The Evening Mail. TUESDAY. MARCH 12, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 580, 12 March 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. TUESDAY. MARCH 12, 1878.

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The Supplementary Bazaar in aid of the We-leyan Par-onage I ni'ding fund now b' ing held in the Yolufr eer Hall was moderately attended last evening. A great many of the numerous useful and ornamental articles were disposed of by the fair occupants of the different stalN." Mr. Galbraith having kindly placid his piai«i at the disposal of the promoters of t ; '<•■ :-.aar, the proceedings were enlivened by >• :ue e> '-il performed by several young • .-. ihe bazaar was open again this afternoon, and was fairly attended. It will be continued this evening, when we hope to see a large attendance. The announcement that poison had been laid for ih<a< on the racecourse s. emed to have had the desired effect, for the htherto | inevitable cur of the canine species did not I j»ut ,11' an appearance. It a d"g did entsr upon t!if fiirbiddeu ground, it inns' either have met with the po : soti or- ke L >t out of the sight of our 1-. nx-i-yi-i report -r. "As will be seen" by an advertisement in another portion of this issue, u number 01 gentlemen have ■ iven some substantial prizes to he competed for v.t the autumn show of the North "Hag.) lior.iciii'.uv-! Sorie'V, to b- held at the" Volunteer llaii on Saturday next. The sittings in St. Paul's Church will be let to present se ('holders this evening between the hours of S and 0 o'clock, and. on I'riday evening from haif-pa-:t 7 to half-past S o'clock. The usual monthly meeting of iheOamaru Mutual r.uildiug : ; o-;ietv. f.r'thc receipt of cash, Ac. v.iifbe lie'.d at the Secretary s otiiee this evening from ; until half-past S ./clock. At the Resident Magistrate's (.'our.'; this morning. John M'Kae was lined 7s. for drunkenness. The usual weekly meeting >•:" the St. l'au'tV Young Men's A>so.-i iti.u was held Ja-: evening. 'There was a very good at-endanee of members, and the i'ro-ideiu (the Ilev. A. I!. Todd) occupied the chair. The pivncipal portion of the evening was devoted to the reading of the ••Young Men's Manuscript Journal," and critiei-ms th'-rcon. Sadies were also and a \ cry pie isant and profitable eeiiing was spent. Bv an advertisement in anojhr column, it is stated that the • 'amaru Yo nnteer Artillery will not hold tli- ir weekly paiade this evening, aid also calling the afention of those members who have not tiuislied class tiring to attend at the headquarters range to-morrow morning at (»' o'clock. All orders in connection with the Battery will, in future, be po.-ted at the Telegraph Cilice.

The U.S. Minstrels were greeted last evening by "ii - "t" tin: hiruest andieiices_that have ever'been seen within the walls of the Masonic Hall, the place b. ing crammed to excess, ami even standing mom could scarcely he obtained. The programme was a rea'K" excellent one. and was gone through witli the utmost sue ess. We have not space at our disposal to notice the different items on the programme at length. o must particularly iwiiti»n Mr. Campbell's sraw •• Ihe Village Blae-smith,' 7 Mr. Braham's "The D-arh of Xsl.+ m," Mr. Amc-ry's "I Never Can Forget." the cornet duet by Messrs. Conduit" and Thompson, and the btnjoistic etl'usions of Mr. Hudson. The comnanv will appear again this evening, wheii ttiere should be aimt'.er full house. Mr. Richardson In- just oomph ted some con-iderable improvements at the lioval Hotel—improvements which should tend to make it one of the most popular hostelries in Oamaru. These consist of an extensive .-tone addition erected in the rear of the hotel. enm|.ri.-ing a spacious diningr,,..m. sittiog-m .ni. sample-room, bed-room, Lath-room, and lavatory. Space will not permit of our giving a mil description ot a:l the improvements, but we may state that the moms are v.vl! furnished and replete v .;.]j cV ,-!-v comfort. The dining-room is .lllft. bv lol't-- a"'' capabl- of acco-nmoda'ing lii'tv i."er-.n.-. Too billiard-mom. which is 4i}fr. b\ ::i>:"c, is litt.d up with th.- utmost ~,„„.,;.-,. -n—s. There are two of Alcock's i.e-t' tables, a iirie selection of Huberts' best cue-, ami the aootir;.-nances are very elaborate. Cm the platform around the room are eight luxurious sofas, the tloor is covered with corcic.ne. there is a snug bar, a lavatory, and the tables are each lighted by eighteen burners. The skylights render dayplay very pleasant, and ventilation is well cared for. On Saturday even ng, when the room was opened for the tirst time, every plaver expressed his entite satista-tion with the" tabhs. balls, and cm s. I f lute we have I travelled around this Colony and seeu many bdli.ird rooms, but have no hesitation in ! spying, that the billiard-room :.t the Koyal j Hotel is the mo.-t unique in New Zea'amlj th.-re imv be larger—but none so sufficient ; ' in faer, the ro.mi is built for what it is inrendctl. We have. i:n doubt, hut that Mr. ! llichard-on will m.-eive such an amount o! ' par.ron.ige as his heavy expenditure entitlehim to anticipate. On Wednesday last a reaper and bindei match took place on the estate of Mr. (J-ordoi Holme-, between Methveu and Mount Har it:-. The object of the match wu not s< much t > test the machine-; as the drivers and to encourage the latter by a ward in; prizes to promote etiieieney in manipulatim these labour-saving machines. There wcr four entries. The following gentlemen aete< as jndg:s :—^ : e-srs. IX. Millar (Ashburtonl ('roll (Inspector of Government Machinery) P Cameron (Springfield), J,. K. I'assmur (South Kakaia). H. Maugham (Chertsey] and J. Bowie (Woodend). Two and a ha] acres of crop were albd:ed to each machine the ground being level and the crop eveii The machines, three of which were Wood' and one M'Cormick's make, worked well and the prize was awarded to the lattei The idea is a capital one, and we would no lie surprised if it were adopted by th Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Assoei:i tion, in order to promote efficiency in th I management of reaping and binding ms icWnef. -It is pretty generally acknowledge Khat their working defends in a v>ry grea HLosare upon the ability of the driver to d