THE EVENING MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1877. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 258, 19 February 1877, Page 2

THE EVENING MAIL,

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1877. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wonlnari- thinirs, uml !i (Imp of m't fallmiT upon .1. Bhmiirht mivy pmiluoo thnt wlii.-h nuvlu's th.Misiuuls think."

'lhu people of IVaiin ..fcn «.'oit« ilvCe-mi'i'-l to celebrate the opening of the T»'■;,n.Jt tinny some kind of » .!e'n»n«f!'at'on. for w« notice that a. <>< -v.-itteme.. fw.raMe to'fcfce idea is tvvl'ted for l-his evening, a!: CWrthouse of that town. The Tetograph Department irtin'iate.. tfi.it mails for Sydney, per s.s. Hero, closo at Auckland at ten a.m., on Wednesday, the 21st inst. Telegrams wilt be tran-tinitted from the office, Oamara, tip-to eight p.m.. on the 20th (tt>-morn>w). Mr. has arrive't in Oarnanr. and persons* wishing to see him wilt havt* an opportunity of doing so by catling at the Empire Hottd. He leaves for fnanedin tomorrow evening. At the Forbes t'otiee Court (say* the Tim**)* witness in his evidence swore that hj« «©uM count-tlhWM> sheep- an honr. The gentleman who'tnaite the statement holds a most respectable, and responsible position. and as ho has had targe experience among sheep* we cannot question the truth of his assertion. Reduced to minutes, it give;? the number of sheep' to be counted in one minute a* 6K& -<uute a lightning system »t cuntintt, ami only, we should think, to be B>y very tengthed practice. The Mellourao eorrespondent of the Hamilton. &iii'r(ttt<»- states :—•*' Therein .wmt ttottbt whether we shall ever sec the old ttreat Britain in ttaes« waters again. She- win e.xIXtftctl here some time ago. but tetters have «on*c to ttW effect that it was found impossible to sail her with profit on her oW route, m rasuy new vessels with greatly improved machinery having entered into competition fortius trade."

The IF»*fotf© 7W* has the following with regard to the »tef'en«;*i ft' Waikato :—" Arms havt: w?ntvi t.'" the Ointahnfery cm- j j.toyut on t:." Tati£>'> mail. an.l work wars j - j tn« their »r;n.'. tic t'»r «a« r thy wrk. .i'.cntnws Siting ->lawt at proner j ftbt»ni:K» to jirovt-nt furjurt-P. This «ktc;r- ; ruination " tv th'.: part of tire Oovenmwtit to j ho i;ii> overawe! W Maori ;iw»!t»;:c | ami threat.-* will W m-wivd with satisfaction j hy the settlery. aiift will rtr» mudi to rectos-.: a tVrUujr of so tith tenet*, which the tvt-tit.-* ot the paafc fortnight haft *h>ne not a Uttk- to sUaf>o. The g:ith«rtri.,K of a lar;;e hotly of natives ahont .Xt'.wjiatatttari. whiieh portion strate.ici«aJ;ly outrank* the frontier \hw. U lii.itvt-il noon gw rally with att.t distrust,, awl i* the earuu of a feeling of tmt;l to many r-f th>* settler* heyotv! Camfinite. '(Tio enlnion »f thow h«yt informett noon tm> matter H. that a U'M fore-- than l.'n f .i,;n ia thy Waikato. at any time, b faW economy. People f.fu>tvUt W very cartful «>f their m-Sim is wtu-n, Uu-V ar;> irt the ■ [ieighhi>rho«>'t «,f yi.rra(.-ay.! "Attirm" irt the UeU.OHCUe £""M- TUt'lV is* »'lirr of thoi-J (.■rutty tittt'J shows on the S'an'!ri»h;«: llatlway Pier, t<>-whi'.-h, tturin- the- holMmy*. a hr-e party pi't a vbtfe. The room wa.i t«o .-iraii to linlit feh m H.tr. so a -vnthHttanaivl a vouik: laity remained out i/t-, ami went for a short stroll ?,tori£ the heai-h. After a miciutv or tvro they hoth WikcM't eautiort:»ty srottmt, ami. seeing n'fi™ly ahoitt. naturally c«»t»cjCu.'L'>t that they wvre unseen. hi tlii.-* hvlivi tlvy ki.i--.oti not wiw or t«-»>•. hcit at kast titty tint.!;, an I tti tin.* mr>.-it j>n»ii.oiim:o,t ttuvuwr. au.l whiitir of that p;rt'ofni:UH't\ innnot'tiit enough, no ftotiht, »i tmt whiyh |)joof,. [ike to go thrott-h in [irivat-.w-a.-i fait!u - uUy with tha ino.lt .startting ai.'oitracy on the- whit.* tal'ib rovuvf which tKvlr t'rieuil-* anil robttvoi wr-ou-o !4i;oup,-.t r for thy sakv ot huruarr nattiru. E rvjtt-t thn,t n»nv of tlto wit-ti'.:.i:-<'js to tiu.i shocking «t".<nt; fhut th-jir i-ycs. ot- tunu-'it away tht-ir face-i. for the Hvt »r ti.-n tuitutt-x tliat tho ki-iitn- wa..; k-.*[*t tto.