Daily Circulation. 1660. The Oamaru Mail. SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1896.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXI, Issue 6505, 14 March 1896, Page 2

Daily Circulation. 1660. The Oamaru Mail. SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1896.

Certain serious statements having been made reflecting on the management of the Government Printing Office, the Government propose to set up a Commission to inquire into the matter, and have asked I)r Giles, of Auckland, and Messrs Hogg, M.H.R., and Geo. Jones, M.L.C., to constitute that Commission, which will probably sit within a few days. The Garrison Band will play an attractive programme in front of George's, Hall, I ha:nes-;treet, beginning at 7.15 this evening.

The anniversary of Wesley Church is to be celebrated by i-pecial services to-inor o\v, and a soiree on Tuesday eveni g. The Rev. Robert '1 aylor, of Dunedin, will be the preacher, aud ha will also gve a lecf.ure on Tuesday evening on " John At-hworlh, the Lancashire Philantropist." Thofe of our readers who are familiar with *sh worth's " Strange Tales " will be glad to hear something of their author from one who was personally acquainted with him, as we le rn Mr Taylor was. Musical items will also bs rendered during the evening.

"Watch!" is the title of the Rev. Mr Humphcrys' sermon to-morrow evening, at Emmanuel Church. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, ha\ ; e received the following London cable message from th'-ir London office :—Woo! —Since the close of last sales, washed merino super, scoured merino super, fiue scoured crossbred, and slipe are id to Id per lb higher. Greasy, washed, and scoured meiino medium ai d inferior are Id per lb higher. Medium and coarse scoured crossbred and scoured crossbred lambs are per lb higher. C'ther descriptions are unchanged. Competition by both Home and foreign buyers is active. The American demand is limited. Up to date 64,000 bales have been sold. Frozen meat —Mutton market depressed. Canterbury muttnn is worth 3Ad per lb (last quotation was 3§d per lb). Lamb market quiet. Montagu and Fredo's circus and variety show, we remind our readers, will open in the Theatre Royal on Monday evening for a short season.

The Rev. Mr Stubbs will preach in St. Paul's Church to-morrow morning and evening.

Those iudehted to the assigned estate of W. Grant, draper, Oamaru, are notified that un'ess their accounts are paid by the 14th March, proceedings will be taken for their recovery without further ; otice. Mai ! s for Fiji per Upolu, clo:e at Auckland, on Tuesday 17th Match, at 4 p.m. The following team will represent the O.C. C. on Tuesday against Kurow, on the North Road Ground B.irton, Chaffey, Teschemaker (2), Sumpter, Holim's, Hewab, de Lautour, Waddell, Francis, Hill. The second eleven will play Pulmerston, at Palmerston, on the same day, leaving here by 7.30 train. The following are the team Roxby (2), Maude, Ferens, Murray, H. King, M'Ghie, Ogilvie, Dawson, W. Sumpter, JET. Crawford.

Mr Percy Mitchell, whose name seems to be synonymous with misfortune, met with a severe accident last night. He went to the baths in the evening with Mr Craddock for a swim and apparently overlooking the fact that the tide was rath r low, dived from the spring board. He evidently struck his he id on the sand bank for on coming to the surface he rolled over into deep water ejaculating " save me." Mr Craddock at ones went to his assistance and succeeded in bringing him ashore in a semi-conscious condition. He was taken to the i-tar and Garter Hotel where Dr de Lautour attended to his injuries, which are of a somewhat severe nature.

There was a good attendance at Columba Church last night when Mrs Milne, at the invitation of Columba Church Endeavor Society, delivered a lecture on the mission work in the New Hebrides. Mr JW. Glen filled the chair. The lecturer gave a most interesting address, her reminiscences of the islands and their people being vivid and comprehensive. A collection was taken up in aid of a fund for roofing the church Mr Milne presides over. In our report of the Waitaki High School sports, it was incorrectly stated that the Champion Cup was presented by Mr J. S. Holmes of Awamoa. The (up was given by Messrs J. S. Reid and A. A. M'Master. The sports committee wish to express their thanks to the following prize donorsMr N«'il Fleming, Mr f-utton, Mr Buckley, Hon H. J. Miller, Mrs Harkness, Miss Mor* ton, Messrs Sutherland, Duncan, J. S. Holmes, R. Thompson, Meek, A. Haynes, Brooke-Smith, M'Douall, G. Sumpter, C. Thomson, Darling, Moss, Fraser, Major Keddell, and Cam® Gould. Mr Harkness gave a cricket bat and the Hon. G. Jones a copy of the celebrated " Times" Atlas.

The nrstress of a Board School was summoned at Westminster for flogging a female pupil, aged thirteen. The girl had feurned out a staircase gas-jet, which might have led to a panic As the girl declined to hold out her hand to receive punishment, she? was with assistance placed across a table and caned in what was described as a degrading manner. The Magistrate thought such a form of chastisement to a girl was not permitted by law, but he declined to impose any pubishment upon the mistress, promising to consider an application for carrying the case to a superior court. ; A meeting of thR Local Committee of the Itfew Zealand Rifle Association was held last 'evening, his Worship the Mayor in the chair. The following resolution was passed. "That this committee expresses its disapproval of the proposal bo hold a picnic on Sunday, and recommend that an application be made to apply the grant to a social, to be held on the night of the presentation of prizes." This resolution of the Local Committe was approved of by the Council of the Rifle Association, and a meeting of the Local Committee will be held to-night at the Borough Chambers, at 8.30, to. arrange the details of the social. A pleasing little ceremony took place during a recess, of the practice of the Wesley Church Choir last evening, when Mrs Porteous was made the recipient of a handsomely framed enlarged photo of th« mßm-

bers of the choir. Ml- Flamank, th o conductor, in making the presentation, spoke in high terms of Mrs Porteous ai a member and, on behalf of the choir, he had much pleasure in handing her the small gift aa a rem mbrance of the happy hou s which i-he had spent among them. Mrs Porteous, who suitably rep ied, said that she regretted her severance from the choir, but still, in the gift which she had received so unexpectedly she could always look at t'nose she hud been associated with, and it would always reining her of the pleasant hours she had spent among them. On Tuesday next a team from the Terrace Tennis Club (Timaru) will come to Oamaru to play a match with the club here. A dance will be held in Delargy's Hall on St. Patrick's Day in aid of a fund to provide a school filter. Particulars appear elsewhere.

Air Paulin at 8 30 last evening intimated thiit the weather over the we.s'ern portion of this island will be stormy after the next Is hours, and all ship captains are warned of a larco atm.isphc' io disturbance to the soirh of -ildt-g S. and west of l"odeg. J']. Strom; N.W. to S. . toS.E. winds. Barometer mislead v.

Air vV. 'Mmth, licensed waterman, notifies thai while the warship Rapid is lving here he will ferry passengers to and from'her at Gd each.

'I he warship Rapid called in here this afternoon, on her way to Port Chalmers, for " a look at the place." She only stayed for a short space of time.

Mr George Sunipter reports the sale by auction of sections 77 to SI, Weston Park, at. LI2 per acre, Mr Albert ICasou being the purchaser.

'lhe Hon. W. Hall-Jones and Mrs HallJones left for the North by to-day's express,

At a meeting of the Committee of the County Council to-day the tender of J, Alaunsell (L3,jS 0s Ifhl) for road formation at Shacr Point, w.is accepted. A tender f OT the completion of contract in Post Ollicc Gully Kuiul was accepted conditionally.

At the Magistrate's Court this morning before Major Keddell, S.M., iJaniel O'Sul'. liva.n pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting Thomas Curru.ii, aged 5 years of age, a sou of John Curran. Mr Newton up. peared for the informant, Mr John Curran, and stated that defendant was at present under recognisances to keep the peace for a previous offence at Mr Cnrran's. Notwithstanding this he had been a great nuisance about the place and his offences culminated on the date in question by an unprovoked assault upon the informant's little sou. Colin Munro gave evidence as to having witnessed the assault. The defence was a simple denial of the offence, accuse ! slating that the informant had been trying to get him into trouble ever since lie was bound over. Accused was convicted »nil fined >IOs and LI 10s costs, in default 14 days' hard labor.