The Oamaru Mail. THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1880.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1309, 17 June 1880, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail. THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1880.

Captain Edwin telegraphs :—Bad weather is approaching from any direction between north and west and south-west. The glass will rise soon, but will fall within 12 hours, the wind backing.

Two stacks of barley, the property of Messrs. T. C. and G. M. Evans, were destroyed by fire last night near the coal pits at Awamoko. The stacks were valued at L6O, and were uninsured. It was intended to send a threshing machine out to-day to thresh the gram. The fire appears to have been the work of an incendiary.

In our advertising columns our readers will perceive a notification of an organ recital to be given at 'St. Luke's Church on Monday, the 21st inst., commencing at 8 p.m. Mr. A. R. Kelsey, lately organist pro tern, at St. Paul's Cathedral Church, Dunedin, will preside at the organ. It. i 3 quite unnecessary to dilate on the wellknown ability of this gentleman, a pupil of one of the most celebrated masters of the instrument in England, and himself an accomplished musician; we can only assure the public that an opportunity such as this rarely offers. The selections are made from the best known classical works, and will consist of solos, duets, and choruses, and organ pieces, by various composers, illustrating the many distinguished authors and the magnificent effects of which the king of musical instruments is capable. The seats will be considered free for the occasion, but there will probably be an offertory, the proceeds of which will be devoted to a special object.

The appointment of Mr. John Locke as Dog-tax Collector for the County of Waitaki is Gazetted. Mails for the Australian Colonies and Tasmania, per Tararua, will close at the Bluff on Saturday, 19th inst., at 11.30 a.m. Telegrams will be accepted at the Oamaru office accordingly.

The usual monthly meeting of the Committee which should have been held yesterday lapsed from want of a quorum. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, 21st July, when the important question of the Show programme will be considered. Notwithstanding that yesterday was election day, only one case of drunkenness was brought before the Resident Magistrate this morning. The offender was cautioned and discharged.