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Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2948, 5 March 1884, Page 2

• Volunteei: Notice. — Captain Nowall, Dia- : trict Adjutant, publishes this morning a district order for a daylight parade uf tho O Battery, to be held at 6.30 p.m. on t,he 12th | inbt. , Timahu Building Socikty. — The annual j intuiting of tho Timaru Building Society is L to be held at eight o'clock this evening, prep cendcd by a special general meeting at 7.80 p.m., m the Oddfcllown' Hall, Sophia street. '. Communication with the Seat op War. — Tho Chief Postmaster at Timaru informs UH that cable communication has now beon ' oponed betweon Suez and Souakim. Secret > lati|;uago telegrams ara inadmissible for this ' line ; also, that telegraph communication has • bnm established between Japan and Corea, ; and to Tonqui.n. : County of Waimatk. — An election of a [ member of the Wairaate County Council m i place of Mr McGregor, lato representative m , thi! Council For the Huliuteramea Riding, . will bo held on tho 6th instant at tlio town- . ship of Sandhurst, Hakutcramea. The candidates are Mr J. Douglas, of Waihao Downs, and Mr N. La no of Umnaru. BiBSIDBNT MAQIBTUATb'S COUBT, WAlmate. — At tliis Courl; yostorday J. Connor was /mod lOe for being drunk m a public placo ou Sunday last ; ho was also charged ; with resisting the police. Prisoner Baid ho was drunk at the time und did not know what occurred. Constable Ktzpatrick proved that > prisoner when arrostcd for boing drunk was very violent and rcsistjd witness m removing , him to tho lock-up. A fine of 10s- was inflicted for this offenoo. , SoiiOLAnsurp Examination. — The annual examination of candidates for tho Board of Education's scholarships, and for tho Waimato , High School Board's icholarships, was com- ' menced yesterday at tho Timaru Public School. Eightcon candidates prosontod thom!olvc« for eie.mination m Class A, the same ' number m Clcss B, fivti m Class C, and ono m Ohuis D. Two of thoi-o for Class B and ono 1 for Class C aro tho candidates for the Wainmto Board's scholarships. Tho examination ■ will close on Thursday afternoon. I/lObnsino Commititseh. — Thcro "being no buainoss for transaction at tho quarterly licensing meetings for tho Hakateramou, 1 Deep Creek ar.d Waimnto Borough districts, no meetings wero h')ld on tho days appointed. Thsro is ro business for tho i quarterly meetings at Mukikihi on the 6th , inrtt, nor at St. Andrews on tho 7th. Tho ' police reports on tho liconsed houses m tho nbovo districts for tho laßt quarter aro i;en»rally favomblo. The election of Licensing Committees for tho Borough and County of Waimato districts will bo held on clays appointod by the Roturniig Oflleor, as notified by advortisomiint m this issue. The Harvjsst at Waimate. — Ouv correspondent at Waimato wiil.es yestorday :— Tho weather sinco tho 24th ult. has betin vory favomblo for liarvost work. Advantage has been taken or it to cirry on tho work of mittiiig and stacking throughout tho district, Mid a largo quintity has boon sccurocl. Tho crops of wheat and oats aro turning out bettor I bun wns oxpeoted somo weeks ago, und tho