The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1882.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 795, 17 November 1882, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1882.

A B hilliant Visitor. —A brilliant meteor was seen last night at about eleven o'clock travelling in a southerly direction. It lit up the heavens and caused quite a sensation. No Swindles. —At the Presbyterian Church bazaar, held at Port Chalmers, no raffles, lotteries, or bazaar swindles of any kind were allowed. The public seemed to appreciate the idea, for L 685 were realised. The expenses were only L 26.

Dunedin Races and Show. —Railway arrangements in connection with the above will be found, elsewhere. Bishop Redwood. —This gentleman is now visiting the various settlements on tho West Coast. While at No Town L 320 was collected towards the erection of a new Roman Catholic Chapel there. Land for the People. —The Government are advertising 106,000 acres of agricultural and pastoral land for sale on deferred payments and for cash in the various parts of the North Island during Dcember. Memoranda.—Attention is directed to Mr H. M. Jones’ announcement, Messrs fucker and Restell want tenders for discharging coal.—Mr Alfred Harrison will offer a choice lot of singing and other birds by auction to-morrow.

Baptist Denomination.— Services in connection with the above will be held in the Town Hall on Sunday next. The Rev Mr Dallaston, of Christchurch, will preach morning and evening, and on Monday will lecture at the Town Hall on “ The sayings and doings of t're Rev, C. H. Spurgeon ” Cricket. that a one day’s match will be played on the Ist December between the Auckland team and fifteen of Ashburton County. The game will be contested on the Domain ground, and we trust will bo the forerunner of many other first-class matches which the good folks of Ashburton will have the pleasure of witnessing in this district.

A Wonderful Canvasser. —Mr Levoi, canvasser for the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company, arrived here a couple of days ago, and has succeeded in that short time in taking a very large number of lives ; that is he'has insured all sorts of people against accident, and the strangest part of the story is that the insured hardly seem to know themselves how they were booked, and freely confess that Mr Levoi has a tongue that would charm a back-fence !

The Old Story. —“ Were you ever drunk while in charge of a horse 1” enquired Mr Parnell at the Court to-day while examining a witness in a civil case. The witness said he was not ; but on being pressed he admitted that he had been “kind of drunk” : that was, he had “ had a glass too much, but was quite able to do his work.” Mr Purnell : “ The old, old story which His Worship hears every Couit day that comes round. Yes, yes, we understand.” Drowned. —The body of a man apparently about thirty-five years of age, and supposed to be that of Robert Lingwood, of Couitenay, was found in the River Avon at 4 p. m. yesterday. Two men in the employ of the Tramway Company were fishing in >he river a few chains above the Cailton Mill when they noticed tho body lying at the bottom of the river. The police were informed, and the body was removed to the morgue. The name of the deceased was ascertained from a Savings bank book found in one of hi* pockets. x

Oamaru Races. The Oamaru race meeting was concluded yesterday. The Buying Handicap, was won by Hilda, Whitbach second, and Miss King filly, third. Gitana also faced the starter, but was left at the post. Jack won the County Handicap, and Amy the Novel Handicap, and the Consolation Stakes (won by Whitbach) brought the gathering to a close. The running of Canard in the Hurdle Race (the result of which we chronicled yesterday) was deemed suspicious, and a meeting of .stewards was held to consider the matter, but there was not sufficient evidence adduced to warrant the Club in disqualifying horse or rider, although the Club considered the running of Canard of a suspicious nature. Frozen Food. The tables of the Russian nobility, so celebrated for splendid hospitality, are never so well supplied as in the winter. The total consumption of frozen food may be summed up thus : Beef, 130,000 tons ; mutton and goat, 45,000 ; pork, 33,000 ; fish, 220,000 ; game, 90,000; milk, butter, etc., 100,000 —total, 618,000 tons. Canada uses altogether nearly 150,000 tons, of which meat and fish comprise two-thirds. The markets have some resemblance to the Russian, but many features of their own. Singed pigs standing upright, deer from the backwoods, obelisks of cod and haddock, and piles of game and poultry from the Saskatchewan, alternate with columns of solid milk. Heie, as in Russia, the frozen season is that for abundance —the farmers fattening their stock in summer, and killing it when winter has set in.

Attempted Burglary in Christchurch. —Last night, about half past 8 o’clock ( ays this morning’s Press) the notorious Henry Garrett, who was discharged from the Lyttelton Gaol about six months ago, was detected on the premises of Messrs Longman and Co., wine and spirit merchants, Armagh street. It appears that he gained admission by the back door by a key, which was' left in the lock, and was in all respects like those used by the members of the firm. On being found by Messrs Longman and Davenport, Garret made off by the back way in the direction of Latimer square, followed by the detectors, who shouted police. At the corner of the square they were met by a third partner of the firm, Mr Brunette, who at once went for the burglar, and tripping him, both fell to the ground, and he was secured. in the meantime Constable Wallace came up and and took him to the lock-up. Several filed keys were found on him, and searching his lodgings, two bottles, the seals of which resembled tho<e in Messrs Longman’s store, were found, so the presumption is that this was not his first vi it to the premises. Garrett will bo brought un at the Resident Magistx-ate’s Court this morning.

The Longbeach Sale. —The sale of pedig ee shorthorns and other breeds of cattle was continued on Wednesday, and a number of stud sheep, etc., were also submitted to the hammer. A number of fresh buyers were pressnt, but the prices for pure bred stock were not, on the whole, satisfactory. Mr Stent bought largely of shorthorns and stud sheep. Tlie total amount realised up to Wednesday night was L 25,795 13s 9d. The sale was continued yesterday, commencing at ten a. m., with the balance of the sheep. These comprised a line of station-bred Lincoln ewes, with two lambs ea h at foot, which were bought by Mr J. Grigg, in one lot of Is?, at guineas each. Another line of station-bred Lincolns, with single lambs at foot, were sold to Mr J. Grigg, in one lot of C 25, at 23s each. The sale of horses was then commenced, a start being made with the three-year-old unbroken draugth fillies. As the sale ot horses proceeded the number of buyers increased, and by noon there was a large concourse of people round the jards. A largo number of the animals were disposed of at very good price q the bidding being very spirited, especially for the three-year old unbroken hack colts. The prices realised ranged from LI up to LSO, those prices, however, being the two extremes. Most of the hacks fetched over LlO, and besides the one at LSO several were sold as high as L2O, L 25, L 26, while a good many went up to and over Ll 5. The moat fspirited bit of bidding during the day, and indeed during the sale, was for a splendid looking three-year-old unbroken hack colt, which was started at L2O and quickly ran up to LSO, at which figure a wall known auctioneer, who seemed to take a great fancy to the animal, cried a go, and toe colt fell to the lot of Mr J. Grigg. The other colts and fillies sold were a fine looking lot of animals, and all found ready buyers at good prices. 3

An Ashburton Seance. —We understand Don Juan de Castro’s seance will be completed this evening, and the' winning ghosts will appear in to-mprrow night’s paper.— Advt. Fire Enquiry. —At the inquest yesterday into the circumstances connected with the recent fire at Newtcwn (Wtllington) the jury returned a verdict that there was not sufficient evidence to show the cause of fire; but the jury are of opinion that the fire was accidental.

Landlord and Tenant. —The Wellington Times says : —A landlord who appeared in the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning to prosecute a claim for rent, found himself in a most unhappy position. He had let his house to the defendant for two years at 12s per week, but had n r <t received any rent, and the tenant refused toleave. Mr Hardcastleinformed the plaintiff that by his agreement with the defendant he had contracted himself out of his remedy in the Magistrate’s Court until the term of two years had expired. Judgment was given for tho defendant. Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Outward Infirmities.—Before the discovery o these remedies many case of sores, ulcers, &c., were pronounced to be hopelessly incurable, because the treatment pursued tended to destroy the strength it was incompetent to preserve, and to exasperate the symptoms it was inadequate to remove. Holloway’s Pills exert the most wholesome powers over the unhealthy flesh or skin, without debarring the patient from fresh air and exercise, and thus the constitutional vigor is husbanded while the most malignant ulcers, abscesses, and skin diseases are in process of cure. Both Ointment and Pills make the blood richer and purer, instead of permitting it fall into that poor and watery stale so fatal to many aboring under chronic ulcerations —[Adv t.]