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North Otago Times, 13 January 1906, Page 2

'The Pohcrua has been detained in Dunedin, and will not leave Oamaru till to day.

The Rev, R, J. Porter will conduct the services in St. Paul's on Sunday. Subjects : " The Vine Tree;" " Job's Comforters." Everybody is welcome. We have received from the New Zealand Shipping Company their calendar for 1906, showng a fine picture of the Company's s.s, Turakina, and a view of Milford Sound.

| The following are the vital statist cs | for the Otapopo Registration District for i the year 1905 : Births registered, 25 ; deaths registered, 6; marriage certificates issued, 12, '< Mr Monson, the local manager for tho Union Steamship Company, is going on a trip round the North Island. His place in the Oamaru office will he filled during his absence by Mr Harbottlc.

i The Oamaru Borough Council at a | special meeting last evening fixed Thursday afternoon as the statutory halll holiday for the ensuing year, the mover I and seconder being Councillors Hillikcr i and Glarle respectively, ■The Oamaru Borough Council invites competitive designs for the Town Hall, the particulars appearing in another i column. It will ho observed that 'dc« Isigns should he in by. the ICth March, which is' Somewhat later'than the date mentioned in earlier aiuiounccmcnts.' ;

The, following local candidates were successful at the examinations of the New Zealand -Auditors; and Accountants' Association,,held' in November: Asso-ciates'-grade—Messrs. H.Grocott and H. Bickiiell;,students' grade-Messrs ;G-.- W." Carringtoii, ;, S. 0. Battcrsby,'and 'A. C, Buisfc. - '.: ■ ..';..

Some: big catches, of ■ fish,are. being

made at the Waitaki. Mr W.'Bruce has retailed, from the , river with' 13216s weight ot fish,.the largest being about 131b5..,Mr. M'Arlcy has takea a 20 pounder,, anil-Mr-.Mittchcll one of 161 us, be-' sides-others of lesser weight;,;: .The fish Mo apiiarciitly.., larger '.than are' usually taken oven at the Waitaki. ; - ■

Tlw Council was in a facetious mood last.evening;.; 1 During the discussion of a subject one councillor charged another who had moved a motion with introdiicing a Chinese puzzle for the consideration of,the Council, to which■ the councillor'so charged-retorted with the observation that he had taken into consideration the capacity of the Council. The Council wriggled. A meeting. 0 f the Committee of the -South Island Coursing Club was held on riiiirsilay evening, when, there was a good attcndalicc. jAII necessary prclimi'iuui|c!{ for working the different departments for the coming season were arranged, and the Challenge Stake at any rate promises to be a most successful one. Already numerous enquiries have been received, although entries do not close until February. Ist,

At the sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Palmerston on Wednesday, at which Mr E. H. Clark (Mayor), presided,,on the case of Andrew Carmichael (of Hillgrovc) v, Thomas Mackenzie, M.11.R,, a charge of using abusive language on the Palmerston show ground, being called on, Mr T. A, Ilailcy, for the complainant, asked for and obtained leave to withdraw the information. We understand that each party pays his own costs, The police did some remarkable sprinting work the other night when in chaso of cyclists r ding without lights. Ono cyclist dodged round one policeman to find that he was running into the arms of another. With a quick turn he dodged him also, but found that there wcro others waiting for him. Putting on a full head of steam he managed to get into another street, and turning down a lane was lost to view, tic saved 12s by his agility.

The climatic conditions at Otepopo for the month of December were; Baro-meter-Max., 30.00 in: miii., 28.81 in; mean, 20.48 in. Thermometer-Max., 82 deg; mill., 54 deg; mean, 03.1 deg. Rainfall on 17 days, 2.78 inches. Prevailing winds, S.E, and E. For the year 1905 the conditions were as follows; i Herbert altitude, 300 feet. Mean barometer, 29.47 inches. Mean thermometer, 50.55 degrees, Rainfall on 177 days, 30.50 inches.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., ot Tiuiaru, Miioiincc in this issue that they will offer by auction on Saturday, 27th inst., the well known Scotston' Estate at St. Andrews, subdivided into six (arms, ranging in size trom 20 acres to 770 acres, The land is described as of tipton quality, and has every convenience within easy access. It is within a few miles of St. Andrews' railway station, saleyards, creamery, and the Parcora freezing works, and will grow all kinds of crops. On Monday, the Port Chalmers railway staff met Mr Skinner, who has been promoted to the position of stationmastcr at Pukciiri Junction, and presented him with a silver-mounted umbrella (suitably inscribed), as a mark of esteem from the permanent staff. Mr Ralfc, stationinasler, made the presentation. At the same lime Mr Weir, senior tally clerk, made a further presentation, on behalf ot the railway casual wharf hands, of a case of pipes anil a well-filled tobacco pouch to Mr Skinner,. who suitably returned thanks.

A couple of young men on Thursday afternoon, who had just managed to run their boat out from the boating shed on to the briny, were comforting themselves with the conviction that they could sing, " I'm crfloat, I'm crfloat," 'found themselves sprawling in the water, a largo wave having overturned their boat before it had made a fair start,. They each received a good (lucking, but politely declined the proffered assistance of a number of young ladies, who offered to wado in and rescue them. They, however, righted the boat, baled it out, and went out for their row,

The monthly meeting of the Council of the Waitaki Acclimatisation Society was held last night, when there were present: Messrs Glen (President), Swinard, T, Jones, Shand, W. Duncan, and Mackintosh (secretary), The-minutes were read and confirmed. The secretary read correspondence between himself and several country residents regarding the procuring of young swans and wild ducks for the ponds In the gardens. In the meantime no satisfactory reply had been received. It was, however, mentioned that there was every probability of procuring the birds. Accounts amounting to £l9 Os were passed for payment. Prom an advertisement which appears in another column it will he seen that anyone desirous of recuperating at the seaside can obtain houses at Shag Point, which, when better knowa, will become a popular place to spend the holidays at, There is a splendid beach, and the trains are very convenient, Conveyances are procurable, and fishermen who want to spend a few days arc only a short distance from the Shag River. Hotel accommodation can be got within a mile of the railway station, and as there is considerable difficulty in securing houses at Jl'oeraki and elsewhere along the coast, Shag Point only requires to become belter known to be extensively patronised.

At the meeting of the Council of the Acclimatisation Society last evening, Mr Shaiul brought up the matter of the desirability of the Society obtaining specimens of fish for the International Exhibition at Christchurch, and it was decided, after discussion, that the secretary write for information as to the preparation of the fish for exhibition, and also . that anglers be asked as a favor to let the Society have any good specimens they may obtain this season, In a few days the Society hopes to be in a position to (leal with the fish, and it is expected, as there arc large fish being taken at the present time, that several good spec mens will be obtained for inclusion in the North Otago exhibit, A meeting of the Peebles telephone subscribers was held on Thursday evening in Mr Edwards' bouse, to decide as to the disposal of the refund. There were present: Messrs A, Riddell, P. Fraser, 'A. Ilcardsmore, W, Gardiner, A. Godsell, W, J, Edwards, and the Rev. J. Steven. Mr Riddell was voted to the chair. The telephonist laid the particulars of the refund before the meeting, the amount being £4 lGs 7d. On the motion of Mr Hiddcll, seconded by Mr Steven, it was decided to make a present of the amount to Mrs EdwanU. On behalf of the recipient, Mr Edwards thanked the subscribers, who generally expressed the opinion that the telenho'ne had been a great boon to the" district. Mr T, H Hadfield had a good audience in this Athenaeum Hall last evening, when he delivered an interesting and instructive lecture on South Africa. Pictures illustrative of the subject wero shown in considerable numbers. Johannesburg and Buluwayo were each shown with comparative slides marking great improvement in a few. years, and thcro were also an interesting group of slides of Dc Beer's mines. Mr Hadfield mentioned the spirit that kept the settlers and native people apart, and deprecated this, showing what had been done by Moffat and other missionaries in the way of bringing the races together, Mr Had' field goes to Soutli Africa as missionary from Churches of Christ in New Zealand. The sphere opening for missionary effort Is a large one. A very amusing incident occurred in the harbor last evening, One of the crews had just reached the middle of tho basin when an oar broke ami the boat filled rapidly, and then capsized,' sending the youths into the water, and'placing them in a very difficult position through their feet being caught in the-footstraps< One of the members who was placed in this fix came up feet first, and-the cox, who was in civilian clothes, managed in some way or other to crawl round the boat as it was capsizing and cime off lucky, as he was only wet up to tho thighs. Luckily assistance was .near' at hand, and one or two of tho unfortunate victims who could not swim were taken ashore, while the others, with the' assistance of other boats, managed to right that capsized and row ashore, The occupants of the boat viewed tho capsize from its humorous side;' 1 '= and '.'gave no' thought to any danger-'attending'it,

I One of the defendants -" --in -. the. ■" cvcla cases at the Courthouse yesterday, pleaded guilty under extenuating circumstances.. He related how he'had left home with his lamp brightly burning, but' his machine struck' one of the- largo sized boulders with which . the Oamaru VBot rough Council, so liberally "sprinkle"

Thames'street, and the light, went out. |Not being a smoker he carried no mat: dies,' arid he rode as far as the Post Office, where he met a bevy of constables, one of whom'kindly furnished a match, but unfortunately ho took the offender's na'me,-'land here I am," ended the. defendant,■'. The Magistrate's advice was to carry a lamp that would not go out, ami he unfeelingly inflicted the usual fine. Our own advice would be that the cyclist should risk the evils of the redolent weed, and carry a few matches. Another defendant also advanced the plea of guilty under extenuating circumstances, "I always carry a light," he added, "but on this occasion I happened not to have one, and got caught," That was the reason why lie was caught,, and the plea was valueless.

MR SWINDLBY, Surgeon Dentist, will visit Kurow on Thursday next, the 18th inst., and may be consulted at Simmons' I Hotel.

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