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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2425, 24 December 1880, Page 3

On Monday the 27th hist (boxing Day) all the post offices in the Timaru postal district will be open irom ( J to 10 a.in. only.

The whole of the unemployed hands who were taken on at the Albury extension line some time back were yesterday discharged.

The Timaru School Committee aic to be congratulated, not merely upon the admirable manner in which the youngsters, took part in last Tuesday evening's performance at the Theatre Royal, but also in a financial point of view, lor although the Theatre is but small when compared with the ill-fated Mechanics’ Institute, where the entertainments were given in former years, yet the actual proceeds on this occasion amounted to £3B lOs. This enables the Committee to sali-factorily liquidate all debts, (with the other amount in hand). At the annual meeting of householders to come off shortly, for the elccttion of a committee, for the ensuing twelve months, the retiring committee will be enabled to give a very good account of their stewardship, in their annual report.

True to their instincts the burgoo eaters of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce have commenced a quarrel with Victoria on the oatmeal question. The members of the Baracouta Club think that New Zealand oats ought to be admitted to the Australian Colonic-, duty free. In like maimer the Australian vignerons arc entitled to urge the free admission of Colonial wines to New Zealand. An intercolonial free trade scheme seems the only remedy.

“Augur,” the sporting writer of the “ Australasian,” cays : - “ Mata, the whilom champion of New Zealand, has been converted into a hack, and Mr 11. Haines may now be seen riding him up Collins and Bourke streets.”