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Oamaru Mail, Volume X, Issue 3757, 29 October 1886, Page 2

At a meeting held in the Athenaeum Hall on Thursday afternoon it was decided by the ladies present that a Bociety should be formed to be called " The Oamaru Sixpenny Clothing Club." The aecond resolution referred to the object of the Club—"The members of the Club shall visit certain districts allotted to them, and report on all cases needing help." 3rd. 'lha officebearers of the Club sh*ll consist of a President, Seoretary, and Treasurer, with Committee. The following were duly elected :—Preßident, Mrs A. B. Todd; Secretary, Mrs Lemon ; and Treasurer, Mrs Dr Wacgregor. The following were elected members of Committee s Mesdames Montagu, Hood, Forrester, Holmes, Hiolop, France, Milligan, Reid, Seth-Smith, Milne, Sutton, H. W. Robinson, Hewat, Sumpter, France, W. Chrißtie, Kveritt, Service, vVoo'i, and Clowes. Subscriptions were then received from the various members present, and the meeting closed. The firßt meeting for work will be held on Tuesday, the 2nd November, in rooms above the Colon"'al Sank, kindly lent to the Club by Mr Milne. The working hours will be from half-past two till five o'clock.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day Henry Cain waß fined 5s for allowing two animals to wander on the North roid. H. Aitken, Esq, was the presiding Justice. The New Zealand Shipping < ompany's clipper ship Wairoa arrived off here at 3 o'clock this afternoon. She was met by the dredge Progress, and was towed into port. The Wairoa comes here to load wool for London, and will be the firßt direct wnol vessel despatched this season by the New Zealand Shipping Company. We believe it is the intention of the Company to place vessels on the berth at this port at intervals daring the season, and we hope that every advantage will be taken by oar wool growers to ship direot from this port. We beg to remind our readers that, on Sunday next, the 31st October, a Church Parade Service of the Garrison Corps will tike place the Public at 3 p.m. The Bevs A. Gifford and G. W. J. Spence will officiate, and there will, it is expected, be a strong choir, acoompanied by the Garrison Band, on the occasion. As the proceeds of the collection to be made are to be handed to our two great local charities, and ft? on the amount those charities will be entitled to the usual Bubsidy, it is hoped that the public will be as liberal as they_ can in their contributions in aid of so desrving a c iuee. Owners of horses shonld boar in mind that the general entries for the Oamara Jockey Club's Bpring rao s must be lodged wi;h the Secretary (Mr Lintott) at the Koyal Hotel to-morrow evening. A meeting of the Committee of the Athletic Club was held last evening, when the Secretary reported that a large number of special prizes had been given for competition, and that these would be nlaced on exhibition at Mr Pr- bert'a shop. It was decidod to add a mile bicycle race to the programme, and to offer two silver medals as prizes. In St. George's Hall last night Mr Houcbiaß, taking Heb. v;i. 9 as the basis of his remarks, delivered an address on the divine law of p*rd>n. He showed that while nnder the Patriarchal and the Jewish Dispensations a divine law of pardon had been promulgated, in accordance with which pardon had been promised on the fulfilment of certain conditions, the one universal law for all nations and for all tiire had not been promulgated until Peter, on the Day of Pentecost, had an ounced it in answer to the cry of the multitude "What mnsfc we do ?" His reply to this question was the firat proclamation of the divine law of pardoi for Jew and Gentile alike, " Repent every one of you and be baptised for the remission of your sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Mr Moore, in answer to a question, explained that in John iii. 5 the word translated "water" simply mea-t "water," and was to be understood not in a metaphorical bnt in a literal sense. Mr Thomson's catt'e, which were to have been told by Meßsrs FJeming and Hedley, on the sfch November, have been sold privately in one line. The asle by auction has therefore been withdrawn. Mai's for the Australian Colonies, the United Kingdom, and the Continent of Europe, via Melbourne, per Wairarapa, close at the Bluff at noon on Monday next. This mail is due in London on December 15th.

The follo wing is a list of the spcial prizes awarded at the late Timara Show :—Challenge cup, value 40 gs , given by the members and friends of the Association to the largest prizetaker in breeding stock—sheep, cattle, and horses. N,Z. and A, Land Co. Vice-president's enp, 10 gs., for the best horsa that has hunted with any recognised pack. C. Delamain. . v outh Canterbury Hunt Clubs' prize, 5 gs , for best lightweight hunter. Robert Balfour. Association's prize of L 5 for turnip drill. P. and D. Duncan. Association's prize of L 3 for best automatic chaff box, for feeding sheep. Booth and Macdonsld. L 3 and L2, respectively, for best yearling oo'fc or filly, by Quamby. Ziesler Ist, Guacott 2nd. Two gs. for the best jir salt butter. R. Matthews. Two gs. for the best cheese, S. Graham. L2 for the best English Leicester ewe. N. Z. and A. Laud Go. Cup for largest prizetaker in ham and bacon. D. M'Callum. Messrs Rogerson and Fleming also took the Association's cup, value 5 g?., for cattle other than shorthorn.