LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 224, 10 January 1877, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We tmwt apologise to o«r readers for the btcnusa oH *>ttr issue yesterday evening, wtitch was- cattsed by a breakdown of part ot the; machinery jksl: as we bad g*>»e to press. The railway ./rfr, f*>r which great prejjarafcb>«s bail been made. t«nk jdaee to-day, and notwithstanding the threatening aspect »>f the weather, proved one of the most enjoyable affairs ever held tit the Oamarn district. Sh«ct£y »tt.;r nine oVkk this morning the engine flothwell. with seven carriages attached, alt gitity decorated tor the ecsa-.-uom with tlag-t and evergreens, steamed away right merrily to Moeraki. -where games and st porta of all descriptions took place. The «.."alttdonbn Hand, sunder the leadership (4 lUtndmaster t'hetan. added considerably to the enjoyvnent of those present. Too ninth praise cannot be given to Messrs. Smith. A tuns. Powell and luring, for the manner in which they have Worked to make .the/'*" enjoyable to all taking part in it. We are s<>rry that we cannot pttMtah a lwt oi those who competed for the different matches*, the tate hoar at which the train retttra*. precluding ns t'rwn doing so. This evening, at the Masotiic Hall, a concert wilt take place, and as most oti our local amateurs have kindly given their services, there is nn doubt the eotveert will be welt appreciated. The whole will eotudnde with a dance : and we have no doubt the railway j"!t ot' KSm wilt bir long remeav'ojred by all who atten-tud it. t'hoii:kiuhe. the f'hitvjse giant. inadu- his first appearanea in tlamant last night. Arrayed in the g>rg„<ous ee.-.titmc ot a til'stuhoo- Mandarin, as the giant stepped Corward and shook hand* affthly with those who wished, his great brdk wa..i evident to t:tl. Probably that which tu:d,r ht.-t v.njt hy:t:*i!; awry apparent thatt anything ct-ewai 6'ie fai.-t of a man. sis f'ejt hie.h. wii.h Uh hat on. li.ds: a'dj t " start I tta k:r t ; 't-►ttkiuhe"-a m UM out ho: Uontalty. As an a Idut-xi.d .mluejine.t to visitors th ' prices !i.ive been lowered to- oae shilling, and sixpence for children. In the ease of .Prevost v. fttft'ard. partly reported yesterday, the defendant pleaded a set-off of £'J for rent due him by plaintiff. and that the charges of the latter for work done were exorbitant. The rw-ult was that judgment was give:* for plaintiff for £»> 10s., each party paying his own eosts. A cricket match will be played on Saturday next between the Tradesmen's and Oamarn Cricket Ctiths. Tins- should have been played last, fi'atttfday. bat fell thmngh on account of several of the Tradesmen not pntting in an appearance. Messrs.. Kohter and Kent will appear tomorrow evening in their novelty entertainment, and from the variety of amusements set forth En the programme we have no dortbt that the people *>f Oamarn will lie enabled to s'pend a very pleasant evening. Mr. R?nfc. according to the extracts from varions American and Anstralian papers, is most happy in Dntch and Irish sketches, while Mr. Kohter is tttte(fp;taMed in his mastery over various musical instruments, several of which he pbys stmnltaneonsly. Their first performance was to have been to-night, but on account of the non-arrival of thetr posters, &c. they weco obliged to postpone it till to-tO-HIOCTOW. We are in receipt of an almanac from thej Victoria Insttranee Company, of which : Messrs. CoaneW and Clowes are the Oamarn -: agents. It b very neatly got np, and being j! in map form, is both portable and convenient ; for hanging. Shortly before noon to-day a few peals of | thunder were heard, then rain in heavy | drops, and finally hailstones nearly as large i as marbles came down. The wind, which ' was from the eastward, began to freshen, ; and the sky generally presented a most [ threatening aspect. We hope that the rail- '•■ way etapkyte are having better weather for i their sportai or they will be sadly marred. The fo'U»wing (says the CuanHau) arc the temter* received by the architects (Messrs.

Brindley and Stewart) for the erection of Mr. Murphy's Hotel on the site of the Glasgow Anns :—Gill and Forrest, £5,377 (accepted); P. Gunn, £8,700; Lambeth and Findley, £5,993; Howlison, £9,148; Ewing and Cracie, £9,1 S3; U'Ken, £9,330; Serle, £9,492; Bateman and Stait, £9,600; Gore, £9,879 ; J. Grant, £10,419 195.; Meikle and Campbell, £I2,S9S 14a.