THE EVENING MAIL. THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1877.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 270, 15 March 1877, Page 2

THE EVENING MAIL.

THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1877.

arit thin?** aa<t a ftroj> of ink fetHn? » Chonvrhfi nuvjr t'cu CEuit wfrluh nvaCscjA 6UK>u^*sinits

We *t caw at te tit ion to the lengthy telegrams from our special correspondents published in another column, and also of the full report of the fire in Dunedin, for which we arc indebted to the Duncdtn Ertn'my St't.r. In speaking of the telegrams we may state that we have made special arrangements to have alt the latest news sent us from Dunedin, atul that in future our tele- . graphic columns wilt be made a special feature oE the paper, thus enabling us to place before our readers a wmmt of everything of interest transpiring in the Colony, with as tittle dctay as possible. We have also made arrangements to he supplied with the latest ami commercial intelligence, ami the passenger lists of the Dttnedin steamers wilt appear on the day of their arrival or departure in future. The " Hansom " eai> business seems to he a paying one in Oamarri at present. We notice another addition to the Stand in front of the Star arid Garter Hotel. The recent arrival is a very brilliantly-painted specimen, ami rather puts its elder sisters in the shade. The Amateur Dramatic Club i; evidently determined to make its next performance a thorough success. Three plays, such as "Tweedletnn 3 Tail Coat," "The Fast Train, —Special Express;" and "A Fearful Tragedy." make a very attractive hill; and as the members' caste for the various characters are already bard at work studying their parts, we have no doubt that tin etlorts of the Club will not be in vain. The monthly inspection of the Head-quar-ters Companies* of Volunteers will be held to-morrow evening, at 7.31) sharp. A Psychology Society is the next scheme on foot. Persons desirous of forming a Society are requested, by advertisement in another column, to communicate with " Psycho." addressed to the office of this paper. A telegram yesterday informed us that "Captain" Barry had challenged the Davenport Brothers, and that the challenge had been accepted. The "captain" ttims out to be the Wtlliim Jackson Barry, of Otago Gold-fields notoriety, who has recently taken to lecturing on his Colonial experience. We do not know where Mr. Barry gets his title,* from, but we presume he has been elected captain of the Cromwell Volunteers. The following is the challenge as it appears in the Guartlian :—" I, Captain Will tarn Jackson Barry, of Cromwell, having tied one of the Davenport Brothers at the

Princess Theatre, Dnnedin, on Monday evening, 12th March, and having found ont the way in which they get themselves loose, - I am anxions to tie them again, but must be allowed to bring my own rope 3. If the above gentlemen will allow me this chance, I will put down £SO that I tie them in such a way that they cannot get loose. If they doubt this, I am ready and willing to put down the above amount, and them to name time and place for the above challenge to take place.*' Mr. Barry is rather given to " tall talk," and we think this is is only a piece oi bounce in order to bring his name before the public. However, time will tell. The announcement of Dr. Schwarzbach's intended visit to Oamaru appears in our advertising columns. While in Dunedin the doctor was consulted by over 200 patients suffering from disease of the eye and ear, and he performed 43 operations. Of the3e three were for cataract, 10 for artificial pupil, and 19 for removing squint. Of those treated 3-1 were poor patients, from whom no charge was exacted. 'I he Ven. Archdeacon Edwards, on behalf of all the Protestant ministers, of Dunedin, in lii 3 protest against the discontinuance of the services of the Gaol, Hospital, and Lunatic Asylum chaplain, says :—" The purely religious services form the least part of the chaplain's work. Hence, it is obvious that no arrangement among the clergy of the city to undertake such services would meet the case." In a leader upon charitable aid, the Lyttelton Times says of Canterbury :—"lt is startling to find that in this prosperous Province much more has been spent out of public funds in proportion to its population than in any other Province for charitable aid. During the year 1575 0, in Canterbury, with a population of 75,000, the Provincial Government have spent about L 9,000 for this purpose. In Otago, with a population of the cost has been about L 6,000 ; in Auckland, with a population of 70,000, about : in Wellington, with a population of 37.000, about L 70 0; in Nelson, with a population of 24,000, about L6OO ; and so in the other smaller Provinces. In the majority of Provinces both hospitals and charitable aid are supported partly by public and partly by private aid, r.nd are managed hv committees, in which both the Provincial authorities ami private subscribers are re-pro-iented. Mr. -I. W. Hamilton, of Cliristehurch, has had hi* orchard robbed ; but the person who did it seems to have acted on the "fair exchange is no robbery " principle. He left his hat in exchange for the apples. The hat, unfortunately, will not fit Mr. Hamilton, so he lias determined to return it to the rightful owner, and with this object in view writes to the Cliristehurch Star as follows : " Will you kindly allow me, through your columns, to inform the lad who, about a fortnight ago, left his hat in my charge at 6 o'clock in the morning, when he was somewhat too intent upon making a raid upon my fruit trees, that he can have his hat back on application at the Police Depot e have a suspicion that there is a sinister motive lurking underneath Mr. Hamilton's liberality. Mr. Bracken's " New Zealand National Anthem" promises to rival in popularity "The Tramp of the Fire Brigade." It is indeed a charming little anthem, and wherever it has been produced it has been much admired. It wa3 first sung at the sacred con- ; cert in Dunedin on Christmas night, and j took extremely well, being highly spoken of ' bv every section of the Press. We notice | from our Tuapeka contemporary that the j the children of the various schools at Law- ! rence, including the Grammar and District Schools, and the children of St. Patrick's School, have been practising it in the Athenceum during the past two or three days, under the leadership of Mr. Towsey, for the purpose of singing it at the opening demonstration of the railway. We would suggest to our own School Committee the propriety of introducing it into the Oamaru Schools as a means of engendering that love of their native land which it is so desirable to implant in the minds of the young, especially in a new country. A rather severe accident befel a Borough Councillor at Timaru the other day. The Sonlh Cant' rf»'nj Times says :—"lt is with much regret we have to record an accident that occurred to Councillor Fyfe, whilst attending the meeting of the Timaru Borough Council last evening. It appears that he had left the Council Chamber for a few minutes, and on retiring, fell down an opening to a deep cellar, in which was some drainage water of about a foot in depth. On hi 3 calling out, assistance was promptly rendered, and he was helped out of his perilous position. Dr. Hammond was called in, who, on examining him, found that some of his ribs were broken, and he had received a severe shaking. The sufferer was then

conveyed'to his residence. On our making enquiries to-day we learnt that Mr. Fyfe ■was in a very bad state. The fault of leaving such an opening ; unprotected must lay -with -some one, and an enquiry should at once be made as to who is the careless party." An accident happened at Kaiapoi on Tuesday to a little boy, five years of age, son of Mr. Chapman, Ohoka. A trap and horse, owned by Mr. Bollington, bolted from opposite Mr. Bates's house, in Fuller-street, and made its way over the swing bridge during the regatta. There were about 200 people on the bridge at the time, and the horse galloped along furiously. A general stampede was made to get out of the way, but the poor little lad above referred to got knocked over by the wheel of the trap, which passed over one of his feet and grazed his face. The lad was much shaken, and fears were entertained that he was seriously injured. He was taken to Dr. Hayes, who examined him and found that no bones were broken. He was afterwards taken home, and, after the fright had passed off, was, comparatively speaking, uninjured.