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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 910, 17 March 1879, Page 2

j Tht' Nnnlin n-nrwiitativ..: r.f tie; i'r.-.-i . j ,V«.soeui.tif'n ha.* failed t'7 s-«|>j>ly with any | fu'ws aEiout. the ettehrt mateh Uainan! v. j > 'arisl'a'o^k. '| We are r«.{w.;t«»t !>y l«w tt tiel' | Mayor, as Trtasttrer to the Kxitaiipta * i E ittid. t» at:kn<r>tvt«:(is.'r; on his ln-hail th>r i-t-'ei.'i.pt frortt Ufe.tor Stoddart. nt'-ma* »* tata Station, t►[' a . tilth EJ> the amount th'jreot. E W V rrrs• i- r-E.iti'i thnt Mr. I'rvilv, ot sh*.- . T;i,fites. Xg»|»ara. has e«!!ei-ted I»• tn r."O . and l,(i) tor the Ksit.wjs'a K»dier" I'iiinl. : Sotsie r.f our er>n{ci;tj»'>- > rariv*. iv the "t the Marqtt;.- . Xorriun,uly's d»'{artm»* t*r>»tr* tin; « %>t<«ny. laid | a ehaw ak'ahiat trie .\tt'irn»'y-l"•aer.tl ot Eiaviru,' rjeetjuefi to vt.-it tile i-x-'l'ivi-mnr on f.oard tfie Ktni.*arf)«>tna at l.yttelton. .ih!ioi!;_rii , Eie was r>n board the Hmmru el>...- i.y. As visuaf proves to !>•: another e;u: ird liateliei'l t:p for tie- purpose ot mal;in_' j j'otitieat esj.tta!. The Hon. Mr. Stout now " denies the eorreettiejis of th» v re-port *o in- !' destriotisEy eireidated. and stated that lie vi.sit.nd the Mac>|iih twici-. and -ipeiit some • time with httu. The matter is a very trivia! ' one, se.areejy wntthy of notiei-. and only : shows how small arir the minds of tho--- by ; v, horn the report w as orisritated. , , We have reeciwt tie* following from a t eorresjiou'l. Nt : —"" For the la~t , week or so ntir thriving township has had all [ the appearance of the Maeatidrew Wharf. fHimani. I train is here piled tip mountaineverything is ifiokinj,' prosperous ain't pleasant, ami goods trains are eompfdled to . rttn till '1 o'wfoet; a.m. eaeh day to carry our prodnee into Oamam. Our town lias assumed a peace feel appearance, tlianhs to the moral inthtenee of a polieemaii. who has : lately lieen sent amongst lis. JJut I woul'l respeetfttlly call the attention of the Kev.«. Father Coleman and Mr. Todd to the numbers of people that now lounge about all day on Sundays, that would attend religious services it* they were held. Yon should see I the poor fellows stretched on the grass on Sundays, the only variety to this occupation being periodical visits to the hotel, where : they fptench their almost unqueiicli.dile ! thirst by drinking what are technically eatled ' deep sinkers.'" The winter session of the St. Paul's Young Men's Association will lie opened this evenwhen a full attendance is desired. • Iratn is coming in from all directions to the Xiranara Itatlway Station, which exhibits a verv busy appearance. Its goods shed am! platform are literally cramm-jii with goo'is at..i h.,g;-». The eight o'clock service was addressed last evening hv the Kev. .[. Melizies, of !.awrenee. and Mr. V. <5. Moore. The choir i sang with much expression the pretty sacred isotig " I'm praying for you," among other (Itcccsf. IliKis of the tott'iiship of Mcailowbank, : the property of Mr. llarraclough, which is advertised for sale on the sth of -April next, may now be obtained of the auctioneers, Messrs. Fleming and Hedley and Connell and Clowes. It is quite refreshing to observe the disposition which is already being displayed by not a tew of the public to become possossed of this delightfully-situated property. Thrashing is being actively proceeded with on tiie Tables, ami all over the Wai.ireka district. As will be observed by an advertisement which appears in another column, an address . will be delivered in the Tees-street Hall on Wednesday evening l>v Mr. J. Harding, of I lawke's Bay, giving an account of the work- , ing of the Maine Liquor Law in America, j Admission is free, and the public arc invited to attend. '

Our attention if.'is been called to a serious omission which occurred in our local giving the result of the canvass for subscriptions in aid of the Kaitangata relief fund. The Rev. Mr. Gifford's collection of L 22 lis 6d was omitted from the list.

Major Atkinson, the railway station master at Ngapara, informs us that he is about to enrol a fife and drum band,, which, he hopes in about six months will be sufficiently proficient to go before the public. The Good "Templars of Oamaru do not intend allowing the subscription in aid of tlie sufferers by thfe Kaitangata calartiity.to be closed without their having rendered their assistance to the object. On Monday next they purpose giving a concert in the New Tces-strcet Hall in aid of the fund, and, in addition to members of' the Order, have secured the assistance of a number of other amateur vocalists. The programme will consist of vocal and instrumental music.

Mr. J. Hislop's monthly Railways and Mails Time-Tables arc again to hand. They contain important information for travellers l>y land and sea and correspondents. We learn from our Xgapara correspondent that a Library Committee is about to be formed at that township for the purpose of raising funds to be expended on the books required to form a public library.

We have received from Mr. R. L. Rule, stationer, a copy of a pamphlet containing a lull report of the recent debate between the Kev. M. W. <;rcen and Mr. Charles Bright on "Th? Divine Origin of Christianity."* The report was taken by Mr. E. Downey, a member of Hansard staff, and is published l.y Mr. ('•. T. Clarko, of Dunedin. As both sides of the question at issue was argued calmlv by two very able advocates, the pamphlet before us is of some value as containing in a concise form the opinions of both sides. It is published at the very reasonable price of one shilling, and should meet witli a ready sale. To-day's Daily Times says : —" We hear that Mr. if. Prince has sold his imported greyhound Ledgerkeeper to Mr. H. Driver l'..r I*2o guineas. Ledgerkeeper is by Treasurer out of Hit-or-Miss, and was runner-up lor the Bat hurst Cup last season. Among the many valuable dogs that have been poisoned at Milton lately, was one belonging to Mr. .John l\ Hannatyne, of Waihola, which had been entered for the Oamaru Derbv."