North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1891.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 7267, 15 October 1891, Page 2

North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1891.

Tho P.ipakaio school has made the excellent percentage of 98. " The city of Auckland," writes a vecont visitor, " is in a moat deplorable condition. Thcro arc more painful signs of poverty thoro than in Sydney." To show the proportions of the World's Fair at Chicago, tho corporation of that city hua given ono million pounds and tho site, and another million pounds have boon raised by private subscription. Mails for Australian Co'oniea, Uuited Kingdom and lOuropo, via Melbourne, per Wairarapa, also, Capo Town and Mauritius, per French Puckot, closo at tho Bluff, on Monday, tho 19tb, at 2 p.m. Privato lottora received from Victoria state that there is a boom on in the irrigaK»tir>n col'-ny of tho Messrs ChaToy, ot Mildura, ivnd that ono contractor alono hi s ft contract to erect 20 houses, while buildings cannot bo put up fast enough. The Phoenix Bowling Club opim their season this afternoon at 2.30. Mombcrs of tho Oamaru Club will tako part in tho event, lea will bo nerved during tho afternoon. An invitation is extended to ladies to bo present. Thoso taking part in tho Oddfellows' social at Ngapara are requested to meet at tho Post Offico at 4 o'clock this afternoon, conveyances leaving for Ngapara at that hour. The preparations for tho social are on a complete scale, and it is sure to bo a success. This aftornoon tho grand military tournament under the auspices of Hie North Otago Mounted Rifles, will bo hold in Lowis 1 pa-Mock, North Road. Tho programme is a novel ono, and thoro should bo a good attendance of tho publio to witness tho events. Tho sports coimnouco at 1.30 sharp, Iho Akarman-Canaris Company open this ovoning in the Publio Hall. We have previously given a description of tho nature of tho entertainment, and wo have only to add that tho company are highly spokon of by our contemporaries, and as tho charges for admisstou aro oxtremcly modorato, no doubt they will bo well supported. There were about 50 porformers at tho final rehearsal last night for the entertainment to bo given in St. Paul's Church tomorrow evening. Tho choruses, quartettes, etc., showed considerable, improvement during the last two or threo practices. The choir have succeeded in arranging a programme of an entirely now character, which will no doubt bo listened to by a largo attendance. In our telegrams this morning will bp ( found tho now boundaries for tho elcclor.il districts of Oamaru, Waitaki, and Waihomo. Tho present boundaries are considerably altered, and ono result of the alteration is tho wiping out of tho Waimato electoral district, and tho inclusion of a great part of that district in Waitaki. Wuttaki now includes tho Borough of Waimntc, and oxtcids to Makikihi. Inate.id ol extending south of Palmcrston, Waitiki will not go further south than tho west side of the railway line to Waiauakarua, but what is taken off > in this way is added on the north. Waihomo, too, is consequently almost a new district. Tho tclcgiam will repay porusal. In order to augment tho fund towards tho completion and fitting up of tho gymnasium now being built at tho Waitaki High School, it is proposed to hold a garden feto and sale of gifts on tho 18th November, in the school grounds, and presents in tho shapo of fancy articles, cakes, flowers (cut or in pots), and dairy produce, from friends and well-wishers of tho school, will bo gladly received by Mrs H. J. Miller, Fcrn>rook ; Mrs J. S. Holmes, Awfuno.i ; and Mrs Harkness, Waitaki HiRh School. Tho money for tho construction of tho gymnasium hai all been raised by the assistance of friends, and tho effort about to bo mado will roliovo the Board of any calls upon it to carry out a most necessary work. A rather peculiar fire occurred yesterday, and m there was no insurance it cannot be said that it was a case of incendiarism or arson. As a well-known professional gentleman was expediting his digestion by horso back exercise ho was awakened from a rovcrio on Biles on threo months' Bills, or Cokoon Lyttolton, by tho exclamation of a pedestrian that he was on fire, and sure enough ho was. While smoking his pipo somo of the burning tobacco must have fallen into the pockot of his overcoat, whero It smouldered till it burnt a holo through to tho coat below. Both coats wero irretrievably ruined, and tho overcoat was immediately settled in tail-male on a Bmall boy who happened to be in tho vicinity ruminating on how tho fire orginatod. As an explanation it may bo moutioned that tho rapid motion of tho horao wafted the amoko to tho rear of tho rider, »nd ho never noticed that he was an incipient volcano till ho wai rudely awakened to tho fact. At the Resident Magistrate's Court yestcidny, before H. A. Stratford, Esq., K.M., Archibald M'Phio was charged with the larceny of a dog. Defendant did not appear, and was fined L3 10s, with 30s expenses, UOs of the fine to go to tho owner of tho dog. In default of payment, dofendant to be imprisoned for 21 days. Michael Docherty was charged with permitting a cow to wander at largo on the railway line, Accused pleaded not guilty. Sorgeant O'Grady appeared for the police. Thonua

Ecclos, Thomas Addison, and John Bus- j batoh gave evidence as to seeing a cow on the railway lino, new tho Crown Mills, tlio later stating that he helped to drivo it to the pound. Sorgoant O'Grady said he hid boon informed tho cow wii8 Dochorty's, but tho railway men woro not prepared to say so, Michael Dochorty said when ho loft home in the morning liia cow was in tho p.uldock, and wlien ho got homo nt night it was still there. Neither himself nor any number of his family took tho cow from the pound. Mr Black, tho linger, told him his cow had been found on tho railway lino. Ho did not believe it was his cow. To Sergeant O'Grady defendant s.iid ho hrid no knowledge of the cow being his. Ho had asked Mr Hawkins not to prosecute him becaiiJio Mr Black had told him tho cow was his. He had had no conversation with tho poundkeepor regarding the release of the cow nor had he any knowledge as to how the cow got out of the pound. Ho owed nothing for poundage fees. His cow wn<iared ono wMj white spots. The information wan dismissed without prejudice. Thomas Gorman pleaded guilty to a similar ! offence, and was fined 5s with 7s costs. A young woman was charged with trcsp* sing on tho railway lino al Lundon, and was ! fined 2s without costs, promising not to j repeat the offence. Sergeant O\*rady mentioned that sho had previously been cautioned twice. Ask your grocer for Ninian Hyslop and Co. 'a " Imperial " Indian and Ceylon Teas. Best in tho market.

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