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Timaru Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 3307, 4 May 1885, Page 2

The Cells. — A solitary " drunk" had tho cells to himself all yesterday. He Trill come before the Bench this morning. Vital Statistics. — During the month of April 16 births and 2 deaths were registered at Waimate. No marriages were recorded. Scholastic. — A pupil teacher is wanted for the Seariew School, applications to be seat m to the Chairman by Monday next. The Shilling Hot Lunches at the Bail way Refreshment Booms from 12 to 3 daily are still Epicurean Feasts. — [Advt.] School Committee. — The ordinary monthly meeting of the Timam School Committee will be held m tho Board Boom, Main School, at 8 p.m. San Fbancibco Mail.— There was no sign of the City of Sydney with- the inward San Francisco mails at Auckland up to the hour of closing of the Telegraph Office last evening. Sale op Geaih. — We would draw attention to tho important sale of grain to be held at Studholine Junction by the N.Z.L. and M.A. Company to-day on the arrival of the Express trains from North and South. Ambulancb Cokps. — Many of our readers hare suggested to us that an ambulance corps should be formed here. We are sure the medical officers of the different corps m town will take this matter up warmly should it be found oxpedient to form such a corps. Resident Magistrate's Covkt, Tiuabv. —At this Court on Saturday, F. LeCren, Esq., J.P., presided. James Kennedy, charged with brutally assaulting T. Connell at Otaio, wus, on the application of the Police, remanded till Friday next, so that time might be given wherein to procure evidence. Road Boabd Election. — The Beturaing Officer to the Mount Peel Road Board district notifies that the poll for the return of three of the four candidate* nominated to fill the vacancies on tho Board will be held at the times and places mentioned m the advertisement. Map. — In to-morrow's issue of the Timaru Herald will be published a map of the seat of tho present dispute m Afghanistan, together with some useful explanatory information. The map is compiled from data gathered by the English Commission, and therefore embodies the latest available details regarding the district. Thb Whathbb.— A severe gale, though one fortunately of short duration, passed over Timaru and other parts of the district early on Saturday morning, but so far as we can loam did little damage to either live or dead stook. A good deal of snow fell on the uplands, where thp temperature was ex-' ceedingly cold. Our latest advices from the Mackenzie Country arc dated some days earlier, when the weather even m tha }m» immediate neighborhood of Mount Cook, had for a considerable time been all that could be desired, bright sunny days alternating with clear frosty nights. As a rule the climate of fifw Mackenzie Country could hardly be 01---celled, taking it all the ytar round. It it certainly very bracing, but this is m it* faro? rather tji»n otheywii.e.