The Oamaru Mail MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1880.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1306, 14 June 1880, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1880.

Mr. Jones will address the electors of Livingstone at seven o'clock this evening.

Mr. Roberts addresses the electors at Windsor this evening, at 7 o'clock.

A meeting of Mr. Jones' supporter will be held this evening, at Ems lie's buildings. Mr. W. H. S. Roberts addressed a meeting of the electors in the Schoolhonse at Trotter's Creek on Friday evening. He spoke at considerable length, and at the of hi* address received a vote of thanks.

A lecture will be delivered by Mr. M. W. drees, under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association, in the New Tees-street Hall this evening. The subject will be " rhe Bible and Modern Freethoaght." Mr. Green is well known as having confronted Mr. Chas. Bright on this subject on a Dunedin platform. We are requested to intimate to the members of the Hospital Committee that the meeting on Tuesday evening will be held at 6.30 of 7.30. This alteration has froon made in consequence of the political Tn«>«nga to be held in the Volunteer Hall. Some evil-disposed persons played, what ttey no doubt Believed to be, a practical joke on Saturday night, by removing the from Mr. Lemon's garden and destroying a number of valuable plants therein. Ifcis to be hoped the offenders will be brought to justiee and severely punished for such wanton mischief, and as a reward is offered for their apprehenson this is likely to occnr. The members of the Oamaru Football Club played the opening match of the season on the Old Crid ket Ground on Saturday afternoon, sides being chosen by Messrs Grenfell -nd Snow. The game was well contested resulted in a victory for the former's Messrs Grenfell, Snow, Clayton, Legge, -Johnson, Forbes, MDonald, and Balmer played well, and several other members gave j jnmi** of developing into good players. j night in connection with the 1 te BfrwpJ-rfrww took place in the Empire Bffal on Saturday evening, when the followwere paid over to the successful j__ Handicap Steeplechase, Mr. Clifiord, LIOO; Maiden, Mr. Bradley, 150; Selling Steeplechase, Mr. T. M'Kay, To*l • Consolation, Mr. H. Schluter,- L2O; ■—«! Mr, Osborne, second horse in Maiden Steeplechase, L 3; total, L2>j3. The Club in funds, and are to be congratulated »ot«nly upon the fact that they have so far their affairs with care and judgment, 'fast upon the successful meetings they ItagejgpvSded.