week s subject will be a paper entitled " Man physically considered," by Mr. Cuthber r '. A correspondent signing himself " One who Wants to Know" writes asking how it is that the names of all subscribers to the Irish Famine Relief Fund have not yet been published. The writer states that " a great many people are asking the question of one another, and they are, with all dqe respect to the Committee, anxious to have the reason explained." The monthly meeting of the Athenasum and Mechanics' Institute Committee will be held this evening at half-past 7 o'clock.

Mr. John Reid addressed the electors at Duntroon on Monday evening, and was favorably received by a very fair audience. Mr. Reid spoke at fome length and at the conclusion of his address, answered a number of questions. A vote of hearty thanks was accorded to the candidate for his The usual monthly meeting of the Kakanui Road Board was held yesterday afternoon, when there were present—Messrs. Gilchrist (Chairman), Aikenhead, Elder, M'Donald, Hedley, Maude, Walker, Gemmell, and the Engineer, The minutes of the last meeting haviDg been read and confirmed, a circular was read from the RegistrarrGeneral, asking for certain information, which had been supplied. A letter was read from the Town Clerk, intimating that the Corporation were willing to carry out the original agreement as to the transfer of section 42, block 6, Oainaru district. The Engineer was instructed to prepare fi survey to enable the Board's solicitors' to have the transfer completed. Instructions were also given to have tenders called for the formation of the road in question. The Engineer reported that the drain in front of section 6, block 4, Kakanui North, was little more than a water table, and offered no obstruction to traffic. It waa decided to sue at once for all arrears of rates. Messrs. Thomas Walker, J. R. Elder, G. M'Donald, James Geirimell, and the Engineer, were appointed a Committee to inspect the road-line from Totara Woolshed to the junction with the i'eidstoa road, with a view to the deviation being made. The following tenders were accepted :—Contract 67, formation on White Rocks Road, John Conniham, Llis 17s 9d; .contract 68, works at Island Stream, W. J. Williams, L4O 2s 9d; contract 69, drainage on Waiareka Flat, John Cruickshanks, L2l 6s Bd. The Engineer was directed to report on Middle-street, Reidston. Accounts to the amount of L 125 9s were passed for payment, and the Board rose. The adjourned meeting of the Oamaru Football Club will be held this evening at the Royal Hotel, and it is hoped that there will be a full attendance not only of present members of the Club, but of prospective members. The residents of Windsor and the surrounding district, including the large body of men employed on the Windsor-Livingstone railway, are moving energetically to obtain certain benefits to which the growing importance of the district fully entitle them. A memorial was forwarded to-day to the Postmaster-General praying that a post-office might be opened at Windsor, and we feel sure that when the facts of the case come to be known the Government will raise no difficulty against granting tl).e request. The second matter upon which action is being taken is the erection of a school at Windsor, a memorial in favor of which has been forwarded to the Education Board, backed up by a strong amount of support financially. A section of land suitable for. the building ha§ been secured from Mr. E. Menlove, who, with his gustomary liberality, has given to the Committee the amount of the purchase money as a subscription in aid of the building fund. That the promoters of the school are in earnest in the matter is evidenced by the fact that already a concert and ball in aid of the fund has been arranged to take place on Friday evening, the 11th inst. We wish the promoters pf both objects the success that they deserve.

It is expected that the Oamaru portion of the inward San Francisco mail will be received by the express train from Christcliurch on Saturday. The steamer Wellington left Manukau at one o'clock yesterday, and should arrive at Wellington early on Friday. If so, the steamer should reach Ly ttelton on Saturday morning in time to catch the train. A Ngapars correspondent writes : —Mr. W. H. S. Roberts e.d4 resse( i a meeting of the electors here last night. There were 24 people present. Mr. White voted to the chair. At the close of his address Mr, Roberts replied to several questions asked, and 3 vote of contidence was proposed and, after some delay, seconded. A vote of no confidence was also proposed and seconded, but neither of them being put to the me.etiqg the confidence vote was declared carried. How or io what way remains a mystery. The candidate briefly thauked them for the trust they placed in liiin, and the usual vote to the chair terminated the meeting.

The Rev. Mr. Crump will deliver g, lecture this evening in Wesley Church, the subjeot chosen being "Billy Bray, the Cornish Miner and Christian Worker." As an additional attraction some instrumental and vocal music will be rendered, while the charge for admission is only one shilling. Our Livingstone correspondent writes under date June IMr, J, Reid met a few of the electors to-day. The chair wa3 taken by Mr. Thomas Smith, and the meeting numbered seven at the start, but increased to twelve ere its close. Mr. Reid endeavored to explain away his remarks re thehonorarium made in Oamaru. He approved of, and said he would support, the present Government. Should they, however, propose any measures antagonistic to the welfare of the people he would oppose them, (Query, where will he draw the line since he does not disapprove of what they have already done ?). A' vote of confidence was proposed by Mr. Glenn (a non-elector), seconded by another non-elector, and carried. Mr. Reid was so elated that he promised to visit us again on the evening of the 9th.

The monthly meeting of the Waitaki Branch of the Otago Educational linstitute will be held on Saturday, at 1 o'clock, in the High School. At the eleventh hour Signor Morley decided not to give his promised concert this evening, deeming the hall not good enough for his company to appear in. We learn by a private telegram that Hankins, tke jockey who was thrown and seriously hurt while riding in the Consolar tion Handicap at the late Grand National Steeplechase meeting at Christchurch, died at six o'clock last evening, Hankins will be remembered as the jockey who on several occasions successfu ly piloted the Agent o'/tithe sticks, and was a steady young man.

A case of some interest to cabmen waa brought before the Kesident Magistrate's Court this morning, when I.dward M'Guinness was charged with carrying in his cab more passengers than licensed to carry. The offence was fully proved, and the defendaut was fined 15s. This is the first case of the kind that has been brought "before the Court. We may mention that for this < ffence the owner of a cab is liable to a penalty of L 5 for every passenger carried over the licensed number, while the driver of the vehicle is also liable to a fine of L 5.

Mails for the United Kingdom and the Australian Colonies, per Rotomahana, close at the Bluff at lI.SO a.m. on Saturday,,sth inst. Telegrams wiil be accepted at the Oamaru office.

The Municipal Council gives notice of the intention to introduce certain Bills , into Parliament during the present session. The first of these is an Act to remove doubts as to the validity of covenants contained in certain leases granted or to be granted, while the second Bill is to enable the exchange of certain lands with the Government for the police paddock. Mr. George Jones addressed a large meeting of electors at Teaneraki last evening, the chair being occupied by Mr. Falconer. At the close of his address the candidate received a unanimous vote of confidence. Mr. Jones afterwards addressed the electors at Weston, where Mr. Hendry presided. There were about 40 electors present, and a voce of confidence in the candidate was also carried unanimously. It is due to the diver connected with the Harbor Works to state that when the s.s. Grafton lately fouled her mooring chains in the harbor, he voluntarily undertook the task of .clearing that steamer. He commenced his avduous duties, attended by his .assistant, at about midnight on Monday, and did not succeed till 5.30 a.m. on Tuesday. • It is h ghly creditable to the diver and his assistant that they undertook and performed this task with such promptitude.

We were in error in stating that the Altair was towed out by the s.s. Grafton on Monday night. It was intended that the Grafton should tow her out, but that steamer, when leaving the wharf, fouled the mporing chains,, and was npt release 4 till 5.30 a.m. on Tuesday. In the meantime the Altair left the harbor under canvas. At the Resident' Magistrate's Court today, before T. W. Parker, Esq., R.M., Christian was fined 58, with the alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk and disorderly. Mary Sullivan was charged on remand with being a vagrant and having no lawful visible means of support. Mr. O'Meagher again appeared for the defence. The accused was dismissed with a caution that unless she behaved herself the full pumshrtienr, allowed by the law would be inflicted. Michael Gilligan was charged with having unlawfully attempted to throw himself into the lagoon-veith intent to commit suicide, The. eviderjce went to show that on the 2Sth May the accused left Cogvin's restaurant threatening to drown himself ; that lie went to the lagoon and there commenced to divest himself of his c othes ; that his brother followed him and asked him what he meant to do; that accused replied tliat he was going to drown himself, saying, when he took hold of him, "There will be two of us;" that after struggling spme time Mr. Cogyin came upon the scene, followed by Sergeant Beatty, who arrested the accused. Prisoner was remanded.

Our Shag Point correspondent writes : Our township is assuming quite an imposing appearance. There are now employed on the works over 120 men and boys, all working full time anil doing well. We nave now a Miners' and a Mechanics' Institute. The reading room is open every night from 6 to 9.30. The library contains about 70 volumes, ancl, with the proceeds of a concert held last month, a large addition to the rlimber will soon be made. The daily papers, Punch, Illustrated London News, Australasian, &c., and Chambers and other Journals are on the table. The concert was held in the large she'd belonging to the Company, and was an unqualified success ; but we had the advantage of some professional talent in the comic and dancing lines in the persons of Messrs. J. Blaney and J. Gillespie, who brought down the housed The songs and glees were specially well rendered, and, in a short time we hoiie to have a very strong Glee Club, we having in Miss Forbes (Mrs. Williams' sister) a very painstaking conductor, and one who devotes a great deal of time aud trouble. A special vote of thanks was passed to this lady for her great kindness in playing all the accompaniments during the evening. After the concqrt a cjanoe was held and kept up until about 4 a.m., at which all seemed to enjoy themselves. The proceeds came to about Ll7 sterling, and about 250 people were present.