The Evening Mail. THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 635, 16 May 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1878.

At tlu: Rt">iderit Magistrate's Court this TO -mk', Bobert Keenari "was fined Ss.. for allowing two cows to waml-r at 'large. 15 illiwn Hatching, charged on remand wuh di*.«>boving an .>«-.t«r of the Cnrt to eon-trikite'tow.-rds the support of fits wite an.l family, wm remanded T.» Punedin. A Railway Volunteer Fire Brigade has 'bet-n cs.tablu-h.-it in ChrLstehureh thronji the in.«tnimentatitv of Mr. F. Back. Tue follow-in-: an- the officers :—President, Mr. ■'Jon-yew"; Vice-Pre.-ident, Mr. Me rates: Superintendent and Il.m. Mr. Allison Smith : Hon. Secretary. Mr. K 11. Vstpv: Lieutenant. Mr. M'Garva: Rrenchm»u," Mr. George Mersort : Assistant Branchman, Mr. U. Turner yiror.). A late telegram from Belgrade (the capit.il •of Servia) throws some light on a cablegram published latelv having reference to the reLitions of Servb ami Russia -.—"The official t*-nus of peuc; re.-.ilv secure to Servia nothing of hi-1- ci.-ni-|iu:st.«. Kti--s:j. however, in reply to p»otests, has olli-rail to enlarge the Servian fi-oi.f.ier of Servia. will ro-mivbiltse her reserve army, ami conrentratt? it on the northern frontier against Attatria-'

We arc requested to state that honorary members' and performing members' tickets will not admit holders to to-morrow evening's Philharmonic Society's concert. Only thoae tickets issued specially for to-morrow's concert will be available. The final rehearsal of the Philharmonic Society will take place this evening, at halfpast 7 o'clock.

An entertainment for the benefit •- f th?> Livingstone school occurred at the ociiool. house in that township last night. There was a crowded audience, fall}' a hundred and fifty persons being present. Mr. AV. Sutherland occupied the chair. The programme, which was varied, comprised items by local talent and three Oamaru visitors (M'ssrs. Grave, Jones, and Walls). Everybody seemed to he highly gratified, no less with the unmistakeable dulcet tones of Mr. Sutherland's bagpipes than with Mr. Grav< * recitations, Mr. Walls' songs, and Mr. .louts sunv.le melodies on the violin As there was no fixed programme—Mich a luxury being almost impracticable at country "scratch" entertainment-—we have no mean 3 of calling to our memory tiie names of persons residing in the district who took a prominent part in the proceedings, bnfc the gentleman who has the conduct of the tehool, and the young lady who presided at the harmonium, are deserving of special mention. The usual votes of thanks were accorded to those who had assisted, and to thr- chairman. As is usual, a dance concluded the fun.

The following items are from a special correspondent of the Otago Daily Times ; " It has transpired that the Premier and Native Minister had a conversation with the Kiugite chiefs about Native offenders. The KingitfS said they could not give these men tip as they all had. relations who would oppose it. The Pn.rr.ier and Native Minister did not insist that they should be given up ; but it was understood that the Government should be at liberty to take them if they could, and try them. The AVatkato *ettlera arc greatly eb.ted at the turn Native affairs have taken, and the brilliant prospects before the settlements. The following are telegraphic items which arrived by the la.-t mail : A part of the tleet commands Gallipolt. and three ironetads are kept stationed at the Gulf of Ismid. These ironelads are kept watching the movements of the Russians, and their cannon cotttd be brought to command the Plain of Kavak, through which the Russians would have to pass in case of an advance towards the forti .--cation*. Almost every day ammunition troths, leave for the fortifications at Galfipolt. arid there are 22,000 Turkish troop* in the lines. In the fortifications there .ire upwards of 100 cannon, 50 of which are Krnpp guns of heavy calibre. The Marlborough K.vprrss warmly commends the Government for its action in connect'on with the extension of t!:e ra Iway to f'leuheim, and considers the resignation of the Kngtneer-in-Chief, Mr. Carruthers. to be a matter for general coni.-ratulr.tion. Our contemporary is of opinion r-h.V there is a number of ob-tructive heads of departments that should be p rsuaded to follow Mr. Carrnthcrs* example.

Lecturing at Anekland the other day, the t'onnt de Z iba referred to the war, and s:;id that he did not know how the present ili>tnrb.ar.ees in the Fast of Kurops would end, hut he asserted freely that IJttssia was disturbed an 1 generally disorganised. Until Poland was free, or some large central power in Knropc established in her place. Kussia would never be kept in cheek, and disturbances would go on, first in one country and then in another.

Some weeks since, the surveyors of the Strath-Tateri line were heard ot as having reached the Poolhurn (Jorge. Since then. however, we (Ounstan Times) have not heard of their progress, except that rumor tells that the party~are constantly at work, and are making good headway.

A Northern contemporary learns that the Government an? considering the question of adoptim: the Home system r.f numbering the police constables of the larger cities and suburbs.

A railway employe's' band is being established in Christchiirch, which bids fair to become a most efficient one. Mr. M'Kenna, one of the few men who won the Victoria ('ross for valorott3 conduct during the New Zealand native war, is to take a prominent part in its conduct. As in the case of the l-'ire Brigade, the establishment of the band is due ti> the desire of Mr. Back to amuse and instruct the of his department. In an address lately in Stockton, Sir Wilfrid Lawson said, "The other day he read a horrible paragraph in the Pall Mali Gazette, ttattng that the Dundee Town Council had unanimously aiireed to purchase, at a cost of 'lO guineas, live new machines for carrying the drunk and incapable to the police station. And those were ordered in vi.tw of the approaching New Year's holidays. f'ouM I have in}- way I would have had five newprison vans to take to the station the licensed victuallers who made the persons dnir'k. The people of the country sent out an arniv to fight against their health, happiness, and morality, and all the Dundee 1% ttncil cottfd do was to provide ambulance wagons t» carry the killed and wound-*! home. It was a" disi'rnce and a scandal. In the matter of drinking I want neutrality. I do not waDt the law to assist the liquor tr.'Cie. bnt to stand aside and let the people sav whether they want the war to continue or"not. Fellow-countrymen, rise up against this howling iniquity." We hrar (says the Hawke's Bay Herald) that it has been found impracticable to collect census papers from the Natives in this province. The collector, we are informed, h:is been out for about a fortnight visiting the different pah*, and has returned to Napier without being able to get a single census paper tilted up. 'Wherever he vtsitad he found that the Natives had been ! persuaded that it was a movement to upset | Sir George Grey's Government, and so they would have nothing to Ao with it.

A major of the Gahvay Militia has an enthusiasm for his branch of the service. In hi* eyes the militia is the backbone of British "military resources, Galway Militia the cream of the service, anil himself the most efficient offker in the corps, His Eilti-«#yncrasv- is proverbial even among the lowjr orders of the district. Not so long ago he was 0:1 the Bench at petty ses.-ions. i hie Biddy, an old incorrigible, was brought np. changed with drunkenness and assault. Sat.! the major nf;er hearing evidence. •• Biddy, you're always couijug here, and the Beiitli'are determined to give you a lesson this time: the sentence upon yon is six mouths' imprisonment with hard labor.)' Biddy curtseyed. She had recovered her sobriety. "May I snake a word wid the gintlemen 1" she asked humbly. You may sav what you like, Biddy, but I don't think it "will alter our decision." Biddy cleared her throat. " Well, gintlemen, I'm dead out o'htck, I am ; there's my husband, he's d»in seven year; I've a brother as has got a twelvemonth, and a son run in for six weeks ; I've a sister as is unfortunate, and another- as is an out-and-out bad'un : but I tl.ntik f he good God that made me, and the i'folv Vargin a-* preserves me, that there was iiK-ir ona "»' mine had ivcr anything to do v'id the EUlirJty!" **it Biddy.—Whitehall Kowew. i