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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 711, 20 July 1878, Page 2

A telegram received from Capt. Cross, by Messrs. Hassell. Son, and Co., this morni> g, tates that the Isabella Pratt arrived iu Sehttn after a passage of 60 hours.

A mooting was held last evening at the Royal Hotel, Otepopo, for the purpose of taking united action to display in a public manner the very high estimation in which .Mr. "William Craig is held by the residents in the districts, prior to his departure for the North. The meeting was largely attended, and Mr. Henderson occupied the chair. It was decided to entertain Mr. Craig at a complimentary dinner at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday evening, 31st instant, at seven o'clock, and the price of tickets was fixed at 10s. b'd. A Committee was formed to carry out the necessary arrangements, Mr. A. Firie acting as secretary. Mr. Sumpter's Committee and Supporters will meet in his office this evening, in order to make final arrangements for Monday's contest. Some time ago a complaint was lodged with the Commissioner of Telegraphs by a resident of Otepopo against Mr. Stanton, Postmaster and Telegraphist at that township. Nobody but the person complaining see.ns to be aware of the exact nature of the complaint, but hearing that it was made, and fearing that an injustice might be clone to a worthy public servant, the residents of Otepopo. cf cour=e excepting the dissatisfied party, forwarded a letter to the Commissioner of Telegraphs, testifying to the ability, assiduity, and .-.ttentiveness of Mr. Stanton, to which tlic following satisfactory reply has been received :—" Wellington, July 10, IS7S. —Gentlemen, —I am directed by the Hon. the Telegraph Commissioner to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, expressing your entire satisfaction at the manner in which Mr. Stanton, the officer in charge at Herbert, has performed his duties. While conveying to you the thanks of the Commissioner for the expressions contained in your letter, I am to inform you that the same will carry due weight with him when the ca-e of Yfr. Stanton ;igaiu comes under his consideration.—l have, &c. C. Lemox, General Manager." It will be observed b3 r an advertisement in another eolumu that we are to be favored with a visit from the hounds of the Canterbury ITmit Clnb. The meet will take place on Friday next, at half-past one o'clock, m-:tr the Oamaru race-course. The country chosen for the hunt is well suited for the pii!po.-.e. and as a large number of residents in the district will doubt'ess follow the hounds, some excellent sport may be anticipated. Owing to the probability of Thursday next being observed generally as a holiday, it has been decide 1 to postpone the annual meeting of the North Otago Rilie Association, which was fixed for that evening, until Thursday, Ist August. A meeting of the Committee of the Oamaru Steeplechase Club will be held on Monday evening, at eight o'clock, at the Empire Hotel, for the purpose of transacting general business. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, T. W. Parker, Ksq., R. M., delivered judgment in the ease of Anderson v. the Queen —a claim for L2O Is Gd for wages due. and for wrongful dismissal. The plaintiff had been employed on the railway at the Breakwater, and was one of those who made a claim for overtime. This being refused, iie declined to work after o o'clock, and he was therefore dismissed from the service. He then brought an action to recover the amount of wanes due to him, including overtime, and damages for wrongful dismissal. Tiie case was heard about two months ago, but judgment was deferred, pending the ivcoipt of tlie regular report of the decision in a similar case heard in Dunedin—Collins I v. the Otago Harbor Board—in which the J workman was non-suited. The report in I chat case having failed to appear, his Worship l iinw save judgment for Ll2 Js. 7d., with j costs 1.2 25., making Ll-i !)s. 7d. in all; but j re-erved to the Crown the right of appeal. I Mr. Hi-dop appeared for the plaintiff and i Mr. Maimer for the Crown. i The Treasurer of the Baird Relief Fund | requests holders of subscription lists to re- ' turn them to him with the amounts collected | as early as possible.