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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 865, 23 January 1879, Page 2

VWy general regret has h<eum expressed today at the sad! aunident whkh ownrmt to Mr. Conytrfsysstßeday whttW travelling on the opening train t<* Intfsveargill. and nameraws inoum«s» have btsiani made at ear office tor the' fullest pntfticwttw* of the accident, and the tat«»t iaro*B*atK>tt as ti* the state' tn which the wnfortnaate gentleman is-. In anothsr «ot»mn we give the whole of the tnfiwmatiort tn- hand. The aSucettnts- given of tIW 8»;«de»t vary eonsidetafety in the detail* as to the cause.. One say* that the train, on neattng Item ran ©*ct a dog. and that Mr. Conyurs was feaat&g ®«t ' fom tße « n P n *? footing down the line, to see the resttlt, whan his head struck against the stand of the water-tank, which w** nmr the tine. and i»rh«t«d very seriott* injury, causing tsouunssioni of the ferarn. One of the tclegsama- states that he wtw knocked off the teaks at cmw. fcwt a nv>vc rscsnt one says that Mr. t enyses. held on tor a distance of fifty yard.*, and then fell to the ground. Another account say* that when the train was slackening »jp«sd sfr. Conyers was stepping from one engin« to the other when h* m&M<i his footing and fell on to the line, iaifkting on Ms h«ad * serious wound, whieb extend**! from th* right c>e-brow to the car, Wfeofow the cause may havo been, there , at* few bat will regstt that so sad an «cei*

dent should have occurred to mar the pleasure of the trip. We are pleased to learn that the unfortunate gentleman has regained i consciousness, and that very great hopes are | now entertained of his recovery, although he I is not yet considered out of danger.

The polling to-day on the Question of borrowing an additional 1*40,000 for the construction ol waterworks has passed off very £sieti?. A large nsmber of ratepayers recorded their Totes, hut the result TfSL noibe known until after six o'clock.

We hear that an'organ recital will shortly be given in St. Luke's Church. The choir, assisted by several ladies and gentlemen well known in tne local musical world, will render selections from Farmers Mass in Bftat, Mosart's "12th Mass," Mendelssohn's" " Hear my prayer," and Handel's "Samson." The offertory will be in aid of St. Luke's Sunday School.--

The following members of the Oamaru Club have been selected to practice for the match between the Oamaru and Palmerston Cricket Clubs to be played on Saturday, Ist February :—Booth, Castelli, Cooke, Creagh, De Lautour, F. Fenwick, Howarth, Lowe, C*. Millington, Kicholls, Rice, Snow, Sumpter, Tempest, and Walls.

I There was a very good attendance at the Volunteer Hall last evening, when the Kelly and Leon Minstrels appeared in almost an entirely new programme. The only item of the previous evening's programme that was repeated was the farce " His Grace the Duke," and in reference to this Mr. Kelly made a statement to the audience which should be made public. Having apologised for being compelled to substitute " Hia Grace the Duke" for the farce announced in the programme, he said that the alteration was made through no fault of the management. They had sent their boxes containing the drcaacs and properties for

" Belles of the Kitchen" down to the railway station in Dunedin the day before the company left, hut up to that time they had not reached Oaniani, and he had therefore

to crave the indulgence of the audience. The programme presented was gone through to a highly satisfactory manner, and met with the hearty approval of the audience. The company appear this evening for the tatft time in Oamaru.

T7i« Cotsnty Council valuer notifies that the valuation lists for the outlying districts in the Waitaki County for the year 1579-S0 are now open for inspection at the County Chambers, and that all objections thereto must be left at the sehoolhouse, Cave Valley, on or before the 15th day of February, addressed to the Assessment Court, and a copy of everj- such objection must be left at the County Chambers not less than seven days before the nest sitting of that Court. Simitar notices are given by the clerks of the Otepo|»o, Hampden, Kakanui, Waiareka, and Waitaki Road Boards. In each of these cases objections arc to be lodged on the same date at the places mentioned in the adveii ttsemetits.

The landlady of a " swell" hotel at Wellington was sued in the Magistrate's Court recently for L.TO damages for beating a domestic servant with a pail about her arms and chest, pinching and biting her on the arms, and dragging her on the ground by the hair of her head. The girl was under medical treatment for four weeks. The case created some sensation. A verdict was given ! for LlO damages and costs.

For forwarding printed plans of property by post as a supplement the proprietors of the Wairarapa Standard have had to pay a letter postage of 2s lid on each copy. The editor of the Standard naturally complains of this, and demands a refund of all the money, on the ground that printed plans "•are not of the nature of a letter," but are " printed matter only."

The power of C olonial legislators to make laws, the object of which would be to re-

strict Chinese innnigration, is thus referred to by the Australasian :—" It is," remarks oar contemporary. " a fact now " conceded by the highest authority, that the Colonial Legislature possesses ample powers to deal with the matter in any way they choose. After the Queensland case, in which the Home Government refused to assent to the Bitt imposing special taxation on the Chinese, on the ground that it was opposed to the I treaty obligations of the Empire, and afteri ward* on the Bill being again enacted by the Queensland Legislature, assented to it with- \ oat demur, it is impossible to suppose that iany limit exists to the competence of the t colonies to deal with the subject in accord- ; anee with the will of the majority," ! It a stated that a well-known and wealthy ! Hawkc's Bay merchant lost L 90.000 by the ; failure of the Glasgow Bank. So large are his resources, however, that this heavy loss did not even temporarily embarrass him. ; Some 200 men (says "Atticus" in the Leader) are employed in trying to capture the four youthful bushrangers, and still they arv at large. I don't want to enquire whether the police and detectives are inefficient, or whether the Kelly gang are too clever for them, but rather to contemplate i the matter from a purely business aspect. •• It is an ill wind that blows nobody good," and certainly the endeavor to capture the | outlaws has financially benefited the district in which they arc located. Money has circulated freely, and an impetus has been given to the trade of up-country sleepy hollows. Of soarsc. ©n the score of morality, the inhabitiants of Benalla and .Mansfield have no sympathy with the evil deeds of the Kellys, but while attempts to take the bushrangers are accompanied by such an open-handed expenditure of Government money, from a business point of view they would not object to the presence of a couple of desperadoes in their midst all the year round. » tfostKM* So>". and Co. are agents for the I celebrated Marsh Harvester and Automatic \ Crane Binder.—[AnvT.] Mi"'>»;V Savko and no time lost by using Ithe \tsrsh Harvester. —[Advt. J I T»» >avc TKMt'ntK, annoyance, and a last- ! ing tvgret. you should see and thoroughly ! examine the Marsh Harvester and Binder : More pnrcbasing elsewhere.—[Advt.] What the Farmers Say.—The Marsh ! Harvester and Crane Binder is the simplest | and beat machine ever brought to the ; colonies.—[Amt]

T.UtLfcc for hand binding with every Marsh Harvester or Harvester King sold.—{Advt.] IJrais Harvetiso made easy by using the Marsh Binder.—[Advt.]