The Evening Mail.
THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 1876. LOCAL AND GENERAL.
•* Wont* are thins*, and » drop .of ink fallins upon a {bought n»j" pruritic* thai which makes thotuaiuU think."
Tlc Bxetar, in aid of the fowls of St Luke's Cbnrch, was opened in the Volunteer H *ll this afte -noon, by the Rev. Mr. OifTor.l. i 1 the presence of a number of ladi?s and gentlemen. The hatl has been tastefully decorated with t!«j3 anil evergreens for the occasion, asiel the tables di<jday to the best advantage the elegant and coat.y articles
with which they are covered. Music is discoursed at intervals, and should the weather improve, we have no doubt the Bazaar will be well patronised, and contribute a handsome sum to the funds of St. Luke's. The Bazaar is open to-night, from seven till ten, and to-morrow from noon till six, and from seven till ten p.m. The charge for admission is one shilling ; children, half-price. The bridge over the Molyneux at Roxburgh, is fini.-hed, ami it is assumed that, when the approaches are completed, the total co-t will be close approaching £IO,OOU. The Tuape';a Times says :—" Though built on a part of the river where there is not much traffic, it will be very convenient for residents in the district, and the station-holders for the crossing of sheep." A very laudable purpose to spend the ti-fle of £IO,OOO for, we must admit! A meeting of shearers was held at the Borough Hot.-!, Christchurch, on Saturday night, to take into consideration the present attitude of employers on the subject of %vages during the present season. It was determined to hold out for £1 per 100, and to confer with the Oamaru shearers, as to what fi.riher steps should be taken. The following novelty in the way of advertising appears in the Greymouth paper:— " To the j üblic. —When I made my debitl as a new-fledged publican, I addre.sed myself, through the medium of the Press, to the ' gentle public' Believe me when I tell you that the mode of address was not penned in any spirit of banter, or chaff, or self-conceit. I sincerely adopted it as a means of exciting attention ; in other words, to make myself known to you. To be successful in my present (for me) big undertaking, I must be popular ; to be popular I must first be notorieus, and what mightier eng ne can I employ to attain my object than the lever which moves the world with greater facility than Archimidcs could have done even with the foot of earth which the great philosopher sighed for ; the power I refer to is the Press ; I rofe*sorHollowaykonws it, Spiers and Pond knowst, it tin; New Yorkers know it, and I want lo know it. Partly by advertising, and partly by my own exertions, dol hope to attain my end, viz., our support. I thank you forthe good start you have already given me ; it shall not be my fault if I do not come in a winner —hands down.—Believe me to be, yours respectfully. F. B. Wateks, Union Hotel, Mr.v.hera Quay." A Dandenoug premonition is thus narrated by a correspondent oi the Beiidijo Independent ;_-' .\ Melbourne man having urgent business in Sydney took a berth in the ship. not, however, without a mysterious premonition that all would not be well. He hastily placed the necessary apparel in his portmanteau, and when a!l was ready, he bade his wife and infant an affectionate farewell Scarcely, however, had the door been closed than it was re-opened, and the husband wall el in, and said 'that something was going to happen, and she (the wife) might poaaibly never see him again,' at the same time he handed her hi watch and chair, and other valuables and spare cash, lemarkiug that though only a presentiment it had taken full hold of his mind. Ihe second and his last woids were 'hope for the best.' This his wife did, thinking like others that the ship might be afloat, but all hopes turned into despair when it became known that pieces of the wreck had been picked up on the coast. The singular part of it is that this g-ntleman on every previous occasion carried his valuables with him."
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 179, 16 November 1876, Page 2
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708The Evening Mail. THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 1876. LOCAL AND GENERAL. Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 179, 16 November 1876, Page 2
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