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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 719, 30 July 1878, Page 2

Several settlers in and around Duntroon —otiferred a few' Jays ago with Mr. I'etue, at Harris' Terminus Hotel school m.'.t.-r-. Mr. Petrie appeared to be favorable to th« suggestion put forth with regard to the establishment of a school, and promised to do all in his p..*xr t<> promote that object. We feel sure th-t it the facts of tin- .-ase were brought directly under tin; observation of the Educational authorities Houitthiir.' would be dunf.

We have been *hown advi.-f* to-day from which it appear* thet no less that. y:<J M'Connick's reapers and binders it:, -.-a been shipped from Boston for New /'eatend, t-rery one of which has been placed by the e«l/vr. : al agents.

The hearing of a few debt e:t*.\- com prised thtr whole of the business at tiie l!e<sident Magistrate's Court to-day.

! Owing to a misan>l»rstamling us to the ' precise Ic.-altty in whKh the mett of t}»e ; Canterbury honnds was to take place yes. ' terday sfternnon, there was not nearly ao large of horsemen as on Friday last. Amongst those present were a number *»f ladies, who watebed the sport from Mats in vehicles. A co»ple of runs took place, the honnds being followed by about a score of gentlemen. Some excellent : sport was afforded. There were, of course, a number of spills, bat, as none of them were attended with any serious consequences, they only tended to make the sport the mora enjoyable, especially to those who ware able to take the jumps without coming to grief.

The first rehearsal in connection with the entertainment to be given in aid of the funds of the Early-Closing Association takes place on Thursday evening, at 8 p.m. We are informed that the Empire Hotel will change hands at the end of the present month, Mr. Paterson having disposed of the business to Messrs. Dodge and O'Brien. We are desired to intimate that a meeting of. the Committee of the Philharmonic Society will be held to-morrow evening at V~lf-p?st "even o'clock o,, .nrp, for the trans'action of routine business, prior to the ordinary practice at 8 o'clock. Sereral of onr contemporaries have lately pnblished a rumour that Mr. A. C. Paterson, of this town, had become the owner of the racehorse Fishhook. We have made enquiries, and are informed by Mr. Paterson that there is no truth in the rumour.

At the usual weekly meeting of the St. Paul's Young Men's Association last night very interesting paper on "Tree-planting" warf read by Mr. James Kidd. The essayist dyalt with the subject in a comprehensive manner, bringing out fully the advantages to be derived from the practice of arboriculture, the climatic influences of trees, Ac. A discussion afterwards took place, Mr. Kidd being warmly complimented for his excellent essay.

An accident of a very nasty nature .•oeurred a few days since to Mr. A. C. I'aierson'd thorough-bred entire Perfcobe. ': ; •. fwtc was located at the Jforthern ' : ~ iiid by some mean? ha. 7 a spike run :. -: .veu or ri O !.L iuchcb into one of ;.: • i,.:fi!-iivr-. lie w..s placed under lit. < • ronvall's care, and we are pleased to learn from Mr. Paterson that Pertobe has almost eiitirelv recovered.

A special meeting of the Committee of the Xortlj Ot3go Turf Club was held last eveniug at the Empire Hotel. There were present— Messrs), l.intott (in the chair), Steward. Taylor, Richardson, Sherwin, Greenfield, and Grant, (hon. sec.) The minutes of the the last meeting were read and confirmed. Some discussion took place with reference to the resolution passed at the last meeting of the Kace-courae Trust in favour of a Bill being introduced into Parliament vesting the raee-euurae in tho Trust direct. It was; resolved, on tho motion of Mr. Sherwin, seconded by Mr. Richardson ''That a subcommittee, consisting of Messrs. Liutott, Taylor, Grant, and the mover, be appointed for the purpose of bringing up a report in reference to the action lately taken by the Trustees of the Oamaru Racecourse ; said commitioe to report to an adjourned meeting, to be held on Monday next, at S .•'J10...i."

A general meeting of the Early-Closing Association was held last evening at Gordon's Mourns; Mr. Roulston, vice-President, occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and continued, the Committee's report was read

statiug that several ladies and gentlemen

j liail consented to assist at the concert to be j given in aid of the Association's funds on J the 14th August. A list of those members j in arrears for their subscriptions was prej seuted, an;! the Secretary was directed to write to those persons intimating that, j uu!e*s the amounts due were paid witiiin a fortnight, their names would be struck off the members' list. Mr. Longford is having a large number of j alterations effected to tlie Star and Garter Hotel. The old bilhV.-d-rooin has been entirely ronovatet:. and turned into a splendid I ,-itting-rnom. Thi'? is exceedingly well furj nished, and is now one of the finest rooms ' '-.f the kind to be met with in any hotel in j North Otago. Evirthisg has been provided • ti render the room comfortable in every I resp<v;t. The walla are tolerably well ; covered with pictures, while sgygral hflrse- | hair lounges are provided, and the comfort of visitors studied in every respect. The I old mantl-'-picce has given place to a splen- | <<''\ ;n.j>!;'..: one. To provide a billiard-room ! more :.-. keeping with the nature of the hoti I. Mr. Longford has had the partitii>!. of the old sample rooms removed, rim*. •'>e walls raised 3ft. 6in., while an en-r.ir'-'-v 'i-w roof, with two large skylights, hits :ej.:;.-r ; .l the old one. This i.ioni promi.". -3 i) lirr !).•;;; of the very best in the , id ii> hi diiiienuioiis ar>, ?S'-t- ''in. by i -.'''. :-.n., with a height of coiling of 15ft. j .'{•: . Tlie alteration* iii this part of the j biu.-ii.-u are •-• '■. yet eomp'-te, but it is ex- [ pcut'.'d that the room will be finished in the ! course of a few weeks. Already a considerable amount of work has been performed, and that, too, very expeditiously. So far as as present can be discerned, the billiardroom will not only be a very commodious and comfortable one, but will also possess much to charm the eye. The cornice, which has nearly been completed, is being beautifully ornamented with three moulded enrichments. The new billiard-room will be : approached by a largo folding door immediately in t/,j roar of the bar. In addition to these ait "lati'ms an.l improvements, the whole of the passages -<i,U: bt.liijj paiiuod anil re-paoered, while inner doors are being placed to all the entrances to the hotel. Three new sample rooms, each fitted up with ihtjy.es on which eomnu-reiui travellers wiU be able to display ciieir samples, have been erected at the rear of the hotel. These are of a. vary commodious and suitable nature, and are well lighted. Alxn'e them are seven bedrooms, intended for the uho of the male employes of the hotel, do soon as the alterations already in progress are completed, ti>fi if asonic Hall attached to the hotel will be entirely dismantled and transmogrified into bedrooms. Tfeis syiil take place in the course of a month. We may mention that Mr. E. Rowland is the contractor for the carpenters' work in connection vitif. *he alterations going on, while the plastering has been entrusted to Mr. H. B. Hook, acd the painting, &c, tp tyr. C. -J. Harris. The Oamaro Christys held their first re.hearsal last night of the programme to be pat forward lit the .entertainment in aid of ; the company's funds. The various choruses, 11

&c, were gone through in a highly satisfactory manner. The entertainment has been fixed to take place on'the I3th August. That date will probably altered, as it seetna that.the Early Closing Association's entertainment is to be .given on the 14th. We believe the Christys were unaware, of this whenthe date was fixed for their performance, and they will no doubt make an alteration in the time in order to prevent the two.entertainments clashing.

An inquest was held this afternoon at the Commercial Hotel, before T. W. Parker, Esq., District Coroner, and a jury, of which Mr. William Bee was chosen foreman, touching the death of Joseph Millin, who expired suddenly while at his work yesterday afternoon. -The evidence of Dr. DeLautour went to prove that deceased had died from natural causes, and a verdict to that effect was returned by the jury.

We are informed that, at a meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club, held yesterday afternopD, it wa3 decided to remove the disqualification from Fishhook and the jockey Derritt.

There was a full attendance at the Ploughing Match Committee meeting held on Saturday last, at Mr. "A. A. Smith's, Duntroon. All preliminaries were arranged and judges were appointed, and it was decided that the working Committee should meet on the 16ih August to seleot the ground. There il'uUiess, be a large number of eut.ios, the liberal support re*.-) * -;. l enabling ;he Committee to offsr for o. -lijetinou over LI 10 in cash and special prizes.

The Wellington correspondence of the Daily Times telegraphs :—There is really mi news stirring. Both amongst members and the public the Governor's speech seems to give satisfaction. Probably the Opposition will discuss it, but the number of members hero yet is too small for any organization to have taken place. Altogether there are not above 40 members of the Lower House here, and very few of the Upper House. The Financial Statement will be delivered next week.

The New Zeal.mder says that as sho-,viu b the responsible part lawyers rr-iy m arranging Court battles, the piaintiif in a case before the Supreme Court, Wellington, stat&d that he had originally laid the damage at LSOO, but found, ou arriving in Wellington, that his legal advisers had modestly iixed the claim at L 1.050. The jury found for the plaintiff I .'JO damages.

The special correspondent of the Auok land Herald, writing of Now Plymouth, says —" One of the steamors from the South last week had. as a p-.s-.-ngur, a 3-ouug man who was coming to New Plymouth to be married to a young lady of that place. Kverythiug ivw ready for tjio weeding. The fes>st v.'as prepared, the guests were invited, the clergyman w.is ready, and the bride had brought her courage un to the required point. But the elements were unpropitious, and the feelings of all parties, bride and bridegroom included, may lie imagined, when it was found impossible to make any communication between the ship and the shore. The bride did not appear on the beaoh, and, like Lord Uiiin's daughter, tempt, the boatmen with silver pounds to risk their lives in the surf-boat, and if she had siie would not have succeeded. There is a good deal of professional pride amongst the New Plymouth boatmen, but when it is decided that it is too rough to venture into the surf, not the most beautiful lady in New Plymouth (and that little town is famous for the beauty and grace of its women) could induce them to go oil', even if an angry father were behind her. I ought to relieve the minds of your readers—who no doubt rejoice in the happiness of others—by saying th»t the youthful bridegroom duly came back from the Manukai;, and was duly con? soled for his past disappointment by undergoing the ceremonial which formed the consummation of his hopes."