The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1882.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 801, 24 November 1882, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1882.

Held Over.—Owing to the exceptional pressure on our space, we ire compelled to hold over leader, police report, commercial intelligence, and a quantity of interesting matter

Dramatic. —There was an overflowing house last night at the Town Hall to see Mr Willmott’s company, who appear tonight in the “ Ticket of Leave Man.”

Fined LlO.— W. Parsons, publican, of the Washdyke, near Timaru, was this morning fined LlO at the R. M. Court, by Mr Beswick, for selling intoxicatin’; liquors without a license at the Show grounds yesterday.

Exhibition at Adelaide. —News to hand from Adelaide states that in both Houses of Parliament resolutions were recently passed in favor of holding an exhibition in 1886. It is expected to be carried out handsomely for LIOO,OOO. A. and P. Show. —We have to apologise to Mr R. Matthews, whose promising exhibit in the draught horse class, a fine young draught yearling tidy, by Young Banker, we stated took a second prize, whereas it should have been a first prize. Then we described the draught entire Strathmore as being the property of Mr Walker, whereas it should have been Mr R. Matthews. Mistakes will occur when a report of such a Show as that of yesterday has to appear the same night.

Leaping Match.— The leaping match on the Show Ground yesterday was watched with great interest by a largo crowd of spectators. A black horse of Mr W. Jackson’s (Black Bess) was the winner, hisrecordbeingfive feet, Mr Corbett’s Captain being second. There were nine entries. The first prize for the best hunter fell to Messrs Robert’s and Winter’s Charlie, a fine chestnut gelding, who took the fences in magnificent style, Captain be ng again second, and Mr J. F. Tickle’s Hiroki being third. We regret that the trial at yesterday’s Show did not bring so large a field of horses to compete as we anticipated. This was owing to the size of the water jump, which was twelve feet wide, with a stiff post and rail fence to clear as well. vVßhout the fence it was enough for any of our local huntsmen to face, and the Committee wisely determined to fill up the water jump, in order to prevent accidents.

1.0.G.T. —The Worthy Grand Lodge of Australasia, 1.0.G.T., is now sitting at Dunedin. The following officers have been elected and installed: —Worthy Grand Templar, Bro. John W. Jago, Dunedin ; Worthy Grand Councillor, Bro. the Rev. Dr. Roseby, Dunedin ; Worthy Grand Yice-Templar, Bro. A. M. Geddes, Victoria ; Worthy Grand Secretary, Bro. D. C. Cameron, Dunedin; Worthy Grand Treasurer, Bro. Hugh Bennetts, Christchurch ; Worthy Grand Chaplain, Bro. F. G. Dunn, Victoria; Worthy Grand Marshall, Bro. G. Allsworth; Worthy Grand Superintendent of Juvenile Templars, Bro. John T. Smith, Christchurch ; Bro. the Rev. E. F. Kingdon, of Geelong, taking the chair of Past Worthy Grand Templar. The officers’ reports and financial statements were passed, and a considerable amount of the routine business of the session got through with. The next session will be held in Sydney in 1885.

Revised Railway Tariff. The new scale of rates, fares, and charges on the New Zealand railways appears in a Gazette just published. The ordinary passenger rates remain as heretofore, a few new classes of tickets being added. Tickets available for one year over the whole of the New Zealand railways can be obtained for LSO. Tickets available for one quarter will be issued to school teachers, to enable them to attend Saturday training classes, for 20s. Privilege tickets will be issued to railway officers and employes or their wives at one fourth the ordinary rates. Tickets will be issued to "Volunteers in uniform, without charge, upon production of a written order from the officer commanding the district. An important alteration is made in the rates for the carriage of agricultural produce. While the rates remain the same for agricultural produce generally, the class is divided and reduced rates scheduled for wheat, oats, and barley. For distances up to ten miles the rates for these three cereals remain as before, a reduction then commencing in their favor, old and new rates per ton for the distances given being as follows :—2O miles, 6s—4s 4d ;30 miles, 7s Bd—ss 2d ; 40 miles, 9a 4d—6s ; 50 miles, lls—6s lOd ; 60 miles, lls lid—7s 8d ;70 miles, 12s lOd—Bs 6d ;80 miles, 13s Bd—9s 4d ; 90 miles, 14s 6d— 10s 2d ; 100 miles, 15a 4d—lls ; 110 miles, 16a 2d—lls lOd ; 120 miles, 17s —12a 8d ; 150 miles, 19s Od—lss 2d. For the distance from Timarn to Lyttelton, 106 miles, the old rate was 15s lOd per ton ; the new rate is lls 6d per ton. Albury to Timaru, 29 miles, old rate, 7s 6d ; new rate, 5s Id. A very considerable reduction is also made in the rate per truck for the carriage of hay, straw, etc. (class F). The new tariff comes into operation on December 11th. Church Anniversary. —The anniversary celebration of the Primitive Methodist Church, which was brought to a close last evening by a tea and public meeting, was equally, if not more, successful than any of its predcessors. There was a capital attendance at the tea meeting, and the church was crowded to its utmost limits at the after meeting. The ladies of the congregation wereassiduous in their efforts to secure the comfort of visitors, and notwithstanding an unusual strain on their energies, it is needless to remark they were equal to the occasion. The catering, which was in the hands of Mr Thomas Taylor, was carried out very satisfactorily. The chair at the public meeting was taken by Mr Isaac Scott, who, after a few opening remarks, called on the Rev. J. Nixon to address the audience. The rev. speaker said that it was not the intention of the office-bearers to inflict a report on the meeting. This would be reserved for a meeting of members of the congregation. However, he thought they had every reason to be gratified with the past year’s successes. The present membership was set down at sixty-three, and their finances, although not all that could be desired, were more encouraging mow than they had been.—The Rev. A. M. Beattie, M.A., interesting address on “ Strength and Gentleness,” and, as is usual with the rev. gentleman’s “topical” speeches on,such occassions, was replete with sound instruction.—The Rev. J. Sharp, of Timaru, was then introduced by the chairman as the first minister of the Primitive Church in Ashburton. Mr Sharp commenced by comparing the town of Ashburton with what it was in 1875, when there were more tussocks and telegraph posts than anything else. He believed that Ashburton was the largest and most prosperous inland town in the colony, and there was every prospect of it still more rapidly increasing in importance. The rev. gentleman then went on to speak on the subject of “ Earnestness,” and some highly practical hints were given on this topic.—The Rev. C. H. Standage followed by summarising what had been said by previous speakers, and supplemented their remarks by giving an earnest address on the work of the church of God on earth. After a few further remarks from the Rev. Mr Nixon, votes of thanks to the ladies, proposed by Mr Bevan, and seconded by MrLill, were car ried with acclamation. Votes of thanks were also accorded to several gentlemen for practical help afforded during the anniversary, and also to Miss Kidd, who, with Mrs Nixon, delighted the audience with several solos, sweetly sung in the course of the evening. After singing the Doxology, the meeting closed.