North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1890.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 6945, 26 February 1890, Page 2

North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1890.

A column of reading matter appears cm the Ist page of this issue. Mr S. Borehana will address a meeting at Kurow on Saturday night, at 8 sharp, on the subject of the New Zealand Shearer*' Union. The meeting will be held in Goddard's Hall. The members of th« Athletic Football Club will play a scratch match on the Cholmer street ground to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 4 o'clock. All footballers are invited to take part in the game. The Match Committee of the Oamaru Naval Artillery will meet this evening in the orderly room at 8 o'olook to pick a team to play against No. 1 Company on Thursday afternoon. The programme of the Waimato Racing Club's St. Patrick* Day meeting appear* in this issue. Nominations for all handicaps will be received by the Secretary (Mr R. O. Baxter) up till 8 p.m. on Saturday, March

Mr J. E. Potherick, advance agent for the Bairnsfather Family of Scottish vocalists, arrived iv Oamaru last evening, to male* arrangements for the appearance of the Family here at the beginning of next week. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have received the following telegram from their London office, dated 21st instant : "Tallow: Therein* good demand ; fine mutton it worth 25s 6d and good beef 24s 6d per cwt. Frozen meats: Mutton market firmer; Canterbnrv muttcn is worth 4jjfd, and Wellington 4fd per lb. New Zealand beef: Forequarteru worth 3£dand hindquarters 4£d per lb." We understand that the Rev. J. Maokay, who has for the lust 18 years been in charge of the Roman Catholio Mission in the Wakatipu district, is appointed to succeed th« lute Monsignor Coleman atOanriaru, and thai/ he comes here immediately. The Lake Wakatipu Mail, on the subject of his removal, says that the rev. gentleman has won the respect of the general community? whilst 44 amongst his own congregation he is so much beloved for his zeal and great activity in all matters pertaining to the church that the deep regret felt at his lots can only be compensated by the fact that he has been promoted to one of the most important districts in the province." The Phoenix Bowling Club will introduce a novelty in bowling on Thursday evening first. Mr T. Meek has Kindly given the club the use of electric lights from the dynamos in his mill, and the club will utilise these for the purpose of engaging in a bowling tournament with the Meadowbank club. This will be the first time in New Zealand that a bowling tournament under like ciroumstances has taken place. It is expected that a large number of bowlers will bo present, as well as of the general public. In connection with the oarnival the Oamaru Naval Artillery band will provide music for dancers in the Lawn Tennis Court, and as there is abuadftnoe of room in 'he court there should be » large turn out of youug folks. The -*<*rg«for admission will bo one shilling, i"kl V *'°* admitted fr«e, %„ *fcl n,-.*, 4^ Court * fc Ashburton on a motion which was argued on *«rjontuit tho commitment of Mr Robert to. ou f£ solicitor, of Ohrißtchurch, to gaol, for t*v fault of an order of the Court. The flr* ceedings uroso out of the bankruptcy of one Osbornt, who bad given a bill of sal* to M'Coanel. The bill of sale wu d«oUred

wm nrd«r»d to pay over the procM<U. ftitiiMiutiiiK to L 402. After wine Abortive inuotiKilliiK for the recovery of the atnouut, flin A*Mluun«i brought & judgment summons, Mttil ili« Jtnlj(i» made an order that uulean MMJu'tnal pay into Court before two o'clock on Monday the Nuni of IJJS4 3m 10*1 and iioNlM, lift bo committed to prison for the If i' m of three month*. This is said to bo lliti Ural ln«ttvi»(;»i In which a Iknkruptoy Oourt haa mado an order under the IrnprlfiKunmnt for l)*bt Abolition Act. YdHtorduy •nornlng tlis Heiident MagiHtmi« d«liver«d judgment in the caae of 'I'liornaat llartley veniua th« New Zealand and Auttratlun Land Company. Hl« Worklii|i had delivered judgment the previous evening, but on Mr Chapman giving notice of uppoul iiaid he would reserve hU decision till the following morning, so that the neoei-*ui-y formn in uonneotion with the appeal iniuht be cone through. Mr Creagh, on bolmlf of Mr Chapman, asked for leave to ttppoul, and leave wa« granted. The verdict oovei* L 7 IBs 3d to the plaintiff, L 3 9t court coat, Lll 10s 8d witnesMi' expensea, and 10a Oil solicitor's foe. In connection with our report of the judgment it has been pointed out to us that It is calculated to mi»luad,iiid that it should have read that the Company, through its agent, had anuulled the contract by preventing the plaintiff carrying on the work he had been engaged to do, and this act had placed the plaintiff in the position of being able to maintain an action for the value of the work he had done up to the time lie left.

MuGeokok Robinson, surgeon dentist, will return to Oamaru on Thursday afternoon, And may be consulted as usual. Harvesting Requisites.— Hinder Twine, Lubricating Oils, Hay Forks. Plough Lines, Knives, Forks, Spoons, Pannikins, Plates, and all other Harvesting Requisites, for sale, at exceptionally Low Prices, by W. J. A. Sandkkson, Importer, Thames street. — Advt.] There can be no doubt but that the goods which our Woollen Factory is turning out are of urpassing excellence. We have seen nothing, however, to equal the quality and finish of the Tweeds which have been manufactured to M& James Gemmellb special order. These are, indeed, par excellence, and are made up in the Latest Styles: Workmanship ana Fit being Guaranteed.— [Advt.]