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Messrs. Conncll and Clowes report the aale of Mr. Peter Williams' property to Mr. Wni. TJarr, Knikottrn, at Ll4 ICs per acre. This may be viewed as a very fair sale con--1 sidering the tightness of the money market. Mr. J. K. Brown. Government Life Assurance Agent, will return to this district for a sermon thi-t atfrrtmo:;. and w:IS meet she railway employes. ami deliver a lecture to them oa lite in the goods shed this evening. A large number of people attended the services held in the \ clunteer Hall last evening.

Tlie evangelistic service laat night, which was very fully attended, was addressed by Mr. A. Boot, of Duncdin, Mr. J. M'Farlane and Mr. Mirams also taking part. The choir sang with great taste "There is light in the valley" previous to the service commeneing. Kvery member of the Oamaru Dramatic (is requested to attend at St. Andrews Hall at half-pant 7 this evening, when a full rehear.-al of the pieces intended to be represented at tiie [M:i-foni:nnct.s on Thursday and Friday next will take place. A ia 1 meeting of the Railway Knipfoy'.i Benefit Society v ill take place at 7 o'clock this evening. at the Goods ."Shed. Mails for the Cnlted Kingdom, Ate., via >p.:i f'ir.nei.eo, per < 'ity of Sydney, close at Auckland at noon to-morrow, and for Sydney. [rjr Rotomahana, atp.m. same day. The usual monthly meeting of the Waitaki Road Hoard will be held to-inorrow forenoon, at 11.3!). It will l>e observed by an advertisement which appears in another column that arrangements have been made whereby resident'-* on the northern railway line a-s far as Waitaki Bridge will be able to attend the Oamaru Dramatic Club's performance in aid of the Hospital. Mr. Hannay, the Traffic Manager, lias kindly consented to detain the C'bristohurch goods train on Friday evening until eleven o'clock, so as to enable visitors to return home the same evening. From what we can leant, a large number of country residents intend availing themselves of the opportunity of being present at what promises to be the best amateur dramatic performances that lias ever been given in Oamaru. Already a large number of tickets have been disposed of to residents on the line.

Some insight might have been obtained into the manner in which debtors, sometimes at any rate, attempt to influence their creditors when endeavoring to effect " financial arrangements." In giving his evidence at the inquiry into the recent lire in Edenstreet, Mr. Walter Hodgson stated that his furniture was worth L4>, and denied that he ever stated at a meeting of his creditors that his furniture and effects were only worth LIS :at anyrate, he had no recollection of having maile Mich a statement. Mr. Newton, who appeared to watch the proceedings on behalf of Mr. Hodgson, questioned the witnew in such a manner as to leave no doubt that debtors do .sometimes deceive their creditors, and Mr. Newton, referring to the matter, said he had no doubt many of the jurors had had some experience iu such matters. In reply to Mr. O'Meagher, Mr. Hodgson said that if lie had told his creditors that his furniture was not worth L2O, he did so in order to make the best bargain he could with his creditors, with whom he was endeavoring to make an arrangement. " Everybody does the same thing," said Mr. Hodgson, and we suppose he is right. It is satisfactory to know that Mr. Hodgson was not on his oath at the meeting in question. The meeting of the School Committee, called for to-day to consider the applications for the post of assistant la iy teacher, has been adjourned until to-morrow evening. The thanks of the scholars of the three public seli'iols of O.'.niaru, and the public, .tii line to the Committee of the late Waitaki Amateur -'itiih-.i- - for its liberality for having decided to divide amongst tiie aforesaid schools a quantity of gymnastic apparatus. We arc informed that a conveyance will leave Messrs. Connell and Clowes' office for Mr. I'eter Williams' sale at 10.30 o'clock tomorrow morning, returning after the sale.

When a witness named David Henderson I was called at the inquest to-day, the whole | court, coroner, jury, barristers. S:c.. were I considerably startled by seeing a very big : man rush along tiie court-room after a small hoy. who had marched up to the witnessbov with all tiie dignity of a man. Tiie little fellow had got into the box, when the big man, who appeared to be the boy's father, forcibly dragged him out. On Mr. O'Meagher asking what was the matter, Henderson remarked that the little ft How was his son. and that he was a very timid boy, and d'd not know anything—he was "young and soft." To this Mr. O'Meagher rep] oil that lie thought Mr. Henderson was adopting a course more calculated to frighten the child than anything the Court might do. Mr. Henderson then said that he did not wish the boy to be sworn, as he was only eight i years of age. To this Mr. O'Meagher replied tint t he question was one for tiie Magistrate to settle. His Worship said the boy was a good-sized eight year old, to which Mr. O'Meagher replied that the boy took after the father in this respect. His Worship dtd not require the boy to be sworn, lmt taking the lad alongside him, had h;:n quietly questioned .n to what he knew of the fire: and be it said, in justice to the boy. th.it he belied the character given him by his father, by giving his evidence in an intelligent manner.

This morning's Timrs says, under the head '•Telegrams,"--- "Another .I'tempt is about to be mad • to supply Oamaru with a public hail." Wu aro glad to hear it, although we .should like to have seen a little more enthusiasm over the affair here. If it is intended to at last carry out what has for years been desired by the public, the promoters are unnecessarily quiet about it. We tcally believe fhr.t if <!n- m.-.Ucr were taken in hand with a :;t:o::g determination to carry it through, success would be the result, and the public would be but little worse off for it in their pockets. As we have said before—and as everybody e!se has said—times are bad; but if the necessary funds could be got together—and we believe that they could be—for many reasons now is the best time for building that coidd be chosen. Less money would be expended, for money goes further at such times r.s the present than it does when it is plentiful : and there is yet another advantage—in another sense, it would not go bevond Oamaru.

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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1087, 13 October 1879, Page 2

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Untitled Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1087, 13 October 1879, Page 2

Untitled Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1087, 13 October 1879, Page 2

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