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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 850, 24 January 1883, Page 2

Appointment. —At a special meeting of the South Rakaia Road Board held on Tuesday, Mr A. Makeig was appointed returning officer for the South Rakaia Licensing [District.

Aquatig. —Hearn and four other rowing men have issued a challenge to row any other five men in New Zealand for any sura up to L2oo.—The following are the Otago crew to row against Canterbury on the Taieri river on February 23rd ;—S. A. Gibson, bow (lOat 12lb); E. L. Drew, No. 2 (list 91b); W. XL Fowler, No. 3 (USst 41b); E. Fulton, stroke (lOat 21b).

Political Enthusiasm. —The Dunedin Star of last night contains the following paragraph :—“ On dit, that the sequel of yesterday’s election proceedings was that a well-known M.H.R. and a leading member of the successful candidate’s committee, allowed their political feelings to so far over-master them as to endeavor to settle their differences by a resort to physical force. Rumor adds that the Opposition cause again suffered material damage, which will very likely prevent its champion putting in an appearance in public for a day or two. ”

Cricket. —A match was commenced yesterday afternoon on the Domain between two elevens of the Guardian and Mail, The Guardian went first to the wickets, but-they made a poor stand against the bowling of their opponents, and when the last wicket fell the total had reached the small number of 36. The Mail team was evidently the stronger, and they were not disposed of till the time came for drawing the stumps. Reddin made 53 by hard vigorous hitting, and Venables scored 21. The innings closed for 155, and the match, which at present looks a “ moral ” for the Mail, will be resumed at a future date.

Wesleyan {Conference. —The Wesleyan Conference opened at Auckland yesterday in the presence of a large congregation. Sixty ministers were present. The Rev. Mr Bavin was elected President, and the Rev. Mr Bull Secretary. Addresses were delivered by the ex-president and others. Notices of motion on Methodist Union were given. A congratulatory resolution was passed to the Rev. Janies Wallis on his attaining his ministerial jubilee. The first draft for stations wis made, and the following appointments for the year wore recommended by the Stationing Committee ;—Ponsonby, Re s. Mr Smalley ; Upper Thames, Rev. T. J. Wills ; Te Awamutu, Rev. Mr Penfold ; Gisborpe, Rev Mr Marshall; Waitara, Rev. Mr Fee ; Patea, Rev. Mr Lattaher ; Hutt, Rev. Mr Dewsbury; Greytown, Rev. Mr Hudson ; Colombo road, Christchurch, Rev. Mr Crump; St. Albans, Christchurch, Rev. Mr Morley and Rev. Mr Jones; Springston, Rev. Mr Hauxwell; Woodend, Rev. Mr Wills; Temuka, Rev. Mr Garlick; Morningtdn, Rev. Mr Murray; Merton, Rev. Mr Martin; Oamaru, Rev. Mr Riishworth; Gore and Tapanui, Rev, Mr Buttle.lJ " M< ,

Dastardly Outrage. —Some scoundrel Entered Sir’James Prendergast’s stable on Monday night and deliberately cut the tongue out of his favorite pony. No clue has been found to the perpetrator.

Slander Case. —ln the case Paxton v. Stead, for slander, which occupied the Supreme Court at Christchurch on Monday and Tuesday, a verdict was given last evening for the plaintiff. The jury fixed the damages at LIOO. Reaper and Binder Trial. A trial is announced to take place to-morrow at Mr Jos. Hunt’s paddock of a new description of reaper and binder, termed the Hornsby. This machine has been highly spoken of elsewhere, and the farmers of the district are invited to be present at the trial, when the capabilities of the machine will be thoroughly tested. An Absconder. —lt has been definitely ascertained that Mr Charles White, the absconding secretary of the Wellington Building Society, did proceed by mail steamer to San Francisco. He landed at Honolulu, and spent the day in company with J. S. Webb, a similar defaulter from Dunedin. In San Francisco, he resided a few days at Baldwin’s Hotel, after which he was lost sight of.

Literature tor the Rough. —A new weekly has made its appearance in London. It is called The Hag, and the following sentences from the commencement of its leading article will sufficiently indicate its character ; —“ Good morning, my rorty pals. Hope you are pleased to see me. This will be the propereat rag chucked out of any paper-showing crib in London ; no tommy-rot, no advertisements, no pound of flour and two plums, all real jam and no mistake.”

Accident on a Racecouksb.— A sad accident occurred in the Consolation Race at the Taratihi races on Monday. Comus fell at the turn, rolling over young Ray, who had not up to last evening regained consciousness. Fear is entertained of a fatal termination. Accidents are frequent on this course ; almost every meeting some one is nearly killed, through the corners being too sharp,, or bad management Orphan fell and almost killed Tom Hayward last year. On Monday many persons were standing in the straight when the horses were finishing, some of the horses almost refusing to pass them. If any horse had swerved to enter the saddling paddock, it must have come into contact with some of the spectators. A Warning. —Recently a number of the laborers of Tokomairiro, hearing that there was a scarcity of harvest hands in the Oamaru district, left here (says the Bruce Standard) for that place, in search of emp'cyment. On their arrival there they found scores of men going about idle, and after spending several days in a fruitless search for work, have just returned to Milton disgusted. Not a single one of them, we have been informed, could manage to get a job at harvesting, so plentiful were hands ; and the highest wage offered by the farmers was 30s a week and found. One or two went as far as

Timaru and Ashburton, and received no bettor encouragement. Their fruitless

journey was occasioned by reading press telegrams from these places telling of scarcity of harvesters and high wages. These they pronounce to be utterly false. An Amusing Incident. The Melbourne correspondent of a contemporary writes:—An incident, which has in it much of the ludicrous, occurred a day or two since in the City Police Court. A wages dispute between a mistress and a maid had arisen, and in order to see ‘ justice ’ done to the former (who is the better half of an influential constituent), Mr Lawrens, member for North Melbourne in the Asaeihbly, occupied, for the first time during the last 12 months, a seat on the Bench, which was consti-

stituted of four magistrates. On the hearing the Justices were equally divided, two being in favor of the plaintiffs claim, and txiro against it. Of these latter Mr Lawrens was one. ‘ The Bench is divided:’ quoth he; ‘ the case is therefore dismissed.’ —‘ Not so,’ said the Chairman (a member of the Upper House) ; ‘ I’m two, and my brother Magistrate one; that’s three. Yerdict for plaintiff’ The figure the discomforted Lower House rrepresentative cut - may be imagined. To be thwarted by an ‘ oligarch ’ is a pill hard to swallow,” A Peculiar Bankruptcy. A Maori gentleman named Heremaia Nga Mare, whose residence is we (Wanganui Chronicle) believe “ somewhere up the river," had the misfortune a short time ago to be sent to gaol for disobeying an order of the Resident Magistrate, whereby ho was to pay a sura of L 29 5s to Mr William Kells, of Waitotara, whose debt transactions with the native race occupy a large share of the time of the Court. Heremaia, who speaks English well, and thoroughly believes in the little devices of the pakeha, filed his schedule in order to get out of durance vile. In this he of course succeeded, and called the first meeting of his creditors on Thursday afternoon. His statement of assets and liabilities was brief, but to the point. He had no property, and only one creditor—Mr Kells. The meeting yesterday was made up of the debtor ; his solicitor, Mr Cooke; Mr Kells himself; Mr Blake, as the representative of Messrs Borlase and Barni-

coat ; Mr Keils’s solicitors, and the inevitable representative of the fourth estate. Mr Blake, who held a proxy for some other member of the Kells family who had proved his debt, moved the appointment of Mr Kells as chairman of the meeting. This was seconded by Mr Kells himself, and of course declared duly carried. The same gentleman was then appointed trustee of the “ estate,” without any variation in the mover and seconder. Mr Cooke then intimated that the whole proceedings was illegal, and he should decline to recognise the appointment of trustee. Mr Kells made a moving appeal to Mr Cooke not to do any more mischief than had already been done, but to let the estate be wound up in peace and quietness. Mr Cooke declined to accede to

this, and a sharp and decidedly offensive passage of arms ensued between the two gentlemen, from which we gathered that each had the lowest possible opinion of the other’s veracity. Matters, however, calmed down, and t h e meeting adjourned, without it having been necessary (as seemed at one time very likely) to bind over anyone to keep the peace.

Holloways Ointment and Pills. — Notable Facts. —Intense heat augments the annoyances of skin disease and encourages the development of febrile disorders; therefore they should, as they can, be remove by these detergent and purifying preparations. In stomach complaints, liver affections, pains, and spasms of the bowels, Holloway’s ungent well rubbed over the affected part immediately gives the greatest ease, prevents congestion and inflammation, checks the threatening diarrhoea and averts incipient cholera. The poorer inhabitants in large cities will find

these remedies to be their best friends when any pestilence rages, or when from unknown causes eruptions, boils, abscesses, or ulcerations point out the presence of taints or impurities within the system, and call for instant and effective curative medicines.— [Advt.]