Daily Circulation, 1500. The Oamaru Mail MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1886.

Oamaru Mail, Volume X, Issue 3435, 4 January 1886, Page 2

Daily Circulation, 1500. The Oamaru Mail MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1886.

. Maili" forJ.Hdnolnln;'' America, and .the United Kingdom/ * viar fan 'Francisco, per Alameda, close at ;Arickland^at.._lp r p,m r ,to- i morrow;'"This' maftiVdao inljondoii on the lOthEebnwry* - ■■••-■& ,/v.l fe*~ii> . In noticing, the pyrotechnic; display that too£ ,L place' on the .Caledonian Society's Grounds on omitted to state that the material by which such b illiant results were produced war supplied by Mr Earle. ' ' jil&fr? t-.'VL'tefiti&A Onr readers will Jeanfiwith regret- that; Mr Richard Wilsoiv-of Papakaio, met with a painful accident on Friday: morning. He was driving, some cattle along-the road not Car from his h'me, when one of'tbe animalsescspocl. ITie horse, thereupon, turned ronnd suddenly to pursue it,- and Mr Wilson, losing his seat, to the grQand. with jauch. force, jaw was bToKnfii. two.places and.hja^right side greatly-bruised; whilst Be ha-i also-eijffefed loternal injurjeaoi.The sufferer waa.takento Mr residence, from the accident was seen,' and attended *to py Dr Wait, who was sent for'-irithotft'delay. Up to- Saturday tS'ot doing as wallas could,be eipected.

A match for LlO aside has, we understand, been made.between Messrs A. Dalgleish and G. Smart, to run a half-mile. k doling the twft lapfor, inW|wmg y the fceMYe^nipjj entSriiaiimeniplfcJMi. *!-%£ 35|t : isM on S^^fifel* en M| I including -the New Year's night festival, had been financially the moat successful erer held by the Society. gathering, Mr James won anxleaprandaecond rathe conßolation race. John Dalgleißh;:|»notheTprtblete from this; d JB.WB^sai..»6Pdndlin_tfie,halfeniile,. andthird in thei mile race.

Another opportunity is to be afforded the! students at our primary ichools of securing! scholarships at the Waitaki High School, particulars of which are contained in an advertisement that appears in another column.. Through some unpleasantness that arose! between the Waimate Racing Club and the \ Waimtte Times proprietors, that journal has omit'ed to report the local race meeting, nor does any account of the secand day's; proceedings appear in any other paper. We may again congratulate ourselves that our annual sports were unattended by any miahap. Nothing of the kind occurred be- : yond a slight bruise sustained by Mr lire, of Otepopo, on one of his shoulders, whilst he was encased in wrestling, and the usual symptoms of exhaustion that were suffered by contestants who, throughout the two days, persistently engaged in tha severest trials of strength and endurance, fint they «ere not so fortunate at Timaru. During the games at that place on Saturday, while a lad named Murphy, one of the contestants in the the throwing of the 161b hammer by boys, was swinging the hammer round, it slipped from his grasp and fell amongst a number of persons, who had, in spite of all warnings, crowded into the oral, and struck. Mr Lewis, a nurseryman, oil the temple with such terrible force that he fell as though dead. However, as he was being lifted into a vehicle that was to convey him to the hospital he recovered consciousness, and, on bis arrival at that place, he was attended by five doctors. On examination, it was found that his right temple had been badly crushed and he wa3 trephhvd by Dr Drew, the resident surgeon. The Timaru Herald states that yesterday evening he was conscious, and that there is hopa of his ultimate recovery. The Timaru Caledonian Society's Gathering attracted a number of competitors from this district, and many of these were highly successful. Thus Mr Munro won the three third prizes, ? fog jbagpipe ; music; in reels, pibrochs, 1 and marches';' the first prizes for dancing the HighlandJfling, Highland Reel, Keel of Tulloch, and Seantreus, .and, .the Sword Master RrThomVon obtained the second for music for boys ; the second for the Dest dressed boy ; the first prize for Highland Reel and Sailor's Hornpipe,.. and the second for Highland Fling and Sword' Dance for -boys; and.ftbe first' prize for the all-comers Sailor's Hbrhpipe, in which Mr A. Avery was second. Mr Blder secured the third p ize for bagpipe music (strathspeys), while the other successful competitors from this ,district Were—Mr J. Fraserpsecond in the ~4io yards hurdle handicap, and Mr B. Maloney first in the Irish Jig. The Oamaru Rifles team obtained third priie in the bayonet competition for which six teams competed and the scores were—Sydenham Rifles,, 108; LytteltbnONavals,' 104; i« Oamajru' Rifles; ¥<fo i Timaru Kavals, 96; Timaru Artillery, 93; and Timaru Rifles, 90. At the Police Gourfc-tfo-day, before: Bv J W. Robinson, Esq., R>M,, Riebard Beatty was charged for behaving in a "disorderly manner in the Imperial Hoteion* Saturday.last, and refusing to quit the. said premises when requested. A fine of 20s was imposed with the alternative of gring to gaol for 24 hours. Two other charges = were-also instituted against-the same accused for using obscene language in Thames street", and'for resisting Constable M'Alister whilst'being - arrested. His Worship committed theaccused to: gaol for 14 days with hard labor for using obscene language, and' fe; f6r' ! '%BistSng r; * the !fpolice a fine sof-;«oH5 lywatf sKwith the option of going-, - ; . to, .gaol f; for seven days? Patrick 'Francjs, BC'Carthy appeared before "the-Bench''oh of stealing a half sovereign,', the?property of Samuel Newey. .Bia.Worahip.diamissed the case, as thpre was no evidence to show'that the accused had stolen'the money; 'John Wilson was charged with stealing a piece of meat from the sa f e of James Malcolm Johnston. The accused'WasP'Beni'ffO'prtEbn for three days with hard labor. .Alfred Austin Kawson, of Reidaton, was fined ss. for, discharging firewdffia'in Tharhes-strret. on the night of the 24th of i ! Uecertberf" J "*•'' l -' .* MrL. O. Mr.jWalter Inder, of Naseby, met with a nasty accident on Boxing Day. '' hc-accident (we learn from ..the- Mount .Ida Chronicle) •while 1 returning "frbm c th'e racecourse" to Naseby in. a .buggy,, both gentlemen being tnlfOTrn'"ont. iiJ Mrlhder'got ofF'vritH a few bruises and a shaking, butMrßeal received in addition a wiinn'd'on r3s r cheeWf ' •--"•-'