The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1882.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 818, 14 December 1882, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1882.

Outward Mails. —Mails for Australian colonies, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, via Melbourne, will close at the Bluff, per s.s. Manapouri, at lioon to-morrow (Friday). Christmas Excursions. —ln our advertising columns will be found the railway arrangements for the Christmas holidays, by which it will bo seen that the Railway Department makes every facility to travel. Old Men’s Home. At yesterday’s meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board at Christchurch, the Ashburton Home Committee recommended the acceptance of the following tenders for supplies to the Home for the year ending 31st December, 1883:—Rations, Friedlandor Bros.; extras, Friedlander Bros.; medicines, C. H. Neate ; medical comforts, Friedlander Bros.; fuel, A. Hayes., The recommendation was agreed to. The Master of the Home reported there were forty-on* inmates at present.

Cricket. —The match Auckland second eleven y Hawera resulted yesterday in a victory for the latter team by one innings and 33 runs.

Doo Registration. The Borough Council notifies that the dog registration fee for the ensuing year has been fixed at 10s per dog. Tenders. — The Borough Council invite tenders for scavenger.—Mr T. B. Jackson, architect, wants tenders for erection of a house.

Temperance Demonstration. —A final meeting of Temperance Delegates, in tonnection with the above, is called for tomorrow night, at 7-30. Journalistc. —Mr G. S. Searlo, who was for some time editor of this journal, h s been appointed to the editorship of the Neic Zealand Times We have to offer him our hearty congraiulations. The ’Bds and the Bicyclist. A bicyclist, meeting a ’bus on Mount Albert road, Auckland, yesterday, startled the horses, which swerved and capsized the ’bus over the enbankment. The driver and six passengers received contusions. Charitable Aid Conference. The Government have communicated with the Christchurch Hospital and Charitable Aid Board to the effect that they have no objection to the proposed conference with the various local bodies respecting the question of charitable aid.

Sir JI'MUS Yogel. Sir Julius and Lady Yogel arrived at the Bluff yesterday morning per Rotomahana, and were received by the Mayor and corporation of Campbelltown, who presented an address of welcome. Sir Julius reached Dunedin last night. School Entertainment. —The following arc the names of the principal performers in the drama at the breaking up of the Catholic School last evening, a repurt of which will be found elsewhere : —Misses M. Butler, M. M’Tigue, A. Butler, B. M'Farlane, L. Cookson, S. Byrne, M. Brankin, F. Adams, W. Cookson, L. Stephenson, and A. M'Farlane.

Anniversary Day. —ln addition to the grand Temperance demonstration for Saturday next, and which promises to be an enjoyable affair, an important match will be played at the Domain between the Ashburton Cricket Club and a number of visitors from Titnaru. The following will represent Ashburton: —Messrs L. Lee, S. Saunders, W. B. Denshire, A. Pixley, W. Simpson, A. Fooks, 0. M. Strachoy, C. P. Cox, C. E. Wroughton, A. Curtis, and J. E. Buchanan. Emergency men: Messrs Fish, C. Hogg, F. Shury, and E. Fooks.

Memoranda. —Attention is directed to the announcement, appearing in our advertising columns, respecting Samuelson’s prize sheaf twine binder and harvester. The first shipment is now to hand by the New Zealand Grain and Mercantile Agency Company, of which Mr W. Horne is the well known Ashburton agent.— Messrs Robert Wilkin and Co. notify the arrival of a shipment (now landing) of the celebrated Osborne harvesters and binders, for which early application is necessary.— Mr Thomas Orphin has a business announcement elsewhere referring to the Ashburton Hotel. The Late Mysterious Death at Auckland. —At the inquest on the body of the man Hardy, sash maker, Auckland, a verdict of “ Died from excessive drinking ” was returned. The evidence showed that he came to Auckland three months ago from Waipukurau, Napier, and knocked down L2OO since the 19th of October. He was sporting about for the last fortnight with a woman named Riley, the divorced wife of a man named Standish, spending L 5 a day. He has left a good sum of money in the Union Rank, Auckland. Ha was forty years of age, and said to bo single. Others state that his wife is in Melbourne, from whom he had been separated twelve years. He has a brother at Waipukurau run, and a cousin at Taranaki. The Milton Pottery Works. —An enquiry into the origin of the recent fire at Milton Pottery was begun on Tuesday, but nothing of interest or tending to throw light on the origin was elicited. The fire began in the packing shed, and could have been confined to that portion had proper applian es been at hand. An adjournment was made to allow of the presence of the last person on the premises.—At a public meeting at Milton last night the following resolution was carried:—' 4 That the local shareholders in the Milton Pottery Company express their willingness, if required, to pay up at once the unpaid calls on their shares to assist, the directors in reinstating the works, and to take up further shares if the company should require the issue of additional capital. ” The Loan.— The own correspondent of the Press at Wellington thus writes re the floating of the first million loan ;—As inkuiries are beginning to' be made respecting the intention of Government with regard to floating of the first million loan, I may say that 1 understand all necessary authority has been transmitted to the loan agents, who are empowered to use their own discretion in placing the loan in the London market when the period of pledged abstinence has expired. That time is up this month, and the matter then rests with the loan agents, who will offer the loan at the earliest period which is, in their opinion, consistent with the best prospects of success. I may add that the latest information from reliable English sources points,to the probability that the loan will readily be taken up at a fair price. Found at Last. —Many of our readers will no doubt remember the case against Mr P. O’Shannassy, recently licensee of the Waterton Hotel. The accused was committed for trial on a charge of violent assault. The case was before the Supreme Court for two sessions, when the Crown Prosecutar entered a nolle prosequi owing to the inability of the police to produce the man who, it was alleged, had been assaulted. From the following extract from the report cf the Dunedin City Police Court proceedings on Monday last, taken from the Dunedin Star, it will be seen that the "lost is found”:—Richard Chudley, arrested on warrant, was charged with being about to leave the colony, in order to evade giving evidence against P. O’Shannasy, committed for trial at the April sittings of tho Christchurch Supreme Court. Mr Weldon stated that the accused was m the Hospital suffering from the effects of drink, and he would not be able to leave there till Thurs Jay. A remand was granted till that date.

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