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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 769, 28 September 1878, Page 2

It h ring our privilege to growl, we intend to p i.iuf out what has the appearance of ii ii. {j lax tv ill rm- I:l:l:.aiie'.eent of the tfl-1 frapii dep irtnieni'. C mmnnicati .n uiti! t'-o Nor h li!«s now l>e.-n interrupt. d s- vt- ral days. The »-n:ming of the trams has ' }:■(?!] disorganised to sucu an extent thtf floods rhat r-iiway communi-on-i- ti wi; h Cliwc' lii-oh is cue off; and, .3 ; ■ Kaugi'a'a bride', cause of rhe :■!-u, ib°no<- like'y to by r t! so 1- ; -ev ia. u'V-i r. • c m in ord. r t" "•'llV-'V I i 11-* i i£> i! hat, at sill events, every eiiorb shooki je made to secure telegraphic eom-.nvmicat-ioE. v/ba? surprises riK.se I .vho are avrais or. it is that, ■>,pp. , Tsfi T 's to to "frausrnirtelegraphic messages to the north from fcere, fes them be never so important, messages have been received from tly uorrli, The tiuiriiti£a~cl thj.uk tuat if it ia possible to ouiniaunio-ue from one cud it should be pos-i'KO to communicate from j the other . and yet appearances are against the supposition. For instance, at the last meedng of the Municipal Comicil a telegram to Mr. Hislop, was read, inquiriru; if ihe Council won id ooject to' a «>!} being introduced into Parliament to deal with the Market Reserve, t.'n» Council did not Know what The ohj ct of the proposed Bill was, it was natnraliyanx 0r.3 t.> obtam uifonnatl >n oil tne snop-ci before expressing approval or otherwise of the measure. With tljis ob"j or n souei,; fo uesul a telearap.iie Ui.-ss ige to Mr. Hisslop, bin we undnvsi and that, tiie rej.l\ senta ive o. me -.i-ivjiiMpn depnttim-ni; iitnv- rcf leee.v i..a (uv*«t;j>> ii-Cauw oi' r-fiu hrorik in the line. 'i i:e iv.Miit is tied nie Council is apprised by a i.-legman which appeared in to-dav's Timaru H-ridd., but e;-;i •/ lii i:w piij.ci' » uvjiui' ck>U L.I 3 • hut rli>> Bill referred to by Mr. I.an pissed through its first stage m i*:fliatnent, ami u '.3 not improbabli-, jn i'/iui from appearances, that this .Bill, dealing wit a a public reserve may iiec.an • •:i w wii lionr. t:?ie OoullCiS-. ■.■ -31.V. oi.-iiiU oi tile i'eyciVO* knoivmg >•. thoig oi: its provisions. Of course, the ollie. '' in Ciav-s in Oam.-u-o • mlj'' act:n r ac.eoHliiik iiisci'itucion--fl'oa'i lu.ad-Quane! S : and it ii at iieao(laavtei't; w.• wimSd dir. Nt oiu' rt-acarky. \Vith our lan to i knowledge or ive kuoivthat there has not bt>-u the. least uicestiit" for the Wreak v.'iiieh has occurred in telegraphic communication during the past few days. Even up to the time of our t-oiiii,- to press, messages fur the N *rtli v/i.ire yetuaeii Hi CtiO Oiitiiivtii ... I.nice, although we last night received .a private telegraphic mes.sage fiMin WJ'ington. At this juncture, iviieii tiie Northern mad service has been stopped by the iioods —although we think uiniecessaiily -it is important thai telegraphic comniunioAt.ioii should be kept open Lhitt aome of the clever expedients with which experts ui the art of lolegraphy are accjuaiuced suould be resorted to -is a temporary measure. Had the difficulty happened in almos! any other country two sentry-boxes would have been erected where the break j occurred, operators placed in them to ! and niess-ngevs eiigaget; to convey mesj s:tees frotii vj'iit; seittr\'-box stanon to the other. This undoubtedly should liav • 1,, an done in the present case until the j .Lie,a:/ - co.ihl hitVu been Vep.lii'ad, aed w.I ii .pe ' tiiiit if thero i- any probability >.f ! oi piniii-.iiiiea'.ii mi being delayed for anothei i •_. •sI iii nu" li'a; as hiljg iIS 111 a ' iiiie!i li.as : f;;;;- ;.:r ;1 s*:ru-e ihe bl'. aK S hrsl I't'ciirreil, the tei. gr.:p'ti an t iio; ii us I wdi adopt mime m-.-uns >-i tuiiigiting th. ' i!:c;M.eenieiiee r<> !he nnblie. by adontille ! rhe Oe.j' re.i, I, l:L 1" / ill-alio Kl.oVli t.- 111-111. ! Tiie, .San FraiiOiOo !i:a:l amvui in L-vttel- : t <Il Vi St.t'r(i;iV, ];Ht W(i \vi»i.Ul a7l • • ; i.v WII:,.; V.-U iiix. I .' <>UL- : tiou ol it. III.: |,ocil»:iiK-r hul'u hav- ; iug l'eeeived iiny i.onnnUUiCaWoli ieSpuetj lug it. 'it is vary evident that it cannot I be sent by rail, and we suppose that, ! as the Government would n.-t think <-i !.. xpedieuts such as those ;'eiop 7 ed in le-s acrofß rivers by «.f tve »!ml receive our poi'iion i>_v Steauv.r by tiie ivay of Dimcdiii. j infontK-d ot 1 .. j,rob?rii!:iy o? tf.o tfJs- ! praphic coiniironication beiing restored a 1 j 7 o'clock I'-nisfnt, and of the s.s. S'. Kiida, which arrived n» il.u I aft -rn.K>n, hav.ng on board the iSan I Francisco an i Nor h rn mails.