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Oamaru Mail, Volume XIX, Issue 6127, 18 December 1894, Page 2

A meeting of settlers at Pukeuri will be held 'in the schoolhousc on Friday next, at 7.30 p.m., to consider the advisability of establishing a dairy factory in the district, and also the bringing in of a constant supply of water to the plain. We again remind lovers of inusic that the Musical Society's Christmas concert, " The Messiah," will be held to-night, and will begin promptly at a (quarter to eight. Nominations for a number of events at tho Caledonian Society's games, as per programme, will close at 8 p.m. on Thursday next, at the County Council Chambers. The executive committee of the Oamaru Social Reform Association met last evening in the Coffee Roems, tho Rev. YV. B. Marten in the chair, when a president, treasurer, and secretary were elected. The executive desire that all communications be addressed to the Secretary Oamaru Social Reform Association, Post Otlice, Oamaru. Major Keddell, tho Chairman of tho Licensing Bench, on the application of Mr Lee, to-rlay granted a wholesale license to Robert Davidson and Co. The Wairarapa Relief Committee met yesterday, the Mayor presiding, and tho Rev. A. B. Todd and Messrs Suinpter, M'Douall, and M'Farlaue also being present. The Treasurer was unavoidably absent, but. reported cash in hand as LIOO, with some lists still to come in. It was resolved to write to the Auckland Committee giving particulars of local cases requiring relief, and asking for information relative to the Central Committee. We arc requested to warn pedestrians tha< the running track 011 the Show G round is closed for training purposes until it has been put in proper order. In tho courso of a few days the tonnation will be completed, and it will then be available for both cyclists and running men. In the meantime anyone making use of the track will render himself liable to disqualification and prosecution for trespass. We understand that tho Rev. Mr Todd, after finally severing his connection with St. Paul's, intends to take up his residence in JDunedin, where lie will engage in some light work in connection with the Church. The collector of customs has received intimation from the secretary of the Workers' Union that a man named John Median is on the Union books, but no information is available us to his identity. The undermentioned hours of attendance will be observed at the local post office at, Christmas and Now Year :—Christmas Day —Post office : Will obsc ve a close holiday ; mails for despatch will close at 8,30 p.m. on Monday, 25th ; telegraph otlice : 9 to 1(1 a.m. and 7 to S p.m. ; telephone exchange : 9to 10 a.m. only. Boxing Day.—Post office: 9 to 10 am. only; all mails for despatch will be closed at 10 a.m. ; there will be one delivery of letter carriers commencing at S a.m. ; telegraph ollice : 9 to 10 a.m. ami 7 to 8 p.m. : telephone exchange : Will be open as usual. New Year's DayPost ollice: Will observe a close holiday; mails for despatch will close at 5.30 p.m. on 31st instant; telegraph ollice : 9 to 10 a.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. ; telephone exchange : Will be open as usual. Note—On the evenings of Monday, 24th and 31st instant, there will be a counter delivery of letters between 7 and 8 Sunday hours will be observed in the private box lobby on 25th and Ist prox., usual hours on 26th. Tho cricket match on Thursday on the North Road Ground will be married v. single. The drag will leave town at J o'clock in order to get the match over soon, as the married men have to be homo early. Our Otiakc correspondent writes :—The crops in the district are looking remarkably well, especially wheat and barley. Oats are not so good in most; cases anil the straw will be very short, but a good shower would help them a good deal. The few acres down in barley arc a splendid crop, and with good weather will be ready for cutting in aliout two or three weeks. Wheat has had splendid weather while in bloom and is filling well—a great difference to last year, when half the ears did not iill on account of the wet and cold weather. Feed is not overplentiful, but that has more to do with overstocking than the want of growth. An advertisement appears elsewhere notifying the train arrangements for Christmas. The installation ceremony of the R. W.M. and officers of Lodge Kilwinning will take place at 7.30 to-morrow evening. A supper will be held subsequently in the ante-room. Tickets can be obtained from otlicers of tho Lodge. The Rev. R. S. Allan, having now ceased his connection with £t. Paul's is a delinite candidate for the vacancy in that church caused by the rc'iremont of the Rev. Mr Todd. Mr Allan will command a large measure of support from the congregation, his assistant ministry in the church lor tho last few years having afforded ample opportunity to gauge his earnestness of purpose and ability. His selection to fill the vacancy would be a wise application of the adage that " A bird in the hand is worth two iu the bush." At the Magistrate's Court this morning, before Major Keddell, S.M., the following civil case was heard :—M 'Galium and Co. v. John M'Konzie, claim Lll7 10s 6d. Judgment by consent for amount claimed with costs L2. At a meeting of the active members of St. Paul's C. E. Society it was unanimously resolved to hold their next meeting on Christmas morning instead of Monday evening. The hour of meeting was fixed for 9 o'clock. Suitable addresses will be given and it is hoped there will be a largo attendance. It will be seen from ail advertisement elsewhere that an important clearing sale of Mr Dooley's blood stock will be held at Waimate on Friday next, by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. A glance at the lines offered will show sporting men and breeders that some really good stock is to be sold. The thoroughbred entire First Lord (Fallacy—Albany) heads the list, and, as there arc few good blood sires in this district it might be good speculation to purchase this consistent horse for stud purposes. The brood mares are a good lot, including Quickstep (a full sister to the flying Wakawatca, reckoned the champion sprinter of Australasia), Moth (a half-sister to Outpost), a Betrayer mare, and three mares by St. George, including that consistent and game little marc Miss George, wellknown in this district. 'I lie young stock comprise yearling- , two-year-olds, and three-year-olds, by First Lord out of most of the mares named, and this should prove a firstrate chance of picking up a racehorse, not a patched-up teeing hack, at a cheap price. The five-year-old gelding First King (Deceitful—Betrayer) is also on offer. In addition to the blood stock, a number of sheep and a quantity of station requisites will also be offered. The sale will begin at 12 o'clock promptly at the homestead, and luncheon will be provided. At the Ohristchurch wool sales 15,302 bales were offered, of which 7845 were sold. The usual weekly Executive meeting of the New Zealand Workers' Union was held at the head ollice, Waimate, on Saturday evening, Mr Brown being in tho chair. Correspondence was read from Mr W. Maslin, M.H.R., respecting general meeting of the Geraldine branch ; from Mr Mercier, with account of organising work in the North Island; From Winton branch, oil financial matters; from Timaru, Christchurch, Oamaru, Woodvillc, Mastcrton, Gore, Waikaia, Tapanui, and Temuka, reporting progress ; from Otckaikc ond Balmoral, with account of meetings of shearers and resolutions passed. After dealing with a mass of correspondence from vurious stations the meeting ended. Keep your eye on Clayton, Gardiner and G'o.'s advertisement in the right-hand top corner of the third page. It changes often. [Advt.]