The Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1877.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 464, 24 October 1877, Page 2

The Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1877.

Our predictions with reference to Ihe Thames-sire t ra lw;iy cr .ssing will most assuredly come true unless thj neesssary care lie tikeu by the 1 ail way autlioiitiis. It is gen rally admitted that it is noth ng less th .11 provident a that some diri mi h<p has not alr.ady taken place at this spot But we hav ha I several warnings, and if these l>e unheeded, something tncue serio'is will follow, and rhj i ad-a ay authorities wi 1 be responsible for it. Adr ver of a vehicle is deaiend with the ra'tlmg of its wheels and clattering of ilie horse's f et on the hard road, so ihar, h ; does not sometimes hear the waming whistle. This was the case \e-ter-day. A mai was in the a t of cio siig the line, oblivions or th* fact that the train was close upon him, and it was o .1/ by a miade that he succeeded in withdrawing from his dangerous pos tion in time to avert being iun ilnwn. We cannot, fur the life of u~, und -rstand why the tains cannot be made to go at a dead slow pa-je over this crossing. The Oama u Aitd!e>-y W.untee-s hive ord-red 2S complete uniforms from Hobsou, nilira-y tailor, London. It would appear that th y are not quite so careless for the cfliciei.cy <f the Corps as their thin attendance at dr.ll wou.d lead ji.ople to mppo e. To our nirul, gx>d uniiom;. such as will show to advantage the man y proportions .miil miht ry hearing <>i" vo iiniej.s, g<> a l"i>g way in imparting an appearance of stipe i rity and i-riicie cy and promoting regular :«it- ndaiice at drill. Tlie IVov s or al of ths f\vmani Baths C'oinp.i'y me-: ye-teidty afn-rnoon 1 J e ent—\ie s.s Oibbs ( u t e ih i ). W. Ait Ken, l"a nil o-i. Marin M'into h. ' aylor. and Ha dy (tcitary. _n. t of fourteen appli ;.ti n> i r ti.e i Orition of l.aihkeeper, in uhch tin- a : -pliea..t< tate.l t ie s lari s th-y \wuid expect as f;o:n 28s. md'Os I ei - w-ek. th it of Mr. \l*i\uuiiie was a;-c.-pu-il a. a --nhirv o 40 s. p-r week. Ms n'i-eii '• il- ! ako ehar.e dur ng hull■: ' h'-u s, \ hi ii v. iii in fir-uro b: IV m I to 4 i) in. Sun ;av hhi s have also i>. e ■ changed io from ;tlll ise ill tu a in. ih £eere:ary wih in lruo<eil t-> iorwaid the ia id' f i batit ng io :he Mui.io j at (J. I r liifijut on.

Air. He keth. Inimig-ation '-til er has re caved liiformaii Hi liu" tie 'Wupa with 3i)o i.l.migrant , th ■ gr att-r polioii of wiioi ar.rnre.ded for Oania n, wdi proU y . riive e..riy in Auve. -r. We ;r. g;a. -I to lean that among t thev- i- a c n .-ideral 1j liu-.io ci\ • f ebimestic s.rvalits. for th-y a:e I a>lly wai.ted. Oi.e <f the que ti-ns to be di cu-sed by the >t. I aid's i oui'g deli's As: ociati.m is, •*.-'■, re ea iy in -i-ii-L.es eipctlie it ':" mv i idler will i an be t.ie s ibj ct in the affirmative, wlr.lst Air. It. idling M-iii conibat his \iews. Another concert will shortly be given by Airs. N wsham ; th s tin.e in aid of the .' , Luke'.- Church Ur<:an fund. The '■ Alater " > f Ros-ini wid bj perform d on that occasion, anel the reuiaiueler of the pro gramme wid con ist of pieces such as are aure to ] lease any a iLtnce. Thus j wi <> are to take part in the concert a-e requested to meet at 8 oc.ock this evening at Berg's room. '1 he North Otngo Cour-ins <"lub will meet at 11 a.m. to-!i!"i-iow at the County i'oii. Ed Chambers. Bu.-iiies--—To ele-t a • reasurer and S c eta-y, and the couoideration of matters of a geiieial character. A special meeting of the Railway Club will b.i in 11 at the Railway btaciuii tais evening at 7-30 p m. An entertainment of a varied kintl will be given to-morr.-w ng in tiie Voiuiiteer i-.aT. A number of popular songs will be sung, and rt-adi gs and recitations will be given. yApart frum the merit of lluenterlyiuu.ent we niUot neit forget to muit ou that the | roue ds are to be d voted to the funds o. the Alechauics' Institute. In another olutnn will be seen ai advertisement having reference to the e.-tibltsh-meut of a furniture manufactory by Air. P. K. Cook. This industry will, we hop-, fill a gap that has hitherto existed in Uainatu. To have to send to Dunedin for furniture is expensive and otherwise unsatisfactory, whilst to be able to get it here means the ret ntioii of money in Oauiaru and -hj supposing of another industry, If this new mauuiactory be conducteel well —if the furniture be well made at reasonable prices, we have no doubt that the reoult wiil.be as satisfactory to Mr. Cook as to the public of Uamaiu and the surr. unding districts. Our surpr.se is that something like a respectable furniture warehouse was not iong tiuce establishe I in this town. The Echconer ] airlie, Captain Nrrris, from Newcastle, arrived this afternoon with a cargo of coal and coke, consigned to Mr. George Sumpter.