The Oamaru Times. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1871.

North Otago Times, Volume XVII, Issue 676, 10 November 1871, Page 2

The Oamaru Times. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1871.

Moebaki and Waitaki Railway. — His Worship the Mayor has placed at our disposal the following telegram, received last evening from His Honor the Superintendent : — ''Railway from Moeraki to Waitaki agreed to by the House of Representatives." The Cattle Show. — We are requested, by the Secretary of the N. A. and P. Association to impress upon intending exhibitors the necessity of baring their exhibits as early on the ground as possible, especiallj in the produce class, the entries for which have not been made. COMJCEBOIAL BUILDING SOOIBTY. — Til* shareholders in the above society are reminded that the subscriptions are payable at Mr J. H. Milligan's shop on Monday next. New Insolvent. — Robert Smart, hotelkeeper, Boundary Creek, Oamaru. Filed, November 6th. The Escokt — The monthly escort arrived in Dunedin on Tuesday, bringing down 14,360 02. 4 dwts 15 grains of gold. The Prince of Wales' Biethday. — Yesterday being the anniversary of the birth of the Prince of Wales, was hold as a holiday by the Banks, a few of the merchants, and shopkeepers ; four flags were hoisted, including the Government one, and this constituted the whole of the demonstrations of thejday. A Masonic " Hattl." — The recent explorations in Jerusalem (says the " Athenasum ") have excited great interest among the fraternity of Freemasons throughout- the world, on account of the discovery of what are believed to be " Masons " marks on a considerable number of immense foundation Btones recently uncovered under- the debris of one of the ancient temples of that city. A Suggestion. — A Southlands correspondent of the local paper tuggests a new tax. He says : — Might not a penny or twopenny stamp on all notes issued by all the Banks in New Zealand help a little in that direction P If it did nothing more than help to pay the salaries of the officials in the Stamp Office, it would be something, and the present Stamp Office staff might be able to do the extra work required. Robbeby op Jewellbby. — A daring robbery was perpetrated lately at tile residence o'f the sisters Zavistowski, Niohol«On>«treet, Melbourne. While they were *»f the theatre, between eiaht and twelve, a piece of glass was cut from the window-pane of one of the front rooms, and an entrance made. The thief or thieves succeeded in abstracting something like L300 worth of jewellery, consisting of watches, chains, necklaces, bracelets, rings, and other jewellery. The Honobabittm. — Mr Fitzherbert has given notice of his intention to moye, when the House next goes iuto Committee of Supply, — That the payment of members bo fixed ut TA05 per regular session, 40s. per diem being deducted for each sitting-day a member may be absent from attendance, unless ho be prevented from attending by illness. Special sessions, if any, to be paid for at the rate of 20b. per day. That the above Bcala of payment shall apply to the present session, and be exclusive of travelling expenses to and from Parliament. Cutting- the Wires. — From a late issue of a Victorian contemporary we gather that tome mining speculators, anxious to reaoh Melbourne before the news of certain rich finds could get to that city, adopted the very simple means of cutting.the wires, and thus Bucoeeded in outstripping the electric spark. To the Victorians this appears to be something new, but the Californians were far in advance of these mining speculators some two jears ago. There, in California, a certain newt* paper proprietor used to " tap " the wires day after day, receiving the " Alta's " news, despatching it by express to his own office first, and then sending it on by the wires to the proper recipient. The Victorians have not " wired in " to that extent yet. The Band op Hope. — The usual monthly meeting of this society was held at the Oddfellows' Hall, on Friday evening, 3rd inst. Mr J. H. Milligan, V.P., occupied the chair, and opened the proceedings with a short address. Mr Kidd then read an interesting piece entitled " Poor Harry," Mr J. Main followed with " Never let little dears see your father drink." The Rev. Mr Todd then read " Do it well," and the chairman read a few excellent selections. Some temperance tracts were distributed, and the meeting olosed by the singing of the Temperance Anthem. Mons. A. Moeell. — This gentleman, who is mentioned in the Caterbury papers as the celebrated French chiropodist, aurist, and oculist, purposes to visit this town, and may be expected to arrive tp-day. The notices we read in our northern contemporaries load us to the belief that he is extremely skilful, and has effected wonderful cures in the districts he has visited. Resident Magistrate's Cottbt. — The only business transacted at this Court since our last hns been slight. On Tuesday the following civil cases were decided, viz : — Toohoy and Co. v. W. Harrison. Claim, L2 2s. lid. -Defendant was ordered to pay the amount within 48 hours, or be imprisoned for 28 days. — Blair v Mouritz. Claim, L3 16s. This was n similar case, and he was ordered to pay the amount in three instalments within 31 days.— "-Trustees in the estate of Armstrong and Payne v. T. Jones. Claim, L2 15s. 6d. There was no appearance of defendant, and judgment was given for plaintiffs with costs. Weitzel v. Webb. Claim, L3, for wages due. This was a disputed case, a contra account havintr been put in. Judgment was given for plaintiff for L2 10s. and costs. On Thursday one inebriate (first offence), for being drunk and disorderly, and using abusive language, was fined 30s., or seven daya' imprisonment. Catholic Doctrine. — The Punedin " Daily Advertiser " of the 24th inst. is responsible for the following: — "A Catholic informs us that Dr Moran stated last Sunday (22nd) that he could not conscientiously give Christian burial to any person who had not received the rites of- the church either immediately before burial, or who had not been in the systematic habit of being in periodical receipt of the consolations of the church. The Doctor obeys his church. If it be rigid hq is not to blame. He believes thaUybu" can be a Catholic only by obeying a rigid doctrine. Can any one d^ny that it is right to obey a law if we remain within its pole ? Religion is not a bed of roses, even to the rigid Protestant ; but a sincere Catholic, who must obey both the Old and the New Testaments, is envellbped in laws which exact a most rigid compliance if he* or she is to be a Catholic in

more than name. /There" is too much nominal religion in the woifld, and wo are glad that the Doctor has sho^U himself superior to the superficial influenceaNvhiph would attempt to trample the traditions '^f centuries. If our religious patterns are to S&e cut to euit the appetite of any person thinks thrit religion can be bought, such polemical pedlars should be taught the lesson that faith isjiupurcliaseable when it happens to be a faith, in something higher than worldly commodities. At Protestants, we admire the truly protesting attitude assumed by Bishop Moran." < Peripatetic! Pabuaments. — A contemporary writes t — Very few people in the South thought when Mr Reader Wood tabled his motion in favor of the next session of Parliament being he\d in Dunedin that it would be 'carried. The "Wellington correspondent of one of the Auckland papers explains tho causes which have led hon. members to desire Parliament to sit occasionally at some place other than "Wellington. He says ;—Everybody ia heartily sick and tired of this place. Ifc is certainly quite unfit for a seat of Government of place of meeting for the legislature of the country. It is unhealthy to begin with. Many members either are or have been exceeding ill, some of them seriously so. I think the seat of Government must eventually be removed to some place of importance in the polony. Members will not consent year after year to be shut tip iritliin the ranges tli.it confine the city of Wellington, where nothing can be done and nothing can be seen, and where even it is impossible, unless you hare the activity of a chamois hunter, to obtain that amount of exercise required for the maintenance of health. Encoke! Enooee!— The "Age" says: — " The encore nuisance at concerts bids fair now to be abolished. They engage to sing so many songs for a certain sum, and it is too much to expect that they shall be made to do double work for the money. If a tailor makes a suit of clothes, his customer would not expect him to make a second one free of cost because the first was made so well. The same rule- applies to singers, who have no right to be taxed became a number of boys with shrill whistles, and hobbledehoys with stentorian lungs, choose to re-demand every sone on the programme." These remurks apply with even more force to amateur than to professional concerts. If a number of our townspeople, for example, are good-nat nrod enough to sing for our and their pleasure, it is really too bad to insist upon making them to sing each song twice over. Flax. — The Flax Commissioners in their raporfc point out what have been the results of sales in London during 1870. Taking the proceeds of 6000 tons at L14O.5OO and assuming that each ton has cost the rrianu: facturers L25 — L16 for manufacture and L9 for freight and other charges — there will have been a loss to the Colony of L9500, on the export from May, 1870, to July, 1871. " But, as there would be a profit of L1O.950 on the two first classes the manufacturers of the remainder hare lost over L20,000; whereas, if they could hav.o produced fibre of good quality, there would have been clear uain over coat of production of L15,088, or a total profit on the 6000 tons of more than L26.000." We trust those significant figures will have the effect of convincing producers that a good article will always command a remunerative price.