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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 25 September 1880, Page 2

The nominations of candidates for the vacant seat in the Borough Opunpil, for Thames Ward, will be opeued on Monday, at 12 o'clock, at the poling place (Mr. liardy's office, Wear-street). Should a poll be necessarv, it will be taken on Friday next, Ist (Jcpolcv, It always affords lis very grea| pleasure tp encouFage local industry," and we therefore refer with satisfaction to a piece pf machinery which we noticed to-day at tlfe foundry of Messrs. W. Fraser and Co. This was a travelling jib crane, made to the order of Messrs. Miller and Smillie, the contractors for the conati'Uctjcn of the breakwater. It is made with a moveable jib, which oan bo raised and lowered, and capable of being fixed at any angle that may be required. The castings are the heaviest ever made in Oamaru, the sole-plate weighing ISOO cwfc., and the centre of the crane 1200 cwt. The crane is capable of lifting three tons, and was designed to list the lgpgp phones i]sed jn forming tho monolith of the breakwater. It is, we are informed, the first travelling crape of the kind made in Oamaru, and it is satisfactory to know that the makers possess all the appliances as well as the skill for turning out such work. Besides this it is satisfactory to know that they are in a position to compete with file aytigljj. Th& crane was tested last evening, and tlje result proved highly satisfactory to Messrs. Miller and Smillie. While at the foundry we noticed another item that is worthy of mention as showing that in respect of these works Oamaru can outdo Timaru. We refer to a buoy made for the Timaru harbor—one of a number made to the order of the Timaru Harbor Board, We also a new ifre-box being niade for a portable engine—h, class of work wljiqh it has hitherto been cjeeijied nepessary to send to Dunedin for perfprnjanep, An interesting ceremony tpok place yesterdav afternoon on thp Old Cricket Ground, at t e close of the Inspecting Officer's address to the High School Cadets, At tl}e request of Captain Peattie, Major Sumpter presented the dux of the school, Master James Todd, with a silver medal bearing the following:—"Oamaru High School," " Awarded to James Todd, Dux," with the *' IS7S)," at the base. It is to be hoped that the prgs.orftatjofj -\yill have a beneficial effect on the iads'whp witnessed it ; r t nfj. be a means of making eq.ch one of then") strive hard to becon) e the happy recipient of so valur.bla 3. pris«e, "

I The Telegraph and Post Office having been amalgamated under one head, the business of both departments is now transacted where the Post Office used to be. Mr. Fred. D. Holdsworth is the chief of the two department--, and from the character he brought with him from Oamaru, where he was for many years, we are sure the public will find hiin an attentive and obliging officer.—Taranaki Hera'd. In another column there is a remarkable advertisement. Ten pounds reward is pflered for a horse and dray that were stolen, 'or strayed, pn Thursday between 3 and 4 a,m,, from opposite b'fic Star ap.d fjartpv Hotel, Surely this is a joke. ' Wliq-t an unseasonable hour for a respectable c»rt and horse to be in such si locality. If it is not a joke, where could the concern with its living appendage have got to? They are not things that could be stowed away under one's garments, or in one's pockets. The removal of a horse and dray would for a surety make a noise that, at such a silent hour in the morning, would attract the attention of the police, or the owners, or some one else. The Rev. J. Foster is lecturing on Sabbath evenings upon the experiences of the Israelites in the wilderness. The subjects being of a practical character, and the applications appropriate to the present age, induces large gatherings to assemble in St. James' Hall. Tocßforpw Mr. Fostej- \yijl brjnq out logaons suitable to tl}e i-equireirjpnts pf life from the story of the Qoldep Calf.

The Oamaru Volunteers will hold their first church parado to-morrow, and on this occasion will attend St. Paul's .Church, where Special arrangements for. seating the various .Companies have beep made. The several cprps will parade oh the old Cricket Ground at 10 a. 111, in full dress upifprms, with wtjist

I belts, side arms, rmd white, gloves. The I Band of No. 1 Company will nje.et at about 9 o'clock, and play the following sacred selections prior to the assembling of the several Companies : —" March of the Priests," from Mendelssohn's " Athafie " Sanctus " and' "Benedictus," from Mozart's 12th Mass; and " Gloria," from Haydn's lmperial Mass. The Artillery and Citizen Cadets will, we believe, fall in at the' Artillery shed' at halfpast 9 o'clock, and will be marched to the parade ground by No. 1 Company's Band. It is hoped, in order that the first church parade may be thoroughly successful, that there will be a full and prompt attendance of each corps. Yesterday morning, the North School Cadets, under the command of Captain Lindsay, were put through a sharp drill by the Drill Instructor. . There were present 1 Captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 sub-lieutenant, 4 sergeants, 5S cadets. The Gove raiment inspection will be held next Monday morning. Last night Mr. A. R. Kelsey, of Dunedin, gave an organ reoital in St, Luke's Church, before a full congregation. Throughout the evening his mastery of the instrument was clearly manifested, and his rendering of the various pieces and accompaniments most effective, notwithstanding that the dry hot weather had not improved the tune of the reed stops. Perhaps the best organ solo, was "The Hero's March," a splendid composition, and the first' on the list. The ehoir contributed in a marked degree to the success of the recital, and an additional pleasure was afforded by a lady amateur at present visiting Oamaru who gave " Hear ye Israel," from Mendelssohn's "Elijah." Her voice, pure in quality, clear, and true, was heard to great advantage in this air— a number, by-the-.bye, not often attempted by singers in the colonies. The rev. the Incumbent gave out the hymns and presided during the I evening. j The Oamaru High School Cricket Club inaugurated their' season with a match today between tides chosen by the captain and deputy captain. The match waa kec®ly contested, the captain's side winning by five run a The scores were—Captain's side: First' innings, 48 (Ferens, 13, top scorer) ; seoond innings, 31 (Murison, 11). Deputy captain's side First innings, 33 (Nimmo, 19); second innings, 41 (Grenfell 11, Bee 10, Crump 9). For the captain's side Hewat and Ferens bowled very \yell, as did also Bee and Hesketh deputy captain's side. TV fielding. was fai,iy save side, a, large number- of byes figuring- on the score,

Yesterday afternoon the Government Inspection of the High School Cadets took place, the embryo soldiers being under the command of Captain Peattie, and Major Sumpter, officer commanding the acting as Inspecting Officer. Tb,era was a fair amount of interest in the affair by tlig many of witnessed the movements' of- the hoys' with evident satisfaction. After the uniforms and accoutrements had been minutely inspected, and found to. be in a very condition, Major Sumgter. requested Captain Peattie to. 'girt the' company through the drill rriovements. This was ssso done by the non-commissioned f'tfioera, and the- corps was than divided into three companies and drilled as in battalion. Staff-Sergt. M'Piierson then put the cadets through the extension motions, in which they acquited themselves remarkably well, the precision with which the manoeuvres were r«i\ect-. ing great credit botji 09 their iqgtruotor. ccwqpany was then re forme.tl, and Alajoy. Suiqpter, in a few vroll? chosen sentences, co,ngf£\fcula<tod the corps on the mavkqej improvement that had taken plitoe in their drill 3 this being especially noticeable amongst the ' non-commissioned officers. Captain Peattie intimated that he hoped the cadets would soon appear in scarlet uniforms, and; thus be in keeping with the rest of the battalion ; also, that the regular course of rifle practice would commence next month, • The parade list was as fallows 1- Claptain, % sergeants, 104 cadets; total, including members of staff, 111.

The Lyttelton Times sayg '' The Directors pf the Factory having decided upon the necessity of obtaining a new and powerful engine, have further resolved to invite tenders from New Zealand firms, As the engine in question is to he a compound- one of 60 horse-power, the item should be one well worth looking after." The Glasgow Herald says There is a prospect of operations being resumed'at the Kildonan gold diggings, Sntlisrlandshire. A German gentleman is at present tes.tin,g the gold-producing prqpepticq of quartz taken from several points in the strath. The re-, suits are reported to be very promising. The process to be adopted for separating the gold from the quartz is said to be quite ue\v, chemicals being the principal agents eir»pjQyec|- Pawtens Iqpg' resident in Australia state that they are struck with the resemblance of the geological features of Kildonan strath to those, qf tho Australian goldlipldii. Galveston has been the scene of one of those tragical comedies which find so useful in writing books. A few months ago a worthy resident of that neighborhood went out for a trip with his wife (who had a sharp tongue,, by-the-bye) and a party of friends. The jaunt, as it happened, was to the seaside, and the ladies leaving the gentlemen to their cigars, went to bathe. This was the last seen of the-wifei and it was currently supposed she had bean drowned. The husband went homo, broke the news to his friends, ordered a splendid gravestone, bought the broadest black band he could procure, and mourned religiously. Doubtless in time the bereaved found he could manage somehow to support a blighted and solitary existence. Doubtless, too, he : fqiir\d other ladie§ ftofc tillwUling" "t 0 try and manage his saddened home for him, -But the unexpected always happens, One day he received a letter from ■ the dead. At least, this was what he thought, for the envelope was addressed by the too well-remembered hand of his deceased wife. There is a line we might quote from "Ingoldsby" y/ith effect here. Suffice it to say that the lady in question was not dead at all, and that, picked up as she was drowning, by a passing ship, and carried to the other end of the. wqrld, the letter, briefly announced £<v,ct of her ftarfaqn may b,e allowed tq f? t ll here. A crime o.f peculiar h£\s. b.een committed "at .Bolton, says the St.. James' Gazette, and the perpetrate? }ias escaped pr,r,isliffient owing t.Q a, technical error, "At the Police Court of that borough a milkman was charged before the Mayor on Monday with having, incredible as it may appear, actually sold milk after 9 o'clock on Sunday morning, June 20, the sale ''not being a work of necessity'or charity." The dant did not deny }ijs guilt, font it wffs jirged ljig that when sie Lord's Dg,y Act was passed people were in the liabit of getting up 4 o'clock in the morning, lu these degenerate days people 4q not rise SQ early, and it was impossible for milkmen to finish their rounds before 9 o'clock. The Mayor said the people going to church had complained of milk-carts being in the streets, and that was the reason why.tlie progeqntian fell instituted- However, as the defendant had been wrongly described as a farmer, whereas he was a milkman, the summons would be dismissed. The defendant may consider himself fortunate, but he may rest assured <that if he continues to sell milk after 9 o'clock on Sundays justice will at last overtake him.

A German military paper prints st very in* struotive statement of the actual §trpng% cif the Qemqan 4rmy. }, jS§l, when the organisation' of the several porps lately ordered to be formed will have been completed, tho German field army will comprise 771,749 officers and men of all ranks and arms of the service; the reserve troops will number 341,450 of all ranks; the Landwehr forces 293,020 ; and the garrison troops 125,834, Altogether, therefore, in the event of a general mobilisation, Germany would have over a million, arid a half of soldiers at onoe available. This number, however, lai-ge as it is, does not represent the total extent of the resources of the Empire, because the men of the Ersatz reserve are not included in it. Atthe present time this Ersatz reserve consists of 340,000 men, of whom 190,000 l;clyi,ig to the first a?u! I§O,QPP to the second class ; anil all'of these woii|d be available on the' putbreak of war eitlier for the formation Additional field battalions or for tl\e titfiofj pf the battalion^. jfl'a letter peqeiyed a re'siilQtjt i?l HutitiiigdQnshive-pys J telling you lost year •yyhat a we,t season we liad been having. This year jit has been worse. Fcir the last two months we had nofcliingbut tempests diy.

after day, such as have-not been known in t-lie Vneinory of n/M||£ v An immense quantity of hay has been swept, away from the meadows; and the farmers wish that what is left had been carried away also, as it is good for nothing. Ido not suppose there is a single, ton of really good hay this season any where in this part of the. country. To : wards' the Sduth and west the weather has been better. I thought I was going to have one of the finest crops of potatoes I had ever grown ; but twice in a fortnight my ground has been under water, three or four feet deep." Au Isle of Ely correspondent says : —"More rain fell in July than in the first five months of the year put together, the quanties being. 6.67 and 5.74 inches respectively- ; In June the fall was 2.47 inches, so that 'the fall of the first six months of the year was only 1.54 inches in excess of that of July alone. There were only six days in July on which rain did not fall; and on the 14th half an inch fell in an hour. We shall not be surprised if the yield of wheat is from 20 to 25 per cent, less than it might reasonably have been estimated at on July 1 ; potatoes are seriously diseased ; oats and barley are generally good crops."—Lyttelton Times.